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All the decent people in Lichfield got drunk every night and were not the worse thought of
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Sir Murrough O’Brien, Marquess of Thomond, was riding through Grosvenor Square one February morning in 1808 when his fell from his horse, smashed his head on the pavement, was run over by a cart and died the same day. He was not a fashionable member of the
bon ton, but was important enough to have an obituary. What could be said about him? He was a six bottle man, said the newspapers- a celebrated six bottle man. Alcohol did not cut short his life however; he was 82.
Lodge Group carer Wioletta Biskup with a beauty hamper.
- Credit: Lodge Group Care
Carers with a Romford agency received Christmas hampers after a charity donation.
Beauty Banks, which works similarly to food banks but instead supply hygiene essentials, donated beauty products to Lodge Group Care, in South Street.
Agency bosses then made them into gift hampers for the carers, who provide care for service users across London and Essex.
Lodge Group carer Fedelia Thompson with a hamper.
- Credit: Lodge Group Care
The company s managing director, John Timbs, said: It is so easy for people to underestimate the importance of the work that carers do everyday to support some of the most vulnerable in our communities to stay out of hospital and to live as independent and fulfilling lives as possible at home.