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Applying for a Passport for a child under a Special Guardianship Order
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Applying for a Passport for a child under a Special Guardianship Order

We are going on holiday soon and I had to renew a couple of our passports, but for Summer we are applying for her first passport. We booked our holiday in April, and started the passport applications in April. As her special guardians, I knew it was not going to be so straight forward, so I read as much information as I could from other guardian experiences. After reading lots of advice and tips I rang the passport office and asked for their advice.

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How to Turn an Old Book into a Storage Box

I have wanted to make a keepsake box out of one of my old books for a while now. The idea of upcycling a beloved book into something practical and sentimental has been tugging at my heart. There's a particular book that is worn from multiple readings, its pages scrunched and fragile. Rather than letting it collect dust on the shelf, transforming it into a keepsake box feels like a fitting way to honour its role in shaping my love for books.

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