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Columnists / Rachel Hawkins

‘My grandad will always be an inspiration to me’

Bristol24/7 columnist Rachel Hawkins remembers her grandad on International Men's Day

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘You don’t know Leroy? That means I’m blacker than you’

Ngaio Anyia discusses the difference between culture and ethnicity

Columnists / Rachel Hawkins

‘My new obsession with walking has an amazing effect on my mental wellbeing’

Our new columnist Rachel Hawkins discovers the joys of pounding the streets

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

Hair politics – ‘People care until they have to change’

Our columnist breaks down some of the politics behind her purple afro

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘It’s ok to not be ok’

Columnist Ngaio Anyia reflects on taking care of her own mental health during a tough week

Columnists / Martin Pilgrim

Return to sender: going back to the Post Office

Martin Pilgrim enjoys feeling part of the community again

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘The truest form of activism we have is to continue to love and accept each other’

The return of St Pauls Carnival and Bristol Pride kept our columnist busy this month

Columnists / Inclusion

“It is not enough to say ‘everyone’s welcome but the same people keep coming’ – Why is that?

Our columnist's next steps looking at improving on Inclusion in the Arts

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

Tastebuds tingling courtesy of some sensational cider

Ngaio Anyia visited Pasture for a Thatchers tasting evening

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘The only thing that was holding me back was fear’

It's been quite a month for our columnist

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘Our history is steeped in this particular brand of manipulative cruelty; it is not new’

Ngaio Anyia on the inhumane treatment of the Windrush generation

Columnists / Ngaio Anyia

‘If you’re putting others in danger due to unsafe cycling – please stop’

Ngaio Anyia was nearly knocked over while walking on the pavement

Columnists / Tessa Lidstone

‘Being a mum is valuable, unquantifiable, rewarding, hard, fun and scary’

Tessa Lidstone is proud to be a working mum

Columnists / Martin Pilgrim

Snow country for snow men

Martin Pilgrim doesn't understand the appeal of snow

Columnists / Ella Marshall

‘We should all start putting our money where our mouth is’

Ella Marshall has become a flexitarian in response to her opposition to the meat industry

Columnists / Ella Marshall

‘How I’ve begun coping with feeling SAD in the winter’

Ella Marshall on how to stay buoyant

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