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We’re all in this TOGETHER

Helen Vincent, 47, lives in Claygate, Surrey

It was just after we’d gone into lockdown, in early April, when I spotted an article on the BBC News website about a voluntary community project called Scrub Hub. It was asking keen sewers to help sew made-to-order scrubs for NHS staff and care workers who were struggling to get hold of personal protective equipment (PPE).

I’d dabbled with dressmaking when my daughter Phoebe, 10, was little and thought I could be of help. And when I saw my community

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