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Where are they now?
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Where are they now?

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About Penny Thorpe
About Penny Thorpe Penny Thorpe Books 

About Penny Thorpe

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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy
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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy

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Signing in the rain at The Book Corner
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Signing in the rain at The Book Corner

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Where are they now?
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Where are they now?

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About Penny Thorpe
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About Penny Thorpe

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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy
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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy

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Signing in the rain at The Book Corner
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Signing in the rain at The Book Corner

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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy
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The Great Easter Egg Conspiracy

25th April 2019 Alex Hutchinson 0

It’s always around this time of year that I see memes and news stories circulating about the belief (and it’s a totally false belief) that chocolate manufacturers in the UK have removed the word Easter from their chocolate egg packaging in order to encourage sales to Muslims, or as part of a wider conspiracy to marginalise Christianity, or because something involving foreigners is changing the way we celebrate Easter in Britain.

makes sense
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Green statues

16th May 2018 Alex Hutchinson 0
Accepted fiction #473 – Victorian business women
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Accepted fiction #473 – Victorian business women

17th April 2018 Alex Hutchinson 0
The knotty history of M. A. Craven’s
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The knotty history of M. A. Craven’s

17th April 2018 Alex Hutchinson 0

Brands and business

Are you a brand manager? Are you looking for insights from the past to build your brand's future? You've come to the right place (possibly; you've certainly come to a very opinionated one).

Sugar Bowl
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Facing racism in your brand history

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This post is aimed at all the brand managers who have at least an ounce of humanity; are proud of

The best brand immersion days
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The best brand immersion days

23rd May 2018 Alex Hutchinson 0
Heritage PR and why some agencies are hell
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Heritage PR and why some agencies are hell

2nd May 2018 Alex Hutchinson 3
Building a portfolio of content for your brand
Advice for brand managers 

Building a portfolio of content for your brand

17th April 2018 Alex Hutchinson 0

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About Penny Thorpe

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29th October 2019 Alex Hutchinson 0

Penny Thorpe is a pen name of the Chocolate Historian Alex Hutchinson.

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Signing in the rain at The Book Corner

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Film at the Folk Hall 2018
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Film at the Folk Hall 2018

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Crossley Heath book signing with author Penny Thorpe
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Christmas fun at Crossley Heath

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Penny Thorpe Author
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Old friends and new on the book tour

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Chocoholic wine
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Getting ready for a busy weekend

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Penny Thorpe Author
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Come to the next book signing!

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