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Winter Feels Different at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

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Free Lunchtime Gig at Bondi Pavilion: Catch The Cassettes Live by the Beach

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Bondi Firelight Returns: Bonfires, Music and Marshmallows by the Sea

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Summer at Barangaroo: Swim at Marrinawi Cove & Enjoy Harbourside Fun

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An Underground Art Park Has Taken Over the Art Gallery of NSW

Sydney’s most dramatic exhibition space has been transformed into something completely unexpected. Beneath the Art Gallery of NSW, the...
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Community, Education
Winter Feels Different at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Events, Free
Free Lunchtime Gig at Bondi Pavilion: Catch The Cassettes Live by the Beach
Bondi
Bondi Firelight Returns: Bonfires, Music and Marshmallows by the Sea
beaches, Swimming, Sydney
Summer at Barangaroo: Swim at Marrinawi Cove & Enjoy Harbourside Fun
Events, What to do
An Underground Art Park Has Taken Over the Art Gallery of NSW

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Story to Story

“The War To End All Wars”

April 18, 2022

Alec Campbell was the last person to survive the battle of Gallipoli. I was fortunate to spend two days with Alec & his wife Kathleen in February 2002 to photograph him & interview him about his incredible life. Letter to Alec Campbell January 2002 BIO: Alec Campbell Bio by Richard Simpkin Portrait of Alec Campbell; Richard Simpkin 2002. Alec Campbell – WWI & Last Survivor of Gallipoli From all the nations that enlisted, Alec Campbell became the face for all who served at Gallipoli. He didn’t want to, nor did he understand why; but history books will show that Alec…

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Story to Story

Sir Donald Bradman

April 18, 2022

In 1997 I wrote a letter to cricketing great & one of my idols; Sir Donald Bradman. I asked him what would be the right cricket bat to buy & also asked him if he was ever scared of being hit during his cricketing career. He was incredibly generous to reply to my letter.

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Never Underestimate The Power of Writing A Letter To Someone.

April 14, 2022
The 1st of September is World Letter Writing day which this year fell on a Saturday. The day before I visited a Catholic primary school in Sydney Australia as part of World Letter Writing Day. I spoke to children from the ages of 5 to 12 & they all wrote a letter, many of them for the very first time. One of the children had finished writing his letter & gave me his envelope. I looked at the envelope & it read: Adress Heven & in the corner he wrote: To God. I was a little confused & asked him...Continue reading
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The launching of World Letter Writing Day

April 14, 2022
On the 1 September 2014 Richard Simpkin launched World Letter Writing Day at Waverley College in Sydney Australia. The event gained major media exposure for WLWD and also for Waverley College where the media picked up the story and the school was able to get great positive exposure for promoting the art of letter writing. The children enjoyed writing letters to everyone from their parents to the local council. Many of the children had never written a letter before so it was an exciting lesson for them all. If you would like Richard to attend your school to help teach...Continue reading
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News

1st September 2020 – Dear friends

April 14, 2022
Dear friends, Happy World Letter Writing Day 2020. Since I founded World Letter Writing Day in 2014 thousands of people from all around the world have picked up a pen or pencil & wrote a letter, in many cases for the very first time. I have received many letters myself since 2014 from people just wanting to say thank you to me for encouraging them to write letters again. A lot of people tell me that they used to write letters when they were younger, but as time goes on they have stopped, many used to have pen pals &...Continue reading
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Letter writing, News

Celebrating World Letter Writing Day: The Art of Connecting Through Handwritten Letters

September 1, 2020

In an age dominated by digital communication, there’s something uniquely special about sitting down to write a letter by hand. Whether it’s a heartfelt message to a loved one or a formal letter of appreciation, the act of writing by hand creates a personal connection that technology often cannot replicate. That’s why World Letter Writing Day, celebrated annually on September 1st, is an occasion to pause, reflect, and rekindle the art of letter writing. What is World Letter Writing Day? World Letter Writing Day is an international celebration of the timeless tradition of writing letters. The day encourages people around…

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