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Barnardo

[bahr-nahr-doh, ber-]

noun

  1. John Thomas, 1845–1905, English physician, social reformer, and philanthropist, born in Ireland.



Barnardo

/ bəˈnɑːdəʊ, bɑː- /

noun

  1. Dr Thomas John . 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children

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The family had been offered support, including assistance from the charity Barnardo's and a place on a minibus that could collect the girl from home on school days.

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Barnardo's in Frome has put out an appeal for donated uniform, due to the high demand they are seeing, and parents in Somerset have set up Facebook groups to help.

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Barnardo's in Frome said they have also seen a surge in demand for uniform.

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In 2012, she was researching her family history and asked the children’s charity Barnardo’s to look for records linked to her mother, who had died in 2001.

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Trása Canavan of Barnardo's NI, who is also chair of the Anti- Poverty Strategy Group, was among groups who met Communities Minister Gordon Lyons earlier this week about the document.

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