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. In 2020, she cycled 5007 miles over four months on an

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bicycle, writing a

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across

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in the form of the word "kindness."

Honours

* Awarded with a Point of Light award by the Prime Minister

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in 2018. * Finalist in the 0-£10.000 category of the Charity Film Awards in 2019 for ''Sunshine People''. * Gold winner in the 0-£10.000 category of the Charity Film Awards in 2020 for ''We are Sunshine People''.

Bibliography

References

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