Precious as a Pearl
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Precious as a Pearl offers a wide range of freshwater pearl jewellery handcrafted by Pauline Lomax in Cardiff, Wales.
Cardiff, Wales
Joined November 2015
This weekend @PreciousasaPear will be at the Mid Wales Autumn Fair at the @royalwelshshow ground in @Builthwellstown Looking forward to it. Come along. https://t.co/co5PmRFYPk
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Last weekend for this year at the Dahl gallery for the makers. Tomorrow Ben hosts and Pauline from @PreciousasaPear hosts on the final day - Sunday. #cardiff #Crafts #Gifts #MadeinWales #MadebyHand @ILovesTheDiff @CardiffBoat
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Small Welsh businesses are the reason I do what I do, my remit has changed over the last three years but I’ve been able to support some of the brilliant people I’ve met through this account by putting on events, some are now even stocked on the highstreets I manage ❤️❤️
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Going to see @mcflymusic tonight in #Cardiff #CardiffBay. Be sure and call into the @NorwegianChurch for beer or a coffee and pop upstairs to the @gallerygiftNC for some unique #locallymade #gifts Open til 7pm.
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Thursday 18th July Open til 6pm Looking for a gift for the teacher? Or something for the new graduate in your life? You will be spoilt for choice. Lots of gift ideas made by hand by local artists and artisans. Buy something unique. #teachersgift
#graduationtreat
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Here for the #BruceSpringsteen concert? Be sure and call into the @NorwegianChurch Arts Centre and check out their wide collection of local handmade gift ideas. Open til 4.30 today and Jane maker of this glass is your host. #MadeinWales #Madebyhand 12 local makers #Cardiff
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Turning in to a scorcher of a day. Perfect for @CardiffBayLife & a visit to the @NorwegianChurch & a pop into the accessible Dahl Gallery for gifts galore all locally made. Sue from @TheSandSeaandMe is your host today. Just four weeks left of Spring residency. #Cardiff
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Benvuto in Galles! Vieni a visitare la chiesa norvegese nella baia di Cardiff. Bella vista, caffè delizioso e regali di produzione locale! #GallesVItalia #WalesvItaly
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This burden on younger people is one of the reasons (i think) for the current unhappiness within the junior doctor community: Sky high interest rates for huge debts that we can’t get out of. This manifests itself in unhappiness, strike action and longer waiting lists.
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Compare this to our parents generation who had their tuition fees paid and maintenance grants whilst at Uni paid for by the state. Instead we’ve now shifted that burden to young people AND are making money off those who pay back their loan in full via sky high interest rates.
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That cost is being especially born by women. Repayment has a 27k threshold and is income related meaning women take longer to pay and accrue more interest due to maternity leave, LTFT working and poorer pay in general! My wife who qualified at the same time still has a 20k debt.
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So students are being sidled with huge debts and then charged massive interest rates that most would never agree to in the free market. For students with longer courses (like medicine) their debts can be over 100k and they’re accruing nearly 10k of debt PER YEAR.
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But the travesty is how loans are managed and the interest rates. Interest rates are between RPI and RPI+3% but capped at ‘prevailing market rates’ for post 2012 loans - which is a huge 7.3% interest rate currently! The current Bank of England base rate is 5.25%.
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The South Wales Makers' Market will be back on 10-17 February. More info 👇 https://t.co/Unggg45b8N
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South Wales Makers' Market showcases some exceptional local Welsh crafting talent. Stalls are varied...
Not long until Precious as a Pearl will be at the St Fagan’s Makers Market in the large dry and airy atrium at @StFagans_Museum along with local artisans. I will be there on Monday & Tues 12 & 13 February during #halfterm #Cardiff #LocalMakers #freshwaterpearls #madeinWales
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Not long until Precious as a Pearl will be at the St Fagan’s Makers Market in the large dry and airy atrium at @StFagans_Museum along with local artisans. I will be there on Monday & Tues 12 & 13 February during #halfterm #Cardiff #LocalMakers #freshwaterpearls #madeinWales
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Unbelievable how the time has flown! Be sure and check out all the wonderful locally made gifts and treats. Final session pre #Christmas. @visitcardiff @VisitWales @WoiC @CardiffBoat @YPierhead
Where did the time go! Last week of the session at the @NorwegianChurch For those early birds #CWordSeptember YES you can do your #ChristmasShopping early from #localmakers. Lots of #gifts and #treats for all occasions. #birthday #anniversary #Retirement #MadeinWales #Madebyhand
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Make it a true goodwill gift-giving season - do it the #supportsmallbusiness way 🤗 #planahead in plenty of time with UK indies & creatives to bring peace of mind too! Start to #shopindie for original #giftideas with #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM this weekend🎁 #CWordSeptember #EarlyBiz
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