@caroledonnelly
Boughtmycopytodayona
localHighStaftersupportinglocal
smallbusinesses@BigIssue a valued
community member.@curiousCY
So,my#seekingsunshine
momentshavebeen...thesmellof
lavenderandbuzzofabeeasIgardened,
myfour-yearoldaskingme‘Whatdid
youguysdobeforeme?’withaslight
suggestionthattheanswermustbenot
verymuchandgettingmy @BigIssue
subscription set up.@MariB_NEU
Oneofthebestthingsyou
candointheseverystrangetimes
iskeepsupportingyourlocal
@BigIssuevendor,orifyoucan’tget
outsetupasubscription.Anaceread
andanuplifting,hopefulreadjustwhen
you need it most. #handupnotahandout@hecho_kit
Ifyouhappentoseea@bigissueseller
thisweekendandcanaffordthe£2.50,please
stopandchatwiththemandbuyacopy.Life
isespeciallytoughforthemrightnowanda
littlekindnessandsocialinteraction can work
wonders, for yourself as well.@ApprovedInsp
Wehaveacorporatesubscription
to@BigIssuewhichhelpstoensurewe
continuetosupportvendors.Whilst
charitymightnotbetopofthebusiness
agendarightnowpleaselookathowyou
can help the homeless through this.@GMatouskova
Lovethe@SocEntAcademyschool
[email protected]
keepfornextweekwhenweareallat
homeforthesmallpeopletoreadand
getinspiredbytheyoungchangemakers
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43 BathSt, Glasgow,
G2 1HW[email protected]Yourviewsonthebigissuesplatform.@bigissue@AbiLightbody
Aworkcolleaguedroppedabunch
offoodonourdoorstepforuswhilewe
self-isolate,withsomesconesfromthe
bakers,somehomemade jam and a @
BigIssue mag.@meetbookgirl
Dearpeopleof#London,forthose
ofyouwhoarenotcurrentlyworkingfrom
homeyet,there’severychanceyoumight
besoon.Thatmeansthe@BigIssueseller
youseeeveryday–andhopefullybuy
acopyfromeveryweek–won’tseeyou.
Theyalsowon’tseemanyotherpeople.
Pretendit’sadepositonamonth’sworth
ofreading.Pretendthepricehasbeen
drivenupbythelawof‘supply&demand’.
Pretendit’sjustasessentialashand
sanitisertogetthroughthis. Because for
#BigIssue sellers, it is.@TobyjField
Ifyou’reluckyenoughtohave
somesparecash,particularlyasmore
placesgocashless,whynotbuyacopyof
@BigIssueortwo.Thestreetvendorswill
beinforatoughtimein the coming
weeks and months.@kellyevamay
ThisisRish.Thisishisonlyincome,withoutpeoplebuyingTheBig
Issuehecannotfeedhimselforhiswifeandlittlegirl,andtheywillbethrown
outoftheiraccommodation.Thistimeishardforeveryoneindifferentways,
butinthistimeofsocialdistancingweneedtocometogethermorethan
evertosupportthemostvulnerablepeopleinourcommunities,actingwith
compassionandempathytowardspeoplewhoneedusthemost.Whatif,
insteadofbecomingfearful,isolatedandsuspicious,weletthis make us better,
closer and more responsible members of our communities.How you
can help
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