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2019 Review Blog – What A Year!

December 28, 2019
Lucy Watts MBE
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Well, what a year 2019 has been. Not the best on the health front by any stretch of the imagination, but an incredible year in many other ways. This year is the year I was announced as the 9th most…

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2018 – What A Year! & Looking Ahead to 2019

December 30, 2018
Lucy Watts MBE
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What a year 2018 has been. Such highs, such lows, but overall, it’s been an incredible year. I have had such fun, achieved a lot, received recognition for my work, been involved with even more work and projects, I’ve given…

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Another Year Over, A New One (almost) Begun – Reflecting on 2017

December 30, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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2017 has been an incredible year, I feel truly privileged for all the opportunities I’ve received, all the new roles and projects, all the experiences, places I’ve been, things I’ve done, people I’ve met. This year Molly and I started…

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Celebrating 1 Year Since Molly’s Qualification As My Assistance Dog

September 6, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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One year ago today, Molly qualified as my Assistance Dog. What was almost three years of hard work, culminated in us passing our level 3 assessment. I will admit, there were times where I thought Molly would never make it. We…

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International Assistance Dog Week 2017 – Lucy & Molly

August 12, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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So, last week (6th-12th August) was International Assistance Dog Week. IADW is an awareness week educating others about Assistance Dogs and what they do and celebrates how they transform lives. Molly and I have done all we can to raise awareness…

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Lucy & Molly – BBC Essex Interview (Dave Monks Show) – 19-01-17

January 20, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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Here's the video from our interview on the Dave Monks Show on BBC Essex.

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Molly Awarded the ‘Animal OBE’, the PDSA Order of Merit

January 19, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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In October 2016, on a sunny, day, we had a very important visitor. Jan McLoughlin, Director General at the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) came round to present Molly with a very prestigious honour. In the same year as…

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Rest in Pixels – BBC Three Documentary – How To Create and Control Your Own Digital Legacy

May 11, 2016
Lucy Watts MBE
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Late last year I did some filming with a crew for a BBC Three documentary, Rest in Pixels. This documentary delved into the world of death in the context of our online footprint, our online representation, and how this lives…

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The Listening Project: Living While Dying

September 21, 2014
Lucy Watts MBE
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Earlier this year I went to the BBC studios to do a recorded conversation for The British Library and BBC Radio 4 as part of The Listening Project. It will be archive for many years to come in The British Library. Mum…

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Crufts Friends for Life Winners

March 20, 2014
Lucy Watts MBE
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The weekend before last, from the 6th - 10th March we were at Crufts. Many people had nominated Molly for the Friends for Life award for changing my life, and we had become one of 5 finalists. Then the British…

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