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Web Links
The following web sites have all been visited and approved by
the web team. Due to the ever-changing nature of web sites, some sites may no
longer exist or the nature of their content may have changed.
Web sites that are of particular local interest are
highlighted in green.
Tips: To quickly search this section for a word or phrase, press Ctrl
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Advice & Guidance |
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Adviceguide
(Citizens Advice Bureau) |
www.adviceguide.org.uk |
Rights, benefits, housing & employment, debt, consumer, legal issues
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Life Magic |
www.lifemagic.net |
Coaching, motivation, fulfillment |
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Personal Logic |
www.personalogic.com |
Personal advice & guidance |
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Personal-Development |
www.personal-development.com |
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Animals, Pets & Wildlife |
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BBC Nature Animals |
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals |
Webcams, facts, photos, pet care |
| Birdlinks |
www.birdlinks.co.uk |
News, regional
index, regular rarities, national & general sites, Europe, species
& families, etc. |
| Butterfly Website |
www.butterflywebsite.com |
World atlas,
gardening, articles, education, photos, chat, public gardens, events,
societies, links, field trips |
| Captain's European
Butterfly Guide |
www.butterfly-guide.co.uk |
Regions,
life-cycle, photography, survival, general, farms, books, links, news |
| Cat World |
www.catworld.co.uk |
Magazine: breed
profiles, ask the experts, show news, story time, book reviews, chat,
surgery, features |
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DataPet |
www.datapet.com |
Tagging scheme |
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Dogs Home Battersea |
www.dogshome.org |
Dogs needing homes (some cats too) |
| Dogs Worldwide |
www.dogsworldwide.com |
Comprehensive guide
to all things canine |
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Give us a home |
www.giveusahome.co.uk |
Pet re-homing, shelters, vets |
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House Rabbit Society |
www.rabbit.org |
Rescue & care |
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Independent Cat Society |
www.welcome.to/tipcs |
For interest of pet cats & owners |
| Kennel Club |
www.the-kennel-club.org.uk |
Promotes the
general improvement of dogs |
| London Zoo |
www.londonzoo.co.uk |
Visiting, what's
on, extras |
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NetVet |
http://netvet.wustl.edu |
Vet resources & Electronic zoo |
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Petcat |
www.petcat.co.uk |
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Pethealthcare |
www.pethealthcare.co.uk |
Pet care info |
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PetMad |
www.petmad.com |
Shopping, advice, chat, competitions |
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Pets park |
www.petspark.com |
Features, health, advice, news, shop |
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Pets Pyjamas |
www.pets-pyjamas.co.uk |
Shopping, news, info, services |
| Petsmart |
www.petsmart.com |
Supplies, care
advice |
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Petsonthebrain |
www.petsonthebrain.com |
News, features, shop, vet advice |
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Provet |
www.provet.co.uk |
Animal health advice |
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RSPB |
www.rspb.org.uk |
Working for healthy
environment rich in birds & wildlife |
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RSPCA Online |
www.rspca.org.uk |
About, news, campaigns, animal care, rehoming,
helping, education, science, freedom food, local, international,
publications, careers, playpen |
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The Forge |
www.the-forge-pages.co.uk |
Farriers info |
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Web of Life |
www.weboflife.co.uk |
London & Whipsnade Zoo info. |
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Archaeology |
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| Archaeology |
www.archaeology.org |
Magazine: news,
current issue, back issues |
| Biblical
Archaeology Society |
www.bib-arch.org |
About, join a dig,
travel & study, marketplace |
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English Heritage |
www.english-heritage.org.uk |
Protects nation’s heritage |
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Portable Antiquities Scheme |
www.finds.org.uk |
Recording scheme for objects found by public |
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Architecture |
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| Architecture |
www.architecture.com |
Royal Inst. of
British Architects - events, news, reference, using an architect, careers,
debate |
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Design architecture |
www.designarchitecture.com |
Daily journal: news, jobs, links |
| Great Buildings |
www.greatbuildings.com |
World architecture:
buildings, architects, places, books, types, photos, 3D models |
| Prince's Foundation |
www.princes-foundation.org |
About, news,
events, publications, contact, links |
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Arts & Crafts |
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Art Connection |
www.art-connection.com |
Links to many UK galleries |
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Art Guide |
www.artguide.org |
Guide, artists, events, map (no pics) |
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Art Planet |
www.artplanet.com |
Extensive links to artists & galleries |
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Art republic |
www.artrepublic.com |
Posters, prints, books, biogs, exhibitions |
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Art-online |
www.art-online.org |
Contemporary art, artists, galleries, links |
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Artchive |
www.artchive.com |
News, galleries, essays, reviews, links |
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Artcyclopedia |
www.artcyclopedia.com |
Index of online museums & image archives |
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Artist’s Magazine |
www.artistsmagazine.com |
How-to guide |
| Artists' Papers
Register |
www.hmc.gov.uk/artists |
Location register
of papers of artists, designers, & craftsmen held in public
collections in UK |
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Arts Council of England |
www.artscouncil.org.uk |
Development & promotion |
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Axis |
www.axisartists.org.uk |
Over 10,000 images |
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Biolook |
www.biolook.com |
Assemble portraits, photo-fit style |
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Britart |
www.britart.com |
Contemporary artists, news, info |
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Carnegie Museum of art |
www.cmoa.org |
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Craft Fair |
www.craft-fair.co.uk |
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Design Council |
www.design-council.org.uk |
Inspiring effective design |
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FindStolenArt |
www.findstolenart.com |
Helps recovery & return of stolen items |
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Intermonet |
www.intermonet.com |
Exhibitions, museums, works, biog., books |
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Londonart |
www.londonart.co.uk |
Contemporary art for sale |
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Louvre |
www.louvre.fr |
History, collections, tour, news, exhibs, shop |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art |
www.metmuseum.org |
New York |
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Monet |
http://events.fleet.com |
Life & works from Boston Museum |
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Museum of Modern Art |
www.moma.org |
Events, collections, visit, join, shop |
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Museum of Web Art |
www.mowa.org |
Examples of excellence & innovation |
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National Gallery |
www.nationalgallery.org.uk |
Photos, descriptions, exhibitions |
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National Gallery of Art |
www.nga.gov |
Washington DC |
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National Portrait Gallery |
www.npg.org.uk |
Famous British men & women |
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Royal Academy of Arts |
www.royalacademy.org.uk |
Exhibitions, collections, shop, visitors |
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Royal Soc. of Miniature Painters…. |
www.royal-miniature-society.org.uk |
Exhibitions, membership, awards, history |
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Salvador Dali Museum |
www.salvadordalimuseum.org |
Artist, collection, news, events, education |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum |
www.americanart.si.edu |
What's new, collections, exhibitions,
education, study centre, calendar, membership, shop |
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Surrealism online gallery |
www.surrealism.co.uk |
Artists submit their work |
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Tate Gallery |
www.tate.org.uk |
Modern art |
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Uffizi Gallery |
www.uffizi.firenze.it |
Info, gallery, history, buildings, news |
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Van Gogh |
www.vangoghgallery.com |
Dedicated to the Post-Impressionist |
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Victoria & Albert Museum |
www.vam.ac.uk |
Decorative arts |
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Warhol |
www.clpgh.org/warhol |
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Webgod |
www.webgod.net/leonardo |
Leonardo da Vinci – life & works |
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World Wide Arts Resources |
www.wwar.com |
Artists, museums, galleries, art, history, educ’n |
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Books & Literature |
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101cd |
www.101cd.com |
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Abebooks |
www.abe.com |
Network of independent booksellers, search |
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Academy of American Poets |
www.poets.org |
Dedicated to American poets & poetry |
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Advanced Book Exchange |
www.abebooks.com |
Out of print books, aimed at dealers |
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Alphabetstreet |
www.alphabetstreet.co.uk |
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Amazon |
www.amazon.com |
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Barnes & Noble |
www.bn.com |
Major retailer |
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Bartleby |
www.bartleby.com |
Locate a specific poem or quote |
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BiblioBytes |
www.bb.com |
Books & advice for budding authors |
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Blackwells |
www.blackwells.co.uk |
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Book Pl@ce |
www.thebookplace.co.uk |
Editor’s choice, features, reviews |
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BookBrain |
www.bookbrain.co.uk |
Price comparison service |
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Booker Prize |
www.bookerprize.co.uk |
Prize for best of contemporary fiction |
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Books Online |
www.bol.com |
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BookWire |
www.bookwire.com |
Authors, jobs, vendors, publishers/agents |
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Boomerang |
www.boomeranguk.com |
Poems & short stories |
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British Library |
www.bl.uk |
Collections, catalogues, services, events, news |
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Classics Archive |
http://classics.mit.edu |
400+ ancient literature classics |
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Complete Works of
William Shakespeare |
http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare |
All plays & poems, with glossary |
| Copac |
www.ac.uk |
Catalogues of 23 of largest university research libraries in UK &
Ireland plus British Library |
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Countrybookshop |
www.countrybookshop.co.uk |
Subjects, bestsellers, bargains |
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Dorling Kindersley |
www.dk.com |
Major publisher |
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Dscriptorium |
www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium |
Images of medieval manuscripts |
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EbookNet |
www.ebooknet.com |
Resources for authors & publishers |
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Fire and Water |
www.fireandwater.com |
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Great Books Index |
http://books.mirror.org |
Index to online great books |
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HP Bookfinders |
www.hp-bookfinders.co.uk |
Locates & supplies out of print books |
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Internet Public Library |
www.ipl.org |
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JustBooks |
www.justbooks.co.uk |
Market for second-hand books |
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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet |
www.daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare |
Works, life & times, theatre, criticism, sources, educational,
links |
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New York Times |
www.nytimes.com/books |
News, reviews, bestsellers, first chapters, forum |
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Plays of William Shakespeare |
www.theplays.org |
Plays & sonnets, searchable |
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Poetry Café |
www.poetrycafe.com |
Contemporary poetry |
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Project Gutenberg |
www.promo.net/pg |
Aims to put 10,000 books on-line |
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Publishing News Online |
www.publishingnews.co.uk |
UK trade, news, bestsellers, previews |
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Reader’s Digest |
www.readersdigest.co.uk |
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust |
www.shakespeare.org.uk |
Texts, criticisms, museum, biography |
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Sportspages |
www.sportspages.co.uk |
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Swotbooks |
www.swotbooks.com |
Aimed at students, buy & sell |
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Talking Book Club |
www.talkingbookclub.co.uk |
Audiobooks on tape to rent or buy |
| Tolkien |
www.tolkien.co.uk |
Author, books,
artwork, audio/video/text samples |
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Waterstones |
www.waterstones.co.uk |
Discounts, reviews, features |
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WHSmith Online |
www.bookshop.co.uk |
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You reading group |
www.you-reading-group.co.uk |
Select choice, reviews, authors, notes |
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Business |
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Bird-online |
www.bird-online.co.uk |
Business info |
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Business Bureau-uk |
www.businessbureau-uk.co.uk |
Small business info resource |
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Business Credit Management UK |
www.creditman.co.uk |
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Business Zone |
www.businesszone.co.uk |
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Department of Trade & Industry |
www.dti.gov.uk |
Regulations & advice |
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Direct Access Government |
www.dag-business.gov.uk |
Legislation & guidance |
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Enterprise Zone |
www.enterprisezone.org.uk |
Expert assessment of sites |
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Federation of Small Businesses |
www.fsb.org.uk |
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Financial Times |
www.ft.com |
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First Tuesday |
www.firsttuesday.co.uk |
Global business network |
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Mondus |
ww.mondus.co.uk |
Brings buyers & sellers together |
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Small Business Resources |
www.smallbusinessresources.com |
Advice from business/web experts |
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Celebrities & Fan Clubs |
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Biography |
www.biography.com |
Includes quiz, mag., This Day in History |
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Celebhoo |
www.celebhoo.com |
Search for official and fan sites |
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Celebrity Web |
www.celebrityweb.com |
Photos, films, links, addresses |
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Celebsites |
www.celebsites.com |
Info & links for actors & models |
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Internet Stars |
www.internet-stars.com |
Links to star sites |
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Mr. Showbiz |
www.mrshowbiz.go.com/celebrities |
Biographies, birthdays, news |
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US Fan Clubs |
www.usfanclubs.com |
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| WHO2 |
www.who2.com |
Concise summaries +
4 good links per person |
| Winston S.
Churchill |
www.winstonchurchill.org |
Facts, books &
articles, speeches & quotes, centre & societies, in the news,
events |
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Charity & Support Groups |
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Age Concern |
www.ace.org.uk |
Champions elderly people |
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Amnesty International |
www.amnesty.org |
Protects human rights worldwide |
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Assoc. for Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus |
www.asbah.demon.co.uk |
Advice & support |
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Breakthrough |
www.breakthrough.org.uk |
Breast cancer research & awareness |
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British Geriatrics Society |
www.bgs.org.uk |
For those interested in care of elderly |
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British Red Cross Society |
www.redcross.org.uk |
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Charity Choice |
www.charitychoice.co.uk |
Encyclopedia of charities on Internet |
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Charity Gifts |
www.charitygifts.com |
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CharityCards |
www.charitycards.co.uk |
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Christian Aid |
www.christian-aid.org.uk |
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Community Service Volunteers |
www.csv.org.uk |
Play an active part in community |
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Contact a Family |
www.cafamily.org.uk |
Helps families with disabled children |
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Hunger Site |
www.thehungersite.com |
Visits donate food to starving people |
| Lymphoma Net |
www.lymphoma-net.org |
For people
affected by non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma including carers, friends and relatives |
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Mind |
www.mind.org.uk |
Mental Health |
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National Asthma Campaign |
www.asthma.org.uk |
Advice, news, research, getting involved |
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National Eczema Society |
www.eczema.org |
For eczema, dermatitis, sensitive skin |
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Neighbourhood Watch |
www.nwatch.org.uk |
Crime prevention at local level |
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Net Aid |
www.netaid.com |
Online action on extreme poverty |
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Oxfam |
www.oxfam.org.uk |
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Relate |
www.relate.org.uk |
Relationship counselling agency |
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Royal National Lifeboat Inst. |
www.rnli.org.uk |
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Samaritans |
www.samaritans.org.uk |
Support for the suicidal & despairing |
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Save the Children |
www.savethechildren.org.uk |
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| Stroke Association |
www.stroke.org.uk |
News, help,
research, publications, campaigns, contacts |
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Voluntary Service Overseas |
www.vso.org.uk |
Volunteer work in the developing world |
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Children’s Interests |
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AES Bug Club |
www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub |
Amateur Entomologists’ Soc. junior section |
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Ask Jeeves for Kids |
www.ajkids.com |
Child-friendly search engine |
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BBC Online – Kids |
www.bbc.co.uk/kids |
Programmes, games, competitions |
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Beano |
www.beano.co.uk |
Official site: cartoons, jokes, games |
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CITV |
www.citv.co.uk |
Children’s ITV, info, games, club |
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Cool Science |
www.hhmi.org/coolscience |
Explore biology |
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Crayola
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www.crayola.com |
Creative solutions, colourful ideas |
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Cybertales |
www.cybertales.co.uk |
Stories, games, puzzles, jokes, art |
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Disney |
www.disney.com |
Holidays, shopping, entertainment |
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Familyplay |
www.familyplay.com |
Hundreds of activities to do with kids |
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Galaxy Kids |
www.galaxykids.co.uk |
Home learning programme |
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Hamleys |
www.hamleys.co.uk |
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| Idea Box |
www.theideabox.com |
Early childhood education & activity |
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Kids Channel |
www.kidschannel.co.uk |
Aimed at younger children |
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Kids’ Space |
www.kids-space.org |
Activities & projects |
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KidSurf |
www.kidsurf.net |
Contacts, shops,entertainment, sports, games |
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KinEtic City |
www.kineticcity.com |
Solve scientific mysteries |
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Missing & Exploited Children |
www.missingkids.co.uk |
Help to find missing kids |
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NASA Just for Kids |
www.nasa.gov/kids.html |
Earth, planets, space travel, stars |
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National Trust |
www.trusty.org |
Encourages interest in the organisation |
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Planit4kids |
www.planit4kids.com |
Events & activities in local areas |
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Snoopy |
www.snoopy.com |
Strips, history, profiles, games, store |
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World Kids Network |
www.worldkids.net |
Make friends, clubs, games, etc. |
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Yahooligans! |
www.yahooligans.com |
Children’s web directory |
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Yucky |
www.yucky.com |
Yucky science entertainment |
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Christmas |
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Christmas |
www.christmas.uk.com |
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Claus |
www.claus.com |
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North Pole |
www.north-pole.co.uk |
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Ultimate Xmas site |
www.members.tripod.com/~newyearseve |
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Clothes & Fashion |
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Boo |
www.boo.com |
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Century in Shoes |
www.centuryinshoes.com |
Shoe history |
| Costumer's Manifesto |
www.costumes.org |
Costumes portal inc. history by period, links |
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Easyshop |
www.easyshop.co.uk |
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Fashionbot |
www.fashionbot.com |
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SchoolUniformsOnline |
www.schooluniformsonline.co.uk |
Inc. PE kits, scout & guide, sports, party |
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Shoe World |
www.shoeworld.com |
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Vogue |
www.vogue.co.uk |
World-famous fashion magazine |
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Collecting |
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Ancient Art |
www.ancientart.co.uk |
Sells authentic ancient artefacts |
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Antiques |
www.antiques.co.uk |
Large catalogue – reputable dealers |
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Antiques Portfolio |
www.antiquesportfolio.com |
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Antiques Trade Gazette |
www.atg-online.com |
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Icollector |
www.icollector.com |
Connection to world's auction houses
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Internet Collectors Organis'n |
www.collectors.org.uk |
Clubs, fairs, auction, swap, chat, links |
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Recollections |
www.recollections.co.uk |
Rock memorabilia |
| Sotheby's |
www.sothebys.com |
World famous auction house |
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StampCircuit Club |
www.stampcircuit.com |
For collectors, dealers, auctioneers |
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Vintage Magazine |
www.vinmag.com |
Movie memorabilia, mags, photos… |
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World Collector’s Net |
www.worldcollectorsnet.com |
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Competitions |
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Competitions Online |
www.competitions-online.co.uk |
Find competitions by prize categories |
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Loquax |
www.loquax.co.uk |
UK competition portal |
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Prizes |
www.prizes.co.uk |
Prize portal |
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Uproar |
www.uproar.co.uk |
Game shows, bingo, arcade, teasers, casino, sports, trivia |
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Computing |
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Animation Factory |
www.animfactory.com |
Thousands of original anims/designs |
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Apple |
www.apple.com |
Computer giant's
official site |
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British Computer Society |
www.bcs.org.uk |
Groups, meetings, publications, exam |
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CNET |
www.cnet.com |
News, hardware, downloads, games, help |
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CNET Computers |
www.computers.com |
Hard/software reviews, buyers guide |
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CNET Help |
www.help.com |
Hard/software reviews, tips & cheats |
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Computer Museum of America |
www.computer-museum.org |
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Desktop Heaven |
www.desktopheaven.com |
Desktop themes |
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Ditto |
www.ditto.com |
Categorised photo galleries |
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Everyicon |
www.everyicon.com |
Anims, arrows, backgrounds, clip, fractals, icons, lines, spheres,
links |
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Free-programs |
www.free-programs.com |
Reviews, archive, links |
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Gifworks |
www.gifworks.com |
Free online GIF image editor |
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Media Builder |
www.mediabuilder.com |
Tools, GIFs, borders, lines, fonts, etc. |
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Microsoft |
www.microsoft.com |
Events/training, subscribe, about, downloads |
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Microsoft Personal Computing |
www.microsoft.com/uk/homepc |
MS products, support |
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Misco Computer Products |
www.misco.co.uk |
UK superstore |
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PalmGear |
www.palmgear.com |
One stop shop for Palm Connected Organiser |
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Pcsupport |
www.pcsupport.com |
Hardware, software, tech. Support |
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Pixel Foundry |
www.pixelfoundry.com |
Tips, tricks & resources |
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Reflect Design |
www.reflectdesign.com |
Freeware, fonts |
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Robo4 Network |
www.robo4.freeserve.co.uk |
Free downloads |
| Scan Tips |
www.scantips.com |
Advice on scanning
photos & documents |
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Screensaver |
www.screensaver.com |
Screensavers, downloads, desk themes |
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ThemeWorld |
www.themeworld.com |
Themes, fonts,
screensavers, wallpaper |
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WAV Central |
www.wavcentral.com |
WAV file selection |
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Web Clip Art |
www.webclipart.about.com |
Links to sites with free images |
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Webshots |
www.webshots.com |
Thousands of stunning photos |
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Whatis? |
www.whatis.com |
IT encyclopedia, definitions, topics, links |
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WinFiles |
www.winfiles.com |
Software, reviews, prices, tips, fixes |
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ZDNet |
www.zdnet.com |
Downloads, reviews, guides, jobs |
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Conspiracies & Hoaxes |
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| Conspiracy Theory
Research List |
www.ctrl.org |
Free Internet
mailing list for discussion of serious research |
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Conspire |
www.conspire.com |
Current, archive, JFK, UFO, etc. |
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Definitive Paul is Dead site |
http://users.worldweb.net/~ckbstill |
Paul McCartney dead – the great hoax |
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Skeptic’s Dictionary |
www.skepdic.com |
Debunking of conspiracies, theories |
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Countryside & Farming |
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Countryside Agency |
www.countryside.gov.uk |
Working for people & places in rural England |
| Countryside
Alliance |
www.countryside-alliance.org |
Promotes interests
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