Alison Henry Simons

Trombonist and journalist (in no particular order). Born in New Zealand and living in the UK.

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Please mark this enquiry as resolved, @EmiratesSupport. I went to Auckland Airport and eventually found someone who was able to rebook me onto the first available flight: Monday 29 April!!! A huge thank you to William at Emirates Auckland. Sympathetically handled!

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Looking for a way to contact Emirates Airlines in New Zealand. Their published phone number "is not recognised" when I dial it. Need to rebook my cancelled flight from AKL to the UK. Does anyone know how to get in touch with a human at Emirates?

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@EmiratesSupport I DMd you on 19 Apr, just after my AKL to Dubai via LHR flight was cancelled, requesting an up-to-date phone number for your New Zealand office. Error message says "this number is not recognised" when dialled: [phone]. I can find no other way to rebook. Please advise.

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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! Not quite sure why I'm still here though... #MyTwitterAnniversary

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@nytimes Got it in 3

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It's probably time I deleted my account. Asking the question, "Twitter: what is it good for?" all I can come up with is that for me as an individual: "Absolutely nothing." https://t.co/TOGNudaLYz

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This is a good article: Climate minimisation still has a foothold in media https://t.co/n7WiUTkFhQ

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After Jacinda Ardern, Politics Will Never Look the Same. #fashionstyle
#workwear #jacindaardern #PersonalBranding
I feel like I've got weekends nailed fashion-wise but, hmm, maybe it's time I made more of an effort on the work front. https://t.co/CykVwSzHVI

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@hazel1973 @ShanMurray11 @QuestorWoburn In London, BBC1 is showing a programme about the growth of Chinese culture, from the 1970s, in the UK

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Bird of the Year: Pīwauwau / rock wren crowned as 2022 winner #tweettweet
#RockWrenNo1 https://t.co/hjpcq13Etf

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I think, @BBCNews, you'll find it's Sir Ed Davey... (@EdwardJDavey)

BBC News - Calls for Liz Truss not to take yearly £115,000 as ex-prime minister
https://t.co/UTNSmEjghu

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Somehow refreshing, on a day when I'm feeling by ground down down by UK politics:
1920s scandal: Heritage listing could shed light on dark Whanganui secret https://t.co/Ir5JOqvOYM

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Ready for England v India IT20 at Southampton's Rose bowl (AKA Ageas Bowl, Hampshire Cricket Ground). The 2-year wait will be worth it!

#ageasbowl #hampshirecricket #indiacricket #englandcricket #southampton #it20 #t20 #VitalityBlast

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Second-to-last rehearsal for Richmond Orchestra before concert at the #LandmarkArtsCentre on Sunday. Not as echo-y as I was expecting!

#Gerswhin #RhapsodyInBlue
#AmyBeach #SymphonyNo2Gaelic
#Copland #FanfareForTheCommonMan
#Marquez #DanzonNo2
#Teddington #trombone @ROrchestra

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@BBCOne Watching the 10pm news and the London News team seems to think it's 2023. What's all that about?

#typo #timetravel #future

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#AirAmbulance has just left the scene: an accident at the junction of Langley Road and Ewell Road.

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#AirAmbulance just circled and landed in #Surbiton, maybe near the building site behind the Sainsbury's on Ewell Road?
(Pure speculation, as I was watching from my place and am too far away from where it touched down.)

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That's the (very long) link to the actual story!

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Usually some 25,000 apply for the approx. 3,000 places available at each #MIQ ballot. Looks like people are giving up trying, so stacked are the odds against getting a room. I, for one, have not tried even once – the probable disappointment = too stressful
https://t.co/VjXJHksv8e

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