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    Carry on camping

    Jun 24, 2021 2 minutes

    COMETH THE SUMMER, cometh the camps. Yes, people, the annual scrabble for wildly over-priced and insanely competitive North London summer camps is back on. And this year, what with actual holidays hanging in the balance, the whole thing is even more intense.

    Essentially, the aim is to spend as little time as physically possible with your children over

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