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- ↑ "Shine (charity), registered charity no. 249338". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ↑ BBC website, Sir Jeffrey Tate: Conductor with spina bifida dies at 74, article dated June 2, 2017
- ↑ Christ’s College Cambridge website, Alumni section, Jeffrey Tate
- ↑ Civil Society website, Who’s Moving, article dated February 8, 2016
- ↑ Shine website, Shine Celebrates Milestone in Public Health with Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Flour, article dated January 18, 2014
- ↑ Level Playing Field website, Celebrity Masterchef & Charity Fundraiser Danny Mills LPF Ambassador, article dated 2012
- ↑ BBC website, Radio 4 Appeal, article dated October 25, 2012