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On your death, who would you leave money to and why? On your death, who would you leave money to and why?
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A former banker has left £2.3m pounds to the town of Sidmouth in his will. Keith Owen loved the seaside destination so much that he bequeathed the money with the condition that it be used to keep the town beautiful. Owen also asked for the council to plant a million flowers in the town. If you had any money left at the end of your life, and couldn't leave it to family or friends, who or what would you donate it to? From £10, to £10,000, would you leave money to a charity, a local school or perhaps like Joan Edwards, you'd leave some money to the government? How would you donate any savings that you were careful enough to accrue?A former banker has left £2.3m pounds to the town of Sidmouth in his will. Keith Owen loved the seaside destination so much that he bequeathed the money with the condition that it be used to keep the town beautiful. Owen also asked for the council to plant a million flowers in the town. If you had any money left at the end of your life, and couldn't leave it to family or friends, who or what would you donate it to? From £10, to £10,000, would you leave money to a charity, a local school or perhaps like Joan Edwards, you'd leave some money to the government? How would you donate any savings that you were careful enough to accrue?
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