On #InternationalWomensDay I’d like to celebrate Millie Forster. Millie will be 103 later this month and was age 7 when The Equal Franchise Act was finally passed. One of the first women drivers for the government in the North East and she’s still a trailblazer!

Joined by some of our other VCSE Infrastructure Leads from across WY this is a great opportunity to find out more about what's going on & how you can get involved! Pip Goff Bradford VCSAlliance Forum Central Sam Keighley Dena Dalton Nova VAC 🧡 Third Sector Leaders Kirklees #VCSE

Important NHS 75 intervention from the three leading health policy think tanks (Nuffield Trust The King's Fund The Health Foundation) this morning, covered on BBC Radio 4 morning bulletins and elsewhere. Here’s the letter in full 👇

Happy Birthday #NHS75

This is where we need to fundamentally shift to now👇

In Victorian days you’d have known our grief by drawn curtains & black clothes

Other than bursting into tears every 5 mins we look like everyone else you can’t see grief unless you look REALLY hard
Same goes for everyone else, you never know who’s just trying to keep it together

#mentalhealthawarenessweek

'𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.'

Donovan Falvey reflects on his time at Richmondshire Rugby ☺️

#GrassrootsRugby | #PlayTogetherStayTogether

𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 👊

This weekend we're at Richmondshire Rugby to showcase the best of #GrassrootsRugby

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 ⤵️

#PlayTogetherStayTogether

Have your say on the health and care strategy for West Yorkshire and Craven.

West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is asking people and communities to come forward and share their views on how health services should be delivered to them locally by 20 Feb bit.ly/3Ddsobo

Healthwatch North Yorkshire

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#SocEnt #farming #agriculture

We’ve looked at NHS funding since 2000 and compared UK healthcare spending with the richest EU members. And then looked at how funding connects to the current NHS crisis. 5 mins on what we found.

If I could do this interview again, I'd bring in these excellent points by Stephen Barlow - see thread twitter.com/SteB777/status…

👇Call 116 123 Samaritans

A really interesting thread, much of which can be applied to other organisational situations beyond those in healthcare. Listening, checking for understanding and good communication are fundamentals. Liz Tomlin (she/her) 💙🇺🇦 PhD RN

At a time when their support and service will be needed the most, #socialenterprises and #charities risk closure or vital service reduction. Action is needed.

I took the weekend off writing. I deliberately wanted a break from commenting on the crisis that I think is coming. Having done so, and having done some other things as well as watching a little politics, I come back even more worried. A thread….

Calling all leaders of #heritage organisations!

Get a programme of free learning The School for Social Entrepreneurs, a £4k #MatchTrading grant, & a supportive peer network to help you develop a more resilient & robust heritage organisation.

Find out more > bit.ly/3KMUIE4 The National Lottery Heritage Fund

BREAKING: Liz Truss says she is confident that cafes can cope with their energy bills rising from £10,000 to £55,000 a year and she doesn't see what the problem is x

11 years ago today I was a care-leaver receiving my A level results, having spent almost 2 years in unregulated accommodation. No additional marks were given for having written coursework with no electricity, having done exams on 3 hrs sleep given the raves, police incidents &...

After 3 weeks reporting on the Ocean Viking search and rescue ship, I've hung up my lifejacket.

I'm taking a bit of time off now, but here's a recap of my reports. They aren't easy reading, but I urge you to take a look - not enough is known about what's happening in the Med.🧵