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Martin Cottingham

@martincott

Charity comms guy + Head of Comms @Zamzam_UK. Nature, swimming, quizzy rascal. Proud hubs, dad, granddad. Own views or shameless plagiarism #faith #coys #vegan

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Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) (@mabonline1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

IPSO has upheld our complaint against The Telegraph for falsely labelling us as an extremist organisation, after Michael Gove’s abused parliamentary privilege in promoting a discredited and politicised definition of extremism. IPSO found The Telegraph breached Clause 1(i) for

IPSO has upheld our complaint against <a href="/Telegraph/">The Telegraph</a> for falsely labelling us as an extremist organisation, after Michael Gove’s abused parliamentary privilege in promoting a discredited and politicised definition of extremism.

IPSO found The Telegraph breached Clause 1(i) for
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Today we’re launching #ZamzamUK to build our community in the UK. Zamzam Foundation has been serving communities in #Somalia for over 32 years. Last year, programmes touched more than 2.2 million lives. #UKSomalis #GlobalDev

Today we’re launching #ZamzamUK to build our community in the UK.

<a href="/zamzamsom/">Zamzam Foundation</a> has been serving communities in #Somalia for over 32 years. Last year, programmes touched more than 2.2 million lives. 

#UKSomalis #GlobalDev
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When drought or flooding strikes, we give life-saving food, water, shelter & healthcare. When hope is short, we offer education, livelihoods & peacebuilding opportunities. With your help, we can achieve so much more for Somalia. Follow to find out more. #ZamzamUK #UKSomalis

When drought or flooding strikes, we give life-saving food, water, shelter &amp; healthcare.

When hope is short, we offer education, livelihoods &amp; peacebuilding opportunities.

With your help, we can achieve so much more for Somalia.

Follow to find out more.

 #ZamzamUK #UKSomalis
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The United Nations and humanitarian partners are launching the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2025 on 4 December! 👉 Swipe to find out what it is and why it is so important. #InvestInHumanity

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Exciting times! I've been working this year with UK registered charity Somalia Relief and Development Forum and Somalia's biggest indigenous charity, Zamzam Foundation, to raise awareness and raise funds from the UK public and the #Somali diaspora. Check out our new Zamzam Foundation UK website!

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You know you're very old when cute Ben Brockman from the brilliant #Outnumbered, aka Daniel Roche, has morphed over time into Jay Rayner. I guess being sceptical and demanding about the food at home was good practice.

You know you're very old when cute Ben Brockman from the brilliant #Outnumbered, aka Daniel Roche, has morphed over time into <a href="/jayrayner1/">Jay Rayner</a>. I guess being sceptical and demanding about the food at home was good practice.
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Day 2 of my 50-day Challenge for Zamzam Foundation UK.Today's 10k walk (ahead of 10k bike and 1k swim) was on the seafront at #Minehead in the company of Ruth Cottingham💙 and lots of darts fans in town for the PDC Darts Open. Fancy sponsoring me Luke Littler? gofund.me/63a8bc6b

Day 2 of my 50-day Challenge for <a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a>.Today's 10k walk (ahead of 10k bike and 1k swim) was on the seafront at #Minehead in the company of <a href="/ruthcottz/">Ruth Cottingham💙</a> and lots of darts fans in town for the <a href="/OfficialPDC/">PDC Darts</a> Open. Fancy sponsoring me <a href="/LukeTheNuke180/">Luke Littler</a>? gofund.me/63a8bc6b
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A misty start to Day 4 of my fundraising challenge for Zamzam Foundation UK but the goal is clear: to provide clean water for life for 100 #Somali families through a 10k walk + 10k bike + 1.1k swim daily for 50 daysgofund.me/63a8bc6b

A misty start to Day 4 of my fundraising challenge for <a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a> but the goal is clear: to provide clean water for life for 100 #Somali families through a 10k walk + 10k bike + 1.1k swim daily for 50 daysgofund.me/63a8bc6b
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Four months ago I was privileged to attend Hyder Tahir's joyous Somali-Bengali wedding celebration in London (pictured). Today we'reheading to Islam Channel to talk about the fantastic work of Zamzam Foundation UK and Zamzam Foundation. On air 11am, not 10am as previously advertised.

Four months ago I was privileged to attend <a href="/HyderTahir/">Hyder Tahir</a>'s joyous Somali-Bengali wedding celebration in London (pictured). Today we'reheading to <a href="/Islamchannel/">Islam Channel</a> to talk about the fantastic work of <a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a> and <a href="/zamzamsom/">Zamzam Foundation</a>. 

On air 11am, not 10am as previously advertised.
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My trusty pullalong died, wheel shattered, forcing me to carry it instead, not fun - #BackStory. Credit to the nice people in M&S #Reading who sold me a smart upgrade, waited while I transferred my stuff, took old bag off me, preset new one's combination to #007 !

My trusty pullalong died, wheel shattered, forcing me to carry it instead, not fun - #BackStory. Credit to the nice people in <a href="/marksandspencer/">M&S</a> #Reading who sold me a smart upgrade, waited while I transferred my stuff, took old bag off me,  preset new one's combination to #007 !
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Seventeen days and over 350km into my 50-day 60th birthday fundraiser for Zamzam Foundation UK. You generous people have so far donated nearly £1,200 - enough to provide clean water for life to over 40 #Somali families. Please keep supporting! gofund.me/63a8bc6b

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35 days into my 50-day challenge, I've covered 818km - 425km walking, 350km cycling, 43km swimming. Your donations now total £2,037, providing clean water for life for 78 Somali families through Zamzam Foundation UK. Huge thanks for your support - more info at gofund.me/52462bbd

35 days into my 50-day challenge, I've covered 818km - 425km walking, 350km cycling,  43km swimming. 

Your donations now total £2,037, providing clean water for life for 78 Somali families through
<a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a>. 

Huge thanks for your support - more info at gofund.me/52462bbd
Martin Cottingham (@martincott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A beautiful sunrise, another half-marathon distance in my challenge to provide clean water for 100 #Somali families through Zamzam Foundation UK, and a donation of £150 that means the target's been reached. Keep giving...unsafe water kills over 1000 kids a day gofund.me/bb441e2d

A beautiful sunrise, another half-marathon distance in my challenge to provide clean water for 100 #Somali  families through <a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a>, and a donation of £150 that means the target's been reached. 
Keep giving...unsafe water kills over 1000 kids a day gofund.me/bb441e2d
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Thanks for supporting my 50-day 60th birthday challenge to provide clean water through Zamzam Foundation UK. Together we've raised £2,721 and counting - enough to provide clean water for life for 104 Somali families. Average donation £32.78, total distance 1,164km: gofund.me/6207ebc0

Thanks for supporting my 50-day 60th birthday challenge to provide clean water through <a href="/Zamzam_UK/">Zamzam Foundation UK</a>. 
Together we've raised £2,721 and counting - enough to provide clean water for life for 104 Somali families. Average donation £32.78, total distance 1,164km: gofund.me/6207ebc0
Martin Cottingham (@martincott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lots of fun celebrating 60 with Ruth Cottingham💙 and her legendary choc cake. These stickers were meant for wheelie bins, although I am not heading for landfill quite yet. The best is yet to come (it's the hope that kills you) with tickets for Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest via Somerset Spurs Official

Lots of fun celebrating 60 with <a href="/ruthcottz/">Ruth Cottingham💙</a> and her legendary choc cake. These stickers were meant for wheelie bins, although I am not heading for landfill quite yet. The best is yet to come (it's the hope that kills you) with tickets for <a href="/SpursOfficial/">Tottenham Hotspur</a> v <a href="/NFFC/">Nottingham Forest</a> via <a href="/Somerset_Spurs/">Somerset Spurs Official</a>
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Big thanks to the lovely National Trust staff for being superhelpful in making #ArlingtonCourt #accessible and facilitating an uplifting tour of the beautiful gardens.

Big thanks to the lovely <a href="/nationaltrust/">National Trust</a> staff for being superhelpful in making #ArlingtonCourt #accessible and facilitating an uplifting tour of the beautiful gardens.
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Listening to media coverage of the debate between Christians who support or oppose the Unite the Kingdom movement, I am reminded of the wise word of ANNE LAMOTT...

Listening to media coverage of the debate between Christians who support or oppose the Unite the Kingdom movement, I am reminded of the wise word of <a href="/ANNELAMOTT/">ANNE LAMOTT</a>...