Last year, 11,000 shops took part in #AutismHour, making it our most successful year yet. But we know Autism Hour must be more than 60 mins! That’s why we need your help! We’ve created a handy letter for you to share encouraging shops to get involved bit.ly/2Y82SRE

I'm sick to the back teeth of Brexit. Sick of division. Sick of opportunist politicians exploiting it to fast track their careers. And I'm sick of the way this country's decency and compassion have been replaced with intolerance and hate. How the fuck did we let this happen?

Next month is the 7 year anniversary of Little Heroes ASD Support Group, a local charity supporting the families of children on the autistic spectrum. They offer regular activities and events and professional advice. ow.ly/VcEI50vXTEp Little Heroes ASD #autism #asd #southend

Great meeting today with EssexICE some great ideas and advice. Looking forward to working closer with them in the near future. #communication #sensory #training

The nex Neurodiversity Celebration Week will be March 16 - 20, 2020. Please encourage your child’s school to register at: neurodiversity-celebration-week.com "It takes all kinds of different minds" #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #ADHD #Autism #Dyslexia #Dyspraxia #Neurodiversity #Inclusion

Sainsbury’s and Argos announce national rollout of hidden disability sunflower lanyard scheme bit.ly/2MkZL0Q #autism #TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation

We want to see better representation of people with learning disabilities and/autism in media, decision making, advocacy, arts, sports and in their local communities! In support of this we’ve created a short survey to prove that society needs to do more. lght.ly/2ehhhjh

#YouMadeItHappen in 2018 / 2019, volunteers donated 6466 hours to VAEF services alone. These volunteers have saved the District a minimum of £50,628 whilst also assisting VAEF's performance and supporting the Epping Forest Community. Thanks to all volunteers supporting VAEF!

Check out the new listings on our catalogue. Available to borrow free of charge for 8 weeks. Find out more on our website at essexice.co.uk/things-you-can…

There are over 1 million people with a learning disability and they have the legal right to vote. Visit our website to learn more about supporting someone to vote and download our voting passport to help with the process #generalelection2019 #LoveYourVote ow.ly/q8oS50wZbUn

Today we are pleased to launch our consultation to help the Code continuously improve in order to support charities. The consultation can be found at: charitygovernancecode.org/en/about-the-c… #CharityGovernanceCode #TrusteesWeek

'For as long as I could recall, parties had been a special kind of torture. I vividly remember my own 7th birthday party watching the other children playing games and having fun while I stood at the edge, uncomprehending & resentful.' theguardian.com/books/2019/nov…

On 28th November 2019 I will be delivering an input to the North Yorkshire Police retirement seminar. I love these events, especially helping former colleagues make the transition. Thanks to NYPOLFED for inviting us along. We will support any police or military organisations.#999family

Going through London Stansted Airport on our way to #Krakow. Really smooth booking the cases in with Ryanair and the very attentive security staff were great......again! Thank you! #sunflowerlanyard #hiddendisabilities #autismawareness

Voluntary Action Epping Forest are now kindly hosting a #CoatSwap Come along with a clean coat on a hanger, donate it, or swap it for another! #UnitedInKind United In Kind

In the first 6 weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic Volunteer centres recruited and mobilised over 3000 volunteers and responded to14500 requests for help. Amazing response - Thank you!

Useful guidance for fundraising after lockdown

The National Lottery Community Fund has distributed most of the government’s Covid-19 emergency funding. You’ve got till 17th August to apply. After that, it thinks all the £ will be allocated. There’s still time. tnlcommunityfund.org.uk