Honoured to join the Salford LGBTQ+ Youth Float at Manchester Pride. Such a wonderful, joyous atmosphere. Huge thanks to everyone involved.

Great afternoon at Eccles RFC's Eccles Festival. Congratulations to Eccles on winning the Eccles Cup and commiserations to Leigh RUFC and GlossopRUFC.

Ward Councillors Wilson Nkurunziza & Michele Barnes yesterday attended Slavery Memorial Day at the Beacon Centre in Charlestown. Some very poignant speeches.

A brilliant new exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery opens this month celebrating the city of Salford through paintings by local artists Anthony McCarthy and Peter James Houghton. It's free and runs until the 9th of February — don't miss it! salfordnow.co.uk/2024/08/14/new…

Free swim sessions are being held each day at Salford Community Leisure centres for the last week of the Summer holidays. Register here for a free swim 👇 salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/free-swim-summ…

Great to attend the amazing holiday club at Cadishead Park Hall with Lewis Nelson this afternoon run by Salford Youth Service ActiveCommunities & PC Byrne, plus a special arts & mental health workshop from WeAreWillow Jamie Horrocks Trust today, the outcome of which is coming soon! 👀💚🙌

Delighted to attend HOST today for the Business Showers, Empowerment and Enterprise Event run by Elevate Salford (VCSE Learning , Skills and Work Programme). Great to hear business pitches from 6 wonderful people and do some networking. Many thanks to everyone involved.

Congratulations to Michele. Very well deserved

Those who volunteer are amazing individuals who make such a positive impact. My heartfelt thanks to all of them

I am standing for the forthcoming Board of Deputies of British Jews Divisional elections for a place on the Community & Education Division. I want to support the President's pledge to remove barriers to inclusion and build on the Bush Report to launch a Commission on Disability inclusion in the

Delighted to welcome 40 new British citizens from 15 countries to Salford this afternoon on behalf of His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant GM Lieutenancy. Thank you to our Registrars for making the occasion so special for all the candidates involved Salford City Council

Last night Salford came together for START’s annual procession and vigil; to remember loved ones we have lost to suicide. A humbling and emotional event raising awareness and reducing stigma. A huge thank you to the wonderful speakers and performers.

Many congratulations to Hannah and Josh on your well deserved new roles. Looking forward to working with you.

Great to attend the Young People’s Seldom Heard 2024 event, at Pendleton College this week; facilitated by Salford CVS and Salford Youth Council. The theme was Skills for Life Beyond Education. Listening to the challenges young people face and finding solutions is so important

Many congratulations Rebecca. Very well deserved

It was a privilege to host an event for British Nuclear Test Veterans today with Sir John Hayes in Parliament where MPs heard from truly inspirational veterans Bryan, Brian and David, descendant and campaigner Alan Owen and the indefatigable fleetstreetfox. (1/2)

Another day, another amazing Whose Art, Whose Culture visit; this time to a project run by the wonderful @humbugarteccles and I met Hannah today at Eccles Community Art Gallery to see the incredible, varied creations produced in her ‘Art in the Garden’ project. 💚🖼️🙌 Thread 🧵👇

I met Hannah, a participant and volunteer who had absolutely loved the whole project, getting out of the house, making friends, having a such a variety of creative & artistic activities and experiences, including planting, in the beautiful garden itself. 🧑‍🎨🤝👩‍🌾

Throughout the project they’ve used pen, pencil, charcoal, water colours, gelli printing, mixed media collages, and even melted vinyl record bowls that they’ve decorated! Such a varied creative and well-being programme! ✍️🎨🪴

If you get chance to get down to the gallery, it’s up for a month, or if you’re interested in taking part in similar classes, check out Humbug Arts on social media! 👏👏👏