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I have spent the last few days in Cumbria as part of my introduction to all things @ @walsinghamuk. It’s been lovely to spend time with the people we support and colleagues. I have a lot to learn but am lucky to have @LongleyCook and @PaulSnell1 alongside me.
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Becoming Global Alliance Partner for the @EarthshotPrize, the world's most prestigious environmental prize, is one of the highlights of our year. This morning our CEO @MarcusGover had the honour of meeting the founder himself, HRH the Duke of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal at #COP26
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A woman raises her middle finger at Trump's motorcade as it passes through Sterling, Virginia, on its way to the Trump National Golf Course. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
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Charity lunch with former #BluePeter star Valerie Singleton raises £10,000 for garden renovation at a Bedfordshire #learningdisability service run by @Hftonline
hft.org.uk/blog/bedfordshire…
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Last week I took the funeral of a 28 year-old homeless man; no friends, no family, no possessions, no home. This week I learn I helped to fund the refurbishment of a 34 year-old man's house costing £2.4M. Are we all okay with this? #Housing2019 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48746609
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This #LDWeek19 we must commit to improving support & accessibility for people with learning disabilities. Crucial politicians do more to listen to their perspectives
Earlier this year I was pleased to meet with @Hftonline to discuss these issues & more- see below:
We welcomed @EdwardJDavey to our #NewMalden service to walk in the shoes of people with #learningdisabilities, and find out more about their lives and the challenges they face... #Walkinourshoes hft.org.uk/blog/ed-davey-sur…
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"I’m here because I want to be" - find out more about why @Hftonline employee, Jane, made the decision to completely change #Careers after 20 years of climbing the corporate ladder #learningdisabilities
hft.org.uk/blog/jane-career-…
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"The recruitment crisis is a symptom, not a cause, of the ongoing funding crisis in the social care sector” - @BDavisHft responds to Government's #socialcare recruitment drive in @AMatthewsKing's article in @Independent #sectorpulsecheck18 independent.co.uk/news/healt…
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Uncertain times - @BDavisHft discusses the financial pressures crippling the #socialcare sector with @talkRADIO #sectorpulse2018 (listen 08.30-09.00 from 06:00)
talkradio.co.uk/radio/listen…
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For the gentleman that shouted ‘I BET YOUR COLD!’ at me from his car this evening... I was... but it’s a small price to pay in raising money for @Hftonline. I’m more determined than ever to get to my target of £3000. Help today via justgiving.com/fundraising/h… #makeadifference #winter
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Whoa - it's not £650m for adult social care alone next yr as £410m of it will be shared with children'services. Only £240m ring-fenced for adults.
update: more detail on the extra social care money in the now published #budget2018 report here -this is not straightforward assets.publishing.service.go…
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"It's time to stop treating people with #learningdisabilities and autism as second-class citizens and instead give them the support they need to flourish" says @normanlamb politicshome.com/news/uk/hea…
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Cycling all the way to Poland? Yes, that's exactly what our support worker Abby is doing to #fundraise for a new #sensoryroom at Apsley House. Look out for her regular progress updates and donate here - justgiving.com/fundraising/a…
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During a debate in the @UKHouseofLords yesterday, @Hftonline's Chair of Trustees, Baroness @jollyjudith highlighted the work of our #VoicesToBeHeard group giving evidence to the CRPD Committee at @UN in #Geneva 🌐. You can read her statement in full here goo.gl/gsK86C
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Tomorrow Ian and I are marching! I have only done this twice before, once against the poll tax, and earlier still with the catchy chant “Maggie Thatcher milk snatcher”.
We are being denied the opportunity to vote on the facts. If you are as angry about it as I am, then join me.
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Hft's @BDavisHft talks to the @GdnSocialCare about why @Hftonline is calling on the Prime Minister to #Walkinourshoes
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'The government doesn’t listen to people with disabilities. We need to form our own groups so that our voice is loud and clear and then government will hear us and will take people with disabilities more seriously,' says Becky, who was involved with this campaign: teapawt.net/Hftonline/status/10047…
Two people with #learningdisabilities have helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the #PrimeMinister in a bid to encourage government officials to better understand what life is like for them hft.org.uk/blog/learning-dis… #Walkinourshoes
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We want MP’s to take a #walkinourshoes and find out more about the issues that matter to people with #LearningDisabilities. Here more about @hftonline's campaign on @BBCSpotlight. Tune in at 6m 45s
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I am so proud to have supported Becky and Henry to have delivered their petition and our shoes to @10DowningStreet today. We hope to see @theresa_may in them very soon #WalkInOurShoes 👠
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Two people with #learningdisabilities have helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the #PrimeMinister in a bid to encourage government officials to better understand what life is like for them hft.org.uk/blog/learning-dis… #Walkinourshoes