Freelance communications manager, writer, environmentalist 🌿 Rarely here anymore.
Exeter
Joined September 2017
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Today I finish 7.5 years as @DevonWildlife trustee!
I'm more proud than I can put into words. DWT is a powerhouse made up of absolute legends.
But some things are circular...
2018: NPPF. 2025: P&I Bill.
PLEASE tell your MP if nature matters to you: devonwildlifetrust.org/plann…
ALT "The Planning and Infrastructure Bill" in white writing. "Contact your MP" on an orange button. Background photo of diverse field.
Delighted to share that I am now a Trustee for @DevonWildlife!
Please take 30 seconds to visit wildlifetrusts.org/ActSwiftl… for clear guidance on how to #ActSwiftly, & respond to these soon-closing consultations which are critical for our #wildlife.
Rebecca Broad retweeted
With this devastating decision by @SteveReedMP today, being told what to do by #Nature hating @RachelReevesMP, this @UKLabour
Govt is causing probably the biggest weakening of environmental protections I can remember in this country
Mark my words, it will come back to bite them
Steve Reed has told MPs to vote down an amendment to the planning bill which would protect hedgehogs and dormice
theguardian.com/politics/202…
When is @mhclg going to realise how few of this gov's voters want these "blockers" banished?
We deserve safe homes, not poor quality.
We deserve affordable homes, not a worsening housing crisis.
We deserve access to nature, not trashed habitats.
Rebecca Broad retweeted
You made this day possible. Those who gave up their lives and those who gave up their freedom. You have changed the meaning of dedication above and beyond the call of duty. May your glorious memory live on as the brightest of the night stars.
Breaking my Twitter silence to say that the accessibility of this is shocking.
@cabinetofficeuk:
Get your text left-aligned
Put all image text in alt text
In fact, never put this amount of text in an image
Instead, put the text in a thread, or post a URL to a webpage
Update: also now on Bluesky. See you there?
bsky.app/profile/rebeccabroa…
Rebecca Broad retweeted
A fascinating read.
In my view, this is an example of a well-balanced🧵. The reason we come across such posts much less frequently is because they require much more knowledge & work to write than biased ones. They are also much harder to read, hence fewer people reposting them.
I'm desperately sad about this, but it has been a highlight of my career to work with Getting on Board.
If you care about #TrusteeDiversity and better #CharityGovernance, get in touch with the professionals listed on the website. They're some of the best I've met.
Rebecca Broad retweeted
It seems that the insect apocalypse looms ever closer.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Update on how this is going: excellently. Have logged in three times. Once because someone told me I had a DM to respond to, once to reach an organisation, and once to share my photo of a an absolutely massive insect
Rebecca Broad retweeted
🔔 It's less than a month until our next Emerging Chairs Programme 🔔
And to boost accessibility, we're offering a summer discount of 20%!
The perfect course for existing chairs and aspiring trustees, use code 20TRUSTEE to access your reduced ticket.
➡️ rebrand.ly/ECP0924
First Google result for Dark Giant Horsefly (which I think this is) – @Dartmoor_AC's blog from 7 years ago! adriancolston.wordpress.com/…
This one is also in very central Exeter. In fact, it's still there as I write this, having a rest in my garden.
ALT A very large stripy yellow and brown fly on a silver railing in front of a red brick wall and a green recycling bin. The photo is taken mostly from above so you can see both of the fly's eyes.
Also found two of these yesterday. Not bad for a Victorian terrace surrounded by Victorian terraces. #Exeter #Deilephilaelpenor
apologies to everyone who follows me for marketing tips, self-employment tales, anti-VAWG campaigning, nomad travelling stories, or anything other than 'largest fly in Europe' content
Rebecca Broad retweeted
We're urging the Government to ban the use of toxic chemicals in public spaces to protect our urban environments. 🌳🏃♂️
Sign the petition 📝and call on the UK Government to #GoPesticideFree with a national ban on urban pesticide use. ✊
