As we enter another fantastic year, the team at Hendersons Carpets & Flooring wants to say a huge thank you to all our customers and friends. Whether we helped you transform a single room or your entire home this year, it has been a privilege to be part of your renovation journey

Every August, we get the same feel-good TV shots of beaming teenagers waving their A-level results, teachers clapping, proud parents filling their phones with happy memories that are instantly posted on Facebook.   In the UK, plumbers, electricians, carpenters and heating engineers don’t get the same respect as graduates in suits — but in Germany, vocational training and university are equal. Apprenticeships don’t saddle you with £50,000 debt. You get paid while you learn, gain skills employers need, and walk into a career with earning potential from day one. Degrees and AI don’t fix boilers. If we keep ignoring apprenticeships, the UK will have plenty of degrees… and no one to fix the pipes.

𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - A Layered Learning CPD Package for staff work in/alongside education in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales Find out more & book on: educators-barnardos.org.uk/t… #edutwitter #educators #CPD #mentalhealth

If facts hurt your feelings, you need new feelings, not new facts.

Boycott Afghanistan.

During the apartheid regime in South Africa the world responded to human rights abuses with sanctions and a sports boycott. Today, the world is silent over Afghanistan. The Afghan men’s coach, Jonathan Trott (born in South Africa but played cricket for England), was recently asked which was the best team in the Asia Cup. He proudly patted the badge on his shirt – Afghanistan. Pride in representing a country that has inflicted the most extreme human rights abuses on its female citizens is not the win @Trotty might think it is. The England men’s cricket team is drawn to play Afghanistan on 26th February 2025 in the ICC Champions Trophy. Women’s Rights Network calls for England to forfeit the match. In fact, we call on our politicians and sports governing bodies to go further. We call for: · @Keir_Starmer to order a boycott of all Afghanistan fixtures in any sport. · The @ECB_cricket to forfeit all matches against the Afghanistan men’s cricket team in any tournament. · Players and coaches to examine their consciences – the women in your families are free to dress how they please, be educated, take jobs, travel, have bank accounts, speak and sing. How can you in all conscience play a country that denies women their basic human rights? Pride in the team shirt includes pride in your country’s record on standing up for human rights and against dictators who bask in the kudos of sporting success. What is happening to the women of Afghanistan is appalling. Any sportsman of conscience should do what is right: Boycott Afghanistan.

#gavinandstacey finale did not disappoint #imnotcryingyourecrying ☺️ Merry Christmas all 🎄

As bigger Euro games approach, there is an increased risk of domestic abuse. Enjoy the Euros but be safe. #Euros2024 #EndAbuseTogether ALT TEXT: Euros video poster with seven people talking/signing to the camera.

A 🧵 on unintended consequences of mental health interventions, and why some school and workplace schemes may be contributing to the problem they were designed to solve. 1/10

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Our Head of Adoption & Fostering, Brenda Farrell, was on BBC Breakfast today - talking all things fostering. She urged anyone thinking about it: "Go to the Barnardo's website, pick up the phone, find out if it's the right time for you." Find out more at barnardos.org.uk/foster

More than half of 14-17 year-olds in the UK think they will be worse off than their parents when they grow up. Life can be hard for children and young people growing up today. Sometimes, they can feel like they don’t belong. We know they do. Learn more: bit.ly/436TRaA

Looking forward to welcoming customers old and new in 2024 for all of your flooring needs @HendersonFloors

The PATHS programme for schools is designed to facilitate the development of self-control, emotional awareness and interpersonal problem solving skills, learn more here: pathseducation.co.uk/

The Council is teaming up with Thrive at Five, who will create a programme to support the best start in life for children, helping them reach a good level of development by the end of their first year of primary school. (1/2)

An excellent resource for primary and secondary schools to teach children about healthy relationships and raise awareness of different types of abuse and exploitation that people experience. @OGATrust @NorthernEdTrust @AdAstraTrust @GalileoTrust barnardosrealloverocks.org.u…

Sundays are all about football for Hendersons @HendersonFloors… Proud sponsors of Skelton Utd under 12’s Skelton United Football Club #grassrootsfootball #Skelton #shoplocal

Time to focus on the family business! Call in today for all your flooring needs @HendersonFloors #skelton #shoplocal #redcarandcleveland #masterfitter @thenicf @BusinessInRC #flooring

Saltburn Food Festival is on Sunday... Lots of information here: facebook.com/SaltburnFarmers… 🙂