CEO of Home-Start HOST (Oldham,Stockport, Tameside & Bolton) GM VCSE Lead for Perinatal & Parent Infant Mental Health & School Readiness. All views are my own.

Joined May 2018
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Todays gonna a looooong day as we just started a nearly 20-hour drive to rescue this elephant who’s been abused by the riding industry for 35 years and take her to her new cruelty-free home at the Elephant Nature Park sanctuary…thank you everyone who donated or shared as you’re part of our 2nd @karmagawa elephant rescue and this is my birthday wish come true! Please retweet if you promise to NEVER ride an elephant as it’s ignorant tourists who support this sad and cruel industry!!!
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Please help get this message to CEO of @networkrail Jeremy Westlake. Email him asking him to unblock the swift nesting sites in the chapel Milton viaduct, Derbyshire. His email is jeremy.westlake@networkrail.co.uk @deborahpitman has been asking for ages but she’s been ignored
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WE ARE STILL HERE... BUT ONLY JUST. This post isn’t easy to write. But we need to be real with you all. Right now, our small charity is under immense pressure. Every day, our phones don’t stop ringing ,emergency services, domestic violence teams, police, and individuals in desperate need are reaching out to us for help. Not because they want to, but because we’ve become their only hope. This past week, we’ve dealt with one of the most extreme safeguarding cases we’ve ever seen. A dog, trapped in the middle of an unthinkable situation ,we got them out and safe. But the reality is... that was just one of many. Dogs are coming into our care DAILY.
We’re being contacted from all over the UK.
Yet, we receive NO FUNDING from the services relying on us. We’ve had to urgently bring on new team members at the sanctuary just to keep up and more dogs are on their way. Every life we take in costs the charity, and our vet bills are growing by the day. It’s terrifying. We know we’ve been quiet on socials, but that’s not because we don’t care. It’s because we are drowning in cases and trying to keep up. We're helping a client with severe trauma through rehabilitation ,she’s doing amazing, but therapy costs money. We’re attending endless meetings with her with housing, medical, welfare.
We’re trying to plan fundraising ,but we barely have time to breathe. We are a small charity with big hearts, and we stand for the dogs who can’t speak up for themselves. We don’t walk away from the hard cases we walk into them. This is where we need YOU. Whether it’s £1, £5, £10, or £100, every single donation makes a difference. We’re fighting for these dogs, and we’re fighting for the people who love them but are trapped in situations they never chose. Please, if you can help, donate, share, or even just comment to boost this post. We need all the love and strength right now. Thank you to everyone who continues to stand with us ,we see you, and we are so, so grateful. When we go quiet, it’s not silence — it’s survival. 🧡 dogsonthestreets.org/donate-… #DogsInNeed #SanctuarySupport #CharityInCrisis #AnimalRescueUK #SupportLocalCharity #BehindTheScenes #DomesticViolenceSupport #EveryDogMatters

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For the past 45 years Britain has been on a mission - to rid itself of as much affordable housing as it possibly can without replacing it. And in that mission we have been extraordinarily successful. The Spending Review is a massive moment for the housing crisis. Here’s why 🧵
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Please give this a share as far and wide as you can to help us reach the right person for this fabulous opportunity to become our new Chair at @MummysStar
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Hi, I’ve had a rough few months mental health (so income) wise & engagement is way down here. If you could maybe RT my workshop sale👇🏼to help put my classes in front of more eyes it would help so so much. Thankyou 🌿
I'm holding a botanical feathery flash sale this w/e - you can bagsy 15% off my June botanical or bird illustration & mental health w'shops w. the code LEAFYFLASH15. I teach you how both creative activity & contact with nature can literally rewire our brains to increase resilience to stress & trauma & how & why just 10-15mins of drawing is like taking anti anxiety meds/antidepressants. Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens...✒️🌿🪶 workshops.emmamitchell.uk
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23 May 2025
It’s been 49 days since I last saw a drop of rain. Today it’s decided to give it all back in one go. This the UK we all know and love… 15 miles ticked off today, originally had 20 planned but seriously overestimated the hills and terrain. Still on path to finish Wednesday next week, just an extra 5 miles to split over the next few days. Got some very exciting news to share tomorrow. Not one for interviews but this is an opportunity I cannot turn down! (Should add the time today includes 45 minutes looking round the football stadium) Day: 53 Day KM: 24KM (15 miles) Total KM: 1217.6 (737.6 miles) Total money raised for @mindcharity: £48,492 gofund.me/37d41d7b
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At Born Free, we have a vision for a better, kinder and more compassionate future. Welcome to the future of Born Free. 🎥 Lilongwe Wildlife Trust / George Logan / Fondation 30 Millions d’Amis / Alexandre Balucho
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A very exciting opportunity at our charity @MummysStar ! Could you be our next Chair of the Board? This is an opportunity to be part of a very special charity making a daily difference to families diagnosed with cancer in and around pregnancy, and help steer the next stage 1/2
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Always in our hearts 💛 🐝
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I'm recovering from a breakdown at the moment and trying to get back on my feet with my workshops and Etsy. If you could maybe RT my new creative & mental health workshop (previous few tweets today, Friday 25th) it would help so much to show it to a few more eyes. I'd really appreciate it, thankyou 🌿
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There's £50,000 match fund waiting to be unlocked by your generous online pledge! I have 50,000 Followers... see where I'm going with this? Just £1 each & @BornFreeFDN and the animals scoop a total of £100,000! Will you help? This is for One Week Only. Please RT - let's go! Wx
The future is vanishing. But there's still time. This week, your impact can go twice as far. Every donation to Born Free this week will be doubled through the #GreenMatchFund bit.ly/4lExJgE
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For those cheering for cuts to disability benefits, remember, you could become disabled tomorrow. Your child could become disabled, your partner could at any time. No one chooses to be disabled or chronically ill, it just happens. #DisabilityBenefits
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We are really looking forward to hosting @DanWuori in Manchester on 24th. Tickets are still available from @HomeStartHOST homestarthost.org.uk @GMHomeStarts

10 Mar 2025
Enjoying a couple days rest from my U.K. book/speaking tour 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 - then back at it all across England, Wales, and Jersey. Come join us! Up next: Bath (@NorlandCollege) this Saturday, March 15 London (@Literacy_Trust) on March 19 London (@nesta_uk) on March 20 London (@SheringhamNurs1) on March 20 Sefton/Liverpool (@seftoncouncil) on March 21/22 Manchester (@homestartuk) on March 24 Oxford (@PeepleCentre) on March 26 Southampton (@Mr_PaintPots) on March 27 Jersey (@JCCTNews) on March 29 Fauld (@cosydirect) on April 1 Swansea, Wales (The Learning Partnership) on April 3
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It's #internationalwomensday and we'd like to give a huge shout out to all of the incredible women who make us what we are. A special thanks goes to our Dept Manager Katie and Trustee Tracy from @HSTraffandSalf who feature in national magazine, My Weekly magazine- out now!
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Will you help us reach potential new owners for these sweet dogs by giving them a like, comment, or share? 💙 First up is Paddy at Battersea Brands Hatch! Looking for a quiet retirement home, Paddy doesn't need to walks and will be happy with a nice garden. (1/5)
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🚨 16-23 Year Olds! 🚨 We’ve just dropped a new deadline for the Alpine Run Project. You’ve got until 16th March 2025 to get your applications in! 🏔️ Teachers & Youth Workers please share with students and young people 🙏🏻 1ulorxwvz2i.typeform.com/to/… #AlpineRunProject #Youth
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Based on the current policy landscape and economic forecasts, our modelling anticipates that child poverty will not fall in any English region over the next five years. In some, we expect to see it climb The story is different in Scotland where they’ve made different decisions..
New UK Poverty Report; Geography headlines The highest poverty rates in England are in the West Midlands (27%), the North West of England (25%) and London (24%). Rates were lower in the south of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Why drives different rates of poverty?
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NEW: Last year we reported that 55 homeless children had died while living in temporary accommodation in 4 yrs We reported that TA deaths were likely much higher, because data collection was not routine Now, new research shows between Oct 2023-Sept 2024, 80 children died in TA.
Exclusive: 55 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in the last 4 years. Data from @NCMD_England, taken from official reviews of over 10,000 child deaths, shows 42 were babies under 1. The govt says the findings are "completely shocking" itv.com/news/2024-03-04/excl…
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