Love an email reminder from @Great_Run that it's less than 6 months until #GNR2024 β the opportune moment to finally set up my fundraising page. Yes, you can expect many updates between now & September.
As of today I can run for 6 whole minutes outside π€£
justgiving.com/page/lauren-tβ¦
It's kick off for the Built World Cup! β½ π π
ING and @TheDeveloperUK have joined forces to launch the inaugural #BuiltWorldCup - a new charity 5aside football tournament that seeks to raise money to support the reconstruction of #Ukraine.
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Challenge completed! A very soggy #GNR2024 in 2hrs 16 (somehow). Brilliant support out on the course and thank you to everyone who has spurred me on or donated to my charity cause of Mind Mental Health.
Fundraising is still open for a few more weeks: justgiving.com/page/lauren-tβ¦
Eek!!
If youβd like to indulge me in this madness, you can find more about why Iβm running 13.1 miles for @MindCharity and sponsor me for doing so here:
justgiving.com/page/lauren-tβ¦
Calming messaging of support also welcome.
Having just realised that the @RIBA Library is closed for a month (I'd only looked at the opening times), does anyone know if there's a way to access past magazines online (ie, back issues of AJ, AR, Building...)?
Paper to submit in three weeks and missing crucial research βΉοΈππ»
Your journey to greatness begins today π£π
π One month to go until 60,000 runners take on the world's biggest half marathon, AJ Bell Great North Run!
π Class of 2024, are you ready?
#GreatNorthRun | #InspiredByGreatness
Fantasy EFL is here. Finally.
Currently the only person I know planning to play but if there are other industry folks interested then a league can be set up.
And yes, @MarpleLeaf, wor Sammie is my captain π€·π»ββοΈ
fantasy.efl.com/team
Have said for years that I wouldn't buy a new home shirt until they brought back the "proper" Posh blue...
This is still wrong but it looks like I'll be making an exception π
One week remaining to sign up β½οΈπ
The more entries, the more money in the prize pot and the more funds raised for Mind. All you have to do is predict the scores for each game of #Euro2024 β simples!
"How to play" and T&Cs in thread below β¬οΈ
New book 'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' out now, available from bookshops and websites. Bestselling 'Northerners: A History' available in hardback and paperback. Publisher @HarperNorthUK. Agent @andrewlownie.
And of course all this running malarkey is in aid of @MindCharity. You can find out more via my Just Giving page, including details of a #Euro2024 competition to get involved in the fundraising.
β‘οΈ justgiving.com/page/lauren-tβ¦
High fives all round at yesterdayβs #GreatManchesterRun.
From starting Couch-to-5k just under a year ago to a sub-1hr 10k (59:02!!) - training for the Great North Run in September is officially underway.
Thanks to the crowds of people lining the streets cheering us all on! ππ»π
High fives all round at yesterdayβs #GreatManchesterRun.
From starting Couch-to-5k just under a year ago to a sub-1hr 10k (59:02!!) - training for the Great North Run in September is officially underway.
Thanks to the crowds of people lining the streets cheering us all on! ππ»π
Last night we nabbed the @insidernwest Game Changer Award!
Over a third of our 6,000 Brainess now work or are studying for a career in Property & that number is rising! Our aim was to be leaders in the industry & this award just goes to show that weβre doing something right! π
Are you ready for #EURO2024?
As part of my fundraising efforts for the #GreatNorthRun, I'm running a Scorecast.
Predict the scores for each game & raise funds for @MindCharity in the process.
Entry deadline 8pm on 13th June.
Details in thread below β½οΈ
justgiving.com/page/lauren-tβ¦
It's an exciting time to be a young person thinking about careers in the #builtenvironment but, as always, still a long way to go to encourage more diverse talent into the sector. A good read from Michele on the challenges ahead.
βMetro mayors are morphing into the most dynamic layer of our political life. They are going to cause trouble, no matter who occupies No 10 after the election. The more disruption and diversity of leadership in our sleepy, shabby public realm the betterβ
thetimes.co.uk/article/6648cβ¦