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Joined January 2012
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#Worcestershire's own #HeiniHughes, 22yrs old, performs "O Holy Night", widely regarded as one of the Christmas season's most challenging solos, and makes it sound completely effortless. @WorcsSymphony @KensingtonRoyal #togetheratchristmas #Evesham
Listen to the spine-tingling culmination of the Worcestershire #TogetherAtChristmas Carol Service supported by HRH The Princess of Wales & @TheRoyalFoundation with Worcestershire's very own Heini Hughes and the fabulous Worcestershire Synphony Orchestra @KensingtonRoyal
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#Tweet 1/3: I used to enjoy using #Twitter. But since @elonmusk bought it, renamed it 'X' and began to use it as his personal political mouthpiece, it has become an increasingly toxic space. So I'm leaving to join the @bluesky revolution. Why not join me there on @Paul999West?
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Brilliantly constructed video montage including #EnglandEuro2024 memories up to (but not including) the final. And the more times I see the Beckham Vs Simeone World Cup incident, the less and less it's a red card. It was basically just a playful tap.
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We may not have won, but this now becomes a tribute to the hard work of Southgate. Thanks for the memories Gareth šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ #ThreeLions #Southgate
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Protect Welsh National Opera. Funding cuts are putting its future at risk. Support the Musicians' Union's campaign to keep its members in secure work and keep Wales' rich musical heritage strong @WeAreTheMU #WNOProud Sign the petition: megaphone.org.uk/petitions/p… via @megaphoneuk
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On behalf of the Trustees of Hartlebury Castle, we wish Bishop John @BishopWorcester and HJ a very long and happy retirement to Wiltshire. Thank you for all the support you have given to Hartlebury Castle over the years.
Bishop John @BishopWorcester has been hugely supportive of Hartlebury Castle - we have appreciated everything he's done for us, including featuring on our audioguide! After 17 years of hard work and commitment, we wish him the very best for his retirement.
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Many congratulations to the organisers of the recent Mass in Blue concert. It was a truly wonderful event, which brought together students and teachers from schools across #Worcestershire, the UK and America to @WorcCathedral for an exciting musical collaboration.
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Happy Easter!
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The inspirational #Worcestershire based Wheely Different Theatre Company @WheelyDiff with their own special video created for @mariecurieuk National Day of #Reflection 2024 #WorcestershireHour facebook.com/100058181413784…

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A joy to spend Ash Wednesday with the wonderful community of Mucknell Abbey. ā€˜Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ. ā€˜
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Our thoughts and prayers are with His Majesty The King and his family as his treatment commences.
A statement from Buckingham Palace: royal.uk/a-statement-from-bu… šŸ“· Samir Hussein
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Comprehensive article from @theipaper describing the vitally important work of stopitnow.org.uk and @Lucy_Faithfull_ in preventing child sexual abuse: inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/… Will also be appearing as a 2-page spread in tomorrow's print edition.

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I was standing in their shoes in #Durham almost 45 years ago. (Where have those years gone?) No obvious ethnic diversity here, but quite a striking gender balance in this particular group of recruits. The reality is that #policing is a great career for young women and men alike.
Last night we welcomed 2⃣4⃣ new police officer recruits into the force at an official attestation ceremony. Officers received their warrant cards and were officially sworn in by a magistrate. They will now undertake 18 weeks of training before joining the beat.
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2/2. The vacancy as Parole Board Chair is now open and details can be accessed via the below link. The closing deadline for applications is Wednesday 21 February 2024. apply-for-public-appointment…

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The Parole Board Chair Caroline Corby is coming to the end of her tenure in October of this year. Caroline has been an excellent Chair over the past five years, guiding the Board through much change. 1/2
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Feeling quite smug today after hearing from @UniofExeter that playing a musical instrument throughout your life is good for brain health in later years: bbc.co.uk/news/health-681058… šŸŽ»šŸŽ»
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Congratulations and thank you to @DurhamPolice for opening their Training Centre to @bbc5live and @chriswarburton_ today, giving a great insight into the varied aspects of police training. All of the officers interviewed sounded very professional and thoroughly engaging.
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Just read about this frightening attack on @WMerciaPolice officer PC Andy Forbes on @Police_Oracle: policeoracle.com/article-lib… Andy's an outstandingly good uniform patrol officer. It's heartening to know that he hasn't suffered any lasting physical effects. @WestMercPolFed @PFEW_HQ
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A message from my account tells me that I joined #Twitter exactly 12 years ago today, way long before it was sold and changed overnight to X. Call me a dinosaur if you wish, but it's still Twitter to me and this is still a #Tweet #MyTwitterAnniversary #Retweetswelcome
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Just love the hidden #Christmas tree in Emily's secret playroom, through the wardrobe in her mother's dressing room @HartleburyCPT. #CSLewis
Step through the wardrobe with us today on #CSLewis’ 125th birthday…have you heard our connection to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Jack Woolgar was a Hartlebury Castle butler in the 1930s for Bishop Perowne, who he worked for previously in his gramophone shop... (1/3)
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Photographed here with his St Wulstan's Cross, presented by the @CofEWorcester
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