aka Usher: mum, daughter, sister, friend, wife. Runner, music lover, party-thrower, passion for social & env justice, SAH survivor. Director @justideasco
Reading, England
Joined August 2015
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Very excited that this is now out in the world - and not too far into 2023 either!
Over on our website – the launch of the Just Ideas review of the year! A whistle-stop tour of our 15th year, this year’s review reflects the theme of growth. just-ideas.co.uk/annual-revi…
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Enjoyed reflecting on my work with public agency colleagues while researching and writing this work on communities and public agencies @JSchifferes @SusieD_LON @cart_on @LorettaCLees
localtrust.org.uk/insights/r… We are delighted to share this report by @justideasco @LeilaRBaker @veroniquejochum which explores the ways Big Local communities connect with public agencies, now and in the future with @graemefancourt @Nikki_Kainth @LisMeaney @CharlottePace16
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Story station set up and ready to go at the Community Leadership Academy residential in Leeds. The event hashtags #family #togetherness have just been suggested. Spot on! @IVAR_UK @LocalTrust @koreo @the_young_fdn
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This month we are delivering Patient and Public Voice 'Impact and Influence' training over 4 half day sessions with @WSACommunity for @NHSCitizen We salute the power of the patient voice and advocacy for improved mental health services this #MentalHealthWeek and always.
This Mental Health Awareness Week we're on a mission to let everyone living in loneliness know that their mental health matters.
Let's tackle loneliness together. Say #IveBeenThere
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Great to be here with @justideasco Co-Director @rich_usher in sunny Cornwall - we are working, honest!
Delighted to be facilitating at #COMFLearningCornwall @RoyalCornwall with @WildpearCIC An actual in-person event to share learning from Cornwall’s Human Learning Systems approach to transforming communities through COMF covid recovery funding. Getting our ducks in a row…
It was a beautiful gig. Enjoy @southstreetarts in #Reading on Thursday - get there if you can still get tickets friends!
Right then! Normal service resumes tomorrow when @knightandspiers pick up our tour we were so rudely interrupted in the middle of by Covid ... tomorrow night we play St. Andrew's Church, Wiveliscombe, Taunton.
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Listening while typing up today’s pledges from the conference! Thanks @BBCBerkshire, great coverage! – at Reading, England
Just heard a great report on @BBCBerkshire from our @ClimateVoicesUK #ReadingCOP26 in @ReadingCouncil chamber today! Great input from students from @TheBulmersheSch @MESReading @readingsch @KendrickSchool @prospectschool @HighdownSchool Listen back 17.27 today! More tomorrow
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Thanks @thameswater for the shower timers and water-saving toptrumps for our delegates at #ReadingCOP26 - and to Pete Nash for joining the panel of experts being quizzed by our students - with Natalie @NatureNurture_ and Peter and Tony @ReadingCouncil @ReadingCAN @ClimateVoicesUK – at Reading, England
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Great questions coming in from @ClimateVoicesUK #ReadingCOP26 delegates from @HighdownSchool @MESReading @TheBulmersheSch @prospectschool @KendrickSchool @readingsch for our panel of experts - chaired by @justideasco own @rich_usher and @HelenGarforth – at Reading, England
Hi Sarah! Lovely to hear from you, hope app well? @rich_usher – at Reading, England
A family affair @Hantshoppit yesterday. @rich_usher and I ran the half with our son Robbie & Uncle Jamie did the marathon. Loved it! No single-use plastic, & so well organised to be both covid safe and friendly. Can’t wait to come back next year. Thanks to all organisers! – at Reading, England
Well done @MazzaSW! – at Reading, England
Phew! Us trying to keep up with the Zoom Chat at today's Patient Voice Training! @WSACommunity @Ruthtalksalot @NHSCitizen @iangalldorset
How much do we love this little bundle of thoughtful joy from our friends @WSACommunity and @mafunyane? What a treat - an unexpected delight in a grim January. Thanks friends xxxx
Just to reassure you, all contents were untouched for over a week, and I sanitised my hands before and while envelope stuffing! Great to hear they’ve started to arrive... @LocalTrust – at Reading, England
Coming to @LocalTrust Community Mental Health workshop next week?You’re in for a treat - just sending your goodies: activities, stationery, hot drinks & of course jargon busting squeaky ducks’! Let’s recreate that face to face vibe @DebatingMH @MazzaSW @NatureNurture_
Thanks Natalie for bringing a little magic to the review of the year for all of us at @justideasco – at Reading, England
What a year - waney we are still here! – at Reading, England
Doing Annual Reviews differently! Thanks for the lovely animation Natalie and Maria @NatureNurture_ Watch “Just Ideas -What have we been up to in 2020?” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/489001279?ref=tw-s…
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.@HelenGarforth “The real surprise over this virtual conference is that it’s all felt very human. Somehow we’ve brought the personal side of partnership working to the screen” #THTC2020
Great to be part of such exciting discussions! – at Reading, England
Thoroughly enjoying the ideas, inspiration and community-spirit of the @ivar #TransformingHealthcare conference. Real practical wisdom, good will, and intelligence in abundance, as well as a lovely dose of honesty and humility. A real joy!
Was it really that long ago?! – at Reading, England
June 2019 - flashback to the beautiful panels created by Natalie @NatureNurture_ for the @ReadingCAN climate strategy kick off event, facilitated by Just Ideas and associates.