Community Musician and Community Partner. Mencap and Gig Buddies. Yorkshire and Humber. Passionate about Inclusive Communities.
Joined April 2019
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Watch our pairs Sophie and Puja and Tommy and Martha talking about their friendships during the pandemic! Thank you! @looknorthBBC
"It’s nice to have someone to talk to."
Meet the Gig Buddies @mencap_charity who haven't let the pandemic get in the way of their friendships ❤️
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Wonderful day in Bristol with #GigBuddies partners talking about our work, the issues and challenges but also so many ideas for enhancing the projects and reaching more people.
#inclusion #community – at Bristol, England
Find us at @HumberStSesh down Wellington Street! Talking all things My Community with @gigbuddies 🌞🌞
This Learning Disability Awareness Week, members of the @InclusionNorth team are sharing the work they have been doing. Here is a photo of the Inclusion North Take The Lead team working together with @bemixuk on leadership courses #ImLivingLifeWith #LDWeek22 Art by @happyniknowit
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For Puja and Sophie #BefriendingIs sharing interests and spending time with each other. 🙂
They matched through Gig Buddies and got on straight away. ❤
Meeting virtually first, they made soap together over Zoom! 🧼
Find out more about befriending: mencap.org.uk/Befriending. 👈
What a lovely morning chatting to the students at @hullcollegegrp 🙌
Huge thanks to @GigBuddiesHull, @MencapHull and @TheWarrenYP for joining us at our Wellbeing Breakfast event this morning as part of #SmileandBreathe week.
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Couple of great jobs going @mencap_charity in the Communities and Programmes team. A Sports and Enrichment Officer (can be based anywhere) and a Community Partner for Leeds. Check them out! jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies…
jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies…
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Lovely piece on Tommy and Martha on @itvnews from @GigBuddiesHull #Gig Buddies #Hull #EastRiding @mencap_charity - was a great event too. itv.com/news/calendar/2021-0…
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Gig Buddies Hull, which is run by the @mencap_charity, pairs people up with volunteers to go to events with, aiming to combat loneliness and promote social inclusion.
itv.com/news/calendar/2021-0…
Check these guys out they're doing AMAZING stuff!
The dancing duo are now offering free performances and workshops. More local stories from #BBCMakeADifference 👉🏼 bbc.in/3kAZKbm
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Thanks so much @wbphull for hosting the #GigBuddies event last night! @GigBuddiesHull as ever amazing music, fun, performances and inclusion! Cracking as ever to see you @rachgigbuddies and @Heavy_Load – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England
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We gave our ground floor accessible venue space at @wbmusicandbooks a run-out tonight with @GigBuddiesHull @mencap_charity and had a great time
Catch us and @Heavy_Load chatting on @RadioHumberside later about our gig at @wbmusicandbooks tonight!
With @andycomfort on @RadioHumberside later, hear how @gigbuddies in Hull are celebrating a return to live music in person. These two Emilys (Emilies?) are both performing & looking forward to seeing more gigs together soon.
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Great to be at a live event with the crew at #GigBuddiesBradford @rachgigbuddies @GigBuddiesHull
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Great to be at a live event with the crew at #GigBuddiesBradford @rachgigbuddies @GigBuddiesHull
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All ready for the first #GigBuddies event back with #TeamBradford @rachgigbuddies @GigBuddiesHull @gigbuddies @Mencap
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Gig Buddies Hull announce their first post-Covid gig thehullhub.co.uk/gig-buddies…
Watch Tommy tell us all about our gig on Friday at 7pm at Wrecking Ball Music & Books!! 🎉🎉
"Come on dowwwwnnnn!"
@wbmusicandbooks @mencap_charity
@Kofi_Smiles @SallyFairfax @LocalOfferHull @gigbuddies
📢One week to go until our gig at Wrecking Ball! 📢
wreckingballstore.co.uk/gig-…
@mencap_charity @wbmusicandbooks
