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North West, England
Joined October 2013
Join #SpecialOlympics and the #MichaelPhelpsFoundation to ensure athletes feel confident and competition ready for the 2027 Santiago World Games. Explore videos and resources to support your coaching journey and help every swimmer thrive: brnw.ch/21x1lJc
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VACANCY 🚨 We're recruiting a new Safeguarding Lead The successful candidate will continually assess, implement and maintain a high-quality safeguarding framework that promotes safety, sustainability, growth and development in Special Olympics GB #InclusionInAction

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Support, guidance, and growth in every stroke. Get ready to dive in with Special Olympics Global Ambassador @MichaelPhelps and #SpecialOlympics Board of Directors chairperson and @SOGreatBritain multi-sport athlete Kiera Byland. Coaches, stay tuned for more! #ChooseToInclude
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Replying to @YasminQureshiMP
@YasminQureshiMP has now written directly to both the Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care pushing our exact proposal forward. This is the first step of legislative reality, not talk. Our proposal is simple, fair and necessary: Capacity assessments should be done between 16 and 18, and if a young person is assessed as lacking capacity, parental responsibility should continue automatically at 18. No court battle. No legal trauma. No proving yourself again. This protects disabled adults, reduces Court of Protection burden, and respects continuity of lifelong care. Below are the letters sent from Yasmin Qureshi to the relevant departments. Sign the petition today and help push this into law: petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Thank you Special Olympics for your support. I feel so proud and honoured that I could represent Special Olympics and the Special Olympics international board of directors ❤️
At the Unified Volleyball World Cup in Katowice, @SOGreatBritain's Global Athlete Leader, Kiera Byland, proudly joined incoming CEO David Evangelista on stage for the Opening Ceremony, showing what true inclusion looks like both on and off the court. 🏐💙 #ChooseToInclude
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I know many are worried about changes to disability benefits. The Pathways to Work Green Paper includes positive proposals but also areas that need further consideration. Have your say in the consultation: ⬇️ 🔗 gov.uk/government/consultati…
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Jacqui Byland retweeted
justgiving.com/page/kiera-by… Every little helps ... "give up a take away brew for a day or two" ... @boltonhospice is a worthwhile cause ... @kierabyland
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Kiera Byland is fundraising for Bolton Hospice. Hi everyone Ethan and I need your support. we are attempting to learn to dance. Neither of us have danced before so learning the Salsa, Social Foxtrot, Quick Step and a group dance. ⁦🥳❤️ justgiving.com/page/kiera-by…
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Jacqui Byland retweeted
We are excited to be growing our team! 😊 We are looking for a dedicated Caretaker to join our wonderful team at Unsworth! Please share! @OLPartnership @OakOutreachBury @JamesFranklinS7 apply.greater.jobs/centralte…
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Day 1 at SportAccord Birmingham 2024 @SOGreatBritain @SpecialOlympics @soeuropeeurasia #sportsaccord
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Jacqui Byland retweeted
Please watch and share Khizra Bano's amazing piece about the Warwickshire SEND scandal. 👏👏👏
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Feel free to invite any colleagues who’d be interested in joining the conversation! xitter.cf/i/spaces/1OdKrjwEqnAKX

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Jacqui Byland retweeted
🎄 CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM 5️⃣ Spot the difference to enter the draw to WIN a Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁 TO ENTER: 1️⃣ Spot the differences in the two images 2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers! 3️⃣ FOLLOW @BikeabilityUK and @FrogBikes
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Tune in tomorrow for the final global webinar of 2023! ⭐ Register here ↪️ brnw.ch/21wFd4h and don't forget your favorite holiday sweater! #ChooseToInclude
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#RarityLife issue 8 is almost here! Packed full of articles, stories & photos of and by people who live with or have experience of #raredisease, #disability & #cancer, see previous issues here: samebutdifferentcic.org.uk/r… #RarityLife #inclusionmatters #nationallottery
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We are pleased to announce that Santiago, Chile has advanced to the final stage of host evaluation for the 2027 Special Olympics World Games. @OEChileOficial will now develop a full bid for the world’s largest sport & humanitarian event ▶️ brnw.ch/21wEtTh @OEamericalatina
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We are celebrating Global Coaches Day. Special thank you to @GallagherGlobal for sponsoring our upcoming Coaching Webinar Series. With their partnership and @bwfmedia 100 new coaches and 1,300 athletes have joined the #InclusionRevolution ➡️ brnw.ch/21wCUX5
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We're very grateful to have the support of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health & Work @VotePursglove in today's launch of the Consultation of the Disability Action Plan. Our response can be found here 👇 #InclusionInAction

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Our open hilly time trial is back on 11th June and entries close this Tuesday (30th May). Please spread the word! @AnexoRace @alexdowsett @StoreyRT @stockport_clari @FoolsNook @congletoncc @BuxtonCycling @TeamGBCycling @SaddleworthCCC
Only a few days left to enter this year’s @mcrwhls hilly time trial. It’s a great circuit for both road and TT bikes. Rumour has is that a certain former National and Commonwealth TT champion will be racing…
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