Lantern Initiative Lead at Newcastle Cathedral. Recovery Church.
Newcastle, England
Joined June 2020
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Look at these young people… what legends. I’m going to keep this photo to hand for anytime people tell me young people from Byker and Walker just cause trouble: the reality is, given the opportunity, they’ll cheerfully give up a summer holiday afternoon helping their community.
A huge privilege to host @oasiscomhousing’s brilliant Co Production Group. Climbing the Lantern Tower and enjoying coffee & cake at @oswinprojects Cafe16. Cathedral tours at @nclcathedral #radical_welcome
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Increasingly convinced that every single post holder in charities should spend a healthy proportion of their working time with people impacted by the social issue they’re working to address.
Especially true of policy, comms & campaigns posts.
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Our Co-production group's Ta-da day is at Basis Gateshead homeless drop this Wednesday!
Catch the unveiling of a variety of projects that the group, that includes people we have supported and currently support, have been working on from 2pm-4pm
#HopeNotHomelessness
Huge THANKS to everyone involved in tonight’s @northernstage production of ‘I DANIEL BLAKE’. Brilliantly adapted by Dave Johns and staring David Nellist, Bryony Corrigan, Kema Sikazwe, Jodie Wild, Janine Leigh and Micky Cochrane - you were all MAGNIFICENT!! #ThisIsNotFiction
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer.
Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
We request privacy at this sad time
The Green Party leading the way on effective drug policy, not driven by political ideology, but through harm reduction, community safety and by opposing criminal profiteering.
Green Party says that leaving the drug market in the hands of organised crime only encourages violence
@GreenDrugPolicy @GreenWorld_UK @TheGreenParty greenworld.org.uk/article/gr…
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Feedback from yesterday’s spiritual spa day with @ChangingLives__ OakTrees Newcastle Community Rehab at @northumbriacomm Organisations working together to enable connection within; with nature; with others and with our Higher Power. @nclcathedral
No-one chooses homelessness. Great writing from someone who’s living it. @oasiscomhousing @Oasis_Gateshead offering help and hope where it’s needed most. Absolutely love the poem - wishing you well my friend.
Today is World Poetry Day!
To celebrate the day, our very own Chris Moad has written a poem entitled 'Rough Sleepers' which is based upon his experiences working at our Basis Gateshead drop-in!
Read 'Rough Sleepers' here: buff.ly/3JAWRCN
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Overheard in a Hexham shop just now: “Cafés & restaurants in cathedrals & abbeys are really good. I’ll always go to one of those if I can.” Take a bow, @HexhamAbbey, @nclcathedral, @durhamcathedral & many others! You know who you are. @engcathedrals @WeAreCathedrals
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Yesterday, Changing Lives colleagues and partners working in criminal justice services attended a Service of Remembrance at Newcastle Cathedral.
The service, led by @JonCanessa, was a chance to remember the lives lost of the women we've supported.
#WomensWednesday
ALT An image showing a church aisle, seating and church interiors
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‘To address homelessness in the UK, we need more than just bricks and mortar. We need a movement of love which can rebuild community and empower the vulnerable to rebuild their lives’ gracetruth.blog/2023/02/11/h…
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Hope and prayers are with the families of those recused from the channel this morning and those who didn't make it.
We need safe and legal routes NOW.
NOT more nonsense about labelling people as 'illegal'.
Our current policy is costing lives.
Great work @sunderlanduni this is a great demonstration of thoughtful solidarity and how an institution can lead by example. 👍🙏❤️
Today @sunderlanduni officially committed to supporting students in recovery by becoming the first university in the UK to sign the University Friendly Recovery Pledge sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/s… @Graemethedean @mrs_wp @sunderlandsu @drtomkimball
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Huge thanks to everyone who took part in tonight’s powerful @TransformDrugs event with @anyoneschild @nclcathedral. Thanks to all who made it possible and to everyone who came. We want to see a health & well-being approach to drug legislation.
Great thread of tonight’s event in Newcastle Cathedral! @nclcathedral
What a great panel @anyoneschild @JonCanessa @5742Days @UKLEAP @wudzee0 @dannyahmed76 @foundationstees 👏
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Anne-Marie lost her daughter Martha to an ecstasy overdose when she was only 15 years old. She then became a founding member of @anyoneschild.
Come and hear Anne-Marie discuss how we can protect our children from drugs in Newcastle on Nov 10th.
Tickets:bit.ly/3Cx7frn
How Diamorphine (heroin) Assisted Treatment services can bring hope and transform individuals and communities.
Heroin Assisted Treatment is in the news again today. MPs have written to the Home Office asking for £££ to keep it going.
..but does giving people free drugs help?
In September James told me it does. He's stopped robbing people and started college: bbc.in/3DWcmDI
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Brilliant contemporary interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Can’t recommend highly enough. Thanks for a brilliant evening @NotTooTame and @northernstage northernstage.co.uk/whats-on…
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A complete ABSENCE of common sense, care for our planet and care for future generations, who will surely look back at this decision with fury in utter bewilderment.
Grotesque - new oil & gas licenses won’t cut energy bills as fuel gets sold at global prices; it’ll drive #climateemergency since it adds to total global emissions; takes years to come on line & won’t help energy security. Environmental & economic madness
bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
