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6 years today since @JakeEll0610 accident and as it’s match day we will be at @ntfc, the team that not only Jake supports but who supported him from the early days of his accident. They’ve both had a few ups and downs but are in a much better place than in 2019. @ntfc
ALT Jake with Cobblers legends David Buchanan and Sam Hoskins
ALT Jake in the early days of his recovery in a coma in Coventry critical care unit
Congratulations to @JakeEll0610, 5 years after suffering a brain injury as a passenger in a car accident, he’s passed his driving test! We never thought we’d see this day, super proud of our boy - he never gave up hope! @BBCNorthampton
I am so proud of my son @JakeEll0610 to be part of the Air Ambulance’s 50,000th mission celebrations via his interview below and so grateful to the Air Ambulance for their incredibly speedy response in most likely saving his life on that day in 2019. Forever in your debt.
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance reaches 50,000th mission
@WNDLRAirAmb
bbc.in/3PWtNu1
Today’s antisocial behaviour award goes to @thameswater for using mechanical diggers outside my house until midnight last night, starting again at 5am. Unbelievable that this was scheduled maintenance as opposed to reacting to a leak / emergency work. 🤷🏼♂️
ALT Works notice with job ref
How good is it that the government declare a bank holiday to celebrate @ntfc getting promoted? @JakeSharpeBBC
4 years today since Jake was a passenger in this car sustaining a brain injury. He’s worked really hard on his recovery and the great news is that he’s now taking driving lessons. It’s a long journey but his positive attitude is paying dividends.
ALT Picture of battered red car in a ditch
ALT Picture of Jake today
Church Mead parkrun - today was my 200th run, 200th volunteer (report writer) and 100th different event. This was my 2022 parkrun target - to hit all 3 on the same day. Great to have had one that didn’t involve PBs! @parkrunUK
ALT Im pictured in my running gear with fellow park runners in the background
Wollaton Hall parkrun with @Neil_Byford for a guiding meet up to celebrate Agata’s 100th parkrun today. Great speech by Agata’s mum, telling us how desperate Agata was to run when she was younger and how running has become such an important part of Agata’s life. @parkrunUK
ALT Agata, guides and family with Wollaton Hall in the background
ALT Single selfie with park and hall in the background
Hilarious #ItsComingHome – at Pancy-Courtecon, France
Change of volunteering venue today - Northampton Racecourse Junior parkrun, followed by a few shady miles afterwards #NorthamptonRacecourseJuniorParkrun @juniorparkrunUK – at Northampton, England
ALT In hi-vis with tree lined parkrun course in the background
Penultimate letter in my @parkrunUK A to Z today at @yorkparkrun. Looking forward to Zuiderpark in 3 weeks. Today’s highlight was being overtaken by a juggler! Good luck to him as he juggles his way round @Endure24uk this weekend - as if running on it’s own isn’t hard enough!
ALT Runner juggling 3 orange balls
ALT I’m standing in front of the York parkrun sign
15 miles today marking 1,000 miles of guiding Agata, including 4 marathons and an ultra. Always happy to give me advice, Agata told me to run faster as “slow is boring” 🦕
ALT Agata and I at the end of our run, both red faced but smiling.
Todays plan said ‘Easy 22 miles’.
I can confirm there is no such thing 😂. Volunteering at junior parkrun shaking bells was much more fun 😃 – at East Midlands, England
ALT Picture of me holding bells to shake with the reservoir of Daventry country park in the background and blue skies above.
Great visit to @maidenparkrun today - flat course with plenty of shade in the woods, perfect for these warm days. One of my fastest for a while but still 2 mins slower than my pb. #parkrun #maidenhead
ALT I’m pictured with the parkrun sign in the background
I’m far more productive when I work from home and yes, it provides a better work life balance. But I’m guessing Lord Sugar’s motivation here is more to do with his massive property empire potentially losing money if we no longer rent his offices, than it is about productivity.
In case anyone missed it, here are my thoughts on the current let's-all-work-from-home debate. In today's @DailyMailUK @MailOnline ⬇️
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Oh, what’s occurring? Guiding Sofie dressed as Spider-Man = ‘spider guider’ @Barryparkrun @parkrunUK
ALT Dressed in Spider-Man outfit with Sofie, visually impaired runner, blue skies and sea behind
ALT Spider-Man Wonder Woman and fellow runners before parkrun
Today’s parkrun, the ‘Q’ in my A to Z. Queen Elizabeth country park, proper hilly parkrun, now just need my V, Y, Z for the full set. @parkrunUK
ALT Standing in front of Queen Elizabeth parkrun sign
This was a great memory for us, on the 125 year birthday of Northampton Town FC, happy birthday to our local club, a real asset to the community and thank you for the fantastic support you’ve provided to my son Jake at a time when he really needed it. @ntfc
Favourite cobblers memory. Unforgettable moment, to be invited down to meet the players after my brain injury and to be taken out of hospital for the day! Thank you so much for everything!👞@ntfc @_Buchs @SamHoskins_14 #NTFC125
The irony that Farage, who believes nations should be able to control their own borders, is objecting to a nation controlling their own borders. 🤷♂️
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Following F1’s ‘let’s just decide the championship in the final lap’, should parkrun follow suit and insist everyone goes at the same pace as the tail walker until the last 100 metres before a big sprint finish? @parkrunUK – at West Haddon, England