Noreen Blanluet (she/they)
@noreenblanluet.bsky.social
https://noreen.wales 🇫🇷 🏴 🏳️🌈
Facilitator, trainer, consultant, mediator. Working with public services. How do we build / repair relationships, engage in dialogue, and work together in complexity?
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Also at @noreenblanluet@toot.wales.
Facilitator, trainer, consultant, mediator. Working with public services. How do we build / repair relationships, engage in dialogue, and work together in complexity?
No DMs, @ me.
Also at @noreenblanluet@toot.wales.
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Happy birthday KV!
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy birthday KV!
Last week's weeknotes which I wrote and forgot to share because my weekend was so chilled I turned into a potato and forgot half of everything. (It was nice.)
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Weeknotes 20 – Noreen Blanluet
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November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last week's weeknotes which I wrote and forgot to share because my weekend was so chilled I turned into a potato and forgot half of everything. (It was nice.)
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noreen.wales/weeknotes-20...
This week's weeknotes (#18 - lots of delivery this week) and reading (#10 - including the GREAT workshop outline for telling the story of your project or case study in an engaging way, via the medium of The Tiger Who Came For Tea - hat tip to Sam Villis).
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noreen.wales/blog/
Blog – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
October 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This week's weeknotes (#18 - lots of delivery this week) and reading (#10 - including the GREAT workshop outline for telling the story of your project or case study in an engaging way, via the medium of The Tiger Who Came For Tea - hat tip to Sam Villis).
noreen.wales/blog/
noreen.wales/blog/
Some further thoughts about measuring relationships (or actually not!) further to the excellent @rshipsproject.bsky.social discussion today on Relational Readiness.
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Measuring (not) relationships – Noreen Blanluet
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October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Some further thoughts about measuring relationships (or actually not!) further to the excellent @rshipsproject.bsky.social discussion today on Relational Readiness.
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Weeknotes from a tough week. noreen.wales/weeknotes-17...
Weeknotes 17 – Noreen Blanluet
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October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Weeknotes from a tough week. noreen.wales/weeknotes-17...
I just read another of the folder of links that I saved "for later" ages ago. Stuff about nature affecting our sense of time, a moving photo project called "Leaving and Waving", and the best tiny zine ever. Also some work articles and stuff.
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noreen.wales/reading-9/
Reading 9 – Noreen Blanluet
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October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I just read another of the folder of links that I saved "for later" ages ago. Stuff about nature affecting our sense of time, a moving photo project called "Leaving and Waving", and the best tiny zine ever. Also some work articles and stuff.
noreen.wales/reading-9/
noreen.wales/reading-9/
This week's weeknotes contain croissants 🥐 and cakes 🍰 but also quite a lot more work than I realised until I wrote up my weeknotes. Oh yeah, that's why I write weeknotes.
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Weeknotes 16 – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
October 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This week's weeknotes contain croissants 🥐 and cakes 🍰 but also quite a lot more work than I realised until I wrote up my weeknotes. Oh yeah, that's why I write weeknotes.
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I don't believe that "few seem to care" about the near-annihilation of youth clubs. It's one of the issues I hear people caring about passionately every day. I can believe that few with the political power to effect large-scale change care enough to use it. But many people care very deeply indeed.
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris
These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I don't believe that "few seem to care" about the near-annihilation of youth clubs. It's one of the issues I hear people caring about passionately every day. I can believe that few with the political power to effect large-scale change care enough to use it. But many people care very deeply indeed.
Weeknotes #15 - it's been an emotional roller coaster of a week and I have nevertheless achieved to Do Some Work so yay me!
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Weeknotes 15 – Noreen Blanluet
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October 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Weeknotes #15 - it's been an emotional roller coaster of a week and I have nevertheless achieved to Do Some Work so yay me!
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Latest weeknotes (#14) and reading (#8). Nice light-hearted icebreaker game of INTENSE rock-paper-scissors found in the reading this week.
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noreen.wales/blog/
Blog – Noreen Blanluet
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September 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Latest weeknotes (#14) and reading (#8). Nice light-hearted icebreaker game of INTENSE rock-paper-scissors found in the reading this week.
noreen.wales/blog/
noreen.wales/blog/
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It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already…
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already…
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Weeknotes for last week, a bit late because mainly this weekend I was finishing a Big Report Of Doom. (Tis done now.)
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Weeknotes 13 – Noreen Blanluet
A bit late because I was finishing a project report this weekend, and it was easier to have a single focus on that until it was done.
noreen.wales
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Weeknotes for last week, a bit late because mainly this weekend I was finishing a Big Report Of Doom. (Tis done now.)
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noreen.wales/weeknotes-13...
@colossive.com Thought you might like to know I have been sporting your colours today. 😃
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@colossive.com Thought you might like to know I have been sporting your colours today. 😃
Summer's over, back to school, back on my regular weekly schedule of weeknotes (#12) and reading my backlog of saved links (#7).
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noreen.wales/blog/
Blog – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
September 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Summer's over, back to school, back on my regular weekly schedule of weeknotes (#12) and reading my backlog of saved links (#7).
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noreen.wales/blog/
A mini weeknote from last week since I wasn't actually in work but I was on my cruise holiday. Some reflections on the experience. noreen.wales/weeknotes-11...
Weeknotes 11 (mini) – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
September 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A mini weeknote from last week since I wasn't actually in work but I was on my cruise holiday. Some reflections on the experience. noreen.wales/weeknotes-11...
Weeknotes 10: noreen.wales/weeknotes-10...
In which I don't achieve much because I'm way too excited about going on holiday tomorrow.
In which I don't achieve much because I'm way too excited about going on holiday tomorrow.
Weeknotes 10 – Noreen Blanluet
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August 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Weeknotes 10: noreen.wales/weeknotes-10...
In which I don't achieve much because I'm way too excited about going on holiday tomorrow.
In which I don't achieve much because I'm way too excited about going on holiday tomorrow.
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Literature Wales is inviting applications from fiction writers looking to develop their skills for a free-of-charge 5-day residency - they are looking for fiction writers who are under-represented within the publishing scene in Wales www.literaturewales.org/lw-news/appl...
Apply Now: A new opportunity for emerging fiction writers - Literature Wales
www.literaturewales.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Literature Wales is inviting applications from fiction writers looking to develop their skills for a free-of-charge 5-day residency - they are looking for fiction writers who are under-represented within the publishing scene in Wales www.literaturewales.org/lw-news/appl...
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Sometimes we all need a little word of encouragement.
August 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Sometimes we all need a little word of encouragement.
Weeknotes for last week (it's still officially the week-end, just about, right?). Contains Kids Say The Darnedest Things 😀
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Weeknotes 9 – Noreen Blanluet
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August 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Weeknotes for last week (it's still officially the week-end, just about, right?). Contains Kids Say The Darnedest Things 😀
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noreen.wales/weeknotes-9-...
This week's weeknotes (#8) and reading (#6) - I'd say don't bother with the reading, it was very slim pickings. This week had some pretty good stuff in it tho! noreen.wales/blog/
Blog – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This week's weeknotes (#8) and reading (#6) - I'd say don't bother with the reading, it was very slim pickings. This week had some pretty good stuff in it tho! noreen.wales/blog/
I continue my little experiment with weeknotes (week 7) and reading my pile of bookmarked pages (week 5).
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noreen.wales/blog/
Blog – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
August 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I continue my little experiment with weeknotes (week 7) and reading my pile of bookmarked pages (week 5).
noreen.wales/blog/
noreen.wales/blog/
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Morning all. We're looking for a freelancer to produce a research report on the best examples of local news funders from outside the UK. 🌍 🗞️ 📈 20 days, £250/day. Do share with anyone you think might be keen: tiny.cc/PINFfreelance
August 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Morning all. We're looking for a freelancer to produce a research report on the best examples of local news funders from outside the UK. 🌍 🗞️ 📈 20 days, £250/day. Do share with anyone you think might be keen: tiny.cc/PINFfreelance
Belated and retroactive weeknotes (for last week), because of being away at the Eisteddfod at the weekend (more details inside):
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Weeknotes 6 – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Belated and retroactive weeknotes (for last week), because of being away at the Eisteddfod at the weekend (more details inside):
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noreen.wales/weeknotes-6-...
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Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
Weeknote! Features ospreys.
No reading of bookmarks this week because I've been on jaunts (including to see the ospreys) and less at my desk.
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No reading of bookmarks this week because I've been on jaunts (including to see the ospreys) and less at my desk.
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Weeknotes 5 – Noreen Blanluet
noreen.wales
July 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Weeknote! Features ospreys.
No reading of bookmarks this week because I've been on jaunts (including to see the ospreys) and less at my desk.
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No reading of bookmarks this week because I've been on jaunts (including to see the ospreys) and less at my desk.
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