Sarah Hacker
@sarahhackerrdg.bsky.social
Charity worker, Battle Ward indy Cllr, chair Cultural Education P'ship, Trustee Reading Pride & Unite activist. Living with ADHD, fibromyalgia, CFS, and arthritis. Love reading, ballet, swimming, archaeology, walker, sewist & gardener. Reading UK.
Bleurgh - CFS crash, and I could fall asleep right now, but I want to sew. I have yoga later, too, which helps my CFS, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. Grumble.
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bleurgh - CFS crash, and I could fall asleep right now, but I want to sew. I have yoga later, too, which helps my CFS, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. Grumble.
I've been a little quiet on here. I blame a chest infection that I've had for over a month and a bathroom refurbishment. I'm all used up with very little battery left. I've not sewed for weeks 😢. What's everyone else up to? #rdguk
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I've been a little quiet on here. I blame a chest infection that I've had for over a month and a bathroom refurbishment. I'm all used up with very little battery left. I've not sewed for weeks 😢. What's everyone else up to? #rdguk
Woo hoo. One of my favourite tv programmes is back. Digging for Britain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social . I usually end up with a list of places I'd like to visit, and this time, I've actually had a go at archaeology at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Cookham Field School! #DiggingforBritain
January 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Woo hoo. One of my favourite tv programmes is back. Digging for Britain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social . I usually end up with a list of places I'd like to visit, and this time, I've actually had a go at archaeology at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Cookham Field School! #DiggingforBritain
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Something to brighten up the dark evenings in the New Year! Brand new #DiggingForBritain - packed full of incredible new discoveries!
December 15, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Something to brighten up the dark evenings in the New Year! Brand new #DiggingForBritain - packed full of incredible new discoveries!
In February this year, I lost a marvellous friend who adored Christmas. I feel like I have inherited a little of her Christmas spirit, and I'm feeling particularly Christmassy this year. Lissy, you are loved and missed.
December 13, 2024 at 10:53 PM
In February this year, I lost a marvellous friend who adored Christmas. I feel like I have inherited a little of her Christmas spirit, and I'm feeling particularly Christmassy this year. Lissy, you are loved and missed.
Aw, just like the olden days when I went clubbing. You'd take a disposable camera if you could be bothered & most photos were blurry or messy 🤣 Much more fun no pressure to be Instagram ready.
BBC News - Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor?
A new nightclub is opening and introducing a strict no phones on the dancefloor policy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Aw, just like the olden days when I went clubbing. You'd take a disposable camera if you could be bothered & most photos were blurry or messy 🤣 Much more fun no pressure to be Instagram ready.
BBC News - Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here are my most recent reads- Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor (💕🐋), The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet (😵🩸😲), and next up is Hexy B✨️tch by Daisy May Cooper. I have varied tastes! What have you enjoyed recently? #booksky #betweenthecovers #rdguk
December 5, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Here are my most recent reads- Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor (💕🐋), The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet (😵🩸😲), and next up is Hexy B✨️tch by Daisy May Cooper. I have varied tastes! What have you enjoyed recently? #booksky #betweenthecovers #rdguk
I went on a Reclaim the Night March this evening, campaigning for women's safety. Before we even got going, a man walked past shouting, "Feminists suck," and we were heckled by boys who appeared to be as young at 12/13. There's a lot still to do. #reclaimthenight #rdguk
November 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I went on a Reclaim the Night March this evening, campaigning for women's safety. Before we even got going, a man walked past shouting, "Feminists suck," and we were heckled by boys who appeared to be as young at 12/13. There's a lot still to do. #reclaimthenight #rdguk
My eldest son's school is offering mine pies and non-alcoholic mulled wine after their Christmas service. To me, that is more of a con than a pro. I like neither. I once judged a mince pie competition in my capacity as a councillor, a real demonstration of my commitment to public service. 🤢
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
My eldest son's school is offering mine pies and non-alcoholic mulled wine after their Christmas service. To me, that is more of a con than a pro. I like neither. I once judged a mince pie competition in my capacity as a councillor, a real demonstration of my commitment to public service. 🤢
I'd just like to welcome the brilliant charity I work for @pactcharity.bsky.social . Please give them a follow.
www.pactcharity.org #charity #rdguk
www.pactcharity.org #charity #rdguk
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November 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM
I'd just like to welcome the brilliant charity I work for @pactcharity.bsky.social . Please give them a follow.
www.pactcharity.org #charity #rdguk
www.pactcharity.org #charity #rdguk
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Just watched this shocking report on BBC News - this requires immediate action from Government .
And no prosecutions – a sick joke !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And no prosecutions – a sick joke !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Just watched this shocking report on BBC News - this requires immediate action from Government .
And no prosecutions – a sick joke !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And no prosecutions – a sick joke !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
One of my favourite things is having a go at different crafts. Last night, I made a wrapped rope bowl at Reading Sewing Bee, which was great fun but required quite a lot of concentration. #artsandcrafts #craft #rdguk
November 27, 2024 at 8:28 AM
One of my favourite things is having a go at different crafts. Last night, I made a wrapped rope bowl at Reading Sewing Bee, which was great fun but required quite a lot of concentration. #artsandcrafts #craft #rdguk
I've just tethered the bins to the fence. #stormbert
November 23, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I've just tethered the bins to the fence. #stormbert
Loved the Sambathon on Strictly today. It's quite a different skill set to dance competitively in a group like that. Fab-u-lous!
November 23, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Loved the Sambathon on Strictly today. It's quite a different skill set to dance competitively in a group like that. Fab-u-lous!
Anyone else expecting this storm to turn up with a bad cockney accent?
BBC News - Storm Bert: Weather warnings in place for high winds, snow and rain - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Storm Bert: Weather warnings in place for high winds, snow and rain - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Storm Bert: Weather warnings in place for high winds, snow and rain
Meteorologists forecast multiple weather hazards across the UK over the weekend due to the Atlantic storm.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Anyone else expecting this storm to turn up with a bad cockney accent?
BBC News - Storm Bert: Weather warnings in place for high winds, snow and rain - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Storm Bert: Weather warnings in place for high winds, snow and rain - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm a very keen walker, having really got into it during lockdown. Today's walk was about 7km with the fabulous Walk Works starting and ending at The Henley Distillery (with a cheeky gin purchase on the way home).
November 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM
I'm a very keen walker, having really got into it during lockdown. Today's walk was about 7km with the fabulous Walk Works starting and ending at The Henley Distillery (with a cheeky gin purchase on the way home).
I had a go at Rebel Ballet today with plies to Abba and a dance to Queen. It was rather good fun! I was, as always, very conscious of the awful noise my knees make, though. Can you get knee mufflers?
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I had a go at Rebel Ballet today with plies to Abba and a dance to Queen. It was rather good fun! I was, as always, very conscious of the awful noise my knees make, though. Can you get knee mufflers?
Great to see the fabulous MERL on here.
Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social starter pack, my following feed now has lovely buffer posts between the firehose-of-news posts. Highly recommend if you need some little breaks while scrolling.
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go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
November 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Great to see the fabulous MERL on here.
Reposted by Sarah Hacker
Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty a shocking new report has found - a record 36%, or 5.2 million children are now in deprivation
Child poverty is the big issue of our time. We have got to end it
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Child poverty is the big issue of our time. We have got to end it
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty a shocking new report has found - a record 36%, or 5.2 million children are now in deprivation
Child poverty is the big issue of our time. We have got to end it
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Child poverty is the big issue of our time. We have got to end it
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
100% need this. I think I had it the first time round.
www.hobbycraft.co.uk/fuzzy-felt-b... #balletsky
www.hobbycraft.co.uk/fuzzy-felt-b... #balletsky
Buy Fuzzy-Felt Ballet for GBP 12.00 | Hobbycraft UK
Buy Fuzzy-Felt Ballet at Hobbycraft UK.
www.hobbycraft.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 10:01 PM
100% need this. I think I had it the first time round.
www.hobbycraft.co.uk/fuzzy-felt-b... #balletsky
www.hobbycraft.co.uk/fuzzy-felt-b... #balletsky
Dear Bluesky folks, here's a lovely picture of me and my Dad. Both of us have been Mayor of Reading. I'm super proud of this fact. 😊 Do you have a picture that makes you proud? #proudpics
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Dear Bluesky folks, here's a lovely picture of me and my Dad. Both of us have been Mayor of Reading. I'm super proud of this fact. 😊 Do you have a picture that makes you proud? #proudpics
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Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them we wouldn’t have
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them we wouldn’t have
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
tuc.org.uk/joinunion
I don't think anything can prepare you for being a parent to a premature baby. I had a few days to prepare, but my youngest son's birth at 30 +4 was still a shock. It was a traumatic crash c-section with beeps, rushing, and a general anaesthetic for me. ##worldprematurityday
November 17, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I don't think anything can prepare you for being a parent to a premature baby. I had a few days to prepare, but my youngest son's birth at 30 +4 was still a shock. It was a traumatic crash c-section with beeps, rushing, and a general anaesthetic for me. ##worldprematurityday
Loving Strictly this evening. The Pet Shop Boys then a touch of Rich Man's Frug and Kylie, all of whom I adore.
youtu.be/zuCgGm4i5-8?...
youtu.be/zuCgGm4i5-8?...
Bob Fosse. Sweet Charity, 1969. Rich Man's Frug.
YouTube video by Andrew Choreographer
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November 16, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Loving Strictly this evening. The Pet Shop Boys then a touch of Rich Man's Frug and Kylie, all of whom I adore.
youtu.be/zuCgGm4i5-8?...
youtu.be/zuCgGm4i5-8?...