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Ben Swart
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Partnerships Philanthropy & Storytelling | International speaker, trainer, coach | Spurs | proud to work at Brightspot and be a trustee at ASOS Foundation. Former NSPCC.

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Looking for these gave me a lot of joy. Thanks Marc.
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A five year old will take one weekend of cartoons to watch ten McDonald’s adverts.

That same five year old will be applying for their drivers licence by the time they watch ten healthy food adverts.

An excellent (replicable) way of turning $2million v $750million into a sticky statistic.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Autumn in London. A city that’s both shinier and greener than you realise.
A dynamic perspective shot in Canary Wharf focusing on a colorful, vertically striped cylindrical art installation reflected in a long, dark pool of water, flanked by modern commercial walkways. A centered view of a thick, vertical public art sculpture in Canary Wharf, painted with many vibrant horizontal rainbow stripes, reflected in the wet, black ground below. The entrance to the Elizabeth Line is visible in the background. A close-up, low-angle shot of a cluster of small, delicate light-brown mushrooms growing out of a mossy, textured log in Lesnes Abbey Wood’s. A path through Lesnes Abbey Woods covered in a thick layer of brown autumn leaves. A person and two children in coats walk away from the camera into the dense woodland.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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You’re so right about the smell.

We noticed how much fun could be had out there, trying to catch falling leaves on a walk in the woods. The kids love it.

This is Lesnes Abbey Woods in South East London.
A family walk through autumn leaves in a woods. With different shades of green and gold on the trees.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Don’t get excited.
Don’t get excited.
Dont get excited.

Also me…
The cover shot of Netflix ‘Sunderland Till I Die’.
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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It’s VdV time…
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Severndroog castle and farmers market. Resplendent today.

The view from the top is extraordinary, I love the bucket of free to use binoculars to help make the most of it.

#SE18 at its finest.
High-angle, aerial view of a small market in the woods, with colorful tents and people gathered along a winding path, surrounded by autumnal trees. The photo is taken from a high vantage point, identified as the top of Severndroog Castle in southeast London Wide panoramic view of the London skyline, taken from a high vantage point, identified as the top of Severndroog Castle. The city's skyscrapers, including The Shard and Canary Wharf towers, stretch across the horizon beneath a cloudy sky, with autumnal trees in the foreground. View through a tall, dark, arched, multi-paned Gothic window looking out over autumn trees and a colorful market below. The sky outside is blue with white clouds. Ground-level view of an outdoor market with pop-up tents and people on a wooded path. Severndroog Castle, a gray, Gothic-style tower, rises in the background amidst autumn foliage. A sign with a map is visible in the foreground, and a person is walking a dog on the right.
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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But if they said you’d be below Bournemouth and the same points as Sunderland. You’d be fuming 😂
October 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Autumn in Greenwich Park. Love it.
A panoramic, high-angle view looking down over the expansive, slightly sloping grounds of Greenwich Park with the Canary Wharf skyline in the distance. In the foreground is a patch of green grass on a hill. Below, the Queen's House, a white classical building, is clearly visible at the base of the hill, leading to a long, wide green space. Beyond the park and buildings, the modern skyscrapers of the Canary Wharf financial district rise dramatically under a light grey, overcast sky. Scattered people are walking on the grass and paths below. A full-length vertical photo showing a park scene in the autumn. The foreground is a patch of asphalt path, which transitions to a wide area of bright orange and brown fallen leaves blanketing the grass. Overhead, the branches of large trees with some remaining, mostly brown, leaves frame the top of the image against a grey, cloudy sky. In the middle-ground, a person in a dark blue jacket is bent down, appearing to interact with a small white dog on the grassy patch between the leaves and a line of colorful autumn trees. A landscape photo of a wide, open grassy area in a park under a cloudy, grey sky. The foreground has patches of scattered, dry brown leaves on the green grass. Bare and partially leaved tree branches hang down from the top, framing the view. In the distance, a light-colored bandstand is visible to the left, surrounded by a line of trees showing yellow and green autumn foliage.
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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One for #FundraisingBlueSky. Give a supporter of your charity some joy today. You won’t regret it.
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Worryingly easy to stop us scoring. Then do the bare minimum and you’ll come away with something…
October 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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👀
Another chance for Morgan Gibbs-White but the Forest skipper hooks it over from close range. Only Eberechi Eze (17) has had more shots without scoring in the Premier League this season than Morgan Gibbs-White (16).
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Beat the sun this morning at the resplendent St Pancras Station. Hermanos coffee in hand. I’m a happy man on my way to work with a wonderful charity.
A London street scene before dawn, showing the illuminated Victorian architecture of the Great Northern Hotel and the St Pancras clock tower. The cobblestone street curves past a queue of black taxis and a prominent yellow streetlamp.
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Well, @jamiesmart.bsky.social was a lot of fun. Still laughing at the bum in a bush. Thanks Jamie and team. The kids loved it.
Jamie smart on stage with a live drawing behind him Jamie smart on stage in the beautiful union chaoel A photo of a child drawing
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Thank you @positive.news.web.brid.gy for another outstanding issue. Full of joy and hope. Marvelling at species back from the brink of extinction, ways to combat dementia, and in tears reading about the Palestinian and Israeli peace project. The perfect antidote to the normal media.
Image Description: Magazine Cover A young man is featured on the cover of Positive.News magazine. He is standing outdoors in front of a large, dark-green corrugated garage door. He's wearing glasses, a plain white T-shirt, and dark blue jeans. He's holding a cello, which is positioned upright in front of him, and a bow in his right hand. The cello is a rich, reddish-brown wood tone. The magazine title Positive.News is in large yellow letters at the top. The cover story headline reads "SOUND FUTURES" in large white text, followed by the subheading: "The grassroots projects tuning up the next generation of musicians". The issue number and date, "Issue 123. Oct - Dec 2025", are visible on the lower left side.
October 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Outstanding Spurs evening with some unbelievable legends.

Graham Roberts
Ossie Ardiles
Aaron Lennon
Glen Hoddle
Lesley King.

Tasty team that.

Every second packed a punch. Some heartwarming memories, hilarious stories, and a huge sense of pride. Loved it.
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Morning from #SE18
A photograph of sunrise over Plumstead Common, London. The sun is just peeking over the horizon, casting orange and yellow light onto the clouds, while the foreground shows a dark green, open field framed by the dark silhouettes of mature trees. A photograph of a straight London residential street at sunrise. The early morning light shines directly down the road, which is flanked by classic Victorian terraced houses and numerous parked cars.
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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My family WhatsApp. On the holiest day of the year.
Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. Our Shul was in lockdown as a result and we only found out what happened piece meal through other people as phone and tv off today... 21:30 When we got to the overflow shul it was deserted apart from one woman who tried to get in and couldn't. Then a security man came along in a car and told us to disperse because it had gone into lockdown because of an incident in Manchester. I believe most other shuls went into lockdown at the same time. Mid morning. Please look after yourself and be careful. X. 22:18
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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A stunner this morning. Love it.
a vivid orange and pink sunset or sunrise over a residential street. The sky features a brilliant band of deep orange and red along the horizon, fading up to a soft lavender and pale blue at the top. The foreground is dominated on the left by the dark silhouette of a large, leafy tree. Below, a row of two-story brick terraced houses with white-framed windows is visible, with two parked cars on the street in front of them. The right side of the frame is bordered by a close-up of a brick wall.
October 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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A few snaps from last nights ASOS foundation gala dinner. Awesome evening raising money and celebrating the impact of our work. Uber proud.
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Shona Tova. This time of year always gets me thinking. There’s something beautiful about time spent with family and friends thinking about rituals passed down.

Here’s a photo of my favourite challah bread. Just because.
A close up photo of a challa. Platted load with seeds on it.
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Possibly inspired by @noscoredraws.com we’ve got a game of ‘badly drawn bottle’ on the go. Pick a bottle, beer, anything really, in the pub. Draw it quickly. Can we guess?

September 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Sent a message about what #London means to me. Felt like it was apt to share it now. Make your house, neighbour, street, community somewhere that helps others feel Loved & Wanted.
It's interesting because the history of London to me means inclusivity, acceptance, pride, and patriotism. Half my family came to London in the late 1800's, the other half stayed in Amsterdam. The Dutch side did not make it past 1943, an entire family line was wiped out. As far as l'm concerned, London is the best place to celebrate the history of this country. Jubilees, sport, culture, art, community, the NHS!! We have always been a country built on the power of our diversity. And our collective pride in what this country has achieved. I believe London is the best example of that. And this street is the best example of London. A group of people watch football in a street. People on chairs watching football in the street. A big street party with about 100 people playing in the street.
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Beautiful evening cycle. Got to get them in while we can. Autumn is coming!
A young child on a red bike rides away from the camera down a path in Woolwich Common in south east London. The child wears a black helmet and a dark blue jacket. The path is bordered by tall, dry grass and bushes. In the distance, a group of buildings can be seen on the far left. The sky is bright blue with scattered clouds. A red bike lies on its side on a gravel path that cuts through a grassy field. On the right, a line of trees and bushes runs alongside the path. In the background, there are more trees and a wide expanse of grassy field under a partly cloudy blue sky.
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I think it’s the clubs responsibility to create the environment, culture, and coaching to help him thrive. Yes that’s really hard with so much change.

I love watching him play at his best and want to see it brought out more.

Maybe TF can read one of my favourite books to unlock Biss.
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM