Raf
@bocciaraf.bsky.social
#boccia athlete, bereaved parent, #openuniversity biology student, cat dad, #discworld fan
This weekend, spent not playing but being a #bocciawatcher as 4 @stockportboccia.org.uk athletes - two aged just 11 and 12 - went to Boccia England Heathcoat Cup finals. Great work from all 4; the youngest each came home with gold 🥇 and are the youngest ever Heathcoat champions in their classes.
April 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This weekend, spent not playing but being a #bocciawatcher as 4 @stockportboccia.org.uk athletes - two aged just 11 and 12 - went to Boccia England Heathcoat Cup finals. Great work from all 4; the youngest each came home with gold 🥇 and are the youngest ever Heathcoat champions in their classes.
Terribly proud to win BC3 gold alongside the wonderful @dje-uk.bsky.social at the Boccia UK Challenger held in Antrim by Disability Sport Northern Ireland last weekend. Thank you DSNI for hosting a superb competition as always.
March 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Terribly proud to win BC3 gold alongside the wonderful @dje-uk.bsky.social at the Boccia UK Challenger held in Antrim by Disability Sport Northern Ireland last weekend. Thank you DSNI for hosting a superb competition as always.
A sleepy week after one heck of a #boccia #BocciaEngland competition weekend. Another second place for @dje-uk.bsky.social and me, and a whole collection of amazing results for the 5 talented athletes I coach - two gold medals, a silver, and two lifetime best results. Immensely proud coach here!
January 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A sleepy week after one heck of a #boccia #BocciaEngland competition weekend. Another second place for @dje-uk.bsky.social and me, and a whole collection of amazing results for the 5 talented athletes I coach - two gold medals, a silver, and two lifetime best results. Immensely proud coach here!
Lovely cosy training facility today (not a phrase I use often; draughty sports halls are the norm!) at Manchester University today, the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme delivery hub. #boccia
December 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Lovely cosy training facility today (not a phrase I use often; draughty sports halls are the norm!) at Manchester University today, the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme delivery hub. #boccia
Swan Lake at the Lowry last night. Moving, witty, brilliantly executed. 🦢🫅🏼🏳️🌈🥰💔
November 30, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Swan Lake at the Lowry last night. Moving, witty, brilliantly executed. 🦢🫅🏼🏳️🌈🥰💔
Attending an Open University @oulibrary.bsky.social lunchtime seminar. On… food-borne pathogens. Lovely. Pass the gravy! 🦠🔬 #SK320 Human Health and infectious disease
November 19, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Attending an Open University @oulibrary.bsky.social lunchtime seminar. On… food-borne pathogens. Lovely. Pass the gravy! 🦠🔬 #SK320 Human Health and infectious disease
Tough day at the UK national boccia championships today. An exceptionally, unusually hard pool draw: the highest-ranked UK international player and the TWO highest ranked English (non-international) players all in one pool. To progress I’d have needed to win at least one match, even just by a point…
November 16, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Tough day at the UK national boccia championships today. An exceptionally, unusually hard pool draw: the highest-ranked UK international player and the TWO highest ranked English (non-international) players all in one pool. To progress I’d have needed to win at least one match, even just by a point…
@nedboulting.bsky.social aha, hello Ned!
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
@nedboulting.bsky.social aha, hello Ned!
Daphne is of course the Best Cat. She’s very nearly 18 and a half so she’s had a lot of practice at getting comfy.
November 13, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Daphne is of course the Best Cat. She’s very nearly 18 and a half so she’s had a lot of practice at getting comfy.
Strength and conditioning session today - funded and supported by TASS, the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. S&C is very individual for boccia athletes, as we are often very physically different from each other. I alternate weeks working on neck strength and coordination, proprioception etc.
November 12, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Strength and conditioning session today - funded and supported by TASS, the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. S&C is very individual for boccia athletes, as we are often very physically different from each other. I alternate weeks working on neck strength and coordination, proprioception etc.
Gloucester this weekend for the first England National Championships qualifier of the season. Bittersweet result; a silver medal is an excellent result but oh so narrowly losing the gold is never not going to be frustrating. @dje-uk.bsky.social was wonderful, as always. ❤️
November 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Gloucester this weekend for the first England National Championships qualifier of the season. Bittersweet result; a silver medal is an excellent result but oh so narrowly losing the gold is never not going to be frustrating. @dje-uk.bsky.social was wonderful, as always. ❤️
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GNU Janey Godley. Mind how you go.
RIP Janey Godley. She’s going to be missed like crazy by so many. She was one voice on Twitter that made sense and kept everyone buoyed amidst the binfire. 💔
November 2, 2024 at 10:13 AM
GNU Janey Godley. Mind how you go.
It is SO GOOD to see Station South - utterly lovely Levenshulme community venue which does truly excellent Sunday roasts - so full of happy people enjoying tasty food. Alas, we should have booked. Takeaway it is!
October 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
It is SO GOOD to see Station South - utterly lovely Levenshulme community venue which does truly excellent Sunday roasts - so full of happy people enjoying tasty food. Alas, we should have booked. Takeaway it is!
Actual lol. How very millennial of me.
I know ‘kids say the funniest things’ is one of the most well worn tropes on here, but the 3 year old has just, for some reason, started calling crocodiles ‘FUCKADILE’ and I’m sorry but that is what they will be known as for the rest of time.
October 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Actual lol. How very millennial of me.
I’m listening to #RaisingSteam. Richard Coyle really is a fantastic narrator. It’ll be a wrench when I run out of new Discworld audiobooks to listen to…
October 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I’m listening to #RaisingSteam. Richard Coyle really is a fantastic narrator. It’ll be a wrench when I run out of new Discworld audiobooks to listen to…
Attending an #OpenUniversity lunchtime seminar on Ebola. Sad, scary and incredibly important to support healthcare systems everywhere, in order to be safe anywhere.
October 24, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Attending an #OpenUniversity lunchtime seminar on Ebola. Sad, scary and incredibly important to support healthcare systems everywhere, in order to be safe anywhere.
Training, TASS induction, cat on knee, movie. Nice day.
October 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Training, TASS induction, cat on knee, movie. Nice day.
