Lara Patel
@larapatel.bsky.social
Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, Reading. Mum, trustee for Pause. Looking for a space to share learning & spread a bit of joy 😊views my own
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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.
Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.
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No one expects to need a food bank, especially at Christmas. 💚
We urgently need your help to provide emergency food, support and hope to people this winter.
Donate now 👉 bit.ly/4eOtESj #GivingTuesday
We urgently need your help to provide emergency food, support and hope to people this winter.
Donate now 👉 bit.ly/4eOtESj #GivingTuesday
December 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM
No one expects to need a food bank, especially at Christmas. 💚
We urgently need your help to provide emergency food, support and hope to people this winter.
Donate now 👉 bit.ly/4eOtESj #GivingTuesday
We urgently need your help to provide emergency food, support and hope to people this winter.
Donate now 👉 bit.ly/4eOtESj #GivingTuesday
What a privilege to introduce @drlisacherry.bsky.social today keynote speaker at our Brighter Futures for Children’s staff wellbeing conference. Set the tone perfectly with a focus on belonging, relationships, self & collective care. Soundtracked by @ricflomusic 🤩 Thank you! 💕
November 26, 2024 at 10:32 PM
What a privilege to introduce @drlisacherry.bsky.social today keynote speaker at our Brighter Futures for Children’s staff wellbeing conference. Set the tone perfectly with a focus on belonging, relationships, self & collective care. Soundtracked by @ricflomusic 🤩 Thank you! 💕
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What Jim said 🎁 🎄Free Loaves on Fridays is the gift that keeps on giving long beyond Christmas Day, containing stories, poems & letters from 100 care-experienced children and adults.
Proceeds to Article 39 & The Together Trust.
unbound.com/books/free-loa…
Proceeds to Article 39 & The Together Trust.
unbound.com/books/free-loa…
November 21, 2024 at 8:48 PM
What Jim said 🎁 🎄Free Loaves on Fridays is the gift that keeps on giving long beyond Christmas Day, containing stories, poems & letters from 100 care-experienced children and adults.
Proceeds to Article 39 & The Together Trust.
unbound.com/books/free-loa…
Proceeds to Article 39 & The Together Trust.
unbound.com/books/free-loa…
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Benjamin Zephaniah "If you didn't have troublemakers, most women wouldn't have the right to vote, a black person wouldn't be talking to a white person and I'd be back in slavery. We need troublemakers to challenge the establishment. I want to be one of those people."
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Benjamin Zephaniah "If you didn't have troublemakers, most women wouldn't have the right to vote, a black person wouldn't be talking to a white person and I'd be back in slavery. We need troublemakers to challenge the establishment. I want to be one of those people."