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Lucy Caldicott
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Former lots of things: charity chief exec, Lambeth Labour cabinet member, Chief of Staff to WM Mayor

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Politics, health, reading, gardening, walking, buses, music, cake, UTV, #DuranLive 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📍Birmingham.
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This week’s newsletter is now out and it’s all about making the business case for joy 🌻

www.changeout.org/the-business...
A bright yellow sunflower fills the frame. There is grass, a hedge and trees beyond
August 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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In this week’s newsletter I look at leadership in complexity where beliefs are sometimes held as being in opposition and where people are seeking black and white, not grey.

The important thing is to lead with inspiration and trust and try to find the common ground.

Have a good weekend
August 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Happy Friday!

This week’s newsletter is now OUT looking at why strategies should be kept simple, making wills and a mass Wuther.

Oh, and couldn’t resist mentioning the Lionesses again ❤️

Have a great weekend!

www.changeout.org/keeping-it-s...

#linkinbio #strategy #leadership
August 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Great to join the @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org demo in Moseley this morning. Thank you to everyone for coming.

Constant red light jumping while we were there which underlines what a dangerous junction this is.
A group of people holding placards with road safety slogans such as: Speeding Kills, Take it slow, No more deaths on our roads. Houses and road signs and shops beyond A group of people on a pavement holding placards with road safety slogans such as: Speeding Kills, Take it slow, No more deaths on our roads. A woman holding a sign which reads take it slow and a man with a sign which reads Speeding kills and a bicycle stand beside a road junction. Houses and cars are beyond them A woman with a sign which reads Stop! Cats around. She has pictures of cats on her bag
July 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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“I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that’s OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.”

RIP Ozzy

#utv
Two people walking away down a street. Both are wearing black T shirts and dark shorts. The T shirt of the person on the left reads “Ozzy” in white letters with “up the villa” beneath and Ozzy Osbourne’s face also in white Bunches of flowers cover a bench on a bridge with cut out figures of four men on it. The railing behind has a sign which reads Black Sabbath bridge A mural of a man’s face in purple and black. There are bunches of flowers below. The signature Ozzy can be seen on the wall to the left in white with a clear plastic cover A photograph of Ozzy Osbourne on an electric billboard. It reads RIP 1948-2025 on white letters
July 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Good to represent @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org on Midlands Today yesterday.

Thank you to the BBC for dedicating the whole programme to road danger and Birmingham City Council’s road safety emergency.
A screenshot of TV footage. The image shows a woman with short hair and glasses wearing a white top. She is standing in front of a railing along a road. There are cars and trees and houses beyond. The caption reads: Lucy Caldicott Better Streets Birmingham BBC Midlands today A woman with short hair and glasses is standing facing a woman with long dark hair who is facing away from the camera. There is camera equipment visible. There is a railing, a road, trees and a block of flats beyond A woman with short hair and glasses is standing facing a woman with long dark hair who is facing away from the camera. There is camera equipment visible. There is a railing, a road, trees and houses beyond A woman with short hair and glasses is standing facing a woman with long dark hair who is facing away from the camera. There is camera equipment visible. There is a railing, a road, trees and a block of flats beyond
July 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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This week’s newsletter is about the importance of local democracy.

I think that if people understood better how to make contact with local politicians and how to make change happen it would help rebuild trust in democracy.

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to like and subscribe! 👍✅
July 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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I do enjoy an exuberant parklet occupying a car parking space and paid for with govt funding 🌱#exeter
A painted planter along a roadway with the word EXETER written in white against multicoloured graphic backdrop. The planter is filled with plants. There are trees and building beyond The side of a wooden blue painted planter along a roadway with wooden table and seating A planter filled with plants. With rows of seating
July 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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This week’s newsletter brought to you from sunny Digbeth.

I look at how important it is to remain curious, no matter how important you are, or how much you think you know.

Happy Friday, folks!

#leadership
June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I even did a promo clip in case you want to see my looming face.

Happy weekend folks
June 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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A brilliant day marching at Birmingham Pride with Villa and Proud yesterday! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A white woman with short hair and glasses in front of a landrover with banners reading Villa and Proud in white text on claret background with a lion. She has claret and blue face paint and there are rainbow progress flags A group of people with claret and blue and progress flags stand in front of a banner which reads “no pride for some of us without liberation for all of us” Marsha P Johnson The back of a white T shirt which has. Rainbow lion logo. The text reads: 'No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us' - Marsha P. Johnson Pin badges with the text: love and solidarity with the dolls! I love my trans siblings Trans people will always exist!
May 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Here’s to better leadership and less leadershit.

And more sunflowers 🌻

This week’s newsletter now out: www.changeout.org/what-is-lead...

Happy weekend, everyone
May 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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The absolute joy of working for myself is sneaking the occasional impromptu day off.

Today is one of those days.
An oak tree is full leaf in a grassy meadow of white and yellow flowers. The sky is blue
May 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Loving my new Villa Pride shirt ready for marching with Villa and Proud at Brum Pride two weeks’ today.

“Created for everyone, everywhere, its eye-catching design makes a stand for self-expression.”

Pride feels even more important than ever this year #transrightsarehumanrights #lwiththet 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏼
A white woman with glasses and short hair wearing a multi coloured football shirt with a badge that has a picture of a lion and the words Aston Villa. She is smiling View Product Information Product Description For Pride 2025, adidas collaborated with Jeremy Scott to create a collection inspired by '90s art, sport, dance music and club culture. Pulsing with energy, this Tiro soccer jersey boasts a performance-focused construction. Created for everyone, everywhere, its eye-catching design makes a stand for self-expression.
May 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Early start this morning to join the Kings Norton Nature Reserve Dawn Chorus walk.

So lucky to have these green nature-rich spaces in Birmingham and the kindness and hard work of volunteers to benefit us all (and our feathery and non-feathery friends!)

www.fknnr.org.uk
The sun rising between trees in the distance. More trees in the foreground surrounded by grassy open land An oak tree surrounded by grassy open land. There are more trees in the distance and the sky is blue Signage which reads “Kings Norton Local Nature Reserve” and shows pictures of wildlife to look out for and information. The sigh stands on grassy land with trees and the rising sun beyond A stream winds between trees and ground carpeted with flowering wild garlic. The rising sun is reflected on the water. They sky is blue
May 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Good to help out on the @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org stall today in my new capacity as committee member.

Good conversations about how to make our streets safer and share our space better.
Two women stand behind a table filled with leaflets. The banner on the table reads Better streets for Birmingham. A hand holds a leaflet which reads: Vehicle exhaust is toxic. Please turn off your engine when stationary A hand holds a leaflet which reads: Better Streets for Birmingham A community campaigning to reduce car dependency By identifying, supporting and advocating for changes to our environment that enable car-free journeys, we aim to make active travel and public transport the default options for trips around our city. Our Vision We believe in a Birmingham where children can play safely in residential streets, where people improve their physical and mental wellbeing through active travel and where our environment is not sullied by acres of public space given over to private vehicle usage. By connecting this city to make car-free travel the easiest option, we will make it a more pleasant place to work, live and play for everyone. To find out more or get involved, visit our website betterstreetsforbirmingham.org Some people are deep in conversation next to a table covered in leaflets
April 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Uber taking over ad sites at New Street and taking advantage of the Easter weekend train cancellations 🤷🏼‍♀️
A screenshot which reads: National Rail Description Engineering work is taking place between London Euston and Watford Junction / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton, closing various lines. Background information on the work taking place can be found below. No trains will run to or from London Euston station on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Avanti West Coast: Friday: Trains to / from London Euston will run to a reduced and amended timetable all day. Saturday to Monday: No Avanti West Coast trains will run between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central. Black poster on a wall which lists town and city names in blue text Cheltenham, Selly Oak, Bristol, Redditch, Liverpool, Derby, Manchester, Leicester with the words Trains to London———-on Uber in white Ads on pillars which read uber in white text on black. “Trains to Walsall” in green “on uber” in white A black poster wrapped around a pillar on a train concourse which reads Birmingham New Street at the top in white text with a white line leading diagonally down left to right to the words London Euston. Below it reads Trains——-on uber. There are people on the concourse in the distance
April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Early bus into town for #RSD2025. Went to Swordfish Records.

As the heir to Rockers where I misused my early 80s Saturdays in search of Nick Rhodes, it seemed the best place to source Duran’s RSD release. A zoetrope!

Need to set up my record player so I can spin it tho 🤦‍♀️
A black and white record store bag. The text reads “Est. 1979. New & used vinyl and CDs. Swordfish, 66 Dalton Street, Birmingham” A hand holds a vinyl album. The black vinyl has repeated white and red pictures on it. People standing in a line on a pavement along a row of shops People standing outside a record shop. The signage reads “Swordfish est. 1979. New & used vinyl & CDs www.swordfishrecords.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Early start today!

#trains
March 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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New walking project!

Looking forward to following in some ancient hoofsteps from mid Wales to Brum
A book held in a hand. The book title is “The drovers’ roads of Wales” by Fay Godwin and Shirley Toulson. The cover shows a picture of an ancient stone bridge over a stream which crosses a grassy plain with mist-covered hills beyond
March 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Moving around on this city’s pavements is so frustrating.

Why do I have to go down a steep muddy slope through a flower bed or make a big detour to get to the zebra crossing?

What about people using mobility aids or pushing buggies? 🤦‍♀️
Muddy path descends between two shrubs towards a zebra crossing which crosses the road towards a shopping centre.
March 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Four weeks’ free bus travel courtesy of TfWM.

Let’s go!
A hand holds a purple card with the word Swift in white next to a picture of a short haired white woman with glasses. In the distance some people stand at a bus stop by a cycle lane with a road beyond.
March 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Perfect day for a jaunt to London.

Long Acre and Langley Street enjoyably traffic-free
A poster that reads “You are loved and wanted in London. Mayor of London.” In black and white text on a green and purple background A brick flat fronted building which houses Stanfords bookshop. There are chairs and tables outside on the pavement and a brightly coloured graphic poster with the words “always be yourself” A row of black posters in the windows of a brick building. The posters have a gold harp with white writing which reads “Good things are coming” and gold writing which reads “Guinness Open Gate Brewery London” A shop window with a Brompton bicycle in the window. The frame is mauve. The window has the writing “Always moving” in white
March 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Here’s something soothing from the garden
March 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Episode 2 of cheeky West Midlands beers with my dad.

Today, the Craven Arms in Brum
A traditional Victorian pub with tiled and red brick walls on a street corner . A pint and a half pint on a pub table
March 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM