Thrive Somerset @thrivesomerset.bsky.social Helping Somerset thrive since 1926.
We’re a charity working to ensure everyone in our communities can meet their basic needs - food, fuel, transport, and health. Because everyone deserves the chance to thrive.
Val Bishop @valbishopceo.bsky.social
Association of Camerados @camerados-org.bsky.social The folk in a shed supporting the Camerados movement to create #PublicLivingRooms no agenda spaces in all sorts of places
#WeAreCamerados
Email : cuppa@camerados.org
Links : https://linktr.ee/camerados
Stephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social Director, Writer, Teacher, Campaigner.
Founded ETT. Opened the Rose.
Laughing Boy, All Our Children, Poor Naked Wretches, Beautiful Lives. Man to Man.
http://www.stephenunwin.uk/
Evan Krieger @ekrieger.bsky.social
Camille Oung @camille-oung.bsky.social Fellow @NuffieldTrust - mostly musing about social care & health policy
Ewan King @ewandking.bsky.social Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Deputy Director of IMPACT. Passionate about social care and believe in its potential. #sharedlives #socialcare #homeshare #kdrama #mentalhealth https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk
Michelle Pilling @michellepilling.bsky.social Senior appointments - NHS Chair, NED, ICB Chairs @NHSEngland -social justice - kindness - positivity - health inequalities - Own views
Moira McGrath @moiramcgrath.bsky.social Director of Strategic Commissioning & Integration, Adult Social Care, Essex County Council. Views my own not representative of organisation.
Frances Hasler @franceshasler.bsky.social Interested in social justice, social care, people, politics (also gardening, cats, books, tai chi)
Carey @carey-b.bsky.social Health, mental health, social care, communities, ADHD coaching and life, PEOPLE (and dogs) , music, Wales, sea/lake dipping, sauna devotee. Manchester sometimes. Personal views always. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg
Mary O’Toole @drawmycare.bsky.social Silo jumper, sibling #carer, Nana #LearningDisability #socialcare, #drawing as life skill for #communication #UniversalDesign, #Place-based-care #archives, #heritage, #history alt #care stories #CulturalHeritage No DMs
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social Progressive politics, equality, environmentalism, pro- Europe (and more). Used to do things nationally around disability. Now retired & trying to make sense of it all, helping to develop an age friendly community & appreciating the natural world.
Nick Sinclair @nicksinclair.bsky.social Programme Director @ Community Catalysts (Local Area Coordination and Innovators Learn) Interested in asset based working, leadership, community, inclusion & good lives for all. Proud dad of daughters. Trustee of Disability North.
Alex Fox @alexfoxshared.bsky.social CEO Community Catalysts CIC, Trustee AFG, NHS Assembly Member.
Author: Escaping the Invisible Asylum (Policy Press). www.communitycatalysts.co.uk; AlexFoxBlog.wordpress.com
Former: CEO, Shared Lives Plus & Vice Chair, Think Local Act Personal.
SquarePeg Training @squarepegtraining.bsky.social Founder Prof. Karen Watchman. Learning/intellectual disability and dementia online & in-person co-developed training delivery. Social enterprise based in Scotland with global reach. https://squarepegtraining.co.uk/
Maggie nobbs @quietlady.bsky.social
My passion is books,and political history,law,. Im a liberal
Who will never comprimise on that. All are welcome .I'm just trying to understand, how the human race got where we are now. History,politics and law is how I understand. NO DMS
Laura Dowling @lauradowling.bsky.social Disability Studies, Advocacy & Human Rights lecturer. Does Advocacy. Loves music, theatre, comedy, fabric, the sea and books. Passionate about Better Birth.
Makes murder mystery party kits with my retired detective dad https://mysterypartiesirl.etsy.com
JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social Community Worker, Tomato Grower, and Ageing Hippy/Biker. Yesterday's centrist Dad, today's angry young man. Also @jonglue.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy - follow @ap.brid.gy and interact🌱
Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social Overly enthusiastic & talkative doer
Believer in citizens & community
Finding creative, quirky ways to think about care & wellbeing. Co founder When I Get Old www.WIGO.org.uk. Roles @TLAP.bsky.social @Commcats.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social
Melanie Henwood @melanie-henwood.bsky.social UK Social policy research analyst for past 40+ years; self-employed; family carer; animal lover; former private pilot, erratic equestrian, Springsteen follower and village dweller.
Andrew Harrop @andrewharrop.bsky.social Director at Public First. Former Fabian Society General Secretary (2011-2024). Public policy of work, money, health & care.
https://cradle2grave.substack.com
Bryony Shannon @bryonyshannon.bsky.social Challenging and changing adult social care language and practice #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs
https://rewritingsocialcare.blog/
Longhouseman @longhouseman.bsky.social Social care, workforce development, music. Working to make a difference with humility and honesty and care one step at a time. I live in a very long house :)
Cormac Russell @cormacrussell.bsky.social I animate communities & support professionals/orgs working in citizen space. Books include: The Connected Community, and Rekindlling Democracy. More here: https://www.nurturedevelopment.org/who-we-are/cormac-russell/
Jenny Carter @carterjenny16.bsky.social 1 of the Unpaid Director for Together All Are Able and one of the leads for self advocacy in Wirral a member of NCAG and life time member of LDE and a member of the Liverpool City Region disability Panel views are my own
Penny-Samantha Butcher @pennysamb.bsky.social VCSE Programme Manager at HNY Integrated Care Board.
But lover of all things art, nature, innovation and community development @loveandpeace
@timeforpositivechange
Neil Tester @neiltester.bsky.social Interested in most things but especially health, social care and the voluntary sector. Freelance consultant: https://neiltesterconsulting.co.uk. Chair, Healthwatch Hertfordshire: https://www.healthwatchhertfordshire.co.uk/. My own views, naturally.
Martin Walker @martinwalkersds.bsky.social Married to Ellen. Cat convert in later life.
Still working to make sure people can self-direct their care and support.