InYourArea.co.uk @inyourareauk.bsky.social 🏡 Community news and updates for the UK
aDoddle - Mapping Your Community @adoddle.org aDoddle: All about making connections that matter & on a mission to link people with local charities & resources, helping communities thrive.
A space where charities & groups can be showcased for free. It's all about making help easy to find & accessible.
RAID @raidinfo.bsky.social RAID (Richmond AID) is a charity run by and for Disabled people in the London Borough of Richmond. Our aim is to support Disabled people to live independent lives and to have the same opportunities as non-Disabled people.
LEAH @learnenglishathome.bsky.social We support culturally diverse adults in Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Hounslow by advancing the education and integration of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who do not speak English as a first language and who also experience social isolation. 
Integrated Neurological Services @ins4life.bsky.social We are a charity providing long term support for people and their carers living with neurological conditions such as MS, Parkinson’s and Stroke.
020 8755 4000
admin@ins.org.uk
www.ins.org.uk/
Community Service @communityservice.bsky.social The Community Service Organisation (CSO) identifies and develops leaders, building community power through listening, leadership, and collective action.
Impetus @impetus.org.uk We transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.
https://www.impetus.org.uk/
Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social London kids riding together for safer streets #KidicalMass #KidicalMassLond #StreetsForKids Next ride 20th Sep ‘26 11am close to St Paul’s to Marylebone 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🗓️
More Onion @moreonion.bsky.social The digital mobilisation agency. We help charities and non-profits boost their campaign and fundraising impact. Follow us for tips and free reports. https://www.more-onion.com
Polly Symondson @pollysymondson.bsky.social Collaborative partner in charity recruitment.
Ethical recruitment only
Richmond & Twickenham Green Party @rtgreenparty.bsky.social Official opposition on Richmond Council.
All our links: linktr.ee/richtwickgp
Visit our website: rtgp.org.uk
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Promoted by Alexis Hatto on behalf of Richmond & Twickenham Green Party, c/o 37 Lock Road, Richmond TW10 7LQ.
White Rose Modern Funerals @funeraldirector.bsky.social Independent family run funeral director in Richmond and Kingston upon Thames helping families across SW London & Surrey. Call 020 3281 1045
@bob-willis1992.bsky.social @bob-willis1992.bsky.social 
The Good Studio @thegoodstudio.bsky.social Hi, I'm Tim, founder of The Good Studio - a purpose-led creative studio that helps good causes to tell their stories with clarity, confidence and heart. thegoodstudio.co.uk
Kathy G @kathyg10.bsky.social Wife, caregiver, and widow to the best husband in the world. Dementia awareness ambassador, proud federal retiree, dog-lover, bird watcher, avid reader, knitter, and joy finder.
Jennifer Jamieson | Grief Coach + Educator 🇨🇦 @jenniferjamieson.bsky.social Certified Grief Coach & Educator (RECE) helping individuals & families navigate grief, loss, and life’s hardest transitions | Sunnybrook Pregnancy And Infant Loss (PAIL) Network Rep | Hamilton | brightermourning.ca
Olly's Future @ollysfuture.bsky.social UK Suicide Awareness & Prevention Charity. Our Vision is a world where no young person dies by suicide.
www.ollysfuture.org.uk
FundraizingHero @fundraizinghero.bsky.social All-in-one Fundraising Hub to scale supporter-led fundraising, cut admin, and enhance supporter experience.
@londondon77.bsky.social @londondon77.bsky.social 
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
⬇️ buffer.com/bluesky
Hampton Heath Friends @hamptonheath.bsky.social A fabulous community of volunteers, clearing litter, managing (waxcap) acid and neutral grassland and mosaic habitats, recording wildlife and improving accessibility of Hampton Heath, London Borough of Richmond, SW London.
https://hamptonheath.org
@walkthewalk.bsky.social @walkthewalk.bsky.social 
Rotary Club of Teddington & the Hamptons @teddingtonandhamptonsrotary.org Following the Rotary principle of service above self we aim to support our local community and local charities and community groups in any way we can.
Find out more on our website https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=893
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust @swlstg.bsky.social We are the leading provider of mental health services across south west London. Our mission is #MakingLifeBetterTogether.
Get help in an emergency ➡️ https://swlstg.nhs.uk/urgent-help
ETNA Community Centre @etnacentre.bsky.social A vibrant & welcoming environment where people of all ages & backgrounds can meet & interact.
The Richmond Society @richmondsociety.org.uk We’re local people who love Richmond upon Thames, a beautiful part of south-west London.
Jane Lanigan @editors4change.bsky.social Freelance copyeditor, writer (www.editors4change.co.uk)
Social justice, climate justice, sustainable futures, democracy, human rights. Also live music 💃🏻, trashy crime novels 📚, walks on the South Downs 🌳☔️. One grown up daughter, three cats 😸. 🚫DMs
Vox Scotland @voxscotland.bsky.social Voices of Experience (Vox Scotland) is Scotland’s mental health collective advocacy charity, run by and for its members.
DEAD GOOD @deadgoodlegacies.bsky.social Deathwork sisters, Dr KV & artist LV. Creative approaches to mortality education. Your eco-funeral guides. Ceremony. Stories. Legacy. Zines & ltd edition merch
Puny Mortal Podcast 💀 The Mortal Portal
Sunderland & Macc, UK
https://linktr.ee/deadgoodlegacies
@ashleylovescash.bsky.social @ashleylovescash.bsky.social 
Jim Millard 🔶🇺🇦 @jimmillard.bsky.social Deputy Leader & Finance Lead, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames🔶@libdems.org.uk
Cllr for Hampton Wick and South Teddington🔶Dad🔶Housing, sustainable growth, fairness #FBPE
Good Funeral Guide CIC @goodfuneralguide.bsky.social The UK’s not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to supporting, empowering & representing the interests of dying and bereaved people living in the UK
We champion brilliant progressive independent undertakers and keep a close eye on the corporate FDs.
Rachel @rachelfromwantage.bsky.social Fundraiser, Mum, wife, friend, atheist, liberal, nature and camping enthusiast. Striving to stay hopeful. 🇬🇧
Creative Grief Studio @creativegrief.bsky.social 
Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social Climate and enviroskeeting.
Strat climate comms & media freelancing: Will@WYeates.com
(📍 London, Europe)
Permanently deleted my twitter account. So should you.
Short Poem of the Day @shortpoems.bsky.social Daily short poems from the past and present. 🙂
Grief Specialists CIC @griefspecialists.bsky.social We are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting anyone grieving with our free resources and professional grief support across the UK. www.griefspecialists.org
Inclusive @inclusivegrid.bsky.social Inclusive (by Research Grid) is a complete solution for community engagement.
The Squad (SW19 micro-charity) @thesquad.org.uk We're a Wimbledon based micro-charity running fun evening clubs for people with learning disabilities. Our 'Juniors' & 'Vets' members socialise with their friends in inclusive & independence supporting environments.
https://thesquad.org.uk/about-us/
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social Increasing understanding of grief, death & loss through collaborative research, education, advocacy & public engagement.
Visit our website: https://griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk
CDAS: Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety.bsky.social Works leading research centre at the University of Bath, UK. Were interested in the social contexts of death, dying and bereavement.
https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-death-society/
Anna Wilde @annawilde.bsky.social PhD student at University of Birmingham (UK) researching death positivity - https://deathpositiveresearch.com Works at Caring for God's Acre @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social.
Loves dachshunds, fibre arts, cake, poetry, books and lives in the country.
Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social The Association for the Study of Death and Society promotes the study of death in the arts, humanities, and social & allied sciences. Become a member today: deathandsociety.org
Dr Phil Isherwood Hospice Poet @hospicepoet.bsky.social 'Poetry in the Hospice' PhD. Hospice Poet for 15 years helping each person to be amazed at their life. Volunteer @boltonhospice. #StoryHub all postings my own - https://good-death.english.cam.ac.uk/words/poetry-and-the-good-death/
Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce @deathandculture.bsky.social University of York, UK. SFHEA. Editor Death and Culture Bristol Uni Press. Academic interest: death and the dead; crime; celebrity; popular culture; HE Pedagogy. Death and Culture Network
https://www.york.ac.uk/sociology/research/death-and-culture/
New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) @nspcinfo.bsky.social The New School is a centre of excellence for training and research in existential psychotherapy, counselling psychology, pastoral care, autism, diversity and coaching.
https://nspc.org.uk/
Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social A registered charity that works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic and social inequality.
https://linkin.bio/equalitytrust/
Common Cause Foundation @commoncause.bsky.social Common Cause is a non-profit that works to champion and reflect in our culture the human values that underpin our care for one another and our living planet.
Edge Fund 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️📢 @edgefund.bsky.social Participatory grant-making body in the UK working to end the imbalances of wealth and power. Run for and by grassroots organisers! https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/edge-funds-root-funding-round
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org We use the law to resist hate and bring hope. Injustice is not inevitable.
Support us: https://goodlaw.social/donate-bsky
Promoted by Good Law Project Ltd, 3 East Point, High Street, Seal, TN15 0EG
The Blagrave Trust @blagravetrust.bsky.social A collaborative funder that aims to bring lasting change to the lives of young people by investing in them as powerful forces for change.
Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social We are a charity creating solutions to homelessness, that come directly from people who have experience of homelessness.
https://linktr.ee/itsgroundswell
Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? (paperback out now) and Crippled.
E: frances.ryan.freelance@guardian.co.uk
The McPin Foundation @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social We aim to improve #MentalHealth by championing expertise by experience involvement in all stages of research. RT ≠ endorsement. #MentalHealthResearchMatters
Visit our LinkTree to access our website, other socials, news and more. https://linktr.ee/mcpin_fo
International Peer Leadership Network @peerleadership.bsky.social A community for peer supporters and peer researchers seeking to build leadership skills and connect with other leaders in the peer community. You don't need to already be in a leadership role to join us.
www.peerleadershipnetwork.org
bit.ly/register-ipl
Terrence Higgins Trust @tht.org.uk The UK's leading HIV charity. Free confidential support: 0808 802 1221
National Voices @nationalvoices.bsky.social A coalition of over 200 charities making what matters to people matter in health and care.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Mental Health Europe @mentalhealtheurope.bsky.social Largest independent #mentalhealth NGO in Europe 🚀🇪🇺 | We stand up for #humanrights, fight stigma & advocate for better care
Home of #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek
Calm @calm.com Calm your mind. Change your life. 💙 Stress less, sleep more, feel better. empli.fi/calm
FoodCycle @foodcycle.bsky.social Nourishing communities together
Eat with us or volunteer with us 🥦 https://www.foodcycle.org.uk/
Starlight UK @starlightuk.bsky.social We're the national charity for children’s play in healthcare, supporting children to experience the power of play to boost their wellbeing and resilience during illness.
👉 Donate to support our work: https://support.starlight.org.uk/donate
SOS Silence of Suicide @soscharity.bsky.social We are a registered charity, here to support anyone with poor emotional health, including suicidal ideation. You can call us free Monday-Friday 8pm until midnight or weekends 4pm until midnight. Learn more at https://silenceofsuicidesos.org.uk
@barnescommunity.bsky.social @barnescommunity.bsky.social 
The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social The British Psychological Society's magazine, born in 1988, available in print for members, online and app.
http://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
Posts/views: Editor Dr @jonsutton.bsky.social and Deputy Editor @jennifergledhill.bsky.social.
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
Evan Davis @evanhd.bsky.social The bloke who presents the BBC Radio 4 PM programme as well as the Bottom Line. And Dragons Den on BBC1. I try to be reasonable, but it is sometimes a struggle.
Social AF @socialaf.bsky.social We are the go-to agency for Facebook Challenge and Social Media Moderation for the third sector. We've supported household name charities to raise over £25 million through their campaigns, appeals and virtual challenges.
👉 https://www.socialaf.co.uk 
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation @rakfoundation.bsky.social The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) is a nonprofit with a mission of making kindness the norm.
Shooting Star @sschospices.bsky.social Shooting Star Children's Hospices is a leading hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social At the Centre for Ageing Better we are pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.
Stephen Speak @speak2u.bsky.social 
Kingston Philharmonia (KPO) @kingstonphil.bsky.social Amateur Orchestra group based in Kingston upon Thames, UK.
Specialising classical music. We perform 3 concerts per year in the Royal Borough of Kingston
Kingston University @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social We’re embedding #FutureSkills across our curriculum to provide our students with skills employers most value. Rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
🔗 https://www.kingston.ac.uk/
@uni-roehampton.bsky.social @uni-roehampton.bsky.social 
Roehampton @roehampton.bsky.social I am a “Rightist” but not that type. I believe in doing what’s right. Politicians put us in those other buckets to control us. No one is liberal or conservative or moderate on all issues
Teddington Parish @teddingtonparish.bsky.social Welcome to St. Mary with St. Alban, and St. Peter and St. Paul, serving Teddington. We are a liberal catholic parish in the Diocese of London.
@teddingtontown.bsky.social @teddingtontown.bsky.social 
Teddington RNLI @rnli-teddington.bsky.social Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station
Twickenham Brewery @twickenhambrewery.bsky.social 
Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social Learning Disability England is a movement for change. Our members are people with learning disabilities, families, & organisations. We work for human rights, equality & good lives.
https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/
National Autistic Society @autisticsociety.bsky.social We are here to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. This is a holding account only. Please contact us through our other channels. 
Cathy Maker @maker03.bsky.social Mum, CEO, known to have a few views on several issues.....
Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social The home of Kew Science 👩🔬
🌱Collections
📚Archives
🍄Applied research
🤝Partnerships
🥼Training
👉More: linktr.ee/kewscience
The Maslow Foundation @maslowfoundation.bsky.social Working to support the most vulnerable people in our communities by harnessing the power of lived experience to create Hope, Joy and Meaning in people's lives.
Contact us: info@themaslow.foundation
https://themaslow.foundation/
Change Mental Health @changemh.org Mental health charity fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone.
It's #TimeForChange
🔗 www.changemh.org
National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social Creating a lived experience-led mental health justice movement to fight harmful systems and build better alternatives. Become a member via our website: https://linktr.ee/NationalSurvivorUserNetwork
Suicide Crisis Centre @suicidecrisis.bsky.social Suicide Crisis is a registered charity working on national suicide prevention initiatives. Award-winning Suicide Crisis Centre in the UK.
Website: suicidecrisis.co.uk
Centre for Young Lives @cfyounglives.bsky.social We are an independent think tank and delivery unit dedicated to improving the lives of children, young people, and families. www.centreforyounglives.org.uk
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Sense @sensecharity.bsky.social We’re here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs.
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social BBC lifer since 1966, international affairs editor since 1982. Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on BBC Two, BBC World & World Service. Two daughters, one son, six grandchildren, a loving wife, lots of books, and an Irish terrier. Defender of the Oxford comma.
Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social CEO of Mind Charity 🙏🏼
Founder The Muse Nine 💡
Views always my own, especially the brilliant ones 😏 #OnlyThoughts
https://linktr.ee/drsarahhughesceo
Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday 
The Trouble Club @thetroubleclub.bsky.social The finest voices on everything from politics to fiction. They all happen to be women.
https://thetroubleclub.com/become-a-member
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
Unbelievable Britain - YouTube 🎧
BBC Newsnight 🎥 📱
And Then Came Breast Cancer 🎧
BAFTA RTS Sony Pink News AIB British Podcast Award winner
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
@womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social The original & only WomensArt created/ curated by art historian and author PL Henderson
Real art...real artists...No AI
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