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Charlotte Mannion
@charleybird.bsky.social
540 followers 490 following 270 posts
European, Rural dweller, Cyclist, Charity Trustee, Rotarian and New College Swindon Ambassador. Aware of injustice; prefer debate to slanging matches; love sparkling wine and I don't live in North London (obvios)
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 21h
Fancy sponsoring me? I’ve managed 3 of my 8 K now and have two more weeks left to crack this. fundraise.gosh.org/fundraisers/...
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This October, I’m challenging myself to swim 8km to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). I’d love to raise £225 to help give seriously ill children the chance of a bett...
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 22h
Third kilometre in the bag for GOSH swim challenge. Though plagued with cramp I battled on 🏊🏊🏊 💪🏼
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 1d
Congratulations - such an important achievement
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 2d
We in East Wiltshire are demanding a bye election. No one voted for reform here.
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 3d
Well on my way to a second kilometre swimming for Great Ormond Street Hospital’s very sick kids. My granddaughter was one of them - thankfully recovered from the removal of a brain tumour at GOSH when she was 11 years old.
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 4d
Signed up to a year’s membership of a local hotel fitness centre. Means I’ll be able swim everyday whenever. Got to achieve my 8k challenge for GOSH.
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Hawkeye 💙👊🏼 @dontdeflect.bsky.social · 5d
Two of the best protests signs I’ve seen.
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 6d
I really have to get up. Saturday is rapidly turning into a #duvetday.
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Big Breakfast Plus Charity 1197825 @bigbreakfastplus.bsky.social · 7d
Katy in again to report on Friday’s breakfast service and special visitors. “87 beautiful breakfasts served by the fabulous Friday crew and 58 fruit bags given out. Amanda came in again with kind donations and her sweet dog Cookie who was star of the show! ❤️”
Guest crouching down to pat Cookie a therapy dog
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 6d
Wow back from the pool another 640 metres marks my 1st kilometre this week. God it’s going to take a lot of sessions. I’m so slow…
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 8d
That should have been 8k not 100k. Why isn’t there an edit button @bsky.app ?
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 9d
@cleggbamber.bsky.social Did Sir Keir Starmer speech at the conference raise your hopes?
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 9d
The 8 part Introduction to Relational Disobedience is up and ready to take bookings!

Pay as you feel - Free is Fine...

www.eventbrite.com/cc/an-introd...
An Introduction to Relational Disobedience
There are times when obedience is deadly. Relational disobedience is the choice to refuse that deadening obedience. It is the courage to respond as a living, sensing, creative human being.
www.eventbrite.com
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Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social · 10d
We live in a time when we have accepted the unacceptable:
Homelessness on our streets.
Ecological collapse.
Austerity hollowing out communities.
Digital surveillance traded for “convenience.

Relational Disobedience is a practice for refusing what diminishes us, without rage, and without retreat...
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 10d
I’m about to swim 100k over three weeks to raise funds for Great Ormond Street (GOS) Today I found a local pool within 4 mile cycle ride I can join. Now to motivate myself. How many hours will I need to put in? And will I be able to get this swim hat on my head!
A swim harms advertising GOS charity
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 11d
Ended my weekend at the @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social with a chilling presentation and great interview with SteveCranshaw discussing his book Prosecuting the Powerful.
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Alison Birch @irishali13.bsky.social · 12d
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for,
I don't know.

~ W. H. Auden
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 12d
Thank you @brianbilston.bsky.social for sharing your poetry with us at @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social yesterday. As always a glorious occasion though the queue too long for me to get my #100questions book signed by you. Until the next time. 🤩
Cover of poetry book by Brian Bilston
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 13d
It would be more useful if the benefits for us holding an ID card were listed rather than we can go after the crims approach
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 14d
Tonight heralds the start of the @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social And I can’t wait. First up (after the welcome drinks party!) is the Golding Speaker Alan Hollinghurst the multi award winning author of ‘Our Evenings’ and ‘Line of Beauty’ among many others.
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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 14d
@hopeful66.bsky.social daily builds Bluesky’s community like few do. I follow all of these Bluesky friends. I’m sharing because Friends share! We do not Farm! go.bsky.app/V9LQu9j
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 15d
🧵 for the people who aren't familiar with the tenant in Donald Trump's head: London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16d
Sadiq Khan here, "going to sharia law" in London 🙃
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 15d
We spoke to @bigissue.com about why weaponising the deaths of homeless people is wrong.

May this person Rest in Peace. 🕯
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15d
The tragic death of a man struck by a tree while sheltering in a tent in a Blackpool park has been co-opted by immigration debate, MP warns.
Tragic death of a Blackpool man sleeping in a tent dragged into asylum hotel row
www.bigissue.com
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 17d
Capturing some last minute views of our garden to feast on during the dark winter months
Autumn colours Flowering plants arrange an archway Yellow daisies dancing in the breeze Along the side of the garden leading to the lawns beyond
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Charlotte Mannion @charleybird.bsky.social · 18d
@localnotail.bsky.social and it’s out
Washing drying on a rotary line in the sunshine in September
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