Julie Bentley
@juliebentley.bsky.social
Proud to be a UK Charity sector leader.
Strawberry 🍓 picking today
June 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Strawberry 🍓 picking today
This #VolunteersWeek a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who give their time to @samaritans 🙏💚 What you do really makes a difference.
June 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This #VolunteersWeek a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who give their time to @samaritans 🙏💚 What you do really makes a difference.
What a day. Always feel so proud to see so many fantastic people running as #TeamSamaritans and great to see so many volunteers today too. Thanks runners and supporters💚🙏
April 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What a day. Always feel so proud to see so many fantastic people running as #TeamSamaritans and great to see so many volunteers today too. Thanks runners and supporters💚🙏
London Marathon Day, I’ve loved the event since running it 20+ years ago and living on the route for 15 years, cheering along the extraordinary charity runners yearly. A HUGE shout out for the 300 SUPERSTAR Samaritans runners today. So many people with such compelling personal stories. 💚🙏
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
London Marathon Day, I’ve loved the event since running it 20+ years ago and living on the route for 15 years, cheering along the extraordinary charity runners yearly. A HUGE shout out for the 300 SUPERSTAR Samaritans runners today. So many people with such compelling personal stories. 💚🙏
Good to spend some time in Dublin this week with colleagues from Ireland and Northern Ireland
April 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good to spend some time in Dublin this week with colleagues from Ireland and Northern Ireland
Great to join Isle of White Samaritans over the weekend. Thanks 🙏 for having me 💚
March 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great to join Isle of White Samaritans over the weekend. Thanks 🙏 for having me 💚
I have marked my 56th birthday this weekend. On the one hand I think “what! 56??!! On the other I feel hugely grateful for this fulfilling life I have had and the good health I have enjoyed to date. It should never be taken for granted
March 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have marked my 56th birthday this weekend. On the one hand I think “what! 56??!! On the other I feel hugely grateful for this fulfilling life I have had and the good health I have enjoyed to date. It should never be taken for granted
Thanks to Putney Samaritans for hosting a visit with Baroness Merron to talk all things Mental Health 💚🙏
March 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thanks to Putney Samaritans for hosting a visit with Baroness Merron to talk all things Mental Health 💚🙏
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The regulator said fraudulent letters have been sent on its behalf to charities and trustees recently.
The bogus letters usually ask charities to take actions such as removing trustees or chief executives, releasing funds as part of a grant or providing documents such as passports or utility bills.
The bogus letters usually ask charities to take actions such as removing trustees or chief executives, releasing funds as part of a grant or providing documents such as passports or utility bills.
Regulator warns charities of bogus letters sent on its behalf
www.civilsociety.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The regulator said fraudulent letters have been sent on its behalf to charities and trustees recently.
The bogus letters usually ask charities to take actions such as removing trustees or chief executives, releasing funds as part of a grant or providing documents such as passports or utility bills.
The bogus letters usually ask charities to take actions such as removing trustees or chief executives, releasing funds as part of a grant or providing documents such as passports or utility bills.
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Chief executives of sector umbrella bodies NCVO and @acevo.bsky.social have urged larger charities to engage in “generous” collaborations with smaller organisations
Larger charities urged to engage in ‘generous’ partnerships with smaller organisations
www.civilsociety.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Chief executives of sector umbrella bodies NCVO and @acevo.bsky.social have urged larger charities to engage in “generous” collaborations with smaller organisations
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The announcement that NHS England will be abolished came as a surprise to many within the organisation itself
A source close to Wes Streeting said the move had become "inevitable" over "the last few weeks"
@zoecrowther.bsky.social goes inside perhaps the Labour government's boldest move yet 👇
A source close to Wes Streeting said the move had become "inevitable" over "the last few weeks"
@zoecrowther.bsky.social goes inside perhaps the Labour government's boldest move yet 👇
Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in...
www.politicshome.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The announcement that NHS England will be abolished came as a surprise to many within the organisation itself
A source close to Wes Streeting said the move had become "inevitable" over "the last few weeks"
@zoecrowther.bsky.social goes inside perhaps the Labour government's boldest move yet 👇
A source close to Wes Streeting said the move had become "inevitable" over "the last few weeks"
@zoecrowther.bsky.social goes inside perhaps the Labour government's boldest move yet 👇
A day on the road visiting Samaritans branches in Solihull, Walsall and Brierley Hill. Good to spend time with some of our wonderful volunteers 🙏💚
March 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A day on the road visiting Samaritans branches in Solihull, Walsall and Brierley Hill. Good to spend time with some of our wonderful volunteers 🙏💚
Blue sky and spring blossom #AndBreath
March 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Blue sky and spring blossom #AndBreath
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Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
Demonstrators surge in Vermont, New York City and Boston after Oval Office debacle with US president and vice-president
Protests against the Trump administration erupted across the US on Saturday following an unprecedented Oval Office clash, wherein…
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
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UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
I have an essay deadline approaching, have been sitting staring at a blank laptop screen for far too long!!🫣
a close up of a person 's face with the words no thoughts head empty above it
ALT: a close up of a person 's face with the words no thoughts head empty above it
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I have an essay deadline approaching, have been sitting staring at a blank laptop screen for far too long!!🫣
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The Civil Society Group has called on the government to prioritise long-term financial support for charities and their local commissioners as part of its ongoing spending review.
Charity sector bodies urge government to prioritise multi-year funding
www.civilsociety.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Civil Society Group has called on the government to prioritise long-term financial support for charities and their local commissioners as part of its ongoing spending review.
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“The world’s richest man has decided that the world’s richest country shouldn't help some of the world’s poorest people”
February 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“The world’s richest man has decided that the world’s richest country shouldn't help some of the world’s poorest people”
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Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭
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If you’d like to apply for this job at our ‘ultra-progressive institution’ please visit the National Trust Jobs website. NB our member retention has remained higher than average throughout the cost of living crisis and visits & donations have increased. www.gbnews.com/news/nationa...
‘Woke’ National Trust SLAMMED for 'Head of Inclusivity' job - 40k a year for THREE days a week, huge pension, 32 days off and more
The ultra-progressive institution saw membership drop last year as it pursued various woke policies including mandatory vegan food quotas in cafes and slavery reports
www.gbnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If you’d like to apply for this job at our ‘ultra-progressive institution’ please visit the National Trust Jobs website. NB our member retention has remained higher than average throughout the cost of living crisis and visits & donations have increased. www.gbnews.com/news/nationa...
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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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Linking LGBTQ+ inclusion to paedophilia is a toxic and dangerous trope.
Please take action to urge Sky to pull their ads from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
Please take action to urge Sky to pull their ads from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
January 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Linking LGBTQ+ inclusion to paedophilia is a toxic and dangerous trope.
Please take action to urge Sky to pull their ads from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
Please take action to urge Sky to pull their ads from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
A long day of travels but great to spend time with Samaritans colleagues and visiting some fabulous volunteers in Aberystwyth 💚🙏
January 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A long day of travels but great to spend time with Samaritans colleagues and visiting some fabulous volunteers in Aberystwyth 💚🙏