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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 29d

Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob consisting of 30 musicians and singers on a street in Paris.

I reckon Freddie Mercury would have loved this.

[Sorry ... had to choose the lowest quality and cut into two for BlueSky. Hopefully the audio survived.]

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · May 31

It really was excellent.

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · May 7

Delighted for you @laylamoran.bsky.social and so glad to see colleagues' understanding of the importance of parental leave. We have submitted evidence to your inquiry on the First 1001 days too. Sending love and best wishes to you all.

Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social · May 7

I’m delighted to announce the birth of my first child. I will be taking about 5 months of parental leave, during which time my office will remain open and a proxy vote will be in place to ensure constituents are represented in Parliament.

Layla Moran - Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats

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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · May 2

We're delighted to announce we've been awarded more than £1 million from The National Lottery Community Fund to create a new National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework!
Working with delivery partners Ideas Alliance & Anna Freud, we can't wait to get started!
Details👉 bit.ly/4jF3G75

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Apr 27

Huge well done to my colleague @bencurran.bsky.social who ran th London marathon today for my old employer @asthmaandlung.org.uk What an amazing achievement! 👏👏👏

Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Mar 30

Making my day is Coco thinking this monkey toy is a real and present danger.

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Mar 30

Babies eh, they suck you dry ;-)

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Mar 1

Lovely long-read in today's @thetimes.com explaining how babies communicate and the importance of talking to them. Also how traumatic births can impact bonding and why parents who are struggling need support. That's our mission at @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

What are babies really thinking?

Rachel Carlyle meets Marie Derome, the child psychotherapist who explains the science of bonding

www.thetimes.com

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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · Jan 7

@pippaheylings.bsky.social asked whether Start for Life services could be extended to every area of England, including to her South Cambridgeshire constituency.

The government confirmed that it holds the ambition to ensure that start for life services reach every child.

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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · Dec 12

📢New All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Babies launched!👶The new Group's purpose is to champion the needs of vulnerable babies & will be led by the elected officers @mayaellismp.bsky.social @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social Patrick Spencer MP & Freddie van Mierlo MP. More details 👉bit.ly/4f8Ved6

Photo from the first official APPG meeting on 29th October 2024.

Photo includes:
Lord Simon Russell of Liverpool, Tamora Langley Head of Policy and Communications, Parent-Infant Foundation, Leigh Ingham MP, Kirith Entwistle MP, Elsie Blundell MP, Maya Ellis MP, Freddie van Mierlo MP, Dr Kieran Mullan MP and Keith Reed Chief Executive, Parent-Infant Foundation.

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 8

Fantastic hand knitted dog blanket in Brockwell park. Anyone with kids may remember Elma the Elephant's patchwork hide. Model: a sweet elderly giant lab/great dane cross. My dog in background for scale. #elephantdog

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 8

How exciting! Think I've worked out what my surprise Christmas present is this year. Or maybe it's just a dream... www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...

Dorothy's ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz movie sell for $28m

The shoes, worn by Judy Garland in the classic 1939 movie, went for $25m more than the auctioneer's estimate.

www.google.com

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 8

Any suggestions please for how to check if a melody you have written is new or if it's a tune you've heard and unconsciously copied? Not sure Shazam can identify single notes on a piano, I think it just does full tracks. 🙉

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 5

...challenges of insecure and poor quality housing, unemployment and poor mental health, domestic violence and trauma. Investing in the first 1001 days is key because it's when babies' brains are rapidly developing and they learn to form sounds, process the world around them and self-regulate.

Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 5

...A big gap (more than 20% difference) exists here between kids entitled to free school meals. Just 51.5% are at a good level of development aged 5. This inequality gap is a scandal and demands investment not just in high quality early education but in services that support families living with...

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 5

... best start in life, one of his 6 top national prioirities.
And committed to achieve a new milestone that 75% of 5 year olds will be school-ready by 2028 (currently it's 67.7%)...

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Tam Langley @tamlangley.bsky.social · Dec 5

Delighted that our #SpeakUpForBabies campaign has made an impact. We secured another year of funding for the national Start for Life programme, which helps new parents and babies who are struggling with mental health, breastfeeding and bonding. Today Keir Starmer made 'giving every child the ...

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