A teal book on an orange background with the title my wife likes books with Sarah Sophie and Sallie
Here’s something fun: I’ve got a new podcast! This one is all about reading and I’m hosting it with my friends, Sallie and Sophie.
First episode drops 17 March; but you can subscribe and listen to the trailer now wherever you get your podcasts.
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A car crashed into a pizza place
A car has crashed into my estate this afternoon. Astoundingly, despite this being a popular spot for pedestrians, cyclists, and people who love pizza, no one was hurt.
Did you know there’s a UK wide phone number you can ring if you’re walking alone at night and want someone on the phone to talk to to help you feel safer?
strutsafe.org
I couldn't have been the only one frantically command+f "cycling" when the spending review was published. In this economy, an extra £661m dedicated to walking and cycling infrastructure is nothing to sneeze at.
In short, you love to see it.
I love this for you! How do I get it?
I ran for 25 minutes straight today, the longest ever by quite a long way. I learnt some things:
1) that I can run for 25 minutes
2) that just because my lungs can handle 25 minutes of running doesn’t mean the rest of my body can
3) running really uses your whole fucking body hey
It was literally surrounded on all sides by planters erupting with spring blooms like some kind of Disney princess castle
Bike parking surrounded by lush flowers in planter boxes
Stumbled upon this on street bike parking so picturesque it feels like it was built for the royal family and not just me nipping into the post office
At least I would have already apologised
My kingdom for a bike bell that just goes “Sorry! Sorry’! Sorry!” every time I ring it
Next time for sure!
Me, sobbing:
It's like this song just gets me, you know. Like it knows my deepest desires. Like it sees into my very soul. Like somehow in the truest sense it knows my heart.
The song:
🎶 I want to ride my bicycle,
I want to ride my bike.
I want to ride my bicycle,
I want to ride it where I like. 🎶
Questionnaire on getting home safely email getting.home.safely@atkinsrealis.com for more info
Love this tool from @atkinsrealis.bsky.social to help you understand what it is about a walking route that makes you feel safe or unsafe, particularly as a woman.
Did you know it costs just £200 to update a crossing button to make it give immediate priority to pedestrians?
If you’ve got a crossing you’re sick of waiting at, it might be a good thing to ask your local council about.
#walkingsummit
40% of car trips in Bristol are under 2km and cost the city more than £300m a year says Cllr @edplowden.bsky.social #walkingsummit
“This isn’t about telling people how to travel. It’s about unlocking choices, and making walking and wheeling an obvious and easy choice.” - @simonlightwood.org.uk #walkingsummit
I’m delighted to be at the #WalkingSummit today, both as a Living Streets trustee and a big old walking nerd.
Are you here too? Come say hi! I’m the soggy looking woman who’s already spilled coffee on her nice new top.
It's not even 11am and I've already met a greyhound named Noodle who is gluten free. What else can go right today?
Please share any roles, temp or perm, you think fit this brief, and please share this thread with anyone who might like to work with me.
✅ Something else entirely: If the last few years have taught me anything, it's that the most rewarding work is the thing you never saw coming. If you have a role you think will fit someone who is strategic, innovative, collaborative, and a hell of a storyteller, then I want to hear about it!
✅ Campaigning and persuasive communication: I've led award-winning campaigns spanning environmental sustainability, social justice, economic fairness, and human rights in conflict both nationally and internationally.
✅ Stakeholder engagement: I'm great at bringing people together around a common vision, from policymakers to partners to trustees - and helping them to build trust and collaborate.
✅ Innovation: I can help you move from trying the same thing over and over again to finding the thing that actually works.
✅ Strategic leadership and programme management: I love creating and executing strategic frameworks for programmes, campaigns, or whole organisations.
Some personal news: I'm leaving Relate!
That means I'm on the hunt for my next big thing, and potentially some smaller things to keep me going in the meantime.
Here's what that could look like:
A graphic with the covers of a little life, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow and babel that says “ahhh revolution loss and haunting returns — your idea of light reading is as elusive as a mirage.”
Fable is fast becoming my favourite social media not only because it connects you with people reading the same book as you but also because it roasts your taste in books using cute little custom graphics
Dial up vibes
It’s great to be here!
Not when you had fifteen minutes to go in woman of the hour
Ironically it’s not very zen
