One Voice Blackburn
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One Voice Blackburn is a charity that aspires to create cohesive, aspirational and confident communities in Blackburn with Darwen
Joined February 2014
We are pleased to announce Professor Dominic Harrison @BWDDPH is the winner of the John Roberts Outstanding Award 2021, sponsored by @HumraazBlackbur. He will receive his Award at the One Voice Annual Dinner 2021. #1VAwards21.Read more.
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A lovely picture of the Hedgehogs and Cubs with the Duchess of Cambridge who joined young children taking part in @UKScouting’s pilot scheme to explore the potential of providing Scouting to children aged four and five. @KensingtonRoyal.@BlackburnScouts.@1VScouts
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1V AWARD WINNER 2023!.@yasirsufi is the 1V Man of the Year, Sponsored by @reelcinemasuk Blackburn.#1VAD2023
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One of the @1VScouts Hedgehogs is pictured with the Duchess of Cambridge who is today joining young children taking part in @UKScouting’s pilot scheme to explore the potential of providing Scouting to children aged four and five. @KensingtonRoyal.@BlackburnScouts
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We are super thrilled to announce our @1VScouts Group Leader and Director Nisbah Hussain has been appointed to lead Scouting in the North West Region as Regional Commissioner.
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A fabulous meeting with @GailMyerscough this afternoon discussing her unique and colourful prints. We will be including a special feature on Gail’s art and design journey in a future edition of the 1V Magazine.
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Blackburn born @GailMyerscough is a surface pattern designer and illustrator. She speaks to One Voice Blackburn in the winter edition of the 1V Magazine about what inspired her work, and how she wants to do more for the town she grew up in. Read the full article:
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ONE VOICE LANDS MBE ACCOLADE.We are delighted to announce One Voice Blackburn has been selected as a recipient for The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2018. It is the MBE for volunteer groups.
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Professor @ProfDomHarrison, former director for public health at @blackburndarwen, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King's Birthday Honours. A thoroughly deserved award. Professor Harrison received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 1V Awards Dinner
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Despite the cold weather our ladies were adamant to continue with their mission to create a cleaner and pleasant environment. They braved the snow to do some litter picking around the area. Well done ladies! .@jackiefloyd17 @BlackburnTidy @KeepBritainTidy @blackburndarwen
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This time next year Blackburn could be a city, and @Rovers may be in the Premier League. We continue to Back Blackburn in every way. @GOVUK @blackburndarwen @sturgey @Kate_HollernMP @BwDDenise @MohammedKhanCBE
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The winner of the 1V Group of the Year 2021 is Benefit Mankind! @benefitmankind #1VAD2021 #1VAwards21.@blackburndarwen @bbcollege @HumraazBlackbur @TogetherHousing
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Our #BwDCovidCommunityChampions have been out #Engaging with the community, informing them of key messages in relation to #surgetesting and surge #vaccinations. This has included a radio broadcast of the messages. @LancsMosque @FazPatel_MBE
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We’re helping @EastLancsCCG & @blackburndarwen spread the word about extra vaccine clinics in our area from this week. Check the list below to see if you are eligible for a vaccine immediately. Find out more & book your jab:
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We were humbled to receive the @QueensAwardVS from the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth, earlier this week. @QavsLancs @blackburndarwen @BwDHarry @MohammedKhanOBE @BwDMayor @Kate_HollernMP
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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 1V Community Champion Awards!
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Congratulations to specialist organ donation nurse Angela Ditchfield who is being presented with The John Roberts Outstanding Achievement Award 2019, sponsored by women’s refuge @HumraazBlackbur. #1VAnnualDinner2019
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We're thrilled to reveal the Outstanding Achievement award will be presented to Iqbal Bhai for his dedication to nurturing sporting talent.
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Some of our members @1VoiceBlackburn along with @blackburnyz were featured on Blackburn Sings Christmas with @GarethMalone .Follow the link to watch the full episode:
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1V AWARD WINNER 2023!.Muhammed Karbhari is the Aya Hachem Young Person of the Year, Sponsored by @bbcollege .#1VAD2023
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1V AWARD WINNER 2023!.@imocharity is the winner of the 1V Health Lead Award, Sponsored by @springnorthHQ .#1VAD2023
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We are delighted to announce @BlackburnTidy will be this year’s recipient of the Council Leader Award. This year the award will be presented by the Council’s chief executive @BwDHarry at One Voice’s Annual Dinner in February. Read more below:.
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In partnership with @imocharity, we delivered a @DementiaFriends session to the young people of @ilmwalhuda, supported by the Aviva Fund. The young gentlemen were a credit to their institution and were enthused on the subject of dementia.
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What can we say about Nisbah Hussain. Our dedicated and committed @1VScouts Group Leader oversees nearly 100 young people each week, making it one of the largest Scouts groups in Blackburn.
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The 1V Man of the Year 2021 is. Tinta Ali! .#1VAD2021 #1VAwards21.@blackburndarwen @TogetherHousing @bbcollege @HumraazBlackbur @NHSBT
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The death rate among BAME communities from coronavirus in English hospitals is around 2.5 times that of the indigenous community. Vitamin D plays an important role in the immune system. We encourage taking 400-800 international units of #VitaminD daily. @BwDPH @EastLancsCCG
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What a spectacular evening it was at yesterday’s 1V Awards Dinner 2023 at @KingGeorgesHall .The glittering ‘Saturday Night Fever’ themed event celebrated the great work that exists in our community. Image taken just before the start of the event.
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Neil Hardiman, Station Manager at @LancashireFRS took part in our #Ramadan initiative #iamnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday. Neil said, ."I took part last year and found it very spiritual. It gave me a greater insight into what it is like for my Muslim colleagues."
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John Stirling, Head of Operations @NHSBT is taking part in our #imnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday project. 'You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.'
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Staff from across @blackburndarwen council are taking part in our #imnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday project. “We think it’s a fantastic show of solidarity to our fasting colleagues and our residents that so many people are taking part this year.”.#ramadan2022 #fasting
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On behalf of the directors, project leads and volunteers at One Voice we would like to wish our friends #EidMubarak for today and tomorrow
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We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for the 2018 1V Community Champions Awards in the video link below:. The event will be hosted by Zainab Iqbal on Saturday 24th February at @kinggeorgeshall. Read more below:
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Our first 1V award winner has been announced. The winner of the 1V Young Person of the Year award is. Muhammed Bapu! .#1vawards21 #1VAD2021.@muhammedbapu
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We were featured on @BBCNews to raise awareness of our campaign #wecantriskanotherlockdown with our partners @BHDevGroup @bwdhl @LBN_Lancashire @LancsMosque @imocharity @youthactionuk.
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We are creating Mental Health Champions in the community and this week @DawnHardman ran a Mental Health First Aid course for the Women's Network. We are holding a male champions cohort in April. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a Mental Health Champion.
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It was an emotional and inspirational evening at the @1VoiceBlackburn Annual Dinner and #1VAwards21 where the real winner was the community of Blackburn with Darwen. Look out for images and reports in the coming days.
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One Voice Blackburn is supporting the #BackingBlackburn for city status, as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. If you would like to get involved in the campaign please call 01254 676193. #weliveitbreatheitloveit #cityofourmaking
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Delighted to be shortlisted at the @InclusiveAwards for our campaign 'I'm Not a Muslim but I will Fast for One Day.' Good luck to all the finalists tonight!
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Stuart Parker, Chairman of @BlackburnScouts is taking part in our #imnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday project. 'I am fasting to show my support for the Muslim Scout Leaders across the town. It’s a time of reflection and giving and I think this is something we can all learn from.'
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We were featured on @BBCNWT to raise awareness of our campaign #wecantriskanotherlockdown with our partners. We will also be featured on @BBCNWT this evening and @BBCLancashire. @BHDevGroup @bwdhl @LBN_Lancashire @LancsMosque @imocharity @youthactionuk .
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.@LancsPolice are taking part in our Ramadan.initiative #iamnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday. Pictured is Michele Skinley who said, "I wanted to show my support and understand how fasting affects individuals in the workplace and learn more about Islam."
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THANK YOU.It's the end of our #imnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday project for 2021. It's been incredible. We have had over 170 participants this year, making it one of the biggest community cohesion projects in the town and beyond. Read more ➡
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We are holding a men’s emotional health and well being workshop with @LancsMind as part of our Flourishing Minds project. @AgeUKBwD @refreshbwd @BwDPH @BWDDPH
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Picking up the pieces! .Today’s sessions focused on keeping our community clean and safe. The EEBs (East End Boys) set out around the area to pick up litter that was having a harmful effect on our community. @BlackburnTidy @NickCDX @blackburnyz
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On behalf of the Trustees, Staff and Volunteers at One Voice Blackburn we would like to extend our warmest Eid greetings to the community of Blackburn with Darwen and beyond. #EidMubarak #ItsOurEidToo #ImNotAMuslimButIWillFastForOneDay
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Shabnum Jahangir has embraced her role as a Covid Community Champion and has completed all necessary training! 🌟 .@blackburndarwen
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A massive congratulations from everyone at One Voice Blackburn to our founding Chairman, Khalid Saifullah (pictured right) on his Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) award.
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Congratulations to @BlackburnScouts who won the 2018 Institute of the Year Award sponsored by @WishCentreBDDWA! They are pictured with @Shigufta1.
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WHEN I MET THE QUEEN. Abid Saleh describes the time he met Queen Elizabeth II. He states “What a wonderful experience it was when I met Her Majesty the Queen. What stood out for me was how humble, personable and softly spoken Queen Elizabeth was”.@blackburndarwen
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We are pleased to announce that we will be conducting a major project to create 2000 @DementiaFriends by 2025, to encourage greater awareness of the health condition among local communities. Supported by @TNLComFund
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The winner of the 2018 Institute of the Year Award sponsored by @WishCentreBDDWA is @BlackburnScouts!
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WE ALL NEED THE D, EVEN ME!. If you are from a South Asian background, to significantly improve your immune system it is strongly recommended that you take #vitamind (+K2) up to 4000iu/100mcg daily. @1VoiceBlackburn.@imocharity @BWDDPH.@BlackburnLife @asianimage.@lancstelegraph
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We're delighted to reveal Scout leader @StuartMParker is the recipient of the @MohammedKhanOBE Council Leader Award in acknowledgement of his work in promoting community cohesion through leadership. Stuart will receive his award at the 1V Annual Dinner.
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The anticipation is rising here at @KingGeorgesHall for tonight’s 1V Annual Dinner 2021 ✨.@TogetherHousing @blackburndarwen @NHSBT @HeritageFundUK
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We were delighted to have been part of the king George’s hall 100 year celebration event last night. @blackburndarwen @tezilyas @KingGeorgesHall @BwDMayor @gracedavies #KGH100
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Our senior leadership team and our partners at @ComIntCare would like to wish the Muslim community #EidMubarak.
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The 1V Man of the Year, sponsored by @reelcinemasuk Blackburn, was won by @yasirsufi .He stated “I feel absolutely privileged at receiving this award. It is for everyone who has supported me. There are many individuals in the community who equally deserve this award.”
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The Directors, Staff and Volunteers at One Voice Blackburn would like to extend Eid greetings to all those celebrating.
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Congratulations to @BlackburnTidy who are this year’s recipient of the Council Leader Award. The award is being presented by the Council’s chief executive @BwDHarry. #1VAnnualDinner2019
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Firoza Mohmed has won The John Roberts Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by @bwdletsfoster at 1V Awards Dinner 2023. Firoza has supported vulnerable females who have been victims of domestic abuse and honour based violence. @HumraazBlackbur .More:
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Earlier this week we visited @TheMcrColIege Shena Simon Campus where over 40 people aged between 16 and 30 signed up to the @AnthonyNolan Stem Cell Register. Read more about our work with Anthony Nolan.
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We created over 100 #dementiafriends in @DAE_Studio last week with the help of our Health Lead and Dementia Champion @nkhanu1. If you wish to become a dementia friend and spread the message on the condition email: nazia@1vblackburn.org.@alzheimerssoc @AgeUKBwD @TNLComFund
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We were on @BBCLancashire with @Gillylancs this morning talking about the Annual Dinner with our host Ayah Abdulsalam and @Shigufta1, Chief Executive of @WishCentreBDDWA.
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Nazia Khan was one of eight representatives from our work with @AnthonyNolan who were invited to attend the King’s Community Based Cancer Support Reception at Buckingham Palace. The event was an opportunity to recognise people like Nazia's work in helping raise awareness of the
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We are pleased to be working in partnership with @blackburndarwen, @LancsMosque, @imocharity, @springnorthHQ, YMCA Blackburn, and @youthactionuk in creating #CovidCommunityChampions to deliver key messages over the coming months. More to follow. #COVID19 #HealthInequalities
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13 year old @PleckgateHigh student and EEBs member Bilal Hussain will be co hosting the 1V Awards Dinner at @KingGeorgesHall ."I have heard all about the amazing 1V Awards Dinner and the young people who have hosted it before, I am really going to enjoy the experience.".#1VAD2023
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The 1V Excellence Awards celebrate individuals who volunteer for One Voice Blackburn. @SadiaRafiq16 won the 1V Excellence Award in Health for her work promoting #organdonation in the South Asian heritage community. Sadia is pictured with @Angied0198 from @NHSBT and @BWDDPH.
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It is #DementiaAwarenessWeek. Baiter Sehat lead @SadiaRafiq16 has created 150 @DementiaFriends over the last 14 months. @BwDPH
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Males in our community find it particularly difficult to admit when something is not right. As part of our Flourishing Minds project we are holding workshops aimed at men to improve their mental wellbeing. contact us on 01254 676193 to enrol on the free courses.
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The Aya Hachem Young Person of the Year 2021, sponsored by @Blackburncoll, nominees have been announced. They are; @muhammedbapu1 Joshua Fielding, Iqra Khan, Jennah Shahzad. Read more: #1VAwards21
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Community Clean up Champions!.Our Mini WEGs had their litter pickers at the ready this morning as they went around the town centre aiming for a cleaner, fresher and safer environment. @BlackburnTidy @KeepBritainTidy @blackburndarwen .#litterpicking #CleanUp #communitycleanup
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Our Ramadan project will commence on the 4th of April 2022. Over 1000 people have taken part in the last eight years. For further information on how to get involved please contact us via email: sundas@1vblackburn.org
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Congratulations to Baiter Sehat Lead @SadiaRafiq16 who has created 150 @DementiaFriends over the last 14 months! @BwDPH
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We're pleased to announce WEGs lead Sifa Turi will be the main host for the One Voice Annual Dinner 2020. The 15-year-old @PleckgateHigh student has been the leader of the WEGs for a year. The Annual Dinner takes place on Saturday 22 February 2020 at @KingGeorgesHall. #1VAD2020
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Blackburn is a diverse community. A cathedral town aiming to become a cathedral city. We are proud of our town, our heritage and famous landmarks. #BackingBlackburn all the way.
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Nearly a 100 guests attended our #OrganDonation and #BloodDonation event 'Let's Talk About You & Me' over the weekend. Thanks to @Angied0198 and Fez Awan for their presentations. @NHSBT @NHSOrganDonor .Learn more:
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The Flourishing Minds 6 week coaching sessions came to end with the last session focusing on positive psychology. The ladies decided to celebrate a fantastic six weeks of bonding and self discovery with a Jacob’s join.
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A digital board features Imam Rashid Ghani Attari Madani who talks about the importance of following COVID-19 guidelines. @youthactionuk @LancsMosque @imocharity @LBN_Lancashire @bwdhl @BHDevGroup @BWDPH @BWDDPH @OsmanSayyed @BwDDenise @sturgey
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We are pleased to announce we are creating a number of Mental Health Champions in the community. This project will be led by mental health expert @JIqbal2727 from January 2019. @BwDCCG @NHSEnglandNorth @LancashireCare @BwDPH @EastLancsHosp
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Lovely meeting @Shigufta1 to talk about all the inspirational work she has done at the @_wishcentre as well as her personal and professional passions. Look out for the interview in the next edition of One Voice Blackburn Magazine.
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Firoza Mohmed received the John Roberts Outstanding Achievement .Award. She stated “It was a great honour to receive the award. It was a truly amazing evening of celebrations at the 1V Awards Dinner. @FirozaMohmed @HumraazBlackbur
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We have been awarded funding by @NHSBT’s Community Investment Scheme!.Our project will give reliable information to people in our community so they can make informed decisions about organ donation. For more details on our project head to
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Some of our #BwDCommunityChampions have been out on an engagement exercise in Blackburn spreading key messages in #vaccines and #surgetesting. Joined by our yourh covid engagement team. @Nicomaso @LancsMosque @BWD_YPS
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Our West End Girls (WEGs) supported the marshalling at the Civic Service and the procession of the new @BwDMayor this morning. @blackburndarwen
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Muhammad Bapu won the Aya Hachem Young Person of the Year, sponsored by @bbcollege, at the #1VAwards ."It was an honour to be the Aya Hachem Young Person of the Year. An exciting yet emotional moment that signifies the importance of youth voice and the impact that it can have."
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We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the @SMENewsUK Best Social Entrepreneur Organisation 2020 (North West England). This is recognition to all of our staff and volunteers who have engaged in social activities throughout the year. @SchSocEnt @SSENorthWest @UnLtd
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.Our PR / Communications lead and friend Umbreen Ali lost her short battle with cancer on Thursday 3rd December at the young age of 45. Umbreen touched the lives of so many people that she communicated with, both personally and professionally.
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Everyone at One Voice Blackburn would like to extend their congratulations to the leader of the Council on this well-deserved accolade. @MohammedKhanOBE @blackburndarwen
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One Voice Blackburn is supporting the #BackingBlackburn for city status, as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. If you would like to get involved in the campaign please call 01254 676193. #weliveitbreatheitloveit #cityofourmaking
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Some of the Women's Network members took part in a Mental Health Champion course led by @JIqbal2727.
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Its #timetotalkday. A small conversation about mental health has the power to make a big difference. Complete four actions in our Time to Talk bingo. Let's start talking about our mental health.
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Our Baiter Sehat (Better Health) Lead @nkhanu1 recently received a Certificate of Recognition for her volunteering efforts in the Blackburn with Darwen community. She was presented the certificate by @jackiefloyd17 and @MohammedKhanOBE. @blackburndarwen @VolunteerInBwD
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Our Health Manager @nkhanu1 is at a stem cell recruitment event at @UCLan raising awareness of stem cell donation and the importance of the stem cell register. @AnthonyNolan
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Photographer @clivelawrence1 is taking part in #imnotamuslimbutiwillfastforoneday .'“ A couple of years back, I was chatting with a lad who was fasting for the whole month to show solidarity with his Muslim colleague.
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