Cate Moore
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Service Delivery Manager @RJ_Lincs Independent Chair of Lincs Police Ethics Panel. Views mine, not my employer's or anyone else. Still foreswunk. 'Moral rebel'.
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Think you understand Autism? Watch this- 5 minutes.
"What's your special ability?" And other Things Not to Say to an Autistic Person.
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What is it about Naga Munchetty that makes people with flags in their @'s call her out and demand she is sacked, when it was her white, male colleague who made the comment about a flag?
It's so difficult to see why they pick on Naga....🤨
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I lost my glasses overs year ago. I looked everywhere. I had to buy new (nicer yet cheaper!) ones. I've just found my glasses...in the freezer. In. The. Freezer!!!!
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My son's boyfriend is here unexpectedly. This afternoon he helped me hang 7 pictures with a promise to do another 7 tomorrow AND do a tip run. I don't need a boyfriend of my own if this is how it's going to be 😂
#GoodNewsSaturday
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@JonjayNeedham1
You don't need to explain yourself, Jon. There will always be detractors & haters. You will still be here for them, even if they are not here for you. That's what sets you apart and makes you a Leader & a consumate Public Servant.
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You may recall that Son 2 has been struggling with a serious MH condition for the last 3 years. He rarely goes out unless walking his dog. Tonight, we went to a wedding reception and he looked great, was great and is fine now we're home. Breakthrough moment!
#GoodNewsSaturday
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@IAmJessPlant
He was angry at the time. I think he's quite hurt now. I'm furious. Still.
He did give the person some 'home truths' which I think was justified.
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@JonjayNeedham1
This is incredible. You're owning it. Not the fear, not the shame you'll inevitably have been plagued with, but the reality of the harm others caused & you've lived with. In owning it, you choose how to live with it going onwards. Your choices are inspirational. Seriously.
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Had my 2nd vaccine jab today. I'm tweeting about it because so many people appear to be worried about getting their 2nd one and quite a few people actively telling others not to. Please get yours, when you are invited to.
#astrazenecavaccine
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The fact a man died without receiving the Last Rights as per his belief system, is entirely the fault of the man who killed him.
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What this post doesnt tell you is that the Officers were reticent about any reporting of their kindness - it's just what they do. We need to celebrate the good stuff far more. Well done to everyone, including those who insisted on telling us about it here
@lincspolice
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After a boy, 8, had Christmas and birthday money stolen, our officers decided to have a whip round, and give it back. He smiled non-stop during their visit. They probably turned what would have been one of his worst childhood memories, into one of his best.
#PolicingwithPRIDE
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I'm poorly. I rarely contact my GP for myself. Today, I need to speak to them. They want me to do this via their online portal. Ok. Half way through that form, they turn the portal off. At 9.55am, they aren't taking any more contacts today.
Imagine Police or Fire doing that.
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Article on Penny Lancaster (50, model, wife of famous man) qualifying as a Special Constable. Look at that commentary. 🤷
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I haven't tweeted a contentious opinion for a while, so here's one for you:
Prince Harry. Modern man. All power to him for putting his family first. No one bats an eye at women who sacrifice status for their family. It happens all the time. We don't notice & we all know why.
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Coronation Policing: I only have the information everyone else has re what happened over this weekend and why certain decisions were made.
I think the Met did us all proud but especially themselves.
Highest of risks managed with as much care and compassion as possible.
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Are degrees good? Mostly, of course they are! Is a person with a degree a more desirable Police Officer than a person without? No.
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She was the 1st female Asian Police Officer in the world, according to wiki. I'd never heard of her, yet her husband murdered her because she an Officer. Hers is a story worth telling, surely?
Remembering PC Karpal Kaur Sandhu of Metropolitan Police who was murdered while on duty this day 1973.
#LestWeForget
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I was brought a bacon sandwich in bed this morning. This was my view throughout!
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My son had been excluded multiple times by the time he was 7. He just sat his GCSEs. Patience, love & high expectations.
#excludedatseven
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There is a clip of a Met Police Special in which she gets things very wrong. No denying that.
She has been identified on Twitter via her personal account and she is a volunteer. She will need some care now and I'd caution anyone else not to engage in negative tweets about her.
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My
#GoodNewsSaturday
is that yesterday, Son 2 became a volunteer for the National Trust. If you know our journey at all, you'll know he has been virtually housebound for 4 years with OCD & intrusive thoughts. This is a massive step for him and I'm so proud of him, I could burst💙
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How has hurling Boris Bikes (thanks, Boris!) at Police Horses, causing one to bolt and put a Police Officer in hospital, turned into a debate about whether horses should be used at protests/riots?
You don't like the horses? You DEFINITELY won't like the alternatives.
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Can't not post this even tho it's a really personal one:
My step sister called me. We haven't spoken for over 10 years. No rift, just no contact. We talked for almost 90 minutes and it was really lovely.
#GoodNewsSaturday
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1 comment only. For now.
The treatment of Dame Lynne Owens here by many serving & retired Officers been appalling.
She had no need to return to the Met, in a lower role. Those who dragged her daily should be ashamed of their unprofessionalism on a public forum.
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How can you have a Police Force that is representative of the community it serves when you insist applicants have a degree or accept lower pay for more work?
@PoliceChiefs
Having a police force that’s more representative of the communities it serves is an operational imperative. All chiefs have signed up to a new strategy to increase diversity in policing
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Most members of the public would run away, a few would run towards danger. Of that few, a small number will be suitable to carry a Warrant Card.
A Warrant Card is tacit understanding you will take risks others would not. I don't believe this should be negotiable.
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A man in prison for murder, on day release, ran towards danger to protect others on London Bridge.
Good people can do bad things. People who have done bad things can do good things too.
Stop teying to change people. Give them the circumstances to live their good life.
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Sociology should be the foundation of Police training.
I know this looks like I'm very late to the party, but I think I'm actually pretty early.
Understanding lives different to our own, without judgement, should be the bar we set. Sounds simple. Could be.
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I'll keep saying it.
@CollegeofPolice
need to fill the media void & create a list of serving Officers across the ranks/Forces/specialisms who will be available for media commentary etc. Real Officers, providing up to date information, with media training.
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The dignity of those in actual pain. Very much worth a read.
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Barry got attacked by another dog tonight. It tried to bite him on his side and neck. We can't find any puncture wounds but he is quite shaken. I've opened his Christmas treats tin to help him feel better 🐶
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All you straight men saying Philip Schofield isnt brave...
...you cannot know what it takes for anyone to say "I'm gay" to loved ones, let alone strangers...
...I cannot know either, but I'll never forget how hard my son's heart was beating when I hugged him close.
#brave
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39 years since the Harrods bombing. Dad didn't make it this year & I can't see him managing next year for the 40th anniversary although I know he'd want to. I think I might pick up the mantle from him. The names on those plaques and others who survived, deserve remembrance.
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Police Now again. I'm not anti degree holding PCs. I'm definitely against only degree holding PCs. I'm not against people who grew up in affluent families joining up. I'm against engineering cohorts to ensure those people are represented. We need the very opposite.
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The 2 Met Officers will (definitely should) appeal & I suspect its highly likely they'll win that appeal. They'll then have their jobs back, should they still want, but they'll also get a huge payout. So the noise around this Go Fund me is just damaging everyone for no reason.
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Just caught up on the
@policeconduct
stuff on the 2 Met Officers.
Hard not to argue that IOPC is way past its sell by date. Who measures the value for £? Who measures outcomes and impact?
I'm guessing no one does. Well, someone should. Soon.
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@lilyallen
Best argument I've seen against this anti youth nonsense. Every age group bar 65+ have Labour majority.
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I hope I cut my own path as ex job on Twitter. Shouting at senior Officers is both embarrassing (for the shouty individual) and unhelpful (for literally everyone, including the ex colleagues). Discuss, debate, support changes but don't kick the people you left behind.
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Lots of women in Policing posting about being in a job they love, not a 'man's job'. Many saying they dont care what they look like. I just want to say, I've not seen a single one who doesnt look feminine, healthy & happy. All strength to women in Policing 👍
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Today Twitter has a lot of retired, white, male, ex Met people getting upset about a female Chief Officer from a Force at the other end of the Country because they dont like her hair style.
Have we not got some volunteering activities to keep people busy & more satisfied?
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@markedly
I was a new mum of triplets. Taking my older son to get shoes, the shop manager looked at the triple pram & said "How lovely - one of each?" 😐
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@JonjayNeedham1
💙 Jon, no words can adequately respond to these posts but I am so glad you post them. For you - that little lad - and for all the children who endured and are enduring the horrors some adults choose to met out on them. All power to you.
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I dont often do this and it's only ever been for racism.
If you RT Katie Hopkins into my TL I have to unfollow you. You are spreading hatred and racism. She actually tweeted to demonstrators 'I still own you'. Dont pretend you dont know what that means.
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I was very brave today, Twitter. I asked a London cabby what he thought about Brexit.
He told me. Oh, he told me. 😆
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My
#GoodNewsSaturday
: son 2, as many of you know, has been living with a serious MH condition for over a year now. Lockdown has heightened his anxiety whilst offering a buffer to stay hidden away. Yesterday, I got him out on a proper walk. 1st in 10 weeks.
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Quite amazing. Great job those two 👍
This is the moment two "animal loving" police officers came to the rescue of a deer that had become trapped in a rope swing.
The officers calmed the animal down by scratching it on its head, before cutting away the rope with scissors.
Read more:
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I'm asking those who have served their community as a Police Officer to join the challenge of posting a pic of yourself in uniform. A pic,no description.Goal is to flood with positive photos instead of negativity. Copy the text to your timeline,and look at some great memories.
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Son 1 called to say he has an interview next week for a job which could make his life quite a bit easier. I'm nervous for him but also proud that he's putting himself out there & trying to plan his future. This is absolutely a
#GoodNewsSaturday
item!
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The dignity of Lissie Harper should be what we all remember. She has shown strength in the face of a horror that she cannot escape from. My thoughts are with her, PC Harper's family, friends and colleagues
@ThamesVP
. Today has not lifted the burden any of them now carry.
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Good grief. Is it that she is a woman? Or simply a Police Officer?
The comments (every one I've seen is from a male) saying the Australian Officer was not heroic, that what she did was easy etc are all from people who clearly don't, haven't and likely could never do her job.
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I'm in the hairdressers. A nurse just came in still in her hospital 'uniform'. She said I'm sorry, I've come straight from work" The girl asked "night duty?" She replied "well, a 24 hour shift. I'm a bit tired."
This is not OK. For staff, for patients, for the NHS.
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Police people: you are many different types of people with many levels of education. One thing unites you all: you are highly skilled, very reliable & highly sought after in the jobs market. Do not believe that you can do nothing else. Your skills are transferable already.
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Reading that one of the officers murdered yesterday in Brussels was the sole parent of 13 yr old twin girls.
As the sole parent of triplet boys & their brother, the fear of leaving them with no one has been ever present. My heart goes out to those girls.
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I disagree strongly with Michael Lockwood. Everyone is entitled to a private life. Extra marital affairs? Or swinging? Or being polyamorous? Or fetishism? Who decides on the 🚩? Way too intrusive & dehumanising.
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Its odd how a single tweet can change your whole mood. So here's a pic of Barry, up close and personal, cheering me up. Maybe he offers some cheer for you too. We are all going through something, big or small.
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Durdle Door - why would you? Even if there wasnt 60,000 deaths and STILL RISING, even if life was completely normal - why would you want to sit shoulder to shoulder with so many others on a pebbly bit of beach? My idea of hell.
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I had a procedure at
#Grantham
Hospital today. Have to say
@ULHT_News
the staff on the day ward were excellent. Plus, Hospital food often gets very bad press but my ham salad sandwich was fresh and plentiful. Thank you for getting it right in Grantham 👍
#NHS
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This Christmas is a painful and sad one for me & my sons. I met a lady in a shop queue today who could have been planted there with a message of support just for us. Her life story, 30 yrs on from ours, almost mirrored our own. And she had found happiness. A Christmas message?
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Sons 2 & 3 joined me at a very special wedding yesterday. Son 3 had a really challenging yr last yr & son 2 is very poorly atm. To see both cope with all the fuss of the day made me very proud. A bittersweet day but worthy of
#GoodNewsSaturday
#proudmum
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#GoodNewsSaturday
- its my birthday and I've done absolutely nothing all day!! I also have the most beautiful flowers to look at. That's my oversized teapot - the roses are plentiful and just so, so pretty.
#thoughtfulness
#kindness
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Son 1 and his girlfriend have both worked throughout the pandemic. Son 1, with some really vulnerable young people. Both had their first vaccine jab last night. It is a relief and a very
#GoodNewsSaturday
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When Andrew Mitchell says "Police have lost our trust" - he means he & his pals still haven't learned that lying is bad & Police Officers don't often give up. He means the Met specifically but enjoys the chance to tar everyone & he embarrassed himself. Again.
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Undermining public confidence in Policing may seem like a game to some, but its the difference between a vulnerable person feeling safe or worrying all the time, a DA victim calling for help or suffering alone, good local relationships or lack of trust...
#BeResponsible
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On
#IWD2018
I'm reflecting on having brought up 4 boys entirely on my own, the career I couldn't have, the opportunities I've missed, the health I've risked...and I know I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. Female vulnerability is not weakness. Femininity is strong.
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Well, I've read what I can about Priti Patel's new* performance culture for Policing.
*it's not only old, it failed last time. It failed communities, individuals & Police. It led to unnecessary criminalisation and a generation of harmed youth, who went on to be hatmed adults.
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Watching
#TheChoir
and can't help but be moved by the way music has helped these young men to communicate & relax. I really, really hope creativity is used as often as possible in prisons. Brilliant job
@GarethMalone
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If
@alexs_journey
isnt a
#GoodNewsSaturday
story, it's only because he's Good News Every Day. This young man cares so much about others - people as well as animals. And he inspires so many of us to care about him, too. Hope that leg is a little less painful for you today, Alex 🦉
Alex had a tough day. His hip & leg have been sore and it’s been a physically busy last day at school. Unfortunately it all got too much and he had a breakdown at School. He wanted to send this message. Remember be kind and not all disabilities are visible.
#AlexandersJourney
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Not a Police Chief. Not. A. Police. Chief. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Police chief: How I’ll take on Just Stop Oil and drink-drivers. My plans to support
@SuellaBraverman
‘tough on crime’ mandate & my hope of new police charging powers, as the new Chair of
@AssocPCCs
@PoliceChiefs
@SuellaBraverman
@RishiSunak
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I'll say this again. And probably again and again.
@CollegeofPolice
&
@PoliceChiefs
should have an approved list of CURRENT subjects matter experts across Forces, ranks & rolls, for media commentary.
The absence of such creates the void that is filled by self promoters.
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Using Armed Forces to do duties that regular armed Police do daily, to free them up to do other Policing duties is not unusual during times of extreme need. It should not scare anyone. It is normal contingency planning. Don't get caught up in the noise. Find the facts.
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Just a quick comment on the Ant McPartlin news. Addiction leads people to do some awful things. What is stark, watching his story unfold, is how we treat the addicted rich, compared to how we treat the addicted poor. This is to our shame.
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Thinking of those people in TVP who knew the details of the death of their colleague from the day it happened. They, like his loved ones, have carried themselves with dignity and strength. It's unbearable yet they must bear it & continue to do their jobs every day.
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I'm really excited to be joining
@RJ_Lincs
as their Lead Practitioner in January. Can't wait to get started. So much good to be done 🙏😃
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Son's 2 & 3 have just had a snowball fight in the garden (& a bit of the kitchen, but I'll overlook that!) - its so rare to hear that kind of laughter in my home these days. Definitely
#GoodNewsSaturday
💙💙💙💙
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All the burning topics on Police Twitter atm. So here's my take on the big 2:
Haircuts - I don't care as long as you can get a hat on when needed. Carry on that PC.
Driving offences - I care. We are not exempt from being treated like everyone else. Pay the fine that retiree.
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Son 2 is quite poorly. For the 1st time in some years, I've just sat by his bedside and chatted quietly with him as he drifts off to sleep. He looked no different than when he was 6. Bigger. That's all. It's been (still is) a hard, hard journey but I love these boys so much.
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Again, here's why retired Officers shouldn't (generally- there are exceptions) become mouthpieces on Policing for 24 hrs news. What % are in roles where they CAN or SHOULD make arrests. Why are arrests a mark of good work? This man talks like a dinosaur. Ignore & move on.
'70% of Met Police officers haven’t arrested someone in one year - it’s quite incredible. The most I did was four in one day. Officers are just focussing away from crime.'
Former Detective Chief Inspector, Mike Neville, discusses new police pledges to ‘investigate every crime.’
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Keep Calm and Stop Carrying On
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My Dad got scammed. He let 'a Company' power wash his patio for £2,300.
A cruel practice by vile, selfish people.
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It's my birthday today. Yesterday was not a fun day, but today began like this ⬇️ and breakfast in bed. Uncommonly nice. Hope the paw makes some of you smile too.
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An anonymous
#GoodNewsSaturday
for us all to share in: yesterday mum was told she’s 12 month clear of bowel cancer and I had a normal smear result after cervical cancer 18years ago :-)
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Moore family
#GoodNewsSaturday
- we went to visit the puppies. A puppy chose Son 2. He did not choose a puppy. 4 weeks to wait now. (This is a sibling. I forgot to take pics!!) Also, the whole time we were there, Son 2's illness was completely absent. I am so happy right now 🙂
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Does nobody do 12th Night any more? Decs up far too early and all down for New Year? This is not right. Decs up late & gone on 12th Night. 12 Days of Christmas. It wasn't made up for the song, you know!
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Danny Baker's apology is of an era isnt it? I'm really sorry (because it worked out badly for me) but I'm also cross (because it worked out badly for me) that people made a fuss (because it worked out badly for me).
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I'm pinching this for
#GoodNewsSaturday
because it made happy tears come to my eyes.
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Lamb shanks in the oven for this rainy day. Wine in glass. Bath running. Today, my heart has ached since the moment I woke up. Still trying tho. Still trying.
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I want a job where I write my opinion on things I don't understand & still get paid even when I get my facts wrong. Please. I'm very opinionated. I could write loads of inflammatory stuff. ⬇️🤷♀️😔
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I've perused twitter for maybe 10 minutes and come across 3 middle aged women who look like they prob enjoy WI away days, being pretty rude about Police Officers. One even has a kindness meme pinned. They WANT to believe our Police are fascists.
I'm going to clean a patio.
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Over the past few days my family and I have had to speak to, rely upon & trust 5 people in different roles within
@lincspolice
. We could not have asked for better support & care. It's very weird being on the other side of it all, but the professionalism we've found really helps.
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My heart goes out to his mum. He was her world. Watch out for your young people - many of them have suffered in ways unique to their generation in the last 12 months. May his mum find support and kindness well after the hullabaloo has moved on to the next big thing.
This afternoon the Met were informed by colleagues from
@EssexPoliceUK
that a body had been found in a pond in
#EppingForest
.
While enquiries to identify the body continue, the family of missing 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye have been informed.
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At the table...
Son 3: sometimes I think having kids is a terrible idea
Son 2: it is - imagine having to put up with so much annoying stuff for at least 20 years.
Me: tell me about it...
Sons 2 & 3: Oi!!
Me: 😆
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This is son 2. He's been so very poorly and could have done without this pandemic but not only is he coping, he's still moving forward and getting better. Barry is his dog. As you can see here!
#GoodNewsSaturday
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My Dad won't be there today. I had hoped to take him but logistically it was impossible. He doesn't know. They are never forgotten in this family and I will continue my Dad's dedication.
#NeverForgotten
Remembering Metropolitan Police colleagues PC Jane Arbuthnot and Sgt Noel Lane - murdered on duty by a bomb on this day in 1983. Inspector Stephen Dodd died of his injuries on Christmas Eve. We will never forget them or the sacrifice they made
#LestWeForget
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Viewing tweets around spit hoods, what is very clear is that Officers generally feel their safety doesn't matter to anyone but them.
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Morning tweety people. May I kick off
#GoodNewsSaturday
by sharing a pic of Barry, who in 7 short days has brought smiles and happiness & made a big difference already for Son 2.
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Just reading all the MPs tweets in support of Dominic Cummings breaking the rules we've all been following, because 'it was the right thing for him to do in the circs'.
The sheer entitlement of people who think rules are for others, writ large.
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