Patrick Towell
@patricktowell
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Creative Economy Director @audienceagents, Board Advisor @grayswharf, Policy Fellow @itsriodejaneiro All views my own
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Joined April 2009
Where – 15mins from the hustle bustle of Rio – can you see capivaras swimming and chill in a creative village?
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This laptop is a good deal restored and totally refreshed by my friend @toshi I love my MacBook... Check out Apple MacBook Pro 14" (512GB SSD, M1 Pro, 16GB) Laptop - Space Grey -... https://t.co/dUdsyU4URI
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Overtaking buses at bus stops (pulling out into often fastmoving traffic and often having the bus pull out) and then being overtaken by them as they set off again is the most dangerous situation I experience when #cycling in #London
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Exclusive: Cycling campaign groups warn such a move could preclude building of segregated bike routes
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"musicians playing smaller venues are facing pitiful fees and frequent losses." - this is true for the independent music ecology from musicians, venues and promoters. Make sure you're supporting amazing artists, go to their gigs, buy their merch! https://t.co/IuBuyAn4n5
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As Taylor Swift tops $1bn in tour revenue, musicians playing smaller venues are facing pitiful fees and frequent losses. Should the state step in to save our live music scene?
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UK’s creative industries bring in more revenue than cars, oil and gas – so why is arts education facing cuts?
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In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.
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Join us on the 15 May for the launch of UK Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences & Workforce. Using once in a decade 2021 Census data for the first time, the report provides a map of creative practitioners across England and Wales Register here: https://t.co/wbxYMon2mQ
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Thanks to @EmmaBeddington just the funniest and most well written article I have read for a long time. Will aspire to this quality... https://t.co/EYOPFNV0bm
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From Leonardo da Vinci to the engineers of Bell Aerosystems, some of our finest minds have devoted themselves to finding a better form of travel. Still, anyone can have an off day …
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Raise money for @CR_UK by sponsoring my 100 push-ups a day throughout April - can now do 50 at time and chest muscles a bit more toned!
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Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m doing 100 push-ups a day throughout April to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by...
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I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their: • Biggest Regrets • Biggest Lessons • Advice to their younger self Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same… Here are my top 8:
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Rowan Atkinson brings to light a powerful message once shared by Charlie Chaplin, reminding us that our perspective on life can truly shape our experience of it.
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Donate to my fundraising page and help raise life-saving funds for Cancer Research UK
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m doing 100 push-ups a day throughout April to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by...
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We are what we drink (an ode to tea) - how our favoured beverage makes us who we are... https://t.co/ijeLQuR6qj
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Missed the chance of being queen of @ticketingprofs #tpc2024 by not posting enough on social media!!
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A phenomenal 10 mins with Carol Vorderman on 🔥 It begins with an intro, then from 1:23 onwards, "We've had a Conservative government which is in my opinion corrupt.. During covid we have the VIP PPE lane.. Then we had partygate.." "I started digging and I just started to
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Being in a bad mood is not a license to be unkind. Being sensitive is not an excuse for being abusive. Respect is a social responsibility. Treating it as optional reveals a lack of concern for others. A mark of character is maintaining civility when things don’t go your way.
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“What Peter Jackson did was completely different. He had the whole story for all three films, he was physically capable of shooting it all at once. I can’t imagine doing it myself. It’s one of the great achievements in movies.” - Christopher Nolan about the comparisons between
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I just can't stop watching this Makes me laugh and cry The power of music
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At last a return to what this platform is here for.
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