Annabel Wathen

Organiser, coordinator, team leader, mother, animal lover, jogger and troubleshooter.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Robin Williams with gorilla Coco, who knew 1,000 gestures and understood about 2,000 words. When Coco was told that the actor had died, the gorilla was very upset.

Dr. Patterson told Coco that "we lost a dear friend, Robin Williams." Coco wrote ICRY LIP" pulled away and "became very gloomy, bowing her head and shivering her lips."

Williams visited the research center where Coco lived in 2001 and the actor managed to quickly make friends with her. And for the first time in six months, spending time with Robin, Coco felt joy, after her gorilla friend Michael died.

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@BHealthbus What an awesome team they are! 🙌

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@MartinSLewis @bbc5live And I learned how to do French plaits!

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@MartinSLewis @bbc5live I gave up my job in Covid to look after my kids and a friend’s kids.. I said I wanted to get a bus with a shower for the homeless.. serendipity introduced me to Healthbus and I earn less now than when I was 20 but I look forward to work every day and am so happy

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

https://t.co/TuZbTqiOob

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@SW_Help Is there a normal service today between Bournemouth and Weymouth?

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

So proud to be part of this amazing team #walkthewalk #homelesshealthcare

[Bournemouth HealthBus @BHealthbus]

🚑 Exciting News! 🌟 The HealthBus Trust is thrilled to unveil our new electric response vehicle, dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Together, we're making strides for a healthier, more compassionate community. 💙 #healthbus #HealthBusSupport #Homeless

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

The headline: New 5% higher price cap means people will pay more this Jan THAN ANY WINTER BEFORE.

New 3mthly Price Cap Figures: From 1 Jan you'll pay 5% more on average (every £100 paid now goes to £105). For direct debit on average across UK:

ELEC: Unit rate: 28.62p/kwh (currently 27.35p) so up 4.6%. Standing charge unchanged at 53.37p
GAS: Unit rate: 7.42p/kwh (currently 6.89p) so up 7.6%. Standing charge unchanged at 29.6p7p

So bigger rises for gas households than electricity and proportionately bigger for higher users (due to impact of unit rates).

Yet the reason you'll pay so much more is as last winter every home got £66/mth govt reduction. You don't have that this winter. So while Oct 'inflation dropped due to cheaper energy bills' - that ignores the missing govt support, in reality we're paying more for energy...

For a home on typical use (meaningless figure but good for illustration)...

Jan 2023: £2,380/yr
Jan 2024: £1,928/yr

So per month (not seasonally adjusted)
Jan 2023: £198/mth
Jan 2024: £160/mth

Now factor in govt support
Jan 2023: £198 - £66 = £132/mth
Jan 2024: £160/mth

In other words a typical home pays £28/mth more this winter, or factor in seasonal adjustments due to high winter use and as a back of envelope calculation it is more like £45more.

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@RichardEGrant I went through this with my mum 18 years ago and I still get tearful when I think about it… the loss reflects how wonderful that person was … somehow packing up their things feels like a betrayal and it sure hurts those left behind. Sending love to you and your family

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@B2BGrowthExpo So excited to be here today and meet some awesome people from great businesses and share our stories @AFCBCommunity @afcbournemouth

[Bournemouth HealthBus @BHealthbus]

Delighted to be at Our Dorset Health Inequalities Symposium at the Spire, Poole to promote partnership and ensure healthcare is accessible to all! ⭐️

[BCP Council @BCPCouncil]

The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) has been activated from tonight (7 December) due to the dropping temperatures.

If you are concerned about someone sleeping rough during this time, please:

☎️ Ring 01202 315962
✉️ Email B&[email protected]

[I❤️Nostalgia '𝕏' @Ilovenostalgia]

Admit you’re old. Retweet if you know what this is…

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@andisilvain Oh that has made me want to cry.. I hope my son says that to me one day too - 🙌

[Bournemouth HealthBus @BHealthbus]

We attended the @BCP_HP 'Working Together to Prevent Homelessness' conference on Wed, calling on all BCP citizens and organisations to join together “To end homelessness across BCP by ensuring everyone has a safe place to live that they can call home.” 🙏 #healthbus

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

@DWFRSSwanageStn Thank you for all you are doing.. hope you are safe. 😔

[Swanage Fire Station @DWFRSSwanageStn]

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Busy day today, firstly attending a fire on the hillside at Church Knowle and then being mobilised to the large heath fire at Studland. Crews will be damping down through the night and probably tomorrow too. #swanage #dorset #fire #dwfrs #studland #wildfire

[Annabel Wathen @AnnabelWathen]

Awesome day doing a big clothing giveaway for the homeless.. thank you to all the volunteers who came and made it happen 🙌 @HopeHousingBMTH @BHealthbus @YMCABournemouth #hopeplacedorset

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@HopeHousingBMTH

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@BHealthbus @SIA_Mountain That is amazing 🙌💪