Sharon Holder

[H&F Council @LBHF]

Our Youth Arts Festival is giving you the opportunity to get involved with creative experiences and training – it runs 26-31 Oct and it's all absolutely free.

The line-up includes 70 interactive workshops, exciting live performances, Q&As and more: https://t.co/UqbBDgurB9

[H&F Council @LBHF]

.@bushtheatre hosted a special Black History Month film screening and Q&A on Friday, with H&F Mayor @CllrHolder and actor Colin McFarlane in attendance.

They screened 'Painted', a powerful documentary featuring four members of the Windrush generation sharing their stories.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Today, I stand with Aberfan. I stand with the people of Aberfan, and I stand with the community as we honour the memory of all those that were lost.

https://t.co/R4qW7urqNe

[GMB Politics London @GMBPoliticsLDN]

🟠⚫ Thank you to @CalvinBailey for sponsoring our Black History Month event in Parliament last night and to all for joining GMB members.

Race equality at work is won by workers organising together.

Our new Activist Toolkit shows how ✊

[Veracyte, Inc. @Veracyte]

At 47, Bora was balancing an office-based role as a local elected politician when she received a breast cancer diagnosis that came as a complete shock.

She had experienced lumpy breasts for 10 to 15 years, with changes that often became more noticeable during her menstrual cycle. When one lump did not go away, she arranged to have it checked. An ultrasound and biopsy confirmed breast cancer.

“I cried,” she says. “It was a total shock.”

Bora approached the diagnosis in a practical way, drawing on her previous experience as a journalist to research the disease and understand the available information. But the process was still difficult.

Referrals, appointments and decisions about surgery meant that roughly two weeks could pass between each step. She was referred to two surgeons while considering how to move forward with treatment as quickly as possible.

She chose to be open about her diagnosis and found that talking with friends and loved ones was an important source of support. Living alone, she particularly valued having people around her who could help her process what was happening.

After her second surgery, her care team needed to determine whether she required additional chemotherapy. The team told her about the OPTIMA trial, which, according to her team, was investigating whether genomic testing could help guide treatment decisions.

Bora had a positive view of clinical research and had already taken part in other studies. She discussed the trial information with friends who were oncologists and decided to participate.

Her main concern was whether she might get her hopes up, as she expected that chemotherapy would probably be recommended.

“To be honest, I kind of forgot I was involved in it,” she says. Participation involved completing a questionnaire about every three months, focused on lifestyle and how she was feeling.

For Bora, the experience reinforced the value of clear, personalized information.

“Data and information can be empowering when they are explained properly,” she says. “There are different types of breast cancer, treatment options and decisions. When testing is available alongside appropriate medical advice, it can help patients feel more empowered.”

🩷 In honor of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, join us in thanking the people, like Bora, who took part in the OPTIMA trial - https://t.co/x4O6U2SyuO

#BreastCancer #CancerClinicalTrials #BreastCancerResearch #BecauseTheySaidYes #ResearchIsTheReason #BreastCancerJourney

[H&F Council @LBHF]

Discover the life, music and legacy of Louisa Mark - the queen of lover's rock.

The second daughter of Grenadian immigrant parents, she was raised in Shepherds Bush and became a 70s musical legend.

📍Bush Theatre, W12
📅21 + 24 Oct, 1-7pm

Free entry: https://t.co/f7WazvUiRD

[Ben Coleman @ChelFulhamBen]

British membership of the EU would be good for our economy, opportunity & security - it's the swiftest path to growth. So I welcome @andyburnham’s determination to explore every option for closer ties and to have an honest conversation with the country. My remarks in Parliament.

[H&F Council @LBHF]

In our latest weekly update:

🎨Celebrate Black History Month
🪙 Changes to Government funding affecting council tax
🎃 Fulham pumpkin patch
🎶Louisa Mark exhibition
🎭 Bush Theatre review
🚗Reducing peak time roadworks
🚆 TfL overnight works

Read here:
https://t.co/DTNMKEnsm1

[Barons Court Project @BaronsProject]

Thank you @FulhamFC for this write up of our work, we are delighted to be partnering with the Fulham Foundation for the sleep out on Friday 13th November.

https://t.co/mamW714SdI

[Abdi Duale @AbdiDuale_]

She’s only gone and done it.

Congratulations to Labour’s newest MP @Sagal_AW.

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Quelle surprise a super-rich exodus recent story is shown to be complete bollocks

This billionaire said to have quit Britain over fears of a potential Labour wealth tax actually moved to Monaco in 2014 when the Conservatives were in power.

Next.

https://t.co/B0tdBULnx9

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

90 years ago today, Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts attempted to march through and intimidate a predominantly Jewish area of the East End.

Men, women and children, alongside local residents, trade unionists and anti-fascist protesters, came together to defend the community in what became known as the Battle of Cable Street.

They taught us an important lesson: communities can resist fascism by joining together.

Hate and antisemitism had no place in London then, and it has no place here now.

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

Great to be back in Holborn and St Pancras, 75 years after I first canvassed here, to support the outstanding @Sagal_AW.
Looking forward to seeing you all again on polling day and to celebrating with you all!

[H&F Council @LBHF]

British athletics legend Linford Christie returned to the stadium named in his honour - Linford Christie Stadium in Wormwood Scrubs – this weekend, to celebrating the refurbished track and field facilities

[H&F Council @LBHF]

Fulham are marking Black History Month with a special legends tour of Craven Cottage.

Read our latest H&F football blog: https://t.co/UpPU1p3k5M

[H&F Council @LBHF]

October is Black History Month!

From art and history exhibitions, to guided walks and creative workshops, the month is packed full of events suitable for all ages in H&F.

Find out what's on: https://t.co/KK0rm4LPyq

[Angela Eagle DBE @angelaeagle]

My first conference as a Secretary of State. How great to announce we’re finally putting water under public control.

[Wandsworth Council @wandbc]

We’ve teamed up with Generate, a local organisation supporting people with learning disabilities & autism, to deliver the Healthy Living Training programme 💚 Residents with learning disabilities can explore cooking, affordable meal planning and ways to move that work for them.

[Ben Coleman @ChelFulhamBen]

For the families who lost loved ones at Grenfell Tower, and for everyone who survived that night, today brings the justice they are owed a step closer. The Metropolitan Police have passed their evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, and the process remains on track.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

A new National Care Service. Greater public control of water, energy, and housing. A National Commission on Electoral Reform. Strengthening our relationship with Europe. Reforming the education and welfare system.

Today I set out a different path for Britain.

You may disagree with some or all of what I have said today. But I have given you what you often say is missing from politics.

Honesty, ideas and a clear direction for the country we all love.

If you agree with enough of what I have said, get behind this plan. And get behind each other.

It's time to draw a line.

To move beyond a decade of drift and division.

To bring a spirit of unity and positivity back to our country.

To unlock the working-class aspiration that is still there in every postcode.

To hope again.