Fiona O'Connor

Director: Birkheads Wild CIC & Freelancer: leadership & team development, focusing on future growth & Away Day Facilitation. Lover of the outdoors & the NE.

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

@MichaelRosenYes
...and the second one is
Where's My Welly?
It's not in the basket
It's not on the hook
I really don't know where it is
But I ll have a good look.

By Arlo Ashford (when he was 7, now hes 11)

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Dear @MichaelRosenYes when my 11 year old was 7 he loved reading your poems (still does) and he wrote 2 himself which I think are Rosen-worthy. He's now too embarrassed to send you them so here they are...
I eat pasta
Faster
Than a cheetah running.
And...

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Thanks for the feedback @andyhill9019 and for your contributions and insights. Will watch with great interest as the Youth Board flexes its leadership muscle over the coming months #leadership #resilence #professionaldevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #selfreflection

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Thanks for having me @CommonRoomGN , I was hugely invigorated by the passion and energy of your Youth Board. Can't wait til I can welcome them all to @birkheads_wild IRL in the Autumn #resilience #leadership #personaldevelopment #volunteers #professionaldevelopment

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

True!

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Spent an invigorating day at #newcastle150 being a group advisor to future leaders on an exciting @CommonPurposeUK programme. Great to re connect and see the passion ideas and vision from 18-25 year olds. Thanks for inviting me @zoyastott @Marie21M

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Cant wait to meet them all tomorrow @janeerobinson @CommonPurpose !

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

@sainsburys please train your drivers not to litter. Just witnessed the driver of your van PN17 KAJ throw three coke cans and a white carrier bag of rubbish out of his van on the A183 near cleadon cattery, sunderland. #disappointed

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Working at @dancecity today and love that its doubling ad a Polling Station. Please remember to vote today #GE2109 #FreelanceLife

[Ellie Turner @EllieTurnOC]

Thanks @Fionaoconnor28 we came away with some really concrete actions for the New Year and a timeframe too! Brilliant stuff!

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Yes!

[Jo Cundall @JoCFTyne]

Board away day for @OpenClasp today. Thanks to @Fionaoconnor28 for excellent facilitation. Fave take away quote came from our brilliant finance/office manager in relation to her teenage awakening to feminism ‘it’s about women giving a shit about other women’. Yep. That’s it

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

We did do some work today honest, but here's when the Board and staff of @OpenClasp with @MchughCatrina @EllieTurnOC had a lunchtime tour of @ushawdurham. The rest of the day I helped the team focus on future plans to 'grow with strength', ID opportunities, manage & plan ahead.

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

So, what have I missed ? Just realised I've not been on Twitter since July except for through @birkheads_wild ... tweet. #freelancers #freelancelife #leadership #development

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

This

[Birkheads Wild CIC @birkheads_wild]

Doesn’t this look like the best team development day ever? circuscentral brought members of their team and Board here today and I helped them to shape their ‘Why’ and look at future priorities and opportunities for… https://t.co/j6J8x1bkmd

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

It was great ! More of these please @CaroGreener !

[Deb Sharratt Chart.PR FCIPR @debsharratt]

I like to ‘walk and talk’ on the phone but today I took part in my first lie-down meeting with @Fionaoconnor28 @NEEChamberKay & @CaroGreener at @dancecity
Staring at the ceiling from the floor definitely focused the mind & makes you think really differently. Highly recommended!

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

@debsharratt @NEEChamberKay @CaroGreener @dancecity It was great ! More of these please!

[SocEnterpriseAcumen @SocEntAcumen]

Happy #SmallCharityWeek. Small charities have opportunity to be agile and respond flexibly to social needs. Thank you to all the great small charities that are making a difference in our community every day!

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

What an amazing opportunity for a young artist. @thoughtfound and any other artists I know on here pls share

[Ellie Turner @EllieTurnOC]

£3k for artists born in the North East & under 25 years old. There are 10 days left to apply for the Edwin Easydorchik Travelling Bursary. The bursary is to travel overseas & develop your art practice. On your own terms! https://t.co/55Uopi9u22 APPLY, SHARE, RT

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

This is so amazing !!! Well done @dancecity @great_up_north slight tear in eye over the kids with confetti 😪❤️

[Dance City @dancecity]

We did it! We've reached the final target of our Take-A-Seat crowdfunder and can now replace the uncomfortable bench style seating in our theatre thanks to the support of all of our lovely donors. We're so looking forward to welcoming you all back in comfort and style!

[Fiona O'Connor @Fionaoconnor28]

Fantastic news ! Very well done @dancecity

[Ellie Turner @EllieTurnOC]

Comfy bottoms ahead for Dance City audiences! They have smashed the 🎯 @crowdfunderuk @NewcastleCC @CFTyneWearNland https://t.co/jrIqWM8DPV