Val Lewis

Community empowerment freak with a passion for supporting disability, work in VCS, love great food and good coffee (and my new iphone!)

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Back from the abyss. Rural broadbandless landline less and mobile signallessness is over and it only took 34 days for @bt to flick switch!

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very excited - off on my adventure tomrw. sailing 40ft yacht up canals in france oh yes -

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RT @TigerPantsCraft: Made out of pallets of course http://t.co/zh9wxEiR love it

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RT @penval: Must go to shops - now where's my anorak!!!! later Tweeties Wear anorak and we are over!

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RT @ShropDisNetwork: interested in #disability in #shropshire? U'll wnt 2 read May edition of yr Voice - newsletter http://t.co/TKaFrtMR

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@LynealTrust D LynealTrust @shropdisnetwork http://t.co/uDF8gs6V we would be happy to promote on our website or run a comp?

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#vcsaagm want leadership academy for vcs, partnership Dev, keeping service users at core, compact promotion ooer this sounds great.

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#vcsaagm vcsa website http://t.co/H1JAqKJW

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#vcsaagm strong messages from chair Sonia Roberts about progress in ensuring vcs is engaged at all levels via Assembly. Lots on website

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#vcsaagm time to put begging bowl away. Promoting # buyitinshropshire

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#vcsaagm interesting pres from consultants on contracting vehicle and now on extending partnerships with business sector.

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#vcsaagm Sarah says think about %of work you can allocate to consortia work.

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#vcsaagm Sarah tells us we really need to be thinking about contracting vehicle to get contracts from public private and vol sector

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#vcsaagm Sarah Crawley now spk on contracting vehicle for Assembly. All still up for consultation

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@jimallthetime TQ for follow

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Daniel reminds that mechanisms are symbolic. We need behavioural change to make things work. Hope all listening!!

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@jimallthetime. TQ for coverage today.

[ShropshireBakeOff @ShropBakeOff]

Lots of nods and agreement from floor on Daniels caution re not excluding part of the sector by single focus on delivery of servs #vcsaagm

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Finally ! Daniel gives warning that not all org want 2b deliverers of contracts. Thought /action needed 2 ensure ALL the sector has a place

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#vcsaagm real issues around prime contractor size excluding many VCS & creaming off easy wins and dumping on Vcs partners with less winnable