Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹

she|her • 🔞 • london 2012 paralympian • arthritis ambassador • japanophile • anime|manga lover • foodie fan • boxer mum • pfp|pfb by the fab @chihiro15_17 💜

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

I was very kindly asked by @Arthritis_ACTN to record a podcast about my journey with arthritis and how I became a Paralympian (and how I want to create an Arthritis Games!) 🏹🎙️♿️

S3 E8 - An Interview with a Paralympian https://t.co/tTmFh8WCt2 via @YouTube

#ProudParalympian

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

I love giving credit where it’s due! I was recently in the Trafford Centre @ItsuOfficial and couldn’t use my app. Contacted customer services to explain and their support was outstanding! This is the epitome of customer service! Looking forward to my next visit 💜🦋

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

Was lucky enough to see this in the cinema on Thursday. The imagery and symbolism has had me mulling it over for days! I love cinema going especially when it’s something as special as this! #angelseggfilm

[All The Anime @AllTheAnime]

Forty years after the film’s original release, Anime Limited is proud to present an all - new 4K restoration of ANGEL'S EGG, supervised by director Mamoru Oshii, in cinemas nationwide for the very first time. 🥚

🍿 Secure your tickets now : https://t.co/IQiPvOcyHL

[Paprika Girl @PaprikaGirl_JP]

The second issue of CHABAN!! A happy zine featuring talented artists and creators from Gaijin Twitter! Read articles! Poetry! Hear perspectives on life in Japan! And all free!

↓↓↓ Direct download PDF here! ↓↓↓

https://t.co/obbDR8PQHm

[Embassy of Japan UK @JAPANinUK]

🔷Sefton Park Japanese Matsuri
28 June, 10am to 5pm
Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool

SEFTON PARK MATSURI
…celebrate Japan with hosts, JSNW/ JETAANW.

Activities include:
The magnificent Taiko drummers and Japanese koto harp performances, Tea Ceremony demonstrations, Martial Arts, Japanese Food stalls, shodo calligraphy & origami paperfolding, kimono dressing, ikebana flower arranging, activities for kids and much more!

[Japan Society NW @JapanSocietyNW]

Once again our Japanese Summer Festival will be help at the @The_Palmhouse in Sefton Park on 28 June from 10am-5pm. Come and celebrate Japanese culture with us!🏮🎊🎐🪭

#JSNWmatsuri2026
@JETAAUK
@Lexus_Liverpool
@GBSasakawa
@JAPANinUK
@japansociety

[Camus @newstart_2024]

An 87-year-old woman shares the secret to feeling young forever

"I'm 87. I don't feel 87. I don't think 87.
Sometimes I feel 60, sometimes 50, sometimes 22.

The most important thing: stay involved. Use your brain. Interact with people. Have conversations with younger generations.

Do I have things wrong with me? Of course. So what? Everybody does.
I'm lucky — I wake up every morning knowing who I am, where I am, and having a purpose.

Be aware. Be part of the world. Move your body. Take care of yourself mentally, physically, emotionally.

Screw the idea that 'old is terrible.' Get up and live."

Pure inspiration from someone who's living proof.

1:00 clip inside — watch and feel the energy.

[Japan Society NW @JapanSocietyNW]

Please join us this month for our Japanese Summer Festival!!🏮🎊🎐🪭

Completely free to attend, this year the Matsuri will be on Sunday, 31 August, at the Palm House, Sefton Park Liverpool from 10am to 5pm.

Come and celebrate
Japanese culture with us!

#matsuri2025

[Japan Society NW @JapanSocietyNW]

Join JSNW on Sat, 5 July from 2-4pm for a FREE screening of the live action version of
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女) directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi (Third Window Films).

For more info: https://t.co/CEr5LKWBwl

Tim Parry Community Centre, Cromdale Way, WA5 3NY

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

Whether you’re famous or not, always be kind. Lift people up. This world is full of bad news and negativity, so be someone’s reason to smile 😊

[💪🎭..Rai ji..💪🎭 @Vinod_r108]

Celebrities acting like average Joes, a wholesome thread 🧵

Don't open if you can't handle too much happiness ❣️

1. Robin Williams, for every movie he filmed, asked the production company to hire at least 10 homeless people to have jobs. During his entire career, he helped around 1520 homeless people.

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

@slater57649 The amount of times a week that is me 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

@lippyent My dad always did it for my mom, but when the siblings were young and walking to say, the corner store, the eldest ones walked on the roadside and held hands crossing the road.

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

What a nice day to spend under a sakura, eating bento, chatting with friends and a cheeky little kanpai ☀️🌸🍱🍶

#hanami
#はなみ

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

@JapanSocietyNW Perfect day for Hanami!🌸🍱🍶

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

I just signed the petition urging the Government to invest in research to help those suffering from Long Covid. Will you sign too? https://t.co/2mrfe7VtcY via @38degrees

[Disability Partnership #DAD2025 @WDPcomms]

Today is #LongCovidAwarenessDay, marking five years since the pandemic began. Our Long Covid Peer Support Group participated in the #MyLongCovidRock project, Raising Awareness, One Small Rock at a Time #LongCovidAwareness

[Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social @LongCovidSOS]

“We know that over two million people in England and Scotland have #LongCovid, and if you think there are only [around 68] million people in the UK, then that's a huge proportion of people that are being ignored.”

-@SarahBarleyMc

https://t.co/iiK5FrbwoM

[Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social @LongCovidSOS]

Today, we honour Ondine.

Every post we share on #LongCovidAwarenessDay is dedicated to our co-founder, friend, inspiration & relentless advocate, Ondine Sherwood. Her passion, determination, & unwavering fight for recognition & support have left an indelible mark on the world.

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

On Thursday, the Long Covid Peer Support Group at @WDPcomms created their #mylongcovidrock to commerate 5 years of the pandemic and the solidarity of the Long Covid community.

@LongCovidSOS
@LongCovidKids #LCKRocks
#LongCOVIDAwareness2025
#LongCovidAwarenessDay

[Japan Society NW @JapanSocietyNW]

Best-selling author @LesleyDowner will present a talk about the extraordinary Japanese women who played a prominent role in the history. Please join us for “Court Ladies, Women Warriors, and Courtesans”.

Please click the link in bio for booking information.

@GBSasakawa

[Leigh Walmsley PLY 🏹 @auberginearcher]

@japantravelbug They look amazing!