Claire Bampton

wife, mum, daughter, friend. Follower of Christ. Attempting to navigate life with love, laughter, hope, compassion, grace and a passion for justice.

[Guli Francis-Dehqani @Guli_FD]

A prayer for the people of Iran and the whole region, including Israel, Gaza and the West Bank - the innocent who will suffer in this conflict.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

The horrifying reality of being a woman, perfectly summarised by @_CaitlinORyan

If you give even the slightest shit about women, watch it all. This is what it’s like.

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

Great day with fellow trustees thinking about future plans and adventures for lots of girls and young women in @GirlguidingMids

[Clare Shinton @MidlandsChief]

Always enjoyable to meet with our #trustees to discuss moving plans forward @GirlguidingMids. Joined today by Emily @girlguiding to discuss subs and our way forward

[Dave Walker @davewalker]

Drawing: Possible causes of your problems. I've been appalled at the scenes we've witnessed over the last few days. It's utterly unacceptable that people should have to live in fear because of the colour of their skin.
[Polite comments only, please.]

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

Amazing privilege to volunteer at 1st Ratby Rainbows and Brownies @GirlguidingLeic @GirlguidingMids and see girls have fun and challenge themselves.

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

So it seems I've got a new role with @GirlguidingMids as a Trustee - really excited to volunteer in a different way in this brilliant organisation, for all girls across our region, having adventure and fun as Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers @Girlguiding @GirlguidingLeic

[Clare Shinton @MidlandsChief]

Meet our new trustees @GirlguidingMids 🎉👇 looking forward to working with these ladies to take the region forward.

[Clare Shinton @MidlandsChief]

Meet our new trustees @GirlguidingMids 🎉👇 looking forward to working with these ladies to take the region forward.

[Zoe Clark-Coates MBE @ClarkCoates]

9 years ago, I had a dream that every person who had lost a baby before 24 weeks gestation would be able to get an official government-issued certificate to formally acknowledge their loss, and today, those certificates are happening. Whatever the gestation, whether a parent has tragically lost their baby at one day into pregnancy or 23 weeks and six days, they can apply. Whether the loss happens at any point in the future or any point in the past, you can apply. No one will miss out; your loss, your pain, your grief are finally being recognised.

To avoid the application site from crashing, we are asking people to form an orderly queue, and if the English are good at anything, it’s queuing. So to start with, if those who have had a loss since September 2018 can apply first, and the government will then open it up to everyone else as soon as possible, this does mean some of us (including me) need to be patient a little longer.

To answer a few questions:
You don’t need medical proof of a loss. This is for everyone, whatever type of loss they may have experienced, whether it be a loss from miscarriage, ectopic, molar, TFMR or for another reason. This certificate is for anyone who has lost a baby before 24 weeks gestation, whether the loss was today or 90 years ago. Your loss needs to have taken place in England, and you need to currently live in England to apply.

We want to thank Dame Floella Benjamin @FloellaBenjamin for believing in us and our mission; your joining with us as a charity helped make this a reality. We would also like to thank all our ambassadors for joining their voices with ours to ensure we were heard. @SayingGoodbyeUK

6 years ago, Sam and I were asked to co-chair and author one of the world's first baby loss reviews for under 24 weeks gestation. We were tasked with looking into all clinical care and bereavement support, and part of that was also to bring in the new certification process. Last summer, we laid that report in Parliament, and the government accepted all 73 of its national recommendations. Today is a landmark day because one of those 73 is coming to pass - certificates are now here!

We hope you are as excited as us; please help us spread the word.

Here is the link:

https://t.co/kAgK9zMiJA

[Dr Krish Kandiah OBE @krishk]

Almost three in 10 secondary pupils are avoiding going to school because doing so would make them anxious, a survey has found.
Across the UK, 28% of 12- to 18-yearolds have not attended school over the last year for that reason, with experts warning that many stayed away because they would have felt unable to cope.

Trauma informed schools, mental health support investment are the key here not forced attendance or teachers being told to go children’s homes and drag children back to school.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Who agreed to making this January eight weeks long?

[Ruth Harley @ruth_hw]

A woman accosts me on the train to tell me excitedly that she has never seen a woman in a clergy collar before. She has recently arrived in the UK. And she is *thrilled* to learn that she now has a parish church! For all that the CofE gets wrong, these encounters are a delight.

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

@revbarryhill I am a ninja...

[Diocese of Leicester @leicestercofe]

Pastoral Assistant Joan Hawkins struck gold when she approached the local Co-op about fundraising for the church''s Lunch Club, Cinema Club and Holiday at Home scheme, which help reduce isolation amongst older people living in Groby, Ratby & beyond: https://t.co/LxDnFR13Ti

[Leicester Cathedral @LeicsCathedral]

The Revd Canon Karen Rooms was announced as the 3rd Dean of Leicester yesterday. Read more about the story here -https://t.co/1zU4t5WrUm

[Rosie Venner @RosieVenner]

Parenting is pivoting between conflict management (yes, the cheese on toast has been fairly distributed) to theological debate (Is God sad when people die?) to risk management (I don’t advise eating that off the floor) - in the space of 5 mins.

[Girlguiding @Girlguiding]

We’ve teamed up with our friends at @GoogleUK to launch some exciting new activities that’ll teach girls the essential skills for staying safer online! 💻

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

This is why I love being a Girlguiding leader - enabling girls to be more confident in themselves,in a world that often knocks that confidence simply because they are girls. & we have loads of fun too-even if I most recently learnt I can only canoe in circles and not go straight!

[Girlguiding @Girlguiding]

🌟Girls in Girlguiding are up to 23% more confident than the UK average.

With the help of Guides Xanthe, Jasmine and Lulie and a magic mirror, we got girls and women thinking about confidence. Watch the video to see how! #IDOTG

Read our impact report: https://t.co/FRsbYVKDtx

[Christian Aid @christian_aid]

Christian Aid is devastated by the escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.

🔗 Read more here:
https://t.co/476AtwmLRQ

[Rose @RoseEmpower]

She sat at the back and they said she was
shy
She led from the front and they hated her
pride
They asked her advice and then questioned her
guidance
They branded her loud then were shocked by her
silence

When she shared no ambition, they said it was
sad
So she told them her dreams and they said she was
mad
They told her they'd listen then covered their
ears
And gave her a hug whilst they laughed at her
fears

And she listened to all of it, thinking she
should
Be the girl they told her to be, best as she
could
But one day she asked what was best for
herself
Instead of trying to please everyone
else

So she walked to the forest and stood with the
trees
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the
leaves
And she spoke to the willow, the elm and the
pine
And she told them what she'd been told, time after
time

She told them she felt she was never enough
She was either too little or far, far too much
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek

Then she found a small clearing, surrounded by
firs
And she stopped and she heard what the trees said to
her
And she sat there for hours not wanting to
leave
For the forest said nothing, it just let her

breathe

******

Becky Hemsley 2021

[Claire Bampton @CBampton3]

This is reality for so many women. I sincerely wish society would change for the better, but the current discourse doesn't give me much hope.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Sending my love to any other women and people who are enduring the horror of their sexual trauma resurfacing in the wake of the Brand allegations.

It’s horrific. Get attacked, where do you go, to the police who you can’t trust because of all the rapist officers? The guys that took photos of murdered sisters? The people who allowed one of the most prolific rapists to carry on in their force?

Write to your MP? Well, loads of our lawmakers have faced allegations of rape. What about the PM? Johnson had allegations against him too.

Even if you went to the fucking palace you’d find the actual King was once advised by Savile and is protecting and rehabilitating his brother, Andrew. The Queen paid off his rape accuser.

What about the place you get your news? They sit on allegations for years and allow men facing serious allegations to carry on working and hush up accusations.

We feel hopeless and powerless when we are harassed or attacked, everywhere we’d go for help is full of people we cannot trust and on top of that we are attacked if we aren’t the perfect victim, we are told we are lying.

Even a woman sexually assaulted in front of millions of people in plain sight, for the world to see after winning the World Cup was called a liar.

Then every time a new article comes out we live with the hell of knowing the men that abused us, attacked us or tried to harm us are free. Free of accountability, free of consequences and free to ruin another woman’s life.

We have to warn each other about certain men we know, like a neighbourhood watch scheme. We have to complete never ending checklists, we can’t let our guard down. Ever. Then if the worst happens? We are more likely to get a rape conviction if they kill us.

It’s our lives that are ruined, not even men who are convicted have their lives ruined. Men are believed. Men are protected, when men are statistically, globally, the people who hurt all other genders. I can’t even walk in the park in the day without being afraid.

Women live a sort of half life, the fear is always there. It’s fucking enraging. Women deserve better than this.