Christine Grant

Finance and resources professional (not for profit). Trustee, Treasurer. All views are my own.

[Marina Hyde @MarinaHyde]

My column on Nigel Farage’s wildly differing conduct in the wake of three murders that horrified the nation

https://t.co/reI7oQbjVc

[The WEA @WEAadulted]

One down, five to go! 🧪

Our CEO, Simon Parkinson, shares his reflections on Tuesday's first Lifelong Learning Labs roundtable. Thanks to everyone who attended for sharing your thoughts and recommendations with us.

Have your say: https://t.co/akhLOVY3ou

#WEALabs

[Model Railway Club @ModelRailClub]

The latest edition of @OldieMagazine features a lovely write up of our club - the magazine is on sale now for you to read it all, and if you’d like to find out more we’ve got the perfect opportunity, an exhibition at Keen House on Sunday, 11-4. ℹ️ https://t.co/TryVpIbkxM

[Model Railway Club @ModelRailClub]

Copenhagen Fields is travelling to Manchester for the MMRS’s centenary exhibition on 13/4 December - for full details https://t.co/COutNuXMKR - and we might just be running some special trains for #Rail200 - looks like a great show #manchester #modelrailwayexhibition

[Kate Ashbrook @CampaignerKate]

Celebrating @RamblersGB 90th birthday at our AGM. Alison Mitchell of @ramblersscotland and Grampian Area proposes a motion of congratulation.

[The WEA @WEAadulted]

If you're looking for work, or want to improve your skills, WEA is here for you. We can help you gain the skills & confidence you need for work. Most of our work skills courses are free*. Find out more: https://t.co/86vCdGtWmG
Explore courses: https://t.co/nobH2GUsEi

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

Deeply frustrated as I write this. For a mission led government who placed skills at the heart of its agenda to cut the Adult Skills Fund by 6% is bizarre. @WEAadulted will campaign on behalf of the thousands of learners who will be affected and I call on the sector to join us

[ianVisits @ianvisits]

It's a nice tradition that they're done by hand, but machines have been ringing bells for centuries - a lack of humans won't stop the bells ringing on Christmas morning.

https://t.co/zBm9jKiDFi

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Civil society, not civil war. Do please repost, #Elon

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

Millions of adults depend on community based learning that @WEAadulted & other @HOLEXPolicy members provided across the country yet it continues to be under funded & under valued. All the main manifesto’s talk about the importance of skills, but little about community learning

[Bellringing in London @Londonringing]

So many rang for the 80th Anniversary of D Day but not so many had such a close link to the importance of this event within the Second World War. #bellringing to remember how your own Dad became a hero to so many others. Congratulations @anjgi - a great achievement with purpose.

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

Delighted to welcome Russ Hawkins CEO of @CCollegesAust to @WEAadulted earlier this week. Real opportunity for us to re-kindle relationships between our organisations and members

[The WEA @WEAadulted]

Maths and numeracy skills are part of everyday life. ⏱️ There are many ways which we can embrace and improve our number skills as adults, here are some of them: https://t.co/oNSPgCErv2

#NationalNumeracyDay

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

Looking forward to @WEAadulted continuing to work with each of these mayors. We are the only public sector body who can work across all these areas & can be a real strategic partner with the work around the skills & tailored learning agendas @rowantuc @suepemberholex @FortuneJF

[Model Railway Club @ModelRailClub]

Our Lawrence presenting @PeteWatermanOBE with the @BRMmagazine 2023 British Railway Modelling Award for best layout for ‘Making Tracks 3’ ahead of this weekend’s @Hornbymag Model World Live at the NEC - where the The Final Frontier is centre stage.

[The WEA @WEAadulted]

Sultana joins our protest and shares how her WEA cookery class helps her get out, take care of her family…and build a YouTube and TikTok account! Please don’t take her course away #NEMCA @NewcastleCC Show Sultana your support by signing our petition at https://t.co/QJkUO8sRIe

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

@AshingtonGroup Nice mention towards the end of this piece for the Pitman Painters. Any help you can give @WEAadulted to convince @N_landCouncil to oppose this decision gladly received.

[Model Railway Club @ModelRailClub]

Bargains - a mix of common, rare and a few plain odd - preowned model railway items being sorted and priced for the London Festival of Railway Modelling - come to see us in the West Hall. Railway modelling doesn’t have to be expensive… https://t.co/4qwsUCVlLU #LFORM this weekend

[Simon Parkinson @SimonParkinson6]

Good night in #Horden @DurhamCouncil. Proud of our @WEAadulted for raising their voices & fighting for their classes. Thanks to @BBCNEandCumbria for carrying this story. Should run Friday & over the weekend. Still time for @NorthTyneCA & others to reverse the DEFUNDING decision

[The WEA @WEAadulted]

WEA learner Anne told @durhamonair how NEMCA’s decision to de-fund WEA would leave learners without hope:

“A lot of vulnerable people rely on the WEA to get them out of the house. Through the WEA we make friends and are there for each other.”

@NorthTyneCA