Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.
Busy day today in Swindon. Column published for the @swindonadver, to @SwindonCouncil for three Let’s Talk Swindon sessions, over to Swindon Rugby Club for their girls Festival with my daughter and then being dragged to Kaspas and the cinema!
Celebrating 50 Years of Impact! 🇬🇧
50th Anniversary Celebration of the Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation at the beautiful Wellington Barn, Calstone. I had the honour of meeting Her Majesty The Queen herself! 🇬🇧✨
Here’s to the next 50 years of positive impact.
HM Queen Camilla cutting the celebratory cake with Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation Joint Chief Executives, Mrs Vicky Hickey and Mrs Fiona Oliver. Photo credit: Will Scammell
What a privilege to welcome HM Queen Camilla to Wellington Barn, Calstone to mark 50yrs of Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation. A day filled with warmth, gratitude & community spirit - celebrating the people & projects that make Wiltshire shine. @WiltsCF @RoyalFamily
Thanks to everyone who had the vision and determination to make such a success of the @LydiardPark Family Fun Day to mark Armed Forces Day this weekend. A special shout out to Swindon’s Armed Forces Champion, @junabali.
@Highsheriffwilt .A fond farewell to Dr Olivia Chapple OBE and a warm welcome and Service to Mr Martin Nye as our new High Sheriff , here with The Hon Mr Justice Butcher . The Office of HS goes back to Saxon times ( far older than the Lieutenancy!)
To the Richard Jefferies Museum at Coate celebrating this most wonderful Victorian writer of nature living on a farm near the Marlborough Downs. Entirely run by volunteers . Host Dr Mike Pringle and friends .Go visit ! @RJ_MUSEUM
Thanks to fellow Cllrs for joining me for my 50th Parkrun this morning, including Cllrs Junab Ali and Leon Grother who are great ambassadors for running and made the trip over from Lydiard, Cllr Paul Park who loves Sevenfields, and Cllr Ravi Venkatesh doing his first one!
Pleased to welcome 4 smart new Lord-Lieutenant Cadets for the next year; Cpl Daisy Edmonds (ACF), CWO Katie Martin (RAF), CSM Rebekah Slarke (CCF) and Sgt Harry Whittle (RAF), joined by Sqn Ldr Harriet Balshaw, Wiltshire JSCC & Wendy Bell, Wiltshire ACF @wessex_rfca @wiltscouncil
Another huge week of General Election campaigning for @WStone4SN and @Heidi_Labour across Swindon!
Lots of positive conversations, lots of new Labour voters, lots of activists, a few ice-creams🍦and loads of fun!
Vote Labour on the 4th July to get the change we need! 🌹