Lesley Petersen

Librarian extraordinaire! Love all things festive too!

[Lee Patriot Hood @Mofoman360]

Like and repost if you want Chris McCausland to win strictly this year keep voting for him he is INCREDIBLE #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

As you get ready for a lovely weekend with family and friends, please spare a thought for all the NHS staff who will be saving lives throughout 💙

[The Carnegies @CarnegieMedals]

👀 Spotted! The #Carnegies2024 shortlist in the newly launched Eurotoolbox 2024!

Each year, @CILIPinfo donates a shortlist set of outstanding books for young people to this incredible collection in 8 languages.

Host the box in your library for free: https://t.co/HGLTEOBujE

[ParalympicsGB @ParalympicsGB]

Shockingly, only 1 in 4 disabled children in the UK say they take part in regular sport and PE.

14 year old Bly Twomey is calling for change for every disabled child in the country by making the Equal Play sign with her arms.

#EqualPlay 🟰 #ParalympicsGB

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

#WinterFuelAllowance

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

#CILIP, @Soc_of_Authors, @uksla have issued a joint statement on censorship in school libraries and express the need for diverse library collections. @CILIPSLG

Read the full statement: https://t.co/DfO0ascCAM

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

Libraries must be protected as places of learning and reading and as spaces "where you go to learn to behave, where you learn to show respect to other people, to listen, and to learn that you are important because this is for you" - @frankcottrell_b https://t.co/XXBTwB4NMj

[Howard Beckett @BeckettUnite]

MPs on both sides of the House of Commons leave before the PM statement on the Grenfell Inquiry findings:

They didn’t care before the fire.
They don’t care after the fire.

Each MP who left should be made to face the Grenfell survivors in person.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

WOW! HISTORY MADE! 🤯

What a comeback from Dan Evans, who was 4-0 down in the final set 😮

What a game! 👏

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'There really is an urgent need for stricter regulations around vapes that protects young people'

Respiratory consultant Matthew Evison spoke to #BBCBreakfast after the British Medical Association urged the government to ban flavoured and disposable vapes to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in the UK.

https://t.co/1dc3fKcAkW

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Goodnight ♥️

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Tax the rich.

RT if you agree.

[Dr Waheed Arian @DrWaheedArian]

I entered the UK with no school certificate but an immigration stamp...

More than 20 years ago, I arrived in the UK as a teenager with no family support, not much formal education, and only $100.

I started studying English and then A-levels at Colleges. When I asked a tutor to help me with Cambridge University interview, he said:
"You are an Afghan refugee, not white, and not privately educated to go to Cambridge."

A few years later...

Studying at Cambridge and Harvard, I achieved my dream of becoming an NHS doctor and founder of a global humanitarian non-profit Teleheal, and also an innovative mental health service Arian Wellbeing to help everyone in need including hard to reach populations.

It's a lifetime of hardships and rejections that have taught me most in life.

Many young people's dreams have been ended by their school grades today.

My message to them or anyone else is - don't let grades or other people's opinions define who you are. Always believe in yourself and your dreams.

Please consider sharing this message with anyone who might need to hear this today.

[NHS England @NHSEngland]

For many NHS staff, the recent racist violence in this country will leave them feeling afraid and unwelcome. To those colleagues, our message is simple: you are welcome and you are valuable members of our community. Reach out for support if you need it.

https://t.co/S2mWJOex6F

[Joanna Wake @JoannaTees]

This beautiful bunch, they were meant to be at work at ⁦@axainsurance⁩ Middlesbrough this morning.

Last night they coordinated to come here instead, with the full backing of Axa.

They’ve been grafting hard and brought sackfuls of glass back.

True Teesside 🙌

[That Football Guy @ThatFootball_66]

What the news isn’t currently showing - #Middlesbrough.

The Muslim community bringing cups of tea and biscuits for the police officers, they’ve been doing this all day too ❤️#riots #RiotsUK #Rotherham #Blackburn

[𝑫𝒓 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒇 @DrNighatArif]

My timeline is very depressing at the moment & I cannot fathom the events in England right now. It is heartbreaking.

So I am just reminding myself these wise words

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Britain is seeing wave of right wing thuggery, hate crime and rioting.

This is the result of Nigel Farage.

This is the result of Suella Braverman.

This is the result of GB News and the Daily Fail.

Let's show that love is louder than hate!

RT if you stand against racism!

[Tom George @TomGeorge94]

These are the lads from Kingswood Homes and Southport Mosque who’ve spent the afternoon working together to rebuild the wall. An amazing effort! @MENnewsdesk