Claire Gardner

Mother working in HE, socialist & animal lover. Interests: social justice, animal welfare, nature, art, politics, music and film. MSc Health Psychology.

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

#AdoptDontShop #LastHope please donate... https://t.co/KSrwI5fzeM ...and raise awareness... https://t.co/Vmaj6SGyq0

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Gary Lineker has had an extraordinary career on and off the pitch. A brilliant sportsman, an outstanding broadcaster and a wonderful human being.

For millions of people, @GaryLineker is the face of Match of the Day, but for millions more he is also the face of humility, warmth and decency.

He had the courage to defend the humanity of refugees and to speak out against the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. That should be recognised, remembered and celebrated.

Gary will be a huge loss to the BBC, but we will never forget the compassion he has shown for others.

Thank you Gary.

[Book-ish 📚 @Bookishcrick]

New year, new writing resolutions for our fabulous monthly writing group! Excellently Hosted by @MayBeHannahL

[Miss White ✨ @_MissWhiteMaths]

Successful day on the Year 9 Seren Maths Challenge! We stole a 1st place 🥇✨ @crickhowellhs

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@woofknight What do you think dude? @punkrockinsmurf

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@woofknight 😂🤣

[Hope Rescue @HopeRescue]

"Dear Dog Lover 💔

We are writing to let you know that Arti, as we have called him, has been found with your note and is safe and well in our care. We hope this knowledge eases your pain a little.

We know how hard this must have been, your heartfelt note has reduced our staff to tears this morning. It’s clear he was a much loved and well cared for pet, and we can see what a healthy, happy boy he is. It’s also clear that you have tried every avenue to rehome him responsibly and had nowhere else to turn.

If we were one of the rescues you rang for help, we are truly sorry if we had to say no. Sadly the animal welfare sector is in crisis right now, with rescue centres unable to keep up with the overwhelming demand for spaces. This week we’ve seen dogs and puppies abandoned in truly shocking conditions. We have already received 7 calls so far today from desperate owners asking for help. We know that every caller has a story just like yours, and it’s hard, really hard having to decide who we can help and who we can’t. Each time we have to say “no” it affects us more than we can put into words. We care, deeply.

We are doing everything we can to help as many owners as possible, including our new Hope in the Community programme, but the sheer scale of the challenges we are facing right now weigh heavily on our somewhat fragile shoulders. We cannot do it alone, our caring, passionate and overworked sector cannot do it alone. We need a community response to the current crisis.

We’re hopeful our new government will listen to the animal welfare experts who come to them with solutions to the challenges. When we tell them that they need to clamp down on illegal breeding, that they need to put more resources in to enforcement, we hope they respond.

We’re hopeful that funders will better understand the links between human well-being and animal welfare, and the benefits that a One Health approach brings to our communities, we hope they invest in our sector.

We’re hopeful that the public will think more carefully about acquiring a new pet, understand the commitment and resources needed to care for a pet, and research how to acquire that pet responsibly whether they purchase or rescue it, we hope that by demanding better that standards can be raised.

We’re hopeful that our dog-loving communities will reach out to their local rescues offering help and support, whether that be adopting, fostering, donating, volunteering or even just sharing their social media posts, we hope together we can change the story for the pets relying on us.

We can only live in hope.

Take care
Love from the Hope Rescue Team x"

If you would like to help us care for dogs like Arti and ensure we can continue to provide a lifeline for the most vulnerable dogs in our local community, then you can make a regular or one-off gift here 👇 https://t.co/b0PmowAyxf

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@missbleasemaths 😢🥹 aw you will most certainly be missed x

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@Panderys83 @Wales_WF Super proud of you. Amazing achievement 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@punkrockinsmurf

[Book-ish 📚 @Bookishcrick]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant #IBWbookclub! We had a blast with readers and @jennieg_author @CaroleAHailey @kathryn_tann @ClaireFayers @booksaremybag

[Cerys @Panderys83]

If the Welsh government want more people to use public transport, how about starting with making it affordable? It now costs £9.50 to get to Cardiff and back from the Valleys on Stagecoach buses. Absolute daylight robbery.

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

We are calling on all parties to commit to strengthening hunting laws and to properly ban this barbaric cruel ‘sport’. The next government must consign fox hunting to the dustbin of history where it belongs. https://t.co/DPvHuwlxTl

[Oxfam @oxfamgb]

🔴 For months we and many others have warned that an offensive on #Rafah would be beyond anything we have seen before. The recent Israeli airstrikes hit tents in a designated 'safe area', killing at least 40 Palestinians.

"Whether the attack was a war crime or a “tragic mistake,” for the people of Gaza, there is no debate. What happened…was the latest – and possibly most cruel – abomination." Stark words from @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths.
No place in Gaza is safe, #CeasefireNOW. Demand it here: https://t.co/ZZaKsd0lkE

[Nadeem Ahmed @Muqadaam]

“The occupation of Palestine must end”

Retweet if you agree with Jeremy Corbyn.

#IslingtonNorth

[Oxfam @oxfamgb]

REACTION: Just 3 days ago, the world’s court @CIJ_ICJ ordered #Israel to immediately halt its offensive on #Rafah.

Last night, Israeli airstrikes hit tents killing at least 40 Palestinians in Rafah. People sheltering by a UN warehouse were burned alive, where they thought they would be safe.

The UK is complicit in this catastrophe as it continues to arm Israel. The UK must immediately ensure Israel ceases its attacks and stops fuelling the killing and starvation by halting arms sales now. #CeasefireNOW

[Book-ish 📚 @Bookishcrick]

A joy to host @rosieandrews22 on publication of #ThePuzzleWood this evening, expertly chaired by @CariThomas_Auth
The sun shone (a bit much) books were bought & stories exchanged.

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

Fabulous evening @Bookishcrick getting to meet two interesting and inspiring authors.

[Claire Gardner @MickeyWG81]

@StMarysCIW Super impressive presentation. It was great to hear about the wonderful work of the Eco Committee, and how the school community has embraced the Eco agenda, by putting fantastic concepts and ideas into practice. Diolch yn fawr iwan.