Tom Gaskin

CEO of The Shoebox Enterprises CIC | Building community & connections at @TheShoeboxHub | Funding this work through The Shoebox Experiences @HiddenNorwich

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

Join us for December Drinks on Wednesday 21st December at @TheShoeboxHub, 6-8pm.

Mingle and celebrate your year and a year of #SocialEnterprise in #Norwich.

Bring a bottle of your chosen tipple and @FUSENorwich will supply the snacks.

Hope to see you there!

#socent

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We’re hiring!

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Such a pleasure meeting Valentine Ifeanyi. I’m mentoring him as part of the @UEAStudentEnt Change Makers challenge.

He’ll be pitching for the chance to win £5k to help create a #socialenterprise, which helps #Nigerians connect & enjoy Nigerian culture & food together in the UK

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

What’s the most unusual setting you’ve had a job interview?

Our underground ‘hidden street’ made the perfect setting for interviewing candidates for our new Experience Host positions. We just made sure they knew to wrap up warm! @HiddenNorwich @TheShoeboxHub

#jobinterview

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Fantastic news! Delighted to join the Board and can’t wait to get started!

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Very excited about this! Our social enterprise is expanding and we need new staff for The Shoebox Experiences!
@HiddenNorwich @VisitNorwich #hiring #norwich #socent #socialenterprise #heritage

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@LloydsBankBiz It’s not just the time waiting for you to answer it’s the fact I’ve had to make the same call at least 6 times for recent purchases all because they’ve been blocked because your visa verification system is so sensitive. I dread making every purchase.

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@LloydsBankBiz I chose to bank with you after you sponsored the @SSE_East programme which helped me set up my social enterprise but now thinking of banking elsewhere. 40 min wait for visa fraud team after an initial 20 min call - just so I can buy something which has been blocked

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

Great to be heading back to London to speak about @TheShoeboxHub and our successful #ThankYouDay event to the @togethercoalit steering group chaired by Archbishop of Canterbury @JustinWelby and a heap of other amazing people, wish me luck!

https://t.co/MgFOwPUYh5

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Very proud to be supporting this 👍

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Shaun is one of our brilliant volunteers who gives up his time to help others at @TheShoeboxHub & has seen a huge growth in his own personal well-being.
#LonelinessAwarenessWeek #volunteering

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

Great to join fellow #NorwichTogether Alliance members to talk about what loneliness means to us and how you can make a difference #LonelinessAwarenessWeek

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Read #Keepsake online here https://t.co/dhJENEBvN1

#LonelinessAwarenessWeek @DCMS @TheShoeboxHub

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

I echo this! @DCMS Loneliness Fund helped kickstart this fantastic community magazine, which has supported our volunteers & wider community to form new connections & build confidence in joining groups & activities at @TheShoeboxHub
#LonelinessAwarenessWeek

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

I echo this! @DCMS Loneliness Fund helped kickstart this fantastic community magazine, which has supported our volunteers & wider community to form new connections & build confidence in joining groups & activities at @TheShoeboxHub
#LonelinessAwarenessWeek

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

It’s not been easy having to constantly adapt to the challenges thrown at us by the pandemic but it would have been even harder without the support of our amazing team of volunteers so a big thank you to everyone!

#volunteersweek #volunteersweek2021

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#LetsTalkLoneliness

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Very excited to get these amazing tours back up and running. A vital income stream supporting our social enterprise to build community and reduce loneliness & social isolation in Norwich #socent

[Tom Gaskin @tomgaskinuk]

Great to catch up with @TheBoyMoon1 from @NorwichCC Get Involved team. Always a pleasure discussing community initiatives & opportunities to collaborate through @KindaKafe. If you haven’t discovered Fine City Neighbours yet it’s definitely worth a visit https://t.co/ZydgRZ9Q0O

[Better Together Norfolk @Better2getherNk]

If you have been supported by the Better Together team, please tell @NorfolkCC Ask them to continue funding services and support for other lonely and socially isolated people in Norfolk. Tell them how our service has helped you and why we are all Better Together!
#nolonelyday

[Better Together Norfolk @Better2getherNk]

Essential reading for anyone involved in delivering or commissioning services around #loneliness and #socialisolation; this new report from @endlonelinessUk inc;l. case studies, stats, recommendations & updates on the effects of Covid.