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Hi, I'm @lucecannonpr.bsky.social, looking after the CIPR Wessex social this month. I've worked in comms for 32+ years: 20 years as a journalist and 12+ years in PR for arts and other bodies. I'm comms manager for Good Faith Partnership and @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social.

Join us at CIPR Wessex!

CIPR Wessex logo. Image of male runner. CIPR Professional PR Diploma

Have you considered the @cipr.co.uk PR diploma. Several Wessex committee members have completed the qualification and talk about the confidence, strategic thinking and fresh ideas the course gave them.

Are you ready to stretch yourself? Details: cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Learn_D...

Chapman's Pool on Dorset's Jurassic coast. CIPR Wessex Logo.

We are celebrating the #Wessex region in 2025! #Hampshire, #Dorset and the #IsleofWight are great places to live and work. We will be introducing some of the best local locations and businesses. Dorset's #IsleofPurbeck is home to nearly 2,500 businesses and is known for the stunning Jurassic coast.

Therapy dogs having 'phenomenal' effect on Hull hospital patients Pets as Therapy dogs have won praise for helping seriously ill people and putting smiles on faces.

Border terriers, man.
Their never-ending crimes only outweighed by their dogged affection.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Free pastry from Lidl #gamechanger *must not overeat

Image shows frosted leaves in the foreground and a church in the background

As temperatures plummet, find your nearest Warm Welcome Space on our #map: www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space

Spaces range from churches to community centres, libraries and so many more.

Do check the opening times of Spaces on our map, as timings vary.

#WarmWelcomeForAll

Heartily agree! 🤞

Hello! Only here on a recommendation. All good with me. Hope you’re well too xxx

Watch Katie Greene of Acts 435 make her 100% Pledge to the Warm Welcome Campaign.

Find out more and make your 100% Pledge here: www.warmwelcome.uk/100-pledge

#WarmWelcomesForAll

Starmer conference speech should set out plan to tackle roots of riots — Good Faith Partnership Starmer conference speech should set out long-term plan to tackle roots of riots and fill ‘vacuum on communities policy’ to stop them happening again

Important report out from think tank British Future, calling for a plan to tackle the root causes of the riots.

Pleased to see the report mentions Welcome Hubs and asylum accommodation reform, both initiatives we are championing at GFP (parent of Warm Welcome).

goodfaith.org.uk/news/starmer...

‘Essential for me’: readers on the importance of libraries As sources of inspiration, havens from noise or social support service, council-run libraries have had a positive impact on lives all over the UK

www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

Registration is now open for our online launch at 6.30pm on Thursday 3 October.

Click here to register: registration.crowdcomms.com/warmwelcomel...

We look forward to seeing you there!

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