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Warrington’s third annual MacIntyre Art Exhibition wowed visitors with 70+ works from people we support, staff, and community friends. Celebrating talent, creativity, and connection, it's art with a purpose!
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
A red whoopee cushion and a colorful joke book with cartoon monsters on a wooden surface.
A rainy night, a shared meal, and a bit of mischief. At a community meal in St Albans, Ashton and volunteer Judy connected through laughter and banter. A small, ordinary moment, and the start of a new friendship.
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Language matters. I know you know that, or you wouldn’t be reading this.
I stumbled upon a new one for me last week, ‘additional support needs’.
Here are my thoughts:
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#GloriouslyOrdinaryLives #LanguageMatters #NotSpecialNeeds
A person performing stand-up comedy on stage with a microphone in front of a banner for Roadhouse Comedy Barn.
Milton Keynes was full of laughter at our recent comedy night 🎭
People we support, staff and the local community came together for a brilliant evening, raising £450 for future Lifelong Learning events. More comedy coming soon!
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
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Festive cheer all round 🎄
From our Abingdon Christmas Fayre (crafts, cakes & a chocolate-coin winner!) to our Warrington singers fundraising for St Rocco’s Hospice 🎶
Thanks to everyone who connected with us in 2025 💙
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
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Christmas sparkle at MacIntyre Wrexham ✨
We welcomed local nursery children back for our Christmas Grotto: handmade decorations, gifts, and a visit from Santa 🎅
Thanks to Marc for making it magical again 🎄
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
The Giving Tree project is helping us spread a bit of Christmas brightness across three communities. Grateful to all concerned. Small acts, shared widely, make a real difference.
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
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At the Grove we've been volunteering: first with Luton Foodbank at Asda, and soon with the Salvation Army’s Christmas Toy Appeal. Generosity and community energy, this is what Everyone Everywhere is all about.
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When staff listened and prepared, Luke felt safe and the whole hospital appointment flowed. Sharing the success helped spread good practice, one story at a time.
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
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As Safeguarding Week 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on the crucial part played by community connections in preventing abuse. MacIntyre's Everyone Everywhere initiative shows this approach in action.
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives #SafeguardingWeek
Lewis always loved tech but struggled to find the right fit after college.
Now he’s thriving at Weee Charity, recycling old electronics, mentoring students, and learning sign language alongside his team.
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
Spent a day at Watford FC’s Taylor Trek with Billy, the ultimate Hornets fan, and Afo. We cheered people over the finish line, met Luther Blissett, and felt the love for Graham Taylor’s legacy. A feel-good day at the Vic. 💛⚽
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
The image is a graphic for a course called "Getting Curious about Gloriously Ordinary Lives." It features a yellow background with text overlaid in a white rectangular area. The main text reads "Are you curious about Gloriously Ordinary Lives?" in bold black font. Below this is a teal button with white text that says "Sign up for the June course" accompanied by a yellow cursor arrow pointing at the button. At the bottom of the image is a URL: "www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curious" displayed in a white pill-shaped button.
Sign up for the next course, in June!
‘Getting curious about creating Gloriously Ordinary Lives’ is for everyone:
- Understand the #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives concept
- Reflect on what's happening now
- Create a plan
Curious? Come and find out more:
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Have you set any measurable outcomes for your weekend? Planned any meaningful activities?
Let’s stop using language that gets in the way of people living #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
#LanguageMatters
#GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage
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Are you having a new year declutter? Take some inspiration from the MacIntyre folks in Bedfordshire.
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#EveryoneEverywhere #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives
Bringing #gloriouslyordinarylives to @ncasc ….come and find me for a chat if you’re here 😊
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#GloriouslyOrdinaryLives #RewritingSocialCare
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Over the past month I have been sharing #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives with different groups of social workers... and I’ve got a niggle: the 'yes buts'.
So this week, I come back again to my ‘What would it take?’ question.
Read this week's blog ⬇️
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A great suggestion from Debbie on the #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives course - use the Catchphrase rule of 'say what you see'. If I need two people to help me get out of bed say that, rather than daft words like 'complex' which mean nothing (apart from you're a bit difficult)
#GloriouslyOrdinaryLives course begins on Tuesday - I’ll show you how to apply the Gloriously Ordinary Lives lens to the support you offer 🔎
What does it tell you?
How far from Gloriously Ordinary is it?
What would it take to get there?
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@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social I loved what you’ve written. Fits absolutely with my #gloriouslyordinarylives
