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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 23h

The last couple of days feel like they've been very unproductive but I've done some useful thinking about stuff I've got coming up and how to refine my freelance offer so that's OK I think...

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

(That ? should have been a !)

Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

We dug out our As Seen on TV dvd the other day (to watch the sublime Patrica Routledge as Kitty) and it's a 12 if that's any indication of anything. I'm pretty sure lots of it would have still flown over my head at 12 but the potential for awkward questions definitely exists?

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

I've got that on my list to catch up with!

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

Mastermind is tomorrow too so they've literally shunted the whole lot over!

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

OC and University Challenge are on tomorrow instead so we get a delayed quizzy Monday.

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 1d

My latest blog post for @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social unpacks the research from @climateoutreach.bsky.social on Britain Talks Climate and Nature and what it might mean for Christian environmental groups.

The John Ray Initiative @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social · 1d

How do we communicate climate change effectively? Are different approaches better for different groups of people? Check out our new blog on "Britain Talks Climate and Nature 2025", a resource to help those working on environmental issues communicate more effectively. jri.org.uk/telling-a-be...

Telling a better climate story

Photo by Tobias - Unsplash How we talk about climate and nature matters. Taking the a familiar message and framing it differently can make a huge difference to how it is received. Finding ways to t...

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 2d

There's so much about food in TLTWATW that's a reaction against rationing - there's lots of butter and rich food.

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 3d

This is genius.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 3d

I see we've reached 'need to put thicker socks on for church' season.

a donkey says man i can 't feel my toes in the grass

Alt: a donkey says man i can 't feel my toes in the grass

media.tenor.com

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 4d

It's a fantastic book.

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 4d

Facebook is awash with them - it's terrifying.

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 5d

This one? www.ft.com/content/f235...

Starmer is zigging where Blair zagged

Labour’s controversial plans to reform welfare illustrate the divide between the two

www.ft.com

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 6d

In which I revisit ‘The Animals of Farthing Wood’ and wish I hadn’t. I have a feeling I may ruffle some feathers with this one.

open.substack.com/pub/shellyde...

The Animals of Farthing Wood

Saving nature with Colin Dann

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 6d

Very true!

Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 6d

This is, to put it mildly, not good. The Ward Councillors Fund is a really important way of funding local projects.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shock as Mayor of Bedford scraps £340k projects fund

Mayor Tom Wootton cancels the Member Ward Fund, which lets councillors choose projects to support.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 6d

Keighley (which only comes up because of its proximity to Haworth, which Americans also consistently mispronounce)

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 6d

Keighley and Haworth make a good combination for catching people out.

Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you x

Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 7d

Handed in my notice this morning so I'll be full time freelance from January. Simultaneously exciting and terrifying. Taking the afternoon off to recover my nerves 😂

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 7d

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 7d

A fine piece of writing there from Sam Leith

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 7d

Not helped by the fact that my brain insists on putting the lyrics to What Child is This? to Greensleeves, so it's an unseasonal earworm to boot.

Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 7d

That's today's earworm sorted.

BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social · 7d

BBC Radio 3
Breakfast

Now Playing
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Owain Arwel Hughes & Hallé Orchestra
Fantasia on Greensleeves

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Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 8d

New blog post tackling one of the questions I get asked most often about communications monitoring. How do you choose what to measure when the possibilities seem overwhelming?

shellydennison.co.uk/2025/10/07/w...

#comms #charitycomms

Which communications statistics should I be measuring?

This post tackles one of the questions I get asked most often about communications monitoring. How do you choose what to measure when the possibilities seem overwhelming? For small organisations, k…

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