Mark Rounding 🍉
@markrounding.bsky.social
Live your best life! Enjoying & celebrating diversity, championing the needs and wishes of older people & working as CEO @ageukbradford (my views here of course) & wanting a world where we are free to be who we are. #Person-centred. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸
Here @ageukbradford we are celebrating our pride in the positive contributions of older people across the district on #olderpeoplesday by boldly wearing our colours. Join us by donning the colours of the Age UK ribbon or support our work by making a donation here www.justgiving.com/charity/ageu...
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Here @ageukbradford we are celebrating our pride in the positive contributions of older people across the district on #olderpeoplesday by boldly wearing our colours. Join us by donning the colours of the Age UK ribbon or support our work by making a donation here www.justgiving.com/charity/ageu...
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Tomorrow! @ageukbradford.bsky.social are hosting their Silver Sunday Coffee Morning at their Queensbury Hub - 22 High Street Queensbury - tomorrow morning, 10-12 am. Come along to celebrate older people across the Bradford district, with coffee, cakes and a nostalgia themed quiz and jigsaws☕🧩
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tomorrow! @ageukbradford.bsky.social are hosting their Silver Sunday Coffee Morning at their Queensbury Hub - 22 High Street Queensbury - tomorrow morning, 10-12 am. Come along to celebrate older people across the Bradford district, with coffee, cakes and a nostalgia themed quiz and jigsaws☕🧩
‘Genocide, ethnic cleansing, mass punishment – all these descriptions still do not capture the lurid and varied ways in which #Palestinians in #Gaza are being killed: bombed in their homes, in their tents, burned alive in their hospital beds, shot while queueing for food and now starved.’ 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸
Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik
Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
‘Genocide, ethnic cleansing, mass punishment – all these descriptions still do not capture the lurid and varied ways in which #Palestinians in #Gaza are being killed: bombed in their homes, in their tents, burned alive in their hospital beds, shot while queueing for food and now starved.’ 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸
‘’The people of #Gaza, including its older population, have been deprived of all they need to survive. More than words are required to bring an end to this conflict. The pervasive impunity that enables these atrocities and denies Palestinians their right to life must end." #AgeUKInternational
No safe space left for older people in Gaza | Age International
Age International responds to news of further displacement of thousands of people in Gaza. Read more
www.ageinternational.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘’The people of #Gaza, including its older population, have been deprived of all they need to survive. More than words are required to bring an end to this conflict. The pervasive impunity that enables these atrocities and denies Palestinians their right to life must end." #AgeUKInternational
Innocent people, older people, whole families, children; hungry, starving, slaughtered. 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
July 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Innocent people, older people, whole families, children; hungry, starving, slaughtered. 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
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The Government's #WinterFuelPayment announcement makes this a good day for older people.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign. You spoke, they listened.
Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3SEKv1l
Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign. You spoke, they listened.
Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3SEKv1l
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Government's #WinterFuelPayment announcement makes this a good day for older people.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign. You spoke, they listened.
Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3SEKv1l
Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign. You spoke, they listened.
Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3SEKv1l
'Situation is dire' - BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade www.bbc.com/news/article... the untold horrors faced by millions of innocent Palestinians & the anguish & pain of their families outside of #Gaza. #FreePalestine end the genocide and free the hostages too. #ceasefirenow
BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade
Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.
www.bbc.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'Situation is dire' - BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade www.bbc.com/news/article... the untold horrors faced by millions of innocent Palestinians & the anguish & pain of their families outside of #Gaza. #FreePalestine end the genocide and free the hostages too. #ceasefirenow
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British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment
British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment
A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a "slaughterhouse" because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.
news.sky.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now 'a slaughterhouse' amid Israeli bombardment
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The voluntary sector does an awful lot which people believe, wrongly, to be state funded. If charities - which have been hit by all the cost increases affecting other businesses - go under, we are going to find out the hard way how much they actually contribute to the economy as well as to society.
Do you know how much it costs to train and keep a Guide Dog?
I’m enjoying reading “A Dog Called Dez”.
The figure in this quote is probably out of date now, but it’s higher than many people might think.
#GuideDogs
#RNIB
@rnib.bsky.social
@rnibcampaigns.bsky.social
@guidedogsuk.bsky.social
I’m enjoying reading “A Dog Called Dez”.
The figure in this quote is probably out of date now, but it’s higher than many people might think.
#GuideDogs
#RNIB
@rnib.bsky.social
@rnibcampaigns.bsky.social
@guidedogsuk.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The voluntary sector does an awful lot which people believe, wrongly, to be state funded. If charities - which have been hit by all the cost increases affecting other businesses - go under, we are going to find out the hard way how much they actually contribute to the economy as well as to society.
A busy week @ageukbradford.bsky.social welcoming @dramirkhangp.bsky.social & @itvnews.bsky.social to talk with members of one of our groups about staying active & healthy at home, and also a full staff meeting to plan our work helping older people live their best lives across #Bradford District. 👍
April 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A busy week @ageukbradford.bsky.social welcoming @dramirkhangp.bsky.social & @itvnews.bsky.social to talk with members of one of our groups about staying active & healthy at home, and also a full staff meeting to plan our work helping older people live their best lives across #Bradford District. 👍
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Did you know that in 2023/24 Groundwork Yorkshire's Green Dr team trained 480 front line workers on the impact of cold homes on health?
#Health #FuelPoverty
#Health #FuelPoverty
April 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Did you know that in 2023/24 Groundwork Yorkshire's Green Dr team trained 480 front line workers on the impact of cold homes on health?
#Health #FuelPoverty
#Health #FuelPoverty
Wishing #EidMubarak to family, friends, colleagues and everyone celebrating in Bradford and beyond especially those in Gaza and Palestine.
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wishing #EidMubarak to family, friends, colleagues and everyone celebrating in Bradford and beyond especially those in Gaza and Palestine.
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We hear so many great stories from @ageukbradford.bsky.social and their Buddies project! Good luck with the book club and dinner club!
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work with older people to develop our work & they’ve been telling us what groups they want to have. Thanks to our #BuddyScheme partnership with @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social & @gigbuddies.bsky.social we’ve recently launched the following with more to come!
March 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We hear so many great stories from @ageukbradford.bsky.social and their Buddies project! Good luck with the book club and dinner club!
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work with older people to develop our work & they’ve been telling us what groups they want to have. Thanks to our #BuddyScheme partnership with @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social & @gigbuddies.bsky.social we’ve recently launched the following with more to come!
March 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work with older people to develop our work & they’ve been telling us what groups they want to have. Thanks to our #BuddyScheme partnership with @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social & @gigbuddies.bsky.social we’ve recently launched the following with more to come!
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Do you know about these 4 NHS plans for 2025? ⬇️
In a few months, the #Government will publish its 10-year plan for the #NHS. Age UK's #Health Influencing team explains the importance of these plans and how they might affect the future: bit.ly/4hnoZIc
In a few months, the #Government will publish its 10-year plan for the #NHS. Age UK's #Health Influencing team explains the importance of these plans and how they might affect the future: bit.ly/4hnoZIc
March 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Do you know about these 4 NHS plans for 2025? ⬇️
In a few months, the #Government will publish its 10-year plan for the #NHS. Age UK's #Health Influencing team explains the importance of these plans and how they might affect the future: bit.ly/4hnoZIc
In a few months, the #Government will publish its 10-year plan for the #NHS. Age UK's #Health Influencing team explains the importance of these plans and how they might affect the future: bit.ly/4hnoZIc
Thinking today of the amazing women who have influenced my life, the challenges they have faced, the successes they have had & also the challenges faced by so many today. It’s 2025 not 1925 women shouldn’t be facing this.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we're highlighting the ongoing gender inequalities facing older women.
From financial inequalities to disparities in healthcare, social care, and more, our work at Age UK and Age International continues to support older women across the world.
#IWD2025
From financial inequalities to disparities in healthcare, social care, and more, our work at Age UK and Age International continues to support older women across the world.
#IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thinking today of the amazing women who have influenced my life, the challenges they have faced, the successes they have had & also the challenges faced by so many today. It’s 2025 not 1925 women shouldn’t be facing this.
Ramadan Mubarak to family, friends, colleagues & everyone observing #Ramadan2025 across #Bradford and beyond.
March 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Ramadan Mubarak to family, friends, colleagues & everyone observing #Ramadan2025 across #Bradford and beyond.
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Loneliness is a year-round problem for many older people, but it can feel even worse in winter.
Our new guide is here to help older people, their loved ones and carers tackle loneliness: bit.ly/3WEovWA
#TimeToTalk
Our new guide is here to help older people, their loved ones and carers tackle loneliness: bit.ly/3WEovWA
#TimeToTalk
February 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Loneliness is a year-round problem for many older people, but it can feel even worse in winter.
Our new guide is here to help older people, their loved ones and carers tackle loneliness: bit.ly/3WEovWA
#TimeToTalk
Our new guide is here to help older people, their loved ones and carers tackle loneliness: bit.ly/3WEovWA
#TimeToTalk
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Excellent news - this will make #Ilkley #Library a much more user friendly place. Good to see Bradford Council using external funding for important local work like this.
Funded through an Arts Council England grant and CIL developer contributions, Ilkley Library will close from 17 February for several weeks for refurbishment.
Ilkley Library to close for refurbishment
Refurbishment work at Ilkley Library is set to start next month.The library will close from Monday, 17 February for the work to start and it is expected to be closed for several weeks.The refurbishmen...
www.ilkleychat.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Let’s change how we age 💜
From providing specialist, impartial advice to research and campaigning, we want to change the lives of older people now and in the future.
Donate, campaign or volunteer today: bit.ly/3ErsG1D
From providing specialist, impartial advice to research and campaigning, we want to change the lives of older people now and in the future.
Donate, campaign or volunteer today: bit.ly/3ErsG1D
February 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Let’s change how we age 💜
From providing specialist, impartial advice to research and campaigning, we want to change the lives of older people now and in the future.
Donate, campaign or volunteer today: bit.ly/3ErsG1D
From providing specialist, impartial advice to research and campaigning, we want to change the lives of older people now and in the future.
Donate, campaign or volunteer today: bit.ly/3ErsG1D
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work hard to enable older people to have their voice heard by decision makers. Grateful to @annadixonmp.bsky.social for attending Age UK’s #TeawithyourMP event today listening and discussing with older people their issues & concerns.
January 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work hard to enable older people to have their voice heard by decision makers. Grateful to @annadixonmp.bsky.social for attending Age UK’s #TeawithyourMP event today listening and discussing with older people their issues & concerns.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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With LGBT+ History Month approaching, if your work is planning events and you’re seeking speakers, I’d love to hear about opportunities😊
As the Editor of This Arab Is Queer who’s Palestinian, Lebanese, gay & deaf, I’m no stranger to speaking or panel discussions. I'm based in LDN & my DMs are open.
As the Editor of This Arab Is Queer who’s Palestinian, Lebanese, gay & deaf, I’m no stranger to speaking or panel discussions. I'm based in LDN & my DMs are open.
January 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
With LGBT+ History Month approaching, if your work is planning events and you’re seeking speakers, I’d love to hear about opportunities😊
As the Editor of This Arab Is Queer who’s Palestinian, Lebanese, gay & deaf, I’m no stranger to speaking or panel discussions. I'm based in LDN & my DMs are open.
As the Editor of This Arab Is Queer who’s Palestinian, Lebanese, gay & deaf, I’m no stranger to speaking or panel discussions. I'm based in LDN & my DMs are open.
It’s been a wintry start to the New Year & with temperatures set to plummet even further across #Bradford @ageukbradford.bsky.social is sharing our guide on staying warm people can also phone us 01274 391190 www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/d...
www.ageuk.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s been a wintry start to the New Year & with temperatures set to plummet even further across #Bradford @ageukbradford.bsky.social is sharing our guide on staying warm people can also phone us 01274 391190 www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/d...