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Woman of a certain rage. Ultra marathon finisher. Fierce about social justice.
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Huge thanks to
@docrunningpunk.bsky.social
for organising the Sarah Everard memorial run tonight at
@senedd.wales
. Grateful to everyone who joined us. Diolch 🕯️
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@janehutt.bsky.social
@dafyddtrystan.bsky.social
@huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social
@carolynthomasms.bsky.social
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Today, Welsh Government announced £17m additional funding for colleges. This is recognition that colleges are facing unprecedented financial challenges. Top of the in-tray for the Welsh Government after May must be to look again at college funding
www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...
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ColegauCymru welcomes Welsh Government investment in colleges amid acute financial pressures - ColegauCymru
Today, Welsh Government has announced additional funding for Wales’ colleges - £13million in capital, and £4million in revenue.
https://www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post/colegaucymru-welcomes-welsh-government-investment-in-colleges-amid-acute-financial-pressures
2 days ago
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Action for Happiness
3 days ago
Mindful March - Day 10: Get outside and notice how the weather feels on your face
actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march
#MindfulMarch
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
3 days ago
Thanks to all Senedd Members and candidates for seeing the real impact of
#FurtherEducation
and celebrating this year’s theme:
#SkillsForAll
.
@nptcgroup.bsky.social
@llandrillomenai.bsky.social
@gowercollege.bsky.social
#Senedd2026
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
3 days ago
Great to see Senedd Members and candidates visiting
#colleges
across Wales during
#CollegesWeek2026
👏 Colleges open doors at every stage of life - apprenticeships, adult learning, vocational and higher education - helping learners, communities and businesses thrive.
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Why we run - 5k chasing the sunrise 🌅
#RunningPunks
3 days ago
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18 mile run for
#IWD2026
. Thanks to the formidable
@susietsegay.bsky.social
for the miles 🏃♀️
#RunningPunks
5 days ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
5 days ago
On
#InternationalWomensDay
, we’re highlighting continued work across Wales’
#FurtherEducation
sector to tackle misogyny and promote respectful relationships. 🔗 Read more:
www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...
#IWD2026
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Breaking the Cycle: ColegauCymru Strengthens Fight Against Misogyny in FE Colleges - ColegauCymru
ColegauCymru is proud to mark International Women’s Day today by continuing our commitment to tackling misogyny and promoting respectful relationships in Further Education colleges across Wales.…
https://www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post/breaking-the-cycle-colegaucymru-strengthens-fight-against-misogyny-in-fe-colleges
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Ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow, here’s a quick and easy guide as to how to avoid sexual assault:
#IWD2026
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD
6 days ago
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Huge thanks to Coleg Cambria for hosting the
@colegau.cymru
Principals Forum this week. And what a spectacular meal to celebrate Colleges Week! Diolch yn fawr iawn 🙏 Read more about Investing in Skills to Secure North Wales’ Economic Future 💡
www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...
8 days ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
8 days ago
Colleges are at the heart of Wales’ economic future. For
#CollegesWeek2026
, Aled Jones-Griffith highlights how
#colleges
like
@llandrillomenai.bsky.social
and Coleg Cambria are developing the skilled workforce North Wales needs to thrive.
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
9 days ago
For
#CollegesWeek2026
, we’re sharing a message from Deio Owen, President of NUS Wales. A former
@llandrillomenai.bsky.social
learner, Deio reflects on how college opened doors for him - a powerful reminder of the life-changing impact of
#furthereducation
across Wales.
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Huge thanks to
@docrunningpunk.bsky.social
for organising the Sarah Everard memorial run tonight at
@senedd.wales
. Grateful to everyone who joined us. Diolch 🕯️
@prifweinidog.gov.wales
@janehutt.bsky.social
@dafyddtrystan.bsky.social
@huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social
@carolynthomasms.bsky.social
10 days ago
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🚍 41% of 16-24 year-olds in Wales say travel is the biggest barrier to going to college, work, or other training. It’s time for change 🚍
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10 days ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
11 days ago
It’s
#CollegesWeek2026
and we’re celebrating adult learners returning to education and upskilling throughout life. After a career break, Jodi discovered a passion for welding while volunteering in local workshops. That interest led her to an Apprenticeship at
@gowercollege.bsky.social
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
11 days ago
Colleges across Wales are celebrating the transformative power of
#FurtherEducation
as part of
#CollegesWeek2026
. This year’s theme, Skills for All, highlights how colleges support learners of all ages - from young people starting out to adults retraining and apprentices building careers.
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*This Tuesday 3 March - 6pm at The Senedd, Cardiff Bay* All welcome - men and women. Please share 💜
#IWD2026
#IWD
12 days ago
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus from
@bbccymruwales.bsky.social
Sunday Supplement programme. Grateful to have the opportunity to review today’s newspapers alongside Cllr Lisa Dymock this morning. Listen again 🎧 (Final 15 mins of programme)
lnkd.in/eRHqmUpP
12 days ago
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Please share if you can 💜
#RunningPunks
@senedd.wales
#IWD
#SarahEverard
#ukrunchat
13 days ago
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Productive weekend for
@colegau.cymru
at
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
Conference. Delighted to hear the commitment to a vocational education & training strategy, and grateful to discuss the transformational nature of lifelong learning with our panel today. Diolch
@cefincampbell.bsky.social
Ymlaen!
13 days ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
14 days ago
We've had a productive first day at
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
conference, including taking part in the
@ntfwwbl.bsky.social
roundtable on skills, chaired by Luke Fletcher MS. Grateful to have constructive conversations with candidates about the ColegauCymru manifesto and our vision for the future.
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The Guardian
14 days ago
Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024 The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/green-party-wins-gorton-and-denton-byelection-in-blow-to-keir-starmer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, here’s a quick and easy guide as to how to avoid sexual assault
#IWD
16 days ago
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Please share if you can 💜 All welcome.
#internationalwomensday
#IWD2026
#SarahEverard
#RunningPunks
@senedd.wales
@therunchat.com
19 days ago
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Welsh Women's Aid
21 days ago
The news can feel particularly heavy and triggering for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Please know that it is ok to take some time away from it to look after yourself. If you need support, advice or just a listening ear, the Live Fear Free Helpline is there for you.
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The Doc
20 days ago
Men’s bad behaviours affect everyone.
#changethediscourse
#makemenaccountable
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Please share if you can 💜 All welcome.
#internationalwomensday
#IWD2026
#SarahEverard
#RunningPunks
@senedd.wales
@therunchat.com
19 days ago
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#whywerun
#RunningPunks
24 days ago
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Barkley Marathon
25 days ago
And just like that as quick as it started the 2026 Barkley Marathon is over for another year. There are no finishers this year! 🪦 It begun with one of the strongest fields across both male & female athletes. Cont…
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Absolutely brutal. Thanks
@keithdunn.bsky.social
for keeping us up to date 🙌
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26 days ago
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Frunk
26 days ago
Since there are still people joining the party and switching from the dark place to Bluesky to follow The Barkley Marathons
#BM100
I put together a Starter Pack to help them get, well, started 😅 Who's missing? Please comment below with accounts that I should add to the Pack!
go.bsky.app/D31bx3F
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John Sugden
26 days ago
and then there were three
#bm100
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Barkley Marathon
26 days ago
11 men, 1 woman out on Loop 2.
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Keith
26 days ago
Max King begins loop 3 wearing plastic bags around his feet in 25:42:12.
#BM100
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John Sugden
26 days ago
off to bed soon; good luck poor souls in the briars
#bm100
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Brilliant link - thanks for sharing
@fastkarmaranch.bsky.social
#bm100
#RunningPunks
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26 days ago
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Taka
27 days ago
The
#BM100
sheet has a 2026 tab now! - Not a primary source, and neither are most of its sources, WILL contain misinformation - Don't share screenshots, share the link, so people see corrections - Refresh the page manually even if it says it can do it automatically
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Barkley Results
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS7bFn8RH5Na4vVxNijCsFCiHeYqRksDi5D9ddC9Fz4yK7nOQhEg8HwG78lz-PFVB2EkFn4QlJKEXMV/pubhtml
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All hail
@keithdunn.bsky.social
and his
#BM100
commentary 🙏
#RunningPunks
27 days ago
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The Doc
27 days ago
Also, no worries if you are not in Cardiff or the Uk, please feel free to honour the murdered women in your own timezone - and talk about how men’s bad behaviours affect EVERYONE
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#RunningPunks
#Cardiff
@senedd.wales
28 days ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
30 days ago
We welcome the reintroduction of Level 2 Construction Apprenticeships - spanning both traditional trades and new pathways. A vital step in creating accessible routes into construction. Thanks to Welsh Government partners for listening to the sector. 🔗
www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post...
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Reintroduction of Level 2 Construction apprenticeship welcomed by ColegauCymru - ColegauCymru
ColegauCymru is pleased to welcome the reintroduction of Level 2 apprenticeships in the traditional trades of brick laying and carpentry which were previously scrapped, as well as the introduction of…
https://www.colleges.wales/en/blog/post/reintroduction-of-level-2-construction-apprenticeship-welcomed-by-colegaucymru
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
29 days ago
A great ColegauCymru Manifesto Launch today at Coleg Llandrillo. Thank you to everyone who joined such a positive discussion on the vital role of
#FurtherEducation
in driving growth, opportunity, and fairness across North Wales. Diolch to
@llandrillomenai.bsky.social
for the warm welcome.
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Busy week highlighting how further education is key to tackling challenges facing Wales. Grateful to MSs who visited
@colegau.cymru
&
@ntfwwbl.bsky.social
at the Senedd, & to the candidates in North Wales for our manifesto discussion
www.colleges.wales/image/campai...
@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
29 days ago
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Diolch to
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
’s Luke Fletcher MS 🙏
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30 days ago
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Apprenticeships in Wales are a success story, and this Apprenticeships Week we at
@colegau.cymru
encourage all our partners to join the celebrations
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2026/...
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Apprenticeships - a genius decision for the next Welsh Government - Institute of Welsh Affairs
Apprenticeships in Wales are a success story, and this Apprenticeships Week we at ColegauCymru encourage all our partners to join the celebrations.
https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2026/02/apprenticeships-a-genius-decision-for-the-next-welsh-government/
about 1 month ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
about 1 month ago
🎉 From a Foundation Apprenticeship to Head Chef! 👨🍳 Liam Ossian Thomas shows how
#apprenticeships
can transform careers. 💪 Watch his story:
youtu.be/A1hPxO2aK98?...
🌟
#AWWales2026
@llandrillomenai.bsky.social
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Liam Ossian Thomas, 2025 Apprentice of the Year
Liam Ossian Thomas, Head Chef at Wal Restaurant in Caernarfon, is a dedicated advocate for work-based learning, inspiring colleagues to pursue apprenticeships. Progressing from a Foundation…
https://youtu.be/A1hPxO2aK98?si=QAjLkgiwZBNQ0vjn
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Disasters Emergency Committee
about 1 month ago
Thanks to generous donations, the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal has helped over 4.6 million people with life-saving aid and long-term support. The appeal has closed, but DEC charities and their local partners continue to help families rebuild their lives ➡️
www.dec.org.uk/appeal/turke...
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about 1 month ago
Young Lady with Gloves, 1930 by Tamara de Lempicka, Polish Art deco painter
#WomensArt
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In 2008 I was 25 and I walked into formal work dinner with my line manager, read the table plan, and his words to me were ‘Oof, you’re next to Chris Rennard. Be careful, he’s got busy hands’. We must do better for women in public and political life.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Lib Dem peer suspended again over harassment allegations
The party says it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpg76l3q7o
about 1 month ago
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
about 1 month ago
Diolch John Griffiths MS for recognising the impact of 14-16 provision, including Junior Apprenticeships. These programmes are highly effective in re-engaging learners at risk of becoming NEET, improving attainment, and supporting progression into post-16 options.
youtu.be/mG4HBLn4vIo
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Impact of 14-16 Provision and Junior Apprenticeships/Effaith Darpariaeth 14-16 a Phrentisiaethau Iau
Diolch i John Griffiths AS am gydnabod effaith y ddarpariaeth 14-16, gan gynnwys Prentisiaethau Iau. Mae'r rhaglenni hyn yn hynod effeithiol wrth ail-ymgysylltu â dysgwyr sydd mewn perygl o ddod yn…
https://youtu.be/mG4HBLn4vIo
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ColegauCymru | CollegesWales
about 1 month ago
📢 ColegauCymru Manifesto Launch - North Wales Join us in Rhyl on 12 Feb for the North Wales launch of Growth, Opportunity and Fairness. An opportunity for Senedd candidates and stakeholders to explore the vital role of
#FurtherEducation
in North Wales Register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lansiad-ma...
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