Helen Garforth @HelenGarforth
aka Usher: mum, daughter, sister, friend, wife. Runner, music lover, party-thrower, passion for social & env justice, SAH survivor. Director @justideasco just-ideas.co.uk Reading, England Joined August 2015-
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Very excited that this is now out in the world - and not too far into 2023 either!
Over on our website – the launch of the Just Ideas review of the year! A whistle-stop tour of our 15th year, this year’s review reflects the theme of growth. just-ideas.co.uk/annual-review-…
Enjoyed reflecting on my work with public agency colleagues while researching and writing this work on communities and public agencies @JSchifferes @SusieD_LON @cart_on @LorettaCLees
localtrust.org.uk/insights/resea… We are delighted to share this report by @justideasco @LeilaRBaker @veroniquejochum which explores the ways Big Local communities connect with public agencies, now and in the future with @graemefancourt @Nikki_Kainth @LisMeaney @CharlottePace16
Story station set up and ready to go at the Community Leadership Academy residential in Leeds. The event hashtags #family #togetherness have just been suggested. Spot on! @IVAR_UK @LocalTrust @koreo @the_young_fdn
This month we are delivering Patient and Public Voice 'Impact and Influence' training over 4 half day sessions with @WSACommunity for @NHSCitizen We salute the power of the patient voice and advocacy for improved mental health services this #MentalHealthWeek and always.
This Mental Health Awareness Week we're on a mission to let everyone living in loneliness know that their mental health matters. Let's tackle loneliness together. Say #IveBeenThere #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Great to be here with @justideasco Co-Director @rich_usher in sunny Cornwall - we are working, honest!
Delighted to be facilitating at #COMFLearningCornwall @RoyalCornwall with @WildpearCIC An actual in-person event to share learning from Cornwall’s Human Learning Systems approach to transforming communities through COMF covid recovery funding. Getting our ducks in a row…
It was a beautiful gig. Enjoy @southstreetarts in #Reading on Thursday - get there if you can still get tickets friends!
Right then! Normal service resumes tomorrow when @knightandspiers pick up our tour we were so rudely interrupted in the middle of by Covid ... tomorrow night we play St. Andrew's Church, Wiveliscombe, Taunton. silverstreetsessions.co.uk
Listening while typing up today’s pledges from the conference! Thanks @BBCBerkshire, great coverage!
Just heard a great report on @BBCBerkshire from our @ClimateVoicesUK #ReadingCOP26 in @ReadingCouncil chamber today! Great input from students from @TheBulmersheSch @MESReading @readingsch @KendrickSchool @prospectschool @HighdownSchool Listen back 17.27 today! More tomorrow
Thanks @thameswater for the shower timers and water-saving toptrumps for our delegates at #ReadingCOP26 - and to Pete Nash for joining the panel of experts being quizzed by our students - with Natalie @NatureNurture_ and Peter and Tony @ReadingCouncil @ReadingCAN @ClimateVoicesUK
Great questions coming in from @ClimateVoicesUK #ReadingCOP26 delegates from @HighdownSchool @MESReading @TheBulmersheSch @prospectschool @KendrickSchool @readingsch for our panel of experts - chaired by @justideasco own @rich_usher and @HelenGarforth
Hi Sarah! Lovely to hear from you, hope app well? @rich_usher
@graemefancourt @WtherStion Hello @HelenGarforth and Richard
A family affair @Hantshoppit yesterday. @rich_usher and I ran the half with our son Robbie & Uncle Jamie did the marathon. Loved it! No single-use plastic, & so well organised to be both covid safe and friendly. Can’t wait to come back next year. Thanks to all organisers!
Well done @MazzaSW!
Phew! Us trying to keep up with the Zoom Chat at today's Patient Voice Training! @WSACommunity @Ruthtalksalot @NHSCitizen @iangalldorset
How much do we love this little bundle of thoughtful joy from our friends @WSACommunity and @mafunyane? What a treat - an unexpected delight in a grim January. Thanks friends xxxx
Just to reassure you, all contents were untouched for over a week, and I sanitised my hands before and while envelope stuffing! Great to hear they’ve started to arrive... @LocalTrust
Coming to @LocalTrust Community Mental Health workshop next week?You’re in for a treat - just sending your goodies: activities, stationery, hot drinks & of course jargon busting squeaky ducks’! Let’s recreate that face to face vibe @DebatingMH @MazzaSW @NatureNurture_
Thanks Natalie for bringing a little magic to the review of the year for all of us at @justideasco
Great fun bringing our friends @justideasco Annual Review to life...with a tree! 🌳🙂
Or even Wahey!
What a year - waney we are still here!
Doing Annual Reviews differently! Thanks for the lovely animation Natalie and Maria @NatureNurture_ Watch “Just Ideas -What have we been up to in 2020?” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/489001279?ref=…
.@HelenGarforth “The real surprise over this virtual conference is that it’s all felt very human. Somehow we’ve brought the personal side of partnership working to the screen” #THTC2020
Great to be part of such exciting discussions!
Thoroughly enjoying the ideas, inspiration and community-spirit of the @ivar #TransformingHealthcare conference. Real practical wisdom, good will, and intelligence in abundance, as well as a lovely dose of honesty and humility. A real joy!
Was it really that long ago?!
June 2019 - flashback to the beautiful panels created by Natalie @NatureNurture_ for the @ReadingCAN climate strategy kick off event, facilitated by Just Ideas and associates.
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