@Alipenfold
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Office assistant at a fab florists. Mum to 2 boys, one is a VI Para swimmer @penfold_alfie /Taxi service 🏊🏻♂️🏊🏻♂️🏊🏻♂️..
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Joined May 2011
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It’s here !! Omg I’m bursting with pride ! @penfold_alfie (and dad) appearing in the new @Apple film 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😍😍😍… go Alfie 🥺🥺🥺.. youtu.be/BPqir3EZolw?si=BVNL…
@CrawleySC1964 @BritBlindSport @serenamacleod91 @Swim_England @britishswimming
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Fantastic !! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Marathon 15 of 20 in 2025 let’s go!
My 95th of my 100 marathon challenge
This week I’ve flown to the other side of the world for the @sydmarathon 🇦🇺🦘🏃🏻♂️🌏 and to achieve my @WMMajors 7th Star 🌟
This isn’t about medals it’s about showing what is possible!
#BelieveAchieve
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Down Syndrome Swimming Great Britain (DSS-GB) is a volunteer led charity which enables children, young adults and adults who have Down's syndrome or Mosaic Down's syndrome to reach their potential as elite swimmers.
The British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships will take place at K2, Crawley, on 15 and 16 November 2025.
To find out more about the Championships taking place at the end of the year, please see here: dss-gb.org/sign-up/#
@DSSGB1
ALT Three men pictured in swim caps and goggles, wearing medals.
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🚨 Reminder: cuts to disability benefits affect everyone.
You might not need disability benefits today. Or tomorrow.
But you can become disabled at any time and find yourself in need of a financial safety net.
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Assistant Swimming Coach Course Web Ex and practical at K2 Crawley places still available. Closing date Soon Tutor: Ron Philpot
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I am going into the Commons Chamber to speak against & vote against the Government’s appalling Bill to cut disability benefits. I urge all Labour MPs to do so. I was elected to protect disabled people not harm them.
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I don’t tweet a great deal anymore, but felt the need as I’m Incredibly proud of my friend @RachaelMaskell for delivering a beautifully compelling, emotive and honest speech relating to her reasoned amendment to the UC and PIP Bill in the chamber just now.
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PIP is not an in or out of work benefit. It’s a qualifying one. Would be good if people understood this. It needs proper reform
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Media request from Reuters. They're looking to interview a disabled person who would lose their benefits under the cuts for their coverage of the vote. London preferred and must be comfortable with being interviewed on camera #TakingThePIP #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare
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Just to be clear PIP is not an out of work benefit. It is fundamental to understand the absolute basics when we reform the welfare system
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A Tale of Two MPs in the past 24 hrs.
Lisa Nandy misrepresents PIP on TV, betraying disabled people with unethical spin. Vicky Foxcroft quits Labour whip, standing tall on principle against cruel disability cuts. One misleads, one fights for justice. Which legacy would you want?
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Note @lisanandy says PIP twice so this is not a slip-of-the-tongue, it shows a deep misunderstanding of benefits. Lisa neither represents her constitutents nor facts. Dangerous. Labour- why can't you find anyone to speak pro cuts who knows the system? Media ditto correcting her?
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Lisa Nandy is either lying or has grossly misunderstood what her constitutents are saying here. PIP is NOT an out-of-work benefits. 1 in 5 people on PIP are in work. Noone on PIP WOULD EVER say this. Full stop. I will be complaining to the PCC.
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A strong culture is where the hard conversations can be had, where feedback is welcomed and respect is high.
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Today the UK government published its Bill that will cut eligibility criteria for, and access to, Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Here is our response 👇
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ALT blue graphic with white text which reads: PIP is essential to help cover the extra costs of living with a disability. Living with Parkinson’s costs more. On average, a UK household where someone has the condition is almost £22,000 worse off. The cuts are dangerous, counterproductive and ill conceived.