Judi

@judi.graysky.social

Suffolk mum and CEO of St Elizabeth Hospice. Passionate about health equity and encouraging Compassionate Communities to support one another. Posting mostly personal but bit of work too, opinions are all my own.

This week, a wildfire has torn through Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, leaving the entire nature reserve devastated. An area of around 210 football pitches has been affected with rare habitats and wildlife lost in a matter of hours.

The Prime Minister is right: palliative care must be fixed. Nearly 1 in 3 people miss out on palliative care they need, while hospices face increasing financial pressure with many cutting frontline services. Hospices need fair, sustainable funding to provide expert care to everyone who needs it.

Murder in the Medway… an immersive murder mystery on a British Pullman train today with fine dining and guests getting sloshed while sleuthing. First prize & a bottle of Kent fizz went to my husband who worked out the murderer & the motive🕵️🚂 It helped that he read the materials and paid attention…👏

A female actor dressed in 1930s clothes in a British Pullman train dining carriage wearing red high waist trousers, braces and a white blouse and a curly blonde wig. Guests are sitting in high back chairs listening to her.

"St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain. St. Swithin's day if thou be fair, For forty days 'twill rain nae mair." Looks like this heatwave is sticking around a little longer - 40 days of sun here we come ☀️ 🎨Splendor Solis, 1582. Harley 3469, f.33v.

A beautiful painting of a huge bring orange sun looming over a medieval city. In the foreground is a woodland, and surrounding the image is a bright gold border with various birds and frogs, as well as lots of colourful flowers and strawberries. The painting is situated within a book from the 1500s.

To mark this year’s Independent Bookshop Week, the Booker Prizes team share the local shops they return to again and again and the shops around the world that have made a big impression – plus, the reasons they keep coming back for more.   🔗 Tap the link below to read the full article.

Staff picks: the Booker Prizes team’s favourite bookshops | The Booker Prizes

From hidden gems to bustling neighbourhood mainstays, the Booker Prizes team open the doors to their go-to bookshops around the world

thebookerprizes.com