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Ever an optimist. Education and reform. Mum of three beautiful kids. #familygirl #disabilityawareness

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@claresidaway
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2 years
@Forbes_Carbines @bea_p_webster @JDSports They are very automated in their replies. I complained when their disabled changing rooms were locked and behind all manner of rubbish. They said the changing room was ‘damaged’ but I climbed up (it’s my son who is a wheelchair user) and found it being used as a stock room
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@claresidaway
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Thread. 1/2 Been to many derby games but never left feeling glad that my kids are still alive. Idiotic wolves fan sat behind me set of the chaos BUT it was Albion fans that ran towards the Halford’s corner. Barging in to me and my kids (one in a wheelchair) gunning for revenge
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@claresidaway
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@RoseUnwin Actually, they matter more. Their path is less clear with far more obstacles along the way. Today my eldest passed his a levels and will progress to university. In 3 years time my other son will progress to …… I can only hope that we find a path to follow that makes him smile
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2/2 I get the passion but where do you realise the reality of your actions? Kids screaming, stewards being pushed down stairs, police officers being floored. Shame on you if you added to this. A positive?? Both wolves and Albion players and staff spoke to my son to calm him.
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@claresidaway
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2 years
#powerthepowerchair can you retweet to spread the message? Evan wins a prize if you do!! Let’s get him 1000 likes!!! # @JosephMasi_Star @JonnyDrury_Star @SummerhillSch @WBA
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@claresidaway
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4 years
@BBCBreaking The lack of sympathy for people who have booked holidays PRE COVID with no refund option (we have flights booked for next Monday) is ridiculous. I teach and booked this to get a break. If Ryan Air won’t re book flights we’ve lost over £1500 just on flights with our family of 5.
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@claresidaway
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2 years
@WBA Listen to you all! ‘Stay! stay!’ Then a young lad led strongly by advisors goes and looks elsewhere and now it’s ‘only because no one wanted him’. He’s a kid. Hopefully a great talent moving forward - how about we support him?
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@claresidaway
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2 years
@EducatingStamio If you can afford it, have a set of uniform for each day and sort it on to hangers on the Sunday night (this is for primary mainly!) including pants and socks! This was my lifesaver to stop midweek madnesss washing etc with my kids. And breathe - you can do this. X
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@JosephMasi_Star @KitmanPat #wba I can never be prouder of the the Albion fan base and their help for Evan and his Powerchair fundraising. Genuinely stunned. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️❤️
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@TheRefereeForum @refsupportuk Just waiting for my lad to finish a game and was thinking: I wonder how many other parents send their kids off to a part time job not thinking ‘have a nice day’ but ‘hope someone doesn’t give my kid abuse today’? Just a thought.
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8 months
@SmtSusan Yep that was me. I’m focusing on the kindness of others rather than the thuggery of the idiots x
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3 years
@KitmanPat @le_lebouf76 as two prolific WBA blokes, is there any chance you could re tweet my fundraising for Evan? We are trying to purchase his Powerchair as he plays for WBA. I’m running London marathon to help raise the funds too! Thanks x
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4 years
@ami_phillips I once observed a science lesson where one girl had plugged in straighteners and with the other hand was taking notes.
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@claresidaway
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3 years
@mobilitycat @SaltySicky I had a woman put her hand on my sons head as I wheeled him through town to pray for his recovery. A) there is no ‘recovery’ this is a lifetime condition and B) Get your f***ing hands off my child you freak!
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8 months
@BiltonFlips This isn’t a blame game for either side. Just a very sad day for the sport we love
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4 years
@Dreapers03 @stephen_bear @RevealMeModels The only time I’ve agreed with a Wolves fan. 👍🏼
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7 months
@ShakinthatChalk @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP I appreciate the carrot to the teachers beginning their career but what about the droves leaving who offer experience and knowledge about education? We feel under valued and frankly not listened to? I leave after 25 of being in the classroom at the end of the week because of this
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@BellinghamJude Jude as an Albion fan who watched you as a kid play in the Stourbridge league with my son I couldn’t be prouder of your achievements. Report the hate but rise above. You are better and deserve more. Use your power and be a strong man.
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4 years
@WBA @premierleague Handled poorly with zero respect for a manager who had our support and united a fractured supporters group. Bringing in a bribe taking crook and expecting our support. Sorry @wba but I’m embarrassed to be part of this club tonight and I’d guess I’m not the only one.
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1 year
@chrislepkowski All these men probably have partners and daughters. They need to educate themselves before opening mouths
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4 years
@henrywinter @refsupportuk 1/2 The issue is that there are thousands of Twitter warriors who believe they know what ‘ the ref should of...’ but only a small handful with the guts to go out and do it. It will never be about a pay cheque, at a young age the young refs do it for their love of the game.
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@WBA @SkyBetChamp The EFL have made a rule that no U18 can be given the TV rights viewing. My disabled child who comes with me as his carer deserve to be given allowance. He pays the same price as a disable adult at WBA but EFL says no! Unfair for him. Please retweet.
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2 years
@ElaineDeeming @bea_p_webster @JDSports I got a £10 voucher to shut me up however I did go back in their store and the disabled changing room was open so I guess the point was made.
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4 years
@SH_UrsaHouse did you see Evan in the press taking on the English Football League about disabled youths and their rights? He won and now all u18 disabled kids get the chance to watch live streamed games. 💪🏼
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4 years
@henrywinter @refsupportuk 2/2 but as a parent who has stood on the sidelines and watched him be berated by coaches and players’ parents let me tell you that the guts these young refs show is tremendous. The FA has to do more to retain them.
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4 years
@chrislepkowski Can I complain about the fact that the commentator sounds like Jeremy vine and now I can’t get it out my head?
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6 months
@DavidNautilus1 It’s the closeness of the parked cars on the passenger side that I’m sure jump out at you and you feel the need to make an odd noise at their presence 🤣
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3 years
@curtaindsleep I can’t be the only one who struggles to comprehend some of the tweets from our educators on here? At times you feel totally thick and question your ability- not helpful.
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2 years
@WBA 15 from 18 and only 2 goals (non from open play). If you are on the players backs or the gaffer tonight then you need to give your head a wobble
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@GCSE_Macbeth Or ‘If using key tier 3 vocabulary please do the following: A) make sure it has something to do with the question B) you know what the word means and you don’t just put it in a random sentence because you can C) don’t use every word on Oak National in your Thesis statement 😆
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3 years
@TheRainbowStand Rules for the bloke: Share the beers, understand you are a wolves fan and Cody is shit, understand I as an Albion fan wish for SJ to play over Pickford, don’t make sexist remarks over lack of understanding of the game as I’ve held my season ticket for 29 years. #EURO2020 @WBA
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9 months
@MartinSLewis @matthanes7 Can’t imagine there’s a teacher on this thread who doesn’t value a card that says thank you over an expensive gift. I have a bag in my desk of every single card that a child has written to me.
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2 years
@chloemcnamee_ You echo entirely my experience this year. Lots to feed in to departments and whole school about depth rather than ‘showy’
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1 year
#NationalSiblingDay my beautiful complex needs Evan and his older brother and younger sister. Proud of all 3 and their tenacity and love for each other.
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4 years
@chrislepkowski The EFL have made a rule that no U18 can be given the TV rights viewing. My disabled child who comes with me as his carer deserve to be given allowance. He pays the same price as a disable adult at WBA but EFL says no! Unfair for him. Please retweet. #EFL
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3 years
@TheRainbowStand I couldn’t listen to that poor child cry and had to turn away from the tv. If there is any justice in the world they will die in the same way that child did - unloved, alone and afraid.
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2 years
@JosephMasi_Star Who is the player that has alluded your questions and or requests for an interview on you podcast that you really wanted to speak to?
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2 years
@CallumRobinson7 @karlangrant I think this new duo could take the league by storm 💙🤍💙🤍 #WBA
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1 year
@robbeckettcomic @BBCRadio2 Our lab could turn on the tap in the kitchen for a drink. Unfortunately one day in our absence he must have turned it to hot and it swung over the draining board. 3 hours later when my mum came to walk him my house was 3 inches deep in hot water. Explain that to home insurance!!
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3 years
@uniqueexeter @refsupportuk @ManorFarmFC @PaultonRoversFC @FA @SouthernLeague1 Would you let your son/daughter etc accept that level of abuse and intimidation in their job? It’s not acceptable. Passion? He’s absolutely in the realms of intimidation and threatening behaviour. As long as people within the game defend his actions the longer they will continue.
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4 years
@Tesco @LauraRutherford Thank you. As a mum of a son who needed these it would have been amazing. Well done on your campaign!
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2 years
@mrjamesob As an English teacher we teach a multitude of poems of all genres to allow our students diversity. Tory educational gurus need to discuss the white British (mainly male) enforced curriculum at GCSE and think about their narrowing perspective of what they believe to be 'relevant'.
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4 years
@BlueFozzie45 @refsupportuk @TheRefereeForum It’s so hard to keep my mouth shut. My lad reminds me that your mum running on shouting “leave my boy alone “ is infinitely worse than being called a twat by a over zealous chav 😆
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3 years
@RhinoBaggie As an Albion fan I’m not comfortable at 3-0 😆
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3 years
@DashcamDavina @BethFisherSport Rule goes both ways. You can’t laugh off unwanted advances if you feel uncomfortable and threatened
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2 years
With the not so small child anymore at Stormzy
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3 years
@spudgun01 @sophielouisecc Absolute bullshit. Take a closer look at the breakdown of results - privately educated pupils have shifted dramatically upwards, mainstream not so. Teachers were rigorous in marking what assessments they could. Don’t feel you have to rain on these kids’ parade.
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4 years
@ehayward93 @jackosmyth1 It was HRK bear hug before coming on that got me 😍
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4 years
@FunkyPedagogy @Team_English1 “Miss, in this war poetry was she really famous?” “Sorry, was who famous?” “Emily Lions. You keep saying people keep going behind her. Are they following her?” 3 mins of working out ‘enemy lines’ 😆
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5 months
@baggie1971 Thought he was a game changer today. Calm and always looking for the forward pass. Appreciated
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6 months
@DrRLofthouse I have just left teaching after 20+ years and have moved into HMPPS. I have been bowled over by the ‘choices’ that I have - work from home if more convenient, autonomy on a project because ‘you’re the expert’, how can we resource this for you? and so much more. Enlightening
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3 years
@KitmanPat @chrislepkowski My eldest was mascot that day aged 3. CD ran on the pitch with him like a rugby ball as he couldn’t keep up! They took him (and me) in dressing room - what an atmosphere pre game!
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1 year
@_Simonian Have to totally disagree. I thought JS was holding the ball too long and made very little impact on the game.
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3 years
@richie_anderson could this get a retweet please? You chatted to me and Evan at Bournemouth (to be fair you’re so lovely you chat to everyone!) xx
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3 years
Fellow WBA fans - We're raising £5000 to purchase Evan his Powerchair to continue playing for WBA. Please #donate on @justgiving and RT. Thanks! #wba #WBAFC
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4 years
@autcareandshare I was in hospital with my then non verbal son. Another parent genuinely said “have you tried talking to him? It might make him speak”. The silence was deafening
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3 years
@spudgun01 @sophielouisecc But as I teacher I wholly disagree with you. I know not one member of staff who cannot hand on heart look at their results and have not given the correct grade that a student achieved within their course. To be told that your achievements are worthless is heartless.
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1 year
@astle1968 Just said on another thread - if we could take the atmosphere of Leeds in to the Hawthorns imagine what we could do. Everyone too busy moaning and complaining.
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3 years
@stephelloyd @UKRunChat @RunWithMrJones I am totally with you here! It never feels easy to me, my stats look like i should be in hospital and I can’t keep a steady pace for the life of me. I’m running virtual London for my son’s fundraising and now have accepted it will be run/jog/walk/crawl.😆 done expect my splits!
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@Carfestevent Loved every minute of our third Carfest. Gutted for this one but looking forward to 2021 ❤️
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4 years
@JamesMorris You help no child in poverty with your vote. It disgusts me ito know we allowed you the power to even cast it.
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2 years
@mr_englishteach I have marked again this year and although I haven’t really shared my ‘helpful’ comments I find that I am able to see general (and sometimes unhelpful) trends that have been picked up. Sharing this can help subject teachers in their prep for next year. Don’t dismiss this insight
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3 years
@VirginRadioUK Feeling every ache this morning and it’s causing a smile as I know that every 26.2 miles was worth it as I raised just over £3500 for my sons sports wheelchair yesterday 🏃🏻‍♀️🦽
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7 months
@Markysix The highest respect to you. Yesterday the ‘fan’ was identified and hopefully the correct action will be taken.
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2 years
@BromBreakdown Why? Why does everyone think the answer lies in our past managers?
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3 years
@WBAReport @TheAthletic It always concerns me that the media (yes that’s you @WBAReport and @TheAthletic ) spin a yarn that gets fans aggravated and start to dislike a player and then the club get to allow him to leave for less to appease the disgruntled fans. Always feels organised and contrived 🤔
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@JosephMasi_Star Thank you so much for highlighting my son (and other kids like him) and their wish to watch their team. The support has been amazing and I’ve been really touched. #WBA #EFL 💙🤍💙🤍
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4 years
@ScottMantovani @refsupportuk @RefsAssociation Not defending them but watch Bartley remove every single player to discuss captain to the ref.
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8 months
@_georgiaeden @measlewolf Yes you can get across - the divide will be removed and that’s a walkway.
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1 year
@FunkyPedagogy Do you ever sit in meetings looking at other displays? I completely get distracted by display and wonder how many kids like me are the same.
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6 months
@alanmart102 @CJHall83 But we are pushing for better! @Allaccessalbion are in constant discussion with the club and working for solutions. Always looking for new voices to assist us. If you’re interested drop us a DM 💙🤍
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@WBA Let’s not become that fan group who vilify a player
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4 years
@ClaireP1984 @BBCBreaking @Ryanair Contacted spoke to @battlefacePlan who were really helpful. Fingers crossed they are insuring us and we are going. Never using Ryan air again.
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Blackburn away in the sunshine #WBAFC
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@chrislepkowski @TheRainbowStand But will always be remembered for ‘that’ miss 🙄
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4 years
Evan and Martha wanted others to have a nicer Christmas so organised a food donation pick up in our street. This is what they received! @SH_UrsaHouse @SummerhillSch
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@LucyGriff76 I am 47 and leave at half term to join the prison service in education provision. I want a job that doesn’t require the ‘life buy in’ that teaching does . My kids are older and don’t need holiday parenting. I’ve loved being with young people but before I turn cynical - I’m off
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@TTRadio2021 I also have a SEND child who is quiet and reserved and tries so hard but often finds them self in a bottom rowdy set with unmotivated kids. In my HofF role I push behaviour kids up in to top sets and have changed my sets to mixed ability to avoid this happening to other LA kids
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@clint1472 @1GAVINNORTH I was taught to do it by ‘agh agh agh agh stayin’ alive stayin’ alive ….’ And continue on the beat.
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@jowhiley @Sibs_uk My three. Eldest Harrison aged 17, Evan aged 13 and Martha aged 12. Evan is the most loved sibling ever 💙
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@PGloverWBA @ashleegee123 @IsabelG13704031 Happy birthday girls!!! Looking gorgeous as ever and will have a birthday dance with you before the Watford game 🩷🩷
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@FunkyPedagogy Can I add that putting yourself out there and doing what you are preaching makes gains. I filmed myself teaching with my class and used the footage during inset to show an example of what we needed to be doing. Don’t use generic footage: make it real for everyone watching.
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@DogoPanderfluff @chrislepkowski So read my tweet. Both sets of fans. Nit a blame game just me being sick of the blood lusting behaviour of some fans
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@bennewmark My son dreams of being a chef. Brilliant! He is PD but also has S&L and cognitive difficulties. He’s amazing and has smashed all barriers that have been placed in front of him along the way. My issue is where could his future be? Who will be brave enough to employ him? 1/2
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@rossy_82 @itvfootball @WBA @coach_carts @TheCurtisDavies My Harrison was ball boy at this game aged 2! Curtis carried him on the pitch like a rugby ball as he was too small to run alongside. Nick W let him in the changing room whilst they sang ‘eye of the tiger’. Great memories ❤️
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@emilyrjohnson5 @AccessiBlues @BCFC @WBA @Allaccessalbion Can you DM the @Allaccessalbion account and we will be in touch. Things like this shouldn’t happen and hopefully we can assist in raising this with the club
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@Coventry_City sorry but a poor show for the travelling disabled fans tonight. 2 disabled toilets and one was used continuously by 2 stewards whilst they had a ‘break’ during half time. Not good enough. #wba @Allaccessalbion
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3 years
@sciencestfs11 @MrARawlings 22 year of teaching HofD but firmly in a classroom
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3 years
@MrsRHull @Miss_Perry92 @Team_English1 I’m happy to share my stuff (I’m writing as I go) if you choose to use THUG. X
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@MarshOakeyWare @samcarlisle I do this! Glad there’s other parents who do this. I’ve also been known to leave my car blocking them in whilst me and my son went swimming - I left a polite note explaining where I’d be 😆
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