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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Don’t want to get my hopes up too early, but it’s looking promising 🍒

The league table of the English premiership rugby union competition. My team (Gloucester) are currently top after 2 rounds with 10 league points

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Beautiful day for a contest ☀️

The facade of the Royal Albert Hall in the sunshine

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Final rehearsal before the Royal Albert Hall 🤞🏻

My view from the percussion section. Surrounded by instruments, with a stick tray and music in front of me, and a vaulted church ceiling up above

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Our band commissioned a 3D printing company to make miniature keepsakes of our European trophy 🥹💚

A wooden bookshelf with three awards. In the centre, the silver 3D printed European trophy. Either side are two glass plaques for previous year’s band awards

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our talk @sdingov.bsky.social today, and for the thoughtful questions! 🇺🇦 Now to relax and enjoy the rest of the conference 😊

A smiley selfie with my speaking partner Jo. We’re stood in front of a large screen that’s projecting the talk title: “Homes for Ukraine, Rapid Design in Crisis”

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good evening Birmingham! Delighted to be here ☀️ Tomorrow we attempt to take the British Open title at your beautiful concert hall! 🎺 🥁

A smiley selfie with sunglasses on, in front of Birmingham central library

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Next up: Edinburgh! I’ll be at all three days of SDinGov, and really looking forward to corridor camping once our talk is out of the way 😄

A poster for our talk at SDinGov conference on 23 September. I’m speaking with my colleague Jo Frances from Made Tech on the topic “Homes for Ukraine: rapid design in crisis”

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Should I buy this t shirt? 😆

A black t shirt with white writing on it that says ‘that wasn’t very data-driven of you’

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Talk writing for Product for the People is going well 😅

A photo of one of my slides. One of the penguins from the Madagascar movies is having an existential crisis

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We’re on the way to the Netherlands to represent England at the World Music Championships 🤩 Little Coco would be astonished ❤️

A newspaper clipping. I’m stood in the centre of frame, aged 6 or 7 wearing my school uniform. Next to me are two adults dressed in traditional African clothing and holding hand drums

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It was cooked! And delicious 😋

A cut view of the cake showing the layers of cake, fruit and crumble

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I think it’s cooked. We shall find out tomorrow 🤞🏻 Recipe is Ottolenghi strawberry and rhubarb crumble cake

A crumble topped cake cooling in its tin

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

YES to women’s health on major stages 👏🏻 Thank you #CheltSciFest for programming such an informative session!

Three women are sat on a stage at Cheltenham science festival, speaking on the topic of “A Better Period”

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Long weekend time, hoorah! 💤

A grey fluffy cat fast asleep on her side on a bed

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Where have I been? I’ve been up to London to visit the Queen! Yes, really. Shook her hand. And saw the King walk by. A surreal day, and an honour to be there to celebrate everything our team has achieved over 4 years, to support the people of Ukraine 💛💙

Dressed up in a pink and orange dress and matching fascinator in front of Buckingham Palace

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Saturday activity: hemming my dress for a rather special occasion 🥰

An invitation addressed to me to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday

Holding a partly sewn hem of a pink and orange dress in my left hand

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

We only went and won the Europeans #ItsComingHome

A very smiley percussion team with our collection of silverware

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

That’s how you make a European debut 💪🏻

An excerpt from the 4barsrest review. “This was one of the most sensational contest performances I have ever heard at a brass band contest”

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

At last!! 2377 words including a whopping 34 academic references. Now to ignore this for a few days and let my subconscious brain get to work. I’ll edit it with pen and paper on the flight back from Austria ❤️

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Very exciting post day! 👀

An envelope with a franking mark from Buckingham Palace

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I have a 2500 word essay to write in the two days. 10 hours sleep, a good breakfast consumed, and a pomodoro timer at the ready. Let’s do this ✍🏻

Sourdough bread, chorizo cubes, halved cherry tomatoes, a fried egg and lots of olive oil

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The perfect bank holiday weekend with my guy 💚 📌 Rococo Gardens, Painswick

Gardens full of a variety of daffodils. In the background is a rococo-style decorative archway, painted white, glowing in the sunshine

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Best in the West ❤️🥇

Smiling holding a large shield in front of a west of England regional championships banner

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Annual visit to Torquay. This afternoon we compete for the West of England title 🤞🏻

Looking down over the beach at Torquay. The sky is blue with horizontal clouds. At the forefront is the grey stone wall that separates the walkway from the beach

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Seeking ideas - what should I do with my tunnocks tea cake fancy dress now? Cushion? Something else? (Boyfriend cropped out to protect his privacy, but you can just see a peep of his excellent irn bru costume 😄)

I’m wearing a red jumper with a large crochet circle resembling a tunnock’s tea cake safety pinned to the front

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I love it when a plan comes together 🍫

A circular piece of freestyle crochet resembling a Tunnocks tea cake is attached to a red jumper with safety pins

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The day has finally arrived where I have been invited to a last minute fancy dress party. Thank goodness I’ve been hoarding all these materials, just in case 😂

A crochet circle in red and white rings with a white star in the middle

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

First seed tray of 2026 😍 Five varieties of tomatoes, including the Heinz ketchup tomato, jalapeños and purple cauliflower 🌱

A green seed tray. 14 squares have a circular coconut soil dots

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

From PG’s stories 👀

A screenshot from Patrick Grant’s instagram stories. It shows a picture of Stephen from BBC’s The Traitors, with the caption ‘delighted to confirm that yes, Stephen is my love child’

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Back in time to see the lads at ‘Holm 🍒

View from the main stand at kingsholm stadium

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Hey internet, please say hi to Pumpkin 🧡 he’s my parents’ Devon Rex kitten and he’s soooo cute #caturday

A kitten has climbed up inside my jumper and stuck his head out of the neck hole and looked directly at camera. He has the distinctively Devon Rex large ears. He is mostly ginger, although his face is split down the middle half ginger and half white

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Setting up for orchestra and the tam tam fell on my head, giving me concussion 🥴

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Can’t wait to see what I’ve been doing wrong all these years 💤 #YearOfRest

The cover story of this month’s New Scientist magazine is: “the power of deep rest. How do boost your energy and health using your body’s ’safe mode’ “

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The perfect little squashed grumpy face 😍

A grey British shorthair sat on a sofa, giving a side eye look to the camera

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Delighted to be designated head chef for family Christmas this year ☺️ Turkey came out a treat!

A golden brown turkey in a silver foil tray

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

My camera roll <24 hours after getting a cat 😹

A 4x6 grid of photos, all pictures of a grey/blue cat

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Hello world. Please say hi to Damson 🩶

A British blue shorthair cat with orange eyes lying on her side on a duvet

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Strong contender for photo of the holiday, with 1 day left to go ❤️ 📍 York Minster

View up to the ceiling of York minster. In the foreground on the right is a suspended ring of foliage with four advent candles. On the left side is the organ. Up above in the background is the ceiling of the tower

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Lawrence @ Bristol Beacon ✨ Breathtakingly good, wish I could relive it all again! Highly recommend catching them on tour; Gracie is even more astonishing singing live

A photo taken from the balcony at the Bristol Beacon. A band of 8 people are on stage partly concealed by haze, with a large ‘Lawrence’ sign overhead. The ground floor are standing and their faces are lit by the stage lights

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

So excited to compete at the World Music Championships next year, amongst the best of the best 🤩 what an incredible line up of bands!

A list of the 12 competing bands from Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, England, Japan, Austria, Scotland, Wales and New Zealand

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

✨ “The surest way to rejuvenate is to believe in wonderful things” ✨

A park bench with an inscription in italic gold font in French

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Just home from a gorgeous 3 day solo trip to Paris ✨ A change of scene was exactly what I needed to process the work stress, the uni acclimatisation stress, and a series of domestic disasters. I can’t get over how relaxed my face looks in pictures now vs a week ago. Enjoying it while it lasts 😌

A smiley selfie in the sun, sat at a table outside a Parisian bistro

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Back home after another fabulous week in London, placing 3rd at the National Finals 🥉 This was my seventh appearance at the RAH, and it never gets old! An honour to step onto this iconic stage once again 🤩 Finished off the weekend with family dinner ❤️

A group of 30 musicians on the stage of the royal Albert hall standing and smiling at the audience at the end of a performance

View of the outside of the iconic royal Albert hall, with the red and pale yellow brick. It’s glorious sunshine overhead

Two people standing outside a pub with drinks in hand, smiling at the camera

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

@radiobeartime.com what are you doing in Gloucester? 🐻

An A board with chalk pen writing. An arrow pointing right to ‘nice drinks’. An arrow pointing forward to ‘bears’. And a comment ‘dunno, why risk it?’

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Title defence day 💪🏻

View of the auditorium of the royal Albert hall

Looking up at a banner for the national brass band championships of Great Britain and a large silver trophy

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

One of our lectures last week was on self-compassion, and in that vein I’m trying to be kind to myself as I get back into the day job. 📸 from my post-work grounding walk, enjoying the change of seasons

View up through the canopy of a birch tree. Some of the leaves are still green, some have turned yellow. The low sun is shining through the branches

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

On Monday night I said a sudden and unexpected goodbye to my tiny little friend. Toby brought so much joy to my life for 18 months, and I wish we’d had more time 🖤 I’m heartbroken, but once I’ve had time to heal I’ll be back at the shelter finding a new cat to provide a wonderful life for 🤍

A black and white cat lying on a bed with his eyes closed, stretching out his front legs so his paws sit on my left hand

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