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Julie Bentley

@juliebentley.bsky.social
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Proud to be a UK Charity sector leader.

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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Festivities
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Strawberry 🍓 picking today
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This #VolunteersWeek a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who give their time to @samaritans 🙏💚 What you do really makes a difference.
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
What a day. Always feel so proud to see so many fantastic people running as #TeamSamaritans and great to see so many volunteers today too. Thanks runners and supporters💚🙏
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
London Marathon Day, I’ve loved the event since running it 20+ years ago and living on the route for 15 years, cheering along the extraordinary charity runners yearly. A HUGE shout out for the 300 SUPERSTAR Samaritans runners today. So many people with such compelling personal stories. 💚🙏
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Good to spend some time in Dublin this week with colleagues from Ireland and Northern Ireland
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Great to join Isle of White Samaritans over the weekend. Thanks 🙏 for having me 💚
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I have marked my 56th birthday this weekend. On the one hand I think “what! 56??!! On the other I feel hugely grateful for this fulfilling life I have had and the good health I have enjoyed to date. It should never be taken for granted
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Thanks to Putney Samaritans for hosting a visit with Baroness Merron to talk all things Mental Health 💚🙏
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The regulator said fraudulent letters have been sent on its behalf to charities and trustees recently. The bogus letters usually ask charities to take actions such as removing trustees or chief executives, releasing funds as part of a grant or providing documents such as passports or utility bills.
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Regulator warns charities of bogus letters sent on its behalf
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Chief executives of sector umbrella bodies NCVO and @acevo.bsky.social have urged larger charities to engage in “generous” collaborations with smaller organisations
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Larger charities urged to engage in ‘generous’ partnerships with smaller organisations
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The announcement that NHS England will be abolished came as a surprise to many within the organisation itself A source close to Wes Streeting said the move had become "inevitable" over "the last few weeks" @zoecrowther.bsky.social goes inside perhaps the Labour government's boldest move yet 👇
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Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in...
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A day on the road visiting Samaritans branches in Solihull, Walsall and Brierley Hill. Good to spend time with some of our wonderful volunteers 🙏💚
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Blue sky and spring blossom #AndBreath
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/03/2025
Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
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Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy
Demonstrators surge in Vermont, New York City and Boston after Oval Office debacle with US president and vice-president Protests against the Trump administration erupted across the US on Saturday following an unprecedented Oval Office clash, wherein…
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street. This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I have an essay deadline approaching, have been sitting staring at a blank laptop screen for far too long!!🫣
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a close up of a person 's face with the words no thoughts head empty above it
ALT: a close up of a person 's face with the words no thoughts head empty above it
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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The Civil Society Group has called on the government to prioritise long-term financial support for charities and their local commissioners as part of its ongoing spending review.
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Charity sector bodies urge government to prioritise multi-year funding
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
“The world’s richest man has decided that the world’s richest country shouldn't help some of the world’s poorest people”
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Mind @mind.org.uk · 06/02/2025
Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭
A pink graphic providing helpline contact details for Time to Talk Day. The text at the top reads: ‘If you need to chat this Time To Talk Day.’ Below, it lists different support services with their contact numbers:
	•	Mind: 0300 102 1234 (Open 9am-6pm weekdays)
	•	Samaritans: 116 123 (Always open)
	•	Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58 (Open 5pm - midnight)
	•	C.A.L.L. (for people in Wales): 0800 132 737 (Always open)
	•	The Mix (for under 25s): Text THEMIX to 85258 (Always open)

At the bottom, a call-to-action reads: ‘Share and save this post.’
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
If you’d like to apply for this job at our ‘ultra-progressive institution’ please visit the National Trust Jobs website. NB our member retention has remained higher than average throughout the cost of living crisis and visits & donations have increased. www.gbnews.com/news/nationa...
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‘Woke’ National Trust SLAMMED for 'Head of Inclusivity' job - 40k a year for THREE days a week, huge pension, 32 days off and more
The ultra-progressive institution saw membership drop last year as it pursued various woke policies including mandatory vegan food quotas in cafes and slavery reports
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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Linking LGBTQ+ inclusion to paedophilia is a toxic and dangerous trope. Please take action to urge Sky to pull their ads from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A long day of travels but great to spend time with Samaritans colleagues and visiting some fabulous volunteers in Aberystwyth 💚🙏
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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James Croft @croftspeaks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The first Two Humanists discussion is up - here I talk with friend and colleague @andrewcopson.bsky.social, Chief Executive of @humanists.uk, about 2 topical issues every 2 weeks! We discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump, and the Assisted Dying bill in the UK from a Humanist perspective. Enjoy!
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Donald Trump is not Humanist, but Assisted Dying is!
YouTube video by Deep Humanism
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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
📢 Our flagship Broken Plate will be published this week! It looks at the trends impacting the UK's food system and the actions needed from policymakers to ensure everyone can afford healthy and sustainable food. 👀 Keep an eye out on our socials for more... #BrokenPlate
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Turn2us @turn2us.org.uk · 27/01/2025
Our CEO, Tom Lawson, is live on @bbc5live.bsky.social discussing the #CostofLivingCrisis and how financial insecurity is affecting millions of families. Tune in now to hear how we're working to provide practical solutions and fight for a fairer social security system: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 5 Live - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 5 Live on BBC Sounds
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/01/2025
Part 3/3
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/01/2025
Part 2/3
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/01/2025
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 11/01/2025
Dear old persons of high net worth, please beware predatory marriage. You all think it would never happen to you, but then we all know someone... on.ft.com/3DJJsZB
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The race to stop ‘predatory marriage’ in old age
[FREE TO READ] Cases have grown since the pandemic — with relatives complaining they have been cut out of a loved one’s will
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now @emilybell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily Bell
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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
One reason (of many) why fewer families are able to become foster carers: Hotel of mum and dad at its fullest in two decades, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘Hotel of mum and dad’ in UK at its fullest in two decades, study finds
Almost a fifth of adults aged 24-34 are living with parents, particularly young men and those in areas of high-cost housing
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Stonewall @stonewalluk.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Stonewall responds to Meta's new policy changes ▶️ bit.ly/4aahB0N
We’re deeply troubled Meta is rolling back policies designed to protect people using their platforms. Instead of promoting values of tolerance and respect, one of world's most influential companies is taking the regressive and harmful step of allowing LGBTQ+ people to be described as mentally ill, and enabling the promotion of harmful and abusive conversion practices. This is a slippery slope and will undoubtedly have real world consequences at a time when minority rights, including LGBTQ+ rights, are already under threat. 

Online hate and disinformation damages how society views and treats marginalised groups, and undermines societal cohesion. Meta’s approach puts politics above people when many are already concerned about the toxicity of online discourse, risking furthering division instead of fostering community. 

We have requested a meeting with Meta to raise our concerns and will continue to work with the UK Government and technology companies to ensure that everyone is safe both online and offline.

Simon Blake OBE, Stonewall CEO
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🚨 Over 1.4 MILLION emergency food parcels were provided by food banks in our community in just 6 months. This is 69% higher than the same period 5 years ago. This can't go on and we refuse to stand by while so many of us are pushed to the brink, without enough money to live on.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Hollywood is on fire , yet still deniers clutch at straws to blame this on anything other than the real problem– climate breakdown . I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads to take the fight to the companies who continue to exploit our fragile planet petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Arty festive offering!!!
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Enjoying my Christmas reading gifts💙
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Enormous THANKYOU to the many @samaritans volunteers across & UK & Ireland who are giving their time over these Christmas days to ensure that there is always someone to listen should you need it. You are wonderful people, I am proud to be part of our Samaritans family 🙏💚
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
This sums it up, yes.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Christmas 🍿 movie time
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
An evening with some charity sector friends is food for the soul. Sharing challenges,sharing perspectives and advice. Laughing. Drinking some wine. And hugs. All I need.
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Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Rather unbelievably it’s the ten year anniversary of my Desert Island Discs airing. Still one of the most nerve wracking things I’ve done! That ten years passed quickly😮
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BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Julie Bentley
Kirsty Young talks to Julie Bentley, CEO of Girlguiding.
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