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Tony Watts OBE

@tonywattswriter.bsky.social
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Communicator and campaigner -particularly on later life, ageing and intergenerational issues. I lead the Age Action Alliance collaborative network and the comms of EngAgeNet.

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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Can you help? I'm conducting anonymous interviews with older people (65+), living on their own, who are either doing things to remain socially connected, or finding barriers to doing so. If you, or someone you know, would be happy to have a 15 -minute chat, please let me know!
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Really important story for Bristol: 36% of those having strokes in the city are of working age: a big risk to organisational resilience. Yet 90% of strokes are preventable. The stroke charity I work with can help companies make this part of their ESG. www.bristolafterstroke.org.uk/articles/rai...
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Raising awareness of strokes could protect your business… and your employees
With new figures showing 36% of strokes in Bristol affect people of working age, BAS is mounting an awareness campaign amongst local businesses
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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
New Carers UK/Housing LIN report reveals housing struggles of unpaid carers: 🔑 21% struggle with rent/mortgage 🔑 53% can’t afford to move 🔑 42% can’t afford repairs 📖 Read The Impact of Caring on Housing + join our #CarersWeek2025 #HAPPIHour webinar on 10/06! www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-rep...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
My blog on why older people need to be part of the conversation on housing designed for them.
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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧠Are you a housing professional? Help shape dementia-friendly practice! Bournemouth University lecturer Dr Aisling Flynn is seeking participants for a survey ahead of next month's #HAPPIHour & Dementia Action Week. Find out more & take part👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Are-you... #Dementia #Housing
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Me wearing another hat! Thank you so much, the Co-op!
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
My new novel... Mary McShane: Psychic Detective All the thrills of a detective novel, with added chills down the spine… “The first book I've read about a psychic detective and I could not put it down. It made me laugh out loud and had me gripped with the interesting cases.” amzn.eu/d/gjlHPfM
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Mary McShane: Psychic Detective: Amazon.co.uk: Watts, Tony, Watts, Caroline, Watts, Josh, Pitteea, Roshan: 9798304029827: Books
Buy Mary McShane: Psychic Detective by Watts, Tony, Watts, Caroline, Watts, Josh, Pitteea, Roshan from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fic...
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Bristol After Stroke @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are looking to partner with a Company for our Charity Walk, which will take place on Saturday 6th September. If you know a company that may be interested in discussing partnering with us, please contact Jenny on jenny.hollis@bristolafterstroke.org.uk
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A great community charity supporting stroke-affected people in Bristol - one third of whom are of working age…
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Bristol After Stroke @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
You are invited to join us for the next Stroke Information talk When: Thursday 27th February 2025 Time: 12.30pm - 2pm Where: On zoom This month’s session will be talking about How can music support rehabilitation after Stroke! Click the link to find out more.
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Life After Stroke - How can music support rehabilitation after Stroke?
Life After Stroke - FREE monthly information and discussion sessions for people who have had strokes, their families, friends and carers
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
NI contributions for charities: a classic case of shooting oneself in the foot - lead story in today's Later Life AGEnda mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Lead story in today's Later Life AGEnda - the Housing & Ageing Alliance's open letter to ministers, exhorting them to action the recommendations of the Older People's Housing Taskforce. Shout out to @marioambrosi.bsky.social for all his hard work on this! mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The website for my new novel, Mary McShane: Psychic Detective is now live! marymcshane.com Do have a gander if #detectivenovels or #psychic subjects press your buttons. And here is the cover...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Following a stroke, many people can feel isolated and cut off from their previous life. This is a charity I'm proud to work for that plays a huge role in the lives of stroke-affected people in Bristol... rebuilding their lives, restoring their social confidence and keeping them connected.
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hospices are shutting beds through a lack of funding: do we take our charities for granted? That's the lead in today's Later Life AGEnda round up of news and blogs. Plus: Age UK warn of a lonely Christmas for millioins of older people; and does retirement make us kinder? mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
@activityuplift.bsky.social thanks for the follow!
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
@innov-dementia.bsky.social Thank you for the follow! Looking forward to your posts.
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
A brilliant and comprehensive piece of work which has squared the circle on how we can get older people’s housing to fulfil its potential- not only to house our ageing population but also to deliver wellbeing and greater social cohesion.
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
If you are interested in the later life agenda, the latest newsletter from the Age Action Alliance – packed with news, views and knowledge from our 200+ members – has just hit the e-streets. #ageing #olderpeople #laterlife mailchi.mp/2da2f2bab482...
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Age Action Alliance newsletter No 22
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Are literacy and numeracy problems roadblocks for many older people seeking support? Read about the fascinating new research from Age UK in today's Later Life AGEnda. Plus: we need to talk about social care; frozen pensions; and how an "AI granny" is foiling scammers... mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Today's Later Life AGEnda has hit the newsstands - your essential daily digest on everthing from pensions and social inclusion through to healthy ageing and later life housing. Do have a gander! mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Tony Watts OBE @tonywattswriter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
OK, so as a newbie here, can I share one of my "things" to try and change the world a little: each weekday I compile and send out a digest of later life news to spread knowledge and transform opinions. Below is the link to today's - do feel free to subscribe (it's free!) mailchi.mp/theageaction...
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Celebrate Ageing Ltd @celebrateageing.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This powerful project is #TheBiscuitTin, raising awareness of the contributions of older women and the ageism-sexism that drives the inequalities they experience
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