Helen Taylor

Practical tips for talking to children about Ukraine. Thanks @BritishRedCross 💚

'Once we have hit 1.5C, some impacts of #climatechange will become irreversible, particularly in some sensitive ecosystems.' Dr @schipper_lisa explains the new @IPCC_CH report from #WGII and the future of climate adaptation. Read more ⬇️ #IPCC

Excited to say that I'll be working for @UniofOxford from next month, alongside lots of great comms people and world-leading researchers. Looking forward to learning and tackling new challenges in such an inspiring setting

Here here!

Lovely to be involved in helping to celebrate the new cherry blossom trees gifted to #Wroxton village by @JapanUKSakura this week, as part of my role as a school governor

@CumberlandLodge I went to see this earlier in the week, and spotted the Tapestry Hall and grounds

Louis Wain was famous for his playful, sometimes psychedelic, pictures of cats. See if you can spot the Lodge and its grounds (and our iconic Tapestry Hall door) in ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ – in cinemas now. 📷 StudioCanal

Did you know that Cumberland Lodge is sometimes used as a location for film and TV? In 2019 we welcomed Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, and the cast and crew of a new feature film which tells the extraordinary story of an eccentric British artist.

It's been positive to see a little more in the news about the faces, lives and hopes of the people who tragically drowned in the Channel this week, and on the traffickers who caused their deaths, rather than the usual generic slurs against 'migrants'. Language matters.

@JoshEttinger Oh dear, sounds about right! I've noticed that there are still plenty of hand sanitiser dispensers in workplaces, the gym, shopping centres etc, but a lot of them are empty if you actually try using them. Lots of being seen to do the right thing, but not actually caring.

Completely packed train, 95% of people maskless, but staff are sanitizing the luggage racks... Sometimes I truly feel like England is the "America of Europe"

Join @CIPRnfp this Wednesday with @clairereesmedia who will cover 'Communicating Sustainability as a Not-for-Profit Organisation' as part of our new #CIPRClimateComms post #COP26 event series. 🕛 12pm 📆 24 November Free to all: ow.ly/SSPg50GTs9l

View from my favourite evening walk, when I manage to get out for air

Event hashtag for Comms pros to keep an eye on over the next few days: #CIPRConf21 from @CIPR_Global.

Pleased to have contributed to the publication of this youth-led report, published ahead of #COP26 It's full of recommendations for tackling key challenges of the ecological crisis, with #greenbusiness and #careers being just one area of focus. #climatechange #CSR #BCorp

#COP26 We have to say it again and again: By fighting climate change we DON'T fight nature loss, biodiversity loss. They are largely caused by simple habitat destruction (for agriculture, development), pollution, overexploitation, soil degradation and invasive species, pathogens.

Gorgeous!

“Collaboration is at the heart of what The Civil Society Group wants to achieve for wider society. We believe that the issues we face today can only be solved when we include everybody." #CivilSociety #CivilSocietyGroup

Happy Wednesday! This read from @scvotweet shares how we can link #TrusteesWeek and #COP26 to help combat the climate crisis: bit.ly/3CHxkmx

"I, for one, hope that this conference will be one of those rare occasions where everyone will have the chance to rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship.” The Queen has delivered a video message to mark the start of #COP26

“Is this how our story ends?” Powerful moment from #COP26 People’s Advocate, Sir David Attenborough from yesterday’s Opening Ceremony. #ClimateAction #TogetherForOurPlanet

Let's be absolutely clear about this. As far as science is concerned, 1.5°C is still possible. The problem right now is politics.

I'm just starting on my journey as a primary school governor, but I'm already learning a lot and finding it enriching.