Job done. What an extraordinary, exhausting, brilliant few months.
The
#Cardiff2019HWC
has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Iโm so proud to have been part of it.
Looking forward to working with
@michaelsheen
to ensure it leaves a legacy beyond the final whistle.
Iโve really struggled with my MH over the last 6 months & found it difficult to be on Twitter. Iโve tried a few times to get back into it but failed. So Iโm typing this with the hope that writing it down actually makes me do it. & what better day to do it than Repeal the 8th day!
Just had a little cry. This is for the 60,000+ people who use
#homelessness
and housing related support services every year - and our incredible members who go above and beyond to support them.
#HousingMattersWales
This man โค๏ธ๐๐
The passion, determination and leadership shown by
@michaelsheen
over the last few months has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Thank you, you absolute legend.
Our last
#PlayYourPart19
pledge on the final day of the Cardiff 2019
@homelesswrldcup
is from the legend that is
@michaelsheen
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Thank you for bringing this incredible event to Wales - weโre looking forward to working with you to ensure it leaves a legacy.
#MoreThanAGame
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Just had a massive cry ๐ญ
This event has been put together by an incredible bunch of people who have worked harder than you can possibly imagine to make today happen. Absolute legends โค๏ธ๐
#MoreThanAGame
This evening I had the loveliest walk around the
@homelesswrldcup
team accommodation site. It was full of players and volunteers, laughing, playing football and filling the air with multiple languages from around the world. It was beautiful. โค๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐งก
#MoreThanAGame
Today weโll be celebrating the life of our kind, generous and hilarious friend Sarge. I miss him more than I can describe but hope we can give him the send off he deserves. Love you Sarge, rest in piece.
The anthem. Absolute magic. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
And yes, the camera gets a bit wobbly part way through. Because I was having a big, ugly cry ๐ญ
This is so much
#MoreThanAGame
and Iโm extremely proud to be part of it.
Iโm gutted to hear that Richard has died. He seemed like a really lovely man.
I recently took him to hospital after seeing him struggling to walk in Sophia Gardens. He told me (with a wry smile) he had fallen the night before, while dancing in the rain.
Iโve decided to make a temporary return to twitter for the
@homelesswrldcup
, which kicks off in
#Cardiff
in 11 days! An exceptional group of people have been working incredibly hard to make this tournament a reality - and itโs going to be AMAZING! โค๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐
#MoreThanAGame
We were walking ๐ถ in Bute Park this morning and saw the
@homelesswrldcup
site coming to life... so exciting!! ๐
โฝ๏ธ 3 football pitches
๐ฌ Discussion & debate tent
๐ค Live music stage
๐ข
@CymorthCymru
campaign stall
๐ฆ Food and drink stalls
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Family activity areas
#MoreThanAGame
In other news, I managed to appear on
@ITVWales
on three different occasions today, wearing three different jackets.
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It has been a looooong day ๐ด
Earlier today the Daltons raised a toast to Sarge with a glass of โThe Sargeโ. And then I had a massive cry. But I pulled myself together and did what he would have wanted - I drank the cocktail and remembered the joy he brought to so many of our lives.
Iโve just finished reading the
@WelshGovernment
White Paper on ending homelessness and I canโt express how fantastic it is to see how much the proposals have been shaped by the views & experiences of the 300+ experts by experience we engaged with over the last year
@JulieJamesMS
Wow, Iโm blown away by the number of people supporting the
#HousingMattersWales
Day of Action! Fantastic to see the sector unite around a positive, constructive solution and the opportunity to take a more innovative & strategic approach to
#homelessness
& housing related support!
Proud of
@LUFC
and the work they do with
@MarchingoutLUFC
to make our football club more inclusive ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Understand that
@lukeayling_8
is the first active premier league footballer to march at pride - thank you Bill for your solidarity - absolute legend ๐
#LeedsPride
#Pride
#LUFC
This is one of the greatest things Iโve ever been involved in. Another fantastic day surrounded by so many inspiring people on and off the pitch. โค๏ธ๐๐
Iโm back ๐ It only took me 5 days this time ๐ฌ๐
I wasnโt looking for / expecting a response to my tweet but Iโm really humbled by the kind, insightful & supportive messages/likes. Thank you. Youโre awesome. Donโt underestimate the positive impact of your words.
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I hate that thereโs a by-election today. I wish more than anything that Sarge was still here ๐ญ
Thereโs a massive hole in so many peopleโs lives. Thereโs less laughter, love and mischief without him ๐
But heโd be so bloody proud of you
@Jack4AandD
. Good luck tonight x
Walking into the Senedd today was hard. There are so many memories of Sarge in every corner. I wish heโd been there to take the mick out of me after
@SeneddPAC
evidence session. Time will heal but nothingโs ever going to be the same.
Embarrassing moment of the day: Iโm about to board a plane when a gust of wind blows my boarding pass out of my hand ๐ฌ I run down the steps & chase it across the tarmac. Each time I get near it the wind blows it further away ๐ญ Great pre-flight entertainment for everyone else ๐ณ
Honestly, having watched womenโs footy 15+ years ago with ~200 fans in the crowd and players who had to fit training around full time jobs, Iโve found this tournament unbelievable. Huge shout out to the amazing women who have fought so hard over the decades for this progress ๐โฝ๏ธ
Iโm ridiculously lucky to have some incredibly supportive people in my life. My girlfriend, family, friends and colleagues are all amazing. They inspire me and also help pick me up when things feel insurmountable. Iโm very lucky.
Itโs anxiety oโclock every single hour at the moment. Itโs absolutely exhausting. But itโs good that weโre getting to a place where itโs easier to talk about this stuff.
#mentalhealth
#endstigma
Iโm so scared about Tuesdayโs
@WelshGovernment
Draft Budget.
40% of homelessness and housing support services say theyโre likely to hand back contracts if thereโs no increase in the Housing Support Grant.
Devastating for people who need help, disastrous for public services.
โฌ๏ธ
I spent today with nearly 50 people who have used
#SupportingPeopleWales
services. They told us that they would be dead, homeless, in hospital, in abusive relationships or in prison if they hadnโt been able to access these life-changing and often life-saving services.
Last week I drove along the Aberaeron coastline on my way from Swansea to St Asaph - it was absolutely STUNNING in the summer sun. And the next day I drove back to Cardiff via beautiful Snowdonia and the gorgeous Brecon Beacons. How lucky am I?
#LoveWales
#CaruCymru
A huge thank you to everyone in the homelessness and housing related support sector for standing together and making your voices heard during the
#HousingMattersWales
Day of Action. You inspire me every day with your passion and dedication. Iโm very proud to represent you.
Just been on
@ITVWales
News talking about the need to effectively implement the Hospital Discharge Protocol for Homeless People in Wales. Also mentioned the great tenancy support work that
@CymorthCymru
members are doing on hospital wards. Great e.g. of health/housing partnership
Sarge would have been 50 today. I miss his cheeky smile, his love and support more than I can describe. Sending all of my love to
@JackSargeantAM
@bernieattridge
@MartinWhite66
and the rest of his family and friends in Connahโs Quay.
Probs hold off on the โcan I tell you how brilliant I amโ leadership campaign tweets today. You know, while critical public and third sector services are finding out whether theyโll be able to survive next year.
PLEASE RETWEET: Stay away from the stream / canal trail on the east side of Bute Park
#Cardiff
this morning. Wasps are swarming, several people have been stung, Iโve just been stung 6/7 times on the head and body.
@cardiffcouncil
It was such an honour to be the host for the Cardiff 2019
@homelesswrldcup
draw earlier today. I had the privilege of welcoming people to the tournament & introducing
@melyoung53
&
@LauraMcAllister
- who expertly drew the teams. I canโt wait for kick off tomorrow!
#MoreThanAGame
Well done Jacko ๐๐
I wish more than anything that this by-election wasnโt necessary ๐ but Iโm so pleased the people of
#AlynAndDeeside
have selected you to carry on your dadโs work - he would be so bloody proud of you.
#LetsBackJack
It was an absolute pleasure to chair the
@crisiswales
@crisis_uk
conference today in Cardiff. Thank you for delivering such a comprehensive, evidence-based report on how we can
#EndHomelessness
together. Iโve had a fantastic day and heard from so many inspiring people. Diolch!
HUGE thank you
@DeborahFW
for encouraging people to support the
#PlayYourPart19
campaign during this eveningโs
@GuiltFemPod
... and
@michaelsheen
for giving me the ๐ค to call for people to be compassionate & lobby their politicians for change. Find out how:
Iโm sending all of my love and solidarity to the brilliant people who have been campaigning for so long to
#RepealThe8th
- you are incredible. ๐งก๐
The strength and determination you have shown has been amazing. ๐ช๐๐
Good luck! ๐คโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฎ ๐งก๐
#VoteYes
#Together4Yes
Another magical day at the
@homelesswrldcup
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Thank you to everyone who visited the
@CymorthCymru
stand - check out the thread below for some of the brilliant
#PlayYourPart19
pledges people have made today.
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I'm gay and I'm proud of who I am. My love is as worthy as anyone else's. End the hate and the violence because
#loveislove
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#lovewins
Thank you to everyone who is voting YES today. Iโve got loads of family in Ireland but I donโt have a vote. So thank you for voting yes to give my cousins respect, dignity and a choice over their bodies, their health and their future. ๐๐งก
#VoteYES
#RepealThe8th
#Together4Yes
On the ferry to ๐ฎ๐ช Heading over to Co. Limerick to see my grandma for the first time in 20 months due to ๐ฆ Now weโre both double ๐ and I canโt wait to rock up at her house and surprise her ๐ท๐ญ๐๐ค๐งก
On homelessness specifically, thereโs more detail in
@Jeremy_Miles
' manifesto. Thereโs a good understanding of the policy approaches needed to end homelessness, and the urgent need to resource housing support services and improve pay for homelessness and housing support workers.
Catching an early flight back from Menorca so I can get to a re-scheduled Supporting People National Advisory Board meeting. Looking forward to joining colleagues to emphasise the importance of ring-fencing
#homelessness
and housing-related support funding.
#SupportingPeopleWales
Extremely disappointed that the
@WelshGovernment
has not given Assembly Members and the homelessness / housing sector more concrete assurances about the future of
#SupportingPeopleWales
funding in todayโs final
#WelshBudget
Thank you for everything
@lukeayling_8
You gave us an unforgettable promotion ๐ an iconic goal at Huddersfield ๐ธ & *that* celebration at Wolves ๐คธโโ๏ธ๐น
But for me, youโll always be the 1st active premier league player to attend Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ And that means the world ๐ค๐๐
#lufc
#mot
The First Minister says that if the EIPS supergrant goes ahead โhopefullyโ there wonโt be a reduction in funding/provision of homelessness & housing related support services. Not good enough for the most vulnerable people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
#EndHomelessness
This is wonderful. We may be living through difficult & uncertain times, but
@FAWales
has brought pure joy to some incredible people who have overcome huge challenges, supported each other through the highs & lows, and represented Wales on the world stage โค๏ธ๐
#MoreThanAGame