Some very unexpected news arrived in my inbox over the Summer when I was informed that I was to be awarded an honorary* MBE by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for services to Women’s Cancer Support at @MummysStar   Listed publicly today, it’s a really wonderful surprise 1/3

💙🧡 WELCOME TO OACT! We are delighted to announce the appointment of six new members to our Board of Trustees, who will help shape the future of Oldham Athletic Community Trust! Following an extensive recruitment process, we are pleased to welcome: 👏 Andy Rudkin 👏 Gemma Knox 👏 Scott Dean 👏 Callum Irving 👏 Pete Wallroth 👏 Craig Dootson Our new trustees bring a wealth of experience across marketing, health and wellbeing, safeguarding, sport, charity governance and football operations, strengthening our Board as we continue working towards A Better Oldham. 🏟️ We are delighted to welcome our new trustees to Boundary Park today, where they will join us in our Community Hospitality Box for this afternoon’s fixture! We look forward to working together to make an even greater difference across our community. #OAFC #OACT

This week is @BigGive Small Charity Week and Mummy’s Star are one of the charities fortunate to benefit from this campaign where every single donation received is DOUBLED!! Yes DOUBLED! If you can support and donate please use this link donate.biggive.org/campaign/…

If you are looking for Mummy’s Star, please note we are no longer using X/Twitter. We can be followed on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and mummysstar.org to keep in touch/follow our continued work and campaigning on Pregnancy & Cancer ⭐️ Many Thanks 🙏🏻

Midwifery/lactation consultants out there…what are your experiences when submitting an IFR for Donor Breast milk for families in your areas? Accepted? Declined? Who normally takes the lead on submission? #midwifery #lactation #donormilk

Thank you @Limerick_Leader ☺️ @MummysStar

In the UK, 1 in 4 people will have suicidal thoughts at some point in their lifetime. You are not alone - reach out to your support team. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #oafc

A key clinical message which would take in the potential identification of cancer red flags in pregancy/postnatally in today’s @mbrrace report “Need for inquisitiveness” which further backs our calls to See The Symptom when assessing any new or changing issues @MummysStar

Could you join us?

Great couple of days this week at @ConfedExpo with the @MummysStar team. Loads of great connections made and a big thank you to everyone who made time to come and speak to us, find out more about the work we do supporting families……and enjoyed the Magic Stars too🤩

Off to set up our @MummysStar stand this afternoon ahead of @ConfedExpo tomorrow and Thursday. Stand A89. Come and see us to find out more about our support and awareness work around Cancer and Pregnancy

Please give this a share as far and wide as you can to help us reach the right person for this fabulous opportunity to become our new Chair at @MummysStar

Such a experience to part of this yesterday at Wembley ☺️🔵🟠

#oafc @OAFCTickets Will the QR code on the app suffice at Wembley once we’ve bought or do we also need to pick up physical tickets from Boundary Park?

Wonderful to have the opportunity to be part of this panel this morning at @ABSGBI #ABSConference25 alongside @saradan26 Ashu Gandhi, Anne Armstrong, Katy Ellis and Jo Fields #CancerandPregnancy @MummysStar

Off to Birmingham this morning for the @ABSGBI #ABSConference2025 to join the panel discussion at 9am on Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer for @MummysStar with @saradan26 Dr Anne Armstrong and Ashu Gandhi, Katy Ellis and Jo Fields.