Happy Friday, dear reader! Schools are out for summer and the prime minister has declared his love and respect for civil society in his mission to do some hopefully more exciting things before the next election than he has over the past year.
It has been too long since we last spoke, so Society Diary will do its best to bring you up to date on the important bits of charity sector news you may have missed in recent weeks.
Hannah Ingram-Moore – she of Captain Tom Foundation spa planning application infamy – has become a TikTok “resilience coach” following the release earlier this year of her book titled Grief: Public Face Private Loss.
The Amazon book reviews are an odd cocktail (perhaps made with Captain Sir Tom’s London Dry Gin) of damning one- and glowing five-star ratings, but she has more than 10,000 TikTok followers, to be fair to her. Diary has mixed feelings about Ingram-Moore’s inevitable reality TV appearance but will no doubt be an avid viewer and warm to her just like Matt Hancock.
A Lancashire chef formerly known as Daniel Caldwell has changed his name to Rubber Duck after a fundraiser for children’s hospice Derian House raised over £3,000.
Mr Duck was challenged to rebrand himself by his mate Curtis Lunt, presumably unhappy about his own name, who he had dared last year to get a tattoo of a rubber duck.
The name change will be temporary, however, as Mr Duck is due to get married in 2027 and his wife was not keen to adopt his anatine surname.
The nominees are…
And now, for this week’s most important charity sector news – votes are open for this year’s National Cat Awards.
This year’s awards, run by Cats Protection, cover four categories – connected cats, incredible cats, senior cats and family cats.
One connected cat nominee is Callie, who has an astonishing 121,000 followers on social media (take that, Ingram-Moore). Not bad for an animal without the dexterity to upload photos via a smartphone.
Meanwhile, Kiki – unofficial mascot of Kelvindale Primary School in Glasgow – has launched her own range of merchandise range which is sold to raise money for good causes.
Then there’s Welsh resident Fizz, who has appeared on stage at his local theatre and has his own chair at his local Samaritans charity shop.
It’s a bit dispiriting to see so many kitties outperforming most humans but could they write an occasional anonymous humorous column about the charity sector? Diary has a feline they could.
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