Lucy Selman
@lucyselman.bsky.social
Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement.
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
goodgrieffest.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
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#Racism shapes experiences of #grief
📝New study with @sbajwah.bsky.social
Largest UK qualitative investigation of #bereavement with ethnically diverse communities⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
📝New study with @sbajwah.bsky.social
Largest UK qualitative investigation of #bereavement with ethnically diverse communities⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Development of the ‘Culturally Informed Ecological Model of Grief’ – a national qualitative study of bereavement experiences among ethnically diverse communities - BMC Medicine
Background Among people from ethnically diverse communities, evidence regarding bereavement experiences and support needs is limited; there are known inequities in access to formal bereavement support...
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September 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
#Racism shapes experiences of #grief
📝New study with @sbajwah.bsky.social
Largest UK qualitative investigation of #bereavement with ethnically diverse communities⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
📝New study with @sbajwah.bsky.social
Largest UK qualitative investigation of #bereavement with ethnically diverse communities⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Register now for our WsM community network meeting 24 September at TheCampus. We'll share updates on the CC & CH project & discuss how we provide a supportive system for people with serious illness, their families & everyone close to them www.ticketsource.com/alice-malpas...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social
"Coastal Community and Creative Health" at The Campus,
Tickets are now available for Coastal Community and Creative Health at The Campus,, Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 24th September 2026 at 9:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure yo...
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July 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Register now for our WsM community network meeting 24 September at TheCampus. We'll share updates on the CC & CH project & discuss how we provide a supportive system for people with serious illness, their families & everyone close to them www.ticketsource.com/alice-malpas...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @drpoco.bsky.social & @lucyselman.bsky.social whose 'Bridging the Gap' project is one of the 6 announced.⬇️
The study will focus on improving communication between hospitals & GPs when people with serious, life-limiting illness are discharged.
👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/2wjh2dtf
The study will focus on improving communication between hospitals & GPs when people with serious, life-limiting illness are discharged.
👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/2wjh2dtf
July 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Congratulations to @drpoco.bsky.social & @lucyselman.bsky.social whose 'Bridging the Gap' project is one of the 6 announced.⬇️
The study will focus on improving communication between hospitals & GPs when people with serious, life-limiting illness are discharged.
👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/2wjh2dtf
The study will focus on improving communication between hospitals & GPs when people with serious, life-limiting illness are discharged.
👉Read the news: tinyurl.com/2wjh2dtf
Grateful to such incredible contributors to our work @griefcentrebris.bsky.social
The @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched last year. In this new blog, Rachel Hare, Chloe Shaw and @lucyselman.bsky.social share what they discovered about the support bereaved people need through a series of workshops, and what that learning might mean for #PrimaryCare.
👉 tinyurl.com/2swdv7v3
👉 tinyurl.com/2swdv7v3
August 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Grateful to such incredible contributors to our work @griefcentrebris.bsky.social
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Read about CC&CH's David, Joss and Jayne's trip to London to present at @thekingsfund.bsky.social about the role communities can play in improving wellbeing.
coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Taking...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Taking...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
August 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Read about CC&CH's David, Joss and Jayne's trip to London to present at @thekingsfund.bsky.social about the role communities can play in improving wellbeing.
coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Taking...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
coastalcch.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Taking...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
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Last month, Lucy Selman, Professor of Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Bristol, gave her inspiring inaugural lecture, reflecting on her career and the insights she has gained along the way. Watch the recording here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzK...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzK...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
Prof. Lucy Selman - Vulnerability as Strength: A Journey in Palliative Care and Bereavement Research
YouTube video by The Grief Channel
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April 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Last month, Lucy Selman, Professor of Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Bristol, gave her inspiring inaugural lecture, reflecting on her career and the insights she has gained along the way. Watch the recording here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzK...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTzK...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
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Very pleased to share PEOLC group member Emma Gilbert's new paper published in the International Journal of Prison Health
@lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social
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@lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social
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April 17, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Very pleased to share PEOLC group member Emma Gilbert's new paper published in the International Journal of Prison Health
@lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social
www.emerald.com/ijoph/articl...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social
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Join us at Good Grief Hastings, 22-25 May. The festival will explore how creativity, conversation and community can help people support one another through grief and loss.
18hours.org.uk/good-grief-f...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
18hours.org.uk/good-grief-f...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
Good Grief Hastings - 18 Hours
A new festival exploring grief, love and loss is coming to Hastings Friday 22 May – Monday 25 May (Spring Bank Holiday) 2026 Good Grief Hastings will explore how creativity, conversation and community...
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April 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Join us at Good Grief Hastings, 22-25 May. The festival will explore how creativity, conversation and community can help people support one another through grief and loss.
18hours.org.uk/good-grief-f...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
18hours.org.uk/good-grief-f...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
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This Dying Matters Awareness Week, Good Grief Festival are relaunching their Grief and Bereavement in Primary Care course as a flexible, on demand course. Find out more & register here www.goodgrieffest.com/grief-in-pri...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Grief and Bereavement in Primary Care - Good Grief
Our online course is designed for GPs and primary care professionals who want to build knowledge and skills in supporting bereaved patients.
www.goodgrieffest.com
May 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This Dying Matters Awareness Week, Good Grief Festival are relaunching their Grief and Bereavement in Primary Care course as a flexible, on demand course. Find out more & register here www.goodgrieffest.com/grief-in-pri...
@lucyselman.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
@lucyselman.bsky.social @goodgrieffest.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Feel free to come long/watch online if you're interested in hearing a bit about my work to date. www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-selma...?
March 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Feel free to come long/watch online if you're interested in hearing a bit about my work to date. www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-selma...?
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Last week @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched @houseofcommons.parliament.uk.
Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.
Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.
tinyurl.com/3csfju7c
Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.
Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.
tinyurl.com/3csfju7c
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last week @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched @houseofcommons.parliament.uk.
Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.
Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.
tinyurl.com/3csfju7c
Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK.
Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans.
tinyurl.com/3csfju7c
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Thank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most
📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49
Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢Calling all GPs! 📢This is a fantastic new course on how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately, developed by @lucyselman.bsky.social & the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social team.
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
📢 New course alert!
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📢Calling all GPs! 📢This is a fantastic new course on how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately, developed by @lucyselman.bsky.social & the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social team.
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
Course starts: 28 Jan 2026
Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026
🔽
#GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
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An accompanying policy briefing detailing key findings & recommendations has also been published today:
Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
An accompanying policy briefing detailing key findings & recommendations has also been published today:
Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities
👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
@policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
📣Out today: “The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced” – Experiences of grief and bereavement in Black British and Black Caribbean heritage communities in England: A qualitative study
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
📣Out today: “The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced” – Experiences of grief and bereavement in Black British and Black Caribbean heritage communities in England: A qualitative study
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Last chance to book - PEOLC Southwest Research Network Meeting, Tomorrow 6 November 2-4pm, online. We have an exciting list of speakers and interesting talks lined up. Presentations will have a focus on equity. Register here www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
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@lucyselman.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Last chance to book - PEOLC Southwest Research Network Meeting, Tomorrow 6 November 2-4pm, online. We have an exciting list of speakers and interesting talks lined up. Presentations will have a focus on equity. Register here www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@lucyselman.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social
Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social
How do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study - BMC Nephrology
Background Patients approaching kidney failure are increasingly older, and living with multiple long-term conditions. The benefits of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are uncertain for many in this gr...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social
Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
@lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social
We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇
Introduction to Ripple Effect Mapping 5 Nov 1-3pm This interactive workshop will introduce the ripple effect mapping method and guide participants through how it can be applied in practice www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are running this session on Ripple Effects Mapping next week - free and open to all. 👇
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Lovely article in @bristol247.bsky.social about an exhibition 'turning grief into art', which was held in Bristol on Saturday. The exhibition was curated by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social intern Isis Blake.
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
Turning grief into art
A new exhibition aimed to “unite people in love and loss”
www.bristol247.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Lovely article in @bristol247.bsky.social about an exhibition 'turning grief into art', which was held in Bristol on Saturday. The exhibition was curated by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social intern Isis Blake.
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
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Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
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Listen to CC&CH Co-Investigators speak
David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health
Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu
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David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health
Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu
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October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Listen to CC&CH Co-Investigators speak
David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health
Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social
David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health
Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu
@lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social
Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Stellar line-up of speakers for our next online Palliative and End of Life Care Southwest Research Network Meeting on 6 Nov. Our focus is equity.
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
@joannamdavies.bsky.social @claudechidiac.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
Register: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alice-malpas...
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