Martyn Broadest
@martynbroadest.bsky.social
Director of Home for @ConnectHousing in West Yorkshire. @YHClimateCom Commissioner. Keep busy doing stuff in social housing and climate & nature emergency. @NorwichCityFC. UK Labour.
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A single bee visits 5,000 flowers a day. Without them, we have no food.
Pesticides are killing them.
No bees = No food = No future.
Protect pollinators.
Pesticides are killing them.
No bees = No food = No future.
Protect pollinators.
September 9, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A single bee visits 5,000 flowers a day. Without them, we have no food.
Pesticides are killing them.
No bees = No food = No future.
Protect pollinators.
Pesticides are killing them.
No bees = No food = No future.
Protect pollinators.
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An invitation to visit the houses built to Passive House Institute Low Energy Building standards & Tod Works' workspaces in #Todmorden
Friday 26 June
Top of Harehill Street, Todmorden, OL14 5JX
Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ferney-lee...
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
Friday 26 June
Top of Harehill Street, Todmorden, OL14 5JX
Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ferney-lee...
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
June 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
An invitation to visit the houses built to Passive House Institute Low Energy Building standards & Tod Works' workspaces in #Todmorden
Friday 26 June
Top of Harehill Street, Todmorden, OL14 5JX
Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ferney-lee...
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
Friday 26 June
Top of Harehill Street, Todmorden, OL14 5JX
Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ferney-lee...
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
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Looking for a fresh place to work?
Be part of a growing community right in the heart of Todmorden. Get in touch to find out more about the spaces available!
✉️ [email protected]
📞 07942 361205
#TodWorks #Todmorden #Calderdale #HotDesks #Offices #Manchester #Burnley @todmordentweets.bsky.social
Be part of a growing community right in the heart of Todmorden. Get in touch to find out more about the spaces available!
✉️ [email protected]
📞 07942 361205
#TodWorks #Todmorden #Calderdale #HotDesks #Offices #Manchester #Burnley @todmordentweets.bsky.social
May 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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A rising block tariff approach has the potential to both support struggling households, deliver affordable warmth and it's associated health benefits, and incentivise energy efficiency investment all in one go. It's the sort of radical policy shift we need
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A rising block tariff approach has the potential to both support struggling households, deliver affordable warmth and it's associated health benefits, and incentivise energy efficiency investment all in one go. It's the sort of radical policy shift we need
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Give all UK households a set amount of subsidised energy, says thinktank
Proposal to help people heat two rooms, provide hot water and run key appliances without incurring more debt
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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A rising block tariff approach has the potential to both support struggling households, deliver affordable warmth and it's associated health benefits, and incentivise energy efficiency investment all in one go. It's the sort of radical policy shift we need
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A rising block tariff approach has the potential to both support struggling households, deliver affordable warmth and it's associated health benefits, and incentivise energy efficiency investment all in one go. It's the sort of radical policy shift we need
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Leeds-based contacts (or even those of you who aren't based here, but love the city) this new start-up local media outlet is looking for support.
leeds.ghost.io/welcome-to-l...
leeds.ghost.io/welcome-to-l...
Leeds' new local paper
West Yorkshire deserves great local journalism. Help us launch it.
leeds.ghost.io
March 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Leeds-based contacts (or even those of you who aren't based here, but love the city) this new start-up local media outlet is looking for support.
leeds.ghost.io/welcome-to-l...
leeds.ghost.io/welcome-to-l...
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YHCC Chair Asif Husain-Naviatti writes about a recent Commission visit to #Calderdale in West Yorkshire, and the benefits and opportunities that are coming out of the community response🏘️ www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion... @calderdale.bsky.social @cvclt1.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
How Todmorden is turning the climate challenge into an opportunity - Asif Husain-Naviatti
I was struck recently by how powerfully Todmorden, in the Calder Valley, was able to demonstrate that communities can turn climate and social challenges into opportunities for resilience, innovation, ...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM
YHCC Chair Asif Husain-Naviatti writes about a recent Commission visit to #Calderdale in West Yorkshire, and the benefits and opportunities that are coming out of the community response🏘️ www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion... @calderdale.bsky.social @cvclt1.bsky.social @connecthousing.bsky.social
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Ever considered an apprenticeship?
For #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2026 we've been speaking to our apprentices to find out why they chose this route and if they'd recommend it to others.
Read more below!
For #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2026 we've been speaking to our apprentices to find out why they chose this route and if they'd recommend it to others.
Read more below!
National Apprenticeship Week 2026 - Connect Housing
Our apprentices make a real difference every day while developing the skills, experience and confidence they need for long‑term careers.
www.connecthousing.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ever considered an apprenticeship?
For #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2026 we've been speaking to our apprentices to find out why they chose this route and if they'd recommend it to others.
Read more below!
For #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2026 we've been speaking to our apprentices to find out why they chose this route and if they'd recommend it to others.
Read more below!
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Kicking off 2026 in #Calderdale, where our first meeting on 28 January took us to #Todmorden to recognise the outstanding #community work across the borough from tackling #flooding to making buildings resilient and fit for the future🏘️ Read more: yorksandhumberclimate.org.uk/news/news/co...
Commission meeting learns how Calderdale is tackling climate impacts | Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission
The Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission unites diverse stakeholders to advise, support, and monitor an ambitious regional climate action plan.
yorksandhumberclimate.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Kicking off 2026 in #Calderdale, where our first meeting on 28 January took us to #Todmorden to recognise the outstanding #community work across the borough from tackling #flooding to making buildings resilient and fit for the future🏘️ Read more: yorksandhumberclimate.org.uk/news/news/co...
𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 Explore art through touch, sound, scent not just sight. Curator Gill Crawshaw is also offering guided visits for small groups.
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 Explore art through touch, sound, scent not just sight. Curator Gill Crawshaw is also offering guided visits for small groups.
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 Explore art through touch, sound, scent not just sight. Curator Gill Crawshaw is also offering guided visits for small groups.
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
Email [email protected]
2 – 14 December, 11am–4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, Central Court (first floor)
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Today we are in #Bradford celebrating the multitude of individuals, communities & organisations who are driving positive change across Y&H.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Today we are in #Bradford celebrating the multitude of individuals, communities & organisations who are driving positive change across Y&H.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
I submitted a planning application for a new housing scheme with car free streets between homes and separate parking courts. Highways told us it didn't meet their "design standards" and we were told it would be rejected. We now have a scheme with a road in front of every home... 😔
On the one hand, we have research which shows children need safe, welcoming streets for play - and on the other, research which shows the deadly risk posed to children by SUVs.
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
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“these findings show that the local streets in which we live are just as important a space for children, and we need to make sure they are safe and welcoming spaces, free from traffic and pollution”
“these findings show that the local streets in which we live are just as important a space for children, and we need to make sure they are safe and welcoming spaces, free from traffic and pollution”
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I submitted a planning application for a new housing scheme with car free streets between homes and separate parking courts. Highways told us it didn't meet their "design standards" and we were told it would be rejected. We now have a scheme with a road in front of every home... 😔
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On the one hand, we have research which shows children need safe, welcoming streets for play - and on the other, research which shows the deadly risk posed to children by SUVs.
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
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“these findings show that the local streets in which we live are just as important a space for children, and we need to make sure they are safe and welcoming spaces, free from traffic and pollution”
“these findings show that the local streets in which we live are just as important a space for children, and we need to make sure they are safe and welcoming spaces, free from traffic and pollution”
“Simple measures such as creating play-friendly residential areas and safer urban environments where families can relax, exercise, socialise and play can make a big difference. But it’s important to remember cultural differences and engage with communities to make these initiatives successful.”
August 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On the one hand, we have research which shows children need safe, welcoming streets for play - and on the other, research which shows the deadly risk posed to children by SUVs.
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
Politicians and policymakers need to join the dots.
bsky.app/profile/alis...
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Individuals and families living in supported housing rely on these services to help keep their independence, regain their confidence and feel safe, happy, and secure. #StartsAtHome
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Individuals and families living in supported housing rely on these services to help keep their independence, regain their confidence and feel safe, happy, and secure. #StartsAtHome
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Why would you take the plane when a train goes that fast? You arrive directly in the city center, and there's no hour long security check.
Please @ec.europa.eu tax kerosene and use the money to lower the price of rail.
Please @ec.europa.eu tax kerosene and use the money to lower the price of rail.
August 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Why would you take the plane when a train goes that fast? You arrive directly in the city center, and there's no hour long security check.
Please @ec.europa.eu tax kerosene and use the money to lower the price of rail.
Please @ec.europa.eu tax kerosene and use the money to lower the price of rail.
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Scroll your phone and you’ll see a London of fear and decline.
Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another.
The reality will outlast the fiction.
Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another.
The reality will outlast the fiction.
Some politicians and political commentators try to talk down and denigrate our capital. I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on why the false image they peddle is not the London I know and millions love:
‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline
bylinetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Scroll your phone and you’ll see a London of fear and decline.
Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another.
The reality will outlast the fiction.
Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another.
The reality will outlast the fiction.
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Community-led and not-for-profit.
Interested in an office/desk at the new enterprise centre in Todmorden? Contact us.
Register with B-With-Us if interested in a social rented Passivhaus home.
Coming to Ferney Lee, Todmorden in summer 2026.
#todmorden
@connecthousing.bsky.social
Interested in an office/desk at the new enterprise centre in Todmorden? Contact us.
Register with B-With-Us if interested in a social rented Passivhaus home.
Coming to Ferney Lee, Todmorden in summer 2026.
#todmorden
@connecthousing.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Community-led and not-for-profit.
Interested in an office/desk at the new enterprise centre in Todmorden? Contact us.
Register with B-With-Us if interested in a social rented Passivhaus home.
Coming to Ferney Lee, Todmorden in summer 2026.
#todmorden
@connecthousing.bsky.social
Interested in an office/desk at the new enterprise centre in Todmorden? Contact us.
Register with B-With-Us if interested in a social rented Passivhaus home.
Coming to Ferney Lee, Todmorden in summer 2026.
#todmorden
@connecthousing.bsky.social
In my 20+ years experience developing as a small housing association housebuilder, @pmsmith.bsky.social analysis here is spot on. www.housingtoday.co.uk/comment/gove...
Layer upon layer of requirements hike up the cost and risk => fewer homes being built. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social please note
Layer upon layer of requirements hike up the cost and risk => fewer homes being built. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social please note
www.housingtoday.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In my 20+ years experience developing as a small housing association housebuilder, @pmsmith.bsky.social analysis here is spot on. www.housingtoday.co.uk/comment/gove...
Layer upon layer of requirements hike up the cost and risk => fewer homes being built. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social please note
Layer upon layer of requirements hike up the cost and risk => fewer homes being built. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social please note
#Showyourstripes where you live showyourstripes.info/s/europe/uni...
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
showyourstripes.info
June 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#Showyourstripes where you live showyourstripes.info/s/europe/uni...
And here are some pictures to record the visit to Lily Close in Halifax with @katedeardenmp.bsky.social last week. The weather that afternoon was lovely which helped show off the new homes and their beautiful Pennine surroundings! @connecthousing.bsky.social #ukhousing
April 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And here are some pictures to record the visit to Lily Close in Halifax with @katedeardenmp.bsky.social last week. The weather that afternoon was lovely which helped show off the new homes and their beautiful Pennine surroundings! @connecthousing.bsky.social #ukhousing
Enjoyed showing off @connecthousing.bsky.social new zero-carbon affordable homes in Halifax to @katedeardenmp.bsky.social this afternoon. Talked heat pumps, air tightness, MVHR, PV panels & accessibility, but also impressed with the build quality and spacious houses. Photos to follow... #ukhousing
April 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Enjoyed showing off @connecthousing.bsky.social new zero-carbon affordable homes in Halifax to @katedeardenmp.bsky.social this afternoon. Talked heat pumps, air tightness, MVHR, PV panels & accessibility, but also impressed with the build quality and spacious houses. Photos to follow... #ukhousing
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Something we just ❤️ to see 🌿
Solar PV panels going on my roof today, supplied through the @westyorkshireca.bsky.social Solar Collective Buying scheme. Linked to the new 10kW battery, I'm looking forward to #saving £££s on my energy bills. A good price, quality kit and a friendly install team. @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Something we just ❤️ to see 🌿