Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A person can stand inside the lime tree trunk on the left. A natural sentry box. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Stockholm 0150
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've just remembered to check www.tripfiction.com after being away. It's a database of books based on their geographical setting. Might read a collection of short stories set in Riga. #BookSky 💙📚tripfiction.comHome Page - TripFictionBooks set in location offer great holiday reading. They help us get under the skin of a place in a way that is impossible to do with a travel guide. 030
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The National Library of Latvia in Riga is stunning. People formed a 2km human chain to tranfer books over the Stone Bridge from the former Library when it opened in 2014. It was full of #Erasmus student activity when we visited. #Culture #Riga 030
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026View from the door of a Cotswold cottage. #treetuesday #treetrunktuesday. 070
Reposted by Ann WalkerLeviathan Wilde @leviathanwilde.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yes - the cuts to further and adult education have been a massive disservice to wellbeing, self actualisation, community cohesion, political engagement & media literacy - well as skills development & the economy 👍🥹 023
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026New parcel/letter box on Briggate, Leeds. #PostboxSaturday 0130
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Apparently this beautiful Cotswold church in #Blockley, Gloucestershire, is a well-known location on a tv series. 020
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Lovely idea. Well cared for memorial benches with built in flower holders. #HartlepoolHeadland. 020
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Call for Papers #Adulteducation #Socialism socialhistoryportal.org/news/article...socialhistoryportal.orgCfP: Socialism & Adult Education Historical perspectives for a revived lifelong learning (Socialist History. Journal of the Socialist History society) | Social History Portal 000
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 24/08/202638d.gs/2bjo38d.gsSave Our Freeview TVUnbelievable. The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the... 000
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Chance for community-minded people with lived experience of west coast island life to join the #Ferries Community Board (FCB). The FCB is an independent group working closely with #Calmac to shape network-wide ferry improvements. calm.ac/4bLwOHNcalm.acBoard Member Vacancies - Clyde and Hebrides Ferries Community Board … - David McBrayne Ltd, West CoastDavid McBrayne Ltd - We are looking for several community-minded individuals with lived experience of west coast island life to join the Ferries Community Board (FCB). 000
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Very last chance to object to the #SpioradnaMara project planned for the #IsleofLewis if you feel so inclined. tinyurl.com/47k39ry4hebrideanbreakers.substack.comThe N4 planning storyA deep dive into the N4 Spiorad na Mara planning process, with one day left for objections, and a look back at the Comhairle's positions and repositions on the controversial project. 000
Reposted by Ann WalkerSimon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Somewhere a university academic is being told to "do more with less" by someone whose job title didn't exist two reorgs ago. 13815171
Reposted by Ann WalkerSusannah Crockford @suscrockford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I keep seeing versions of this argument. Yet I am still waiting for it to be taken seriously by those institutions responsible for maintaining the humanities. 213035
Reposted by Ann WalkerAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026“Every town to-day needs an educational centre. The form in which such a centre can be established must vary in different places.” cambridgetownowl.com/2026/07/03/t... 024
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Dry stone wall in the car park at #Sporsnis, #Ness, #IsleofLewis. Village of #Eoropie in the background. #WallsonWednesday 130
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Yes. So much excellent research and practice is definitely relevant and needed now. #Adulteducation #Adultedu #LifelongLearning 010
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Distinctive stonework at Crail harbour in the East Neuk of Fife. Often see a wider view of the harbour on the opening credits of An Là, the Gaelic evening news programme. #WallsonWednesday 050
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Wall mounted VR postbox in East Linton, East Lothian. #PostboxSaturday 0110
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Good to see. #Gaelic tinyurl.com/5ez3p4fxtinyurl.comNew Gaelic Learning Festival set to launch in Fife 021
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Good to read about adult education that contributes to an informed democracy. There's such a rich history of political education. It needs a future too. #Lifelonglearning #Politicaleducation 011
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026GR postbox at Edzell, Angus, Scotland. A tidy wee town where they love their dogs. #PostboxSaturday 0130
Reposted by Ann WalkerAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“If the road to the education of all adults is to be a long one, then it is important to make haste. It is also important to keep the ideal in mind for it is our only chance of securing the just society and the better life for all which democracy demands." cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/16/t... 032
Reposted by Ann WalkerRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026As govt is going to ban social media for kids, then they should also: - invest in youth clubs and social spaces where young people are welcome - put some actual money into libraries - mandate that secondary schools supply offline learning resources - implement effective regulation 415149
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Symptomatic of a long, slow slide into cultural decline over decades since university extramural courses began to be run down. #LifelongLearning 023
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 26/05/2026#Birds and #bees in Leeds today. Well #birdsong anyway. 031
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 21/05/2026petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UKWe believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ... 011
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Interesting comparison with the 18 letters of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet that also relate to tree names owlscotland.org/resources/a-...owlscotland.orgAibidil na Ghàidhlig le Craobhan: the Gaelic alphabet through treesEach of the 18 letters of the Gaelic alphabet relates to a tree name. This bilingual poster lists the letters and the tree names in Gaelic and English. 272
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 22/04/2026#WallsonWednesday at #Strathaven Castle. A bonny wee town near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. 042
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Postbox in Knockaird, Ness, Isle of Lewis, last summer. #PostboxSaturday 0203
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Post Office House, Meikleour, Perthshire. #postboxsaturday 070
Reposted by Ann WalkerAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026NEW BLOGPOST: "The adult-education-shaped gap in the Government’s social cohesion policy" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/03/12/t...cambridgetownowl.comThe adult-education-shaped gap in the Government’s social cohesion policyThe Housing and Communities Secretary published his policy paper here You can: watch his statement on Social Cohesion to Parliament (and the Qs from MPs) here browse through the transcript in Hansa… 032
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Dry stone wall on the track to the Dell River mouth in Ness, #IsleofLewis. Dell Rock is visible in the sea. #WallsonWednesday. 150
Reposted by Ann WalkerGeorge Hotchkiss @hotchkiss13.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Old idea I’ll recycle. Anyone promoting war has to volunteer or put forward a family member. 131
Reposted by Ann WalkerDonald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social · 21/02/2026When words come home: Gaelic, memory and the meaning of #care. #SeachdainnaGàidhlig, #dementia, #Gaelic #socialcare, #GaelicWeek, #belonging scottishcare.org/when-words-c...scottishcare.orgWhen words come home: Gaelic, memory and the meaning of careThere are moments when language stops being a tool and becomes a refuge. For me, Gaelic has always been like that. Not simply a language I inherited, but a way of being in the world, 073
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 17/02/2026James Campbell began writing this book in a Creative Writing class at #SwarthmoreEducationCentre in Leeds. A success story for #AdultLearning #BookSky. tinyurl.com/3zppsw3e 040
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Postbox with a solar panel and cheery companion bollards in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. #PostboxSaturday 1201
Reposted by Ann WalkerOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Today is #NationalPuzzleDay and DID YOU KNOW that along with an extensive collection of loanable jigsaws we ALSO HAVE FREE ONLINE JIGSAWS you can solve at: jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩 318445
Reposted by Ann WalkerNiall Huggan @hugan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026If you’re looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible, libro.fm might be worth checking out. It shares revenue with your nominated local bookshop, and the audiobooks you buy are DRM-free. Meaning you can keep them forever. Unlike Audible! ✊🏻libro.fmBuy audiobooks & support local bookstoresLibro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores. 043
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Satisfied but sad to have almost finished @nicolaupson.bsky.social's Josephine Tey novels mixing real historical facts with the author's imagined life. Beautifully researched and written prompting a lot of thinking about the characters, events and ethics behind the stories. 240
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The kitchen range in Robert Burns' House in Dumfries. #burnsnight #robertburns #scotland #burnsnight2026 020
Reposted by Ann WalkerPublic Statues and Sculpture Association @pssatweets.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Do YOU know about our UNIQUE DATABASE: 💥STATUES of WOMEN💥 We produce the only ongoing database of statues of non-royal named UK Women FIND out HERE pssauk.org/women/ 162
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 18/01/2026St Moluag's Church, Eoropaidh, Ness, #IsleofLewis. At least 800 years old. Stained glass window shown from the inside and with its plain glass protection from severe weather on the outside. #StainedGlassSunday 0132
Reposted by Ann WalkerJames Aithie 🏴 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Really got into this series this afternoon, as Ian Hamilton visits various towns around Scotland, though the #Stornoway episode has gone and made me homesick. 😒 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukMy Kind of Town - Series 2: 4. StornowayIan and Major head to Stornoway, capital of the Western Isles. With plans for a big new harbour to attract cruise ships and more business investment, Stornoway is looking to the future. 493
Ann Walker @annwalker.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Postbox at Skigersta, Ness, #IsleofLewis #PostboxSaturday 0111
Reposted by Ann WalkerCharlotte Nichols MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social · 02/01/2026There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will. 862520751