Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/10/2026We have the best-named machinery ever. 336968
Reposted by Clair GXero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick. 2120043389
Reposted by Clair GChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton. 02977406
Reposted by Clair GianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 19/08/2026Happy London Open House website crashing lunchtime to all those who celebrate. 4253
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/08/2026ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar 201711458
Reposted by Clair GBarnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 07/08/2026We've been working on something this year which we're just about ready to share with you.... Our Culture Companions group have been re-creating paintings from our collections On Monday we will share a new series of videos, which include Barbara and Judith as 'The Beggar Girls' 1306
Reposted by Clair GBuckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998. 251098296
Clair G @clair19.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"If a referee signals that the physio can come on to treat a goalkeeper, that team's coach will have 10 seconds to nominate another player to leave the pitch for one minute after play has restarted, telling the fourth official of their choice." #WSL www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukEnglish football agrees trial to end goalkeeper tactical timeoutEnglish football is set to implement a radical trial to try to eradicate the goalkeeper tactical timeout this season, BBC Sport can reveal. 000
Reposted by Clair GPenlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Ice cream for everyone... even elephants! 🍦 This charming automaton, Industria Cornubiensis by Paul Spooner, was inspired by a 1910 photo of a circus elephant on Chapel Street. Can you spot the fish, cow and mole inside, and the tiny museum objects hidden around it? 👀 #Automata #CornishHistory 081
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 14/07/2026When you're trying to lay low in a meeting... 📷 Mark Singleton 317927
Reposted by Clair GPhil Mellows @philmellows.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Fascinating stuff from @boakandbailey.bsky.social on pubs during the 1966 World Cup. We were at the seaside on holiday and I remember watching the final in a pub, the children's room, on a tiny screen in the corner - while playing table-tennis, my preferred sport boakandbailey.com/2026/07/pubs...boakandbailey.comPubs and the 1966 football World Cup | Boak & Bailey's Beer BlogSixty years ago England was hosting the football World Cup and pubs were very much part of the story. 262
Reposted by Clair GJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont... 381335450
Reposted by Clair GRNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 03/07/2026RNIB is older than Heinz baked beans, Coca Cola, the Eiffel Tower and the London Marathon, which you could sign up to and run with #TeamRNIB 052
Reposted by Clair GElsa Williams @pidgewilliams.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Father’s Day card inside messages read like: ‘Nobody else has a dad like mine! I’m so proud you’re my golf club. Know I football trophy the pint of beer, always. Have a lovely hammer, you old deckchair, and enjoy your wheelbarrow’ 19221
Reposted by Clair GCakes with Faces @cakeswithfaces.co.uk · 19/06/2026What's in my Japan Trip Planning deck: 141
Reposted by Clair Ge.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 17/06/2026this may well be the defining joke of our era theonion.com/guy-who-suck...theonion.comGuy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AISAN MATEO, CA—After spending the past three decades of his life being totally unable and unwilling to engage in any meaningful way with the world around him, James Parker, a local guy who sucks at bei... 3087212384
Reposted by Clair GMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 11/06/2026Lucy just couldn’t understand why no one wanted her canapés at the party. 713417
Reposted by Clair GSoccerdonna @soccerdonna.de · 10/06/2026A not-so-friendly match between the USA and Brazil 😅 2213
Reposted by Clair GMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 01/06/2026What do you mean the heatwave is over? Ive just filled up the paddling pool! I got out my horse floaty and everything?! 212220
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 30/05/2026We just thought we'd take a moment to share these *stunning* rhododendrons at Cragside with you. A flurry of colour has covered the gardens, like something out of a fairy tale. 216631
Reposted by Clair GDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 28/05/2026London Underground announcements we’d all secretly wish to hear… a thread: “The Circle line is mostly for chumps but change here if that’s you” 2611023
Reposted by Clair GTom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our new issue is on sale now! Buying a copy supports your local satirist 😘 1357
Reposted by Clair GJulia Allum @juliaallum.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I've got a sale on :) 15% off everything with code SPRING15 👇 juliaallum.co.uk/shop/ #illustration #prints #posters 0148
Reposted by Clair GHelen Jerome @helenjerome.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Mystery Hour on @mrjamesob.bsky.social this week had a great question on the knowledge and art of sports commentators - so you might enjoy our first two interviews with commentators - football and rugby, with cricket coming soon... here's football 1/2 thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/you-can-hear...thenewwomenssportmagazine.comYOU CAN HEAR ME SMILING – Emily Herbert on the Art of Football Commentary - The New Women's Sport MagazineYou’ve no doubt heard Emily Herbert commentating on WSL matches on radio and TV – as well as Premier League and EFL games – with the necessary precision, plus flair, wit and palpable enjoyment. Our co... 2515
Reposted by Clair GRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14/05/2026One of the largest drops in nhs waiting lists on record, which no one will now hear about. Opportunity cost from all the leadership turmoil www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/heal...england.nhs.ukNHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list dropNHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop 31372198
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/05/2026The Wisteria floribunda has burst into bloom at Powis Castle, Welshpool. At over 150 years old, it’s a beautiful reminder that some things only get better with age. 019440
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/05/2026Behold, the Himalayan blue poppy! It's delicate petals are matching the sky above Crook Hall, Durham. 121432
Reposted by Clair GDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃 🌑 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 04/05/2026Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Women’s work is so often minimised and forgotten. 3032671440
Reposted by Clair GLiam Kirkaldy @liamkirkaldy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I can't believe they got this interview with the walrus 513307564
Reposted by Clair GTom Garry @tomjgarry.bsky.social · 26/04/2026New: Burnley and Watford are both promoted to WSL2 as champions of their respective #FAWNL leagues. Their applications for licences were accepted. 0143
Reposted by Clair GBarclays Women’s Super League bot @barclayswslbot.com · 26/04/2026YUKA MOMIKI, TAKE A BOW 🙇🤯 #EvertonWomen #BarclaysWSL 042
Reposted by Clair GMark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Imagine if the Queen *had* lived to be 100. Britain this week would be even more batshit that it usually is. Compulsory street parties. Ten-mile queue to wave a flag at Buckingham Palace. Jennie Bond on TV saying things like 'she fought in two world wars and actually also invented the alarm clock'. 2532127
Reposted by Clair GNox Mobility @noxmobility.bsky.social · 22/04/2026🎉 BIG NEWS: We just closed our first funding round! Led by #IBBVentures, alongside Tommaso Luca and industry expert like Dr. Patrick Andrade (CEO of HomeToGo) all backing overnight rail as a real alternative to short-haul flight ✈️ Now, let’s put a train on the tracks 🚆 5555
Clair G @clair19.bsky.social · 16/04/2026"The inquiry's report cites one estimate that by March 2023 vaccines had saved the lives of 475,000 people in England and Scotland" Astonishing www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...bbc.co.ukCovid-19 Inquiry: UK's vaccine development and rollout was 'extraordinary feat' - live updatesAn estimated 475,000 lives were saved in England and Scotland, but the inquiry says a lower vaccine uptake among some groups should've been predicted. 000
Reposted by Clair GPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Kanye West UK ban From the new Private Eye, in shops now. 142963
Reposted by Clair Gcodebar @codebar.io · 14/04/2026AND next weekend she is running the London Marathon for codebar, which we are so appreciative of. What a HUGE achievement!! If you'd like to support her (and us of course), please consider donating here ❤️ ➡️ 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/ilona-utt...2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.comRunning London Marathon for CodebarIn 2026, I’ll be running the London Marathon in support of Codebar, a charity that’s incredibly close to my heart. As one of the volunteer organisers of the Codebar Norwich branch, I’m very proud to r 011
Reposted by Clair GJulia Allum @juliaallum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026A quick reworking of my Apollo illustration for today's splash down... #Artemis 1305
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 08/04/2026Want to brush up on your blossom identification skills? Look no further... 27920
Reposted by Clair GNatalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Look at the delicate leaves on this glass beaker - it’s almost 2000 years old. Human ingenuity has been making the impossible for millennia. #HumanMade #HumanConnection 317620
Reposted by Clair GTom Garry @tomjgarry.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It was a record-breaking WSL & WSL2 weekend for the cumulative attendance, with 111,000 people attending games across the top two division's 12 fixtures. The six largest were... 46,123 (Arsenal) 24,983 (Man Utd) 10,156 (Sunderland) 9,142 (Ipswich) 5,292 (Everton) 3,822 (Crystal Palace) #BarclaysWSL 1161
Reposted by Clair GNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/03/2026Each spring, blossom makes our local neighbourhoods that little bit brighter and remind us that sunnier days are on the horizon. As #BlossomWatch gets underway, save our bingo board and see how many varieties you spot. 🌸 210538
Reposted by Clair GRoma Agrawal @romatheengineer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Yaaaay, relaunched my website and newsletter on a much more ethical platform! Hope it works well on your devices! And sign up 💪🏾🫶🏽 www.romatheengineer.comromatheengineer.comRoma The EngineerThe home of Roma Agrawal, and her newsletter, Riveting with Roma. 096
Reposted by Clair GPolly Smythe @pollysmythe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I took a trip down to Richmond to get to the bottom of the bizarre economics of temporary accommodation in London - read the piece here 051
Reposted by Clair GJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/03/2026It should be outside the paywall all day now www.ft.com/content/cd59...ft.com‘It’s just a bomb’The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage 35120
