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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

CFP: our very own Drinking Studies Network conference, now scheduled for March 2027 in London. After 15 years of the DSN, we'll be asking 'What now? What next?' Let's have your answers... drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/dsn-2027-wha...

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just signed my first sole author book contract… focusing on rural pubs and their communities. Happy Claire, now to start writing ✍️ #rural #pubs

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just signed my first sole author book contract… focusing on rural pubs and their communities. Happy Claire, now to start writing ✍️ #rural #pubs

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John Mc 𓅛🍻 @johnmcnwoods.mu.social · 16/07/2026

Just popped up in my Timehop feed @culturalclare.bsky.social had to repost! Its 100% true #SaveOurPubs #SupportPubs

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

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Plunkett UK @plunkettuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

As national attention focuses on the social value of Britain’s pubs, we are calling for greater support for the rural communities fighting to save the businesses that sit at the heart of village life. 📣 > plunkett.co.uk/urging-support-for-r…

A graphic to promote a news piece

Text says: 'News: Urging support for rural hospitality to keep the last lights on'

Features a picture of a closed overgrown pub with a sign saying 'The Fox Inn'

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Tomorrow I will be showcasing (as a pop up event) this great poster all about the importance of our #pubs and thier sustainability at the NTU S3 Summer School conference

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I would love to do further media contributions around the social and cultural history of our rural #pubs

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Hear me talk about the importance of rural pubs - economically, socially, culturally, & historically - to local communities, and what can be done to help sustain them @charlotte2153.bsky.social @matthew-wright.bsky.social @drinkingstudies.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

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#243 - The Decline of the Rural Pub and What It Means for Community Life | Dr Claire Markham & Mark Petrou

Podcast Episode · The Ceres Podcast · 31 March · 1hr 20min

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The next Guild of One Name Studies Seminar, “Hops, Pubs and People,” takes place at Fradley, Staffordshire, on Saturday June 13th and will look at the brewing process, the people involved, temperance records – and using a pub as a basis for a #OnePlaceStudy! Open to all. #OnePlaceWednesday

Photo of a pub sign for the Hope Pole public house, hanging hanging on the front of the building. The sign includes the pub name and a representation of a hop pole with hops growing up it, with more greenery, and oast houses with their conical roofs, in the background.

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

BALH are recruiting! Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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The Fox and Goose @foxandgoose.org · 07/04/2026

People always say they want to be able to help out at the @foxandgoose.org; here's the perfect opportunity. Come and be part of a spring tidy up in the woodland and garden on Sunday 26th April from 10.30am-1.30pm. Bring garden gloves and suitable clothing. Free pint and soup afterwards.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New exhibition! Tomorrow, we open Voices of the Countryside, a celebration of 100 years of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie... @cprecountryside.bsky.social

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Voices of the Countryside

Explore an exhibition celebrating 100 years of CPRE, whose vital work protects and maintains rural English spaces.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

It's great to see a new Book Club starting this month in the cafe at my local pub The Brass Windmill in Helpringham. A good read, coffee, food and great company - what more could you want. #Booksky #Bookclub #Writer #Lincolnshire

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Just been interviewed on the importance of pubs for tonight’s BBC Look North

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Our January newsletter is a pep talk: you – yes, you! – should write about beer and pubs. boakandbailey.substack.com/p/you-should...

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You should start writing about beer and pubs

There’s always room for more people visiting pubs, drinking beer, and sharing their thoughts and observations.

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference? As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference! (No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #pubs & supporting them. The answer = they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage @matthew-wright.bsky.social

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James Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

The cover of Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918 (Bloomsbury Academic)

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Hallie Rubenhold @hallierubenhold.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My series ‘Intimate Histories’ about how history is not some abstract thing that happened to someone else, but personal to all of us is now available on BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

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BBC Sounds - Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold on BBC Sounds.

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Delighted to see this live illustration by Rebecca Osborne of my latest #pubs in the community sustainability knowledge exchange event being showcased within Social and Political Sciences at NTU

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Fantastic to host the event ‘Pubs in the Community – What Can Be Done to Help Them’ #pubs . Thank you to everyone who attended and supported. And I look forward to working with you soon

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

📢 Reminder: the deadline for the Social History Society Small Grants is coming up soon! 💷 Up to £1000 available to support research, events & activities in social & cultural history 🗓️ Apply by 1 October for events Dec–Apr 🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal... ✨Apply today!

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Small Grants

The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support research, events and activities by members of the Society. We give priority to activities and research that would otherwise remai…

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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

messages like this! Make it worth getting up at 4am every weekend x

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Since losing my best friend to cancer last year I had struggled with my eating disorder recovery. Thankfully, I’m now in a good place. For me my pub work, career & LEGO, combined with listening to @matthew-wright.bsky.social & @boomradio.co.uk gave me the motivation I needed to get back on track 😊

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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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Phil Mellows @philmellows.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

What we did in school today. Here’s an amazing graphic summary, drawn by Rebecca Osborne as we talked, of today’s Pubs in the Community meeting @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social organised by @culturalclare.bsky.social

Live art depicting course of discussion. Can’t describe it all - too much!

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Fantastic to host the event ‘Pubs in the Community – What Can Be Done to Help Them’ #pubs . Thank you to everyone who attended and supported. And I look forward to working with you soon

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A few online spaces are still available on the what can be done to help save our #pubs event. Event is free & open to those who work in pubs, those who campaign for them, or anyone who is passionate about #pubs. Contact me for more details

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

BLOG POST: Our former local, The Drapers Arms, got a bloody great big billboard back in July, and apparently it's been good for business. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/09/when...

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When pub signs go big and go viral

As social media erodes around us, perhaps physical advertising could help pubs get found – and convey what makes them unique.

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Please note the event is free and open to those who work in pubs, and those who campaign for them, or anyone who is passionate about supporting our #pubs. Event will be in person in Nottingham, and also online. Please get in touch if you’re interested in attending

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Beer Bore @beerbore.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

My old history lecturer called pubs 'The Cathedrals of The Working Class'

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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

When you have a pub symposium the attendees do tend to head straight to the pub afterwards! The White Hart in Loughborough! #pub

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A pub is way more than alcohol. ⭐️They are sites of history and heritage ⭐️Social spaces for communities ⭐️Important for local economies We need to all we can to help support pubs and the communities they serve @matthew-wright.bsky.social

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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I’ve secured some funding to host a focused knowledge exchange event around what can be done to help sustain ours pubs 😊. Invites being sent out if you’re interested in participating let me know. Event 10th Sept will by hybrid #pubs

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We are delighted to say that #SHSConf2025 was an immense success! Please read more about it here - and stay tuned for more information and announcements from the conference!✨ socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07/10/s...

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Social History Society Conference 2025 Roundup

We are delighted to say that our 2025 SHS Conference was an immense success! This was the first time we have ever hosted a conference in a heritage site: namely, the Black Country Living Museum in …

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