Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 2hThe BM have always overbooked their slots - it's why we stopped going to their exhibitions. 351
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 2hI'm beginning to think that this week's migraine has been masking the start of a cold...static.klipy.comDumbo's AllergiesAlt: Dumbo's Allergies 110
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 3hEarlier this year a competition shortlisting for one of my poems got me thinking about the ways that my creative writing and my work with charities feed into each other. shellydennison.co.uk/2026/04/13/c... #NationalPoetryDayshellydennison.co.ukCreative writing and charity commsHelping you find the right words. 100
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 5hThis month's 'A brief history of Bedfordshire in plants and animals' post focuses on the hedgehog. This was a really interesting one to research because it shows how and why our attitudes to wildlife can change. shellydennison.co.uk/2026/10/01/f... #NatureWritingshellydennison.co.ukFriend or foe?There’s a chill in the air for the first time this autumn, the leaves of the trees that line the field are turning red, gold and amber. In the pale pink light of early morning a snuffling can be he… 001
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tea, cake, and a nice day out - travel writing about mini adventures. This month @nationaltrust.org.uk's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. shellydennison.substack.com/p/tea-cake-a...shellydennison.substack.comTea, cake, and a nice day out at Wimpole EstateFeaturing a parkland walk, sleepy piglets, late summer blooms, and a distressing lack of books. 000
Reposted by Shelly DennisonLaura Parker @lauraparker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Has AI ever 'felt the crack of the season's first acorns uner its boot...contemplated whether its handful of blackberries is full of heavy metals...cooked beetroot from its mother's allotment.' Some brilliant examples given by @divaeh.bsky.social on shunning AI and being a human in nature. 041
Reposted by Shelly DennisonMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Make your voice heard on the issue of pesticides! Help us get the dangerous herbicide glyphosate out of our gardens, parks, playgrounds and public spaces... www.gardenorganic.org.uk/get-involved...gardenorganic.org.ukGarden Organic | Sign our Growers Against Glyphosate petition!Garden Organic promotes organic growing and composting, citizen science and research, and seed conservation through our Heritage Seed Library. We want to… 067
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The first post in Tea, cake, and a nice day out features an old favourite – the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. There’s a parkland walk, sleepy piglets, late summer flowers, and tea and cake. shellydennison.substack.com/p/tea-cake-a...shellydennison.substack.comTea, cake, and a nice day out at Wimpole EstateWimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire is our nearest day out sized National Trust property so it’s a lovely one to kick off Tea, cake, and a nice day out with because it’s an old favourite. 010
Reposted by Shelly DennisonGregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We got the wrong Mayor for PM, didn't we? 2103
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trying to work out what I've done to convince the Facebook algorithm that I might be interested in content from Bear Grylls.static.klipy.comSchitt's Creek: David's Hard PassALT: Schitt's Creek: David's Hard Pass 020
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My latest book review for JRI is of How to Survive a World in Crisis (And Not Grow Weary of Doing Good) by @drruthvalerio.bsky.social TLDR: Great for activists and campaigners looking to feel seen and supported, with clear and practical suggestions. jri.org.uk/book-review-... #BookSkyjri.org.ukBook review – How to Survive a World in Crisis (And Not Grow Weary of Doing Good) by Ruth Valerio – The John Ray Initiative 072
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The BBC have a live feed about giant vegetables. You're welcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...bbc.co.ukGrowers going head-to-head at giant veg competition after exceptionally hot summerThe national championship, held at the Malvern Autumn Show, often sees world records broken. This year, UK growers faced a summer of dry ground and drought. 000
Reposted by Shelly DennisonEmma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good news! Sandilands, a former golf course on the Lincolnshire coast, has been transformed by the National Trust into a 2km-long nature reserve with wetlands, wading pools, rough grassland & coastal scrub. Fairways and bunkers were turned into shallow pools and islands for shore and marsh birds.theguardian.comSkylarks and sandwich terns among new birdies on reserve created from ‘boring old golf course’National Trust has transformed Sandilands in Lincolnshire into a nature reserve with wetlands and wading pools 073
Reposted by Shelly DennisonCatherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was delighted to be one of three judges for this year's Conversation Prize. Huge congratulations to @emilyrobinson.bsky.social, our unanimous choice as winner for her brilliant work on the vanishing island of Ravenser Odd. Congratulations too to Alison Garden on her powerful writing. Read more: 2133
Reposted by Shelly DennisonMadeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In case you need a good news boost. Here's my latest round-up of campaign, fundraising and impact successes. Stories you might have missed and comms inspiration.madlinblog.wordpress.comGood news round-up – autumn issueA round-up of good news from charities and others – autumn 2026 132
Reposted by Shelly DennisonLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A request! We can't grow this account fast enough. So please follow us if you aren't already, and please share this post to spread the word. Help us do our bit to share positive solutions to the nature & climate emergencies, and bring more nature into people's lives. Thank you 😊🐝 512178
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Why is it that the first few days back at work after a holiday always make you feel like you need a holiday? 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've just evicted an ENORMOUS spider and would like some sort of reward now please. 140
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm giving Shelly's Scribblings an autumn refresh. Each month there will now be: - Reading journal - Writer's diary - Tea, cake, and a nice day out FInd out more: shellydennison.substack.com/p/what-next-...shellydennison.substack.comWhat next for Shelly’s Scribblings?An autumn refresh 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I've reviewed How to survive a world in crisis (and not grow weary of doing good) by Ruth Valerio for @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social. jri.org.uk/book-review-... 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Excellent haul from the second hand bookshop at Blickling earlier this week. 170
Reposted by Shelly DennisonNicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...nicolakelly.substack.comThe RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroesI have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like. 341504485
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Seeing as The Magician's Nephew is in the news at the moment, I thought I'd reshare a piece I wrote about rereading the book as an adult. shellydennison.substack.com/p/return-to-...shellydennison.substack.comReturn to Narnia: part I – The Magician’s NephewThis post is part of a series revisiting my favourite childhood reads. 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can I interest anyone in sleepy piglets as a timeline cleanser? Taken at Wimpole Home Farm today. 261
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A few days under North Norfolk's big skies was good for the soul. Also good for birdwatching, curlews, skeins of geese, oystercatchers piping, snipe, avocets... you get the idea. 080
Reposted by Shelly DennisonMartin Hodson @martinjhodson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If you are in the Bedfordshire, UK area, then this event might appeal to you! 011
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For those of you following the dull saga of non-delivery of the Radio Times, would you like to hazard a guess as to whether tomorrow's copy has arrived yet? It took 6 days for them to reply to last Friday's logged missed delivery. I think we'll probably just cancel the subscription this time. 130
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Planned data centre near me on a County Wildlife Site 😬 011
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Fascinating stuff as ever but with my charity sector hat on the BCF accounts and governance section is eyebrow raising. tswyatt.substack.com/p/suffer-the...tswyatt.substack.comSuffer the little childrenA church goes to war with the state over its schools, the big brain of British Christian Nationalism comes a cropper, while we take a look through Big Church Festival’s accounts 000
Reposted by Shelly DennisonMargaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 13/07/2026New P.G Wodehouse novel just dropped 12491129
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I wrote essays on this kind of question at university. It's a particularly stupid one to reduce like this because it requires thinking through a whole alternative history where the Conquest didn't happen and needs nuance on how impacts affected different levels of society over different time frames. 120
Reposted by Shelly DennisonPolly Symondson @pollysymondson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hiring: Individual Giving Manager at Keech Hospice 💙 Lead IG & lottery fundraising for a hospice supporting families across Beds, Herts & Milton Keynes. £43,863–£47,235, hybrid. info@pollysymondsonrecruitment.co.uk #CharityJobs #Fundraising loom.ly/AVojqcU 011
Reposted by Shelly DennisonMinnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Given what has happened to the RNLI, this is when wider civil society should speak in solidarity about the far-right and political parties attacking charities delivering vital services for vulnerable people. The voluntary sector is part of our social fabric, it needs protecting. 47328
Reposted by Shelly DennisonAlan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out!foxglove.org.ukAndy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centresTwo planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out 066
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I've spent this afternoon formatting a 23 page document and I think I might have broken my brain. 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Geeky charity governance question. Does anyone have any intel on when the promised more interactive version of the Charity Governance Code is due to land? The website just says 2026. 100
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Today I've been reading about working with heavy horses in the Victorian period as research for a thing. I'm wearing a jumper indoors for the first time in months and butternut squash is roasting in the oven for risotto later. It all feels very autumnal and wholesome. #TinyJoys 090
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series taking a literary tour round my family history. shellydennison.substack.com/p/prayer-boo...shellydennison.substack.comPrayer books, monastic murders, and parsonage childrenA literary tour around my family history – Mirfield 000
Reposted by Shelly DennisonJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do. 632778879
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Well, this is exciting. I've wanted to see something like this in Bedford for ages. 010
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Lovely chilled weekend visiting the gardens at Rousham and putting my feet up with a book*. This week looks like being writing focused with a couple of pieces at the final edits and proofreading stage, and one at the exciting early research stage. 220
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Lovely day at Rousham yesterday as a wedding anniversary treat. Took a picnic and enjoyed a potter round the gardens and church. Beautiful weather and very peaceful. 030
Shelly Dennison @dennisonshelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's Friday so obviously I'm once again reporting a missing issue of the RT. This is a Royal Mail thing - we haven't had *any* post for a fortnight but RT aren't been terribly sympathetic and there's no point subscribing to a time sensitive publication if we never get it. 320
Reposted by Shelly DennisonLindsay @revteapot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's so frustrating that this needs to be said, but apparently it does (and @ellenhalliday.bsky.social has anew for @prospectmagazine.co.uk) - the cost of transitioning to a sustainable economy is vastly less than the cost of not. But too many interests are still chasing political capital instead.app.prospectmagazine.co.ukThe real cost of net zeroIncreasing numbers of people are concerned about the affordability of climate action. Are they right? 021
Reposted by Shelly DennisonRhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 04/09/2026What should a university do when their guy is deliberately using his position to recruit students into the organisation for whom he seemingly does electoral crime? 13658165
Reposted by Shelly DennisonOlly Benson @ollybenson.uk · 03/09/2026Strong words from Charterpath on what @reachvolunteering.org.uk closing down means for the sector, and wider society.charterpath.org.ukReach Volunteering is closing. We should all be worried about this.An open letter to funders, policymakers and business leadersThe closure of Reach Volunteering is devastating news for the charity sector. And it is something we should all be worried about.Because Rea... 022