Sign in

Kate Viscardi

@gardeningkate.bsky.social
3.1K followers 221 following 21 posts

Sceptic, humanist, Europhile. Social media butterfly. Occasional writer for East Anglia Bylines.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
No laughing out loud 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
16488293
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
celinawords.bsky.social @celinawords.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
That @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social certainly goes for the jugular.
22411
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 06/02/2025
A powerful exhibition in St Albans lays bare the ruthless reality of homelessness. @gardeningkate.bsky.social explores how black-and-white photography captures resilience, loss, and wasted potential. Details of the exhibition here: eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Outsiders exposed: powerful photos reveal the ruthless reality of homelessness
A striking exhibition in St Albans reveals the harsh realities of homelessness through powerful black-and-white photography
0215
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 06/02/2025
Congratulations to East Anglia Bylines! Do give them a follow! They're on the look-out for writers and editors - give the article a read to find out more.
05815
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10/01/2025
Puppets, a giant badger, and CPR for a penguin—Father Brown and the Christmas Fairy is sheer festive joy! Perfect for beating those grey days. @gardeningkate.bsky.social reviews #SomethingForTheWeekend
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Review: Father Brown and the Curse of the Christmas Fairy
High-energy hilarity meets classic mystery in this inventive Father Brown spin-off, packed with laughs, puppets, and surprises
191
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 20/12/2024
🎭 Panto fun is back! Oh yes it is! Whether you're laughing at slapstick or joining in the fun, it’s the perfect way to kick off the holidays! Report by @gardeningkate.bsky.social #PantoSeason #ChristmasTraditions #LocalTheatre
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Great Christmas activities you need to know about
For those with time to fill, and energy to exercise, Kate Viscardi presents a spread of ideas to enjoy in the coming weeks
084
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/12/2024
Some farmers live a precarious life. Tenant farmers are vital to food security. Squeezed by short leases, low returns and a broken supply chain, their future is precarious. Should we be fighting for them? #farming #FoodSecurity
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Tenant farmers’ survival on the brink
Tenant farmers are vital to food security. Squeezed by short leases, low returns and a broken supply chain, their future is precarious
6214
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12/12/2024
I was little more than a toddler. Yet I remember the pleasure of scraping bits of #gingerbread off the greaseproof paper that lined the tin. Clare Sansom gives the recipe, aided by 2 anonymous elves. #Christmas #Recipes
eastangliabylines.co.uk
More gingerbread this Christmas – the perfect comfort recipe
For many, gingerbread and Christmas are synonymous – the ginger is warming and comforting, be it in a sweet gingerbread cake or cookies
23310
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 11/12/2024
🦋 ‘X’ turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control By Lisa Burton @lisaburton.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
'X' turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control
10429125
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 11/12/2024
🌡️ Toxic period products: the hidden health and environmental crisis Chemicals in period products pose health and environmental risks, yet UK regulations lag, leaving consumers uninformed and unprotected By Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Toxic period products: the hidden health and environmental crisis
Chemicals in period products pose health and environmental risks, yet UK regulations lag, leaving consumers uninformed and unprotected
510851
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 11/12/2024
If you are concerned about the future of #democracy in the UK then this piece by @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social is a vital read:
14318
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12/12/2024
Why don't politicians care? That is a fundamental question when we are considering why so many of the world's democracies are in trouble By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Politics has to be about caring
Why don't politicians care? That is a fundamental question when we are considering why so many of the world's democracies are in trouble
5269
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/ma... Including another example of TV documentaries being a force for change
eastangliabylines.co.uk
‘Man’s best friend’: a relationship on the move
The history of our relationship with ‘man’s best friend’ is complicated. Breeding has changed our dogs – but have we done this out of love?
031
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Agrivoltaics (growing crops under solar panels) can improve water conservation in Africa www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/22/a...
pv-magazine.com
Agrivoltaics can improve water conservation in Africa
Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the installations helped boost crop yield and c...
625486
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
PS while baking does indeed denature alcohol, my cakes continue to be dosed until it's time to decorate - that's usual practice. So if you add alcohol to your cake while it's maturing, you and your sister are both right.
370
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
WeRThe48Percent @werthe48percent.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Some Farmers may want to sign this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
083
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Not so much a hay ride as a band wagon
070
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 19/11/2024
Across East Anglia the mastery of the beaver as ecological engineers is already appreciated. Rewilding #Ambridge is only now catching up as with Sculthorpe Moor Hawk & Owl Trust. They have beavers & their kits! #TheArchers #beavers eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Eurasian beavers: masters of rewilding?
Beavers were once hunted, almost to extinction. Now, Norfolk’s beaver reintroduction programme is demonstrating their environmental benefits
414340
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 14/11/2024
Did you know England’s original patron saint was St. Edmund, not St. George? Kate Viscardi explains how his story is woven into East Anglian history. We should re-adopt him and bring a much-needed November holiday!
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Revive St. Edmund’s Day: a new holiday for England’s original patron saint?
What if England had two patron saints? Celebrating St. Edmund could bring a much-needed holiday in November
0112
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Still trying to follow back everyone who's following me. Well, everyone who doesn't look like a bot. Hi All!
3160
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Katie Porter’s White Board @ohdangitevie.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Don’t be the same dusty ass you were on Twitter. Post your hobbies, your passions, talk with each other, follow people back. There is no reason for someone with like 78k followers to be following a handful of people. Don’t act like you’re an elitist dipshit here. We are nice here, to each other.
1182245093961
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I sometimes feel small, as my colleagues use their skills and knowledge to cover important and serious topics and I write about baking. But hey, we all need something sweet at times. eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
eastangliabylines.co.uk
The traditional Christmas fruitcake raised to new heights
Time to deck the halls with … fruitcake. Whether you are making it for Christmas or a wedding, here is the perfect recipe
3230
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11/11/2024
Developing empathy, respect, and understanding of structural causes of rough sleeping can foster compassion and reduce stigma and harmful incidents | Tegwen Haf Parry
bylines.cymru
Educating young people to respect those experiencing rough sleeping
Developing empathy, respect, and understanding of structural causes of rough sleeping can foster compassion and reduce stigma and harmful incidents
19830
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
David Hughes @filmcritic.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
How great is this? An English Pub depicted on the Simpsons called “The Brexiting Swan” with the sign being a swan shooting itself in the foot. Plus the delicious historical fact that pub signs were designed so illiterate people could identity the pub name from them. Hello, Brexiters!
9469154
Kate Viscardi @gardeningkate.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
How to prevent top academic talent wanting to work in the UK. Please read the article.
163
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
Our Home Secretary incited ‘extreme violence’ on our streets. That’s it. She must go. There are no justifications for this. No possible reasons to keep this menace in post, defiling her office and putting people in danger. Anyone defending her is a disgrace. Sunak, over to you.
816276
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Suffolk Broad (aka Anna) 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺 @annadamski.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
MORE GOOD NEWS! Tufton St blow two days in a row. First their failure to take over the National Trust's governing council yesterday, and now this. As the saying goes: oh dear, how sad, never mind. archive.is/rMjNV
107333
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Suffolk Broad (aka Anna) 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺 @annadamski.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Every political journalist, Peston included, must have known. They would have heard about the chaos behind the scenes at No10 from frustrated ministers and civil servants. Yet we heard not a whisper from the so-called 'mainstream media'. They covered it up as much as the govt did. They failed.
ITV's Robert Peston: "The sheer incompetence - of the government machine in even seeing the Covid evidence before their eyes in Feb and well into March 2020 - is worse than any of us could have feared."
1310652
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Suffolk Broad (aka Anna) 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺 @annadamski.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
094
Reposted by Kate Viscardi
Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 28/10/2023
The power of citizen journalism turned up to 11.... Now with well over 200,000 reads in over 144 countries but still with no response from BBC Question Time. Dr Russell Jackson's open letter to the BBC about widely held concerns about bias on Question Time. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/an-...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
An open letter to the BBC
Dr Russell Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, writes to the BBC about Question Time
16346