Sign in

Chris Bowen

@helyg.bsky.social
53 followers 43 following 349 posts

Quilter, and book fiend

PostsRepliesMedia
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 14h
You're a tad too far from me, but I hear/read and obey.
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wish I could think of a stronger word than evil, this man is unspeakable.
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have loved this, I've read it once and am listening to the audio for the second time. ❤️
000
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 02/10/2026
Egyptian security forces have arrested six journalists working for the independent investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh and appear to have forcibly disappeared them. Authorities should immediately disclose their whereabouts and grant access to lawyers.
hrw.org
Egypt: Authorities Arrest Entire Investigative Newsroom
Egyptian security forces arrested six journalists working for the independent investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh on September 28 and 29 and appear to have forcibly disappeared them.
15538
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😱 You only do it once. I hope.
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Parmesan dumplings. Sounds like heaven.
012
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
A shelf of books by JRR Tolkien
652298632
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Loving the out-takes. ❤️
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well done 👍
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's brilliant, no matter how hard I try I can't read it slowly!
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It should be you, just for telling us about this. It works beautifully, such a shame it was made in blinking China 😱
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wish it had been the 7th, I have 4 hours tomorrow sitting in my local garage while my car has a service and MOT ! 😥
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Isn't that fabulous.
111
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m angry. Enormously. Today, during another russian attack, a building on the grounds of the Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve was damaged. Yes, this is where the 11th-century St Sophia Cathedral stands. Luckily, it wasn’t damaged. russian barbarians.
43529136
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Kyiv is under almost constant air raid alerts because of attacks by jet-powered drones. It’s hard on businesses and people. We have to learn to live under new circumstances. I find it important to show you how we adapt and keep living our lives. Going to work out soon. As usual on Wednesdays.
3040072
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I could never part with them ❤️
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
💔
030
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Workers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Support our work and have fun - it's a win win! 😁🧩📸 From 6.45pm Friday 4th September.
012
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I finally finished my little applique bookshop. Why does "small" always take so much more time than "large"?
000
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 21/08/2026
Read more from HRW:
hrw.org
Hong Kong: Activists Convicted for Tiananmen Vigils
The Hong Kong High Court convicted two activists who have long advocated for justice for the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.
03613
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 18/08/2026
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 2,300 people, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history. Mistrust, attacks on healthcare and lack of support for healthcare workers all contribute to the spread and lethality. Action is needed. Read more:
hrw.org
DR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola Response
The Congolese government and international partners should prioritize community engagement and limit the role of security forces in responding to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of C...
35223
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I love the Dewey system, my sister (library assistant) started drilling me in it when I was about 8.
110
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So true, sometimes the "easy, instant" books feel like eating too much sickly chocolate.
110
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Workers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We need photography lovers & photographers! Win this unique collectors item - a bespoke #jigsaw of an iconic photograph by #DanielMeadows + Specialist quiz with chances to win #photography goodies! Fundraiser for the Friends: Friday 4 September from 6.45pm www.workersgallery.co.uk/whatsonvisit
Poster in midblues, mustardyellows and rusty reds for Workers Friday Night Play Time. Main image is hand drawn cartoon of four figures holding huge jigsaw pieces and question marks.Jigsaw box on table with a pencil design tablecloth. Jigsaw image is a man leaning on vintage double decker bus. Image by Daniel Meadows.
2106
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 14/08/2026
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members of the nongovernmental group Women and Children Legal Research Foundation for nearly a month. They should immediately provide information on the six staff members’ whereabouts and release them if held unlawfully.
hrw.org
Afghanistan: Taliban Forcibly Disappear 6 Rights Workers
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members of the nongovernmental group Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) for nearly a month, Human Rights Watch ...
04826
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I thought at least someone would have given me a celebratory box of chocolate. Very sinister!
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Wow, I could really use one of those, I try to flip the lid down just before the coffee 🌋 all over the stove
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Am I really seeing what I think I'm seeing? Incredible.
030
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Living in the bottom of the valley, the sun had disappeared before the eclipse! I bet that the volcano is "interesting". 🤔
110
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The (Guardian) Angels of Venice working overtime. 😇
020
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It was a really enjoyable day. Thank you.
001
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dough Ray Mears Fat Solar Tito. Our book trolleys are alive with the sound of music.
A book trolley with books on it called Dough Craft, Ray Mears, Fat, Solar, Tito.
17613113
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 05/08/2026
The recent addition of 43 Chinese companies, including aluminum producers, to a US government forced labor list underscores the need for car companies to disengage from suppliers linked to Uyghur forced labor.
hrw.org
US Government’s Uyghur Forced Labor List Targets Aluminum
The recent addition of 43 Chinese companies, including aluminum producers, to a US government forced labor list underscores the need for car companies to disengage from suppliers linked to Uyghur forc...
03813
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
You can read more (or see proof that I am not lying) english.nv.ua/life/russian...
english.nv.ua
Russian strike wipes out 8 million books at Kharkiv warehouse
A Russian attack on a Kharkiv warehouse used by the Ranok publishing house and the KnyhoLand bookstore chain destroyed an estimated 600,000 textbooks, 28,000 book titles and 8 million copies, Ranok CE...
1615842
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yes, I'm sure, I think.
010
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The wonderful "Calico Kate" is still there, 14 plus rooms of top quality quilting fabric, who needs anything else? 🪡🧵. Well, OK, it needs a book shop.
010
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 29/07/2026
On July 28, Iran’s authorities publicly hanged two young men in connection with recent protests following a grossly unfair and summary trial. Over the past four months, Iranian authorities have arbitrarily executed at least 52 people on vague national security charges, including 26 protesters.
32817
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
And yours, Ukraine remembered in church this morning as always. ❤️
020
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Should never have been allowed back in. 😡
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I bet it's really lonely.
010
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Workers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Meet and Make Friends - all welcome! Wednesday 15th July 12-2pm Get creative or pop in for a cuppa and a chat. This small social hey together is for those living with #dementia, their friends, family and carers. A small friendly group run by #volunteers from the Friends of the Workers Gallery.
Poster in dark yellow, mid blue and white. Top is two speech bubbles overlapped one saying Meet and Make Friends the other contains cartoon images including a camera, musical notes, knitting and some one drinking from a dotty cup.
054
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Hunt for Red October 💔
020
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
💔
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Christmas Bookshop. Snow❄️❄️❄️❄️ Edinburgh. I wish. 🥵
010
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Workers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
'Valleys women really know how to get their voice heard!' 'I never appreciated how revolting ordinary can be!' 'Wonderfully inspiring stories' What readers are saying about graphic novel Noisy Valley The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...
workersgallery.co.uk
Noisy Valley Graphic Novel by Myfanwy Tristram | workersgallery
Noisy Valley by Myfanwy Tristram.Special Rhondda Bundle. Paperback graphic novel plus greeting cards inspired by the Rhondda land/streetscapes by Gayle Rogers. This graphic novel is very close to ou...
099
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This week is Srebrenica Memorial Week. There will be events across the UK to mark the 31st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, which you can find on our website. You can also mark this week with your own event or social media post - remember to tag us or use #Srebrenica31 tinyurl.com/3puj8h63
186
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I loved it, but no matter how slowly I try to read, it's always finished too soon. Starting again now.
110
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
You couldn't make this up could you. Insane, but sadly money always trumps morals.
000
Chris Bowen @helyg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So excited, but first the recycling otherwise it will be tomorrow and I'll have missed the bin men 😱
010
Reposted by Chris Bowen
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 26/06/2026
A Tunis court has sentenced Sihem Bensedrine, a prominent human rights defender and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, to a total of 25 years in prison and a heavy fine, apparently in retaliation for her work.
hrw.org
Tunisia: Rights Defender Given 25-Year Sentence
A Tunis court on June 26, 2026, sentenced Sihem Bensedrine, 75, a prominent human rights defender and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, to a total of 25 years in prison and a heavy...
24131