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I’m looking forward to a few hours of Anne Lister analysis this weekend!

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Anne Lister Research Summit is this Saturday & Sunday! Drop in for one session or settle in for the whole weekend. 🎟️ Virtual & free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This weekend: Secrets & scandal, Anne Lister and Ann Walker on the page & screen, music, anatomy, geology, community, and a little mischief... 🎟️ Virtual & free to attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anne Lister could have simply studied book to learn about anatomy, but of course for Anne, that wasn't enough. So she took the scalpel into her own hands. Join Susanne Piotrowski to learn more about her secret dissection lessons in Paris. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Caves, mines, and rocky depths... Join Stephanie Sobczak to trace Anne Lister's underground visits through the journals, and find out which sites you can still explore today. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anne Lister coded her relationships, raw opinions, and local gossip in a cypher she called her 'crypthand.' But that wasn't the only code she had. Join #AnneListerCodeBreaker Marlene Oliveira to learn more about how it was built (and later cracked). #AnneListerSummit

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Autumn is here and it feels like the ideal time to remind you of the absolute importance of keeping your dog on the lead when you are in areas where nature is at risk of being disturbed. Film from Borys Kala - Polish Society for Nature Conservation

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Go behind the scenes of "Langton," a forthcoming gothic film about Anne Lister backed by Screen Australia, with screenwriter Jennifer van Gessel. Bring your questions for a live Q&A, facilitated by Sarah Wingrove.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-lister-research-summit-2026-tickets-1994505243875

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this day in 1840, Anne Lister died at Koutais, in Georgia, aged 49. For today's anniversary we've made her a Victorian mourning card with the maxim she loved best, borrowed from Edward Young's Night-Thoughts: "For human weal, Heaven husbands all events."

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Miss Threlfall swindled Anne Lister's friend Miss Pickford out of thousands to fund her West Indies plantations, and violated the 1807 abolition act to do it. Join Anna Clark on what this case reveals about slavery in Lister's world. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For Anne Lister, travel was paramount. For today's 'Lister Sisters,' travelling in her footsteps is just as significant. Join @sazwingrove.bsky.social to explore queer pilgrimage across time, from Lister to us. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧵The spelling shew (and past participle shewn) was standard across British and American English through the 18th and early 19th centuries. By the mid-19th century British English largely standardised around show and shown, phasing out shew and shewn in mainstream writing, This example

This is the historic waiting room doorway at Goathland Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in North Yorkshire, Image Stephen McKay. CC BY-SA 2,0

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Three new books on Anne Lister & Ann Walker, one roundtable! Hear from "Searching for Ann Walker," "Going to Italy," and "Anne Lister of Shibden Hall" on the research, the choices, and what's inside, facilitated by Janneke van der Weijden. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Two ceilings, their house, and autumn on its way. 🙂

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Anne Lister Summit! Do join in - it’ll be great!

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Staffordshire Wildlife Trust @staffswildlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It may have rained but we're still in drought. Recent hot weather has led to devastating fires affecting wildlife. Please help protect wildlife by: - Packing a picnic, not a BBQ - Fully extinguishing cigarettes - Taking all litter home - Never setting fireworks off in the countryside

A warning sign about high fire risk showing a person walking through a burnt landscape with instructions to call 999.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is an inappropriate, credulous & politically biased BBC headline. The claims about savings will be sharply contested. News reports should not imclude what reads as an ediorial endorsememt in the headline www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you’re struggling to get hold of special eclipse glasses, then you can always look at the shadow it produces through a colander. This worked well for us last time.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🧵Born at Skipton Castle, Lady Anne Clifford (1590–1676) left an extraordinary legacy as a fierce defender of female inheritance, prolific architectural patron, and diarist. Disinherited by her father’s will in favour of her uncle, Anne spent 38 years defying legal custom, two husbands, and

An elevated, wide-angle photochrom print of Skipton Castle in North Yorkshire, England, showing the medieval fortress grounds nestled among lush green trees and lawns under a pale sky. In the foreground, a stone building with a pitched roof sits next to a larger, fortified stone structure featuring prominent cylindrical towers and battlements. In the background, across a grassy courtyard, another large wing of the castle with multiple towers and stone facades stretches across the hillside. Image 1890 -1900, US Library of Congress.

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Staffordshire Wildlife Trust @staffswildlife.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🔥Fires are devastating! Keep the BBQs & campfires for home, always put litter in the bin or take it home, & make sure you extinguish cigarettes properly whilst out in the countryside. If you see any sign of smoke or a fire in the countryside, call 999 & ask for the fire service immediately 🚒

A warning sign on dry grass stating 'High fire risk' and 'No BBQs, campfires or open flames' with a no-fire symbol.

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Staffordshire Wildlife Trust @staffswildlife.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Let’s be frank, the vast majority of fires we’ve seen this summer are not ‘wild’ fires. They’re caused by human behaviour. 😢 We think banning disposable barbecues is a sensible measure. Will you back this national campaign* to ban them from being fold in the UK?

A red X over a burning barbecue grill with text that reads 'Let's BAN disposable BBQs'.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

TIL that shire horses are rarer than pandas, so this foal is very precious 🥰!

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here’s to Yorkshire’s stunning landscapes, rich history, legendary tales, and to the people, vibrant and diverse - to those who shaped its past and those writing its next chapter. All toasted with a proper cup of Yorkshire tea. Happy Yorkshire Day and thank you for your support. #YorkshireDay

Harvest under Roseberry Topping, Adobe Images.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#AnneLister was, as Muriel Green noted, a spirited #Yorkshire woman. She delighted in being imagined as "a Yorkshire roadmaker" in a letter from Sibbella Maclean, and would proudly defend her "Yorkshire blood" whenever talk turned to identities and customs.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our friends at Lightcliffe Churchyard are reopening their newly restored tower this weekend! Join them to learn about the restoration work, explore the grounds, and take a look at the monuments dedicated to the #AnnWalker relatives that are housed there. Don't miss out!

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Tower Openings
Saturday August 1st
10:30 to 12:30 GMT

Sunday August 2nd
14:00 to 16:00

Come, see and hear what has been done during the recent restoration

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Cat Jumping, Salford, 1957, photo by Neil Libbert.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party, established in 1893 at a conference in Bradford, Its first chair was Keir Hardie and interestingly its first treasurer was John Lister of Shibden Hall. A former Liberal, Lister became

This mural, titled "There Is No Weal Save Commonweal," commemorates the centenary of the Independent Labour Party, which was founded in Bradford in 1893. Created by artist Tom Cousins in 1993, the mural was based on a poster originally commissioned at the party's formation.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Chatsworth: it’s not often (thankfully) that the nearby grassland is the same colour as the house 😬.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Normally verdant Peak District is looking a bit parched.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Two hundred years before Yelp, Anne Lister was already keeping the receipts! Visit our Travel Tips & Reviews page to see how your holiday spots measured up in Anne's opinion. www.packedwithpotential.org/projects/ann...

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Imagine waiting six years for a plan to protect nature… …to find it barely mentions protected nature. 👇

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Who knew there was so much to say about the bridge? And much, much more: Anne Lister’s travel tips.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

From my last proper walk before it became far too hot for such things (for me, at least).

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The end of a (very long) era, perhaps, but it’s a “superstar” of biodiversity hosting; and “legends never die” (this one made me choke!). (I quote from this short clip.)

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Staffordshire Wildlife Trust @staffswildlife.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

On Fri 12 /06, someone drove onto Highgate Common between 3pm and 5pm and stole four, 12-foot metal field gates off their hinges, and a small wooden trailer. If you saw anything unusual, such as an unbranded vehicle driving around the reserve with a trailer, please let us know: 01384 221798.

A wooden fence on a dirt road with a missing gate.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This coat of arms is about 30% the same as Anne Lister’s. You can read about hers here! www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I appreciate plants these days more than I would ever have imagined even a couple of years ago. I think this has sort of developed backwards, from a late interest in birds, to insects, to plants. We humans would be nowhere without all, or even any, of those things.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"The Reform dominated Calderdale Council will not fly the rainbow flag in the grounds of Shibden Hall, where 19th Century industrialist Anne Lister, also known as Gentleman Jack, wrote her famous diaries, including about her love affairs with women." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Calderdale Council making mistake not flying Pride flag - MP

There will be no Pride flag flying at Shibden Hall, home of Britain's "first modern lesbian".

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In Ashbourne, this is the most direct route between The Green Man and St Oswald’s Church, where Anne Lister and Mrs Lawton stayed and visited respectively in 1825. There’s a number of 18th century and earlier buildings, which they would have seen if they took this route.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nature helps keep communities healthier, cooler and more resilient. The places with the least nature shouldn’t be first in line to lose more. Tell Government to close loopholes, not create new ones: action.rspb.org.uk/page/192593/...

ACCESS TO NATURE
SHOULD NOT
DEPEND ON
YOUR
POSTCODE.

TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO
DROP THESE PROPOSALS.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This photo of a blackbird high on a balustrade is pretty poor, and blurred. But it reminds of its delightful surround-sound song filling central Buxton on a glorious, hot evening recently. 🐦‍⬛ It’s especially nice to think of now it’s cool and wet!

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

www.theguardian.com/business/202... This govt has no respect for nature or a future (with lots of jobs!) that could be built around (especially if funded to the tune of 1.3 billion) the natural environment.

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UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

They don’t need long to get up and running, but while they need that time PLEASE keep dogs on leads.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Today we head to the heathland at dusk, with the Nightjar. 🌙 With bark-like plumage that melts into leaf litter, Nightjars are masters of camouflage. Adults shelter their chicks beneath them by day, keeping them hidden and still until the night shift begins. #SpringStories

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I love #Buxton. And I love these Buxton pigeons nesting amongst the anti-pigeon spikes. 🥰

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A good number of both swifts and housemartins, all soaring and swooping and diving. A lovely start to a glorious day.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A tree appreciation post. It’s not a brilliant photo, but it was a lovely walk made even better by this tree.

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I love the “clean up” function on my new phone - this photo had three people in two places before I played about with it!

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