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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What might have been? A sliding doors alternative?

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know you're at sea when the bar reminds you of the ship's prow.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to the Wakefield Civic Society event at WX Wakefield last night to hear me present the results of the Society's summer project 'Tell Us Your Favourite Things About Wakefield'. I hope you enjoyed the event and reading my new book for the Society!

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Another excellent show tonight at Theatre Royal Wakefield with, tonight, the Nick Ross Orchestra.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A legacy of using bus and train tickets as bookmarks when out and about is that you come across the occasional reminder of when you last read a particular book, as I did here. Cider With Rosie, last read in 1991 apparently.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Yes, it's a door. But it's relevant to an upcoming project by @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social for #HeritageOpenDays

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

An enduring memory. As seen in a shop window in Pickering.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Medieval murals and modern stained glass at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Pickering.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Very pleasant visit to Pickering this week with @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social calling at Beck Isle Museum in the morning and then free time in the afternoon. Nice lunch at the White Swan Inn.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Earlier this week, I visted Eyam (yes, the 'plague village'), Ashbourne and then Tissington Hall with @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social. A very enjoyable day out.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Enjoyable visit to Kiplin Hall & Gardens yesterday with Wakefield Civic Society - despite the heat outside, the Hall was pleasantly cool. Lots to see and learn as we were shown round by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer guide.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I've taken many photographs of Wakefield's County Hall over the years but don't think I've ever captured this view before.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Had a very enjoyable day out yesterday with @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social visiting Stamford Bridge and Sledmere House.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Really enjoyable play last night at Theatre Royal Wakefield - Sherlock Holmes and 'The Hunt for Moriarty'.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Today was the final day of the Heath BESS planning inquiry which I've been attending as a representative of @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social. Closing statements were made by all parties and we now await the decision by the Planning Inspector - expected mid June.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Trying to do some work but can't resist dipping into this. Delightful as ever. 'Enough Said' extracts from Alan Bennett's diaries from 2016 to 2024 (and other stuff).

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Sunny afternoon stroll around Wakefield.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Spotted in Wakefield recently. Did a double take. Pleased to note that it didn't say what I thought it said, which is just as well, given that it's on the top floor of an office block and hardly 'convenient'.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

A fine building if I ever saw one is Wakefield's Waterton Building & Mechanics' Theatre on Wood Street. Originally built as a public library, newsroom & music saloon in 1821/23. Subscribers paid £25 a share. In 1841 it was leased to the Mechanics Institution bought it in 1855. /1

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Books read so far in 2026. (A slow start to the year for me though - usually average one a week.)

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Been out delivering membership packs for @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social this evening. Nice to meet new members face to face.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years at @wxwakefield.bsky.social tonight as part of Artwalk Wakefield. (You can see it during opening hours until 12th April.)

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Brilliant Gala evening at @trwakefield.bsky.social. Dinner at Create Café then a very special show at the theatre. Organised to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the theatre re-opening in 1986. The show was exceptional bringing together performers who are all connected to the theatre.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Always pays to look up when at the theatre. This was one I took at The Alhambra, Bradford, last year.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Haven't posted any #architecture for a day or two, so here's a picture of decorative brickwork at Qubana, Wood Street, Wakefield.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Attending the Wakefield Historical Society AGM this evening.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Wakefield has some beautiful buildings. This is Tammy Hall Street, looking towards the Town Hall.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Today is International Women's Day and this post features a newspaper report from Penrith Observer on 4 September 1917 about Nellie Spindler from Wakefield who as a nurse in World War 1 in France who paid the ultimate sacrifice for helping many others. #IWD

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' is number ten British history bestseller at Waterstones. Currently 20% off the cover price. www.waterstones.com/book/these-i...

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just arrived and hot off the press. Looking forward to reading this. Lots of #ArtDeco in there!

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This afternoon. I'm reading history. Brian Groom: These Isles, just published. @groomb.bsky.social

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A blue plaque on the wall outside the Kingswood Suite of Wakefield Town Hall marking 100 years of Wakefield Historical Society & 60 years of Wakefield Civic Society in 2024 who were both formed after meetings in this room. Wakefield Civic Society still meets here.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

County Hall Wakefield, former seat of the West Riding County Council, and Wakefield's most elegant classical building.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Continuing my #architecture theme.... This building, at 22 Kirkgate, is to the left of Marks and Spencer and is built in a similar #ArtDeco style but actually dates from the mid 1950s. Does anyone know the name of the original shop that traded here? (I don't)

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A little bit of Georgian Wakefield awaiting a new lease of life.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

An entertaining and innovative telling of a classic Christmas story this evening at Leeds Playhouse - A Christmas Carol.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

An AI version of me. Such youthfulness!

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Last night, I acted as MC at the @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social Autumn Dinner. (And a great night was had by all!) That was my final hosting event of the year. Time now to relax.

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Wakefield Libraries @wflibraries.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🥀 Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website has over 13000 pictures of Wakefield in time gone by. This is a picture from 1923 of the Dedication Service for the War Memorial at Town End in Pontefract. To see this picture and more like, visit: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk #WeWillRememberThem

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