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Kevin Trickett MBE

@mrtrickett.bsky.social
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Writer, Speaker, President of Wakefield Civic Society | 🏳️‍🌈 | Books | Philosophy | Art Deco | Travel| etc, etc, etc.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This looks interesting - and you can watch on- line if you can't attend in person. More information here: www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk/whs-events/l...
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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 · 02/10/2026
Wakefield civic architecture.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Book tour continues.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Enigma wrapped in a mystery?
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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 · 21/09/2026
Would I pass muster?
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
But always on duty!
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who needs a publicist when you have @tobywoody.bsky.social!
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PS - If you haven't already done so, have a look at this: wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/wakefield-in...
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Wakefield in 50 Objects – Wakefield Civic Society
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you Toby!
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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 · 16/09/2026
Thank you Tony. I should be on stage!
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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
More from yesterday's @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social excursion.
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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 · 03/05/2026
Perhaps the grease is a constituent necessary to improve flow along the long passage?
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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 · 09/04/2026
Not heard of Beyer or Stieler. Hope your talk goes well.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
There was a time, not that long ago, when I'd never heard of Thomas Peckett. Now, there's no escaping him! No, not going to Bury.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Very interesting talk tonight Ant. From white trousers to red hair!
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
If ever you are in Belfast, I can recommend a visit to the Titanic museum.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It's a fascinating book. I heard the author, Peter Brears, give a talk on the subject earlier this year and the book has just been republished. Lots of wool and stuff!
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Enough there to see you through the week.
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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Terrible and needless.
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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 · 11/03/2026
Wakefield's 'flat iron' building?
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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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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
And here is the @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social blue plaque to Nellie.
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