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Helen Leach

@pippypipkins.bsky.social
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Nottingham. NFFC. Books. Libraries. Genealogy. Sewing. Musician. Polish heritage. Improve thyroid treatment.

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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Delap!!! #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Autumn is here!! 🪿 If you know, you know... #Goosey #Nottingham #GooseFair
A Nottingham City Council flatbed lorry is parked half on Goose island (trafficroundabout), half in the road. The head of a large white goose statue can be seen poking out ofthe top of the lorry. Blue sky is behind.
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's nearly 3pm! Can't wait for the new #NFFC season, I'm feeling very optimistic (as well as having the usual trepidation!) #COYR 🔴⚪️💪🌳
Photo of the City Ground, Nottingham with the River Trent in the foreground. Taken during the recent eclipse.
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Really sad to see Taiwo go even though not unexpected. He scored some really important goals for us. I'll miss that big smile but hopefully he'll be firing for Coventry #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sad to hear this news. I was a fan and had a Kevin Keegan football that I genuinely thought had been signed by the man himself until the penny dropped a few years later...
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Love that my next Beatles' A Hard Day's Night film book event is at Nottingham's ace @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social bookshop. Richard Lester famously went on to make Robin and Marian.. Tue Aug 11th 630pm fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/hard-... 🏹🎶🎬
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Chirruping crickets at 8.30am on a beautiful walk along the canal to Exeter train station this morning.
Photo of Exeter canal. Trees reflected in water, blue sky with wispy clouds
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Resigned to the fact chronic health condition meant I couldn't stay up for the match, then said condition woke me up at 3.40am... "I'll just check what the score was... oh blimey!" Couldn't not put it on. How did we just do that?! Amazing #ThreeLions !
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I guess we should have seen that coming. Any chance of some stability now? Please make this the last major change for a long while Mr Marinakis 🙏 #NFFC
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I would beg you to read the whole thread, as I think very few people have seen how fast the foundations of democracy are being torn out in the UK, and how far down the road towards authoritarianism we have already travelled. Sorry to pester you, but this could not be more important. Thanks.
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Paul Moreau @betterpolo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I shared this with my sons. Also think this may be a useful complementary piece from the RNLI rnli.org/safety/float
rnli.org
Float To Live – What To Do If You Fall In Water
Find out how to float in water and survive cold water shock with our floating survival technique: Float to Live.
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Pickford's had more touches of ball so far than Ronaldo had in the last match
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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Always time for a zoomie if you are an emu
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I think that was inevitable!! MGW #NFFC #TTWAW
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Afternoon walk around old Annesley, Nottinghamshire
Photo of a signpost in the woods - white board with posts either side - saying simply (in capitals) FOOTPATHPhoto of a horse stood by a large tree (left foreground), its head obscured by a branch covered in leaves. It's wearing a zebra-print horse coat and has furry feet Photo showing pathway from Dog and Bear lane leading down to Annesley Hall (boarded up in places) in the background. To its right is the coaching stables (also boarded up) and in front of that a large conifer. The sky is full of grey clouds.Photo showing part of the old ruined All Saint's Church at Annesley. The church has no roof. The photo focuses on a 12th century Norman arch with a wooden door
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I’m going to be at the Nottingham Poetry Festival next month, reading poems from How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Tickets available here if you fancy it … www.gigantic.com/nottingham-p...
A poster for my appearance at the Nottingham Poetry Festival next month on 6th June.
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The team have pretty much run out of legs but along with Vitor and the staff they have kept us up!! When Dyche was sacked I honestly thought we were going down (who stays up with 4 managers in one season?!) I couldn't be happier! #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Another massive match tonight, nerves kicking in now. Let's enjoy it Reds fans - how far we've come!! 💪🔴⚪️🌳 #COYR #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Well, when I saw that lineup I wasn't expecting two goals and a penalty save in the first half! #nffc #coyr
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Nerves are kicking in now #COYR #NFFC
View of the inside of the City Ground with Europa Cup badge in centre of pitch and players warming up. Blue sky in the background
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The semi final is here!! Can't wait to soak up the atmosphere going through town. Come On You Reds! We can do this 💪🔴⚪️🌳 #NFFC
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Excellent worst record covers exhibition comes to Mansfield! As covered on BBC Front Row when it was on at Birkenhead www.mansfield.gov.uk/museum/news/... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
And another!! Loving this #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Wooooooody!!! #NFFC
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
While we are transfixed by the antics of our supposed "leaders", a catastrophe of astonishing proportions has been creeping up on us. Climate scientists now believe it is more likely than not to happen, and soon. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Yes Morgan! I'm feeling good about this. But not about Woody 😩 #NFFC
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Starbucks UK sales and number of shops increase but appears to pay no corporation tax. The trick is profit shifting through intragroup transactions to low/no tax jurisdictions - royalty payments, management fees, interest on intragroup loans. Company accounts comply with UK law but are opaque.
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Starbucks’s retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase
Credit can be used to offset future bills as full-year losses at UK division widen to £41.3m and it adds 92 stores
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Wow - we held on! 💪🔴⚪️🌳 #nffc
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JC @sonofhicks.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
He lasted just one Liz Truss.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
There are only a few days left to have your say on Local Government Reorganisation in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The consultation closes on the 26th of March: www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk/final-chance...
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Final chance to have a say on Government statutory consultation on Local Government Reorganisation  – My Nottingham News
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Magnificent!! Big T!! #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This second half is going to be so so tense 😬 I will not look at the table... #COYR
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"Open the Strait of Hormuz. You may not receive the help of any other sovereign nation. Fastest wins."
Fern Brady wearing a camera helmet on Taskmaster and opening the task, which has a red wax seal, and reading the contents. She has a purple set of coveralls on as well, which is just fun.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"There might not be this boundary between the animal and the plant kingdom—or it might be a lot more porous than we think." How little we understand about the #biodiversity we are fast trashing. How much we need to #Unlearn phys.org/news/2026-03...
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Can plants count? Study suggests they can track the number of events they experience
It's long been assumed that for an organism to learn, remember or draw conclusions, it needs a brain. But mounting evidence, including a recent Cognitive Science study, challenges that assumption, sug...
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Best thing about last night was wrapping myself up in my electric blanket when I got home. I wouldn't have minded getting drenched if the result had reflected the chances we had but once again we failed to capitalise on them #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We never keep our composure just after we've scored grrr #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Whoaa whoaa!! #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Sad news #NFFC community especially those who remember the Brian fanzine
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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Are you a committed Nottingham citizen? Would you like help shape the future of local research and earn a £30 voucher? Researchers from both our local universities are looking for your feedback as part of their #Collaboratory programme... leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
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Universities for Nottingham’s Collaboratory Research Hub programme is seeking committed Nottingham citizens for paid event shaping local research
The groundbreaking Collaboratory Research Hub programme is looking for local workers, people who are active in the community, and those with lived experience of facing complex challenges to take part ...
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
No words. Frustrating to concede so late having played so well but also frustrating to not have capitalised on all the chances we had. #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Very happy with that performance!! Especially the Murillo Special! 💪🔴⚪️🌳 #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This manager merry-go-round is not filling me with any hope for the rest of the season. #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is embarrassing 😭😭😭 #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I'm glad someone else was as excited about this as me! #Olympics
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I'm not looking forward to this second half 🙈 #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Looking for a strong start today 💪⚪️🔴🌳 #NFFC #COYR
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
When is a fine on a company not a fine? When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions. Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid. No pressure on water companies to obey laws. Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
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Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Stuart Pearce on Celebrity Mastermind! #NFFC
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Helen Leach @pippypipkins.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Now that's just lovely #BigT #NFFC
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