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Richard Leeming

@richardleeming.bsky.social
975 followers 1.9K following 788 posts

Innovation consultant, working on digital and data transformation for the public good. Labour & Co-op councillor for Dulwich Village Ward. Chair, Labour Walks and Cycles. Arsenal fan, cyclist, sailor, dad and many other things in no particular order.

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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yay for the kids and parents at Judith Kerr primary school. They asked @margynewens.bsky.social and me to make Half Moon Lane safer. How could we say no! A @southwarklabour.bsky.social project!
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
Thompson and Thompson
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And in this vein, today I went to have a look at the new Zebra crossing that @margynewens.bsky.social and I delivered on Half Moon Lane, making it safer for children at Judith Kerr Primary School.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Now Sainsbury’s has started calling them ‘picky bits’ too … JUST STOP THE TWEE … #takescustomelsewhere
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Which Jeff is it? We need to know!
A screenshot from the Popbitch email about potential sightings of Jeff Goldblum in Dulwich
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Here’s my daughter, soon to be 16, with her honorary great-great-aunt (who she’s partly named after) who was orphaned in WW1
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
We’ve transformed Dulwich for the better. I’m so proud of what @southwarklabour.bsky.social have achieved here!
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A relative in their 90’s, not known for left of centre views, says the only reason they watch the 6 o’clock news is to find out if Trump is dead.
A screenshot of a hideous Trump posting on Truth Social
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Air quality report: “16. The levels of Particulate (PM10) are gradually falling across the borough as shown in the results for the automatic monitoring stations. In Southwark, the levels of PM10 are currently below the national air quality objective.” moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/documents/s1...
A screenshot of paragraphs 21-24 from the Southwark Council Air Quality Monitoring Report
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Feel it necessary to point out that Ms Leeming is not a Leeming either by birth or marriage… she changed her name by deed poll. Her views are reprehensible and despite being married 5 times she doesn’t have children.
A screenshot of a news story in The Times in which Jan Leeming says children need to be trained like dogs.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Very disappointed to learn that there’s a big flood on Gallery Road in Dulwich Village due to yet another catastrophic water main burst - the responsibility of Thames Water. Gallery Road is currently closed at the south circular. We’re on the case with TW.
Picture of Gallery Road by the Dulwich Picture Gallery with a large flood
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Curious to receive an email from the other place suspending an account I haven’t posted to for a decade … 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Not at all surprised- having an ongoing ‘beef’ (as the kids say) with the parent of a friend of one of my kids who justifies frequent short car journeys on the basis they’re using an EV.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Might be time to think about re-upping this
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Looks like my algorithm is prioritising the phrase “Train nerds assemble”. I like trains, but I’m not sure I count as a nerd. My son however….
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The small Biggles library located…
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I'm horrified, as is @margynewens.bsky.social to learn of a very serious crash at the junction of Townley Road and East Dulwich Grove early this morning. A refuse lorry operated by a private contractor overturned onto the pavement outside Alleyns school destroying a tree and damaging the pavement.
Photograph of a refuse lorry overturned on Townley Road in DulwichPhotograph of a refuse lorry overturned on Townley Road in DulwichPhotograph of a refuse lorry overturned on Townley Road in DulwichPhotograph of skid marks on the road caused by a refuse lorry overturning on Townley Road in Dulwich
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
It’s the central reservation that currently stops you turning right, maybe the new upgraded traffic light is still to be installed … but it’s an excellent entry point into quiet streets
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
One of the joys of being a councillor is the ability to support brilliant local initiatives- so @margynewens.bsky.social and I were delighted to be able to give £15k to support the replacement of the disabled roundabout in Dulwich Park.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Even from the very back row of the upper balcony
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Very good to meet with @margynewens.bsky.social and Southwark and Lambeth MLA Marina Ahmad today to discuss residents requirements for better speed reductions and improved pedestrian crossings on Lordship Lane.
Dulwich Village Cllrs Richard Leeming and Margy Newens with MLA Marina Ahmad standing in front of. 20mph sign on Lordship Lane in Dulwich
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We know the main reason that people don’t cycle is because they think it’s unsafe … but it appears the opposite is true, cycling makes you live longer in better health.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
A chilly morning but some warm conversations on the doorstep in Dulwich Village this morning with @margynewens.bsky.social grateful to @esmehicks.bsky.social and Cabinet members Jasmine Ali, Evelyn Akoto and Natasha Ennin for joining us
A group of Southwark Labour councillors outside North Dulwich train station
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
We’ve spent so much effort to turn the junction of Calton Avenue and Dulwich Village into a great public space. Trust Thames Water to spoil it with a permanently overflowing water fountain which is now icing over.
A broken Thames water fountain in Dulwich.A broken Thames water fountain in Dulwich.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Fantastic to join hundreds of people in Dulwich for Carols by the Crib in Dulwich Square. Thank you so much to St Barnabas for organising.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
It's been a busy period in Dulwich Village, catch up with everything @margynewens.bsky.social and I have been doing here:
P1 of 4 a Labour Party leafletP2 of 4 a Labour Party leafletP3 of 4 a Labour Party leafletP4 of 4 a Labour Party leaflet
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A cold night but a warm reception on the doorstep in Dulwich @southwarklabour.bsky.social
Labour councillors in Dulwich Village
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
There weren’t many of us with hair like that in Newcastle in 1984
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
To put today’s demonstrations in context:
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Dulwich Village right now. A high powered car crashed into a traffic light on the wrong side of the road outside a primary school. This is why we make our roads safer. This driver must pay for the damage they've caused and should be banned from driving. @margynewens.bsky.social
BMW crashed into a traffic light in Dulwich Village 19 November 2025
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Very good to see that Southwark’s e-bike bays are being so well used. No bikes on the pavements here.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
If you see this post, quote post a bridge.
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
If you see this post, quote post a bridge
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
Delighted to have played a part in producing the Labour Walks and Cycles Event at the Labour Conference. Standing room only and great contributions from Simon Lightwood, Chris Boardman, Rezina Chowdhury, Clyde Loakes, Laura Laker and Julian Sanchez.
The panel at the Labour Walks and Cycles event at the Labour Conference
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #8,812,368!
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Richard Leeming @richardleeming.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
Fabulous day at Downs Sailing Club in Deal watching my daughter get top class sailing training
A group of sailing dinghys in the English Channel off the Deal coast, just in front of a shingle beach
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