Sign in

Rosie Shackleton

@shacklington.bsky.social
111 followers 142 following 127 posts

Ginger - German-Speaker - Bradfordian - General Bohemian - Curator Museumsmensch. 🍉 Coordinator of IMS, Community Programme Producer at Collective, Chair of STICK

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network @sticknetwork.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Call for Papers! Our autumn conference will celebrate Scotland’s #Railway200 We are taking a broad approach to the subject &, as ever welcome proposals for short talks from anyone with an interest in Scotland’s transport & industrial history. Email stickssn@gmail.com
Text reading:

Call for Papers for the
STICK STICK Conference 2026
"200 Years of Scotland's Railways"
13 November 2026 | The Engine Shed, Stirling
The Scottish Transport and Industry Collections Knowledge Network (STICK) invites proposals for talks (20 minutes long) for our annual conference on Friday 13 November, 2026.
The theme of this conference will be 200 Years of Scotland's Railways and will be held at the Engine Shed, Stirling.
Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in 1826, the first public railway in Scotland with the technology to properly support the steam locomotive, and reflecting on the variety of events around railway heritage in the UK last year as part of Railway 200, STICK is exploring how 200 years of railways have shaped Scotland.
This call is open to all museum/heritage practitioners and volunteers, researchers, and transport and industry enthusiasts alike. The theme is open to interpretation and can include, but is not limited to:
• The archaeology of railways e.g. the 1722 Waggonway Project
• Ways railway land and tracks have been reused or reinterpreted e.g. heritage cycle paths
• Skills preservation and development in Scotland's heritage railways
• The folklore of Sodor
• Diesel versus steam, the age-old question
• The origins of railways in Scotland
• Studies of working life on railways
• Railways and leisure
• Trainspotting; where did it start, has there been a resurgence, how do you do it, who are trainspotters?
To submit, please email your proposal to STICKssn@gmail.com by Friday 31 July. Submissions should be submitted as a Word document and should be no longer than 500 words. Selected presenters will be notified by the end of August.
We look forward to reading your proposals!
subscribe to our newsletter
@sticknetwork.bsky.social
099
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Happy 200th bday @royalscottishacad.bsky.social 🎉 My wee John Houston party hat 🥹
010
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The bestest Bradford boy
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Easter spread so far 🐣 Three loaves including easter bunny bread, hot cross buns sans cross, and homemade butter with kefir! Lamb in the oven, and wild garlic mayo potato salad in the fridge 😋
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trinketssss
010
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
More Waters of Leith wanderings! Loads of wild garlic in the fridge ready for pesto!
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Very fun visit to Almond Valley Heritage Trust yesterday! "Not all slush is the same" - couldn't agree more!
010
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
GuMo
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Letztens
001
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Waters of Leith-ing, Slateford Aqueduct-ing and Wild Garlic-ing!
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Green Man spotting 💚
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Conker hat.
020
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Hello Bluesky, looking to be a little more active on here again! Where are all my museum folks??
010
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are pleased to announce the latest cohort of SHAPE Involve and Engage awardees, who will be working with various partner organisations in the GLAM sector to help bring the humanities and social sciences closer to the public. Read more about the projects here: bit.ly/4suMO75
bit.ly
SHAPE Involve and Engage 2026-27
0126
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
An exciting, unique and smelly project coming to industrial museums near you! More to come, but so delighted to be working with Will, our Sniffer in Residence extraordinaire!
072
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Delighted my collaboration with Industrial Museums Scotland @shacklington.bsky.social ‘Sniffers in Residence: Using Smell to Engage Intergenerational Audiences with Industrial Heritage' is one of the projects to be funded under this scheme! Look out for industrial smelly things from April onwards!
2152
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Went awol from here...but I curated an exhibition! Its about music in North Lanarkshire and its open at Summerlee until October! 💃🎸🕺
063
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Thanks, Justin! Loved doing these interviews and potentially more to come!
020
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Enjoyed last night’s preview of ‘Everything Flows’ at Summerlee Museum #Coatbridge. It’s an exhibition about North Lanarkshire’s music scenes & opens today The brilliant interviews by @shacklington.bsky.social will be added to our oral history collection @nlheritage.bsky.social
A group of people standing talking in a high-ceilinged exhibition space, surrounded by colourful album art.Another view of part of the exhibition showing a dance floor with star graphics on the floor and a big picture of singing sisters Fran and Anna.People sitting and standing watching video interviews on a screen.
042
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🚨Job Klaxon🚨 Can you help us bring the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers to a wider audience? We're looking for a project Outreach & Education Co-ordinator to help showcase this fantastic archival collection (1 year, 0.5 FTE) Find out more at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
19th century membership register for a Yorkshire union branch.Posters and leaflets relating to the campaign against pit closures after 1985.The MRC's seminar room, with cataloguing work in progress. 19th century emblem of the Yorkshire Miners' Association.
03837
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Does anyone know what these are? They were at my local Turkish supermarket. I assumed for butter (very Amish of me) or biscuits? Anyway I bought one so things shaped like this coming soon!
110
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The Cottingley Fairies are one of the most famous hoaxes in British folklore. In 1917, two young girls from Cottingley, West Yorkshire—Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths—claimed to have photographed fairies near their home. The five photographs they produced captured the
17211
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
So last night I randomly met Barbara Dickson and Richard Demarco Just a normal evening in Edinburgh really
010
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Join the Art UK team 📣 We're looking for a Learning and Engagement Officer to work on our Murals Digitisation and Engagement programme. Find out more and apply 👉 artuk.org/about/jobs #ArtJobs #LearningJobs
We're hiring! Learning and Engagement Officer, fixed-term from July 2025 to December 2026, part-time 0.6 FTE (3 days a week) £27,000 per annum pro rata, UK remote role. Apply by 9am on Tuesday 22nd April 2025
022
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Leithhhhhh
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A good art day. The new Colourist's exhibition at Dovecot Studios and the new show at Talbot Rice. Some cracking stuff!
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Wee pint and two pickled eggs Alright alright alright
030
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Dougal and a little Dougal-Doppelgänger 🥺
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The second time I've posted art on here that shows the female form and it's been labelled as 'adult content' (the first one was ironically a sketch by Louise Bourgeois...) In case it needed repeating; a woman's body is not inherently sexual. I doubt it would be labelled the same for a male torso...
010
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
gofundme.com
Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum
2210931039
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Oysters, market Kombucha, art: a little solo treat day in Leith
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Eating pancakes in bed ahhhh bring on the weekend!
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Me, mum and my grandma Margaret at the Bradford Industrial Museum, probably being pulled by a Shire Horse called Norman
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Why didn't I buy the £7 Lidl clogs at the time whyyyyy
100
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
There's a cafe a few mins from the museum and it's a real experience. Crispy or soft rolls, tartan sauce (red and brown), you can buy lasagne and fish and chips if you so desire, but also vapes, water guns and celtic themed bar mats. It also has a massive photo of Amsterdam on the back wall. Vibes
010
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On this International Women's Day I make *him* carry the compost
130
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Nina Baker @ninabake2.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@handhyorkshire.bsky.social I need your help. I have found a few murky pics of the Yorkshire Ladies Motor Club*, founded 1926, but wonder if anyone you know has anything better, perhaps even a badge, a relative who was a member? *AKA Yorkshire Ladies Motoring Club or Yorkshire Women's Motor Club
Yorkshire Ladies Motor Club
232
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Absolute score in the charity shop today. Obviously the Bradford one is key, but was very chuffed to find a Glasgow Garden Festival badge! @glasgowgardenfestival.org !
100
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Castle Garden www.moma.org/collection/works/78806
Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund
0131
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My latest art-scot article is now live! I interviewed the amazing Faye Eleanor Woods about all things Glasgow, Guinness and even Alasdair Gray. You can read the piece here: www.art-scot.com/faye-eleanor... 🖼 It Starts and Ends with Anniesland, Raw pigment, acrylic ink and oil on canvas.
040
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
How's your second to last shift at your job going??
030
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Not me checking LinkIn at the pub
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Put out the first outdoor wash of the year and its just started hailing 😵‍💫
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Met a dog today and I misheard his name and thought it was Bacchus and couldn't believe this dug was called Bacchus but Jack just told me it was Haggis. Like still good but Bacchus was elite
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Creel cat!
000
Reposted by Rosie Shackleton
Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 17/02/2025
Three men, pints perfectly synchronised, photographed in the Seaforth bar on the corner of Gorbals St and Rutherglen Rd in 1966 by actor Steven Berkoff. 📷 Steven Berkoff #glasgow
09120
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Am I amongst the wrong crowd??? Just tried to play the Maid of Orleans and and no one knew it 🤨🤨🤨🤨
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
In Dun-Bear
100
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Last week's surprise encounter with the Wolf of Badenoch
000
Rosie Shackleton @shacklington.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Look at this lovely thing on the outside of Dunkeld and Birnam train station
010