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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

UK suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst was a trained artist and in 1907 created several watercolours depicting women workers in factories, mills and potteries to highlight working women’s rights, their pay and conditions #WomensArt

Painting featuring a standing white woman in a long blue dress, facing left, at work in a factory holding bobbins of cotton

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We’re appointing a writer-in-residence! Join us to respond to our holdings related to the Bloomsbury Group (including the archives of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press) ahead of a major exhibition in 2027. Applications close 19 May. Best of luck! collections.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

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Call for Applications: Writer in Residence - Blooming Bloomsbury and the Modernist Archives Publishing Project -Creativity and Community Co-Curation (2026) | Museums and Collections

The selected writer will spend the summer months (June—September 2026) drawing inspiration from MAPP to develop new creative work. From September to December, they will build on this...

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Wigton Choral Society concert tomorrow: 7.30, St Mary's Church, Wigton. 'Cumbrian Minstrels' features works by Romantic period Cumbrian vernacular poets inc. Robert Anderson, Susanna Blamire, John Stagg plus Wordsworth & Burns. Highlight is a setting of Stagg's Gothic masterpiece 'The Vampyre'!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Phew! Virtual lecture for the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library done and dusted - on folk & social dance in Cumbria over past 250 years. Lots of quotes - from folks like Keats, Wordsworth, dialect poets + quotes t Beatrix Potter's & Melvyn Bragg's involvement! Diving into a glass of wine now...

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Learn about a little corner of Cumbria’s ‘intangible heritage’: folk dancing over the centuries. And how on earth was Beatrix Potter involved? Book now to find out!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

This is a bit bonkers… Susie Dent seems to be referencing me here… well, I don’t know anyone else who’s written PhD on Cumbrian songs! But how did she know?!! @susiedent.com

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

A virtual village square for the Lake District - Hefted newsletter #12: July 2025 is out now. And it could be in your inbox as well as mine if you subscribe! Hefted newsletter #12: July 2025 open.substack.com/pub/hefted/p...

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Hefted newsletter #12: July 2025

Despatches from Cumbria and the Lake District, from the team at Countrystride and Inspired by Lakeland

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Looking forward to Forgotten Lands festival next weekend where I'll be giving a presentation (talk with pictures & music) on ballad singers and sellers at fairs in days gone by. Hope to see some friends there... (second pic is me in action two years ago at festival!)

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A wonderful talk at Keswick by Jack Ashby about his new book #NaturesMemory Go buy it: you’ll learn a lot!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

William is quite a literary cat, as well as quite literally a cat, of course. Jumble, meanwhile, is a more philosophical feline.

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

You might have noticed something looks a little different on our profile... 🛞 That's because, to mark our 100th birthday in 2025, we're refreshing our look! Read more about our brand refresh > media.nls.uk/news/our-bra... #NLS100

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' out now, available from bookshops and websites. Bestselling 'Northerners: A History' available in hardback and paperback. Publisher: @harpernorth.bsky.social

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Amy Bateman Photography @amybateman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

My 2024 calendar is all Herdwick! From some of my favourite images across the Lakes enjoy this charming breed every day of the year. Not many left but get free postage through my website, if you use code freedel24 at checkout. amybatemanphotography.com/store/herdwi... Seasons greetings! Amy x

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Final presentation of the year – and it's a nicely seasonal one –to do for a lovely WI group in Cumbria's Eden Valley tomorrow (Monday)...

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Friends, fellow Cumbrians and Lake District lovers! Get yourselves signed up to the ‘Hefted’ email newsletter asap - you won’t regret it. In the meantime here’s the latest issue: hefted.substack.com/p/hefted-newsl…

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

To top off a most Christmassy day… BBC 4 is showing the first two episodes of splendiferous Box of Delights: 40th anniversary of TV adaptation of John Masefield’s more than magical classic tale. #TheBoxofDelights

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like… 🎄🎅

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Surprise sing in Lidl when I went shopping this morning: Wigton Choral were doing their annual charity carol sing. Was inveigled to join them, so had a good sing before stopping to take some pics… 😂 🎶

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Lovely festive event at The Armitt in Ambleside last night. I did readings (both English & dialect!) alongside Alan Cleaver & Lesley Park, with music from The Cumbrian Duo, and produced & compèred by Dave Felton - who recorded it for Countrystride podcast next week. Father Christmas came too!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The wolves are running! It’s the 40th anniversary of the BBC TV adaptation of the John Masefield’s splendiferous ‘The Box of Delights’ - and they’re showing it again, starting this Sunday at 7.10pm. I’ll be there, Master Harker, I’ll be there… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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BBC One - The Box of Delights, When the Wolves Were Running

Something strange is about to happen to Kay Harker while he travels home for Christmas.

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Tonight folks: 7pm at Brampton Community Centre!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Lovely Cumbria Arts & Culture Network Zoom this morning: astonishingly our 200th Friday meet-up. Well done Tom Speight, Kate Parry & Amy Story for keeping networking Zooms going since 2020. cacn.co.uk Today featured John & Sue Gill and TV's Helen Skelton Keep up the good work guys!

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Home - CACN

CACN is a network for arts and cultural organisations and individual creative practitioners based in, or connected to, Cumbria.

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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Absolute fury at this: United Utilities refusing to disclose data about sewage it's releasing into Windermere, because it's "not in the public interest." Ditto data on ammonia checks from a UU Cunsey Beck plant; site of a 2022 mass fish-kill from pollution. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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United Utilities refuses to hand over data on sewage discharges into Windermere

Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters

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🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Be very careful this week when picking out your Turkey... It may not be what is seems 😕

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Next Friday: lovely festive event at Brampton Community Centre! Such a privilege to be reading a couple of little seasonal dialect poems alongside folk legends Mossy Christian, Megan Wisdom and Taffy Thomas.🎄 😊 #Christmas #Folk #Trad

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Anyone see see the lovely Susan Calman’ Grand Day Out’ on Channel 5 on Friday night? Great piece showcasing the Cumbria & Lake District. Included visit to John & Elaine Parkinson’s wonderful Upfront century, near Penrith, amazing puppet theatre, art gallery & cafe. up-front.com

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Upfront Gallery and Arts Venue Near Penrith, Cumbria

Established in 1997 - Art Gallery, Vegetarian Restaurant, Coffee Shop, Puppet Theatre, Music Venue and Event Space near Penrith - Cumbria An accessible and award winning attraction for all ages.

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The wolves are running! Ridiculously excited that the BBC’s 40 year old series The Box of Delights is showing on telly this Year: go swift or go small, I shall be there… www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/b...

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The Box of Delights 40th anniversary airing confirmed by BBC Four

The wolves are running again this Christmas.

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Ffs how to get Amazon to stop delivering neighbour’s parcels to me? Pile of them on doorstep today, after I’d nearly run into their van coming out of my drive… too late to stop him tho. Drivers say their system says up my (long) drive is to neighbour: it is not! And my house name is by gate. Grrr….

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Lovely festive event coming up at the end of the month! Taffy, Mossy and Megan all performing – what more could you want? Well... want it or not, you'll also be getting me doing a couple of seasonal Cumbrian dialect readings too! #Christmas #folkmusic #folktales #Cumbria

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Busy time of year! Will be doing readings, inc. some in dialect, at this lovely seasonal event in Ambleside organised by Dave Felton of Countrystride podcasts and Inspired by Lakeland publishing. Come and be festive! Tickets can be bought here: www.inspiredbylakeland.co.uk/products/cou...

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Not very seasonable, I know, but if you're in the south Cumbria/north Lancs area on Thursday afternoon you might want to consider popping by... (sorry Bluesky has cropped pic rather badly) #Cumbria #MorrisDance #traditions

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Think 10-year-old grandson’s going to really enjoy Christmas present we’ve all chipped in to buy him - and tbf with a big contribution from him too: he’s been saving for ages. I collected it yesterday: an Epiphone copy of a Gibson SG. He won’t see it until Christmas Day though!

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Jumble says… good night Bluesky, quite liking you so far. Long may it continue.

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”

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Sam Read Bookseller @samreadbookseller.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

We thought we ought to introduce ourselves properly. We're a bookshop in the village of Grasmere, in the English Lake District, founded in 1887. We moved to our current shop space in November 1895. Not much has changed, though we did acquire new owners last year: cumbriacrack.com/2023/10/24/h...

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136-year-old Lake District bookshop comes under new ownership - cumbriacrack.com

An 136-year-old Lake District bookshop is celebrating coming under new ownership.

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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

BBC Radio 3 Sunday Morning Now Playing Kathryn Tickell & Kathryn Tickell Sycamore Gap

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social makes a powerful case for the need for supporting British farmers, who have effectively been thrown under the bus in recent years… unherd.com/2024/11/a-fa...

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A farmers' revolt is coming

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 15/11/2024

Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know. Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Fabulous evening at Globe Hall, Ireby with French Canadian band Christine Tassan & the Imposteurs. Amazing guitar, brilliant bass and lively fiddle: Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz meets swing & country, with a touch of French-Canadian vavavoom! christinetassan.com/en/

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I hope you managed to hear this edition of In Our Time in which The Antikythera Mechanism is discussed, which at the turn of a handle represented the motions of the constellations and planets, and more. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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In Our Time - The Antikythera Mechanism - BBC Sounds

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mysterious ancient Greek astronomical computer.

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Good book post. The 'Obby 'Oss of Padstow, The Burryman, Turning the Devil's Stone, Black Shuck, The Straw Bear, The Hallaton Hare Pie Scramble, The Rollright Stones, The Clowns' Service, Boss Morris, Mên-an-Tol, Bryn Celli Dhu, The Rudston Monolith. And that's just for starters.

A copy of the 2024 Watkins edition of Folklore Rising by Ben Edge. The cover shows the Dorset Ooser by Ben Edge.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The recipe for soda bread from a well-established Irish chef casually includes the instruction to cut a cross on it "to let the fairies out", because there's only two things people correctly fear on this island: open slurry pits, and angering the Aos Sí

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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 15/11/2024

Right! Let’s see how well this place works … please retweet the hell out of this and follow me to see how quickly I get a million followers.

A picture of my Bluesky bio showing that in fact I only have 665 followers … sigh!

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

#138: Running int' fells - A brief history of fell-running, with Peter Todhunter ...in which we take an autumnual stroll around Grasmere to explore the history of fell-running with runner, archivist and west coast lad Peter Todhunter.

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Just a nice barn wall of lichen-covered Cumbrian sandstone, complete with integral re-used Roman altar. #RomanBritain

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Welcome to #bluesky, @atinybitwaring.bsky.social! Great to see you. Here are the starter packs to help you find other historians in Britain! I've added you to the second list. Hope these are helpful! Part I: go.bsky.app/Fpw6Tvr Part II: go.bsky.app/8aaAtPg

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Dr Sue Allan @suecumbria.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Lovely evening with illustrator Josephine Scales at Uni of Cumbria’s Vallum Gallery for wonderful alumni exhibition @60 in which Jo has a picture (you can just see it behind us). Pleased too to see works by old friends Andy Whysall & Lionel Playford, and to chat with them. #art #cumbria

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