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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The British Crime Historian’s Symposium is next week and I’m thrilled to be there on Thursday promoting and selling this fantastic book by my great friend 😁@angiesuttonvane.bsky.social www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/murd...

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Murder in the Archives: the Stories that Crime Files Tell, by Angie Sutton-Vane — Hobnob Press

Following the life-stories of the most elite and rare of police records the author has turned the tables on those murder files which have found their way into the public domain and currently sit in re...

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Haven't had a #morethanweeds sighting for some time - the intense heat has discouraged my lunchtime rambles. However, I saw these Great Willowherb flowers a couple of days ago. One account says the leaves are used to make a tea in Russia but also that they can cause fits. So, not something to try.

Small purple-pink, four-petalled flowers. Growing against a stone wall.

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Eclipse playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/6Wf...

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This popped up on my feed today. Worth more attention, I feel.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Have you read our guidance on managing split-site archive services? Filled with case studies, tips & a breakdown of logistical considerations, this is essential reading for services managing substantial archival storage away from their main service site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

A record keeper stands at the end of a long aisle way in a repository holding a grey carboard box. The metal shelves surrounding them are filled with identical grey cardboard boxes.

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Chris Ponting @chrisponting.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The right result, right there. Well played Spain, who turned up to play football and not roll about a lot.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join us on 14 September (10am) for a free training webinar covering Discovery and The National Archives' Manage Your Collections tool – a tool for publishing collections information online. Book a spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manage-you...

An archive professional works on several laptops and computer monitors at once. They also have blank CDs on their desk, indicating digital preservation work.

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Some praise for our railways. Despite a 7 hour journey of 5 trains to get me from Kendal to Bath this afternoon, there was only nightmare leg - not all Avanti's fault - and 4 of the trains had lovely air-conditioning.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Have you seen our Archive Basics Guidance yet? Ideal for non-archive professionals and those new to the sector, these pages take you through all the principles and practices of managing an archive, from creating a collections policy to providing access: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

A woman wearing a red shirt examines black and white magazines in a reading room.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨 Places are filling fast for our Sustainability Action Planning workshop on 9 July (10am – 12pm): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi... This practical and engaging workshop, led by Lorraine Finch, will empower you to create an effective plan for your own archive!

Archivist looks through large documents in hanging cabinet at Ironbridge Museum Trust.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Join us on 15 July (12pm) for a free introductory webinar where we’ll explore how you can use data to communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond! Register today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Four people sit around a table in a room with a large bookshelf. One of them has a laptop open. Everyone is looking at something on the screen.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Check below for our free upcoming events with spaces still available ⬇️ These events cover working with beneficiaries, surveying as a tool for relationship building and preservation, succession planning and more! Sign up here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

A woman in a repository looks through a stack of large signs, most prominently one entitled ‘The Liverpool Child Welfare Association’

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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Five remarkable collections of documentary heritage from across the United Kingdom have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register, recognising their outstanding historical, cultural and social significance: unesco.org.uk/news/five-ou...

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Five outstanding collections join the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register | UNESCO in the UK

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Applications are open for our Resilience Grants funding programme! Resilience Grants, worth up to £20,000, support archives to respond to change and develop sustainable solutions to any challenges they face. Apply by Monday 6 July 2026: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

A staff member in an archive conservation studio holds a clear plastic sheet against a very large paper document.

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A lunchtime walk between showers took me past this lovely display of Marguerite Daisies, intermingled with Red Valerian of different hues. #morethanweeds

Growing up against a stone wall next to a road, a bank of yellow and white Marguerite Daisies, intermingled with red and pink Red Valerian.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

How can surveying be an effective tool for relationship building and the preservation of collections? Join us on Friday 12 June (10am) for an online webinar on the importance of surveying in charity and business archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surveying-...

A woman removes a cardboard box from a long set of shelves in a strong room.

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Joe Cozens @joecozens.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84... #19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social

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Witnessing the Weavers’ Rising of 1826

A digital mapping project created by The National Archives and The Open University

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us on 28 May (1pm) for a refresher on the responsibilities of Places of Deposit (PODs) in relation to the Public Records Act 1958: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refresher-... This webinar is ideal for staff at PODs but open to all recordkeepers who may be responsible for public records in the future!

Two people sit at computer monitors working in the Edge Hill University archive.

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UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science @ucllccos.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We are excited to learn that this film by @royalsociety.org, featuring the Kathleen Lonsdale archives in @uclspeccoll.bsky.social, was recently nominated for a Webby Award by the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Watch the video here:

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The ethical science of Kathleen Lonsdale | The Royal Society

YouTube video by The Royal Society

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This row of Welsh Poppies was more striking than this photo suggests, as those in the centre were really more orange in colour. #morethanweeds

A row of yellow Welsh poppies growing on the edge of the pavement against a low wall

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📣New Digital Records Guidance for Voluntary Sector Organisations! We’re pleased to share a new, beginner-friendly resource designed to help #charities and #voluntary organisations strengthen the way they manage their digital records: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (1/2)

A woman sits at a desk digitising an image through a computer monitor. A digital camera and an open record book can also be seen on the workspace.

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Andrew Janes @cartivist.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#WhyArchives? For exploring, for educating, for enjoying. For empathy, for expertise, for enduring value. For evidence, for ever, for everyone. #Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive

3 pin badges on a black background inside a white border. The badges read: "Archi've preserved", "Archi've unlocked" and "Archi've imagined".

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This spell of warm, sunny weather continues to encourage spring flowers. This is Lacy Phacelia, aka Blue or Purple Tansy. To be appreciated for its flower and delicate leaves, but also because bees love it.

A purple flower with delicate, slightly fern-like leaves, pictured in bright sunlight casting a shadow onto the pale stone wall behind.

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Quite a relief but really it shouldn't have come so close.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Here’s our regular reminder of upcoming events with spaces still available! These events cover community and volunteer engagement, support for filling in the UK archive sector survey, the new Inclusive Archival Practice Network and more! Sign up here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Two volunteers sit at a table reading through a book of magistrate records. They also have laptops set up in front of them.

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The last few days have seen a burst of flowers along street verges, so many I wasn't sure which to use for today's #morethanweeds. This is Herb robert (I think it's a super name). Wikipedia tells me that "Freshly picked leaves, when rubbed on the body, are said to repel mosquitoes".

Some Herb robert flowers, pictured against a fence, in bright sunlight. They are small five-petalled pretty pink flowers.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We’re delighted to share the Government’s vision for archives in England: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister, officially launched the new vision at the M&S Archive at University of Leeds on Friday (1/3)

Two school children sit at a table studying an old landscape photograph.

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Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Near Oxford Circus? Why not check out our new exhibition 'Moved to Care': Stories of Nursing and Migration. Visit the exhibition until 2 September or view it online: bit.ly/4aSES9E #MovedToCare #RCNLibraries #HistNursing #Museum #Exhibition #Migration #NursingHistory

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Spring has properly arrived so time for #morethanweeds. This is Honesty, commonly cultivated in gardens for its flowers and distinctive seed pods.

Honesty, a purple flower with four petals, next to two yellow dandelions.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The UK annual Archive Sector Survey is now open! Take part by 29 May 2026 and help us gather evidence that will support archives to advocate for their social and economic value: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (1/4)

A person wearing glasses and a puffer jacket stands in a large exhibition space pressing their fingers against a touchscreen display. They hold an armoured cable headphone, that is attached to the screen, against their ear. In the background, the words 'Central Library Cafe' are displayed on the wall.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Applications are now open for #ArchivesRevealed cataloguing grants (of up to £50,000) and consortium grants (of up to £150,000) until Thursday 30 April! Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/2)

A close-up shot of hands holding a sheet of black and white photographic strips that depict archaeological ruins.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available! These events cover our open grant schemes, carbon literacy, exhibitions, leadership skills and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... Book now to avoid disappointment!

Two people look down at glass exhibition cases full of colour items, records and journals. Behind them, there is a written display board entitled ‘The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) Library and Archive'

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

My project for 2026 is to try lots of new cheeses. So this is Cinco Lanzas, a Spanish cheese blended from cow, sheep and goat milk. I'm told it has a 'fruity and complex flavour'. And a small Spanish fino sherry #ConfinedCocktails to accompany it.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

In a week of heritage being sold to anonymous collectors, it's great to see anonymous donors helping save an important archaeological artefact 👇👇

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The British Library are advertising aPhD placement with this less than respectful illustration of William the B. I do approve. bsky.app/profile/brit...

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Medieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Hwaet! The Beowulf manuscript (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV) is now back online. You can consult the entire manuscript through the online catalogue: searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-...

The opening of Beowulf from the unique surviving manuscript of the Old English text, beginning with a large initial 'H'.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Join our focus session to explore how you can advocate for carbon reduction in your organisation and connect with carbon literate and sector peers! 📆 26 March (10am) All recordkeepers may sign up, but we encourage Carbon Literacy graduates to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit... (1/4)

A woman opens the door to a chiller cold room containing boxes of records.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

We are thrilled to announce, with our partners The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust & the Wolfson Foundation that #ArchivesRevealed has awarded 14 cataloguing grants, and a consortium grant! See thread 👇(1/5) 📷 Royal Horticultural Society

Suttons floral display at the Chelsea Flower Show, 1958 – a grass bath runs through beds containing a vast variation of flower types.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

These new case studies – developed to support the work of The Major Archive Projects Learning Exchange – are ideal for archive services considering a capital development project! Share with your colleagues and let us know what you think: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... © The Box

A wide shot of a construction site where the refurbished and redesigned buildings of The Box, Plymouth would eventually stand.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Join us on 25 March for our next online lunchtime event exploring how archives can engage with difficult records through people-centred and trauma-informed practices! This month’s theme: Working with criminal justice records www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...

An archivist, wearing a yellow cardigan, stands in a repository removing a cardboard box from a long line of shelves which hold almost identical cardboard boxes.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Check out our updated slate of free online events with spaces still available! Upcoming events cover data migration, records of traumatic histories, manorial records, heritage science and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... Book now to avoid disappointment!

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Wishing all a happy #ValentinesDay tomorrow! Roses are red, Archives are * beige (*often!), And they're here to explore, To excite and engage. For love isn't just romance, That much is true, You can also love archives, They're all here for you! Fall in love today! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives

Collage of 27 images of archives held at the University of Exeter Special Collections, displayed in a heart shape against a red starry background.

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

"Professor Rebecca Madgin at the University of Glasgow frames this as arriving “at a critical juncture as we search for ways to grow the economy whilst at the same time needing to nurture wellbeing”. Heritage, properly understood and utilised, offers a route to both." tinyurl.com/3z6nvkyh

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Heritage holds the key to better places - Arts Professional

New research from Historic England suggests emotional connection to historic places is fundamental to our wellbeing, as its chairman Lord Neil Mendoza explains.

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Our volunteers have now transcribed THREE collections of #EdwardThomas related material – they’re held at Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives and National Library Wales. #CrowdCymru connecting the archives of Wales since 2022! #EYAConnections @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Collage quartet of four images, two letters written to Edward Thomas by his children [decorated with flowers], one black and white photograph of Edward Thomas and a sepia photograph of his daughter, Myfanwy in ballerina shoes, dated 1919.

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: "Truth, trust, provenance and overcoming the 'age of stupidity'". As record keepers, should this be our mission statement? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...

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Call for Papers

2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)

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Tim Powell @tepowell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

On a work visit to Lambeth Palace Library today I was shown the exquisite Mac Durnan Gospels. This could well be the highlight of my year, and it's still only January. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Dur...

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Mac Durnan Gospels - Wikipedia

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Keen to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee and influence expectations about how an effective archive service performs? 🚨Applications close in just three days’ time: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Two people stand in the corridor of a repository looking through a series of black and white photographs.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Applications are open for Scoping Grants worth £3000! Apply by 19 February to have an independent consultant produce an expert collections report on a full or partial archival collection. Apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/2)

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