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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fabulous evening in Bury to see The Smiths Ltd with Sam

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻 I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me. Thank you! x www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...

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Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre

Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! In celebration of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, @apcrft.bsky.social very kindly sent me £20 to buy someone the book of their choice. So, if there's a particular book you're after, just ask! UK only

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s time for Government to act. Today, Prospect and PCS took our petition, signed by more than 14,000 people, to 10 Downing Street. Since Capita took over the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, it has been in complete chaos. We are calling the scheme to be brought back in-house.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Still time to enter this. I will choose/announce the winners around 9am UK time tomorrow.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

NEWSFLASH/FUCK IT. I am giving away 5 signed copies of the paperback of my latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You. To enter, simply repost this & pop a reply below. You might like it if you like any of these things: Community Knitting Folklore The sea Dorset Silliness Old records CONTINUED...

Five copies of the new paperback of my third novel, Everything Will Swallow You, leaning on a shelving unit full of 20th-Century Penguins. If you are in the UK and would prefer to purchase the book direct from me, just drop me an email at hello@tom-cox.com. I am happy to sign and personalise each copy and will also send you a linocut bookmark handmade by my mum, Jo, who does a lot of the illustrations for my books.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

THREAD/ORIGINAL ART GIVEAWAY This hare linoprint is by my mum, Jo. I'll be sending an original of this to one randomly chosen person who reposts this link to my recently updated website & pops a reply below. www.tom-cox.com The offer is open worldwide. I also have some more art to give away...

A meadow hare, filled with flowers, cut from lino by my mum, Jo.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Was in Peterborough to catch up with some of the girlies from school. There was a Lego exhibition and a dinosaur in the cathedral.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

More #buyastrangerabook day magic! @lacrapule.bsky.social will buy one lucky person any paperback they like! Not just what's on my website. ANY! So, if there's a particular book you have in mind, let us know! UK only

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Look, free books. No catch, I have benefited from this fabulous idea and heartily recommend it.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @melissaschuh.bsky.social will recommend and buy someone a book! Tell Melissa the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day. These TWO offers from @jenillustrates.bsky.social are still up for grabs!

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, especially when it’s the Steampunk weekend.

Arty black and white photo of WhitbyAbby from the oposite shore

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

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Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Why is George going for afternoon tea with Emma, Ed and Keira on Father’s Day, surely George should be with Will? #TheArchers

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Scarborough, yesterday. *credit Fred Brown.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @lindacdolan.bsky.social has very kindly sent me £20 to buy someone a book with. So, if there's a particular book you're after, let us know. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The magic of #buyastrangerabook day never ends. @ginger-kid.bsky.social will buy a copy of Susie Dent's @susiedentwords.bsky.social new murder mystery "Death Write Large", out in August. Susie will signed and personally dedicate it for you too! If you'd like it get in touch. UK only

front cover of Death Writ Large by Susie Dent.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Here's another #buyastrangerabook day offer. Half term is over & the kids are back at school. @jenillustrates.bsky.social is offering to cheer a kid up by buying them the book of their choice up to £10. So if there's a particular book you know would fit the bill, let us know UK only.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Today’s travel tip - doing embroidery whilst on a train seems to keep the unreserved seat next to you empty.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 14/05/2026

What’s this about? Every four years York holds the Mystery Plays - based on biblical stories and medieval in origin. A mystery was an old word for Guild. The Mercers (Merchant Adventurers) Play is the Last Judgement or Doomsday. How does the carnyx fit in? We shall all have to wait and see!

We are looking at a scene from 2022’s Mystery Plays - in particular the Doomsday or Last Judgement. Jesus stands in front of a heavenly scene.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Look what came to Doomsday rehearsal (York Mystery Plays not a bizarre Yorkshire cult). @merchantshallyork.org

Carnyx that will be featuring in York Mystery Plays this year.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I have more wild #buyastrangerabook day action for you. @bookamatic.bsky.social has sent me £30 to spend on books for people! You are people, so if you want a book you only have to ask! Get in touch! UK only

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today’s pictures from Northumberland. Took mum up to Rothbury but unfortunately the shoe shop closed in December, was still a nice trip out even though we couldn’t get parked at Barter Books.

Woodland burial ground in Northumberland

Tricolour beagle (Della) with her Christmas present

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

If there's anybody out there who is familiar with Wix. I've got a new website that is three quarters built, but my guy who was sorting it out is sadly out of action for the foreseeable future. I'd love to get it finished, so if you can help, please get in touch. DM if you prefer. Ta.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In Northumberland for a couple of days. So far it’s included taking Della for a a walk in Amble (where you can see Warkworth castle from the pier) and a trip to the big Morrisons.

Warkworth castle from Amble, seriously zoomed in.

Tricolour beagle recharging in the sunshine.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It’s not every day you vacuum pack a Tauntaun (sleeping bag).

Vacuum packed Tauntaun sleeping bag, all perfectly normal.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Government is considering scrapping the NHS-Palantir deal. Do you want Palantir out of the NHS? RT if you do. #PalantirOUT

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Michael Haslam @twigtechnology.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

'We bought a tomb' sounds like the start of a horror film, but it's actually the start of a great day out! Orkney's famous Tomb of the Eagles is now wholly community owned, and in one week we're re-opening for our first big season since COVID. Wednesday 1 April at 10am. Not an April Fool's joke 🏺💀🎉

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Tomb of the Eagles, Orkney

Explore the Tomb of the Eagles, a 5,000-year-old Stone Age tomb on the dramatic cliffs of Orkney’s South Ronaldsay.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I reckon it's a rather good map, probably effective in triggering certain people. The majority first language of each London Borough...

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Searchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Another day of embarrassment for Nick Tenconi's UKIP. Trying to demonstrate in Liverpool for the second time in 6 months they suffered another humiliating defeat as hundreds of anti-fascists blocked their route and stopped them marching. Searchlight's full report here:

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Liverpool inflicts another crushing defeat on UKIP | Searchlight

Anti-fascists gather in numbers to occupy the rallying point The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and hoping for different results. So ...

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

If you don’t want to read Edgar Allan Poe together by the fireplace whilst sharing a plate of midnight croissants in an abandoned château in the French countryside during a full moon with the sound of wolves in the distance, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time."

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Thanks BBC Sounds, I am listening to The Archers intentionally, do they warn you in case it’s something you may regret? #TheArchers

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist." RT if Mick is right.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This took me about 45 seconds.

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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

🍁🦊Competition time! To celebrate the coming of autumn, win a cornucopia of delights! A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox & accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, Apple & Blackberry chocolate, cinnamon knots, Caramelised biscuit tea & a fine fox companion. Follow, like & repost to win! 🦊🍂

A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox, its accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, a fine bar of Apple & Blackberry chocolate, a box of cinnamon knots, a packet of Caramelised biscuit tea & a charming & fluffy fox companion.

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Today would have been my Dad’s 83rd birthday, this is him with my sister, me and Julie the first family beagle.

70s photo of my dad, my sister, myself and Julie the beagle in a harbour somewhere (probably on the NE coast).

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2Tone4Real @2tone4real.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

English folk music - the traditional equivalent of Country and Western?

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Petra @yorkhobbit.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

First day back at work tomorrow after 9 weeks in hospital and 8 weeks convalescing at home. I suspect most of my day will be spent waiting for my password to be reset as I can’t remember what it was and it has well and truly expired anyway.

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New AHRC Doctoral Focal Award PhDs aimed at candidates based in the Scottish Highlands & Islands to develop in-situ research capacity. "A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland’s Highlands, Lowlands & Islands’, aims to strengthen Scotland’s craft sector..." tinyurl.com/tkx7b66z

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The Open University

The OU in Scotland is a core partner in a significant new investment from the AHRC as part of its Doctoral Focal Awards programme.

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