Dolly Peel, fishwife and smuggler, South Shields, 1850. When her husband and son were press-ganged, she snuck on board ship and hid. Discovered, she was allowed to work as a nurse and stay with her family.
Jo Scott Heritage
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By day, heritage consultant based in the North of England. By night, writer of novels & short stories, seeking representation. Shortlisted Yeovil Literary Prize 2024. www.joscott-heritage.co.uk joscottwrites.uk She/her
Such beautiful art - delicate and detailed. Hugely recommend a visit to see Kim's work. And I'd never miss a Border Readers evening 😍👍 Live storytelling at its best. What wonderfully talented people!
The Border Readers@theborderreaders.bsky.social · 20h agoKim's 'Placements' drawings & collages at Dry Water Arts #Amble Exhibition runs to 7 Nov www.drywaterarts.uk/room-with-a-... & our 'Words of Love' plays here Sat 17 Oct (6.30) @joscottheritage.bsky.social #Art #Illustration #Sheep #Farming @culturednortheast.bsky.social @cpre-northumb.bsky.social
BBC News - Newcastle schoolboys' 1850s copy of Bayeux Tapestry restored - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newcastle schoolboys' 1850s copy of Bayeux Tapestry restored
The drawing is slightly bigger than the original and has gone on display at the Great North Museum.
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BBC News - 'Gateshead reading group helped me brave the outdoors' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Gateshead reading group helped me brave the outdoors'
Ian Kirby, from Gateshead, says joining a book group turned his life around after his mother's death.
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BBC News - How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet's history - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet's history
More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum
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BBC News - Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs
A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.
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Join us at the opening evening of the Kim Lewis 'Placements' exhibition at Dry Water Arts Centre #Amble Fri Oct 9th, 6-7.30. We return there to read with 'Words of Love' on Sat Oct 17th (7pm) More about both events here: Drywaterarts.uk #Art #Reading #Stories @joscottheritage.bsky.social
BBC News - Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs
A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.
bbc.co.uk
BBC News - Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hadrian's Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows 'encouraging' signs
A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.
bbc.co.uk
Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Begin this Monday by counting the things that make you smile, not the things that weigh you down. A grateful heart can make even an ordinary day feel a little brighter.
I've got 4 free spots to give away for this for low income writers. If this is you, please DM me and I'll get you signed up! Everyeone else, I'd be grateful if you could share so this gets to the right people. I'll even throw in a free spot for someone (picked out the hat) who does just that!
Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is coming up in a couple of weeks. Still time to join if you want to spend 90 minutes with me thinking about classic time, summary time, slowed time, memory time, dream time, fantasy time and how to use them all in your writing to create the most evocative effect.
We had a great time, with the warmest of hospitality, the perfect way to start our borderlands tour!
Jo Scott Heritage@joscottheritage.bsky.social · 2w agoSuch a joy, as always, to welcome the brilliant Border Readers to St Cuthbert's Elsdon. The audience was gripped by the four beautifully told tales, which made us think, laugh and cry 🥹 Thank you for starting your tour here 😍📚👍
When the NHM opened in 1881, visitors with cameras had to buy a permit and send two copies of each print to the Museum’s collections. You can scroll through a few highlights from each album by swiping left in this post. See every page here: buff.ly/31893CL #MuseumArchives #DigitisedCollections
Hot water in old mine workings is being used to heat homes and public buildings | Peter Sagar
Gateshead continues to lead the way in renewable mine water heating energy
Hot water in old mine workings is being used to heat homes and public buildings
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Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘September’ Shell Nature Studies, 1956 Artist: Rowland Hilder and Maurice Wilson
BBC News - How to make the 11th Century Corfe Castle fit for the future - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How to make the 11th Century Corfe Castle fit for the future
The £2m conservation project at Corfe Castle in Dorset is finished after three years of work.
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Thrilled to have our friend Jacqueline Phillips @qualityofmercy.bsky.social join us to read for 'Words of Love' at @litandphil.bsky.social (13/10) Dry Water Arts, Amble (17/10) & Humshaugh Village Hall (23/10) #Reading #Literature @joscottheritage.bsky.social
Any person or organisation questioning their actions or loyalty to this country should be corrected and ostracised. Anyone can drown, but no one should. rnli.org/support-us
Charity Support For The RNLI - Save Lives At Sea Your Way
Discover ways you can get involved and provide charity support for the RNLI. As a charity, we rely on the support of people like you to save lives at sea.
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Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
A couple of new testimonials from my lovely clients 😊 September slots are filling up fast but I have good availability for October/November, so get in touch if you want an extra pair of eyes on your manuscript before the end of the year! www.elspells.com Please share with your writer friends ✍️
A Saxon animal carving from Hexham Abbey which was once part of a decorative frieze, possibly from Wilfrid’s original C7th church. 📸 My own. #SaxonSunday #HexhamAbbey
If you don’t want to read Dracula together by candlelight whilst sharing dark chocolate cheesecake and a vintage Cabernet Sauvignon in an ominous Victorian mansion during a full moon on a cool October night as wolves howl in the distance, then please don’t tell me you’re “open to trying new things."
