None of us knows what is around the corner A personal testimonial of the life-saving benefits of a social security system that supports the people, and the dangers of villainising those who find need of it By John Heywood

None of us knows what is around the corner

A personal testimonial of the life-saving benefits of a social security system that supports the people, and the dangers of villainising those who find need of it

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

We have written our names in the sand, for centuries, the same small sign. Different hands, different lives, yet always leaving the same line. We come and go, as tides have done, all different, and all the same.

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

Early Morning Lanes. 17°C and thunderstorms to come perhaps. Conkers 🌰

Couldn’t resist posting another view of the ancient holloway. It’s part of a very old route from Gloucester to Cirencester called the Bisley Path.

Through the tree tunnel #biking

Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last mo.

I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.

I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.

Morning Clouds. 21°C after a very light shower. Swifts.

🧵 6 posts. Plantation wealth left a lasting mark on Yorkshire through its grand country houses and estates. Profits from Caribbean plantations enabled wealthy British families to buy land, build homes, and secure social and political influence, embedding colonial wealth into the county's landscape.

Bătrânul Carpaților (old man of the Carpathians) - Mercheașa, Romania A 900 year old oak legend and the oldest tree in the country Photo: Ramona Ciortescu

Utter bliss it is to encounter...

Love when I’m walking and there’s a dog being walked in front of me and the dog turns its head and gives me a little look.

🧵During the medieval period deep economic and cultural connections linked Yorkshire and the Netherlands across the North Sea. At the heart of this relationship was the lucrative wool trade. Yorkshire's great monastic estates, including Fountains Abbey and Kirkstall Abbey,

"Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." –Shakespeare, MacBeth Visited the ancient Birnam Oak during our time in Scotland! (I may have hugged it.) #StunDay #EastCoastKin #Photography #ImageAndVerse

Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies

Actors Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen enjoying New York City's Citibikes #BicycleBirthday Patrick Stewart Born July 13, 1940

Americans are now so used to their president cheating and breaking rules that many of them seem genuinely not to understand why the world was rooting for Belgium.

Another chance to read my short piece from yesterday for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk #Migration #CulturalExchange #ancientDNA

Yorkshire Bylines@yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 3mo ago

Crucible of Britain: ancient migration and the deep roots of mixed-heritage families Yorkshire’s repeated historical intersections of migration and cultural exchange remain, engrained in the DNA of its descendants By John Heywood @handhyorkshire.bsky.social

A tree is not merely wood; it is a natural air conditioner, a source of oxygen, a support for rainfall, and a sanctuary for birds. It is a safeguard for our future. When we cut down trees, we lose more than just greenery; we invite heat, drought, pollution, and suffering. 🌳 Save trees. Save lives.

Safe in the echo chambers where they hide, They trade hard facts for dogma, fear and pride; With every falsehood confidently spun, They scorch the world for battles never won 2/2

🧵They turn their backs on truth to chase a lie, And swear the earth is flat beneath the sky; They call the rising seas a grand deceit, And claim life-saving cures are threats to meet. 1/2

Our local nature group also planted a dozen patches of wildflowers across our neighbourhood and it’s absolutely magnificent 🤩

Sarah Hörst@planetdr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Monday from the one billion wildflowers my husband planted for me and all of the pollinators that live here now. I sure hope one of our neighbors has hives. Also if you’ve ever thought let’s just till that grass and plant wildflowers. Yes (This is one of four large strips!)

🧵Today is Windrush Day. Alford Gardner’s journey crossed oceans to reshape the social history of Yorkshire. Born in Jamaica, he first arrived in England in 1944, volunteering for the RAF during World War II and training as a mechanic at RAF Hunmanby Moor, Filey. Returning to Jamaica after the war, a

In the watercolour Road and Cornfields, East Yorkshire, part of a series titled Midsummer, celebrated artist David Hockney captured the seasonal beauty of the region's countryside. The artwork features a winding rural road that gracefully cuts through rolling agricultural

1500 years ago, the infrastructure of Roman cities - the roads, bridges and aqueducts - was left to fall into disrepair, while cash was pumped into new vanity projects: churches & cathedrals. Fast forward to the present day and precious water and energy is being guzzled by new gods: AI data farms.

David Hockney (July 9 1937 - June 11, 2026)

100% of each sale goes straight to the Friends of the #LDV charity, or if you’d like to support their Corncrake fundraising campaign, books can be claimed as rewards – every penny counts with Aviva very generously matching each donation made 💰 communitiesfund.avivafoundation.org.uk/p/lower-derw...

LDV_NNR@ldvnnr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Great to see our first review of the Birds of the #LDV in this month's Bird Watching magazine – much appreciated! If you haven’t purchased a copy yet but would still like to do so, please get in touch with us direct (via Lucy.Murgatroyd@naturalengland.org.uk) @yorkbirding.bsky.social

RIP David Hockney

History and Heritage Yorkshire@handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Between 1997 and 2013, David Hockney embarked on one of the most celebrated periods of his career, returning to his native Yorkshire to paint the landscapes of the East Yorkshire Wolds. Leaving behind the sun-drenched swimming pools and urban scenes of Los Angeles, he turned

Looks like we’ve gone backwards a fair bit since 1900s. Train & bikes should be best friends, being the better, more sensible way to travel.

Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Bicycles looked after on a Great Western Railway train at Paddington Station, London ca. 1900