Grasmere Dialect Plays
Researching & sharing information about the extraordinary village plays performed in Grasmere from 1893 to 1937. Most were written and produced by Eleanor Rawnsley (nee Simpson); all were in Westmorland dialect. #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #GrasmereDialectPlays
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. Fighting for a nicer industry since 1884. #societyofauthors Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training ✒️https://authr.uk/sp40
@landoflorefilms.bsky.social
Folk tales and tall tales. We make films inspired by fairytales, folklore and mythology. Folklore from Cumbria and southern Scotland. Creative director: Stephen G. Rae FRSA
@editornncomet.bsky.social
Editor of The New Comet and the Comet Bulletin for The Norman Nicholson Society.
@thekentacorn.bsky.social
Our Oak Trees & their Sweet Chestnut chums in our ancient bluebell woodland in the Weald of Kent. Also pictures and facts about trees twitter.com/TheKentAcorn
@stoneclub.bsky.social
Stone Club believes the journey is as important as the destination and encourages people to pause and think about place in new ways; connecting ancient sites through community and conversation. #MDANT
@quakerpen.bsky.social
Quaker. Writer. NUJ. FRSA. Some recent work at archival site of https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/ Own opinions. My book #WordsOutofSilence is available here https://www.ekklesiapublishing.co.uk/books/words-out-of-silence/
@kathleengjones.bsky.social
I'm an author and poet from the English Lake District. Left wing, passionate environmentalist, hater of bullshit www.kathleenjones.co.uk
@bernardineevaristo.bsky.social
10 books inc. Girl, Woman, Other (Booker Prize 2019), Mr Loverman (2013) a BBC1 TV series in 2024 & Manifesto (2021). Professor of Creative Writing, Brunel University of London (Profile portrait by Valerie Asiimwe Amani)
@kimmoorepoet.bsky.social
Poet and non-fiction writer. Latest poetry collection "All The Men I Never Married" won the 2022 Forward Prize. Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Substack: https://shorturl.at/Ea3sI
@holliemcnish.bsky.social
Follow for poetry, random thoughts and new discoveries because poetry and the world is endlessly fascinating and I know nothing. On tour now: www.holliepoetry.com/livedates
@concordmoose.bsky.social
Disabled Poets Prize 2024 ‘Nowhere Near As Safe As A Snake In Bed’ https://bit.ly/3X1A8aQ ‘Skin the Rabbit’ out @The Braag 26/3/25. Writes about rivers, absurdity & time +Arts Council £. Half poet, half tutor, half clown. Sheffield. www.susiewilsonpoet.com
@showcasecumbria.bsky.social
A community platform showcasing all things great about #Cumbria www.showcasecumbria.co.uk
@goodbinary.bsky.social
Indie developer in North West England. Made Hike Maker, Slow Ways Makers, GeoSort and others. #indiedev #walking #environment #maps #gamedev #photography 👨💻🚶♂️➡️🌿🗺️👾🤳 https://www.good-binary.com
@ottomanhistory.bsky.social
➥ Old Photos, Pics, Paintings, Maps ➥ Docs from Ottoman Empire Archives ➥ Historical Letters, Writings, Poems, Memoirs, Books, Real Human Stories: / Blog: https://ottoman-history-page.blogspot.com
@paulrathbone.bsky.social
Retired and live in the Lake District, UK. Really enjoy photography, travelling, nature & wildlife, and my family.
@chriscant.bsky.social
Lichens: the closer you look the more you'll see; zoom out and you'll read the habitat
@clavacamo.bsky.social
Hobbyist Photographer, I love hiking in the great outdoors and spending my summers in and around the water. #NewZealand #Aotearoa 🇳🇿 📸✨✨ ©️ All photos are my own unless reposted.
@bookstrend.bsky.social
✨ Bite-sized book reviews for every kind of reader. My blog: https://bookishbyshaw.wordpress.com/
@alisontheread.bsky.social
I’m here to drink tea and kick my own ass. And I’m all out of ass.
@walklistencreate.org
walk · listen · create (WLC) is the home of walking artists and artist walkers. We are a home for walking writers too!
@robertbohan.bsky.social
Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é Buy my work here: https://robbohan.etsy.com
@ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
🖼 🏺 World famous collections, from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art 🕙 Open every day 10am–5pm 🏛 linktr.ee/ashmoleanmuseum
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | professional indexer | Lay Canon @stedscath.bsky.social | Tutor for Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education
@pinars.bsky.social
Used to be a Byzantinist, now an independent researcher, potter, part time translator and interpreter &person of leisure. Posts on history, art, archaeology, nature, mythology, folklore, the occult, books, language, καὶ τὰ ἕτερα. Team Oxford Comma.
@dannybate.bsky.social
"That etymology guy". Linguist, broadcaster on Czech Radio, writer, researcher, language fanatic, recovering PhD student. Angličan v Praze. Host of the podcast 'A Language I Love Is...'. Personal website: https://dannybate.com/
@peterreavill.bsky.social
Landscape archaeologist, prehistorian, and small finds specialist. At home in the Bronze Age, but living in the deep Welsh Marches. HERO for Herefordshire Archaeology. All views my own
@thelong1930s.bsky.social
Senior Teaching Fellow in Modern European Culture, UCL. Proudly Cornish and quasi-Italian. Interested in the 1930s (1848-1950). Biographer of Celia Fremlin.
@kendalrotaryclub.bsky.social
Connecting with our local community at home and abroad and helping wherever possible. Come and join us. People like us do things like this.
@womenofletters.org
A longform interview series celebrating women’s paths to professional success. Now in its second season. 📝 womenofletters.substack.com 🎵 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-of-letters/id1747035747
@joannamw.bsky.social
Historian, nature and music lover. Author of historical biographies on Mancunian Victorians Abel Heywood and Lydia Becker.
@womenshistnet.bsky.social
A national association supporting those who are passionate about women's and gender history. Also on LinkedIn. Read about our networks mission, values and our Equality and Diversity Statement: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
@snoweider.bsky.social
Mountain Leader, wildlife guide, otter groupie, I love nature, and I love science ♥️🦦🌳🪲🪼🌸🦉🦎🦈 Also a wannabe runner, thwarted cyclist, sometime rock climber, lapsed archaeologist. The Isle of Arran is my home and I frequently crop up in other places too 😃.
@teninchwheels.bsky.social
Dad, husband, Yorkshireman. Cumbrian. Ex-national newspaper art director delighted to find himself living halfway up a Lakeland fell after 30 years in London Beer, Vespa, history, hill, life, lake, bike Libraries gave us power
@historyandpolicy.bsky.social
We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
@movingslowly.bsky.social
Moving slowly and fixing things… The artist formerly known as @tlwforcumbria (Let’s see how long this lasts)…
@cumpston.bsky.social
Trustee Cumbria Community Foundation, Chair Headway South Cumbria & Age Friendly South Lakeland. Hoping to find my Twitter buddies here 💕
@mdettinger.bsky.social
Water/climate news & my own calculations when relevant, from CarsonCity (Wá∙šiw land), NV. Retired USGS & now p/t @CW3E/Scripps scientist Credentials: PhD.UCLA F.AGU F.AAAS M.NAE; www.mdettinger.com
@retsofnosila.bsky.social
Yorkshire lass, with a chunk of 🏴 thrown in. Musician, outdoorsy and all things historical... apart from the Romans. I mean, what did they ever do for us?...
@ceadela.bsky.social
Erstwhile secondhand bookseller and Classics teacher; Cumbria and Oxfordshire
@borderseth.bsky.social
Cumbrian • adventures of Seth, a Border terrier and his old man Cragrats • Wainwrightsx2/Birketts completer • Fell pictures • Made in Shap 28.8.20 • #BTposse #borderterriers #lakedistrict #wainwrights #fells #cumbria 🐾🐾
@sofiameloaraujo.bsky.social
Literary Studies scholar (Research interests: Ethics and Literature, Contemporary Narrative, Education) Adjunct Professor at Porto Polytechnic and University of Porto Head of the Foreign Languages Department at the School of Education- Porto Polytechnic
@windermereboats.bsky.social
Welcome to the official parody of Windermere Lake Cruises Blue Sky! We're new here but thrilled to join! We offer stunning scenic cruises on Windermere, find out more: https://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/
@scarthcruddle.bsky.social
Live in Cumbria. Work in the electricity industry. Love my family and my dawg.