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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · Jun 21
She was a magnificent cat.

The last but one photo taken of Miss Ronnie, who passed away last Saturday.

Her excellent headbutts, and judgemental hard stares are much missed. I am devastated.

#Caturday
Tuxedo cat, with a red collar, pondering life in a sunny garden.
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 16h
This evening we are enjoying the late Dame Patricia Routledge in Miss Pym’s Day Out, which is perfection.
Arthur, the ginger and white cat, concentrates….
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 1d
Cofiwch Dryweryn - 21.10.65 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#CofiwchDryweryn #Tryweryn #WelshHistory
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UWTSDlib @uwtsdlib.bsky.social · 1d
HAPPENING TODAY!

📖 - A World of Maps and Atlases
📅 - 21st October 2025
⏱️ - 2pm to 4pm
📍 - UWTSD Lampeter Library Follow the link to find out more:

digitalservices.uwtsd.ac.uk/library/

#UWTSDlib #SpecialCollections
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UWTSDlib @uwtsdlib.bsky.social · 1d
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Want to learn more about the Open Access publishing process and how it can benefit researchers? Then come along to our free webinar ‘Open Access Publishing & the Research Landscape.’ You’ll discover more about Open Access at UWTSD and how the library team can support our research community.
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archiveswales.bsky.social @archiveswales.bsky.social · 1d
The tragedy of Aberfan still resonates 59 years on. Today we remember the 144 lives lost, and those who fought to save them. Read/listen to accounts of Swansea University students who helped at the disaster site: ow.ly/8fV550Lgx6c
With thanks to Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University.
Aberfan
At around 9.15am on the morning of October 21, 1966, a spoil tip collapsed onto the Welsh village of Aberfan, engulfing Pantglas Primary School and other buildings. The disaster resulted in the tragic
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 1d
Robin.

#Robin #BirdPhotography #Birdlife
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 2d
Autumn Colour.

#Autumn #AutumnFlower
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 3d
Autumn Leaves.

#Autumn #GoldenLeaves
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 3d
Autumn.

#AutumnLeaves
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 4d
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi rule
The contents of his late father's case led Antony Easton to uncover a rich and tragic history.
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 4d
My new emotional support cat, Arthur.

#Caturday #AdoptDontShop
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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 5d
Dora Metcalf #WWI munitions factory comptometer operator, intro'd mechanised abacus 4 1926 Irish census. #WWII supplied bombe machines 4 Bletchley Park codebreakers. Part of Irish BCG TB vaccination prog. 1957 intro'd 1st #Irish electronic computer d #OTD 17 Oct 1982 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Me...
Dora Metcalf in B&W photo (cropped from her 1935 wedding photo, wearing orange blossom corsage) #WomenInSTEM
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 4d
🚨 We discovered that some crisis pregnancy centres and anti-abortion organisations have received funding from the UK government and the National Lottery Community Fund.

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Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government
Taxpayer money has gone towards funding anti-abortion groups and crisis pregnancy centres in the UK.
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 5d
Today in Llandrindod Wells.

#LlandrindodWells
Roadside doorway, obstructed by fly tipped baby car seat.
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UWTSDlib @uwtsdlib.bsky.social · 5d
📢 HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!
📖 - A World of Maps and Atlases
📅 - 21st October 2025
⏱️ - 2pm to 4pm
📍 - UWTSD Lampeter Library

Follow the link to find out more: digitalservices.uwtsd.ac.uk/library/

#UWTSDlib #SpecialCollections
An image with a zoomed in photograph of a map. The map is white with detailed writing. Below the photograph there is a horizontal teal line with the UWTSD logo in the left and the UWTSD library logo in the right. In the middle of the logos there is text that says “Byd o Fapiau ac Atlasau. A World of Maps and Atlases”.
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Rachel Cable @rachcable.bsky.social · 6d
Next week is the Caerphilly #Senedd by-election. Here are the candidates. Don't ever let it be said that our politics isn't diverse...
A screenshot of the live debate on BBC News ahead of the Caerphilly #Senedd by-election - with six white middle-aged men as the candidates.
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 6d
Good god! I’m not sure what voices that line up is meant to representing, or perhaps I do! #Depressing
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 6d
National Treasure.

A woman who has transcended her sport to become beloved of a whole nation.

A retirement well earned.
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After an extraordinary 19-year career, Jess Fishlock will retire from the national team following their match vs. Australia this month. Jess retires as Cymru's most capped player, record goalscorer & as the player to score Wales' first-ever goal at a major tournament. Legend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐐
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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 8d
What are your thoughts on greyhound racing in Wales?

The Senedd’s Culture Committee want to hear your views!

Complete the survey and have your say: https://bit.ly/4q4JGhR
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AMARC @amarc.bsky.social · 8d
🚨AMARC GRANTS: upcoming deadline🚨

We give grants of up to £500 to projects that promote the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives.

📅Deadline: 1 November

Read more on our website: amarcsite.wordpress.com/grants/
Grants
AMARC awards small grants in support of initiatives that are in line with our objective of promoting the accessibility, preservation and study of manuscripts and archives of all periods. AMARC invi…
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 7d
*Vacancy - Chair of Advisory Board (Voluntary)*

UWP is seeking to appoint a new Chair to the Advisory Board, responsible for ensuring the Board functions effectively in supporting our mission, vision and strategic objectives.

For more information, visit: www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 8d
This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the challenges of uncovering the lives of women—especially Black, Asian & ethnic minority women—who left no written record.

Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...

#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 7d
🧙‍♀️ Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning discusses how women in early modern Wales typically dressed in long skirts, large woollen shawls, and tall, black hats. Could they have inspired stereotypes of the witch?

More: tinyurl.com/5e8c549h

#witch #stereotypes #inspiration #wales
Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: the historic origins of witch iconography
Women in early modern Wales typically dressed in long skirts, large woollen shawls, and tall, black hats. Could they have inspired stereotypes of the witch?
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 9d
Today in Swansea.
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Alison Harding @alisonharding.bsky.social · 10d
Peak fungi season.

#Fungi
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