Shelly Dennison
@dennisonshelly.bsky.social
Writer & Comms Consultant supporting not-for-profits.
Trustee @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social
Website: https://shellydennison.co.uk/
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/shellydennison
Trustee @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social
Website: https://shellydennison.co.uk/
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/shellydennison
This is a fascinating mix of history and linguistics from @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
What’s in a name? The hidden history flowing through Britain’s rivers
By Professor Christian Dunn, WWT Trustee and Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor at Bangor University
www.wwt.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
This is a fascinating mix of history and linguistics from @wwtworldwide.bsky.social
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wet...
Spent less than half an hour this afternoon doing an under the bonnet job on my website that I've been putting off for months because I thought it'd be a nightmare to sort out. I'm kicking myself but I'll take the win.
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Spent less than half an hour this afternoon doing an under the bonnet job on my website that I've been putting off for months because I thought it'd be a nightmare to sort out. I'm kicking myself but I'll take the win.
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
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If you're having a bad morning I promise this will make you feel better (unless you dislike grumpy claymation penguins)
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If you're having a bad morning I promise this will make you feel better (unless you dislike grumpy claymation penguins)
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Start your day with this refreshing @theguardian.com country diary by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: I see 38 bird species in a day – but does it matter? | Richard Smyth
Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire: I’m counting, but not counting. The highlight, though, has to be those those gentleman thugs, the greater black-backed gulls
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Start your day with this refreshing @theguardian.com country diary by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
My brain seems to have decided to go on strike this afternoon.
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
My brain seems to have decided to go on strike this afternoon.
Worth a read if you're working in comms in the charity sector.
How are charities using X in January 2026?
My latest research findings, just out.
My latest research findings, just out.
Another round of charity Xodus – January 2026
An update into the charity sector’s use of X in January 2026. Use it to help benchmark your use.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Worth a read if you're working in comms in the charity sector.
The RSPB confirming what we all suspected. The birds know... 😂
'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
January 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The RSPB confirming what we all suspected. The birds know... 😂
My husband has changed his regular wfh days for 2026 and I no longer have office days on account of being completely freelance so neither of us have any idea what day it is anymore.
January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
My husband has changed his regular wfh days for 2026 and I no longer have office days on account of being completely freelance so neither of us have any idea what day it is anymore.
Yahoo have improved their desktop email which obviously means it's much worse.
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Yahoo have improved their desktop email which obviously means it's much worse.
If you're a small charity or community project looking to refresh your content for 2026 but aren't quite sure where to start, then I'd love to hear from you.
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
January 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
If you're a small charity or community project looking to refresh your content for 2026 but aren't quite sure where to start, then I'd love to hear from you.
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
Oh good. Apparently @blackwells.bsky.social use Evri now so that's a book we may never actually see...
January 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Oh good. Apparently @blackwells.bsky.social use Evri now so that's a book we may never actually see...
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The next @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social book club is on February 23 @ 19:30–21:00 UK time. We will be discussing ‘Here Comes the Sun’ online, the latest book by Bill Mckibben @billmckibben.bsky.social All welcome!
jri.org.uk/book_events/...
jri.org.uk/book_events/...
JRI Book Club 'Here Comes the Sun'
'Here Comes the Sun', Bill McKibben, published by WW Norton & Company, 2025
McKibben delivers a compelling, hopeful manifesto for our climate-stricken world. McKibben charts the breathtaking surge...
jri.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The next @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social book club is on February 23 @ 19:30–21:00 UK time. We will be discussing ‘Here Comes the Sun’ online, the latest book by Bill Mckibben @billmckibben.bsky.social All welcome!
jri.org.uk/book_events/...
jri.org.uk/book_events/...
I like to think that I'm well organised but for the second time recently I can't find a document that I'm looking for that ought to be filed somewhere obvious but isn't.
a woman with a surprised look on her face says " where is it "
Alt: a woman with a surprised look on her face says " where is it "
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I like to think that I'm well organised but for the second time recently I can't find a document that I'm looking for that ought to be filed somewhere obvious but isn't.
Finally got round to deleting my Threads account on the basis that having not used it in a year I'm unlikely to go back.
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Finally got round to deleting my Threads account on the basis that having not used it in a year I'm unlikely to go back.
My new series explores the history of Bedfordshire through plants and animals.
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
My new series explores the history of Bedfordshire through plants and animals.
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
Apparently the PM was hanging out in our church hall today...
They were in Bedford to announce legislation to scrap the two-child benefit cap...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #FamilyHubs #Welfare #BreakfastClubs #Education #PrimeMinister
#Bedford #BedfordNews #FamilyHubs #Welfare #BreakfastClubs #Education #PrimeMinister
Prime Minister and Education Secretary praise Bedford’s "trailblazing" Family Hubs at Goldington visit - Bedford Independent
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson visited Bedford’s trailblazer Family Hubs in Goldington...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Apparently the PM was hanging out in our church hall today...
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Take note charity sector still on X.
If this week's news isn't a red line for you, what is?
If this week's news isn't a red line for you, what is?
I have not personally used X/Twitter for some time now. It was already an unpleasant place prior to its takeover by Elon Musk but since his acceptance of hate speech and anonymous online abusers, it has become utterly unusable.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Take note charity sector still on X.
If this week's news isn't a red line for you, what is?
If this week's news isn't a red line for you, what is?
Greenbelt today offering a masterclass in how not to do crisis comms. ifyyk
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Greenbelt today offering a masterclass in how not to do crisis comms. ifyyk
I was half thinking of trying the new BBC Lynley this evening but the reviews aren't particularly encouraging. Has anyone seen it and enjoyed it?
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I was half thinking of trying the new BBC Lynley this evening but the reviews aren't particularly encouraging. Has anyone seen it and enjoyed it?
I don't have words for how much I hate the 'this appears to be a long document, would you like an AI summary?' thing.
No I wouldn't. I want to read it. That's sort of the whole point of wanting to properly understand a thing for myself.
Rant over.
No I wouldn't. I want to read it. That's sort of the whole point of wanting to properly understand a thing for myself.
Rant over.
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I don't have words for how much I hate the 'this appears to be a long document, would you like an AI summary?' thing.
No I wouldn't. I want to read it. That's sort of the whole point of wanting to properly understand a thing for myself.
Rant over.
No I wouldn't. I want to read it. That's sort of the whole point of wanting to properly understand a thing for myself.
Rant over.
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The Denny windows at Tewkesbury Abbey aren’t just windows – they are emotion, filtered through light.
I was lucky enough to photograph Tom Denny at work in his home studio. More here: www.digest.andymarsh...
I was lucky enough to photograph Tom Denny at work in his home studio. More here: www.digest.andymarsh...
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The Denny windows at Tewkesbury Abbey aren’t just windows – they are emotion, filtered through light.
I was lucky enough to photograph Tom Denny at work in his home studio. More here: www.digest.andymarsh...
I was lucky enough to photograph Tom Denny at work in his home studio. More here: www.digest.andymarsh...
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I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
