Fairylight
@ericbearshug.bsky.social
Mancunian. Keen interest in all things WW1. Lover of loud music. Mum to Eric Bear. Womb cancer survivor. Refugee from the other place.
No DMs as I'm not happy about doing this identification stuff.
No DMs as I'm not happy about doing this identification stuff.
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Fake Admiral is fined £500 under the 1894 Uniforms Act. The 65 year old imposter is a former history and politics teacher at Cheltenham College (and perhaps Eton) & rowing coach at Christ Church, Oxford. BBC background report on how veterans in Llandudno pursued this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How fake admiral Jonathan Carley was caught by sword and rare medals
Jonathan Carley admitted wearing His Majesty's Forces uniform without permission at Remembrance Sunday event.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Fake Admiral is fined £500 under the 1894 Uniforms Act. The 65 year old imposter is a former history and politics teacher at Cheltenham College (and perhaps Eton) & rowing coach at Christ Church, Oxford. BBC background report on how veterans in Llandudno pursued this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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4 January 1870 A night shelter for boys living on Manchester streets was opened on Quay Street, the origins of charity @togethertrust.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
4 January 1870 A night shelter for boys living on Manchester streets was opened on Quay Street, the origins of charity @togethertrust.bsky.social.
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A view across the Cliff Bridge in Scarborough shows Wood's Lodgings on 'The Cliff' where on the afternoon of 28 May 1849 aged just 29. Anne Brontë died with her sister Charlotte and friend Ellen Nussey at her bedside. The site is now the home of the Grand Hotel #Brontë
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
A view across the Cliff Bridge in Scarborough shows Wood's Lodgings on 'The Cliff' where on the afternoon of 28 May 1849 aged just 29. Anne Brontë died with her sister Charlotte and friend Ellen Nussey at her bedside. The site is now the home of the Grand Hotel #Brontë
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We had fun in the snow yesterday ❄️😁
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We had fun in the snow yesterday ❄️😁
So here I am plodding on (a bit) with West Side Story and Zulu is on 5!!!
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So here I am plodding on (a bit) with West Side Story and Zulu is on 5!!!
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A nautical theme for Day 22 of #HutVent2025 as Taff tells the tale of the sinking of the Lusitania...
youtu.be/Aaf_qlFuKc0
youtu.be/Aaf_qlFuKc0
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A nautical theme for Day 22 of #HutVent2025 as Taff tells the tale of the sinking of the Lusitania...
youtu.be/Aaf_qlFuKc0
youtu.be/Aaf_qlFuKc0
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A Christmas Day lunch for the poor, homeless and refugees is held each year inside Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, organised by volunteers from the Sant’Egidio Community.
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A Christmas Day lunch for the poor, homeless and refugees is held each year inside Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, organised by volunteers from the Sant’Egidio Community.
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CPA Teacher training school of gymnastics and fencing of Joinville Redoute of the Pheasantry Attack of the gantry
www.cpaphil.com/en/p...
#VintagePostcard #AntiquePostcard #Joinville #MilitaryTraining #GymnasticsSchool #FencingSchool #PhysicalEducation #MilitaryHistory
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#VintagePostcard #AntiquePostcard #Joinville #MilitaryTraining #GymnasticsSchool #FencingSchool #PhysicalEducation #MilitaryHistory
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
CPA Teacher training school of gymnastics and fencing of Joinville Redoute of the Pheasantry Attack of the gantry
www.cpaphil.com/en/p...
#VintagePostcard #AntiquePostcard #Joinville #MilitaryTraining #GymnasticsSchool #FencingSchool #PhysicalEducation #MilitaryHistory
www.cpaphil.com/en/p...
#VintagePostcard #AntiquePostcard #Joinville #MilitaryTraining #GymnasticsSchool #FencingSchool #PhysicalEducation #MilitaryHistory
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The WW1 soldiers who wrote messages on the surface of their basic emergency ration biscuits before sending them to their loved ones in Leeds.
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds
Snacks given to frontline troops in World War One were used to send heartfelt messages home.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The WW1 soldiers who wrote messages on the surface of their basic emergency ration biscuits before sending them to their loved ones in Leeds.
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@curatorkitty.bsky.social 👇
BBC News - Wartime Christmas greetings sent by biscuit revealed in Leeds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Alone at Christmas? #joinin is always good.
@gardenstuff.bsky.social here is my Yule salt bowl. The first I’ve ever made 😃
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
@gardenstuff.bsky.social here is my Yule salt bowl. The first I’ve ever made 😃
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December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead
The Princess Royal, Victoria, in mourning for her father, Prince Albert, with the future Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Charlotte--the baby wears black ribbons. 1861
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
The Princess Royal, Victoria, in mourning for her father, Prince Albert, with the future Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Charlotte--the baby wears black ribbons. 1861
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead
The Princess Royal, Victoria, in mourning for her father, Prince Albert, with the future Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Charlotte--the baby wears black ribbons. 1861
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
The Princess Royal, Victoria, in mourning for her father, Prince Albert, with the future Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Charlotte--the baby wears black ribbons. 1861
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
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Please could you help us with a bale of hay?
Our animal sanctuary has a big hay delivery on Monday
We have a fundraiser to help us through the winter. We’d be so thankful if you’re able to help us closer to our target: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you so much ❤️
#rescueanimals
Our animal sanctuary has a big hay delivery on Monday
We have a fundraiser to help us through the winter. We’d be so thankful if you’re able to help us closer to our target: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you so much ❤️
#rescueanimals
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Please could you help us with a bale of hay?
Our animal sanctuary has a big hay delivery on Monday
We have a fundraiser to help us through the winter. We’d be so thankful if you’re able to help us closer to our target: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you so much ❤️
#rescueanimals
Our animal sanctuary has a big hay delivery on Monday
We have a fundraiser to help us through the winter. We’d be so thankful if you’re able to help us closer to our target: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Thank you so much ❤️
#rescueanimals
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Did you know?
In the Victorian era, most people never learned to swim at all.
Knowing how to swim was not considered a basic life skill. Instruction was rare and largely limited to middle and upper-class men.
Falling into the water was easy; escaping was often impossible.
#Victorian #history
In the Victorian era, most people never learned to swim at all.
Knowing how to swim was not considered a basic life skill. Instruction was rare and largely limited to middle and upper-class men.
Falling into the water was easy; escaping was often impossible.
#Victorian #history
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Did you know?
In the Victorian era, most people never learned to swim at all.
Knowing how to swim was not considered a basic life skill. Instruction was rare and largely limited to middle and upper-class men.
Falling into the water was easy; escaping was often impossible.
#Victorian #history
In the Victorian era, most people never learned to swim at all.
Knowing how to swim was not considered a basic life skill. Instruction was rare and largely limited to middle and upper-class men.
Falling into the water was easy; escaping was often impossible.
#Victorian #history
Just watched Victoria Wood With All the Trimmings on BBC4.
What a cast list -what an absolute genius that woman was.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
What a cast list -what an absolute genius that woman was.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC One - Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy with a series of pastiches.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just watched Victoria Wood With All the Trimmings on BBC4.
What a cast list -what an absolute genius that woman was.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
What a cast list -what an absolute genius that woman was.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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CW: maternal death
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
CW: maternal death
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
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The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere occurs this year on Sunday 21 Dec at 3:03 pm During the winter solstice, or midwinter, the sun is at its lowest point in the sky, resulting in the shortest period of daylight and the longest night. Across diverse cultures, this
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere occurs this year on Sunday 21 Dec at 3:03 pm During the winter solstice, or midwinter, the sun is at its lowest point in the sky, resulting in the shortest period of daylight and the longest night. Across diverse cultures, this
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After five years on a dairy farm, George is finally free. 🥹
Thank you to Uncle Neils Home for rescuing him and changing his life forever. ❤️🩹
Credit: uncleneilshome (IG)
#cow #rescueanimals #animalrescue #animallover #sanctuary
Thank you to Uncle Neils Home for rescuing him and changing his life forever. ❤️🩹
Credit: uncleneilshome (IG)
#cow #rescueanimals #animalrescue #animallover #sanctuary
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
After five years on a dairy farm, George is finally free. 🥹
Thank you to Uncle Neils Home for rescuing him and changing his life forever. ❤️🩹
Credit: uncleneilshome (IG)
#cow #rescueanimals #animalrescue #animallover #sanctuary
Thank you to Uncle Neils Home for rescuing him and changing his life forever. ❤️🩹
Credit: uncleneilshome (IG)
#cow #rescueanimals #animalrescue #animallover #sanctuary
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John Turner's memorial stone still fascinates me. The pack-horse jagger who, on Christmas Eve 1735, became lost in the snow, a mile from his home in Cheshire's peak borders, and was found next morning...a woman's shoe print pressed into the snow beside him. #johnturner #cheshirefolklore #thursbitch
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
John Turner's memorial stone still fascinates me. The pack-horse jagger who, on Christmas Eve 1735, became lost in the snow, a mile from his home in Cheshire's peak borders, and was found next morning...a woman's shoe print pressed into the snow beside him. #johnturner #cheshirefolklore #thursbitch
This is brilliant!
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is brilliant!
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Day 11 of #HutVent2025, and it's time for our annual Zeppelin story, as told by Taff...
youtu.be/LAA8RGtJiSY
#HutVent
youtu.be/LAA8RGtJiSY
#HutVent
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Day 11 of #HutVent2025, and it's time for our annual Zeppelin story, as told by Taff...
youtu.be/LAA8RGtJiSY
#HutVent
youtu.be/LAA8RGtJiSY
#HutVent