Liz Rees
@lizarees.bsky.social
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Retired archivist & museums professional, based in Newcastle upon Tyne but still Welsh. Luxury views my own
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The last time I was in Northallerton they had sold out of Fat Rascals - disappointing!
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Strange quite how many bad apples Reform UK seems to have attracted
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Maybe they should rename this the Moo Club
Cattle standing & sitting outside a window under a sign reading Mii.Club. The cattle are black, brown and light coloured
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Belated Happy Birthday & enjoy your week off!
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This sounds like my first visit to London with my family in (I think) 1968, but I don't remember writing this postcard...
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Writing this card at the Post Office Tower. We have just been up the top looking at a lovely view, you could see Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge & lots of other famous places. On Monday we went to the cinema and had dinner at a Wimpy Bar.
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Perfect timing ahead of a trip with students later this term to The Story, home of County Durham archives, where Mustapha's photographic images and life story feature as part of the Durham Light Infantry collection. 🗃️📜📷📸
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A new ODNB article from me - James Francis [Jimmy] Durham, formerly Mustapha, a Sudanese boy 'adopted' in 1886 into the Durham Light Infantry. A tale of class and race, geography and the armed forces, music, and goodwill amidst the imperial assumptions: www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1...
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No idea who Nick is but he's being useful
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Meanwhile Kemi Badenoch's degree in computer systems engineering gained more than 20 years ago with little subsequent work experience is worth precisely nothing
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That's sad news that I hadn't heard. I remember Marie well from my time working in Wolverhampton though I hadn't seen her for many years
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Explore curated insights across our unique and distinctive collections — from a 17th century recipe book to a WWI surgical logbook.

Discover our new Digital Showcase and uncover the stories behind the collections: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk #DigitalShowcase
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You can access it at home through Newcastle Libraries at least libraries.newcastle.gov.uk/WebBuilder/W...
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Worth knowing that some public library memberships offer free online access to the OED too
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He wasn't there when we set off at 10, but he was by the time we got back. I was half tempted but it wasn't *that* warm
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sidegallery.bsky.social
✊🚲 Socialism on two wheels.

The Fred Mawson Collection shows Clarion Cycling Club meets of the 1920s and postcards in Esperanto, linking Newcastle’s Cowgate with comrades across Europe.

Read our latest in focus blog by MD Laura Laffler: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/the-...
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#UnconfinedWalks leaves on the line 😅. I think this is part of the old Bowes Railway in Gateshead. Nice, warm morning for a walk starting from the Angel of the North
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Hope you feel better later. I'm having my jab this week, so fingers crossed
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sidegallery.bsky.social
📢 After the End of History is now open at Ffotogallery, Cardiff.

A powerful look at working-class life from 1989–2024, including Richard Grassick prints loaned from the AmberSide Collection.

🗓 3 Oct–13 Dec
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
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To be honest I don't mind how he's styled. The important point is he's been fired for being professional in whatever his profession is
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The storm's not supposed to hit until tomorrow but it's pretty wild out today. Stay safe everyone!
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Those would be a challenge for your efficient box packing guidelines!
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I think it was actually my favourite of the puppet Watch with Mothers, though I preferred Picture Book on Mondays. The one I really didn't like was Tales from the Riverbank