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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 51m

Mesmerising, spellbinding, powerful, moving, compelling: words can't really do justice to this performance tonight by Florence Odumosu at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 3d

The @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social blue plaque to Thomas Peckett will be on display this weekend at the Wakefield Railway Modellers' Society annual exhibition at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School www.wakefieldrms.org/exhibition/

2025 Exhibition – Wakefield RMS

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · 25d

Just returned home from presenting this. Thank you for coming Tony. It was nice to see so many people there.

Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 25d

Excellent evening with @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social at their Architectural Photography Competition prize night at Wakefield Exchange. There were 143 entries showcasing the wonderful variety of architecture in Wakefield city centre, the suburbs & rural areas.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Sep 6

When a rainbow touches down.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Aug 28

Still time to enter!

Wakefield Civic Society @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just one day left! Yes, 24 little hours (and probably less than that by the time you see this) to send your entries in for our Architectural Photography Competition. Don't delay, enter today! wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk/2025-archite...

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Aug 17

Nice to see a hedgehog down the bottom of the garden the other evening. Haven't seen one for ages.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Aug 10

Zoom in for a close-up of Wakefield's iconic '99 arches'!

History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · Aug 10

After last night's post quoting Bill Nelson's music there were a couple of references to the classic views of Wakefield from Sandal Castle etc. So here it is courtesy of Tim Green. CC BY-SA 2.0

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Aug 4

Fascinating account of silent film star William Haines who, as an actor, survived the transition to talkies but not the shift in attitudes against openly gay men in Hollywood in the 1930s. Wisecraker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star, by William J Mann, 1998.

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Civic Voice @civicvoice.org.uk · Jul 16

@wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social launches Architectural Photography Exhibition civicvoice.org.uk/2025/07/16/w...

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Civic Voice @civicvoice.org.uk · Jul 16

80% #trustees recommend the role says Charity Commission research. Civic Voice is continuing to recruit new trustees. civicvoice.org.uk/2025/07/15/8...

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:

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Wakefield Civic Society @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social · Jul 1

Like taking photographs of buildings? Enter our Architectural Photography Competition and submit your best photographs of Wakefield's buildings now! Your photo(s) will be featured in an exhibition to be held at Wakefield Exchange from 12th to 21st September, and you could win a cash prize!

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · Jun 30

Life without books is like an unsharpened pencil... It has no point.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Jun 9

It's been an absolutely spiffing day. A bit of Agatha Christie this morning, a touch of Art Deco in the afternoon, and a wonderful dinner this evening. But now to bed - with a good detective story ('Murder on the Links' featuring Hercule Poirot, of course).

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · May 31

I haven't come across anything so far but I'll let you know if I do!

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · May 31

Acquired an original 'Official Guide' to the British Empire Exhibition 1924 as part of my research for a new talk. Pleased to see that Sirdar, a Wakefield-based company still operating today, was one of the exhibitors.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · May 24

Dr Who Wish World was excellent this evening. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC One - Doctor Who, Season 2, Wish World

The Doctor and Belinda's return home becomes a terrible trap as old enemies unite.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Apr 18

It was certainly different. But I did finish it and ultimately I can say I enjoyed it.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Apr 3

Terrific play this evening at Theatre Royal Wakefield - funny, poignant and cutting. A trip down memory lane. Handbagged - on until Saturday. Recommended.

Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Mar 23

I have friends who say they lack imagination. Perhaps it's no coincidence that the same friends don't read many, if any, books. To me, a life without books would be very dull indeed. But horses for courses, I suppose. We're not all wired the same.

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Mar 19

It certainly was. Bright and sunny (if a little crisp!).

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Kevin Trickett MBE @mrtrickett.bsky.social · Mar 19

Fascinating visit to Birdsall House (Malton) this afternoon via the 'Invitation to View' programme organised by @historic-houses.bsky.social. Shown round by members of the Willoughby family whose home it is, we saw art, furniture and antiques. Finished off with tea and biscuits - and a guide book!

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Civic Voice @civicvoice.org.uk · Mar 17

We're looking for a volunteer board minutes secretary. Full details here on the excellent @reachvolunteering.org.uk website reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/board-mi...

Board minutes secretary

This Ongoing role vacancy is based in Dorchester, Dorset. Skills required: Office and Administration Management. Volunteer for a small but forward looking charity passionate about a better built envir...

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grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social @grimsbycleecivic.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thursday 20th March at Grimsby Town Hall from 7:15 pm. The story of Marshall’s Flour Mills on Victoria Street Grimsby. Some still stand as apartments, they dominate the landscape as they have done since their building between 1889 and 1906. Free for members £3 for non-members.

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Wakefield Civic Society @wakefieldcivicsoc.bsky.social · Mar 15

Join us on Thursday evening, 20th March, for our next event - 'Our Heritage, Our Stories' with Tegwen Roberts. It's free and open to all with a live-stream option available. More details and booking information here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-storie...

Our Stories, Our Heritage with Tegwen Roberts

Join us for this presentation by Tegwen Roberts, Heritage Development Manager at Wakefield Council

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