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Aoire @aoire.bsky.social · Jul 19

Lovely words from John Hall and a link to listen to our interview with Deb Henry on CandoFM about the work we are doing on the reverb project.

artspacereverb.blogspot.com/2025/07/reve...

REVERB on CANDO FM with Deborah Henry,

CANDO FM is Barrow's Community Radio Station, broadcasting out of the Mall. You can listen on 106.3fm and and 107.3fm Ulverston. Deborah ...

artspacereverb.blogspot.com

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · May 27

Ulverston people

Next online FREE Suicide Alertness Bitesize is tomorrow 1pm It only lasts an hour so sign up on the link below!

These one-hour sessions are designed for community members to gain confidence in discussing suicide and supporting those in need.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/suicide-al...

Suicide Alertness [Bitesize] Training - Ulverston

On average one person dies by suicide every 5 days in Cumbria. But suicides are preventable and we can all learn life saving skills.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Aoire @aoire.bsky.social · May 26

Coming up FON in August join myself and John Hall for an evening of text and music as part of the Artspace: Arts projects and Residencies in South Cumbria project Reverb.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/concert-ao...

Concert: Aoire and John Hall - a Reverb night of text and music

Aoire is local musician and sound artist Shaun Blezard who brings a 80s and 90s Barrow music soundscape to FON

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · May 9

Looking forward to hearing it.

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · May 5

They just want new MPs to shut up and vote how they are told. This will never help the democratic infrastructure and shows a big weakness in Starmer’s government

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Jayne Moorby @jaynemoobs.bsky.social · Apr 22

Westmorland & Furness has the 10th highest rate of suicide deaths in England. Every Life Matters is offering free one hour training sessions in Ulverston; basic First Aid for someone with thoughts of suicide

Oxley is supporting this, to get involved please contact me or @shaunblezard.bsky.social

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Apr 18

Great have let them know - will have a listen myself - missed the last few.

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Space Is The Place Radio Show @spaceitpradio.bsky.social · Feb 14

Playlist 13-02-25

Podbean:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-figrw...

Mixcloud:
www.mixcloud.com/SpaceIsThePl...

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Feb 8

Found some local demos

Aoire @aoire.bsky.social · Feb 8

A few local demos have been found. Next thing to do. Digitise them - plus a bunch of rehearsals and live recordings.

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Feb 8

My old tape collection

Aoire @aoire.bsky.social · Feb 8

Non archivists look away now. Looking for local band demos from 1980s to 90s. See what I find :-)

A big pile of audio cassettes piled untidily on a bed. All from the 1980s and 1990s.

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Feb 3

Sounds like a plan :-)

Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Feb 2

I’m involved in a project about the music scene in Barrow 1977-95. I’m creating new work about that time.

I’m looking for recordings of music & gigs to create new tracks.

Drop line here/email [email protected] - Digital preferred, but can get other stuff sorted.

youtu.be/iAkJ1V_y8IU?...

The Tier Garden - The Afrikaan (John Peel Show) - 1984

YouTube video by Webbie

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Feb 1

Work view tonight. On the sound board at @fullofnoises.bsky.social for @ivwuk.bsky.social

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 29

An interesting read

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all

New research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is, in fact, far from clear cut – and could provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions

www.theguardian.com

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 25

Saw Paul Brady at The Brewery around that time - a fine musician

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 25

Such a great album

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 25

This week’s show on the archives

Space Is The Place Radio Show @spaceitpradio.bsky.social · Jan 24

Playlist 23-01-25

Podbean: spaceistheplaceradioshow.podbean.com/e/space-is-t...

Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/SpaceIsThePl...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Jan 23

Poverty is political

Despite economic growth since 2010, 5.2m UK children live in poverty. Govts imposed two-child benefit cap.

Due to lack of good food, housing, healthcare, UK children upto 7cm shorter than comparable Europeans.

Must reset political discourse
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...

Labour hasn’t delivered growth or happiness. It needs an economic reset.

Successive governments have tailored economic and tax policies to impoverish the masses

leftfootforward.org

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 22

Starmer tells us he’ll be ruthless - throwing the vulnerable under the bus :-( are these Labour values?

Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Jan 22

🚨 Cutting social security would be Austerity 2.0. Cruel & unfair.

Social security should be a support system anyone can rely on if life takes an unexpected turn, but it’s already not working as it should. (1/2)

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Disability benefits cuts will be 'devastating' and 'increase poverty', Labour told

Labour has pledged to slash to cut the disability benefits bill, even after a High Court ruling found a consultation to be unlawful.

www.bigissue.com

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 11

Wonderful

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Shaun Blezard @shaunblezard.bsky.social · Jan 11

Latest episode of Space Is The Place the radio show I co-present is on Mixcloud - give it a listen. Mellow vibes this week

www.mixcloud.com/SpaceIsThePl...

Space Is The Place 09-01-25

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