Bob Shaw
@bobshawbirch.bsky.social
Singer, gardener (allotment), baker of bread, sometime band member, retired, walker of hills and flat lands. Socialist Sunday School Scholar.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Our New Zealand raised Nino is holding a workshop in which he will teach us songs from around the world including ones from Aotearoa, Madagascar and Brazil to name only a few. It's being held in the Didsbury Baptist Church from 10 AM. We will see you there!
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
Sing-a-long Around the World with Nino Raphael
Saturday 25th October
10am-4pm.
Kent born and New Zealand raised Song Leader Nino Raphael now lives in Manchester and is doing his first public workshop at the invitation of the Manchester Community...
wegottickets.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Our New Zealand raised Nino is holding a workshop in which he will teach us songs from around the world including ones from Aotearoa, Madagascar and Brazil to name only a few. It's being held in the Didsbury Baptist Church from 10 AM. We will see you there!
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Join us for a day’s singing - of joy and energy.
Saturday October 25
10.00-4.00
Didsbury Baptist Church
School Lane / Beaver Road
Manchester
M20 6SX
Tickets and more information here.
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
Saturday October 25
10.00-4.00
Didsbury Baptist Church
School Lane / Beaver Road
Manchester
M20 6SX
Tickets and more information here.
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
September 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Join us for a day’s singing - of joy and energy.
Saturday October 25
10.00-4.00
Didsbury Baptist Church
School Lane / Beaver Road
Manchester
M20 6SX
Tickets and more information here.
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
Saturday October 25
10.00-4.00
Didsbury Baptist Church
School Lane / Beaver Road
Manchester
M20 6SX
Tickets and more information here.
wegottickets.com/event/675822/
Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Keep fracking out of Britain!
I live in Lincolnshire, and a new gas field has been found nearby. Reform UK are already shouting “drill, baby, drill,” and fracking isn’t banned - it’s only paused. That means they could start drilli...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
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"A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said." 😞
Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant
The first death from the illness this year comes as vaccination rates among children have declined.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said." 😞
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What a scoop from The Mill
Amazing story: one of the organisers of the group putting Union Flags up around Manchester previously did time for being part of a people smuggling gang.
manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...
manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...
Manchester’s chief flag-raiser has put his people smuggling days behind him
Flags protesting unchecked immigration have gone up across the city, led by a man caught smuggling migrants into the country in the back of a van
manchestermill.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What a scoop from The Mill
Grey Heron, Bridgewater Canal, Timperley
July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Grey Heron, Bridgewater Canal, Timperley
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
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The reason why @independentsage.bsky.social were able to identify and respond to the Immensa testing scandal was because we were looking at the data and listening to local communities who were experiencing the problem.
#CovidInquiry
#CovidInquiry
May 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The reason why @independentsage.bsky.social were able to identify and respond to the Immensa testing scandal was because we were looking at the data and listening to local communities who were experiencing the problem.
#CovidInquiry
#CovidInquiry
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Human rights are won with small and big acts of defiance. On 30th April 1963, members of the Black community, including Paul Stephenson, led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company for its refusal to employ Black drivers for its buses. The company reversed the racist hiring practice after 4 months
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Human rights are won with small and big acts of defiance. On 30th April 1963, members of the Black community, including Paul Stephenson, led a boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company for its refusal to employ Black drivers for its buses. The company reversed the racist hiring practice after 4 months
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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“Cuts would mean dramatic decreases in funding for humanitarian aid, global health and international groups”
It just keeps coming.
www.theguardian.com/...
It just keeps coming.
www.theguardian.com/...
Trump memo outlines plan to slash US state department budget in half
Cuts would mean dramatic decreases in funding for humanitarian aid, global health and international groups
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“Cuts would mean dramatic decreases in funding for humanitarian aid, global health and international groups”
It just keeps coming.
www.theguardian.com/...
It just keeps coming.
www.theguardian.com/...
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Good morning Blueskyers. A very sober post from me today due to a sad anniversary.
Whatever your game, whatever your team colours, nobody should ever go to an event or match and never come home.
#Hillsborough
#J4T97
#YNWA
Whatever your game, whatever your team colours, nobody should ever go to an event or match and never come home.
#Hillsborough
#J4T97
#YNWA
April 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Good morning Blueskyers. A very sober post from me today due to a sad anniversary.
Whatever your game, whatever your team colours, nobody should ever go to an event or match and never come home.
#Hillsborough
#J4T97
#YNWA
Whatever your game, whatever your team colours, nobody should ever go to an event or match and never come home.
#Hillsborough
#J4T97
#YNWA
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An article was published in the Manchester Post about us!
April 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
An article was published in the Manchester Post about us!
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Welcome to the MCC BlueSky account!
We sing songs from around the world and are always open to new members. There are NO auditions and you don't need to read music. Come to a taster and try it out!
A warm welcome to anyone migrating from X to help grow our new platform!
We sing songs from around the world and are always open to new members. There are NO auditions and you don't need to read music. Come to a taster and try it out!
A warm welcome to anyone migrating from X to help grow our new platform!
March 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Welcome to the MCC BlueSky account!
We sing songs from around the world and are always open to new members. There are NO auditions and you don't need to read music. Come to a taster and try it out!
A warm welcome to anyone migrating from X to help grow our new platform!
We sing songs from around the world and are always open to new members. There are NO auditions and you don't need to read music. Come to a taster and try it out!
A warm welcome to anyone migrating from X to help grow our new platform!