Shelly Dennison
@dennisonshelly.bsky.social
Writer & Comms Consultant supporting not-for-profits.
Trustee @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social
Website: https://shellydennison.co.uk/
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/shellydennison
Trustee @johnrayinitiative.bsky.social
Website: https://shellydennison.co.uk/
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/shellydennison
If you're a small charity or community project looking to refresh your content for 2026 but aren't quite sure where to start, then I'd love to hear from you.
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
January 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
If you're a small charity or community project looking to refresh your content for 2026 but aren't quite sure where to start, then I'd love to hear from you.
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
shellydennison.co.uk/communicatio...
The first post goes right back to the beginnings of the story.
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The first post goes right back to the beginnings of the story.
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
My new series explores the history of Bedfordshire through plants and animals.
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
My new series explores the history of Bedfordshire through plants and animals.
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
You can read the introduction here: shellydennison.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
#LocalHistory
I can't decide whether it's appropriate or not that my Lent book for this year arrived on Epiphany...
(Thank you as ever to @canterburypress.bsky.social for prompt service!)
(Thank you as ever to @canterburypress.bsky.social for prompt service!)
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I can't decide whether it's appropriate or not that my Lent book for this year arrived on Epiphany...
(Thank you as ever to @canterburypress.bsky.social for prompt service!)
(Thank you as ever to @canterburypress.bsky.social for prompt service!)
The first post in my new series ‘A brief history of Bedfordshire in plants and animals’ steps back into the deep past of 70 million years ago.
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The first post in my new series ‘A brief history of Bedfordshire in plants and animals’ steps back into the deep past of 70 million years ago.
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
shellydennison.substack.com/p/in-the-beg...
2026 is the year I turn fully freelance as a writer & comms consultant supporting not-for-profits.
I'm looking forward to the new chapter and I've refreshed my offer for the new year to reflect both the things that I want to do more of and the things that I'm being asked for.
shellydennison.co.uk
I'm looking forward to the new chapter and I've refreshed my offer for the new year to reflect both the things that I want to do more of and the things that I'm being asked for.
shellydennison.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
2026 is the year I turn fully freelance as a writer & comms consultant supporting not-for-profits.
I'm looking forward to the new chapter and I've refreshed my offer for the new year to reflect both the things that I want to do more of and the things that I'm being asked for.
shellydennison.co.uk
I'm looking forward to the new chapter and I've refreshed my offer for the new year to reflect both the things that I want to do more of and the things that I'm being asked for.
shellydennison.co.uk
New Year's Eve walk in the country park followed by a warming treat.
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New Year's Eve walk in the country park followed by a warming treat.
Book 4
I got all three volumes of The Book of Dust but hadn't properly clocked that book one is a prequel to His Dark Materials so now I need to decide whether to reread the first trilogy before books two and three! Really enjoyed this one and being back in Lyra's world.
I got all three volumes of The Book of Dust but hadn't properly clocked that book one is a prequel to His Dark Materials so now I need to decide whether to reread the first trilogy before books two and three! Really enjoyed this one and being back in Lyra's world.
December 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Book 4
I got all three volumes of The Book of Dust but hadn't properly clocked that book one is a prequel to His Dark Materials so now I need to decide whether to reread the first trilogy before books two and three! Really enjoyed this one and being back in Lyra's world.
I got all three volumes of The Book of Dust but hadn't properly clocked that book one is a prequel to His Dark Materials so now I need to decide whether to reread the first trilogy before books two and three! Really enjoyed this one and being back in Lyra's world.
Really enjoyed the Noel Carrington exhibition at The Higgins Bedford this morning - it's a fascinating look at children's picture book publishing and has some lovely artwork too. Followed that with a pub lunch as a birthday treat.
December 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Really enjoyed the Noel Carrington exhibition at The Higgins Bedford this morning - it's a fascinating look at children's picture book publishing and has some lovely artwork too. Followed that with a pub lunch as a birthday treat.
Book 3
Claire Keegan has a real knack for spare, precise short stories. This one is more sad and less hopeful than Small Things Like These.
Claire Keegan has a real knack for spare, precise short stories. This one is more sad and less hopeful than Small Things Like These.
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Book 3
Claire Keegan has a real knack for spare, precise short stories. This one is more sad and less hopeful than Small Things Like These.
Claire Keegan has a real knack for spare, precise short stories. This one is more sad and less hopeful than Small Things Like These.
Book 2
Beautifully illustrated but pamphlet length rather than full collection. I loved the idea of poems inspired by nature and the Lost Gardens of Heligan and usually enjoy Simon Armitage's work but, with a couple of notable exceptions, the poems didn't really capture me.
Beautifully illustrated but pamphlet length rather than full collection. I loved the idea of poems inspired by nature and the Lost Gardens of Heligan and usually enjoy Simon Armitage's work but, with a couple of notable exceptions, the poems didn't really capture me.
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Book 2
Beautifully illustrated but pamphlet length rather than full collection. I loved the idea of poems inspired by nature and the Lost Gardens of Heligan and usually enjoy Simon Armitage's work but, with a couple of notable exceptions, the poems didn't really capture me.
Beautifully illustrated but pamphlet length rather than full collection. I loved the idea of poems inspired by nature and the Lost Gardens of Heligan and usually enjoy Simon Armitage's work but, with a couple of notable exceptions, the poems didn't really capture me.
Annual Christmas/ birthday book haul reading thread.
I really enjoyed this one, especially the way the archaeology and history was woven into stories about how people interact with and understand ancient sites today.
I really enjoyed this one, especially the way the archaeology and history was woven into stories about how people interact with and understand ancient sites today.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Annual Christmas/ birthday book haul reading thread.
I really enjoyed this one, especially the way the archaeology and history was woven into stories about how people interact with and understand ancient sites today.
I really enjoyed this one, especially the way the archaeology and history was woven into stories about how people interact with and understand ancient sites today.
A bracing Boxing Day walk on the Suffolk coast featuring the new Britten as Boy statue.
December 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A bracing Boxing Day walk on the Suffolk coast featuring the new Britten as Boy statue.
After I handed in my notice I treated myself to a couple of books to unwind with between leaving and Christmas so I'll soon be diving into these two which I've had on my wish list for ages.
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After I handed in my notice I treated myself to a couple of books to unwind with between leaving and Christmas so I'll soon be diving into these two which I've had on my wish list for ages.
And that's a wrap.
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
And that's a wrap.
I'm out of #whamageddon thanks to Oxfam Books in Bedford. On the plus side, I have books.
December 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm out of #whamageddon thanks to Oxfam Books in Bedford. On the plus side, I have books.
Well, this looks legit.
December 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Well, this looks legit.
My Advent read this year is an old favourite.
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My Advent read this year is an old favourite.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Church fair bookstall haul.
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Church fair bookstall haul.
Made some inroads into the Christmas shopping today and had the first mince pie of the season courtesy of the Waterstones cafe in Milton Keynes.
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Made some inroads into the Christmas shopping today and had the first mince pie of the season courtesy of the Waterstones cafe in Milton Keynes.
