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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · 29d

Looking forward to reading this! Congratulations, Abbi!

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Aug 9

Interesting post for someone here - 'Archiving Community '.
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In Our Time - Dragons - BBC Sounds

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Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · Jul 11

It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jul 11

Brilliant episode about dragons. Bravo Juliette Wood and all taking part! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jul 9

School meals smaller and have less meat due to cost, caterers say

A 3p rise in free school meals funding is

CFRC Storytelling Workshop: Who Owns the Tales We Tell?

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Folkloring Podcast @folkloringpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 3

I am so excited for this workshop!

CFRC-Folklore @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · Jun 23

FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇
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Free online workshop on 16th July, 12.00 - 1.30pm with storytelling experts from Nottingham Trent University and The University of Sheffield

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jul 1

Wonderful paper by this dream team, crowned with a gem of poetry from @draflint.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing more!

Abbi Flint @draflint.bsky.social · Jun 22

I am so excited about this project! And so lucky to have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from two such excellent folklorists 📚

Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · Jun 22

While I couldn't attend in person it was lovely to share plans for a historical, contemporary and creative dive into this #Folklore classic at @folkloresociety.bsky.social conference at @ucc.ie. Kudos @paulcowdell.bsky.social for presenting our ideas and @draflint.bsky.social for her brilliant poem.

CFRC Storytelling Workshop: Who Owns the Tales We Tell?

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ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · Jun 23

To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 23

Excellent event - thanks to all who came and supported it. Food for thought (of course!)

ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · Jun 19

We had a great time at our end-of-project conference today in London! Thanks to everyone for coming and to Sharon Hodgson MP for talking to us about the current policy landscape on school meals. #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 23

Fantastic: storytelling workshop coming up - not to be missed!

CFRC-Folklore @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · Jun 23

FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/cfrc-story...

Free online workshop on 16th July, 12.00 - 1.30pm with storytelling experts from Nottingham Trent University and The University of Sheffield

CFRC Seminar | Children's Play in WW2 in London and Liverpool

Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 7

Delighted that @berrypillot.bsky.social will be talking about her award-winning research on children's play in London and Liverpool in the Second World War as part of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social online seminar series on 25 June, 1-2.30 pm. See below to book your place!

CFRC-Folklore @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · May 30

Free CFRC online seminar from MA Public History student Berry Pillot de Chenecey on children's play during WW2! To join us on 25th June 1-2.30pm, you can book a free ticket via the link below.
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Berry Pillot de Chenecey joins us for an online seminar on the persistence and peculiarities of children's play in WW2 London and Liverpool.

BBC World Service - Outlook, Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies

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CFRC-Folklore @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · May 25

for our last Lore and Lunch this summer we're talking Icelandic lullabies! To join us on 26th June 1-2pm to chat about the BBC World Service programme "Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies" available on BBC Sounds fill out the Google form on our webpage.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w....

Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history

Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 5

Trust my work to end up in secondhand bookshop!

Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · Jun 5

Bakewell bookshop wins: A 1975 Folklore journal and a 1988 copy of Lore and Language, the journal of CECTAL (later NATCECT) @sheffielduni.bsky.social with an article by @drjuliabish.bsky.social !

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is a step in the right direction
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs: Call for Papers

Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · Jun 4

Great to read about the excellent presentations by my colleagues this month. And a reminder to join @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social, the project team and colleagues in London on 19 June for our free end-of-project conference (booking link in the newsletter!).

ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · Jun 3

Welcome to our May newsletter! Our team gave presentations in Stockholm at #NEHC25, in China, and we look ahead to our end-of-project conference on 19 June in London as well as a number of other talks! #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 30

Still time to submit an abstract for the next Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs conference! Wed love to know more about current work in this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field!

English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · Apr 4

Call for papers: Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs
A two-day conference to be held on Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November.
Relevant areas include music for dance, broadside balladry, minstrelsy, music hall, pleasure gardens, domestic and children’s songs.
Deadline: 30 June 2025.
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Call for Papers: Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs TTPA conferences aim to bring together researchers working on ‘traditional’ and ‘popular’ tunes as transmitted and transformed in all manner of musi...

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 24

An opportunity for a folklorist here!
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship: Thames Barge Stories

A fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship between the National Maritime Museum and Royal College of Art from October 2025, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships scheme.

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 24

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Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research

ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

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(Mine)crafting custom: collecting children's folklore in a digital age'

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ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · May 11

Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

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Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · May 23

If you missed the epic Folklore Reimagined LATE at the @britishacademy.bsky.social here's a ten minute talk from @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and me on children's #digital #custom #folklore in online spaces 🖥️ 🎮

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · May 23

As part of our Folklore Reimagined season, Yinka Olusoga and Catherine Bannister discuss how children are recreating festival traditions and seasonal customs in online spaces, and what lessons this can teach us about children’s digital play and wellbeing. Watch the full video here:

Many seasonal customs and festival traditions, such as Christmas and Easter in the UK, seem to be centered on children. In this talk, Dr Yinka Olusoga and Dr...

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 9

Excellent contributions from @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social @heatherlwellis.bsky.social @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and many others to this timely programme!
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The Food Programme - School Dinners - Past, Present and Future - BBC Sounds

Sheila Dillon investigates how school food has evolved and how it inspires what we eat now

The School Meals Service: Past, Present - and Future?

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 9

Tickets are disappearing like 'hot cakes' (hot meals?)! Book early to avoid disappointment

ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · May 9

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social!
#histed
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school...

Join us for this free, full-day conference to discuss the past, present and future of the UK School Meals Service.

Research Officer at The National Trust

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · May 9

Great job for a folklorist here! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNA027/r...

Apply for the Research Officer role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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