Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 1d

Gives me a headache just thinking about it!

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 1d

October 1942, two Dutch seamen become drunk and disorderly in Gloucester (UK) after drinking 'Black Velvet'. Gloucester Citizen, 5 Oct 1942 (Image from British Newspaper Archive).

"BLACK VELVET" CAUSES TROUBLE
Drunken Dutchmen in Gloucester
Two Dutch seamen, Joannes Wilhemus Delmo and Francois Marcel Rouw, were each fined £1 at a special Gloucester City Police Court on Monday, for being drunk and disorderly in Westgate-street on Sunday night.
They had been drinking "black velvet," which Inspector Wagstaffe explained was their description of double port and guinness.
"We were so drunk we knew nothing at all" said Delmo.
They were found by P.C. Saunders in Westgate Street shouting and fighting, and a civilian was hit on the back of the head. The policeman's attention was attracted by lights from their torches flashing in the sky.

1 1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 6d

Not designed for plump people!

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 9d

I voted but don't hold up much hope - atm the vote is 92% saying Farage's policy is not racist!

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 9d

Let’s balance up this poll…

POLL: Is Reform's migrant visa plan racist?

www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

POLL: Is Reform's migrant visa plan racist? | Politics | News | Express.co.uk

Sir Keir Starmer branded Reform's policy requiring those granted indefinite leave to remain to reapply under far tougher criteria as 'racist'.

www.express.co.uk

1 1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 10d

An excommunication recorded in the parish registers of Owlpen, Gloucestershire, in 1784.
(Image from Ancestry.co.uk, Gloucestershire Christenings, Marriages and Burials.)

Single entry on the (stained and mottled brown) page:
'November 14th 1784 Richard Tansey of this Parish was excommunicated. John Gregory, Curate.'

9

Reposted by Jill Evans

Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 10d

The head of Neptune or a river god from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum

6 50

Reposted by Jill Evans

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10d

Discover the Folk of Gloucester
The Folk of Gloucester is a significant cultural site in Gloucester, blending Tudor architecture, Civil War history, and local heritage

westenglandbylines.co.uk/region/glouc...

Discover the Folk of Gloucester

The Folk of Gloucester is a significant cultural site in Gloucester, blending Tudor architecture, Civil War history, and local heritage

westenglandbylines.co.uk

1 8 17

Reposted by Jill Evans

Yorkshire CCC @yorkshireccc.bsky.social · 15d

It is with profound sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club announces the passing of Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird MBE OBE, one of cricket’s most beloved figures, who died peacefully at home at the age of 92.

Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...

23 160 380

Reposted by Jill Evans

Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 16d

The central part of the 4th century AD ‘Hare Mosaic’ from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). The mosaic was discovered during 1971 at Beeches Road in Cirencester, and is now on display in the fabulous Corinium Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum

1 24 160

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 17d

No Blue Peter badge though...loser.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 17d

A reminder from Myanmar that there's probably an inverse correlation between the number of medals worn by those who run a country and its democratic credentials. (Source www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)

Photo of Myanmar's junta leader in military uniform with ridiculous numbers of medals.

1

Reposted by Jill Evans

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 17d

1981 French cartoon depicting French President Francois Mitterand guillotining the guillotine, as France abolished death penalty in that year www.reddit.com/r/Propaganda...

1 3

Reposted by Jill Evans

Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 18d

Blackfriars Priory,
Gloucester, dating to 1239.
Was a Dominican House. Dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Scriptorium a particularly rare survival. Restored 1960 & now an events space. Today, I was there for Gloucester History Festival #blackfriars #blackfriarsgloucester #dissolutionofthemonasteries

2 13 59

Reposted by Jill Evans

English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social · 22d

THAT. WAS. Newent Celebrates! We're still reeling from a cracking end to our 2025 season – our limbs have happy aches, our homes smell of wet wool & wood smoke, our memories full. Come make memories with us – sign up now for 2026 & be part of something completely different! earlofmanchesters.co.uk

2 4

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 23d

Hope that marquee is securely staked!

1 1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 23d

On TV I've only seen this covered on Midlands Today so far. I hope it goes national.

1 1

Reposted by Jill Evans

Justsmudge @justsmudge.bsky.social · 23d

🌿☕Good morning☕🌿

Planting trees in Cheltenham goes back to the 18th century

Captain Henry Skillicorne, the founding father of Cheltenham spa, began planting forest trees within the town. In winter 1739 he planted elm & lime, creating avenues that still exist today

That tradition continues❤️🌿

Autumnal tree in Imperial Square, Cheltenham

3 6 130

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 24d

I useful thread to read if, like me, you find a session on here sends your anxiety into overdrive.

Helen Simmons (She/Her) @littlehen.bsky.social · 24d

If you’re finding it too upsetting to read the news shared online here are some things I do which help me

1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · 25d

An impressive door on the eastern side of Gloucester Cathedral, dated 1614. I don't know who the people (man and woman?) are in the carvings above it.

Old wooden door, arched at top, divided into panels like window panes, 5 across and 4 high. Fantail carving above the panels with smaller circular carvings either side. Has 2 small stone figures, heads and upper bodies, probably m and f, above the door.

3

Reposted by Jill Evans

English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social · 29d

How fast can they eat an onion? We're deep in training for the onion-eating contest at Newent Celebrates! this weekend, where we'll be going up against our Royalist foes to see how fast someone can snaffle down an onion! earlofmanchesters.co.uk/newent-celeb...

1 3 4

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · Sep 7

before taking them to a public room. Then a representative from the carrier arrived. He took the bundle apart and revealed £715 in coins, mostly gold, except for 6 shillings and 6 pence sent from Alderman Webb of Gloucester to a linen draper. The fate of the goose was not mentioned. [4]

2

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · Sep 7

spaniel brought him the discarded goose. Having heard of the robbery, he contacted the inn-keeper, who came and collected the goose and the bundle. The innkeeper took the items to his own house and having inspected the bundle and not finding anything of value, he kept the items there for 2 days, [3]

1 1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · Sep 7

when they reached a safe distance, opened the box, where they found a goose (presumably dead) and a big bundle made up of old bits of cloth. Disappointed, they threw the goose and the bundle into a gent's parkland. The next day, the gent's son went out shooting wildfowl and his [2]

1 1

Jill Evans @jillrevans.bsky.social · Sep 7

Browsing the British Newspaper Archive instead of getting on with book editing, I found this story in the Newcastle Courant, 14 Jan 1716: The report said that the Gloucester Wagon had been robbed when it stopped at the Bell Inn, Henley-on-Thames. The robbers stole a box out of the wagon and [1]

1 2

Reposted by Jill Evans

Naomi Clifford | Historical Crime Fiction @naomiclifford.bsky.social · Sep 3

85 years on Sunday since Black Saturday, 7 September 1940. June, a 25yo diarist and volunteer ambulance driver, who is the subject of my book UNDER FIRE, was sunbathing in a garden in Chelsea and saw "hundreds of planes in the sky, no bigger than pinpricks". By 5.30 the docks in East London was.. 🧵

Mono photograph of London on 7 September 1940, showing the River Thames and Tower Bridge with huge black clouds from that afternoon's bombing of the docks area

1 1 3

Reposted by Jill Evans

History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · Sep 2

#OTD 1752, Britain went to bed like usual. But when they awoke, it was ‘eleven days later’ on Thursday 14 September. Find out why...👇 @georgianlords.bsky.social

‘Time, that great discoverer of truth and falsehood’: the calendar change of 1752 and the dating of Easter - The History of Parliament

As Easter weekend - late this year - approaches, Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1660-1832 section, discusses the timing of

ow.ly

15 23