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Paperbird @paperbirdofbfd.bsky.social · Mar 23
Bradford West Yorkshire bits and bobs (posters, cards, badges) on eBay paperbirdofbfd
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Railway Art travel poster featuring West Yorkshire city of Bradford
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Join acclaimed crime writer, Liz Mistry, for the launch of Deadly Reckoning, the next gripping instalment in the Solanki and McQueen crime series.

📅 - Thursday 3 July
🏛️ - Festival Hub

Book your tickets here:
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#Crime #CrimeFiction #BradfordLitFest
Book Launch: Liz Mistry - Deadly Reckoning | Bradford Literature Festival
Join acclaimed crime writer, Liz Mistry, for the launch of Deadly Reckoning, the next gripping instalment in the Solanki and McQueen crime series.
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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BBC Antiques Roadshow filmed at Cartwright Hall in Lister Park
More than 2,000 people visit a park and gallery in Bradford for the filming of the BBC programme.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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bradfordcathedral.org.uk
Come and see 'Our Bradford' today by the Airedale Stitchers from 10am - 4pm. Here is Wendy Murphy talking about her piece in the exhibition. There's only one week left until the exhibition finishes on Friday - so don't miss out!

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Airedale Stitchers: Wendy Murphy
YouTube video by Bradford Cathedral
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June 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Yorkshire railway posters reimagined for 200th anniversary
The posters by students were inspired by trips to the coast, organisers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Thrilled for @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social to host the DEADLY RECKONING book launch
Thur, 3 July 7- 8
Festival Hub City Park BD1
#bradfordlitfest #waterstonesbradford #BookLaunch 🚀📚
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June 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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bradfordcathedral.org.uk
Come and see the 'Our Bradford' exhibition by Airedale Stitchers, open from 10am - 4pm. Today we are highlighting this beautiful recreation of a local Mosque, by Shelagh Sutherland. Pick up a guide from our welcome desk to find out more about all thirty-five pieces.
May 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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May 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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💥 HONK! needs some help! 💥

We're looking for band buddies, stewards, hosts and drivers to welcome streetbands from across the world to Bradford. You'll meet some wonderful people, hear some great music, and help put Bradford on the musical map 🥁🎷🪇

#HONKBradford

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HONK! Bradford will be a unique opportunity to see 17 streetbands from the UK, Europe and USA perform over 3 days in September in different parts of the district. This event is hosted by the Peace …
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May 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Evidence has been found of Christian worship on the site of Bradford Cathedral since Anglo-Saxon times, possibly from as early as 627 when Paulinus passed nearby on his mission north. There may also have been a wooden Norman church prior to a stone building being erected
May 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Yay! Well done Bantams ⚽ One goal in the 96th minute did it 🤣
Bradford city FC mash up poster from Instagram. PROMOTED ⚽⚽⚽
May 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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13) Today I had a quick walk around the improved Norfolk Gardens, the new #Bradford City Centre park. It was nice in the sunshine to have the greenery against the civic backdrop. Plus I got to see the @bradford2025.co.uk 'Tower of Now' sculpture by Saad Qureshi.
Photo shows a wooden sculpture. It is a tall tower with a spire at the top. The different sections of it represent different religions and the style is influenced by religious architecture. Photo shows the park with Bradford City Hall to the left. The sky is blue and clear above it. The park has trees, grass areas, benches and a path through it. Photo taken from a bench in the park. To the right in the background is St George's Hall.
April 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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handhyorkshire.bsky.social
I am taking a short break from writing and give my body a rest but I will make the occasional post. I need to get this neck, head and BP problem sorted. If you are able to purchase a magazine or ebook from the shop for however little it would be a great help to me. payhip.com/HistoryandHe...
April 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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bradfordcathedral.org.uk
THREAD: It's four weeks today until we welcome the Cathedrals Cycle Route Relay to Bradford Cathedral - and you can be part of it!

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The Cathedrals Cycle Relay 2025. Join us for 1,2 or even all 42 stages!
42 cathedrals. 42 days. 2000 Miles. Starting from Bradford the UK city of Culture 2025.
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April 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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I pinched these pictures from another place. Photos by Adam Rosenblum. I think they're beautiful 🥹
Screenshot of an Instagram post by Adam Rosenblum. It's a photo taken inside Valley Parade across the pitch from a claret banner in the stands with the words THIS IS OUR HOUSE. Taken during City's home game against Notts County. Another screenshot of an Instagram post from Adam Rosenblum. It's a portrait of an older man of South Asian heritage with a white beard wearing a white skull cap and a hoodie under his City shirt. He's beaming the most beautiful smile. (I bloody love Bradford 😍)
April 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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For those on #BlossomWatch in #Bradford, Bolling Hall Museum's cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. Perfectly timed for the Cherry Blossom Festival there this Sunday.
Photo shows a raised flagstoned area leading to formal gardens lined with blossom trees in bloom. Photo shows the corner of an old building with a turret. Some steps led up to the garden in front of it. The blossom trees are in full bloom.
April 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Heaton Woods bluebells a few years back. The fragrance is heady.
Landscape photo of a path through woodlands full of bluebells with overhanging trees throwing shade.
April 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The Six Swans, 1981, illustration for Grimm's Fairy Tales by Keighley-born Pauline Ellison (b.1946), who studied at Bradford School of Art.
April 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Today on #WorldArtDay, we're announcing the top 20 railway artworks in the UK, as chosen by the public @railway200.bsky.social 🚂

Read more and view the artworks 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto...

Vote for your final favourite before midnight 1st June 👉 railway200.artuk.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🚂 Shop for KWVR Treasures 🛒

Dive into our online shop and discover a variety of railway-themed goodies! From captivating books and model trains to delightful toys and stylish apparel, there's something for everyone.

Visit kwvr.co.uk/shop today!

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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DEACON BLUE at St George's Hall BRADFORD tonight. Gotta love this city 🤩
Deacon Blue on stage at St George's Hall with blue and purple lighting and audience on their feet LOVING IT!
March 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Here's some lovely modern posters for some other fab Yorkshire places.
But I think you'll find that it's BRADFORD that's #CityOfCulture 2025 😉
Yorkshire students revive the classic railway poster
Stations around the region are displaying modern takes on posters from the 1930s and 1940s.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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A tiny ceramic boar made for Paperbird by artist Janet Burton. These sold out quick!
Small unglazed ceramic figurine of a wild boar
March 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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These little bottle cap badges were made for Paperbird by Ginger Geeks.
The tongue-less Bradford Boar is portrayed around the city on street furniture and buildings. Legend has it that a medieval boar once terrorised locals near Spink Well in Cliffe Woods. The Earl of Lancaster offered a reward
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A bottle top badge with black and white drawing of the Bradford Boar's head (minus his tongue!)
March 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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bradford2025.co.uk
Last chance - Support Bradford 2025 Today!

We have been awarded £15,000 match funding from an anonymous donor who is as passionate about the power of culture as we are. Arts for Impact will double your donation, so you can make double the difference.

#ArtsForImpact from @biggive.bsky.social
Bradford 2025 - The Beacon Community Programme – Big Give
Our plan is to reach further than any previous City of Culture to create a cultural, economic and social step-change …
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March 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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handhyorkshire.bsky.social
As part of a project a couple of years ago I visited Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club in Bradford, a club that seemed to be at the heart of its community. It was this photograph from their memory wall (a great idea) though that just amazed me. I think of junior teams being something quite
March 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM