Chris Brader
@bish51.bsky.social
PhD in Social history. Fell walker, cricket and Scunthorpe United. Author of Timbertown Girls: Borders Women in the 1st World War (Bookcase Publications) https://www.bookscumbria.com/product/cumbrian-books/history/timbertown-girls-borders-women-and-the-fir
Winter sunshine along Derwentwater yesterday. #lakedistrict #cumbria
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Winter sunshine along Derwentwater yesterday. #lakedistrict #cumbria
Autumn day at Blease, below Blencathra, #lakedistrict #cumbria
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Autumn day at Blease, below Blencathra, #lakedistrict #cumbria
A day out at St John's in the Vale today with a trip up High Rigg via Tewet Tarn. #lakedistrict #cumbria
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A day out at St John's in the Vale today with a trip up High Rigg via Tewet Tarn. #lakedistrict #cumbria
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The situation in many UK universities is awful, but the news coming out of Lancaster is especially bad: 1/4 jobs to go, with senior management either leaving or not taking a pay cut. Please sign and share this petition to support colleagues there: chng.it/X6g46TjMSC
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Stop Mass Redundancies at Lancaster University – Hold Senior Management Accountable
chng.it
August 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The situation in many UK universities is awful, but the news coming out of Lancaster is especially bad: 1/4 jobs to go, with senior management either leaving or not taking a pay cut. Please sign and share this petition to support colleagues there: chng.it/X6g46TjMSC
A stroll along the Derwentwater shore last weekend - too hot for anything more exerting. Looking up to Catbells. #lakedistrict #cumbria
July 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A stroll along the Derwentwater shore last weekend - too hot for anything more exerting. Looking up to Catbells. #lakedistrict #cumbria
Cumbria Wildlife Trust's reserve at Eycott Hill, near Berrier, shaped by volcanic activity 460 million years ago. You can still see the lava flows across the site. Well worth a visit. #cumbria #lakedistrict
June 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cumbria Wildlife Trust's reserve at Eycott Hill, near Berrier, shaped by volcanic activity 460 million years ago. You can still see the lava flows across the site. Well worth a visit. #cumbria #lakedistrict
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Hip Hop loves Sly! Here's a playlist of some tunes by Sly & The Family Stone followed by a selection of hip hop tracks that sample them
open.spotify.com/playlist/6j5...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6j5...
Hip Hop loves Sly
Playlist · andychislehurst · 28 items
open.spotify.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hip Hop loves Sly! Here's a playlist of some tunes by Sly & The Family Stone followed by a selection of hip hop tracks that sample them
open.spotify.com/playlist/6j5...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6j5...
Carrock Fell summit, looking over towards Skiddaw. #lakedistrict #cumbria
May 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Carrock Fell summit, looking over towards Skiddaw. #lakedistrict #cumbria
A fenced off mine shaft at Driggith mines on High Pike, Caldbeck. Largely mined in the 18th and 19th centuries, the mine produced lead, copper and silver. #cumbria #lakedistrict
May 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A fenced off mine shaft at Driggith mines on High Pike, Caldbeck. Largely mined in the 18th and 19th centuries, the mine produced lead, copper and silver. #cumbria #lakedistrict
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Guess how many permanent HE jobs there are in History in the entirety of the United Kingdom right now. Three: that's right, three. One at Oxford, one at Cambridge, one at UCL. We have got to totally change the way we still see PhD training and numbers. www.jobs.ac.uk/search/histo...
History Jobs & Philosophical Studies - jobs.ac.uk
Explore the latest job opportunities including research and graduate jobs in History of Art, Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies on jobs.ac.uk's Historical and Philosophical Studies job page.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Guess how many permanent HE jobs there are in History in the entirety of the United Kingdom right now. Three: that's right, three. One at Oxford, one at Cambridge, one at UCL. We have got to totally change the way we still see PhD training and numbers. www.jobs.ac.uk/search/histo...
2/2 The modern bridge enables Hadrian's Wall walkers to cross the River Irthing. #HadriansWall #Cumbria
April 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
2/2 The modern bridge enables Hadrian's Wall walkers to cross the River Irthing. #HadriansWall #Cumbria
Remains of the 2nd century Roman bridge at Willowford, near Birdoswald. The abutments supported the east end of the bridge carrying Hadrian's Wall across the River Irthing. #Hadrianswall #Cumbria 1/2
April 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Remains of the 2nd century Roman bridge at Willowford, near Birdoswald. The abutments supported the east end of the bridge carrying Hadrian's Wall across the River Irthing. #Hadrianswall #Cumbria 1/2
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🤝 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐋
A show of solidarity at half-time, as the club invited Unite the Union, Community Union and GMB onto the pitch as we campaign to Save Scunthorpe Steel.
Thank you to everyone for getting behind it!
📸 by Luke Broughton
#UTI #IRON #SaveScunthorpeSteel
A show of solidarity at half-time, as the club invited Unite the Union, Community Union and GMB onto the pitch as we campaign to Save Scunthorpe Steel.
Thank you to everyone for getting behind it!
📸 by Luke Broughton
#UTI #IRON #SaveScunthorpeSteel
April 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🤝 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐋
A show of solidarity at half-time, as the club invited Unite the Union, Community Union and GMB onto the pitch as we campaign to Save Scunthorpe Steel.
Thank you to everyone for getting behind it!
📸 by Luke Broughton
#UTI #IRON #SaveScunthorpeSteel
A show of solidarity at half-time, as the club invited Unite the Union, Community Union and GMB onto the pitch as we campaign to Save Scunthorpe Steel.
Thank you to everyone for getting behind it!
📸 by Luke Broughton
#UTI #IRON #SaveScunthorpeSteel
St John's in the Vale Church, Castlerigg, rebuilt in 1845 but incorporating parts of an earlier church. The earliest reference is 1554. #lakedistrict #cumbria
April 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
St John's in the Vale Church, Castlerigg, rebuilt in 1845 but incorporating parts of an earlier church. The earliest reference is 1554. #lakedistrict #cumbria
Warm, but very windy day up on High Rigg today. Looking south down St John's in the Vale #lakedistrict #cumbria
April 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Warm, but very windy day up on High Rigg today. Looking south down St John's in the Vale #lakedistrict #cumbria
Blencathra, looking very pleased with itself in the early Spring. #lakedistrict #Cumbria
March 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Blencathra, looking very pleased with itself in the early Spring. #lakedistrict #Cumbria
On Thelkeld Knotts today and its rather grandiose cairn, looking over to Skiddaw. #cumbria #lakedistrict
March 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
On Thelkeld Knotts today and its rather grandiose cairn, looking over to Skiddaw. #cumbria #lakedistrict
Banks Turret, along with a section of Hadrian's Wall, near Lanercost. The turret was erected after 122 AD before the stone wall replaced the earlier turf wall. #Cumbria
March 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Banks Turret, along with a section of Hadrian's Wall, near Lanercost. The turret was erected after 122 AD before the stone wall replaced the earlier turf wall. #Cumbria
Did I hear that right? Trump just said Ukraine was a flat country so bullets just keep flying until they hit a body.
February 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Did I hear that right? Trump just said Ukraine was a flat country so bullets just keep flying until they hit a body.
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Madness, insanity. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Louisiana Department of Health ends mass vaccinations, bans seasonal vaccine promotion
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a directive to state health workers Thursday ending long-standing mass vaccination clinics and banning staff from promoting seasonal vaccines.
www.theadvocate.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Madness, insanity. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Winter trees, Borrowdale. #lakedistrict #cumbria
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Winter trees, Borrowdale. #lakedistrict #cumbria
Walla Crag is a mere 1243 feet, but it arguably supplies some of the best views in the Keswick area. #lakedistrict #cumbria
February 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Walla Crag is a mere 1243 feet, but it arguably supplies some of the best views in the Keswick area. #lakedistrict #cumbria
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Garth Hudson, founder member of the Band and Bob Dylan collaborator, dies aged 87
Garth Hudson, founder member of the Band and Bob Dylan collaborator, dies aged 87
Hudson was the last remaining member of the folk-rock group, releasing 10 studio albums with them and touring with Dylan in his newfound electric period
Garth Hudson, the last remaining founder member of the Band, has died aged 87.
The…
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Garth Hudson, founder member of the Band and Bob Dylan collaborator, dies aged 87
Winter trees along the Derwentwater shoreline. #lakedistrict #cumbria
January 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Winter trees along the Derwentwater shoreline. #lakedistrict #cumbria