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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Aug 17

It’s all so bloody predictable and depressing 👇🏻
Trump rolling over & letting the war criminal
#Putin tickle his tummy…
(meanwhile Starmer fawns over Trump & Lammy fawns over Vance🙄)
#Ukraine #PeaceDeal #PutinsWar #SundayPolitics

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Aug 17

An afternoon spent walking #Exeter’s wonderful #GreenCircle is an afternoon well spent…
www.instagram.com/p/DNbSsFIM6k...
#LoveExeter

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Aug 15

Eighty years since #VJDay, two moving ceremonies in #Exeter today… First, the minute’s silence at #ExeterCathedral Green War Memorial at midday, then the commemoration event in Northernhay Gardens this afternoon.

Your poem was brilliant @clarebryden.bsky.social.

#WeWillRememberThem #VJDay80

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s great to see the refurbished @exeterlibrary.bsky.social #ChildrenLibrary - with its new sensory area, floating mezzanine & dedicated zones for older kids - reopening this Saturday.

Loads of fun stuff happening in #Exeter Library during the #SummerHolidays too!

#LoveLibraries #LoveExeter

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Exeter Library @exeterlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 13

The newly transformed and fully refurbished Children’s Library at Exeter Library reopens THIS SATURDAY 16 August! 🧒📚✨

The new space features a magical sensory area, floating mezzanine, and dedicated zones for older kids.

#LoveLibraries

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Aug 13

As we prepare for #VJDay80, an extraordinary segment on
#BBCBreakfast this morning on the #CallingBlighty Films...

Poignant & moving and a reminder of the debt we owe to servicemen who fought in the Far East during #WW2.

#VJDay

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · Aug 13

A beauty for today's #FoxOfTheDay , shared by @jaynebond_studiomlino on Instagram . Thank you Jayne !

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Clare Bryden @clarebryden.bsky.social · Aug 10

It's never too late to start —

Quotes brought to mind by one of the threads in this morning's sermon — with @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social at @exetercathedral.bsky.social

#Poetry #Poetry #MaryOliver #Life

Mary Oliver
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? — The Summer Day

Ian Adams
I laugh. I had tried to read the river. But the river read me, asking How will you live your mayfly life? — A Wild Swim with Mayflies

Carol Ann Duffy
What will you do now with the gift of your left life? — Snow

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Jul 1

MPs must still oppose the cuts to #DisabilityBenefits today…

They must ask themselves this simple question - ‘In what moral universe can it be wrong to take away support from people in need today, but not for those in the same need tomorrow?’

#TakingThePIP #R4Today

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 16

❤️

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 16

Some #MorningReflections as I walk into the city 👇🏻
(&, no, if you’ve never experienced being in #MentalHealth Crisis, don’t come at me with your advice please…)

#MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 14

Another day, another #StagecoachSW service not turning up… (& then a driver without an apology).
The reality - #Stagecoach SW really are a bunch of pirates who couldn’t run a bath, never mind a bus service that reflects an actual timetable. #Exeter deserves better 🤬.

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 12

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and here are some important contacts 👇🏻

Of course #ReachOut when you can, but please people #ReachIn to friends, family, loved ones - because when you’re in a #MentalHealth crisis, reaching out is really F****** hard.

#MentalHealthMatters

John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 8

On a perfect Summer evening it would be rude not to go for a wander to take in views of #Exeter - high above #WestExe, #Exwick, #StThomas & round to #Alphington… Having time to think about stuff & to hear #ExeterCathedral & Church Bells peeling for #VEDay80 ❤️
#LoveExeter

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devon-blossom.bsky.social @devon-blossom.bsky.social · May 8

Hope the flag will be flying high at county hall!

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 8

On this #VEDay80 I’m thinking of my Dad (JCH).

My Dad, my absolute hero, fought in the Desert and was a POW in Italy & then Austria.

At a time of such extraordinary uncertainty, it’s more important than ever to give thanks for those who have protected our freedom.

#ThankYou

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 7

In a time of uncertainty & turmoil, it’s welcome to see #DevonCountyCouncil are sponsoring #ExeterPride this year. There’s no place for hate in our city - only love…
#YouLoveWhoYouLove #Pride #ExeterPride #LoveIsLove #Exeter

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Dave Mutton @dbmutton.bsky.social · May 1

Good luck today to my fellow Exeter Labour candidates for the Devon County Council Election 2025
@roselell.bsky.social Lucy Findlay, Yvonne Atkinson,
@paula4council.bsky.social , Liz Pole, Carol Whitton
@mrjohnharvey.bsky.social Tony Badcott & James Cookson
#VoteLabour #DCC2025Election

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · May 1

Today’s the day #ExwickAndStThomas…
Polling stations open 7am - 10pm.

Vote #LabourParty… Vote #CoopParty…

Vote John HARVEY 🗳️

#VoteLabour #VoteCoopParty #Exwick #StThomas

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Apr 30

Well this was a lovely way to spend the last morning of the #DevonCountyCouncil #LocalElections2025 campaign 👇🏻
#Devon #ExwickAndStThomas #CommunityChampion #CakeIsGoodForYou #Exeter
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Apr 19

Shut down the youth clubs.
Sell off the playing fields.
Put up "no ball games" signs.
Make public places hostile to teenagers.
Then:
"Young people, eh? Always indoors looking at their phones."

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Apr 28

Just over 2 weeks until the next #StThomas Library #QuizNight. Hoping to get along again (and to have a better team performance than last time 🫣😂).

If you haven’t yet discovered our great local library at the heart of #Exwick & St Thomas, check it out!

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Apr 23

Another great evening on the doors in #StThomas today, ahead of the #DevonCountyCouncil elections… Lots of support for Labour 🌹 and sending jh - a fully signed-up member of the awkward squad & champion for #ExwickAndStThomas - to #Devon County Hall on 1st May…
#Exeter #ActionNotWords

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John Harvey @mrjohnharvey.bsky.social · Apr 23

“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”

Happy St George's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
(...& Happy Birthday Will)

#StGeorgesDay

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Rose Lelliott @roselell.bsky.social · Apr 21

One of the reasons why I’m standing to be a Devon County Councillor is because I want to use my personal experiences to help others.

As a young person with experience of SEND issues, I’m ready to be a voice for struggling children and families waiting to get support in.

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