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Nigel J.Hetherington

@pastpreservers.bsky.social

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Producer, Casting Agent and Co Founder of Past Preservers & Fabula TV, representing experts, speakers & researchers. Northerner, lapsed Archaeologist, lives in Cairo and The Lake District.

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 7d

What a year for Past Preservers so far!
Kicking off our celebration with Dr. Andrew Boakye's incredible work on Belief.
We proudly provided Andrew for this fantastic Go Button production for Super Channel.
15 projects with 30 experts have already aired in 2025! 🧵👇
@superchannelplus.bsky.social

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 1d

Super proud to have worked with our experts on this series!

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The world's most awe-inspiring ancient structures hold secrets! How were they built? Find out with Past Preservers experts Natasha Billson, Anthea Nardi, Dr. John Woolf and series consultant Dr. Jeffrey Gunn!
Watch Secrets of Ancient Structures!
#History #Archaeology
@superchannelplus.bsky.social

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 2d

At Cadogan Hall tonight for this...

Glass of wine on a table next to a copy of "Diaries of Note"

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 2d

Walked past this building earlier, the Salvation Army Citadel in #Sheffield. It's boarded up now through lack of use but I learnt from a fellow speaker on Saturday that there were riots against the Sally Army in the 1880s! In #worthing all the windows in their HQ were broken

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 2d

Save the date! ONLINE EVENT
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, 12 Nov 7pm.
An @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social.
4 speakers: @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilkins, and me!
More info and booking details 👇

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 2d

POLICE OFFICER: Before i search you, do you want to acknowledge now something I will find. Pills? Grass?
ME:

Pack of Gamers Grass mini modelling swamp shrubs

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 3d

Okay, so I'm not famous enough to appear on the banner but I'm excited to be in such brilliant company! #OffTheShelf #FestivalofWords #Sheffield

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 2d

#BLACKPOOL: Tremendous tram/ transport treat trips are imminent, as the HMS Blackpool and vintage double-decker Tram 717 returns to the seafront for the Lightpool Festival (begins 15th Oct).
www.blackpooltransport.com/historic-tra...

Historic trams on track for Lightpool return

Tickets are on sale now for the historic return of HMS Blackpool and vintage double-decker Tram 717 during Lightpool festival

www.blackpooltransport.com

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 2d

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 8d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian clients, experts, and friends! We're so grateful for your partnership and support. Wishing you a wonderful day filled with great food and good company! 🍁

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 6d

🚨PhD opportunity w/ @venditti.bsky.social and @watershedlab.bsky.social on sediment supply and transport in mountain watersheds in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 🧪⚒️ Full ad: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jo09s...

The River Dynamics Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with WaterSHED lab at the University of Calgary (https://ucalgary.ca/labs/waterSHED), seeks a PhD student to work on sediment supply in mountain drainage basins in the Rocky Mountains. The candidate would develop and validate a morphodynamic model of changes in river channels caused by coarse sediment delivery by landslides. The candidate will join a large group of students and postdocs at Simon Fraser University and the University of Calgary with expertise in river geomorphology and natural hazards.
The PhD candidate will:
1) Build a one-dimensional numerical model to predict channel evolution that is based on the Parker family of morphodynamic models
2) Collect topographic and sediment texture information to parametrize model in the field
3) Validate the model using channel profiles and newly acquired lidar
4) Experiment with the model to explore sediment removal and augmentation strategies
Minimum qualifications include:
1) A Masters degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Physical Geography
2) Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
3) Experience with hydraulic and/or morphodynamic modelling.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 6d

Went to a really good talk this evening by Roger Morgan-Grenville at #EastGrinstead Bookshop. Lots of what he said resonates with my experience so I'm looking forward to reading the book #RestlessCoast

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 6d

Watching #HouseOfGuiness on Netflix, so naturally….

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 6d

OH WE DO LIKE TO STROLL ALONG THE PROM< PROM, PROM!
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast

The Story of Britain’s Seafront Buildings

Talk on Zoom by Karen Averby, a seaside-loving historian, heritage research consultant and former archivist.

portal.sog.org.uk

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 6d

Should you be looking for bathroom design inspiration here are some colorful ideas from the late 70s. Couldn't resist picking up a catalogue of sanitary ware from a local bus stop/ book swap. I mean, just look at the colour chart 😍

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 5d

They gave the Nobel Peace Prize to...a WOMAN...from Venezuela, the country sending its vicious drug boats to the US?

Trump will now nuke Norway.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 5d

This looks great! Pop to #Ilfracombe Museum to see their exhibition on The Holiday Industry, featuring 1870s VR experience of the glamorous luxury Ilfracombe Hotel! Plus how The Holiday Trade influenced the town www.ilfracombemuseum.co.uk#iLightbox[ga... #SeasideHistory #LocalHistory #Devon #UKCoast

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 6d

Random forest

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 5d

🔍 As a followup to this week's investigation into the mysterious death of Charles Bravo of antimony poisoning in 1876, my latest post (paid subs) is a closer examination of the three prime suspects and the opinion of Agatha Christie on this complex case 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/who-killed...

Who killed Charles Bravo?

An examination of the prime suspects

drangelabuckley.substack.com

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DominicSelwood @dominicselwood.bsky.social · 5d

I have to say, we rocked hard at the 100 Club! What a blast!

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · 5d

A fantastic house in today’s #househistory feature in Bricks & Mortar in The Times! A Victorian house in Essex which was a school for almost 40 years! 😀 #househistories #Essex

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Kate Garner Music @kategarnermusic.bsky.social · 4d

Goodnight Bluesky. New toy, old harmonium! 'Margate' was a must. #Friday #ChasandDave #MusicSky

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 4d

When buying beer and wine for a glaciology conference you need to get the appropriate stuff. I don’t make the rules. 🧪⚒️❄️

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DominicSelwood @dominicselwood.bsky.social · 4d

Loving the graffitti art at Canterbury Cathedral. Great lettering! To those sad at the change to the grey purity, worth remembering that before the Reformation churches and cathedrals were a Dulux catalogue of colours and images from which visitors learned church teachings.

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