Ade Couper
@bigade1666.bsky.social
Shouty disabled person; former Worcestershire Poet Laureate, "Made of Stories" available from Black Pear Press. Bird Nerd. Railway Enthusiast.
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The wonderful Script Haven bookshop is struggling a bit right now- I know times are a bit hard but if you do have any spare £ it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
The wonderful Script Haven bookshop is struggling a bit right now- I know times are a bit hard but if you do have any spare £ it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Save Script books matter
Our base target of £40,000 will cover the shop’s fixed costs for five years, securing this beloved community asset
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November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The wonderful Script Haven bookshop is struggling a bit right now- I know times are a bit hard but if you do have any spare £ it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
The wonderful Script Haven bookshop is struggling a bit right now- I know times are a bit hard but if you do have any spare £ it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Tom and Seán are joined by Edward Spence to discuss NEW TrekCulture merch; Terrible journalism; Eddie's Cargo Bay 101; And, Seán's Hot Take!
#StarTrek
@tomcfinn.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social
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#StarTrek
@tomcfinn.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social
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Editing Equipment | TrekCulture Podcast | TrekCulture
Edward Spence
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October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tom and Seán are joined by Edward Spence to discuss NEW TrekCulture merch; Terrible journalism; Eddie's Cargo Bay 101; And, Seán's Hot Take!
#StarTrek
@tomcfinn.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social
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#StarTrek
@tomcfinn.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social
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This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
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The best decision Tolkien ever made!
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The best decision Tolkien ever made!
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Our #WildWorcestershire podcast is here & we kick off with a feature-length episode featuring Green Farm. Settle in & join our host, Lee, on a summer's-day stroll through #GreenFarm with Dom & Laura:
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1C15mWZ...
Our website www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/wild-wo...
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1C15mWZ...
Our website www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/wild-wo...
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our #WildWorcestershire podcast is here & we kick off with a feature-length episode featuring Green Farm. Settle in & join our host, Lee, on a summer's-day stroll through #GreenFarm with Dom & Laura:
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1C15mWZ...
Our website www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/wild-wo...
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/1C15mWZ...
Our website www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/wild-wo...
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"In a world where division dominates, ‘loving your neighbour’ may be a radical and transformative act." Sue Saunders shares her thoughts about the #WorldQuakerDay theme of Love Your Neighbour.
#DAQC #FaithinAction #QuakersDublin #Quakersireland
#DAQC #FaithinAction #QuakersDublin #Quakersireland
October 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"In a world where division dominates, ‘loving your neighbour’ may be a radical and transformative act." Sue Saunders shares her thoughts about the #WorldQuakerDay theme of Love Your Neighbour.
#DAQC #FaithinAction #QuakersDublin #Quakersireland
#DAQC #FaithinAction #QuakersDublin #Quakersireland
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#Submissions are now open for #Verdigris: #PoetryOfDecay.
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
Dressed to Kill, Ready to Rot: Submit to Verdigris: Poetry of Decay - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout September 2025 | Publication in 2026
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September 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#Submissions are now open for #Verdigris: #PoetryOfDecay.
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
If #LiftToTheSky is about rising, Verdigris is about falling — splendour unravelled, glamour undone.
Open all September:
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Online workshop
Magic of Words
Writing for Wellbeing
Let imagination inspires words for the sheer enjoyment of nurturing creativity. Sun 14 Sept 2pm–4pm OR Sat 20 September 10am-12pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
#WritingforWellbeing #writing
Magic of Words
Writing for Wellbeing
Let imagination inspires words for the sheer enjoyment of nurturing creativity. Sun 14 Sept 2pm–4pm OR Sat 20 September 10am-12pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
#WritingforWellbeing #writing
August 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Online workshop
Magic of Words
Writing for Wellbeing
Let imagination inspires words for the sheer enjoyment of nurturing creativity. Sun 14 Sept 2pm–4pm OR Sat 20 September 10am-12pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
#WritingforWellbeing #writing
Magic of Words
Writing for Wellbeing
Let imagination inspires words for the sheer enjoyment of nurturing creativity. Sun 14 Sept 2pm–4pm OR Sat 20 September 10am-12pm (UK time). Only £25. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...
#WritingforWellbeing #writing
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Our lives, and the systems that harm us, are connected. Everyone deserves to live in a world where they can flourish without persecution. So we keep marching for our freedoms.
✊🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
✊🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
August 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our lives, and the systems that harm us, are connected. Everyone deserves to live in a world where they can flourish without persecution. So we keep marching for our freedoms.
✊🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
✊🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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ONLINE LAUNCH: Pay-what-you-want tickets are available for our August Zoom launch, featuring readings from Will Alexander, Lucy Hurst, Jo Morris Dixon, Sam Retallick, Adam Barret, Jonathan Dunne & Yordan Efftimov.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ONLINE LAUNCH: Pay-what-you-want tickets are available for our August Zoom launch, featuring readings from Will Alexander, Lucy Hurst, Jo Morris Dixon, Sam Retallick, Adam Barret, Jonathan Dunne & Yordan Efftimov.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
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19 August 1917 | A Polish woman, Janina Nowak, was born in Błędów.
In #Auschwitz from 12 June 1942.
No. 7615
After 12 days she escaped.
She was arrested in March 1943 & after two months imprisoned in the camp again .
No. 31592.
Transferred to Ravensbrück. She survived the war.
In #Auschwitz from 12 June 1942.
No. 7615
After 12 days she escaped.
She was arrested in March 1943 & after two months imprisoned in the camp again .
No. 31592.
Transferred to Ravensbrück. She survived the war.
August 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
19 August 1917 | A Polish woman, Janina Nowak, was born in Błędów.
In #Auschwitz from 12 June 1942.
No. 7615
After 12 days she escaped.
She was arrested in March 1943 & after two months imprisoned in the camp again .
No. 31592.
Transferred to Ravensbrück. She survived the war.
In #Auschwitz from 12 June 1942.
No. 7615
After 12 days she escaped.
She was arrested in March 1943 & after two months imprisoned in the camp again .
No. 31592.
Transferred to Ravensbrück. She survived the war.
My wonderful friend @pixiemusepoetry.bsky.social opened @scripthavenltd.bsky.social 2 years ago today- she has created something truly wonderful (& they do a bloody good cuppa too!) If you are in Worcester do pop in, it's a magical place ❤️
August 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My wonderful friend @pixiemusepoetry.bsky.social opened @scripthavenltd.bsky.social 2 years ago today- she has created something truly wonderful (& they do a bloody good cuppa too!) If you are in Worcester do pop in, it's a magical place ❤️
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Pure Somerset
In Somerset they know fairies have to be treated with extreme care, at least
August 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Pure Somerset
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The scale of destruction is undeniable: mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, and dehumanisation.
We speak not to divide — but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. 🕊
Full statement at www.quaker.org.uk/documents/qu...
We speak not to divide — but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. 🕊
Full statement at www.quaker.org.uk/documents/qu...
www.quaker.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The scale of destruction is undeniable: mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, and dehumanisation.
We speak not to divide — but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. 🕊
Full statement at www.quaker.org.uk/documents/qu...
We speak not to divide — but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. 🕊
Full statement at www.quaker.org.uk/documents/qu...
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Women are “ordinary people.”
Migrants are “ordinary people.”
LGBT folks are “ordinary people.”
Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male.
It’s simple.
Migrants are “ordinary people.”
LGBT folks are “ordinary people.”
Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male.
It’s simple.
December 14, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Women are “ordinary people.”
Migrants are “ordinary people.”
LGBT folks are “ordinary people.”
Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male.
It’s simple.
Migrants are “ordinary people.”
LGBT folks are “ordinary people.”
Stop using “ordinary people” as a reference only for people who are straight, white and male.
It’s simple.
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For Easter Sunday, ‘Lent’ by Anne Donnellan, a poignant reflection on faith, time, and the quiet longing for resurrection. From childhood devotion to adult surrender, poetry that lingers like dawn light
Read now
inksweatandtears.co.uk/anne-donnellan/
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Read now
inksweatandtears.co.uk/anne-donnellan/
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
April 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
For Easter Sunday, ‘Lent’ by Anne Donnellan, a poignant reflection on faith, time, and the quiet longing for resurrection. From childhood devotion to adult surrender, poetry that lingers like dawn light
Read now
inksweatandtears.co.uk/anne-donnellan/
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Read now
inksweatandtears.co.uk/anne-donnellan/
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
So, last night's Doctor Who- just seemed like a cut & paste of "The devil's chord" from last season....has RTD already run out of ideas?
April 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
So, last night's Doctor Who- just seemed like a cut & paste of "The devil's chord" from last season....has RTD already run out of ideas?
Sending love & support to all trans people on what is a difficult day- I will be there to support you
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sending love & support to all trans people on what is a difficult day- I will be there to support you
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A very happy St Magnus Day to you all! Here is a reminder that tonight, Curator Fran will deliver an illustrated talk about the history of the memorial in the cathedral to HMS Royal Oak. It's in the St Magnus Centre and starts at 7pm.
On Wednesday 16 April, Cathedral Curator Fran Hollinrake will be giving a talk about the history of the memorial to HMS Royal Oak, which hangs in the north choir aisle. The event is being held in the St Magnus Centre, and starts at 7pm. It will be filmed for future release.
April 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A very happy St Magnus Day to you all! Here is a reminder that tonight, Curator Fran will deliver an illustrated talk about the history of the memorial in the cathedral to HMS Royal Oak. It's in the St Magnus Centre and starts at 7pm.
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Our #SpringArrivalSpotlight shines on the Reed Warbler today, a master of camouflage with its warm, brown plumage.
These birds cleverly weave their cup-shaped nests from stems in their reed-bed home... 🪺
These birds cleverly weave their cup-shaped nests from stems in their reed-bed home... 🪺
April 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Our #SpringArrivalSpotlight shines on the Reed Warbler today, a master of camouflage with its warm, brown plumage.
These birds cleverly weave their cup-shaped nests from stems in their reed-bed home... 🪺
These birds cleverly weave their cup-shaped nests from stems in their reed-bed home... 🪺
Haven't been on here much recently- apologies, MS being a confounded pain (literally & metaphorically...🙄)- anyway, how's everyone?
April 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Haven't been on here much recently- apologies, MS being a confounded pain (literally & metaphorically...🙄)- anyway, how's everyone?
The Government’s new immigration bill and refugee citizenship ban are just more of the same: continuing the hostile environment. We can’t let this go on. Take action NOW:
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Ask your MP to oppose the hostile environment and back safe routes
The Government’s refugee citizenship ban and new immigration Bill are just more of the same: continuing the hostile environment. We can’t let this go on. These policies don’t address the real issue. I...
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April 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Government’s new immigration bill and refugee citizenship ban are just more of the same: continuing the hostile environment. We can’t let this go on. Take action NOW:
act.safepassage.org.uk/ask-your-mp-...
act.safepassage.org.uk/ask-your-mp-...
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@brokenspinearts.bsky.social are so supportive. Thrilled to be reading this.
Julie Stevens writes, "My body is a blunt knife, that can’t scratch a word."
Her words inspire strength and reflection. Explore her work in The Cut:
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🖋️ Follow: @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social
#PoetryCommunity
Her words inspire strength and reflection. Explore her work in The Cut:
📖 thebrokenspine.co.uk...
🖋️ Follow: @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social
#PoetryCommunity
The Cut with Julie Stevens - The Broken Spine
In today’s landscape, voices that explore the raw and real experiences of illness and disability are reshaping how we think about the everyday struggles many
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January 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social are so supportive. Thrilled to be reading this.