@janehide.bsky.social
Lucky to live in Wiltshire’s prettiest town. Art, books, avgeek,family
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I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
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Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
Gorgeous snowdrops, zoom in for the robin
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Gorgeous snowdrops, zoom in for the robin
-14c in Washington DC according to son, 45c in Adelaide according to friend. Maybe not so bad in Malmesbury after all
January 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
-14c in Washington DC according to son, 45c in Adelaide according to friend. Maybe not so bad in Malmesbury after all
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what happens when we go from thousands of satellites to tens of thousands? we don't know, but it could all go wrong in a hurry.
new from Joe Supan at the website cnet dot com:
new from Joe Supan at the website cnet dot com:
I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night
Starlink's new FCC approval for 7,500 more satellites aims to boost service and capacity for millions. But at what cost?
www.cnet.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
what happens when we go from thousands of satellites to tens of thousands? we don't know, but it could all go wrong in a hurry.
new from Joe Supan at the website cnet dot com:
new from Joe Supan at the website cnet dot com:
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Please note that our children’s History Club workshops have moved to Sundays.
Here are the details of the next one this Sunday.
#History #children #whatson
#Malmesbury #historyofcinema
Here are the details of the next one this Sunday.
#History #children #whatson
#Malmesbury #historyofcinema
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Please note that our children’s History Club workshops have moved to Sundays.
Here are the details of the next one this Sunday.
#History #children #whatson
#Malmesbury #historyofcinema
Here are the details of the next one this Sunday.
#History #children #whatson
#Malmesbury #historyofcinema
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The clue was:
Grandson of Alfred the Great who reigned from 925 to 939 as the First King of all England. (A)
(We could discuss the start date, but close enough that a few more than 1 should have got it, surely.)
Grandson of Alfred the Great who reigned from 925 to 939 as the First King of all England. (A)
(We could discuss the start date, but close enough that a few more than 1 should have got it, surely.)
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The clue was:
Grandson of Alfred the Great who reigned from 925 to 939 as the First King of all England. (A)
(We could discuss the start date, but close enough that a few more than 1 should have got it, surely.)
Grandson of Alfred the Great who reigned from 925 to 939 as the First King of all England. (A)
(We could discuss the start date, but close enough that a few more than 1 should have got it, surely.)
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Look who is an answer on Pointless this evening!
#Athelstan
Lowest score on the board with 1 point. Shame on you all (or at least 99 of the 100 people surveyed)
#Athelstan
Lowest score on the board with 1 point. Shame on you all (or at least 99 of the 100 people surveyed)
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Look who is an answer on Pointless this evening!
#Athelstan
Lowest score on the board with 1 point. Shame on you all (or at least 99 of the 100 people surveyed)
#Athelstan
Lowest score on the board with 1 point. Shame on you all (or at least 99 of the 100 people surveyed)
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👇 Latest from Wiltshire
Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57v1lz39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57v1lz39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Riverside beauty spot set to be restored
Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
👇 Latest from Wiltshire
Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57v1lz39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57v1lz39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Just been to the cinema (an increasingly rare event) to see ‘Hamnet’, so disappointed. Usual problems, too dark, camera not on person talking and mumbling actors. Managed to hear about 10 per cent. Glad I had read the book
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Just been to the cinema (an increasingly rare event) to see ‘Hamnet’, so disappointed. Usual problems, too dark, camera not on person talking and mumbling actors. Managed to hear about 10 per cent. Glad I had read the book
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We are looking forward to presenting this event, in conjunction with Malmesbury #Athelstan1100 and Wessex Week.
Congratulations to @davidwoodman45.bsky.social, who will deliver a sold-out book talk on The First King of England this week (16 Jan) at 7:00pm GMT at Malmesbury Town Hall!
If you're eager to hear about the fascinating life of England's founder king, join the event's waiting list: buff.ly/KA1aDRA
If you're eager to hear about the fascinating life of England's founder king, join the event's waiting list: buff.ly/KA1aDRA
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are looking forward to presenting this event, in conjunction with Malmesbury #Athelstan1100 and Wessex Week.
His father’s son
love love love to see the royal family take a righteous kicking like this
Stupidity and royal self-entitlement sank Andrew, and it may not be over yet
Indulged by his mother and ignored for too long by his siblings, it is behaviour like Andrew’s that could ultimately kill the monarchy
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
His father’s son
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November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I’ll start, @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social
We need a list!
Oh in case I haven’t said it lately — there are a lot of museums on BlueSky and you should follow them all! They are interesting and have fun banter with each other! The exact opposite of hostile disinformation!
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I’ll start, @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social
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Event coming up soon-
Lace Making Workshop
23rd October -
2 sessions - 10.30 to 12.30 & 1.30 to 3.30
Rausing Building, Malmesbury.
Tickets not required (£5 donation requested)
ages 5-95
(under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)
#crafts #workshop #localhistory
Lace Making Workshop
23rd October -
2 sessions - 10.30 to 12.30 & 1.30 to 3.30
Rausing Building, Malmesbury.
Tickets not required (£5 donation requested)
ages 5-95
(under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)
#crafts #workshop #localhistory
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Event coming up soon-
Lace Making Workshop
23rd October -
2 sessions - 10.30 to 12.30 & 1.30 to 3.30
Rausing Building, Malmesbury.
Tickets not required (£5 donation requested)
ages 5-95
(under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)
#crafts #workshop #localhistory
Lace Making Workshop
23rd October -
2 sessions - 10.30 to 12.30 & 1.30 to 3.30
Rausing Building, Malmesbury.
Tickets not required (£5 donation requested)
ages 5-95
(under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)
#crafts #workshop #localhistory
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.. was reburied in about 1130. That is somewhere in the grounds of the 12thC monastery precinct, an area that extends across most of the top third of the present town.
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
.. was reburied in about 1130. That is somewhere in the grounds of the 12thC monastery precinct, an area that extends across most of the top third of the present town.
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
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In 15 years #Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king remain elusive.
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Giving Life To Æthelstan
www.historytoday.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In 15 years #Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king remain elusive.
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury…
#thomashobbes
#thomashobbes
Nice mention in @historytoday.com this month, that Thomas Hobbes was the first to properly translate The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides into English.
#polymath
#polymath
September 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury…
#thomashobbes
#thomashobbes
@athelstanmuseum.bsky.social this would look good on our walls @holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social exhibition of Turner and his contemporaries
September 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@athelstanmuseum.bsky.social this would look good on our walls @holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social exhibition of Turner and his contemporaries
First blackberry and apple crumble of the season
August 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
First blackberry and apple crumble of the season
Swanage seaside, Blue Pool, Compton Acres gardens, who needs ‘abroad’?
July 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Swanage seaside, Blue Pool, Compton Acres gardens, who needs ‘abroad’?
Go ‘Little Women’ !
June 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Go ‘Little Women’ !
