Nick Pepper
@thenickpepper.bsky.social
PhD, late 20th / early 21st century national parks history, Hadrian's Wall Wetlands Landscape Recovery engagement officer, organiser of Allen Valleys Folk Festival. All views my own.
People of Prudhoe poetry
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
People of Prudhoe poetry
"Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike..."
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike..."
Fungi and mold earlier today... (Greenlee and Stonefolds, Northumberland National Park)
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fungi and mold earlier today... (Greenlee and Stonefolds, Northumberland National Park)
Allendale today... glorious afternoon
October 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Allendale today... glorious afternoon
When everyone has gone home, and I've turned out the lights, after the last gig on a Saturday night... what a day @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When everyone has gone home, and I've turned out the lights, after the last gig on a Saturday night... what a day @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social
Our Allen Valleys Folk Festival decorations team have done us proud with their Land of Lead and Silver themed stage and auditorium dressing... brilliant.
September 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Our Allen Valleys Folk Festival decorations team have done us proud with their Land of Lead and Silver themed stage and auditorium dressing... brilliant.
Gulls and graffiti
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Gulls and graffiti
Come to this gig in Allendale! Tickets from Gigantic. There will be very few opportunities to see Frankie at this price again.
August 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Come to this gig in Allendale! Tickets from Gigantic. There will be very few opportunities to see Frankie at this price again.
A walk around Dipton Mill
July 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A walk around Dipton Mill
The wistful pigeon of Conwy Castle.
July 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The wistful pigeon of Conwy Castle.
The plaster(ed) animals of Plas Mawr.
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The plaster(ed) animals of Plas Mawr.
Northumbrian North Pennines... quite a storm.
June 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Northumbrian North Pennines... quite a storm.
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social & @iandunt.bsky.social on Kemi Badenoch's understanding of socialism (Origin Story): reminded of Northumbrian Water's late 70s apocalyptic vision of a world where Kielder Reservoir was not imagined. The housewife fetching a bucket while the men problem-solve in the pub...
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social & @iandunt.bsky.social on Kemi Badenoch's understanding of socialism (Origin Story): reminded of Northumbrian Water's late 70s apocalyptic vision of a world where Kielder Reservoir was not imagined. The housewife fetching a bucket while the men problem-solve in the pub...
And still it comes... I'm not sure I'll get out of my road tomorrow.
January 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
And still it comes... I'm not sure I'll get out of my road tomorrow.
This is one of those stories where you think surely this is a nuanced take & Ofwat is more than a paper tiger 😜. But no. All true & I'm also listening to the report on the radio. Thames Water and Welsh Water fined £1 each for billing errors & lying about sewage discharge. This is a failing system.
December 28, 2024 at 9:12 AM
This is one of those stories where you think surely this is a nuanced take & Ofwat is more than a paper tiger 😜. But no. All true & I'm also listening to the report on the radio. Thames Water and Welsh Water fined £1 each for billing errors & lying about sewage discharge. This is a failing system.
Amazing Christmas t-shirt present... folklore fans, if you know you know!
December 25, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Amazing Christmas t-shirt present... folklore fans, if you know you know!
We're having a fake Christmas day as we won't see each other over until the New Year... Barinas Monastrell wine... delicious. (The Feathers Hedley on the Hill Northumberland)
December 21, 2024 at 1:36 PM
We're having a fake Christmas day as we won't see each other over until the New Year... Barinas Monastrell wine... delicious. (The Feathers Hedley on the Hill Northumberland)
The High Mickley sofas have become part of nature... they have gained the patina of age, burnished by storms, dried by the sun, exposed to the air and the cocked legs of a hundred dogs.
December 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM
The High Mickley sofas have become part of nature... they have gained the patina of age, burnished by storms, dried by the sun, exposed to the air and the cocked legs of a hundred dogs.
Is there a German compound word for when you're at least an hour early for the work Christmas do due to an unfavourable rural bus timetable?
December 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Is there a German compound word for when you're at least an hour early for the work Christmas do due to an unfavourable rural bus timetable?
Maximum work help. She's looking longingly at the outdoors. It might be walk time.
December 5, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Maximum work help. She's looking longingly at the outdoors. It might be walk time.
Autumn in the Allen Valleys
November 29, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Autumn in the Allen Valleys
It's fabulous, and this is a great companion-piece - oral histories of working class trades.
November 28, 2024 at 11:13 AM
It's fabulous, and this is a great companion-piece - oral histories of working class trades.
Reader's Digest published some interesting books in the 1970s and this much sought for book is amongst the best. Comprehensive, with a list of eminent contributors from academia, folklore societies and museums. And now you can get the t-shirt.
If you see the book in a charity shop, buy it.
If you see the book in a charity shop, buy it.
November 20, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Reader's Digest published some interesting books in the 1970s and this much sought for book is amongst the best. Comprehensive, with a list of eminent contributors from academia, folklore societies and museums. And now you can get the t-shirt.
If you see the book in a charity shop, buy it.
If you see the book in a charity shop, buy it.
Autumn walk in the Northumbrian North Pennines
November 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Autumn walk in the Northumbrian North Pennines
If you're into folk in the round... music, crafts, storytelling, written word, dance, co-creation, lore, please give our festival a follow and a share! It's not easy rebuilding on a new platform... @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social
Here are some photos from this year's event...
Here are some photos from this year's event...
November 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM
If you're into folk in the round... music, crafts, storytelling, written word, dance, co-creation, lore, please give our festival a follow and a share! It's not easy rebuilding on a new platform... @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social
Here are some photos from this year's event...
Here are some photos from this year's event...