Worker bee in arts, culture, regeneration and such like, a proud Scot interested in all things going on in Yorkshire and beyond.
West Yorkshire and thereabouts
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“I can’t have been the only one to notice this in the last 85 years”
Brontë historian Sharon Wright tells #R4Today about her successful request to amend the Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey to include the double dots over the ‘e’.
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It’s great to be on-site at @NovumNewcastle today for the launch of the multi-arts festival as artists and performers get ready for a weekend packed with live music, creativity, performances and family friendly events.
#Newcastle
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Nice end to a Friday! We’ve been selected as a finalist in the @PRCA_HQ Dare Awards 2024 for our work with
@LEEDS_2023
We’ve got stiff competition, alongside ace campaigns from @GraylingUK & @NU_Foundation in the category Charity/Not for Profit Award.
tinyurl.com/4uxvtetb
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Kicking off the 2024 @NovumNewcastle Festival in style this morning in the incredible Civic Centre
#NOVUM #NOVUMfestival #Newcastle – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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A fab front page for today's @LeedsNews to mark the final month (and a brilliant year of coverage) of @Leeds_2023
Double page spread inside looking back over an incredible 12 months of culture across #Leeds #Lettingcultureloose
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We have got a Belter of a @BBCFrontRow for you tonight.
Yinka Shonibare sculpture @LEEDS_2023!
The man in charge @Opera_North!
Billie Marten!
See you there at 7.15pm!
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Thank you @Screenhouse_TV David Oluwale’s story and @SHONIBARESTUDIO making of #HibiscusRising were beautifully and sensitively told. An important part of @LEEDS_2023 and the city’s history reaching many more people as a result.
Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow at 7pm @AmarLatif_ is in Leeds for the unveiling of #HibiscusRising a new sculpture by Yinka Shonibare @SHONIBARESTUDIO, commissioned by @Leeds_2023 & charity @RememberOluwale in memory of David Oluwale. @abigailmashall @EmilyZMarshall @maxfarrar
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Always a pleasure to be in @leedscornex, this time to be on hand for @LSLocalTV at #ACityWithoutSeams for @leeds2023
#LettingCultureLoose
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BBC INTRODUCING CUTBACKS start in August. Our network of 32 local shows across England & The Channel Islands will be cut bck to 20. See freshonthenet.co.uk/brokenba… for full info on which shows are merging
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Making A Stand is officially OPEN! 🎉
#MakingAStand #LEEDS2023
ALT People wandering around Making A Stand.
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Was it really 15 years since Granary Wharf emerged from the old car park in #Leeds? Dream job with a dream team, still wowing property sector #ukreiif2023 #UKREiiF. Great work @iglooRegen and sister companies.
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In todays #YorkshirePost The building of #TheWOWBarn in #Leeds, by over 300 Barn Raisers from across West Yorkshire #women, #girls and #nonbinary people over a 24-hour period with events from 8th to 21st May see more @yorkshirepost @LeedsNews @AMALtdPR #LeedsYearOfCulture2023
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The building of #TheWOWBarn in #Leeds, by over 300 Barn Raisers from across West Yorkshire #women, #girls and #nonbinary people over a 24-hour period with events from 8th to 21st May see more #online @yorkshirepost @LeedsNews @AMALtdPR #LeedsYearOfCulture2023 @LeedsCC_News
Anys Williams retweeted
Tomorrow is opening night of #Sinfonia! 🎸
A dynamic, cross-artform performance written and performed by the generation that brought you punk.
📅27 APR – 6 MAY
🎟️ bit.ly/3AusjhU
A Leeds Playhouse and @OlderEnsemble co-production as part of #1001Stories.
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I am live on BBC Radio Leeds tonight - at 8.15pm with Sanchez Payne talking all about #hardyandfree - do tune in.
Exhibition opens to the public on the 5th of May. More info here. bronte.org.uk/whats-on/1285/…
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ff0xd…
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My article about some of the many reasons you should visit #Leeds during its year-long celebration of culture, including murals, music and Yorkshire pudding wraps:
theguardian.com/travel/2023/…
@LEEDS_2023 @TravWriters
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Our #LEEDS2023 adventure is well underway. Now we’ve awakened your senses, it’s time to let your inner explorer loose.
Welcome to Part Two of our #YearOfCulture, where we’re bringing out the playful side in all of us. So, Leeds, who’s coming out to play? leeds2023.co.uk/
ALT Playing in blue neon levitates in a recognisable Leeds street
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Good morning from the #NUJ to every #BBC Local journalist in England taking part in strike action today.
Your union is 100% behind you. 💪
#NUJBBCStrike #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal
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📣New shows announced for #1001Stories📣
We have:
Chart-topping singers✅
Local dance legends✅
Film royalty✅
International cultural leaders✅
Stars of stand-up ✅
Steel Pan Stories✅
Priority booking now open🎟️ bit.ly/3YI9ORf
ALT A montage of images of older people with the words 1001 Stories sat in the centre.