#Yorkshire
Meadowhall Hamleys store shuts for good after just two years (Yorkshire Live)
World famous toy store Hamleys has closed its doors in Meadowhall just over two years after opening
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/meadowhall-hamleys-store-shuts-good-26496117
#toys #business #retail #Hamleys #Meadowhall #Sheffield #Yorkshire
Bully for You.
There are times when owning a zoom lens comes in very handy.
#Mooday #MooMonday #Cow #Cowstodon #CowsOfMastodon #Yorkshire
"We will keep campaigning and highlighting this injustice until action is taken." 1950s-born women are angry about how the increase in minimum state pension age was slipped in without proper consultation | John Heywood
#WASPI #Castleford #Yorkshire #Bylines
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/waspi-women-will-not-go-away-quietly/
Spring is in the air (from 21.42 GMT today to be exact).
Good to see daffodils flowering just about everywhere, like theses at the romantic ruins of Gisborough Priory, North Yorkshire, Founded in 1119 as the Priory of St Mary by Robert de Brus, the priory went on to become one of the richest monastic foundations in England until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540.
The property is in the care of English Heritage.
#historic #ruins #religious #Yorkshire #England #landscape #photography
The Grass is always Greener on the other side of the path....
#Mooday #MooMonday #Cow #Cowstodon #CowsOfMastodon #Yorkshire
This #Nidderdale walk from Dacre Banks to Birstwith in #NorthYorkshire provides good views over the Dale for relatively little effort, as well as a pleasant stretch along the river Nidd. For details, see bit.ly/3TAYPrd
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #WScarborough #Burniston #ScalbyLodge
Yet another photo (sorry) of the field / cliff top tree at the back of Scalby Lodge cottages in Burniston. I love the area and the way the landscape constantly changes with the weather.
ご飯と聞くと首を傾ける赤ちゃんヨーキー #ヨークシャーテリア #ヨークシャテリア #ヨーキー #子犬 #yorkshire #yorkie #かわいい https://www.wacoca.com/pets/114302/
Saw English folk band Leveret last night in Otley - mesmerising as always. Lucky to get two seats right at the front again; hadn't really realized how tiny concertina buttons are!
Some days are more colourful than others. Today feels like the shot on the right.
Nice sunny day on the Spen Valley Greenway between #Heckmondwike and #Ravensthorpe near #Dewsbury for my 5k run.
West #Yorkshire #Run not a #ParkRun
This is a little walked route up Simon Fell and Park Fell. It is a super walk in its own right and could be regarded as a ‘secret’ route up Ingleborough. Ribblehead Viaduct also gets a visit. For details, see bit.ly/3lpG5ON
Another North York Moors stone for today's #StandingStoneSunday (portrait, needs a click).
A fine stone on Danby Rigg, set into a low cairn. Danby Rigg is chock full of Bronze Age archaeology; as well as this stone there are multiple cairns and cross dykes. The stone is a slab, broad on one side and thin and tapering on the other.
Visited April 2010.
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Scarborough #Burniston #ScalbyLodge
Back at Scalby Lodge in Burniston. One of our beloved holiday rental cottages. Burniston is a village located on the outskirts of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, and is part of the North York Moors National Park, which is one of the UK's most beautiful and dramatic areas of natural beauty. The area is popular with hikers, cyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts, who come to explore its rugged moorland terrain.
"The whole idea is a triumph of talent and imagination, radically redefining the idea of folk music." Three of UK folk’s most unique and prestigious voices bring their powerful and elegiac songs to Yorkshire | Chris Nickson
#HackPoetsGuild #ChrisNickson #Bylines #FolkMusic #Hull #Leeds #Yorkshire
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/music/hack-poets-guild-howard-assembly-rooms-leeds/
Back to #hill climbing today with my lovely friends at #Otley Cycle Club.
It was a real effort to get out of the house and I am exhausted now but it was so worth it for my mental and physical well being
We climbed up to #StumpCrossCavens via #Appletreewick and back via #Fewston
🎟️ SELBY ABBEY | CONCERT
Tickets are now on sale for our concert in the wonderful Selby Abbey on Sat 15th April. This promises to be a fantastic evening of brass music, sublime soloists & top entertainment from the world's most famous colliery band!
📆 Saturday 15th April
🕑 7:30pm
📍 Selby Abbey
🎟️ Adults: £14
🎟️ Under 16s: FREE (ticket required)
ℹ️ Tickets available online at:
https://grimethorpeband.co.uk/product/concert-selby-abbey/
#Selby #SelbyAbbey #NorthYorkshire #Yorkshire #York @classicalmusic
Last call for the April Yan Tan Tethera Yarn Club!
Sign ups close on Friday March 24th.
https://www.baabaabrighouse.co.uk/shop/yarn/yan-tan-tethera-yarn-club/yan-tan-tethera-subscription/
#yarn #knitting #crochet #yarnclub #yorkshire #tulips #flowers #spring #indieyarn #indieyarndyer #handdyed #handdyedyarn #wool #purple
I think #Wharfedale is probably the most varied of the #YorkshireDales. It is also the closest to those living in #Leeds and #Bradford. I have separately listed all my walks in the Dale, divided into Upper and Lower Wharfedale. See bit.ly/40g5pFF for details.
In his 100th episode of Norky's Ramblings, Peter Norcliffe describes the unexpected journey he's taken to becoming an accomplished memoir writer and recommends we all do the same
#Bylines #Yorkshire #History #Memoir
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/100th-episode-of-norkys-ramblings/
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Whitby #PannetPark
Pannett Park is a public park located in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It was donated to the town by alderman Robert Elliott Pannett in 1925, who was a former mayor of Whitby.
Meet Carrot Face
The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus).
Ironically though, despite its name, oysters do not form a large part of its diet. Although few if any other wading birds are capable of even opening up oysters at all.
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
Enjoy an easy walk through the rolling, tranquil countryside of the #YorkshireWolds on this circular route. Starting from the pretty village of Coxwold, it visits Byland Abbey. Long distance views. For route details, see bit.ly/3YUsDQA
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Sledmere
One of the most notable features of Sledmere House is its art collection, which includes works by artists such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rubens, and Van Dyck. The collection has been built up over several generations by the Sykes family, who are passionate about preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of the estate.
Steam and Snow at #Oxenhope #Yorkshire #filmphotography #510Pyro #steamlocomotive
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Sledmere
You can join the Sledmere head gardener at certain times of the year for a guided walk around the Walled Gardens. You can learn about the history of the gardens and how they have been re-developed to provide more structure and extend the season of interest - a process which is still ongoing.
For #WaterfallWednesday here is a #photo of Aysgarth Falls in the #Yorkshire Dales, taken by me on a walking holiday in 2013.
York's landmark chocolate factory clock to tick again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64963277
#Chocolate #Candy #UKHistory #Restoration #York #Yorkshire #UK #ListedBuildings
Walkers are Welcome Town - Tadcaster
A small, historic town midway between York and Leeds which is famous for its breweries and beer. Accessible by car from the A1 and M1 and served by the CoastLiner bus service from Leeds and York. Tadcaster is surrounded by quiet, gentle countryside. After a walk visit the many pubs and cafes in the town.
https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-o-z/waw/403
#Tadcaster #WalkersAreWelcome #York #Leeds #Countryside #Yorkshire #Walking #HikingLife #HealthyLiving #Beer #Breweries
Ok this is officially the lowest overhead telecoms cable I've come across so far #telecoms #yorkshire
An evocative photo of a steam train in the Yorkshire town of Keighley. Black and white really well in this case.
#steamrailway #railway #train #steamtrain #ukrailscene #yorkshire #kwvr #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #photography #railway
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Sledmere
The Sledmere garden changes with the seasons and offers an extensive collection of daffodils and other spring bulbs, vibrant tulips, wonderful scented roses and a stunning late summer display of perennials and annuals in the acclaimed double ‘exotic’ borders. The expansive range of plants used and different naturalistic gardening techniques employed help attract many different birds, butterflies and bees so wildlife as well as plants thrive.
Bands In The Park opportunity
#Kirklees #KirkleesYearOfMusic #KYOM23 #Yorkshire
https://www.musicinkirklees.co.uk/en-UK/page/640f01862a0be71f58881741
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Sledmere
Each area of the Sledmere garden was created to have a different feel from the last, and each element begs to be explored drawing you through the garden losing sense of time in the process.
The latest change is with the formal fruit garden where apple and pear trees have trained into unusual shapes.
Looking south down the coast from the South Gare Fishermen's Huts at the mouth of the River Tees to Redcar's seafront with its 'vertical pier' and the North Yorkshire Moors beyond.
Virtually every print and online UK news outlet has wall-to-wall coverage of this saga. If you want to get news but want to avoid this story your options are limited.
#GaryLineker #BBC #DevonAndCornwall #yorkshire
daily-twerk.com/general/avoidi…
Much needed time outdoors, playing in the snow on the safety team for the #HaworthHobble on Saturday, with the lovely James Hargan. Seeing some wonderful Spine folks and a lovely catch-up with the legend that is Martin Stone were excellent added bonuses!
Hopefully this is bringing an end to what I can only describe as some very tough recent times…
Group photo from the utterly wonderful @smileyjoface 🥰
#Ultrarunning #TrailRunning #EnduranceRunning #Snow #Yorkshire
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Sledmere
The garden at Sledmere is gaining increasing prominence for its dynamic and innovative development programme. So much so, BBC Gardeners World recently paid us a visit to film our beautiful Walled gardens.
The walled garden was designed to maintain it’s formal and traditional style in keeping with it’s history but giving it a contemporary twist.
13th March 2013 - we visited the absolutely huge Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire. Now a ruin, after Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, reclaiming much of the materials (including the roof lead) in the process.
I saw my first (live) pheasant here too.
Later we moved on to Easby Abbey where we found some snow, and some moss.
We ended the day at The George, in Piercebridge (not pictured).
A visit to the North Yorkshire Moors for today's #StandingStoneSunday offering. This is Margery Bradley standing stone, on Flat Howe (portrait, needs a click).
Reused as a boundary marker, and incised with an Ordnance Survey benchmark, the large slab is likely Bronze Age and is close to Flat Howe round barrow.
Visited April 2010.
Our bandroom during lockdown - thankfully we returned!
No music today though, keep the noise down please 🤫 #SilentSunday
#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Burniston #ScalbyLodge
Back at Scalby Lodge holiday cottages in Burniston. Looking 'up coast' from the cottages (towards Whitby). The September sun serves to bring a golden glow to the fields and brings the rowan berries into high contrast.
Norky's rambles | Once at the heart of the Yorkshire wool industry, Slaithwaite (Slawit) has recently been voted the best place to live in the North | Peter Norcliffe
#Yorkshire #Slaithwaite #Huddersfield #Bylines
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/norkys-rambles-slawit-slaithwaite-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-north/
Mornings like this I'm glad we have to take the dogs out for their morning constitutional.
#reservoir #sunrise #yorkshire
Where me grass?
#Saturday #Sheepturday #Snowturday#SheepMastodon #Sheep #Ewe #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
Accounts that make me happy for #FollowFriday :D
@grimethorpeband - brass band from #Yorkshire (over 100 years old) with a very active account - #music
@GurdeepPandher - Punjabi-Canadian in the #Yukon who exudes positivity and joy - #Canada
@TigerBunComics - the cutest #WebComic from #Vancouver based artist. It reminds me so much of my #marriage - #love
@Satori - one of my favorite accounts on Mastadon - a gateway to many other fluffy creatures - #bunny #rabbit #mastobun #rabbitsofmastodon
Beautiful scenes here in Barnsley. It's hard to believe this nature trail over the old coal spoil heaps once looked over a black industrial landscape.
Give us your best #FrozenFriday photos... ❄️
#Mining #Coal #CoalMining #Wildlife #NatureTrail #Snow #Snowing #Winter #Cold #Frozen #Yorkshire #Landscape #Photography #Barnsley
The only thing better than a Goldeneye is two Goldeneyes.
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
The Missing Link
Today it was sunny so this afternoon I bunked off work and went out for a walk instead.
Norky’s rambles: Norky describes a canine burglar with a brush fetish, a dog whose hunting skills led her into trouble, and the joys of smoking a pipe.
#Bylines #Yorkshire #Memories
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/norkys-rambles-hunting-and-smoking/
Pixie Cups
Another dull and grey day, ideal for taking photos of small things. These Cladonia species are only a few millimetres high. There are 233 different species, Beyond my pay grade to idenfy which one this is.
#Saturday #Lichen #LichenSubscribe #Macro #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
Ifraz and his colleagues are building beds in #Ossett , West #Yorkshire , #England (near the city of #Wakefield )
Walkers Are Welcome Town - Pateley Bridge
Yorkshire market town in Nidderdale AONB on Nidderdale Way and Six Dales Trail with an award winning high street (great butchers, tea shops, pubs, baker, etc). In the middle of the ‘Yorkshire Lake District’ and surrounded by great walks for all ages and abilities. Only 14 miles from Harrogate
https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-o-z/waw/56
#WalkersAreWelcome #PateleyBridge #Yorkshire #SixDalesTrail #NidderdlaeAONB #Harrogate #NidderdaleWay #YorkshireLakeDistrict
For #FensterFreitag this week a beautiful domed glass ceiling from the lovely Grade II listed building Sheffield Victoria Hall.
Bizarre acoustically, but very beautiful.
#WindowFriday #Ceiling #Dome #Glass #ArtDeco #ArtNouveau #Glazing #DomedCeiling #Concert #Acoustics #Church #Methodist #Wesleyan #Worship #Music #ListedBuilding #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire #Yorkshire #Music
I've just come across this series of Instagram video diaries by a British politician from Yorkshire, Alex Sobel MP, who is the co-chair of the Ukraine Group in the British Parliament. The videos detail the humanitarian aid convoy journey organised by the group and also Alex Sobel being part of the British delegation for the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in Kyiv.
#UnitedKingdom #Ukraine #Parliament #HumanitarianAid #Poland #Kyiv #Leeds #Yorkshire
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpC-Hblj3KA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
A field trip to #Spurn with #PracticalConservation module today, we met a Grey Seal pup, saw some Snow Buntings on the washover, did some litter picking and made seed balls for the #seagrass reintroduction project of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, a great day out! #conservation #Yorkshire #marine #Humber
The latest challenge for Rob Francis: how to manage the ten acres’ thriving hedges (it turns out that nature is the best instructor)!
#Rewilding #Yorkshire #Bylines
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/ten-for-nature-hedgerows-need-to-bloom/
Grimethorpe are extremely excited to have the fantastic conductor Michael Bach over from Switzerland once more, this time to help us with our preparation for the annual Yorkshire Areas contest.
We look forward to performing Red Priest with him on Sunday, a fantastic antiphonal Philip Wilby piece inspired by the works of #Vivaldi.
#Conductor #Music #BrassBand #Yorkshire #ClassicalMusic #Rehearsal #Contest #Composition #Competition #Huddersfield @classicalmusic
a little bit of bread and no cheese
please
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Yellowhammer #Yorkshire
50 Shades of Green
Mosstodon -v- Lichensubscribe
#Monday #MossMonday #Mosstodon #Moss #Lichen #LichenSubscribe #MacroMonday #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
I hear wrens every time I go for a walk. Often I will catch a glimpse of one as they flit around in the undergrowth. Finally, I managed to find one that would pose for the camera for the first time this year.
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Wren #Yorkshire
“As we face a #CostOfLivingCrisis, this archive film shows decades of deprivation in #Yorkshire and the #NorthEast. The bleak truth is that little has changed.”
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/cost-of-living-film-reveals-little-changed-uk/
Another #Job #vacancy at #UniversityOfYork where I work, doing what I do: Open Door Practitioner (based in Academic Depts) https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/open-door-practitioner-517215.html #Therapy #counselling #UK #Yorkshire #York #MentalHealth
#Job #vacancy at #UniversityOfYork where I work: #BAME #MentalHealth Practitioner - Open Door & Disability https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/bame-mental-health-practitioner-open-door-disability-517214.html #Therapy #counselling #UK #Yorkshire #York
It's #Wednesday and it's been a while since I posted a #WaterfallWednesday #Photo
So here's a shot of my favourite #Yorkshire #Waterfall after a fairly dry spell.
It's #Winnersday
#Garlic came out top yesterday, so here's some more for you....
#Flower #Florespondence
#Photo #Photography
#Yorkshire #Wednesday
So this is how we #Mosstodon 'ere in Yorkshire!
#Moss #LichenSubscribe #DryStoneWalling #Yorkshire #HappyValley #Calderdale #CalderValley #WainhouseTower #Halifax #Hill #Cobbles #Cobble #Wall #Green #North #Northern #TheNorth #England #Photography #Nature #SilentSunday
I don't have a #cat for #caturday, so here's one of my favourite Highland Cows having lunch down the local Bramble Bar.
#Saturday #Cowturday #CowsofMastodon #Cow #Cows #HighlandCow #Yorkshire #Photo #Photography
Murmuration in the distance over the Lower Derwent Ings this evening #murmuration #starlings #birdwatching #Yorkshire #serenity #BirdsSeenIn2023 #rspb
Brought the kids the long way home from school because it was a beautiful evening and I wanted to see it from the tops. #yorkshire
Birds and tree silhouettes
East Yorkshire
#Birds #sunset #treeClub #Yorkshire #naturephotography #serenity #poplarTree
An interactive 🗺 map of #UK communities most under threat from 🏚🌊 coastal erosion.
https://onehome.org.uk/campaign/campaigns/coast/interactive-map/#map
“The coastal communities identified by One Home that will lose the most homes are in Cornwall, Cumbria, Dorset, East #Yorkshire, Essex, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Northumberland, Norfolk and Sussex.”
Why the red face?
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
Landing Gear Down!
A male and female Goosander (or Merganser if you're in America) coming in to land at a local reservoir
(click for full pic)
#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire
I do like me some long slow #waterfall action on a #Wednesday
Click on the pic for the full drop
#WaterfallWednesday #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire #YorkshireDales #WestBurton
When I wrote about Wensleydale I checked its Wikipedia entry, and found this gem:
"Wensleydale is a very popular destination in its own right, enhanced by its central location between two other well-known tourist dales: Wharfedale and the quieter Swaledale."
Of course, Swaledale is quieter, it's all those loudspeakers in Wharfedale that makes it noisy. 😃
Time for an #introduction!
I work for https://auctionet.com mostly writing #Ruby, and (recently) managing other devs. I dabble in #Elixir.
You may have come across my blog https://thepugautomatic.com or used our attr_extras or traco libs.
My partner is an artist (https://johannaost.com). We moved from #Sweden to the #UK (#Todmorden, #Yorkshire) in 2016; I’ve done #RemoteWork since. We have two spoiled #cats.
I’m a constant reader and enjoy #hiking, #organizing, #InteriorDesign ✨and more!✨
A massive solar farm covering 3 square miles of prime farmland near Selby, proposed by a ‘rapacious’ Australian investment bank known as the ‘vampire kangaroo’, has seen growing opposition from local campaigners | Anthony Robinson
#Selby #SolarFarm #Yorkshire #VampireKangaroo #Bylines
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/mp-comes-out-against-vampire-kangaroo-solar-farm/
Private equity firm Antin Infrastructure, which is better known for investing in gas pipelines 😂 are looking after children in care home and making big profits, while letting childre get abused.
Another fantastic murmuration with the separate groups all forming together. I’m somewhere underneath! #murmuration #starlings #Yorkshire #Birds #birdwatching #RSPB #eastYorkshire #Serenity
Glorious light at #Hellifield with a black 5 locomotive #SettleCarlisleRailway
#WinterSteam #railways #Yorkshire
Amazing murmuration the other evening. Especially the formation of a ‘bird of prey’ shape
#starlings #murmuration #Yorkshire #naturephotography #Birds #nature #rspb #winterwatch
Kes
Now that was a proper Northern film based on a proper Northern book written by a proper Northern bloke.
#Bird #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Photo #Photography #Yorkshire #Kestrel #AKestrelForAKnave #BarryHines #Book #Kes #KenLoach #Film
Lovely morning for a walk with the pooch. Nice and crisp underfoot so no muddy paws and belly to deal with today. The lake in the valley has a thin film of ice over it. Thick enough for the geese but I suspect not for the swans.
#Barnsley #Yorkshire #Sunrise
Norky recalls the time he took part in two emergency service response exercises. Lesson learned: if the worst should really happen, run for the hills! | Peter Norcliffe
#Bylines #Yorkshire #EmergencyDrill
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/norkys-rambles-preparing-for-a-terrorist-chemical-attack/
I'm not saying the #weather here has been a bit #rubbish lately or anything, BUT, this Grey Heron I saw today as I went for my walk in the rain was looking distinctly grumpy.
#Bird #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Yorkshire #Birdodon
Meanwhile, today's the day the demolition properly started on Wakefield ABC Regal cinema. Opened in 1935, it's been standing empty since about 1999. I almost bought it back in 2001 (long story).
As I passed today the flytower was coming down - auditorium just about visible through the proscenium arch (such as it is now).
Things that we see as funny differ at different times in our lives. Slapstick, satire, jokes, puns and double ententres all have their appeal. Rattling the cage of established norms has been the aim of comedy writers as long as they have been writing comedy | Peter Norcliffe
#Bylines #NorkysRambles #Humour #Yorkshire
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/norkys-rambles-humour-is-a-funny-thing/
New Years Eve 2022 in the Yorkshire Dales
#Photography #Hiking #Walk #Mist #Cloud #Yorkshire #YorkshireDales