This made me HONK with laughter

Show that you're on house and garden sitting duties for your sister without saying that you're house and garden sitting duties for your sister

Walter Lindt Balls

Engagement grant applications are open! Engagement grants provide up to £3000 in funding for organisations to run outreach projects that connect archives with their communities in places across England and Wales. Apply by Friday 14 August: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

thanks to whoever left this awesome giant sheep outside the museum! we're sure nothing bad is going to happen

The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub are hosting two online training events this July on social media for community archives and caring for collections! Explore the full programme and register for July sessions here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu...

Sitting in this year's culmination event for the Digital Peer Mentoring cohort. Absolutely fantastic to hear about the brilliant progress made so far, and to hear so much lovely feedback about my fabulous TNA colleagues and the other programme mentors. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

put up the licence fee QR code now, you cowards

BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!

GORDON’S ALIVE

I didn't start watching the match, and now I'm convinced that I'm going to jinx it if I turn it on

Join us on 14 September (10am) for a free training webinar covering Discovery and The National Archives' Manage Your Collections tool – a tool for publishing collections information online. Book a spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manage-you...

... Keep a look out for further updates ahead of the survey opening this Autumn: www.archives.org.uk/news/opening-soon-the-2026-survey-of-onsite-visitors-to-archives Thanks to our new partnership, and a digital-first approach, there will be no charge for your service to take part! (2/2)

Haaland exiting the plane holding what seems to be a stuffed raccoon holding a liquor bottle and what’s probably an Hermes bag. This is peak something

Join us this Wednesday (12pm) for a free introductory webinar where we’ll explore how you can use data to communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond! Register now to avoid disappointment: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

@uknatarcsector.bsky.social have released new guidance on digital record-keeping in the voluntary sector, designed for people working or volunteering in the voluntary sector in England who have little or no experience managing records or archives. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Have you seen our Archive Basics Guidance yet? Ideal for non-archive professionals and those new to the sector, these pages take you through all the principles and practices of managing an archive, from creating a collections policy to providing access: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

"Copy That Floppy! Imaging floppy disks for long-term preservation" A guide "initially developed as part of the Future Nostalgia project, led by @theul.bsky.social and supported by the Digital Preservation Coalition" #Computers #Libraries #PhysicalMedia #Archives #History #FutureNostalgia

Archivist pomodoro technique for hot weather - a burst of activity followed by 10 minutes in the stack

Absolutely fantastic article to celebrate 50 years of @historyofads.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

So, there I was, just tuning in to @nedboulting.bsky.social on For The Love of Cycling, and look what I walked past

Join our impact seminar (25 August, 2pm) to explore how partnership working can improve capacity and unlock new opportunities: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem... Presenting: @ilariascaglia.bsky.social (Aston University Archives), Alan Hughes (Archives & Special Collections at Cardiff University)!

"Emergency podcasts, sir. Thousands of 'em"

Pleased to announce we’re part of the Sounds of the Midlands project to preserve at-risk sound archives across the Midlands. The University of Leicester has been awarded £282,082 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to spearhead the project #LibraryofBham #uniofleicester

Seeking experienced record keepers to join the pool of Peer Reviewers for Archive Service Accreditation in England! New Peer Reviewer training starts in November so now is the time to make an expression of interest: www.archives.org.uk/peer-reviewers

As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

Almost every archaeological site/company has a Larry equivalent. Someone who despite years of experience in the profession is absolutely useless but is excellent craic and so is vitally important to team morale.

Participate and gain access to a communications toolkit that you can adapt to highlight your cool spaces. You can also check out Shade UK’s Heat Adaptation Guide for #Arts and Cultural Venues: juliesbicycle.org/wp-content/u... (2/2)

The Cool Off in Culture campaign is creating a digital map of cultural spaces where people can cool down during spells of hot weather – juliesbicycle.org/take-action/... 🌍Register your venue as a cool space people can visit during #heatwaves (1/2)

What’s changing? Alongside the case studies in #AYIA that spotlight best practice for the sector, we’re producing a brand new publication to raise awareness of archives for a public audience! Both publications will be widely-distributed, effective advocacy tools that showcase your great work! (2/2)

Submissions for A Year in Archives 2026 are open! This year we’re making exciting changes to #AYIA, broadening its reach to public audiences as well as the sector. Find out more and submit your highlights from the past year: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/1P8AIO/ 📷 Northumberland County Council

JOB ALERT ⏰ The V&A Museum are currently recruiting a Curator of Dance. Check out the link below for further details and how to apply: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

🚨🚨 Job klaxon 🚨🚨

🚨 Places are filling fast for our Sustainability Action Planning workshop on 9 July (10am – 12pm): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi... This practical and engaging workshop, led by Lorraine Finch, will empower you to create an effective plan for your own archive!

🚨People working in archives (in the UK)🚨 ARA are re-commissioning the peer reviewer training, so it is a perfect time to log interest. Training will definitely happen. If you get in now, you can help to shape it. Find out more www.archives.org.uk/peer-reviewers. You don't have to be an ARA member!

In other news, it's a welcome return for the Big Sis Pudding Delivery Service. This week with bonus flowers too

Someone appears to have passed my information on to the Felines Letting Agency and my house is currently being vetted for suitability

Job klaxon!

Long shot, but if anyone in North #Oxford has lost a tortoise with a surprising turn of speed in the heat, do get in touch..

Plymouth’s the Box wins 2026 Art Fund museum of the year award

Join us on 20 July (1pm) for the second online session from the recently launched Inclusive Archival Practice Network! This webinar will focus on the importance of advocating for inclusive practice within your organisations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-...

The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub have opened bookings for more training events on a range of topics from evaluation and social media to collections care and accessibility. Explore the full programme and register for events here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu...

All of France is scorching hot today. Except for one village in the northwest...

The US Declaration of Independence, on display in the Revolution 250 exhibition, which opens Wednesday at the UK National Archives. This is one of 26 surviving copies of the original July 1776 print run. The National Archives holds three, with the other two currently on loan in the US #revolution250

Are you a consultant or freelancer with significant leadership training experience? 👇This tender opportunity closes next week! 👇

Erm... Does anyone else have thunder, lightning and torrential rain right now???

Well, this looks UTTERLY SPLENDID. Who's up for a cinema trip in October?

Join us on 15 July (12pm) for a free introductory webinar where we’ll explore how you can use data to communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond! Register today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...