All welcome! This Wednesday. Enjoy creative activities and the company of others! 3rd Wednesday of every month 12-2pm Meet and Make Friends For those living with dementia and their family, friends and carers. From the Friends of the Workers Gallery #dementia #gallery

Latest woodland residency video youtu.be/leNtmC8zJrA?...

Why can't we have this all over the UK?

Our latest exhibition has a poster that you're invited to colour in yourself! Rhondda Drawn and Read is examples of celebratory illustrated memories and stories of and by the Rhondda Fach community. Open Saturdays 10am-5pm Launch of zines event Saturday 7th March! #comics #zines #community

The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far). And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!

The evidence from the 2 years since Wales set a 20mph default for urban/village roads is clear:- 1,270 fewer casualties 134 fewer of them being fatal or serious £45 pa lower insurance premiums than without 20 These are big wins for communities, NHS, emergency services and economy. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀

Detail of oak chair seat with Welsh blanket pattern engraving.

This is another reason measures to reduce traffic are so urgently needed. Everything helps - pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, 20mph limits, clean air zones, congestion zones, investment in new public transport options, parking control, liveable neighbourhoods and car clubs. Let’s do it all.

#WillCycle #Throwback: Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal Slough GUC cycle route overall rating: (Colour explanation: blue = good, yellow indicates some warning, and red indicates issues to be aware of) The Slough... https://www.willcycle.com/2025/07/10/slough-arm-of-the-grand-union-canal/

My write up of Nigel Farage's trip to Wales today.... willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/what-we-ha...

The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy Only on YouTube.

Currently booked for Newcastle, Birkenhead, Lichfield, Ynyshir and Hereford. Now open for bookings from 2028 onwards.

Welsh Government has just released road casualty stats for the Jul-Sep 2025 qtr. For urban/village 20/30mph casualties are 33% lower (420) than the same qtr in 2023 (627) before the default 20mph limit was set. More evidence that default 20mph is a life-enhancing and life-saving initiative.

My new mapping system on WillCycle is live. I think you'll love the route finder, so click the link and go have a look. I'd love to hear what you think! Also, if YOU find that useful, please share in #cycling FB groups and forums, as well as on here? #WillCycle www.willcycle.com/traffic-free...

The petrosexuals are still doing the “having services available near where you live so you don’t have to spend all your time and money driving everywhere all the time is communist actually” thing. 🤣

Really enjoyed being immersed in Kathy Burke's world of family & friends, taxi drivers, theatre, TV & film folks. It's a written with a unique voice that you don't often get a chance to hear above all the pompous chatter. #KathyBurke #book

Last chance to see the Winter Open exhibition is Saturday 31st January. It's a mixed show of nearly 40 artists celebrating creativity and the joy of coming together through art. See poster for details. Or visit www.workersgallery.co.uk

Did you know that we currently host a Warm & Space on Saturdays from 11am. All welcome 🤗

Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In August I wrote an exclusive about a case where a women solicitor tried to get a driving conviction thrown out by claiming against the cyclist who filmed her offence. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p... Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/... The judgements are stomach-churning

The chief of the burglary corporation says stop being so down on burglary and also please buy this stuff we made from the stuff we stole from you that is burning the planet.

“We’ve invented a machine the destroys our own planet, drives inequality and the rise of global fascism, destroys truth and veracity, undermines all of human achievements in knowledge, science, medicine, arts and culture. And frankly we’re upset that you’re not that into it and call us names.”

I think that any politician who wants to make laws about e-bikes should at least be required to read this article.

This Wednesday! Monthly Meet and Make Friends group for those living with dementia and their family, friends and carers. Free friendly group to join or just pop in for a chat. From the Friends of the Workers Gallery and a team of volunteers.

London is a wonderful city and Sadiq Khan has done a lot to improve the quality of our lives. I feel very lucky to live here.

In 2024, only 22 suspects were charged for bike thefts from stations, despite there being 4,139 bikes reported stolen.

Saturdays we'll be hosting the Friends of the Workers Gallery Safe and Warm Space as part of RCTCBC's network. Looking forward to welcoming you!

This Saturday up the Workers! Hopefully a few of you can swing by and enjoy the Friends Safe & Warm Space activities 😁

This Saturday is our first Friends of the Workers Gallery warm space. All welcome.

This has moved on a lot in the past few days and is looking truly amazing 😍

This Saturday is our first Friends of the Workers Gallery warm space. All welcome.

Sculpture billets ready for carving #sculpture @royalsculptors.bsky.social

For a century people being endangered on our roads have been told they are the problem. This from 1927.

I have been banging my head against this wall with consumers, land managers and elected officials for over half a decade.

Wooden bike manufactured by John P. McCloskey Ontario, Canada 1896

Last chance to vote in the People's Choice Award🥈 Get yourself here!🏃🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏿🏃🏽‍♂️ Saturday 10am-5pm 22nd November 2025 The Friends of the Workers Gallery's Winter Open continues until January 2026. It's a great mix of painting, sculpture, design, craft, drawing & print making! www.workersgallery.co.uk

'Carbon' sculpture made from weathered and charred Japanese larch finished with pine tar and linseed oil. #art #sculpture @royalsculptors.bsky.social

'Carbon' sculpture made from weathered and charred Japanese larch finished with pine tar and linseed oil. #art #sculpture @royalsculptors.bsky.social

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An abbreviated history of car bloat, courtesy of @xkcd.com xkcd.com/3167/

Just gonna pin this to the top of my account - with a reminder that pre-orders really help (bookshops order stock in if they see pre-orders are high). Coming out in May ‘26. Thank you! www.waterstones.com/book/noisy-v... #graphicnovels #books #rhondda #protest

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes" We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An article in the Financial Times argued that Britain should “fall in love with cars again” and invest in more motorways. Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not. open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...

If you see a post from a 1-person micro business (even if only a sideline business) give them at least a repost? Those people are working hard to make a success, and usually have FAR higher ethical values than corporations. How hard is it for you to do a repost?

Do you know what? It IS working. It hasn't caused tailbacks, quite the opposite actually. More importantly it's saved the lives of at least a dozen kids. Reform are actually campaigning for the return of more deaths and injuries. Absolutely bonkers.

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars 🫠

500 employers fined £10m for failing to pay the national minimum wage. 42,000 workers repaid more than £6m. Roll of exploitation includes Holland & Barrett, Centrica, Adecco, Avis, Euro Garages, Genting Casinos, Go Outdoors, Mitchells & Butlers. Some have a history. None forgot to pay execs.

‘Lack of investment in grid capacity putting strain on Netherlands electricity grid, but don’t worry because the Dutch are investing at least €200 billion in resolving the issue.’ There @BBCNews; fixed your misleading headline for you…👍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Winter Open! The Friends of the Workers Gallery call-out for your art🥳 Open is run by team of local volunteers Free entry Framed or unframed work All submissions in person on drop-off days only All artwork that meets criteria will be exhibited. 🚨See poster for links to the info you need🚨