William Blake's owl looking forward to the solstice @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social

David Hockney visits Stephen Tennant photograph: Cecil Beaton, 1971

‘Southampton Pub, D-Day Plus One’ by Lt Tom Wood, 1944. Canadian Tom Wood painted a scene of celebration in a Southampton pub one day after D-Day - 82 years ago today. There are Canadians and Americans, and the chap with the pom-pom is a Free French sailor.

Stephen Tennant: "I am one of those sad people who would like to be loved without being known – to be a wonderful memory, a legend, a glory" Prompts me to think.

HMS Grafton was one of many Royal Navy ships built in Southampton at the Thornycroft shipyard on the River Itchen at Woolston. She was laid down in 1934, launched in 1935, commissioned in 1936, and lost on this day in 1940. Image © IWM FL 22287 4/4

On this day in 1937, SS Habana arrived in Southampton from Bilbao. On board were around 3,840 Basque children who had been evacuated from the Spanish Civil War. They were taken to a volunteer-run camp at North Stoneham before being relocated to homes across the country.

Fifty years ago today, on 1 May 1976, Second Division Southampton FC lifted the FA Cup at Wembley after beating First Division Manchester United 1-0. Bobby Stokes scored the famous winning goal for the Saints in the 83rd minute, sparking memorable scenes of celebration. Up the Saints!

On this day in 1908, a dramatic blizzard covered Southampton in a thick blanket of snow. The town was described as a ‘fairy world’. Two ships collided in the Solent. Here’s a blog post about the 25 April 1908 snowstorm, featuring eleven photos taken on that day: historicsouthampton.co.uk/snow/

We still have some places available on our 2026 Masterclass - we have performers travelling from Bristol, London, and further across the UK. We'd love for you to join us! More info here - nie-theatre.com/applications... #TheatreSky #ArtistOpportunity #Workshops #CzechRepublic

Oh yes, and this is my new map of Somerset

On this day in 1966, seventeen-year-old Mick Channon made his league debut for Southampton FC at the Dell. Channon scored that day and he would go on to score 228 goals for the Saints in all competitions. He is still the club’s all-time leading goalscorer.

The 1902-03 Southampton FC squad at the Dell. FA Cup finalists in 1901-02, the Saints would go on to win the Southern League for the fifth time in 1902-03.

Thank you to everyone raising donations for NIE UK with #easyfundraising! Not joined yet? Sign up today & when you shop online with your favourite brands, they’ll donate to us. It's free and your shopping won't cost you any extra! Please sign up today 🙏 join.easyfundraising.org.uk/new-internat...

giving this talk on punk-post-punk, Friday 10 April at 6 pm, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton jhg.art/events/artis...

Rehearsals are well underway at for our new co-created show Once Upon a Time in #Fenland The show is based on stories written by Yr 5 pupils & features real historical artifacts. We're excited to be performing the show on #WorldDayOfTheatreForChildren on Friday 🎭 #TakeAChildToTheTheatre #TheatreSky

We are delighted that #Shakespeare in a Suitcase: #Hamlet has received 4 nominations in the 25/26 Fringe Theatre Awards for Young Audiences🙏✨ We are incredibly proud of reaching wide audiences through our work, including children who may never have experienced live theatre before. #TheatreSky #TYA

the "antidote to being sad is to learn something."

UK mobility aid laws were written in the 1920s, when people used devices like this Argson motor trike. The rules have just been tweaked a few times since then. A century on, it’s long past time for Disabled people to have equal pedestrian, cycling and cycling-equivalent mobility rights.

A wonderful analogy; "If Kölsch is a white wine and Grolsch is a fizzy soda, Lost and Grounded Keller Pils is a freshly baked loaf of sourdough."

The visit may have been a diplomatic success, but the policemen, pub landlords, and local residents would have certainly remembered another side to it. 19/19

👻 "The play's the thing!" 👑⚔ This is some of what audiences have been saying so far 🫶. If you’re seeing 'Shakespeare in a Suitcase - Hamlet' over the next two weeks, we’d appreciate you filling in a feedback postcard and sharing your thoughts 📝 #Hamlet #Shakespeare #TYA #ActorLife #TheatreSky

At the moment, children who need powered mobility aids are restricted by law to walking speed in public places until they turn 14. But children running, cycling and riding horses are allowed to go much faster - as long as they don't endanger others.

At the moment, the law means Disabled parents and carers aren't allowed to attach prams or pushchairs to their wheelchairs or mobility scooters, and aren't allowed to have aids designed to carry children on board.

🎭 CALL OUT FOR ACTORS / PUPPETEERS / MUSICIANS ✨🎶 We’re hosting a series of workshops in Norway, the UK & the Czech Republic - introducing NIE’s approach to tragic / comic / magical / musical / devised theatre 🎭✨ We’ll work with improvisation, play & live music 🎶 #theatreworkshop #theatresky #teater

Please keep an eye on our social media channels and bookmark this page to make sure you have all our latest information and to discuss mobility aid regulation details with us. #MobilityDevices #MobilityAidRegulation wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026!

A useful miracle for Christmas; St Werburgh miraculously restores a goose to body and life after a servant ate it, earning the grateful thanks of the flock

Oh! for a pub that is not streaming Xmas 'music'

happy solstice the sun will rise a little bit higher tomorrow...

Such a good morning's work! Thanks to @whizzkidz.bsky.social for the event and the campaigning!

Want to test it in person? Come along to a Wheels for Wellbeing session to see if a recumbent could work for you. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/cycling-sess... If you like it, you loan one of your own for a month, for FREE, delivered to your door through #Wheels4Me London Learn more at wheels4me.co.uk

Along with more than 50 other organisations, we have signed a letter to the Transport Secretary asking for the cycling and walking investment strategy to be more ambitious than it is. Active travel should have a clear, long-term, fully deliverable national plan. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

✨🎉 Great review from The Guardian! ❄️🐭💙 "Under a glacier-like cloud, the whole auditorium is transformed into a cosy den… boosted by entrancing lighting and a score that blends mystery and mischief. The Egg has proved you can grow your own festive magic!" 🎟️ www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/snow-...

Yesterday, Wednesday 3rd December was International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To mark the day, Croydon Council put on a flag raising event at Croydon Town Hall.

New fave Dutch word just dropped

I didn't appreciate 'The Wall' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall when it was released over 4 decades ago.

Where would you go? This Summer, one of our former loan recipients took herself on her first solo trike adventure on a trip up to Edinburgh with her Van Raam Easy Rider Compact.

Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme. We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped. Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...

This #worldchindrensday we celebrate our commitment to ensuring that more children have access to creative opportunities. Through our #cocreation projects across Europe, we work alongside young people to make theatre with them, not just for them. #WCD #WorldChildrensDay2025 #WCD2025 #TheatreSky #TYA

A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women. Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻

Why the Brits are so attached to their canine friends. theconversation.com/autistic-dog...

this #ThrowbackThursday we're looking back to just last week, and this gem we spotted in the dressing rooms of the New Victory Theatre — From when we took Beauty & The Beast there back in 2018! 🌆🎭 #TBT #FromCambridgeToNYC #BeautyAndTheBeast #actorlife

👻🎃Happy #Halloween! 🕸🕷 Today we are celebrating our very own Baddie - Queen Ykaterina aka The Evil Stepmother! 🍎This master of disguise is played with perfect menace by Stefanie Mueller. The question is - could you forgive her? #SnowWhite #spookyseason #TheatreSky @cambridgejunction.bsky.social

Y’day I posted about Sir Oswald Mosley’s pro-Nazi British Union of Fascists in the 1930s. Some comments on Facebook expressed support for Mosley and his ideology. I know you can’t really reason with people who will publicly support fascism but this is what Mosley’s ideology did to Southampton: 1/4

Blake's Sea of Time and Space an undefined place

the sea is a chameleon

Seven seriously underrated cycling transfers for 2026

The Drapers A-Board is always worth reading :)

👑⚔️ Shakespeare in a Suitcase - Hamlet 🧳✨ 📍 BEAM Hertford 📅 3rd Feb, 1.30pm & 6pm 🎟 purchase.beamhertford.co.uk/EventAvailab... A funny, and family-friendly retelling of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy...in 60 minutes! Perfect for ages +8. #Hamlet #shakespeare #shakespeareSunday #TheatreSky