Sheila Wiggins

Two months to go before we head to #Keswick in the #LakeDistrict to commemorate the Latrigg Fell Trespass of 1887. Fliers should by now be available from the Tourist Information Centre, Museum & library in town. Hope to see you there! Details on website retroitaint.com event page, what's on in 2025.

right.2roam on Instagram: "Bridehead Has Been Closed , but Not Forgotten.For generations, the Bridehead Estate has been a central part of the rhythm of life i…" Bridehead Has Been Closed , but Not Forgotten.For generations, the Bridehead Estate has been a central part of the rhythm of life in the community. A place of picnics, walks, childhood memories, and quiet reflection.Now its much loved amenity grounds has been closed off, ending decades of shared joy and connection.Really, this is just the tip of the iceberg in a story that runs much deeper.But still, we mourn the loss of access to yet another piece of our natural world. This kind of quiet enclosure is happening more and more across the countryside.And unless we act, more cherished places will vanish behind fences.On Saturday 5th July, we’re holding a small, peaceful trespass at Bridehead, inviting all those who share a connection to this land.Whether you’ve lived nearby for years, or visited once and never forgot it,come with us as we let the land know it is not forgotten, and we will not let it disappear from us for good.Swipe through this post for more details on the event including transport options. You can register for free tickets to the event via the link in our bio (this just helps us keep track of numbers) you can also purchase coach tickets with the same link. #Bridehead #microenclosure #righttoroam #dorset #accessforall

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Can anyone identify this please? It's growing in my lawn. The tiny cerise flowers are clustered on a ball about the size of a penny which when open reveal white stamens. The plant grows to about a foot. Thanks in advance. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Our walk this weekend was exploring Duncliffe woods, just west of Shaftesbury #Dorset. A sea of #bluebells ...

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family As a young photojournalist living in Gaza, Fatima Hassouna knew that death was always at her doorstep. As she spent the past 18 months of war documenting airstrikes, the demolition of her home, the endless displacement and the killing of 11 family members, all she demanded was that she not be allowed to go quietly. “If I die, I want a loud death,” Hassouna wrote on social media. “I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Continue reading...

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Painting of a woodland carpeted in light purple flowers and with slim tree trunks and fresh green foliage

Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt

Off to Keswick, Cumbria this autumn to walk to the summit of Latrigg fell. Join me, a descendant of one of the leaders of the 1887 Trespass, as I tell the story of 2500 people who marched to the top of Latrigg to reclaim the #righttoroam. Court case followed, trespassers won. #cumbria #visitkeswick

People are dying so that spreadsheets balance As The Guardian notes this morning: More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In the last year, 414,137 p...

People are dying so that spreadsheets balance www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... 44,000 people suffered serious harm waiting for care in the NHS last year. For how much longer must people suffer so that books may be uselessly balanced?

It's good to see the sunshine again. Took a walk through the lower gardens #Bournemouth #Dorset

Time lapse of the 'isle' of Brentor Church, Dartmoor, Devon during the cloud inversion this afternoon.

Headed down to the beach with @wheelzwheeler.bsky.social midday expecting to see some big waves as #stormDarragh was still blowing. Lots of shells washed up on the shore, & the sea was strangely calm. #southbourne #bournemouth #dorset

Winter edition of the #WainwrightSociety magazine arrived on my doorstep this morning. A big thank you to Nick Burton for writing an article about our Latrigg Fell walk, appearing on page 24. The push for a permanent memorial to the trespass of 1887 continues. #Keswick #Cumbria #HenryIrwinJenkinson

The UN is now investigating private sector complicity in Israel's apartheid The UN Human Rights Council is investigating how the private and third sectors have contributed to Israel’s apartheid and ethnic cleansing

The UN is now investigating private sector complicity in Israel's apartheid

The UN Human Rights Council is investigating how the private and third sectors have contributed to Israel’s apartheid and ethnic cleansing
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Whilst in Lymington popped into St Thomas' to see the Christmas Tree display. Good to see one decorated by Lymington Friends of Palestine...#PeaceOnEarth #CeasefireNow

Palestine demo. #22 London now!

Matt Hancock shows no shame at Covid-19 Inquiry Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has appeared in front of the Covid Inquiry which is now in its third module. KONP members joined Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, Clinically Vulnerable ...

"Hancock denied that the NHS was not available to all during lockdown, saying ’It depends on how you define need’ – an outrageous deceit given the tens of 1000s of patients with serious delays in diagnosis and cancelled operations."
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I remember it well, a great time was had 😀....

Our Sunday walk, Mudeford Quay and Christchurch harbour...

One of the last twelve surviving Victorian fluted pillar boxes still in use, here in Mudeford #Christchurch on the south coast, with wonderful knitted cover 😁

Wimborne #Dorset yesterday evening. Candles on the Green organised by Lewis Manning Hospice Care to remember lost loved ones, & the moon put in an appearance, lovely ...

This winter flowering clematis covers our porch and always looks spectacular. Every year I take a photo....

My first blue sky post 😀
with @wheelzwheeler.bsky.social in Shelley Park, Boscombe, Dorset today checking out our Scots Pine tree that we planted seven years ago to mark the 800th Anniversary of the Charter of the Forest. #WoodlandTrust