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@ericbearshug.bsky.social

Mancunian. Keen interest in all things WW1. Lover of loud music. Mum to Eric Bear. Womb cancer survivor. Refugee from the other place. No DMs as I'm not happy about doing this identification stuff.

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Never been - it looks a special kind of place

30.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So smart and handsome!

30.10.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic picture Moley!

30.10.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's such a lovely bus journey. We are jealous!

30.10.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brrr πŸ₯Ά

29.10.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw a plaque for that at Whitby!

29.10.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Pumpkin placed on a bucket out of reach of Hedgehogs

A Pumpkin placed on a bucket out of reach of Hedgehogs

Seasonal reminder, Pumpkins make Hedgehogs sick, so don't leave any out where they can reach them.

28.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

Oh what a shame 😒

28.10.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t it!

28.10.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Victorians who turned mourning into an art form revived tear bottles or Lachrymatory for crying into at funerals circa 1837. Dating back to ancient Rome, the mourner who cried the most tears into a bottle at the funeral of an important person got a bonus.

27.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@terriermcd.bsky.social @rogerhildreth.bsky.social

28.10.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheffield sculpture honours fallen soldiers of WWI Sam Sherborne's artwork depicts 270 Sheffield soldiers killed in the Battle of the Somme.

Sheffield sculpture by Sam Sherborne created to honour the 270 Sheffield men who fell at the Battle of the Somme in WW1 will go display at Millennium Galleries, Sheffield. The sculpture is 8ft 2in by 6ft 6in. πŸ‘‡
Sheffield sculpture honours fallen soldiers of WWI
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

28.10.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It is racism. And factually inaccurate. The β€˜Anglo Saxons’ were people who lived in southern British kingdoms in the second half of the first millennium CE. It’s as anachronistic to call any modern people β€œAnglo Saxon” as it would be to call them Elizabethans, Tudors or Stuarts.

28.10.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Those are cute!

27.10.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a way to treat a chap. Hope you are having a good time despite this

26.10.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

October 1867 The Cattle Fair resumed at Knot Mill Manchester (southern end of Deansgate) after being suspended for three years during the cattle plague.

25.10.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry pal - bit late but Happy Sunday from us!

26.10.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think its safe to say that you wore them out!

26.10.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a handsome chap. Love his cosy shirt.

26.10.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Born to be wild!

26.10.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another tour on behalf of @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social, and more family pilgrimages (they’re so special to be a part of).

Major Rich, U Bty RHA, killed 1 Dec 1917, whilst conducting a recce for a suitable OP.

Buried Villers-Faucon #CWGC

#FWW #WW1 #SGWT

25.10.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yummy thank you! We love the cayke tunnel

24.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

24.10.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly what I said #gardenstuff

23.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣

23.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An unexpected find at the bottom of the garden. The rhododendron is flowering #gardenstuff

23.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

They look comfy πŸ₯°

23.10.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. The woods are gone. There’s a road called β€˜The Woods’ there instead, containing a load of fucking ghastly overpriced executive houses with identical shiny light grey interiors and pointless giant clocks in their living rooms.

21.10.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8
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Coming soon! Channel Premiere: #LouisJordan #FrankFinlay #SusanPenhaligon #JudiBowker COUNT DRACULA (1977) Part 1 Sat 1 Nov 9pm & Part 2 Sun 2 Nov 9:45pm. Classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker vampire story #TPTVsubtitles

22.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Well done!

22.10.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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