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Barbara imrie

@bluebarba.bsky.social

Textile artist living in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

17 Followers  |  20 Following  |  29 Posts  |  Joined: 02.03.2025  |  1.9508

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This is so great and I want to be part of the adventure, which is why I've just joined the Green Party!
#Hope
join.greenparty.org.uk

17.10.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want some *hope* emerging from a bleak political landscape, watch this video but also read the many quote-posts of it.

17.10.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please repost this everywhere. Not for political reasons but for human ones.

17.10.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Beautiful job. This is what just we need Zack.
So impressed I've just joined the Green Party!

17.10.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
Zack and Zarah smiling at the camera. Behind them is the festival with blue sky and the word hope.

Zack and Zarah smiling at the camera. Behind them is the festival with blue sky and the word hope.

At Forwards Festival with @zarahsultana.bsky.social.

Free Palestine. πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

23.08.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 591    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 22

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, like Donald Trump and the strength to change the things I can, like the channel when he's on TV.

24.08.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1141    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 5
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After 22 years in Nailsworth, the Stroud Area Alzheimer CafΓ© moves to The Education Suite, Longfield Hospice, Minchinhampton, GL5 2PQ. First cafΓ©: Wed 24 Sept, 2–4pm. A warm, supportive space for those affected by dementia. Contact Richard on 07970 713032 or Richard.burt54@gmail.com.

24.08.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Large brown spongy mushroom growing on the forest floor at the base of a mossy tree.

Large brown spongy mushroom growing on the forest floor at the base of a mossy tree.

Hey guys! Happy Mushroom Monday!
This fella was huge, but I almost didn't see it because it blended in with the brown leaves.
#mushroommonday #fungifriends #mushrooms #nature #photography

07.07.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Zohran Mamdani & Zack Polanski both show that a new politics can emerge with public support.

Immigrants, trans kids, the poor, disabled etc aren't the reason for the mess we are in. It's billionaires, backed up by right wing and liberal politicians. Take them on, we can win.

25.06.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another piece in my fungus series. This is a mould that grows on house dust

22.06.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Huge welcome to our brand new Green councillor in Stroud.

πŸ’š Congratulations @stroudgreens.bsky.social!

12.06.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 408    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6
Pen and ink artwork on cream featuring a woman, upper half, lovingly holding and cuddling into her white dog with black ear as if merging with her pet

Pen and ink artwork on cream featuring a woman, upper half, lovingly holding and cuddling into her white dog with black ear as if merging with her pet

Woman and dog, 1935 by US artist Christina Malman #womensart

12.06.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 393    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8
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β€˜No Plan B’: Water companies fear pollution crackdown will stop them spreading sewage sludge on farmland

Water companies have known about this for years >>> "Water companies are panicking they will be left unable to dispose of millions of tonnes of sewage sludge due to tougher pollution rules" unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/06/09/s...

13.06.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great gift or gift yourself??.. 🧑❀️🧑❀️

08.06.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Ottie a golden doodle dog had jumped into a Green trailer at the Bishops Palace allotments hitching a lift as her dull looking companion trundles to collect filled watering cans from the well.

Ottie a golden doodle dog had jumped into a Green trailer at the Bishops Palace allotments hitching a lift as her dull looking companion trundles to collect filled watering cans from the well.

I look a right
'Tory with a compost heap'
this morning!

Or a gillet wearing Centrist Dad!

But, as we go collect our filled watering cans from the allotment well,

I feel a Young Green at heart, just with Old Green Knees!

@backzack4greens.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
backzack.com

14.06.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today - 14/06/2025 - BBC Sounds Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

I was on the Today programme at 7.21 this morning talking about changes to benefits.

You don’t get people back into work by cutting benefits. Work is good for our mental health and we must improve the support available to help people re-enter the workforce.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

14.06.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Eight years πŸ’š

I will never forget, and I will never stop talking about #Grenfell.

14.06.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning sky and water

06.05.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this enticing magical door, where is it?

01.05.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Traditionally #Beltane, an ancient celebration at the start of May, began when the Hawthorn, the May, blossomed and was associated with fertility. "May Blossom" by painter Alice Robertson #WomensArt #May1st

01.05.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 582    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
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Very exciting news….There is an exhibition opening this week to coincide with the publication of a wonderful new book titled
β€˜Reframing Women Printmakers’
by PL Henderson.
The exhibition, β€˜Reframing Women’, is at @BooksontheRise in Richmond, Surrey throughout May.
@womensart1

01.05.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'New Day Dawning' by Gail Brodholt, contemporary UK printmaker #WomensArt

24.04.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 629    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Morel- 4th in my fungus series

23.04.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
EARTH DAY
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

EARTH DAY REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

89% of the world's people want to see governments around the world take more action on the climate crisis.

We're the majority. The climate denial of the Tories and Reform is the minority.

So, starting this Earth Day, let's speak up and show governments we want climate action NOW.

22.04.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Puffball with clouds of spores. A companion piece to Fly Agaric

18.04.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Support our Local Election Campaign - Green Party Donate to our local election campaign today and help us keep up the momentum of last year's historic General Election and elect a record number of brilliant, hardworking Green councillors.

With people losing faith in #Labour & #Reform looking to fuel division, #GreenParty is offering real hope.
A #Green vote is a vote for compassion, community & climate action. Much better than the broken two-party system
@zackpolanski.bsky.social explains
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/local-electi...

15.04.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So moving

11.04.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful

11.04.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Singapore-based artist Izziyana Suhaimi combines embroidery with other mediums #WomensArt

09.04.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 411    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Close-up of a part of a stained glass window with a peacock facibg forwards with fanned tail in the design in blues and pinks

Close-up of a part of a stained glass window with a peacock facibg forwards with fanned tail in the design in blues and pinks

East window, St. John, Honiley, Warks, UK 1924 by Theodora Salusbury, English artist in the Arts & Crafts style, the peacock was her signature #WomensArt

11.04.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 500    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

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