Bob Gann
@bobgann.bsky.social
Labour city councillor for Salisbury St Edmund’s. Honorary museum librarian & social history researcher. Community farmer. Southampton FC supporter.
Bob’s funeral will be held at 12 on September 2nd at Salisbury Arts Centre. Tea and Coffee from 11.30.
Wear whatever you like.
No flowers, donations to the Samaritans via the funeral director (darren@dmfuneraldirectors.co.uk).
All welcome to our home for refreshments after the funeral.
Wear whatever you like.
No flowers, donations to the Samaritans via the funeral director (darren@dmfuneraldirectors.co.uk).
All welcome to our home for refreshments after the funeral.
August 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Bob’s funeral will be held at 12 on September 2nd at Salisbury Arts Centre. Tea and Coffee from 11.30.
Wear whatever you like.
No flowers, donations to the Samaritans via the funeral director (darren@dmfuneraldirectors.co.uk).
All welcome to our home for refreshments after the funeral.
Wear whatever you like.
No flowers, donations to the Samaritans via the funeral director (darren@dmfuneraldirectors.co.uk).
All welcome to our home for refreshments after the funeral.
Bob’s sons Tom, Jack and Joey here. We’re really sad to let you know that Bob died suddenly on Thursday. The funeral will be in about 3 weeks – we’ll share further details here when we can. If you want to get in touch, you can email Jane, our mum, at jcgannuk[at]yahoo.co.uk
August 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bob’s sons Tom, Jack and Joey here. We’re really sad to let you know that Bob died suddenly on Thursday. The funeral will be in about 3 weeks – we’ll share further details here when we can. If you want to get in touch, you can email Jane, our mum, at jcgannuk[at]yahoo.co.uk
Lovely sunny day for meeting environment friendly businesses and community organisations at People in the Park. Looking forward to continuing conversations at Charter Assembly on 1 June
May 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Lovely sunny day for meeting environment friendly businesses and community organisations at People in the Park. Looking forward to continuing conversations at Charter Assembly on 1 June
In #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek met Salisbury Well City and other brilliant local initiatives supporting mental health in our community. Particularly good to see schemes involving our green spaces and arts www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk
Home - Well-City Salisbury
Well-City Salisbury is about connection – to the arts, to heritage, to our local area, to the landscape and to each other.
www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
In #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek met Salisbury Well City and other brilliant local initiatives supporting mental health in our community. Particularly good to see schemes involving our green spaces and arts www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk
Spotted at Salisbury rail station. Who’s going to count the cost of not tackling climate change? Your children. And my grandchildren. #NetZero
May 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Spotted at Salisbury rail station. Who’s going to count the cost of not tackling climate change? Your children. And my grandchildren. #NetZero
After two previous failed attempts (kids with tantrums, car break down) we finally saw the Bayeux Tapestry today. It was worth the wait
May 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
After two previous failed attempts (kids with tantrums, car break down) we finally saw the Bayeux Tapestry today. It was worth the wait
Looking forward to taking the graffiti tour of #Salisbury Cathedral. We’re used to seeing memorials of the rich & famous but these are the marks of the ordinary people of our city
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Messages from the past: Salisbury Cathedral launches graffiti tours
Guides point out some of the thousands of marks around church – but stories behind many of them remain elusive
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Looking forward to taking the graffiti tour of #Salisbury Cathedral. We’re used to seeing memorials of the rich & famous but these are the marks of the ordinary people of our city
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Reform candidate in St Edmunds is running on pledge to bring ducks back to the Maltings. There’s plenty of ducks there already and elsewhere on the river. We believe in free movement of ducks.
April 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reform candidate in St Edmunds is running on pledge to bring ducks back to the Maltings. There’s plenty of ducks there already and elsewhere on the river. We believe in free movement of ducks.
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Labour #localelection candidates Sharon Rideout (St Francis & Stratford) & Bob Gann (St Edmund’s) at Wiltshire Police bike marking this morning. Labour will support #cyclists by preventing bike theft & fixing #potholes
March 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Labour #localelection candidates Sharon Rideout (St Francis & Stratford) & Bob Gann (St Edmund’s) at Wiltshire Police bike marking this morning. Labour will support #cyclists by preventing bike theft & fixing #potholes
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@salisburylabour.bsky.social Labour is working for Salisbury’s young people. We’re backing youth clubs and pushing Wiltshire Council to expand mental health services for young residents. #YouthSupport #LabourForSalisbury
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@salisburylabour.bsky.social Labour is working for Salisbury’s young people. We’re backing youth clubs and pushing Wiltshire Council to expand mental health services for young residents. #YouthSupport #LabourForSalisbury
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From April councils will start to receive their share of Labour’s £1.6bn road maintenance fund. Councils must publish how many #potholes they’ve fixed or lose funds. Make sure Wilts Council deliver on fixing our roads www.gov.uk/government/n...
PM tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash and reveals £4.8 billion for major roads
The Plan for Change is tackling the pothole plague, building vital roads and ensuring every penny is delivering results for the taxpayer.
www.gov.uk
March 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
From April councils will start to receive their share of Labour’s £1.6bn road maintenance fund. Councils must publish how many #potholes they’ve fixed or lose funds. Make sure Wilts Council deliver on fixing our roads www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Labour is committed to protecting Salisbury’s green spaces. We’re improving parks locally and pushing Wiltshire Council to defend our countryside. Let’s keep Salisbury green! #GreenerSalisbury #LabourForSalisbury
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Labour is committed to protecting Salisbury’s green spaces. We’re improving parks locally and pushing Wiltshire Council to defend our countryside. Let’s keep Salisbury green! #GreenerSalisbury #LabourForSalisbury
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According to Kwikfit, who should know, #potholes damage cost motorists £1.5bn last year - £120 per driver. Labour will act to fix roads & pavements #VoteLabour #LocalElections www.kwik-fit.com/press/pothol...
Potholes Cost Nation's Drivers �1.5bn in Repairs
www.kwik-fit.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
According to Kwikfit, who should know, #potholes damage cost motorists £1.5bn last year - £120 per driver. Labour will act to fix roads & pavements #VoteLabour #LocalElections www.kwik-fit.com/press/pothol...
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Taking part in #Parkrun in #Salisbury Churchill Gardens. #Labour will protect our green spaces and rivers, and support our community groups #VoteLabour #LocalElections
March 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Taking part in #Parkrun in #Salisbury Churchill Gardens. #Labour will protect our green spaces and rivers, and support our community groups #VoteLabour #LocalElections
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Down to the @wiltscouncil.bsky.social offices to pick up nomination papers for #localelections. Great to see volunteers working hard in Secret Garden. Peaceful haven for local community #SalisburyGreenerFuture
March 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Down to the @wiltscouncil.bsky.social offices to pick up nomination papers for #localelections. Great to see volunteers working hard in Secret Garden. Peaceful haven for local community #SalisburyGreenerFuture
Watching Queer Eye featuring a librarian in Las Vegas. Described himself as a “matchmaker for resources”. Pretty much sums up the role. thelibrarydistrict.org/locations/WH...
Whitney Library
Whitney Library provides the community in Southern Nevada with free events and programs, homework help and tutoring, ESL classes and…
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March 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Watching Queer Eye featuring a librarian in Las Vegas. Described himself as a “matchmaker for resources”. Pretty much sums up the role. thelibrarydistrict.org/locations/WH...
Always enjoy the Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social orchid show. Beautiful and bonkers at the same time
February 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Always enjoy the Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social orchid show. Beautiful and bonkers at the same time
Relied on these Expert books when I first started gardening in the 1970s www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
David Hessayon obituary
Gardening writer whose no-nonsense Expert guides have remained in the bestseller lists since the 1950s
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Relied on these Expert books when I first started gardening in the 1970s www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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We tackle digital exclusion through the National Databank, National Device Bank and Learn My Way.
These services are delivered by Digital Inclusion Hubs across the UK in the National Digital Inclusion Network.
Discover more about our services at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services.
These services are delivered by Digital Inclusion Hubs across the UK in the National Digital Inclusion Network.
Discover more about our services at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services.
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We tackle digital exclusion through the National Databank, National Device Bank and Learn My Way.
These services are delivered by Digital Inclusion Hubs across the UK in the National Digital Inclusion Network.
Discover more about our services at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services.
These services are delivered by Digital Inclusion Hubs across the UK in the National Digital Inclusion Network.
Discover more about our services at www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services.
Quite an impact at my corner shop this morning as all the papers with #MakeItFair on front pages. #AI in creative industries
February 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Quite an impact at my corner shop this morning as all the papers with #MakeItFair on front pages. #AI in creative industries
Why working in the library beats WFH www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The one change that worked: I found an escape from online life by swapping my home office for the library
I can find essential and unusual facts for my arts journalism in the dusty old tomes – information not readily available on Google. And, as I did as a child, I lose myself in a world of books ...
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Why working in the library beats WFH www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...