Effa Pheasant
@effapheasant.bsky.social
Moderately feral. Mad for beekeeping, brass banding, books and biology. Flying the flag for prison education, change and recovery.
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150 Years of Whit Friday Marches www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #brassband
BBC Sounds - From Greater Manchester
Manchester
www.bbc.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
150 Years of Whit Friday Marches www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #brassband
@theapiarist.org Your blogs are brilliant! 🤣 I have had two seasons with my Abelo and ordered another. I have been waiting so long for the weather to warm up to get on and do a comb change I have forgotten what colours I ordered. Thank you for your entertaining insight into beekeeping! 🐝🐝🐝
March 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
@theapiarist.org Your blogs are brilliant! 🤣 I have had two seasons with my Abelo and ordered another. I have been waiting so long for the weather to warm up to get on and do a comb change I have forgotten what colours I ordered. Thank you for your entertaining insight into beekeeping! 🐝🐝🐝
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"Increasing education and employment in prisons will improve conditions, cut crime – and save money"
Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...
Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...
Focusing on education and training in prisons could save money in the long term | Institute for Government
Expanding training and education provision in custody is the right move.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Increasing education and employment in prisons will improve conditions, cut crime – and save money"
Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...
Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...
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Great to read about the Bricklaying Academy that housebuilder Keepmoat and the National House Building Council (NHBC) are running at HMP Moorland. It's a 12-week course offering hands-on experience and employability support.
‘He can start his life over now’ - housebuilder supports prison reduce reoffending via bricklaying academy
A former inmate at a Yorkshire Category C prison has secured employment in bricklaying following lifechanging support received as a result of a prison reform programme from top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat.
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Great to read about the Bricklaying Academy that housebuilder Keepmoat and the National House Building Council (NHBC) are running at HMP Moorland. It's a 12-week course offering hands-on experience and employability support.
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Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
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🎥Nature
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🎥Nature
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
🔊
🎥Nature
🔊
🎥Nature
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"With every book, every page that I turned, my value system changed. My orientation on life started to shift."
The perfect story to read this #WorldBookDay - PET alumnus Omar on how reading changed his life.
The perfect story to read this #WorldBookDay - PET alumnus Omar on how reading changed his life.
Omar's story: "Change can only come through reading" - Prisoners' Education Trust
Having left school at just 13, Omar read his first book in prison. It changed his whole outlook on life.
prisonerseducation.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"With every book, every page that I turned, my value system changed. My orientation on life started to shift."
The perfect story to read this #WorldBookDay - PET alumnus Omar on how reading changed his life.
The perfect story to read this #WorldBookDay - PET alumnus Omar on how reading changed his life.
@garyheads.bsky.social ‘The Enlightened Spaniel’ is a fabulous book. Thank you so much for this wonderful trio. Reading with a snoozing dog either side. I’ll see how they get on with their carrot meditation tomorrow. 🙂
March 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@garyheads.bsky.social ‘The Enlightened Spaniel’ is a fabulous book. Thank you so much for this wonderful trio. Reading with a snoozing dog either side. I’ll see how they get on with their carrot meditation tomorrow. 🙂
I have recently finished listening to the complete Slough House series. They are all brilliant and Sean Barrett is a genius narrator. I’m bereft it’s over, for now. I am looking for recommendations for my next listen. #mickherron
#seanbarrett
#audble
#sloughhouse
#seanbarrett
#audble
#sloughhouse
December 10, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I have recently finished listening to the complete Slough House series. They are all brilliant and Sean Barrett is a genius narrator. I’m bereft it’s over, for now. I am looking for recommendations for my next listen. #mickherron
#seanbarrett
#audble
#sloughhouse
#seanbarrett
#audble
#sloughhouse
Is anyone listening to #countylines #bbcradio4 ?
December 8, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Is anyone listening to #countylines #bbcradio4 ?
#slowhorses. Bereft having finished the Slough House Series on #audible. Sean Barrett is a genius narrator.
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 PM
#slowhorses. Bereft having finished the Slough House Series on #audible. Sean Barrett is a genius narrator.
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Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has won the performance of the year award at the 63rd Rose d'Or Awards for his role playing the unforgettable Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses #SlowHorses #GaryOldman #RoseD'orAwards2024
December 4, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has won the performance of the year award at the 63rd Rose d'Or Awards for his role playing the unforgettable Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses #SlowHorses #GaryOldman #RoseD'orAwards2024
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This is why we love @stokel.bsky.social
Let's get @figlover.bsky.social to 500 followers on Bluesky by this time on Wednesday (we might talk about it on Times Radio) - she just mentioned she's trying out the platform now as a respite from the other place. If Jane Garvey joins too we need to get her over 500, too. Give her a follow!
November 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
This is why we love @stokel.bsky.social
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Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚
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December 17, 2023 at 10:53 PM
Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚
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3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
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2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
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I discovered Slow Horses via Audible. The narration is absolutely brilliant.
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Thank you for #BBCRadio3Unwind. What a treat. 🙂
BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Classical Wind Down: Soundtrack your evening with enchanting music
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The day she left
Classical Wind Down: Soundtrack your evening with enchanting music
Now Playing
Patrik Berg Almkvisth
The day she left
November 20, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Thank you for #BBCRadio3Unwind. What a treat. 🙂
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Back in October I presented at a conference about the role of books, libraries and reading in mitigating the harm caused by prisons. I have now recorded part of that presentation and you can watch it here (12:40 minutes): youtu.be/wyrAJf_IJso?... #prisonlibraries #prisonreform #prisoneducation
Mitigating harm in prisons: the provision of books, libraries and reading
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December 19, 2023 at 7:08 AM
Back in October I presented at a conference about the role of books, libraries and reading in mitigating the harm caused by prisons. I have now recorded part of that presentation and you can watch it here (12:40 minutes): youtu.be/wyrAJf_IJso?... #prisonlibraries #prisonreform #prisoneducation
Hello, I’m new here. Moderately feral. Mad for beekeeping, brass banding, books and biology. Also camping, walking, running, anything outdoors, all with dogs by my side. The Highlands are my spiritual home. Flying the flag for prison education; change; and recovery, from anything.
November 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Hello, I’m new here. Moderately feral. Mad for beekeeping, brass banding, books and biology. Also camping, walking, running, anything outdoors, all with dogs by my side. The Highlands are my spiritual home. Flying the flag for prison education; change; and recovery, from anything.