Liz Rees
@lizarees.bsky.social
Retired archivist & museums professional, based in Newcastle upon Tyne but still Welsh. Luxury views my own
Interested to see from this that Capaldi's grandfather was from Picinisco - also the origin of the Marcantonio (Mark Toney) family of Newcastle as anyone who's been to Discovery Museum's Destination Tyneside will know www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymus...
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Interested to see from this that Capaldi's grandfather was from Picinisco - also the origin of the Marcantonio (Mark Toney) family of Newcastle as anyone who's been to Discovery Museum's Destination Tyneside will know www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymus...
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🛠️ Most people today encounter Dunston Staiths as a quiet heritage site. In the 1970s, it was a dangerous place of work.
A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings that history back into view → sidegallery.co.uk/blog/coal-staiths-of-the-river-tyne
Commissioned by Tyne Derwent Way
A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings that history back into view → sidegallery.co.uk/blog/coal-staiths-of-the-river-tyne
Commissioned by Tyne Derwent Way
January 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
🛠️ Most people today encounter Dunston Staiths as a quiet heritage site. In the 1970s, it was a dangerous place of work.
A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings that history back into view → sidegallery.co.uk/blog/coal-staiths-of-the-river-tyne
Commissioned by Tyne Derwent Way
A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings that history back into view → sidegallery.co.uk/blog/coal-staiths-of-the-river-tyne
Commissioned by Tyne Derwent Way
The new Met Office app thinks I'm located in a Youth Hostel. Doesn't do much for one's reputation
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The new Met Office app thinks I'm located in a Youth Hostel. Doesn't do much for one's reputation
Sadly not those two....
Starmer says the UK's stance is very clear
Starmer gives two-word reply to Trump after tariffs vow
Starmer gives two-word reply to Trump after tariffs vow
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Sadly not those two....
Rooftop standoffs nothing new in Benwell! www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Rooftop standoffs nothing new in Benwell! www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
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Just a month ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Today that deal has been broken by the USA.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Today that deal has been broken by the USA.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
January 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Just a month ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Today that deal has been broken by the USA.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Today that deal has been broken by the USA.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
This is nostalgic. When I was studying to be an archivist copies of these files were what they gave us to practice cataloguing on for some reason
Drawing on government files & secret publications ‘The Arab Bureau’ by Eamonn Gearon is the fascinating story of Britain’s ingenious intelligence unit during WWI.
‘A timely, well-researched and engaging study’ @rorycormac.bsky.social
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‘A timely, well-researched and engaging study’ @rorycormac.bsky.social
Get 20% off w/code GEARON20 ➡️ tinyurl.com/5a88pf9a
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is nostalgic. When I was studying to be an archivist copies of these files were what they gave us to practice cataloguing on for some reason
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📣It's your FINAL chance to register for our FREE online ‘Archives to Action’ workshop on 20th January 2026 with some fantastic speakers. #Archives #History #MaritalBreakdown #Divorce #DomesticAbuse #ChildWelfare #PolicyReform #Coercion #Diversity #PrivateSector
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
Archives to Action: Historical Evidence for Policy Reform
This one-day workshop showcases the results of a groundbreaking two-year interdisciplinary project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council: 'A New Methodological Approach to the History of ...
www.northumbria.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
📣It's your FINAL chance to register for our FREE online ‘Archives to Action’ workshop on 20th January 2026 with some fantastic speakers. #Archives #History #MaritalBreakdown #Divorce #DomesticAbuse #ChildWelfare #PolicyReform #Coercion #Diversity #PrivateSector
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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Our Campaign for Records once again calls for police records in England and Wales to be brough under public record legislation as West Midlands Police are criticised for poor recordkeeping re handling of Aston Villa / Maccabe match. more here: www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/
Blog — Campaign for Records
www.campaignforrecords.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Our Campaign for Records once again calls for police records in England and Wales to be brough under public record legislation as West Midlands Police are criticised for poor recordkeeping re handling of Aston Villa / Maccabe match. more here: www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/
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14 Jan - a Claude Monet painting arrives at South Shields Museum on loan from London's National Gallery ahead of going on public display from Saturday 17 January 2026.
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
14 Jan - a Claude Monet painting arrives at South Shields Museum on loan from London's National Gallery ahead of going on public display from Saturday 17 January 2026.
This piece doesn't specify what the question asked actually was, so while I live in Tyne & Wear (clearly in the North), if asked, I would not say I was a Northerner
The poll reveals just who in the UK considers themselves a "northerner"
New poll reveals who in the UK considers themselves Northern
New poll reveals who in the UK considers themselves Northern
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This piece doesn't specify what the question asked actually was, so while I live in Tyne & Wear (clearly in the North), if asked, I would not say I was a Northerner
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Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.
We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee!
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?
Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.
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#NewcastleUponTyne John Sykes gives this report in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th January 1774. The river Tyne for about four miles below the bridge at Newcastle was frozen over, and several hundreds of people amused themselves.
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
#NewcastleUponTyne John Sykes gives this report in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th January 1774. The river Tyne for about four miles below the bridge at Newcastle was frozen over, and several hundreds of people amused themselves.
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📣 Last year we said big changes were coming. Here’s the first!
Side is establishing a curatorial office at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, making the AmberSide Collection, our programming and documentary photography more accessible than ever.
📰 Read more: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/side-at...
Side is establishing a curatorial office at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, making the AmberSide Collection, our programming and documentary photography more accessible than ever.
📰 Read more: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/side-at...
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
📣 Last year we said big changes were coming. Here’s the first!
Side is establishing a curatorial office at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, making the AmberSide Collection, our programming and documentary photography more accessible than ever.
📰 Read more: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/side-at...
Side is establishing a curatorial office at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, making the AmberSide Collection, our programming and documentary photography more accessible than ever.
📰 Read more: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/side-at...
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City's famous Side Gallery to find new home at Baltic
New future for Side Gallery after Newcastle gem confirms permanent closure
New future for Side Gallery after Newcastle gem confirms permanent closure
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
City's famous Side Gallery to find new home at Baltic
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go.bsky.app/J1WrWhr If you’re new here, I put together this starter pack around a year ago of arts and culture folk in Scotland. There are some really great accounts here. Give them a follow! #culture #arts #scotland
January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
go.bsky.app/J1WrWhr If you’re new here, I put together this starter pack around a year ago of arts and culture folk in Scotland. There are some really great accounts here. Give them a follow! #culture #arts #scotland
Good to see this officially announced. Rest assured the AmberSide collection is also secure https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8e6ygep6o
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Good to see this officially announced. Rest assured the AmberSide collection is also secure https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8e6ygep6o
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Special offer! Buy the 2nd edition of "Maps: Their Untold Stories" from The National Archives' bookshop at a bargain price of £20. It has very good pictures. #MapMonday
shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/...
shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/...
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Special offer! Buy the 2nd edition of "Maps: Their Untold Stories" from The National Archives' bookshop at a bargain price of £20. It has very good pictures. #MapMonday
shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/...
shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/...
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Posting my own book for anyone who needs reminding that photographs are not ‘the past as it really happened’, the Tutankhamun excavation doesn’t has to be presented as a heroic white male adventure, and what institutions and disciplines choose to prioritise tells you quite a lot about them. 🗃️🏺📷📸
January 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Posting my own book for anyone who needs reminding that photographs are not ‘the past as it really happened’, the Tutankhamun excavation doesn’t has to be presented as a heroic white male adventure, and what institutions and disciplines choose to prioritise tells you quite a lot about them. 🗃️🏺📷📸
Interesting that the three most bought items nationally from a certain supermarket (milk, cucumbers & bananas) would top my personal list of least bought!
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Interesting that the three most bought items nationally from a certain supermarket (milk, cucumbers & bananas) would top my personal list of least bought!
An interesting find www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Archaeologists discover signs of Roman industrial hub at site in Sunderland
Discovery of more than 800 whetstones, used to sharpen weapons, seen as one of the most significant finds in northern England for a century
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
An interesting find www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"bosses did not realise relaxing safeguards would lead to problems"...ummm www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds
Abandoning checks on staff and officers was ‘a dereliction of the Met’s duty to keep London safe’, says home secretary
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"bosses did not realise relaxing safeguards would lead to problems"...ummm www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Yesterday Martin Chivers, today Terry Yorath - RIP both
Terry Yorath was a giant of Welsh football and key to my own relationship with it. His picture always jumped out at me in 70s Shoot albums. He was Swansea manager when I first started going to matches. He managed the 1st Wales team I cared about. A real hero.
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Yesterday Martin Chivers, today Terry Yorath - RIP both
Fiona's obviously a mucky eater - they could have given her a clean top, though she's still playing the ditz as Reece didn't realise
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Fiona's obviously a mucky eater - they could have given her a clean top, though she's still playing the ditz as Reece didn't realise
Nothing new....I wonder if he bothered to knock
I found this in a 1920s book owned by my grandfather, being used as a bookmark. Such a beautiful little note. William Pile was a bookshop, stationer and printer in Sutton. It’s a sorry you were out and we couldn’t deliver note.
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Nothing new....I wonder if he bothered to knock