Melissa
@melissacreate23.bsky.social
Passionate about children's books and nurturing reading for pleasure. Especially in primary schools. Love time outdoors and protecting local trees. Was carer of someone with multuole chronic illnesses.
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Just lovely... so worth a read
I've taken the paywall off this piece I wrote about the wonderful art my mum and dad have been making in their 60s and 70s, which is also about the general (underacknowledged) concept of late-blooming creativity. I hope a few of you might find a moment to read it: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
THE MAGIC ROOM
I'm reposting this piece I wrote a little while ago about my mum and dad's art, which some you might have seen, but many of you won't, since I also wanted to let you know about a few bits and bobs the...
www.tom-cox.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Just lovely... so worth a read
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Go to our blog and read about Rachel's inspiration behind the sequel to Electric Life, #ElectricLifeSurge. As you would expect, it's a melting storypot of issues such as technology, politics and community. With an electric conclusion. 😃 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social
www.troikabooks.com/blog/its-her...
www.troikabooks.com/blog/its-her...
It's here! Rachel Delahaye introduces much-anticipated sequel 'Electric Life: Surge' — Troika Books
We’re so excited to have just published Electric Life: Surge , the much anticipated sequel to Rachel Delahaye’s award-winning and utterly unputdownable 2023 dystopian novel Electric Life . In...
www.troikabooks.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Go to our blog and read about Rachel's inspiration behind the sequel to Electric Life, #ElectricLifeSurge. As you would expect, it's a melting storypot of issues such as technology, politics and community. With an electric conclusion. 😃 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social
www.troikabooks.com/blog/its-her...
www.troikabooks.com/blog/its-her...
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“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”
Europe’s Noise Capital Tries to Turn Down the Volume
To combat the ill effects of urban noise pollution, Paris is deploying automated sensors and cracking down on the loudest vehicles.
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”
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No child should miss out on the life-changing benefits of reading.
So over the next five years we'll be working hard to support early years families - with a particular focus on those on low incomes.
Read our strategy to find out how we'll do it:
https://bit.ly/46ZFaJV
So over the next five years we'll be working hard to support early years families - with a particular focus on those on low incomes.
Read our strategy to find out how we'll do it:
https://bit.ly/46ZFaJV
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
No child should miss out on the life-changing benefits of reading.
So over the next five years we'll be working hard to support early years families - with a particular focus on those on low incomes.
Read our strategy to find out how we'll do it:
https://bit.ly/46ZFaJV
So over the next five years we'll be working hard to support early years families - with a particular focus on those on low incomes.
Read our strategy to find out how we'll do it:
https://bit.ly/46ZFaJV
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Chiltern Railways has conceded that East West Rail services from Oxford to Milton Keynes are unlikely to start this year, after troubles were first reported by the Clarion. A statement that “we are confident that trains will be running this year” has been quietly removed from their website.
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Chiltern Railways has conceded that East West Rail services from Oxford to Milton Keynes are unlikely to start this year, after troubles were first reported by the Clarion. A statement that “we are confident that trains will be running this year” has been quietly removed from their website.
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59 years ago today. I can remember watching our grainy black & white TV. My tough old mum sobbing. The little school that looked exactly like my own. The terrible sense of utter tragedy.
It's the first 'news event' I remember.
144 died, 116 of them children. Rest easy.❤️
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It's the first 'news event' I remember.
144 died, 116 of them children. Rest easy.❤️
share.google/TYTuaQnzekoc...
Aberfan disaster - Wikipedia
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October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
59 years ago today. I can remember watching our grainy black & white TV. My tough old mum sobbing. The little school that looked exactly like my own. The terrible sense of utter tragedy.
It's the first 'news event' I remember.
144 died, 116 of them children. Rest easy.❤️
share.google/TYTuaQnzekoc...
It's the first 'news event' I remember.
144 died, 116 of them children. Rest easy.❤️
share.google/TYTuaQnzekoc...
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Really lovely to meet hospice staff in Parliament to chat about the vital work hospices do caring for people at home!
October 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Really lovely to meet hospice staff in Parliament to chat about the vital work hospices do caring for people at home!
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Also out this week, the long-awaited The Rose Field, the culmination of Lyra’s story.
Available in the shop on Thursday, but can be ordered online now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...
Available in the shop on Thursday, but can be ordered online now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Also out this week, the long-awaited The Rose Field, the culmination of Lyra’s story.
Available in the shop on Thursday, but can be ordered online now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...
Available in the shop on Thursday, but can be ordered online now! - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...
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Parliament absolutely should debate how the £10m investment in a library for every primary school is best spent. Thank you Sir Alan Campbell MP & Jayne Kirkham MP for recognising school librarians' positive impact hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Parliament absolutely should debate how the £10m investment in a library for every primary school is best spent. Thank you Sir Alan Campbell MP & Jayne Kirkham MP for recognising school librarians' positive impact hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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“Only 5% of migration is from small boats, but it gets 95% of the headlines. It would be ludicrous to cut legal migration when we have 150,000 NHS vacancies."
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Only 5% of migration is from small boats, but it gets 95% of the headlines. It would be ludicrous to cut legal migration when we have 150,000 NHS vacancies."
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
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Librarians, If you love The Rabbit Listened, here’s a giveaway for you! www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... 🐝 📕 🍃 🧚♂️
#giveaway #librarians #anxiety #SEL #fairyland
#giveaway #librarians #anxiety #SEL #fairyland
Book Giveaway for If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe by Cynthia Mackey and Vikki Zhang
Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
www.librarything.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Librarians, If you love The Rabbit Listened, here’s a giveaway for you! www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... 🐝 📕 🍃 🧚♂️
#giveaway #librarians #anxiety #SEL #fairyland
#giveaway #librarians #anxiety #SEL #fairyland
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BUILD SOCIAL HOUSING.
In NYC alone “If children who lack permanent housing made up their own school district, it would be among the nation’s 20 largest public school systems — bigger than those in major cities such as Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia or San Diego. “
In NYC alone “If children who lack permanent housing made up their own school district, it would be among the nation’s 20 largest public school systems — bigger than those in major cities such as Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia or San Diego. “
154,000 New York City Students Were Homeless Last Year, a Record Number
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
BUILD SOCIAL HOUSING.
In NYC alone “If children who lack permanent housing made up their own school district, it would be among the nation’s 20 largest public school systems — bigger than those in major cities such as Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia or San Diego. “
In NYC alone “If children who lack permanent housing made up their own school district, it would be among the nation’s 20 largest public school systems — bigger than those in major cities such as Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia or San Diego. “
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I see the "The Greens are damaging Labour" narrative has started after Labour's slide in the polls. Labour, in it's current form, is no longer fit for purpose. People have every right to look to alternatives.
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I see the "The Greens are damaging Labour" narrative has started after Labour's slide in the polls. Labour, in it's current form, is no longer fit for purpose. People have every right to look to alternatives.
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Our dear colleague and friend @brenttoderian.bsky.social , a committed and dedicated Canadian urban planner who advocates for cities for people, has prepared a worldwide urbanism for life starter pack for newcomers to Bluesky, which existing members can also enjoy.
I recommend it... Go!
I recommend it... Go!
Word on the street is that there are a bunch of new folks joining Bluesky right now, so it seems like a good time to re-share my first & biggest STARTER PACK of urbanists & city-making organizations from across the world. Hope you’ll consider following the excellent accounts here. And please share!
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our dear colleague and friend @brenttoderian.bsky.social , a committed and dedicated Canadian urban planner who advocates for cities for people, has prepared a worldwide urbanism for life starter pack for newcomers to Bluesky, which existing members can also enjoy.
I recommend it... Go!
I recommend it... Go!
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Oh oh (redux) ...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source.
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global #climate implications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source.
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global #climate implications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oh oh (redux) ...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source.
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global #climate implications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source.
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global #climate implications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.
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These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source
->Science News | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Science News | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source
A telltale hint was on the bee’s knees. An analysis of 127 fossil flowers, flower buds and bees from central Germany revealed pollen particles that precisely matched ancient flowers to their pollinators. The fossils date to around 24 million years...
www.sciencenews.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos
CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos
Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa
Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record.
Intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests and wetlands and decimated Canada’s northern forests, pushing up the levels of damaging greenhouse gases. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos
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These are the utterly heaven-sent people who publish the historical A-Zs of London, so if you write London-set historicals, you want to follow!
We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
These are the utterly heaven-sent people who publish the historical A-Zs of London, so if you write London-set historicals, you want to follow!
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A beautiful morning on the Llangollen Canal near Ellesmere, with narrowboats echoing the colours of autumn. This is a favourite spot of mine, especially at this time of year when the beech trees along the towpath turn a glorious shade of red and gold. #Shropshire
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A beautiful morning on the Llangollen Canal near Ellesmere, with narrowboats echoing the colours of autumn. This is a favourite spot of mine, especially at this time of year when the beech trees along the towpath turn a glorious shade of red and gold. #Shropshire