Mike Powell
@spartrekker.bsky.social
A sideways look at life, landscapes, nature and culture from a northern dale. There may be an occasional rant, but not too often (promise).
Bollihope valley, County Durham. #northpennines
May 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bollihope valley, County Durham. #northpennines
Moonrise over Borrowdale in the Lake District.
May 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Moonrise over Borrowdale in the Lake District.
Moonrise in Borrowdale, Lake District,
May 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Moonrise in Borrowdale, Lake District,
Subtle graffiti on re-painted railway bridge. #weardalerailway
April 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Subtle graffiti on re-painted railway bridge. #weardalerailway
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Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors
Artwork thought to date from reign of Elizabeth I reveals how those with disposable incomes decorated their homes
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Inspiring, but exhausting, weekend recording with a Mouthful choir at the marvellous Sunbeams Community Music Trust near Penrith, Cumbria
www.mouthfulway.co.uk/home
www.mouthfulway.co.uk/home
March 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Inspiring, but exhausting, weekend recording with a Mouthful choir at the marvellous Sunbeams Community Music Trust near Penrith, Cumbria
www.mouthfulway.co.uk/home
www.mouthfulway.co.uk/home
Archaeology for Ukraine.
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Archaeology for Ukraine.
Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate
After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system.
We can't leave the future of this critical natio...
actionnetwork.org
February 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great news! @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March.
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table.
Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
The wonderful Karine Polwart performing at Celtic Connections in Glasgow tonight.
February 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The wonderful Karine Polwart performing at Celtic Connections in Glasgow tonight.
Glasgow’s premier small music venue. Love the name!
January 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Glasgow’s premier small music venue. Love the name!
Panorama of Glasgow from the Necropolis this morning.
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Panorama of Glasgow from the Necropolis this morning.
In wonderful Glasgow tonight.
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In wonderful Glasgow tonight.
Flat calm at Derwent Reservoir in County Durham today.
January 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Flat calm at Derwent Reservoir in County Durham today.
Spine-tingling harmony singing. These concerts will be fabulous. Grab tickets if you can.
January 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Spine-tingling harmony singing. These concerts will be fabulous. Grab tickets if you can.
The Sele, Hexham. A frosty morning in the Tyne valley.
January 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The Sele, Hexham. A frosty morning in the Tyne valley.
For much of the year this stream - bed is dry but after the snowmelt of the past 24-hours we have a waterfall again. Enjoy it while it lasts! #weardale #northpennines
January 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For much of the year this stream - bed is dry but after the snowmelt of the past 24-hours we have a waterfall again. Enjoy it while it lasts! #weardale #northpennines
Weardale has a new idol.
January 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Weardale has a new idol.
Grouse tracks on snowdrift, Weardale
January 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Grouse tracks on snowdrift, Weardale
Not often I go for a Boxing Day walk in the dale wishing I had worn less clothing. Positively balmy at lunchtime. #weardale #northpennines
December 26, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Not often I go for a Boxing Day walk in the dale wishing I had worn less clothing. Positively balmy at lunchtime. #weardale #northpennines
A spot of hedge planting today. The perfect pre-Christmas de-stress. #durhamwildlife #volunteers
December 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM
A spot of hedge planting today. The perfect pre-Christmas de-stress. #durhamwildlife #volunteers
Smile please … it’s almost Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅
December 14, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Smile please … it’s almost Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅
I love this cafe… we need more conversation.
December 13, 2024 at 11:15 AM
I love this cafe… we need more conversation.
Lindisfarne, Northumberland
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Westminster's First Past the Post system blocks voters from getting the results they want. The Electoral Reform Society's new report: www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election
Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step.The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British ele
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Westminster's First Past the Post system blocks voters from getting the results they want. The Electoral Reform Society's new report: www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...