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My name's Ben and I'm a Wakeyholic.
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I imagine when Melon Husk is using AI to make all those big government decisions he'll be starting with the phrase "What would Visit Wakefield do?".
{Karoline Leavitt in a shop}
Cashier: That'll be $15.23 please.
KL: No it's $17.49.
C: Sorry ma'am the register says...
KL: That's not a register it's a fish.
C: This is store poli...
KL: This isn't a store...
C: ?!?
Cashier: That'll be $15.23 please.
KL: No it's $17.49.
C: Sorry ma'am the register says...
KL: That's not a register it's a fish.
C: This is store poli...
KL: This isn't a store...
C: ?!?
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
{Karoline Leavitt in a shop}
Cashier: That'll be $15.23 please.
KL: No it's $17.49.
C: Sorry ma'am the register says...
KL: That's not a register it's a fish.
C: This is store poli...
KL: This isn't a store...
C: ?!?
Cashier: That'll be $15.23 please.
KL: No it's $17.49.
C: Sorry ma'am the register says...
KL: That's not a register it's a fish.
C: This is store poli...
KL: This isn't a store...
C: ?!?
There was a time when I'd have boastingly showed off a picture of my new car with exacting specs.
These days though...
Look at this shiny new bad boy! 4 ovens, 5 gas burners, ceramic hot plate.
These days though...
Look at this shiny new bad boy! 4 ovens, 5 gas burners, ceramic hot plate.
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There was a time when I'd have boastingly showed off a picture of my new car with exacting specs.
These days though...
Look at this shiny new bad boy! 4 ovens, 5 gas burners, ceramic hot plate.
These days though...
Look at this shiny new bad boy! 4 ovens, 5 gas burners, ceramic hot plate.
My January challenge is to not buy a 5 pack of Cream Eggs every time I go to the supermarket. It's not going very well so far.
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
My January challenge is to not buy a 5 pack of Cream Eggs every time I go to the supermarket. It's not going very well so far.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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"Oops, I forgot to take the price off...".
Sad news about Dr Graham today.
A name that's popped up on my timeline and had many interactions for nearly 10 years.
Glad to have known him.
A name that's popped up on my timeline and had many interactions for nearly 10 years.
Glad to have known him.
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Sad news about Dr Graham today.
A name that's popped up on my timeline and had many interactions for nearly 10 years.
Glad to have known him.
A name that's popped up on my timeline and had many interactions for nearly 10 years.
Glad to have known him.
*walks into Cern
"Bloody hell, can't believe you've got the Large Hadron Colider on? Couldn't you have managed with the small one!?".
Clearly a Yorkshire Man.
"Bloody hell, can't believe you've got the Large Hadron Colider on? Couldn't you have managed with the small one!?".
Clearly a Yorkshire Man.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
*walks into Cern
"Bloody hell, can't believe you've got the Large Hadron Colider on? Couldn't you have managed with the small one!?".
Clearly a Yorkshire Man.
"Bloody hell, can't believe you've got the Large Hadron Colider on? Couldn't you have managed with the small one!?".
Clearly a Yorkshire Man.
*stops festive drinking
*reverts back to regular drinking
*reverts back to regular drinking
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
*stops festive drinking
*reverts back to regular drinking
*reverts back to regular drinking
Notice: Anyone caught looking at the sky this evening without a fireworks ticket will be arrested.
Imagine fencing off public spaces so people can't view stuff in the sky that their council tax has paid for
London really does its image no favour sometimes
London really does its image no favour sometimes
December 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Notice: Anyone caught looking at the sky this evening without a fireworks ticket will be arrested.
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Hey @visitwakefield.bsky.social Look what I just found!
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Hey @visitwakefield.bsky.social Look what I just found!
It's Tuesday and no, it's not difficult to keep track.
December 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It's Tuesday and no, it's not difficult to keep track.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Found some videos. Some great friends on here. And maybe a dodgy one.
drive.google.com/file/d/1dumV...
drive.google.com/file/d/1dumV...
Wonderful Wakefield.mp4
drive.google.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Found some videos. Some great friends on here. And maybe a dodgy one.
drive.google.com/file/d/1dumV...
drive.google.com/file/d/1dumV...
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It was actually a Tweet I did about Christmas cards that got me hooked on twitter and eventually led to me setting up Visit Wakefield. It wasn't this Tweet, this is another classic from Dec 2019.
December 1, 2023 at 5:21 PM
It was actually a Tweet I did about Christmas cards that got me hooked on twitter and eventually led to me setting up Visit Wakefield. It wasn't this Tweet, this is another classic from Dec 2019.
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Just wanted to get this in early (as is traditional).
December 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Just wanted to get this in early (as is traditional).
A quiet morning prepping stock and stuffing, listening to jazz is probably better than Christmas Day itself.
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A quiet morning prepping stock and stuffing, listening to jazz is probably better than Christmas Day itself.
So Kevin the Carrot gets married in front of a pile of roasted carrots.
Is this a show of power of Kevin's authoritarian regime? Like putting the heads of your enemies on spikes?
Or is he into necrophilia and is trying to get himself warmed up for the wedding night?
Is this a show of power of Kevin's authoritarian regime? Like putting the heads of your enemies on spikes?
Or is he into necrophilia and is trying to get himself warmed up for the wedding night?
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So Kevin the Carrot gets married in front of a pile of roasted carrots.
Is this a show of power of Kevin's authoritarian regime? Like putting the heads of your enemies on spikes?
Or is he into necrophilia and is trying to get himself warmed up for the wedding night?
Is this a show of power of Kevin's authoritarian regime? Like putting the heads of your enemies on spikes?
Or is he into necrophilia and is trying to get himself warmed up for the wedding night?
Me and my wife moving into our new house 15 years ago:
We'll just have one small screen in the lounge.
Now:
7 screens throughout the house, excluding phones and tablets.
We'll just have one small screen in the lounge.
Now:
7 screens throughout the house, excluding phones and tablets.
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Me and my wife moving into our new house 15 years ago:
We'll just have one small screen in the lounge.
Now:
7 screens throughout the house, excluding phones and tablets.
We'll just have one small screen in the lounge.
Now:
7 screens throughout the house, excluding phones and tablets.
If Arriva busses are reading this, you need to revert the 110 back to the old route over Crown Point Bridge. This would save 10-15 minutes in rush hour not having to merge onto South Accommodation Road.
This is 95% the reason I don't get the bus to work.
This is 95% the reason I don't get the bus to work.
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If Arriva busses are reading this, you need to revert the 110 back to the old route over Crown Point Bridge. This would save 10-15 minutes in rush hour not having to merge onto South Accommodation Road.
This is 95% the reason I don't get the bus to work.
This is 95% the reason I don't get the bus to work.
When I was a kid I used to get the 101 bus into town. In those days the custom was to just say the fare you wanted to pay.
Me: 10p please.
Driver: Ta luv.
Getting the bus regularly, I knew the custom so felt confident using the service.
Me: 10p please.
Driver: Ta luv.
Getting the bus regularly, I knew the custom so felt confident using the service.
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When I was a kid I used to get the 101 bus into town. In those days the custom was to just say the fare you wanted to pay.
Me: 10p please.
Driver: Ta luv.
Getting the bus regularly, I knew the custom so felt confident using the service.
Me: 10p please.
Driver: Ta luv.
Getting the bus regularly, I knew the custom so felt confident using the service.
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Urgh, Wakefield is so vulgar these days with its wealth, gold, cars etc.
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Urgh, Wakefield is so vulgar these days with its wealth, gold, cars etc.
Good morning Wakefield!
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Good morning Wakefield!
Visit Wakefield this Christmas or we'll have your guts for garters.
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Visit Wakefield this Christmas or we'll have your guts for garters.
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There’s only two ways out of Barnsley. You can teach yourself out, or you can fight yourself out. There is a third way, which is to take the A61 towards Wakefield, but very few people choose to do that.
December 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There’s only two ways out of Barnsley. You can teach yourself out, or you can fight yourself out. There is a third way, which is to take the A61 towards Wakefield, but very few people choose to do that.
Merry f#£king Christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Merry f#£king Christmas.