Jane's Kintbury
@walbury2024.bsky.social
Jane Austen, local history, literature & women's issues. Also #TheArchers. I have a blog: kintburyandbeyond.co.uk
St Michael’s, Enborne
Back when you could have your name carved on your local church pillar and , so long as it looked nicely done, you didn’t need to get a faculty from the diocese or permitting the PCC. Apparently
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
St Michael’s, Enborne
Back when you could have your name carved on your local church pillar and , so long as it looked nicely done, you didn’t need to get a faculty from the diocese or permitting the PCC. Apparently
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Back when you could have your name carved on your local church pillar and , so long as it looked nicely done, you didn’t need to get a faculty from the diocese or permitting the PCC. Apparently
Saplings from the Sycamore Gap tree at the control tower Greenham
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Saplings from the Sycamore Gap tree at the control tower Greenham
So Phoebe’s stuck in Blackpool with a newborn and none of the stuff you spend weeks putting together - nappies, baby grows, a cot - etc etc - for a new baby. #thearchers
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So Phoebe’s stuck in Blackpool with a newborn and none of the stuff you spend weeks putting together - nappies, baby grows, a cot - etc etc - for a new baby. #thearchers
Are we ever going to hear from Brodie??? #thearchers
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Are we ever going to hear from Brodie??? #thearchers
Come back Lynda and the pantomime -ANY pantomime- all is forgiven #thearchers
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Come back Lynda and the pantomime -ANY pantomime- all is forgiven #thearchers
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Ms. Piggy Destroys "Tough Guy" Trump.
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ms. Piggy Destroys "Tough Guy" Trump.
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A new chapter begins at Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm in the Lake District this month - the first female tenant farmer since the famous author bought it in 1905.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A new chapter begins at Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm in the Lake District this month - the first female tenant farmer since the famous author bought it in 1905.
Recent meal time conversation in this house: When was the last time there were so many (any?) scenes out of Ambridge - or indeed, Borsetshire?? #thearchers
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Recent meal time conversation in this house: When was the last time there were so many (any?) scenes out of Ambridge - or indeed, Borsetshire?? #thearchers
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Brilliant. I felt like standing up and clapping this.
Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Trump vs The BBC
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Brilliant. I felt like standing up and clapping this.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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#ExamFactory schools are _particularly bad for SEND pupils. But they are bad for _all_ pupils. Great to join @sianberry.bsky.social getting the message out.
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#ExamFactory schools are _particularly bad for SEND pupils. But they are bad for _all_ pupils. Great to join @sianberry.bsky.social getting the message out.
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs
Please somebody explain to me what the point of all this is??? Please. #thearchers
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please somebody explain to me what the point of all this is??? Please. #thearchers
The changing world in a West Berkshire village - from our blog:
kintburyandbeyond.co.uk/2025/10/31/w...
kintburyandbeyond.co.uk/2025/10/31/w...
West Woodhay: A downland village in a changing agricultural landscape
This post is in two parts. In the first part, I consider the village of West Woodhay from a changing historical perspective. For the second part, we are delighted to have a contribution from Harry …
kintburyandbeyond.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The changing world in a West Berkshire village - from our blog:
kintburyandbeyond.co.uk/2025/10/31/w...
kintburyandbeyond.co.uk/2025/10/31/w...
Just trying to catch up.How are they actually getting to Scotland???? #thearchers
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just trying to catch up.How are they actually getting to Scotland???? #thearchers
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“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody”~ Jane Austen
(Artwork by Karen Cook)
(Artwork by Karen Cook)
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody”~ Jane Austen
(Artwork by Karen Cook)
(Artwork by Karen Cook)
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What have the BBC done for us?
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What have the BBC done for us?
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This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
I’m finding it difficult to see Amber’s dad with an up-market car dealership. #thearchers
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I’m finding it difficult to see Amber’s dad with an up-market car dealership. #thearchers
So, if Amber's dad sounds as if he could be auditioning for EastEnders and Amber herself attended Bochester Green with all the local kids, where did she aquire her beautifully neutral RP? (Not that I have a problem with anyone's accent, it's just that Amber's doesn't "fit".) #thearchers
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
So, if Amber's dad sounds as if he could be auditioning for EastEnders and Amber herself attended Bochester Green with all the local kids, where did she aquire her beautifully neutral RP? (Not that I have a problem with anyone's accent, it's just that Amber's doesn't "fit".) #thearchers
Who's the actor playing Amber's Dad??? #thearchers
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Who's the actor playing Amber's Dad??? #thearchers
Who actually IS Veronica Chambers? #thearchers
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Who actually IS Veronica Chambers? #thearchers
Is Kemi Badenoch making a statement by deliberately wearing a shade of Reform blue?
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Is Kemi Badenoch making a statement by deliberately wearing a shade of Reform blue?
They could have been singing “ Lead me O thou Great Redeemer….“ #thearchers
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
They could have been singing “ Lead me O thou Great Redeemer….“ #thearchers