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Claire Pitt
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Director at a not for profit art studios - hiking/heritage/art/nature are my things
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🎨 Dukesfield Murals Update! 🎨

The countdown is on! Here’s what’s coming up:

🧹 Clean-Up Day – 25 Apr
🎨 Pillar Prep – 27 Apr
🚶‍♂️ Walk & Talk – 3 May (Fully booked, waitlist open)
🎭 Meet the Artists & Q&A – 3 May
🎶 Music Night @ Society – 10 May

👉 www.eventbrite.com/cc/tales-fro...
April 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Train snacks
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Tales from the Walls – The Dukesfield Murals Are Happening!

We’re bringing history to life! Artists Liam Bononi and Aylo Nomad are transforming Dukesfield with stunning murals from 28th April - mid-May.

Come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/tales-fro...
March 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Another beautiful crocus eruption 🌋
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Our March 2025 Newsletter is here!

February was a month full of creativity and connection at Hazlehurst Studios, and we’re excited to share all the highlights with you. Plus, we've got some exciting things lined up for March that you won’t want to miss!

🔗 Links to subscribe and more are in our bio
February 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Spring’s first magic! 🌞💜 The crocuses are waking up, and so am I—helped along by the joy of unexpected sunshine and the triumph of finding coronation sauce sans devil’s dried bogies (sultanas). A perfect day, indeed! 🌱✨ #SpringVibes #CrocusJoy #SimplePleasures
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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March is the perfect time to get creative at Hazlehurst Studios! From jewellery & pottery to textiles & printmaking, we’ve got workshops for everyone.

📩 Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear about new workshops!

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February 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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A few more shots of the Artist Paint Pots area
February 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Castell Dinas Brân circular wander today
February 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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‪Our new website is fully up and running! Choose plants by colour, height, where they'll grow best etc. Free delivery on orders over £40 in February. Lots of new info about the gardens and nursery too. A relaxing browse for a wet Saturday :-)
www.bluebellcottage.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Time to clear out the flower presses and start dreaming about what to grow and press in 2025! 🌸✨ Here's a little snapshot of what bloomed in the @hazlehurstart.bsky.social yarden in 2024. What would you love to see next year?
February 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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A Victorian orchid hunter's account of his South American exploits during the era of "orchidelirium", when a single rare specimen could fetch around $25,000 in today's money: buff.ly/3rVWkC5
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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France in 2000, as envisaged in 1899. Some tech is wonderfully prescient: we've versions of Zoom, a vacuum cleaner, drone deliveries. Other visions less so, particularly those anticipating a life beneath the waves, of underwater croquet + whale buses... publicdomainreview.org/collection/a...
February 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.

So we moved over to blue sky.

Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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It’s #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience🔬🌱

We're spotlighting our brilliant, all women, science team to tell us:

🧪Their fave thing about science
🔎Why they got interested
👩‍🔬Why it’s a great career

Watch the short vid here
👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/flcnt...
February 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Cultivate Halton is relaunching! We're inviting local creatives, organisations, and community members to help shape the future of arts & culture in Halton. Let's create Culture 2026 together! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultivate-...?
Cultivate: Creating Culture 2026 Together
Creating Culture 2026 Together – Join us on 27th Feb 2025 at Norton Priory, 6-8 PM, to celebrate arts and culture in Halton. Free Event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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February 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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February 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Majority of walk today was this, plus more mud 🤣
February 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Muddy muddy muddy meander around Moel Arthur today (North Wales).
February 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Frosty wander this morning
February 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Much needed little wander today - with snowdrop highlights
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM