Phil Ward
@frootle.bsky.social
Director of Eastern Arc, a regional consortium in the UK comprising the universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent and Sussex. You know the score: views all my own. But that's because no one else would want them. www.easternarc.ac.uk www.fundermentals.org
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social
Coming back from my West Kent Orwell Odyssey. All the workhouses he stayed in have become upmarket (and sometimes gated) housing developments, and the hop farm he worked at a vineyard. Time marches on!
December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Coming back from my West Kent Orwell Odyssey. All the workhouses he stayed in have become upmarket (and sometimes gated) housing developments, and the hop farm he worked at a vineyard. Time marches on!
This week's local, volunteer-led museum: the museum of freemasonry in Canterbury. A lot of displays of men in aprons and, bizarrely, plastic food. And guides insisting they're not secretive. All a bit surreal.
December 16, 2024 at 9:50 AM
This week's local, volunteer-led museum: the museum of freemasonry in Canterbury. A lot of displays of men in aprons and, bizarrely, plastic food. And guides insisting they're not secretive. All a bit surreal.
A little afternoon sketching in Canterbury Cathedral.
December 14, 2024 at 5:01 PM
A little afternoon sketching in Canterbury Cathedral.
Eliot College @universityofkent.bsky.social: hold my beer.
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Eliot College @universityofkent.bsky.social: hold my beer.
I've always thought that universities are world leaders in the production of corridors. No-one else comes close.
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I've always thought that universities are world leaders in the production of corridors. No-one else comes close.
Magritte's out and about in Canterbury again.
December 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Magritte's out and about in Canterbury again.
But, in a weird twist of fate, I've just had this. It could just be all the Phil (Wards) clustering for safety.
December 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM
But, in a weird twist of fate, I've just had this. It could just be all the Phil (Wards) clustering for safety.
Direction of travel isn't great. Hasn't been in the top 100 for a three decades now.
December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Direction of travel isn't great. Hasn't been in the top 100 for a three decades now.
Another day, another magnificent local museum. Heaven. Thank you, Cambridge Museum of Technology.
December 2, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Another day, another magnificent local museum. Heaven. Thank you, Cambridge Museum of Technology.
The @theguardian.com covering all of us demographics
November 30, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The @theguardian.com covering all of us demographics
A beautiful day at @sussexuni.bsky.social!
November 26, 2024 at 2:03 PM
A beautiful day at @sussexuni.bsky.social!
On the train to Lewes for a couple of days at the University of Sussex, rattling across Romney Marsh as #stormbert whips the sea beyond the dark horizon.
November 24, 2024 at 7:29 PM
On the train to Lewes for a couple of days at the University of Sussex, rattling across Romney Marsh as #stormbert whips the sea beyond the dark horizon.
A lesson through the medium of latte art at Wave Coffee in Canterbury: sometimes you don't have to overcomplicate things.
November 23, 2024 at 10:37 PM
A lesson through the medium of latte art at Wave Coffee in Canterbury: sometimes you don't have to overcomplicate things.
I'm delighted to say that the @easternarc.bsky.social #TPIKE programme has appointed a Director! Phil Wilson has experience as both a technician and facilities manager. He'll be based at @universityofessex.bsky.social and leading the team from there. Welcome Phil! easternarc.ac.uk/news/t-pike-...
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I'm delighted to say that the @easternarc.bsky.social #TPIKE programme has appointed a Director! Phil Wilson has experience as both a technician and facilities manager. He'll be based at @universityofessex.bsky.social and leading the team from there. Welcome Phil! easternarc.ac.uk/news/t-pike-...
Haha! It's a rich seam. Some more from today:
November 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Haha! It's a rich seam. Some more from today:
I love local volunteer-run museums. I love the surreal randomness of them, but also the individual passion that shines through. And, of course, their deliciously old school cafes. Today's exceeded expectations.
November 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I love local volunteer-run museums. I love the surreal randomness of them, but also the individual passion that shines through. And, of course, their deliciously old school cafes. Today's exceeded expectations.
BTW @jod999.bsky.social smashed it out the park with his Eastern Arc training yesterday! A great event! And today? Well I've never seen a man more transfixed by medieval stained glass windows.
November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
BTW @jod999.bsky.social smashed it out the park with his Eastern Arc training yesterday! A great event! And today? Well I've never seen a man more transfixed by medieval stained glass windows.