Karen Parkes
@karenparkes.bsky.social
Civil servant, singer, swimmer, runner. Trying to improve my leadership capability and work/ life balance...
Hi @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, if you are still looking for a photo for the seventh day of Foxmas, here are seven cubs from my garden a couple of years ago (and their shoe) - such a treat to watch them grow up!
December 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Hi @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, if you are still looking for a photo for the seventh day of Foxmas, here are seven cubs from my garden a couple of years ago (and their shoe) - such a treat to watch them grow up!
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Meet our guest musicians: Charles Beale!
An internationally acclaimed choral director, arranger & jazz educator, Charles Beale is known for his visionary leadership and pioneering work in activist choral singing and music education.
We are so lucky to have Charles joining us for this concert!
An internationally acclaimed choral director, arranger & jazz educator, Charles Beale is known for his visionary leadership and pioneering work in activist choral singing and music education.
We are so lucky to have Charles joining us for this concert!
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Meet our guest musicians: Charles Beale!
An internationally acclaimed choral director, arranger & jazz educator, Charles Beale is known for his visionary leadership and pioneering work in activist choral singing and music education.
We are so lucky to have Charles joining us for this concert!
An internationally acclaimed choral director, arranger & jazz educator, Charles Beale is known for his visionary leadership and pioneering work in activist choral singing and music education.
We are so lucky to have Charles joining us for this concert!
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Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
While you are overthinking, doubting and second-guessing yourself, someone else is looking at you in awe, inspired how you do it all
Keep going
While you are overthinking, doubting and second-guessing yourself, someone else is looking at you in awe, inspired how you do it all
Keep going
July 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
While you are overthinking, doubting and second-guessing yourself, someone else is looking at you in awe, inspired how you do it all
Keep going
While you are overthinking, doubting and second-guessing yourself, someone else is looking at you in awe, inspired how you do it all
Keep going
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We're marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons with a truly fabulous concert!
See you on Thursday, 10 July at 7PM at St Mary-le-Bow!
Get your early bird tickets now: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...
See you on Thursday, 10 July at 7PM at St Mary-le-Bow!
Get your early bird tickets now: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...
June 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We're marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons with a truly fabulous concert!
See you on Thursday, 10 July at 7PM at St Mary-le-Bow!
Get your early bird tickets now: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...
See you on Thursday, 10 July at 7PM at St Mary-le-Bow!
Get your early bird tickets now: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...
#FoxOfTheDay chilling in the sunshine @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#FoxOfTheDay chilling in the sunshine @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Three apparently contradictory things can all be true:
1/ This is a great study - such a clear and obvious conclusion..
2/ Yet caring isn’t enough. People need efficacy: and no one can re-ice a lake singlehandedly..
3/ And while this is a new study, both concepts were in my TED talk 7 yrs ago.
1/ This is a great study - such a clear and obvious conclusion..
2/ Yet caring isn’t enough. People need efficacy: and no one can re-ice a lake singlehandedly..
3/ And while this is a new study, both concepts were in my TED talk 7 yrs ago.
Scientists just found a way to break through climate apathy
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
grist.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Three apparently contradictory things can all be true:
1/ This is a great study - such a clear and obvious conclusion..
2/ Yet caring isn’t enough. People need efficacy: and no one can re-ice a lake singlehandedly..
3/ And while this is a new study, both concepts were in my TED talk 7 yrs ago.
1/ This is a great study - such a clear and obvious conclusion..
2/ Yet caring isn’t enough. People need efficacy: and no one can re-ice a lake singlehandedly..
3/ And while this is a new study, both concepts were in my TED talk 7 yrs ago.
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This song is 🔥🔥🔥. Literally. Which is good, because our programme is called Fire and Water.
Want to know what the hell is going on here? Join us on Thursday, 27 March at 7PM at St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap to hear songs by Gimon, Mäntyjärvi, and more!
Tickets: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
Want to know what the hell is going on here? Join us on Thursday, 27 March at 7PM at St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap to hear songs by Gimon, Mäntyjärvi, and more!
Tickets: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
March 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This song is 🔥🔥🔥. Literally. Which is good, because our programme is called Fire and Water.
Want to know what the hell is going on here? Join us on Thursday, 27 March at 7PM at St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap to hear songs by Gimon, Mäntyjärvi, and more!
Tickets: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
Want to know what the hell is going on here? Join us on Thursday, 27 March at 7PM at St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap to hear songs by Gimon, Mäntyjärvi, and more!
Tickets: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
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Is there a better way to evoke Fire & Water than a bubbling cauldron?
(Well, maybe a nice cup of tea, but Shakespeare didn't write about tea.)
Come hear our programme of songs about Fire & Water!
📅: Thursday, 27 March at 7PM
📍: St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap
🎟️: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
(Well, maybe a nice cup of tea, but Shakespeare didn't write about tea.)
Come hear our programme of songs about Fire & Water!
📅: Thursday, 27 March at 7PM
📍: St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap
🎟️: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
March 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Is there a better way to evoke Fire & Water than a bubbling cauldron?
(Well, maybe a nice cup of tea, but Shakespeare didn't write about tea.)
Come hear our programme of songs about Fire & Water!
📅: Thursday, 27 March at 7PM
📍: St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap
🎟️: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
(Well, maybe a nice cup of tea, but Shakespeare didn't write about tea.)
Come hear our programme of songs about Fire & Water!
📅: Thursday, 27 March at 7PM
📍: St Mary-At-Hill, Eastcheap
🎟️: www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
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It's nearly time for our spring concert! Our theme is Fire & Water, and our programme is full of exciting, dynamic pieces. We're very excited to share this music with you!
Join us: 27/3 @ 7PM
St Mary-At-Hill EC3R 8EB
Get tickets at the link or on the door
www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
Join us: 27/3 @ 7PM
St Mary-At-Hill EC3R 8EB
Get tickets at the link or on the door
www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
March 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It's nearly time for our spring concert! Our theme is Fire & Water, and our programme is full of exciting, dynamic pieces. We're very excited to share this music with you!
Join us: 27/3 @ 7PM
St Mary-At-Hill EC3R 8EB
Get tickets at the link or on the door
www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring
Join us: 27/3 @ 7PM
St Mary-At-Hill EC3R 8EB
Get tickets at the link or on the door
www.chandoschamberchoir.org.uk/25spring