Kate Blake
@kateblake.bsky.social
Labour Councillor for Kingswells, Sheddocksley and Summerhill
Deputy leader of Aberdeen Labour group
Labour candidate for Aberdeenshire West
Mum, marketer, cyclist and hill walker
Deputy leader of Aberdeen Labour group
Labour candidate for Aberdeenshire West
Mum, marketer, cyclist and hill walker
We've had a wonderful week touring Morocco from Marrakech to the Sahara. Today has been a chill day by the pool before heading home. By listening to @podsaveamerica.crooked.com and Electoral Dysfunction and reading this, am I easing myself home?
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We've had a wonderful week touring Morocco from Marrakech to the Sahara. Today has been a chill day by the pool before heading home. By listening to @podsaveamerica.crooked.com and Electoral Dysfunction and reading this, am I easing myself home?
Great to join the #Kingswells litter pick this morning. We focused on the park & ride. Thanks to all the volunteers out and about keeping the village tidy #cleanupaberdeen
September 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Great to join the #Kingswells litter pick this morning. We focused on the park & ride. Thanks to all the volunteers out and about keeping the village tidy #cleanupaberdeen
This morning, I attended the Aberdeen civic prayer breakfast. The Rev Poobalan, chaplain of @robertgordonuni.bsky.social spoke about the work of Homewards Aberdeen to address homelessness in the city.
homewards.org.uk/locations/ab...
homewards.org.uk/locations/ab...
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This morning, I attended the Aberdeen civic prayer breakfast. The Rev Poobalan, chaplain of @robertgordonuni.bsky.social spoke about the work of Homewards Aberdeen to address homelessness in the city.
homewards.org.uk/locations/ab...
homewards.org.uk/locations/ab...
I think I have only one follower on here that lives in my ward, but this was a wee win that made me happy today! The Council marked out a bus stop on Stronsay Drive. Buses will be able to stop at the kerb and elderly residents will be able to get on more easily. #publictransport
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I think I have only one follower on here that lives in my ward, but this was a wee win that made me happy today! The Council marked out a bus stop on Stronsay Drive. Buses will be able to stop at the kerb and elderly residents will be able to get on more easily. #publictransport
Always a great start to a Wednesday with the bike bus #activetravel
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Always a great start to a Wednesday with the bike bus #activetravel
Headed to the Mela in #Aberdeen this afternoon. Great atmosphere with good food and entertainment. Lots of families enjoying themselves. The Mela always an example of what a wonderful, inclusive and diverse city Aberdeen is.
September 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Headed to the Mela in #Aberdeen this afternoon. Great atmosphere with good food and entertainment. Lots of families enjoying themselves. The Mela always an example of what a wonderful, inclusive and diverse city Aberdeen is.
Cycled to the city centre for planning training this morning. On the way home, there was a cyclist playing music through a speaker as he cycled. He wasn't a teenager, but a lycra clad man in his 30s or 40s. Is this a thing? Disco on a bike? #cycling
September 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cycled to the city centre for planning training this morning. On the way home, there was a cyclist playing music through a speaker as he cycled. He wasn't a teenager, but a lycra clad man in his 30s or 40s. Is this a thing? Disco on a bike? #cycling
Ready to listen to @michaelshanksmp.co.uk at the opening plenary session of Offshore Europe 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ready to listen to @michaelshanksmp.co.uk at the opening plenary session of Offshore Europe 2025.
Great experience on Saturday at Aberdeen runway run. It is somewhat peculiar though to run in the dark at midnight in a straight line! Weird, but good!
The run supported two fantastic, local charities, Fersands & Fountain community project and Abernecessities. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me.
The run supported two fantastic, local charities, Fersands & Fountain community project and Abernecessities. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me.
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Great experience on Saturday at Aberdeen runway run. It is somewhat peculiar though to run in the dark at midnight in a straight line! Weird, but good!
The run supported two fantastic, local charities, Fersands & Fountain community project and Abernecessities. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me.
The run supported two fantastic, local charities, Fersands & Fountain community project and Abernecessities. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me.
First full council meeting after the summer recess and the trusty old bike is back. Lovely cycle to the Town House this morning. #activetravel
August 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
First full council meeting after the summer recess and the trusty old bike is back. Lovely cycle to the Town House this morning. #activetravel
And out this afternoon in Stonehouse with Pam Duncan-Clancy MSP. #labourdoorstep #votelabour @scottishlabour.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And out this afternoon in Stonehouse with Pam Duncan-Clancy MSP. #labourdoorstep #votelabour @scottishlabour.bsky.social
Great to be out this morning campaigning for Davy Russell in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election with @richardbakermp.bsky.social @clairebakermsp.bsky.social #labourdoorstep #votelabour
May 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Great to be out this morning campaigning for Davy Russell in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election with @richardbakermp.bsky.social @clairebakermsp.bsky.social #labourdoorstep #votelabour
The most uplifting event of the year is The Big Sing 💕 Well done to all the pupils taking part and to @aberdeencc.bsky.social music service for organising 👏👏
May 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The most uplifting event of the year is The Big Sing 💕 Well done to all the pupils taking part and to @aberdeencc.bsky.social music service for organising 👏👏
My first flat tyre of the bike bus meant I ran the route to school rather than cycled!!
Not so #activetravel
Not so #activetravel
May 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My first flat tyre of the bike bus meant I ran the route to school rather than cycled!!
Not so #activetravel
Not so #activetravel
This afternoon, Nestrans held a briefing on Aberdeen Rapid Transit. It was great to hear from Robin Totten of the Belfast Glider. The strategic business case is out soon. The proposed route is through my ward and as a bus user, I'm excited about the benefits this could bring. #SustainableTransport
May 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This afternoon, Nestrans held a briefing on Aberdeen Rapid Transit. It was great to hear from Robin Totten of the Belfast Glider. The strategic business case is out soon. The proposed route is through my ward and as a bus user, I'm excited about the benefits this could bring. #SustainableTransport
Another sunny morning for the Countesswells primary bike bus 😀 #BikeBus #activetravel
May 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Another sunny morning for the Countesswells primary bike bus 😀 #BikeBus #activetravel
Sunshine 🌞 all round this morning on the Countesswells bike bus! It's so lovely to volunteer for this. Great start to a Wednesday.
#ActiveTravel #BikeBus
#ActiveTravel #BikeBus
May 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Sunshine 🌞 all round this morning on the Countesswells bike bus! It's so lovely to volunteer for this. Great start to a Wednesday.
#ActiveTravel #BikeBus
#ActiveTravel #BikeBus
Not so many on the Countesswells bike bus this morning. Maybe the impact of two days off school! Always a great start to a Wednesday, though. #ActiveTravel #BikeBus
May 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Not so many on the Countesswells bike bus this morning. Maybe the impact of two days off school! Always a great start to a Wednesday, though. #ActiveTravel #BikeBus
My goodness it was a windy May Day March today in Aberdeen. Thank you to Aberdeen Trade Unions Council for organising. #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
May 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My goodness it was a windy May Day March today in Aberdeen. Thank you to Aberdeen Trade Unions Council for organising. #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
So the teenager has gone all retro bought himself a CD player and rifled through his parents' CDs that had been consigned to the garage. First CD on the new player is one of his Mum's absolute favourites - Power in Numbers by Jurassic 5 ❤️
April 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So the teenager has gone all retro bought himself a CD player and rifled through his parents' CDs that had been consigned to the garage. First CD on the new player is one of his Mum's absolute favourites - Power in Numbers by Jurassic 5 ❤️
At the beautiful Cowdray Hall for the concert with Big Noise Torry @bignoisescotland.bsky.social A wonderful performance from some amazing young people 👏👏
I hadn't realised how many kids they work with in Torry - 800 in total. Fantastic job. The man beside me sang along to the Pink Floyd number!
I hadn't realised how many kids they work with in Torry - 800 in total. Fantastic job. The man beside me sang along to the Pink Floyd number!
April 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
At the beautiful Cowdray Hall for the concert with Big Noise Torry @bignoisescotland.bsky.social A wonderful performance from some amazing young people 👏👏
I hadn't realised how many kids they work with in Torry - 800 in total. Fantastic job. The man beside me sang along to the Pink Floyd number!
I hadn't realised how many kids they work with in Torry - 800 in total. Fantastic job. The man beside me sang along to the Pink Floyd number!
Lovely to see the blossom at King's College @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social today.
First meeting of the day and last as had to come home for sick child sent homefrom school.
First meeting of the day and last as had to come home for sick child sent homefrom school.
April 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lovely to see the blossom at King's College @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social today.
First meeting of the day and last as had to come home for sick child sent homefrom school.
First meeting of the day and last as had to come home for sick child sent homefrom school.
For Mother's Day, I went to Starlight Express. Steam with Hydrogen won the day in the race of the trains. Not sure, when they updated the musical, the writers had read the 7th carbon budget, which doesn't see much role for hydrogen in surface transport. #netzero
March 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For Mother's Day, I went to Starlight Express. Steam with Hydrogen won the day in the race of the trains. Not sure, when they updated the musical, the writers had read the 7th carbon budget, which doesn't see much role for hydrogen in surface transport. #netzero
At my surgery at #Kingswells this afternoon, Brian was showing me the progress on the community garden. Nice to see the planters and benches going in.
Looking forward to the community garden launch on 25th April.
Looking forward to the community garden launch on 25th April.
March 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At my surgery at #Kingswells this afternoon, Brian was showing me the progress on the community garden. Nice to see the planters and benches going in.
Looking forward to the community garden launch on 25th April.
Looking forward to the community garden launch on 25th April.
Week 2 of the Countesswells bike bus. Such a fantastic start to the day - bikes, bubbles and music! Definitely more kids joined than last week. Just fills you with joy 😊 #ActiveTravel #Cycling
March 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Week 2 of the Countesswells bike bus. Such a fantastic start to the day - bikes, bubbles and music! Definitely more kids joined than last week. Just fills you with joy 😊 #ActiveTravel #Cycling