Karen C
@quietuk.bsky.social
Looking for quiet, listening for joy
Walker
Volunteer tree warden 🌳
Flight free
Car-lite
QuietUK.org
#quietuk #quietcities #tinnitus #quiettravel
Walker
Volunteer tree warden 🌳
Flight free
Car-lite
QuietUK.org
#quietuk #quietcities #tinnitus #quiettravel
Reposted by Karen C
Noise pollution is a common problem in urban environments. The morning begins with cargobike deliveries all over Paris. Bikes are quiet, efficient, & carry large loads. Streets are for people & the morning is for quiet.
#paris #cargobike #bike #15minutecity #urbanism #climate #climateaction #noise
#paris #cargobike #bike #15minutecity #urbanism #climate #climateaction #noise
August 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Noise pollution is a common problem in urban environments. The morning begins with cargobike deliveries all over Paris. Bikes are quiet, efficient, & carry large loads. Streets are for people & the morning is for quiet.
#paris #cargobike #bike #15minutecity #urbanism #climate #climateaction #noise
#paris #cargobike #bike #15minutecity #urbanism #climate #climateaction #noise
Reposted by Karen C
The Tinnitus UK helpline will be closed during Monday 25 August and will reopen on Tuesday 26.
If you need tinnitus support, We have a variety of information available on our website, alongside our online Chatbot, Axel (Link in bio)
If you need tinnitus support, We have a variety of information available on our website, alongside our online Chatbot, Axel (Link in bio)
August 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Tinnitus UK helpline will be closed during Monday 25 August and will reopen on Tuesday 26.
If you need tinnitus support, We have a variety of information available on our website, alongside our online Chatbot, Axel (Link in bio)
If you need tinnitus support, We have a variety of information available on our website, alongside our online Chatbot, Axel (Link in bio)
Reposted by Karen C
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you don't expect to sit."
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you don't expect to sit."
Reposted by Karen C
With the government saying they aren't helping councils use noise cameras to enforce loud vehicle modification, what happens when people report them to police? Answer is, we don't really know open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
What next for noise?
My FOI reveals an evidence gap around policing noisy vehicles, while government announces it won’t support councils to tackle the problem
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
With the government saying they aren't helping councils use noise cameras to enforce loud vehicle modification, what happens when people report them to police? Answer is, we don't really know open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
This week the international air tattoo takes place near me. For the next week a steady roar of planes will fly over my house. This is on top of the small planes regularly flying over, disturbing our peace.
I can't imagine living under the flight path of a major airport. Help stop airport expansion.
I can't imagine living under the flight path of a major airport. Help stop airport expansion.
Can you sign our petition, and if you've already signed it, can you pass it on to 10 people? We are running out of time to reach the minimum 10k sigs for it to be sent to Parliament.
Sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This week the international air tattoo takes place near me. For the next week a steady roar of planes will fly over my house. This is on top of the small planes regularly flying over, disturbing our peace.
I can't imagine living under the flight path of a major airport. Help stop airport expansion.
I can't imagine living under the flight path of a major airport. Help stop airport expansion.
I regularly meet people with #tinnitus who have suffered for years without seeking help, or who didn't know help is out there.
Here's something I wrote about my ongoing experience with an #NHS hearing therapist. Help is available; please speak to your GP for a referral.
quietuk.org/2025/06/14/h...
Here's something I wrote about my ongoing experience with an #NHS hearing therapist. Help is available; please speak to your GP for a referral.
quietuk.org/2025/06/14/h...
Hearing therapy and what it’s taught me about tinnitus
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing t…
quietuk.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I regularly meet people with #tinnitus who have suffered for years without seeking help, or who didn't know help is out there.
Here's something I wrote about my ongoing experience with an #NHS hearing therapist. Help is available; please speak to your GP for a referral.
quietuk.org/2025/06/14/h...
Here's something I wrote about my ongoing experience with an #NHS hearing therapist. Help is available; please speak to your GP for a referral.
quietuk.org/2025/06/14/h...
So many birds singing beautifully tonight. Although a magpie vs squirrel thing just kicked off a minute ago! Squirrel is holding his ground at the top of the wild cherry tree 😆
June 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So many birds singing beautifully tonight. Although a magpie vs squirrel thing just kicked off a minute ago! Squirrel is holding his ground at the top of the wild cherry tree 😆
Giving my ears a rest after 3 nights at #ForestLive #westonbirtarboretum
@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social was amazing last night (as was support act @billybragg.bsky.social). Definitely the best of the 3 nights) Even with the heat I danced solidly for nearly 2hrs 🥵
Other 2 nts were Snow Patrol & Sting
@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social was amazing last night (as was support act @billybragg.bsky.social). Definitely the best of the 3 nights) Even with the heat I danced solidly for nearly 2hrs 🥵
Other 2 nts were Snow Patrol & Sting
June 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Giving my ears a rest after 3 nights at #ForestLive #westonbirtarboretum
@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social was amazing last night (as was support act @billybragg.bsky.social). Definitely the best of the 3 nights) Even with the heat I danced solidly for nearly 2hrs 🥵
Other 2 nts were Snow Patrol & Sting
@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social was amazing last night (as was support act @billybragg.bsky.social). Definitely the best of the 3 nights) Even with the heat I danced solidly for nearly 2hrs 🥵
Other 2 nts were Snow Patrol & Sting
Sound or Noise? What are you hearing?
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re…
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re…
Sound or Noise? What are you hearing?
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re like me you turn on your wireless speaker, connect your phone and depending on the kind of day you’ve had the music coming out could be anything from opera to country western, heavy metal to the songs of Disney (just me?).
quietuk.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Sound or Noise? What are you hearing?
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re…
I’d like you to imagine a scenario. You’re sat at home, on your sofa, you’ve just finished work and you want to wind down. What do you do? My first thought would be a cold glass of alcohol-free beer. My second would be, ‘how about some music.’ So, if you’re…
Travelling in peace, or the search for a silent minibar
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a…
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a…
Travelling in peace, or the search for a silent minibar
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a motorway motel will probably be ok. But if I’m spending more than a night there then I need comfort, quiet and at the very least a rain shower.
quietuk.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Travelling in peace, or the search for a silent minibar
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a…
So, hands up, who can’t wait to book their next holiday? I love to travel and I really love hotels. I don’t understand people who say, “it’s just a place to sleep.” Ok, sure, if it’s an overnight stop on the way to your destination then a…
Hearing therapy and what it’s taught me about tinnitus
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room,…
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room,…
Hearing therapy and what it’s taught me about tinnitus
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room, peeling magnolia paint, tiny cell-like window, two chairs in the middle of the room. And there sat on one of the chairs my therapist.
quietuk.org
June 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hearing therapy and what it’s taught me about tinnitus
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room,…
Walking down a grey corridor in an unloved NHS community hospital, the curled edges of leaflets about coping with old age poking out of wire stands, I’m feeling a bit suspicious about how hearing therapy could help me. I enter a large room,…
Requested a hotel room on a high floor, away from the road. Instead we got a low floor next to the road, and the hotel is fully booked. Good job I've got my Flare Audio ear plugs with me 😕
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Requested a hotel room on a high floor, away from the road. Instead we got a low floor next to the road, and the hotel is fully booked. Good job I've got my Flare Audio ear plugs with me 😕
Tunbridge Wells here we come 🚂
June 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tunbridge Wells here we come 🚂
The car noise is so loud today I can hardly hear the birds outside. We don't need more EVs - heavier cars = more road noise. We must reduce our reliance on cars of all sorts.
Let the birds be heard.
Let the birds be heard.
June 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The car noise is so loud today I can hardly hear the birds outside. We don't need more EVs - heavier cars = more road noise. We must reduce our reliance on cars of all sorts.
Let the birds be heard.
Let the birds be heard.
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The city of Berlin added bike lanes as a noise mitigation strategy on a commercial street. The lanes increase the distance between cars and storefronts.
June 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The city of Berlin added bike lanes as a noise mitigation strategy on a commercial street. The lanes increase the distance between cars and storefronts.
Tinnitus can be hard to describe. The sounds, the stress, the interference with the everyday. But I've given it a go. And, if you're up to sharing, I'd love to hear about your experiences with #tinnitus.
quietuk.org/2025/06/08/w...
quietuk.org/2025/06/08/w...
What does tinnitus sound like?
EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEEEeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Annoying right? Welcome to the world of my tinnitus. But surely all tinnitus is the same? A ringing sound in the ears. Yes, I thoug…
quietuk.org
June 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tinnitus can be hard to describe. The sounds, the stress, the interference with the everyday. But I've given it a go. And, if you're up to sharing, I'd love to hear about your experiences with #tinnitus.
quietuk.org/2025/06/08/w...
quietuk.org/2025/06/08/w...
Reposted by Karen C
Join Tinnitus UK for £30/year and support a national movement pushing for progress.
Get a welcome pack, free earplugs, expert webinars, monthly updates, product discounts, and Stay informed, connected, and help drive progress together.
become a member today for just £30 a year (link in bio)
Get a welcome pack, free earplugs, expert webinars, monthly updates, product discounts, and Stay informed, connected, and help drive progress together.
become a member today for just £30 a year (link in bio)
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join Tinnitus UK for £30/year and support a national movement pushing for progress.
Get a welcome pack, free earplugs, expert webinars, monthly updates, product discounts, and Stay informed, connected, and help drive progress together.
become a member today for just £30 a year (link in bio)
Get a welcome pack, free earplugs, expert webinars, monthly updates, product discounts, and Stay informed, connected, and help drive progress together.
become a member today for just £30 a year (link in bio)
Just about to leave the house for the day - excellent timing as my neighbour is having his conservatory fixed for the umpteenth time.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in a kitchen in front of a wooden wall .
Alt: Mr Bean is standing in a kitchen in front of a wooden wall, he draws a drill from his side (cowboy style) and drills the wall.
media.tenor.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Just about to leave the house for the day - excellent timing as my neighbour is having his conservatory fixed for the umpteenth time.
Cuteness overload 😍
*water shrew appreciation post*
Did you know this about these elusive creatures?
- They need to eat their body weight every 24 hours as they have a very high metabolic rate
- They can walk on water
- They can tackle prey up to 60 times their own weight
- They are venomous!
#Springwatch
Did you know this about these elusive creatures?
- They need to eat their body weight every 24 hours as they have a very high metabolic rate
- They can walk on water
- They can tackle prey up to 60 times their own weight
- They are venomous!
#Springwatch
June 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Cuteness overload 😍
At the @livingstreets.bsky.social summit yesterday I was so happy to meet another #flightfree person. We put the world to rights over lunch and shared alternative travel options.
June 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
At the @livingstreets.bsky.social summit yesterday I was so happy to meet another #flightfree person. We put the world to rights over lunch and shared alternative travel options.
Reposted by Karen C
Register now for our free event next week, part of #GreatBigGreenWeek
Your flight-free travel questions answered by our expert panel 🗣️
Reserve your place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Your flight-free travel questions answered by our expert panel 🗣️
Reserve your place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Do you have questions about flight-free travel? We have the answers!
Join us, @seatsixtyone.bsky.social and @bywaytravel.bsky.social next Tues when we'll be answering your questions in our special flight-free travel surgery.
10th June, 12pm, online
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Join us, @seatsixtyone.bsky.social and @bywaytravel.bsky.social next Tues when we'll be answering your questions in our special flight-free travel surgery.
10th June, 12pm, online
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
June 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Register now for our free event next week, part of #GreatBigGreenWeek
Your flight-free travel questions answered by our expert panel 🗣️
Reserve your place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Your flight-free travel questions answered by our expert panel 🗣️
Reserve your place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Reposted by Karen C
We are still collecting signatures on our petition to stop airport expansion.
If you've already signed, thank you 🙏 Please share with everyone you know.
If you haven't signed, could you add your name today? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We need 10k sigs for it to go to Parliament.
If you've already signed, thank you 🙏 Please share with everyone you know.
If you haven't signed, could you add your name today? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We need 10k sigs for it to go to Parliament.
Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK
More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...
petition.parliament.uk
June 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We are still collecting signatures on our petition to stop airport expansion.
If you've already signed, thank you 🙏 Please share with everyone you know.
If you haven't signed, could you add your name today? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We need 10k sigs for it to go to Parliament.
If you've already signed, thank you 🙏 Please share with everyone you know.
If you haven't signed, could you add your name today? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We need 10k sigs for it to go to Parliament.
I'm a big fan of listening to podcasts esp No such thing as a fish. I always listen to shows that I've listened to before so I'm not worried about falling asleep half way through and missing anything. #NSTAAF
Some people living with tinnitus may find it difficult to get a good nights sleep.
The shift from a noisy daytime environment to quiet nights can make tinnitus much more noticeable during bedtime.
Visit our website for more tips and information on sleep disturbance (link in bio)
The shift from a noisy daytime environment to quiet nights can make tinnitus much more noticeable during bedtime.
Visit our website for more tips and information on sleep disturbance (link in bio)
May 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm a big fan of listening to podcasts esp No such thing as a fish. I always listen to shows that I've listened to before so I'm not worried about falling asleep half way through and missing anything. #NSTAAF
Spent the day listening to chainsaws, leaf blowers and distressed birds. A landlord has cleared a tree and nature haven because they'd rather remove the tree than pay for upkeep of the area. Fingers crossed we might have saved some of the area after talking to the council. V.sad (and angry) day 😥
May 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Spent the day listening to chainsaws, leaf blowers and distressed birds. A landlord has cleared a tree and nature haven because they'd rather remove the tree than pay for upkeep of the area. Fingers crossed we might have saved some of the area after talking to the council. V.sad (and angry) day 😥
After a couple of hot weeks the weather has turned in the UK. I'm taking the opportunity to sit with the window open enjoying the wind tousling the leaves in the creaking trees. Just need a short sharp shower to finish off the natural soundscape.
May 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
After a couple of hot weeks the weather has turned in the UK. I'm taking the opportunity to sit with the window open enjoying the wind tousling the leaves in the creaking trees. Just need a short sharp shower to finish off the natural soundscape.