I'm leaving Bristol Museums after 22 years! My post has been deleted in a restructure & I'm taking redundancy. No idea what's next but hopefully it will be something fun. Please bear me in mind for all your best creative jobs & projects!

So, I'm giving two talks at the Gloucester History Festival Spring Weekend 2023 (brochure available here) gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/spring-festiva… (and I'm grateful to the History Festival for using a pre-lockdown photo of me)

Mbari Nights: revisiting the legacy of The Mbari Artists and Writers’ clubs of 1960s Nigeria.

Deadline: 17th Feb!

NatSCA - a fantastic opportunity for a bursary to attend this workshop Kew Gardens - connecting across botanical and cultural collections, in the UK and Brazil 🌱

Details below 👇🏻 Happy to help too!

You may have noticed that Lioncourt Homes Ltd have started preparing works to build new houses at the former MOD depot off Hempsted Lane? Prior to work starting archaeologists from Allen Archaeology 💙 have been working to record the remains of a WWII oil storage depot. A 🧵 #Archaeology

So excited to share the shiny new cover for #TheatreOfMarvels . Would you look at those gold foil flourishes?!

It’s out in paperback next month so still plenty of time to get in a pre-order - they make all the difference to a debut author ✨

Hills Road Adult Ed Tutor of Creative Writing, Wenyan Lu , has announced the release of her debut novel! ‘The Funeral Cryer’ is scheduled for publication by Allen & Unwin in May. Congratulations, Wenyan! Read about ‘The Funeral Cryer’ here tinyurl.com/4rc262d9

So good to be in Gloucester for #BAFA22 BAFA conference - always come away from meeting BAFA colleagues about an inch taller, and the support and creativity is the perfect antidote for the dark months ahead. Bring it on!

Well done to all involved! Great news for thefolkofgloucester and Gloucester! Look forward to seeing the transformation :)

On a scale of 1-10, rate government's performance against illegal mining.

Tell us your reason via hashtag #NotoGalamsey

We need your votes! We've been shortlisted for this year's Dezeen award. It's been a privilege working with Mae-ling Lokko on her solo exhibition 'Grounds for Return' at Z33. Please watch the video lnkd.in/eneTCcdc and follow the link to vote: lnkd.in/eS6zcuTF

Delighted to be one of the judges for this prize. Longlisted entries summarised below:

Many Bristolians will remember the late Andy King, and will appreciate the huge contribution he made to preserving Bristol's dockside and industrial heritage. His partner is walking the docks to raise money for Cancer Research in his memory. Donate here: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/helens-gi…

Thursday #JustGotReal - this book is SO GOOD I'm jealous you haven't read it yet... Jane Fallon Penguin Michael Joseph Jonny Geller

Amazing! Congratulations to all of you.

Cannot tell you what a thrill it was to be able to walk through this door to the ChipLitFest green room in the gorgeous Jaffé & Neale

So many wonderful book folk on the other side. And the brownies, ohmigosh! 😋

From the top of Robinswood Hill you can see all of Gloucester - schools, streets signs, cinemas, and an former bingo hall. What special features make up our local heritage? Shape the conversation. Visit GCCs consultation on the Local List. : orlo.uk/TTQb3