Artists whose work provides a valuable record of industrial landscapes and communities during periods of often rapid change have been at the heart of #GrimArt over the past five years, and there’s been few more popular than, Stuart 😍 Siddal, Halifax by Stuart Hirst (b.1950)

Sybil: “I don’t believe it.” Basil: “Perhaps it’s a dream. No, it’s not a dream; we’re stuck with it. Right!” #ClassicFawlty 🇬🇧

Literally no one who isn’t a complete lunatic is offended by the word midwife.

I once met a man who told me he hadn’t been hugged in months. Not touched. Not held. Just work. Sleep. Repeat. He laughed when he said it. But that kind of loneliness doesn’t sound funny to me. Are there any people in this situation?

#safestaffing must never be based on task management alone. People need people. Having enough staff to spend time with people, to really listen to their worries, hopes & needs is essential.

Thehullboy You are “reaching out” and touching lives in ways you’ll never see or know about. Your determination is an inspiration. Thank you. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

So very British. A roadside picnic with cups and saucers and even a teapot. You can tell this couple is on holiday as formal shoes have been replaced with socks and sandals. But what is the car?

Thanks to all the people who rescue animals..🐈🐾👨‍🚒🙏❤️

I think, therefore it gets weird

When you arrive in heaven and God says someone has been waiting for you 🤍

Love yourself a little extra right now. You’re carrying silent battles no one knows about, trying your best, and still managing to show up for others. That kind of strength is worthy of the same kindness you so freely give to everyone else. Be gentle with yourself.

Anxiety isn’t always panic attacks. Sometimes it’s: • Overthinking every text • Replaying conversations for hours • Feeling like something’s wrong, even when it’s not • Needing reassurance but feeling annoying for asking It’s exhausting & invisible.

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.

It’s so hard when anxiety/depression comes out of no where in full force. It’s like where did you come from?

Today I assisted a gentleman living with #dementia to put his socks back on. I lifted his foot to put the first on, he lifted the other for me. When I finished he took my hand & kissed it, saying thank you. If we keep looking for fireworks, we miss all the glimmers that abound 😊

*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:* **“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I