One of our guests at our Bilson Mission event brought in this wonderful family photograph from 1914. Notice mum adjusting her son’s collar far left. Helen Reeves @juliadgooch1 Jane Hough 🌳🧬 Cheryl Burman is slowly writing that next novel History Begins at Home FODLHS Jo Durrant

We visited the Manston detention camp in Kent yesterday. This is what we saw and heard: 🧵

Increasingly feeling utterly ashamed of this country as represented by Tory govt & supporters, inc. this example amongst many (follow the whole thread for details): x.com/sdetsup/status…

BBC happy 100! Featured many FoDwriters over the yrs: FWHarvey talks & drama. Broadcast & published Winifred Foley AChildintheForest. Leonard Clark. Dennis Potter! Here's Harry Beddingon on Down Your Way in Cinderford 1976 Visit the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Cinderford Council BBC Gloucestershire BBC Radio 4

Last year I made a radio feature about Bilson Mission in Cinderford & the voicesfromtheforest project to collect memories. The chapel has since gone but I recently went to a film launch & recorded stories of some who feature: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… (3 parts from 2hrs, 12m in)

BBC Front Row BBC Radio 4 tonight 7.15pm John Cook JCR Media reveals the remarkable discoveries he's made Dean Heritage Centre in the Potter Archive. Glasgow Caledonian University University of Gloucestershire @CreativeIndUog UoG Research Visit the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Reading the Forest

Today is Warren James Day! 192 years ago started the Dean Forest 'Riots' - an uprising against woodland enclosure led by Forest hero Warren James. Come along to The Fountain Inn this evening to remember him and all those that joined him. FODLHS @HistoryUoG

I am thrilled that Abu Dhabi have won their first big European trophy after all those years in the footballing wilderness. Heartwarming. And global warming

Discover the fascinating story of the Bilson ‘tin’ Mission and its people - this Saturday, Cinderford ⁦@HistoryUoG⁩ ⁦Cinderford Council⁩ @CreativeIndUoG ⁦Jo Durrant⁩ ⁦FODLHS⁩

BREAKING: Rishi Sunak U-turns on UK net zero goals. The industries, billionaires & oligarchs with the greatest incentive to invest in politics are those involved in the dirtiest & most anti-social businesses. Rishi Sunak is their Prime Minister @georgemonbiot

We have made some terrific programmes about FoD literary heritage with ⁦BBC Gloucestershire⁩ ⁦Jo Durrant⁩ and are delighted to be joining her on her last programme at lunchtime today. Thanks for the adventures Jo! ⁦Cheryl Burman is slowly writing that next novel⁩ ⁦Jason Griffiths⁩ ⁦The Railway Inn, Newnham⁩

Why do projects like HS2 cost as much as ten times more in the UK than on the Continent? Because rabid subcontracting led to the total de-professionalisation of the civil service. When privateers oversee privateers, systemic corruption is inescapable theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/o…

It was lovely to attend an event in the Forest of Dean this afternoon - the launch of the HLF project for Reading the Forest at Dean Heritage Centre. I’ve worked with Jason Griffiths & Roger Deeks for many years on radio series about Forest literary heritage & look forward to more collaborations!

Humphrey Phelps will feature in the new FoD Writers Collection Dean Heritage Centre His son, Cllr Simon Phelps did us the honour of officially launching the project last week. Here's Humphrey talking in 1986 about Cinderford ForestWyeReview Cinderford Council CCRI University of Gloucestershire #HeritageFund

Finding out about FoD writer GladysDuberley from son Nick. She wrote memoir, stories, poems, plays & was in RuardeanDramaGrp. Thanks Nick 😃for donating papers to #FODWC project @deanheritagecentre University of Gloucestershire @heritagefunduk More FoD writer treasures waiting to be found?

Coming to see TheSingingDetective on Sun 9th, you COULD come in themed costume - here's some inspiration (striped pyjamas always an option) The Palace Cinema, Cinderford starts 10am. University of Gloucestershire Visit the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley

never anything to do in the boring old Forest...😁 Visit the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley The Palace Cinema, Cinderford @HistoryUoG Found in the Forest Potter Matters Forest of Dean District Council FODLHS BBC Gloucestershire The Guardian Dean Radio

Daughter Graduation Sheffield Uni News and Views

ProjectAdorno are performing their brilliant 'Dennis Potter in the Present Tense' this Saturday (14th Sept) at Gloucester Heritage Hub. Highly recommend it, tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dennis-potte…