
Darren Cannan
@darrencannan
Interested in lifelong learning, arts, and culture. Husband and dad. Work in Learning & Development.
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03-02-2009 13:58:25
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Wherever my work takes me in England & Wales, I try and make it the local library. Oxfordshire County Council's library in Caterton, West Oxfordshire. Just 20 mins mooching around the book cases and a little insight to what happens in this part of the world. #Oxfordshire #lovelibraries



For people in my network who work in #LearningandDevelopment, do check out the 'freebie' sessions offered by TrainingMagNetwork. Although US-based, the webinar times still work well for a UK audience. Some great overviews of topics, like neuroscience of learning, are covered.

Despite the low temperatures, there are ways to ourselves warm this #February. Thank you Action for Happiness #optimism

Morning, I Choose Birmingham is your nostalgia red button flashing in the 'I choose Brum' ops room? I think it could be with this. Glorious.

The #arts give young people such a great grounding for life skills. Learning does not just happen in classrooms, it's happening on the stage, too. Thanks to 🎠Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation Of course, "All the world's a stage" too, I wonder where that's from...? #Shakespeare #lifelonglearning

Folks interested in Midlands history, do visit Elford Hall Gardens, Elford. Apparently part of Bham Museum & Art Gallery collection was kept there in WW2. Home for Spanish War children in the 1930s. The Hall is gone, but there's a glorious walled garden .Museum Collection Centre Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Brumpic


For all the nonsense in the world, there's an anecdote on here that reminds me that being human is a wonderful thing. The archive material on BBC Archive is a joy. #BBC #BritishTV #Culture



It is a fantastic resource - Historic England #history #UK #Culture #Society


Hits from the silver screen and beyond on the way from The People's Orchestra this Mother's Day at Symphony Hall, #Birmingham. Lots of anticipation! B:Music, responsible for Symphony Hall & Town Hall


If you find yourself in one of the former capitals of Mercia, do pop by The Tamworth Tap at Tamworth Brewing Co. It's grand venue for refreshment. #Tamworth #Mercia #Staffordshire #Goodbeer


Hi The European Bar Guide on your travels to taverns, please consider visiting Tamworth's The Tamworth Tap at Tamworth Brewing Co. I think you'll find a lovely beverage in the shadow of a castle.


The double A-side of UB40's Food for Thought/King - that early sound of the band was great. Hearing Food for Thought lots on my socials with (P) Birmingham City FC's promotion and Vertu Cup this weekend. Brian Travers saxophone is something else. Melodramatic + haunting. #BCFC #KRO #UB40


Humour need not vilify people or punch down on others. Playful, fruit and veg based fun. The Harry Enfield Show #Comedy

Listening to the Reunion on BBC Radio 4 with @Kirstywark, talking about The Passion, staged in Port Talbot by michael sheen đź’™ and a cast of many. Inspiring stuff! Theatre on a Biblical level, but with a grassroots heart.