Where would your Bristol LGBT History Walking Tour go? I’ve never done a walking tour but I’ve always quite enjoyed imagining possible routes to tell different stories whilst keeping things walkable

Oedipus (2025) Old Vic

Just finished The Charioteer by Mary Renault and enjoyed it immensely. It was a warm and healing read (which feels quite rare in LGBTQ lit.)

After some googling this *isn’t* Anne’s House from Being Human. But it does look more like Anne’s House than the actual house which has since had renovations rightmove.co.uk/properties/162…

Edmund White, novelist & great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85. RIP ! The American essayist & playwright, authored acclaimed books including The Joy of Gay Sex, A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty & The Farewell Symphony theguardian.com/books/2025/jun…

Nothing but respect for Jack Fifield’s incessant train-posting 🫡

BREAKING: Bristol City Council is raising money to try to buy a famous JMW Turner painting of Hotwells when it goes up for auction for around £300,000 next month, to keep the painting for the city. Story from Alex Seabrook❗️ bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

“Come out and play?”

Let’s secure Turner’s first oil painting for Bristol. It’s the place in the picture so it’s the best location for it to be on display now. I’ve made a donation, will you? crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturnerh…

I’ve just chipped in to Bristol Museums’ fund to acquire Turner’s Rising Squall. The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊 #BringTurnerHome crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturnerh…

Fundraiser to buy lost Turner masterpiece hits £60k bbc.in/3GdyGwo

Great to hear the PM announce a new trade strategy at BCC Global Annual Conference today Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth gov.uk/government/pub…

Great to see Galeon Andalucia on her way to Port in time for the Bristol Harbour Festival this weekend!

In Swindon with the PM and Business Secretary for the unveiling of the long awaited small business strategy. Tackling late payments key message with new powers to fine big firms who persistently pay suppliers late.

It’s been ages since I’ve had a device (car media player) that automatically plays my first song automatically, so for the first time since about 2009 A-Punk must be my most played song

My first Bristol International Balloon Fiesta visit! Amazing to see the mass assent at Ashton Court and to represent Bristol Junior Chamber to business leaders like Aardman and Thatchers Cider, describing BJC’s role in founding the fiesta. bristoljuniorchamber.co.uk/bjc-roots-bris…