#Lent

I’ve set up a petition, please do sign if you feel able too:

petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

@cilipcymru.bsky.social @whelfed.bsky.social

#BookSky #Literacy

A view of the open deck of a small ferry with the Mobile Library on the deck

It's another February Monday and we're starting to see more daylight at both ends of the day now. Today #BookyMcBookface is away north on the ferry to the beautiful #Orkney island of Stronsay. 📚❤️

On this day in 1936, a Jewish girl was born in Paris. Interned in Drancy, on the 25 Mar 1943, she was deported to Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered on the 27 Mar 1943. Her name was Anna Zipine

Please support @sobibor.org

Sunshine crocus.

@nationaltrust.org.uk #DyffrynGardens

Arthur, doing his thing.

#Caturday

Today’s @whelfed.bsky.social Board poem was for Gwen John.

From Sue Hubbard’s God’s Little Artist.

#GwenJohn

A Curlew, a wading bird with a long downcurved bill, stands on an estuary shoreline with water in the background. Wording below reads: PhD opportunity with BTO and Liverpool John Moores University. BTO logo is top right of the image.

📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD

The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.

📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

The sun going down over the Swansea Marina.

A Swansea Sunset.

“Booklet: Tourist Guide to Munich which is called 'the Capital of the Movement' - i.e. the German National Socialist Workers Party”

c.1936 BMSS/33211

On this day in 1944, a 29 year old Dutch Jewish woman was murdered at Auschwitz along with her husband. Growing up in a socialist family, she became an artist. Her name was Elly Wessel-Premsela

Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

Library Landing.

#Monochrome #Stairwell #LibraryPhotography #Swansea

@uwtsdlib.bsky.social

Facing racism in the sport head on, Surya Bonaly landed the banned backflip on one foot and made history anyway ⛸️ 💥

Aerial shot of Sophia Gardens

VACANCIES: We’re excited to open applications for three roles at Sophia Gardens 🏟️

🏏 Chef
🏏 Back of House Supervisor
🏏 Assistant Food and Beverage Operations Manager

For job descriptions and to apply ➡️ bit.ly/4rDK6eQ

#OhGlammyGlammy

Cluster of purple crocuses, after rain.

Early Crocuses.

#Crocus #DyffrynGardens

Happy National Snowdrop Day to all who celebrate.

@nationaltrust.org.uk #DyffrynGardens #Snowdrops

We are all Arthur.

#Caturday

Thank you, this has helped me remember that his counsel is still with me, and will be always.

70 year old white man, in raincoat and flat cap, staring out to sea on Aberystwyth Seafront , in Autumn 1992.

Dad died this week in 2007, oh how I could do with his company and care currently.

Booked for March, and am so excited.

A paper copy of the Act, bound with ribbon.

#OnThisDay, 6 Feb 1918, the Representation of the People Act receives royal assent, allowing some women in the UK the right to vote in general elections.

#VotesForWomen #WomenInHistory #BritishHistory 🗃️
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We’re catching up with the Great British Pottery Throwdown.

#CatsOfBlueSky

The Calico Dress Cymru is back in Swansea.

W.H.A.T. A. B.U.R.N.!

The city of Minneapolis and its residents were formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

A news article displays a photo of a person in a dark face covering and blue jeans being led away by two heavily armored officers in tactical gear, one wearing a gas mask, on a city street. The article's headline reads: "ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises," with the photo caption stating "ICE in action in Portland."

Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation.

#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News

Books Not Bombs!

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #sanfrancisco #northbeachsf #beatnik #street #nikon

Collections Officer (History) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £28,895.78 - £35,598.34Closing Date: 09/02/26Location: Cardiff

Collections Officer (History)
National Museum of Wales
Salary: £28,895.78 - £35,598.34
Closing Date: February 9, 2026
Location: Cardiff
www.bajr.org/job-ad/colle...

Front page of 'News for Citizens', news sheet published by the Young Women's Christian Association in March 1943. It is a special edition on the Beveridge Report and includes a cartoon showing some of the different categories of people affected by the proposed welfare reforms (wage earners, self-employed, the 'housewife', 'the man of means', the schoolboy and grandfather). The rest of the page provides information about the background to the report and the proposals. From the archives of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), document reference MSS.243/1/9/3/2.

"The first time that the housewife has been considered as a person contributing to the community"

In 1943 the YWCA assessed how the proposals of the Beveridge Report would affect women - in paid and unpaid work.

More sources on Beveridge & the British welfare state at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

FEBRUARY ZOOM LECTURE
‘Y merched oedd yn rhan o ddechreuad Plaid Cymru, 1924–6’ [‘The women who were part of the beginning of Plaid Cymru 1924-26’] to be held on Wednesday 18 February, 4pm, in Welsh with simultaneous translation, details and booking on our website: www.womensarchivewales.org/en/

Angel grave monument with eyes to the heavens, at Oystermouth Cemetery.

Monday.

#CemeteryPhotography