Dr Claire Markham
@culturalclare.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology. Rurality, pubs, communities, social harms, sustainability, co-production. Also💜 history. Views my own. @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
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I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #ukpubs. The answer is because they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage
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CFP: our very own Drinking Studies Network conference, now scheduled for March 2027 in London. After 15 years of the DSN, we'll be asking 'What now? What next?' Let's have your answers... drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/dsn-2027-wha...
October 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
CFP: our very own Drinking Studies Network conference, now scheduled for March 2027 in London. After 15 years of the DSN, we'll be asking 'What now? What next?' Let's have your answers... drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/dsn-2027-wha...
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Just popped up in my Timehop feed @culturalclare.bsky.social had to repost! Its 100% true #SaveOurPubs #SupportPubs
A pub is way more than alcohol.
⭐️They are sites of history and heritage
⭐️Social spaces for communities
⭐️Important for local economies
We need to all we can to help support pubs and the communities they serve
@matthew-wright.bsky.social
⭐️They are sites of history and heritage
⭐️Social spaces for communities
⭐️Important for local economies
We need to all we can to help support pubs and the communities they serve
@matthew-wright.bsky.social
July 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Just popped up in my Timehop feed @culturalclare.bsky.social had to repost! Its 100% true #SaveOurPubs #SupportPubs
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Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
July 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
July 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social
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As national attention focuses on the social value of Britain’s pubs, we are calling for greater support for the rural communities fighting to save the businesses that sit at the heart of village life. 📣
> https://plunkett.co.uk/urging-support-for-rural-hospitality-to-keep-the-last-lights-on/
> https://plunkett.co.uk/urging-support-for-rural-hospitality-to-keep-the-last-lights-on/
June 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
As national attention focuses on the social value of Britain’s pubs, we are calling for greater support for the rural communities fighting to save the businesses that sit at the heart of village life. 📣
> https://plunkett.co.uk/urging-support-for-rural-hospitality-to-keep-the-last-lights-on/
> https://plunkett.co.uk/urging-support-for-rural-hospitality-to-keep-the-last-lights-on/
Tomorrow I will be showcasing (as a pop up event) this great poster all about the importance of our #pubs and thier sustainability at the NTU S3 Summer School conference
June 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Tomorrow I will be showcasing (as a pop up event) this great poster all about the importance of our #pubs and thier sustainability at the NTU S3 Summer School conference
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Hear me talk about the importance of rural pubs - economically, socially, culturally, & historically - to local communities, and what can be done to help sustain them @charlotte2153.bsky.social @matthew-wright.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
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#243 - The Decline of the Rural Pub and What It Means for Community Life | Dr Claire Markham & Mark Petrou
Podcast Episode · The Ceres Podcast · 31 March · 1hr 20min
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April 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hear me talk about the importance of rural pubs - economically, socially, culturally, & historically - to local communities, and what can be done to help sustain them @charlotte2153.bsky.social @matthew-wright.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
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@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
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The next Guild of One Name Studies Seminar, “Hops, Pubs and People,” takes place at Fradley, Staffordshire, on Saturday June 13th and will look at the brewing process, the people involved, temperance records – and using a pub as a basis for a #OnePlaceStudy! Open to all. #OnePlaceWednesday
May 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The next Guild of One Name Studies Seminar, “Hops, Pubs and People,” takes place at Fradley, Staffordshire, on Saturday June 13th and will look at the brewing process, the people involved, temperance records – and using a pub as a basis for a #OnePlaceStudy! Open to all. #OnePlaceWednesday
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BALH are recruiting!
Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
April 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
BALH are recruiting!
Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
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People always say they want to be able to help out at the @foxandgoose.org; here's the perfect opportunity.
Come and be part of a spring tidy up in the woodland and garden on Sunday 26th April from 10.30am-1.30pm. Bring garden gloves and suitable clothing. Free pint and soup afterwards.
Come and be part of a spring tidy up in the woodland and garden on Sunday 26th April from 10.30am-1.30pm. Bring garden gloves and suitable clothing. Free pint and soup afterwards.
April 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
People always say they want to be able to help out at the @foxandgoose.org; here's the perfect opportunity.
Come and be part of a spring tidy up in the woodland and garden on Sunday 26th April from 10.30am-1.30pm. Bring garden gloves and suitable clothing. Free pint and soup afterwards.
Come and be part of a spring tidy up in the woodland and garden on Sunday 26th April from 10.30am-1.30pm. Bring garden gloves and suitable clothing. Free pint and soup afterwards.
Hear me talk about the importance of rural pubs - economically, socially, culturally, & historically - to local communities, and what can be done to help sustain them @charlotte2153.bsky.social @matthew-wright.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
#243 - The Decline of the Rural Pub and What It Means for Community Life | Dr Claire Markham & Mark Petrou
Podcast Episode · The Ceres Podcast · 31 March · 1hr 20min
podcasts.apple.com
April 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hear me talk about the importance of rural pubs - economically, socially, culturally, & historically - to local communities, and what can be done to help sustain them @charlotte2153.bsky.social @matthew-wright.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
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New exhibition!
Tomorrow, we open Voices of the Countryside, a celebration of 100 years of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie... @cprecountryside.bsky.social
Tomorrow, we open Voices of the Countryside, a celebration of 100 years of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie... @cprecountryside.bsky.social
Voices of the Countryside
Explore an exhibition celebrating 100 years of CPRE, whose vital work protects and maintains rural English spaces.
merl.reading.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New exhibition!
Tomorrow, we open Voices of the Countryside, a celebration of 100 years of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie... @cprecountryside.bsky.social
Tomorrow, we open Voices of the Countryside, a celebration of 100 years of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie... @cprecountryside.bsky.social
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It's great to see a new Book Club starting this month in the cafe at my local pub The Brass Windmill in Helpringham. A good read, coffee, food and great company - what more could you want.
#Booksky #Bookclub #Writer #Lincolnshire
#Booksky #Bookclub #Writer #Lincolnshire
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
It's great to see a new Book Club starting this month in the cafe at my local pub The Brass Windmill in Helpringham. A good read, coffee, food and great company - what more could you want.
#Booksky #Bookclub #Writer #Lincolnshire
#Booksky #Bookclub #Writer #Lincolnshire
Just been interviewed on the importance of pubs for tonight’s BBC Look North
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Just been interviewed on the importance of pubs for tonight’s BBC Look North
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Our January newsletter is a pep talk: you – yes, you! – should write about beer and pubs.
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You should start writing about beer and pubs
There’s always room for more people visiting pubs, drinking beer, and sharing their thoughts and observations.
boakandbailey.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Our January newsletter is a pep talk: you – yes, you! – should write about beer and pubs.
boakandbailey.substack.com/p/you-should...
boakandbailey.substack.com/p/you-should...
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What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference?
As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!
(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)
As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!
(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference?
As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!
(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)
As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!
(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)
I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #pubs & supporting them. The answer = they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage @matthew-wright.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #pubs & supporting them. The answer = they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage @matthew-wright.bsky.social
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Historic England's new pubs hub: historicengland.org.uk/advice/carin...
England's Historic Pubs | Historic England
Explore Historic England's resources about historic pubs and find out how you can help care for them.
historicengland.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Historic England's new pubs hub: historicengland.org.uk/advice/carin...
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Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
Temperance Lives – published today
My book – Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine 1840-1918 – is published by Bloomsbury Academic today, as an ebook anyway. Think of it as a soft launch – the hardba…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
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If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social