Lucy Walker
@lucymw.bsky.social
Archaeologist and landscape historian, social and cultural history, museums and contemporary creativity
We think youth clubs and coffee mornings and your local community centre can do as much public good as museums and art galleries. So why aren't they also eligible for a VAT refund? We want to change that. Add your name if you do too. party.coop/campaign/vat...
Take VAT off Community Buildings
From youth clubs in the village hall to coffee mornings in the community centre, these are the building blocks of a strong community. They wouldn't be possible without the dedication of volunteers, the support of locals and of course – the community buildings and spaces that make it all possible.
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September 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
We think youth clubs and coffee mornings and your local community centre can do as much public good as museums and art galleries. So why aren't they also eligible for a VAT refund? We want to change that. Add your name if you do too. party.coop/campaign/vat...
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Protect Fenner's Action group is happy to sponsor Cambridge University Cricket Club's balls. Good luck from @protectfenners.bsky.social
Protect Fenner's Action group is happy to sponsor Cambridge University Cricket Club's balls. Good luck from @protectfenners.bsky.social
2026 Twenty-Twenty Matches at Lord's -
Cambridge University Cricket Club is grateful to the Protect Fenner’s Action Group for sponsoring the balls for the Twenty-Twenty matches between the cricket clubs of Cambridge University and Oxford U...
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May 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Protect Fenner's Action group is happy to sponsor Cambridge University Cricket Club's balls. Good luck from @protectfenners.bsky.social
Protect Fenner's Action group is happy to sponsor Cambridge University Cricket Club's balls. Good luck from @protectfenners.bsky.social
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This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military.
The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
April 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military.
The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
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“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV
April 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV
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Sister and Friend, 2024
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt
April 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Sister and Friend, 2024
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt
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I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.
April 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.
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The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.
The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.
April 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.
The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.
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Our Cambridge Festival event, What's Your Mill Road?, is next Tuesday 24 March. We'll be in the Mill Road Community Centre on Hazell Street from 6pm for a drop-in workshop followed by a talk at 8pm.
More info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/whats-...
More info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/whats-...
March 18, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Our Cambridge Festival event, What's Your Mill Road?, is next Tuesday 24 March. We'll be in the Mill Road Community Centre on Hazell Street from 6pm for a drop-in workshop followed by a talk at 8pm.
More info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/whats-...
More info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/whats-...
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Iran - Not in our name
Pressure is mounting on world leaders to stand up against Trump – add your name now!
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March 18, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/making...
Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig
The Museum of Cambridge invites families to rediscover the much-loved childhood classic Angelina Ballerina, with ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’, a new exhibition running from 14 Februa…
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February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/making...
This is a really charming exhibition - great for adults and kids
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Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig
The Museum of Cambridge invites families to rediscover the much-loved childhood classic Angelina Ballerina, with ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’, a new exhibition running from 14 Februa…
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February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is a really charming exhibition - great for adults and kids
Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig – The Museum of Cambridge share.google/zbplta1180uS...
Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig
The Museum of Cambridge invites families to rediscover the much-loved childhood classic Angelina Ballerina, with ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’, a new exhibition running from 14 Februa…
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February 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The recording of Tuesday’s talk on Stourbridge Fair is now available to watch on our YouTube channel
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Out in the fields – past the Priory to the great Fair at Stourbridge
YouTube video by Mill Road History
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February 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The recording of Tuesday’s talk on Stourbridge Fair is now available to watch on our YouTube channel
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCt...
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This land can still be protected
Sacred Indigenous land in Brisbane, Victoria Park (Barrambin) is at risk of being destroyed for Olympic stadiums. First Nations custodians are calling for protection, and the outcome isn’t decided yet...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Stand with Greenland!
Greenland is facing a bully. Let’s make this the biggest solidarity petition -- and stand up together against Trump's bullying.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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BBC News - ARU Peterborough free course to help unemployed young people - BBC News
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ARU Peterborough free course to help unemployed young people
The course is being held
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December 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
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Excellent comment left on Spotify for last week's episode with @nataliehaynes.bsky.social
I'm sure there's a job opening here, in fact she should have been a consultant on Nolan's Odyssey.
I do hope Natalie will come back to 'critique' Nolan's Odyssey
I'm sure there's a job opening here, in fact she should have been a consultant on Nolan's Odyssey.
I do hope Natalie will come back to 'critique' Nolan's Odyssey
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Excellent comment left on Spotify for last week's episode with @nataliehaynes.bsky.social
I'm sure there's a job opening here, in fact she should have been a consultant on Nolan's Odyssey.
I do hope Natalie will come back to 'critique' Nolan's Odyssey
I'm sure there's a job opening here, in fact she should have been a consultant on Nolan's Odyssey.
I do hope Natalie will come back to 'critique' Nolan's Odyssey
Such a great exhibition at Museum of Cambridge - ends in January - well worth going to see - co-curated by members of the Caribbean community in Cambridgeshire
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#Windrush #Caribbeancommunity #Heritage
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#Windrush #Caribbeancommunity #Heritage
Exhibition: Legacies of Windrush in Cambridge
Legacies of Windrush in Cambridge is the first exhibition of its kind, shining a light on the lives and experiences of the Caribbean Windrush community and those who left an indelible mark on Cambr…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Such a great exhibition at Museum of Cambridge - ends in January - well worth going to see - co-curated by members of the Caribbean community in Cambridgeshire
www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/exhibi...
#Windrush #Caribbeancommunity #Heritage
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#Windrush #Caribbeancommunity #Heritage
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But I gather they don't recylcle on their outlets. V bad news and makes me inclined not to go to their cafes #environment #climatecrisis
But I gather they don't recylcle on their outlets. V bad news and makes me inclined not to go to their cafes #environment #climatecrisis
Bakery chain Gail’s plans to open 40 more outlets as sales soar
Sales rose to £278m in last finanical year but profit margins were hit by increasing staff and energy costs
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November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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But I gather they don't recylcle on their outlets. V bad news and makes me inclined not to go to their cafes #environment #climatecrisis
But I gather they don't recylcle on their outlets. V bad news and makes me inclined not to go to their cafes #environment #climatecrisis
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