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Chuffed to see my quilt, Uprooted, in the new edition of The Quilter from @thequiltersguild it has recently been accepted into The Quilt Collection alongside a quilt by the esteemed @sara.impey More about the quilt on my blog , link in bio. #activ
Thank you to @normanreagallery for hanging my work so beautifully. And thank you for inviting me to join the panel discussion this evening. #displacement #textileart #activistart
Just spent a lovely day with @_artiyya @bradfordschoolofart We learned about the importance exciting work Attiya has been up to since graduating. Then she lead us through the process of making our first collage self portraits. It was great to see
Just delivered these three pieces to the @normanreagallery @uniofyork for their next exhibition 'Displacement' which opens on 27th November and then is open weekdays 9.00 - 17.00. I shall be joining a panel discussion on Monday 1st December 18.30. At
Today is Armistice Day, when we should be thinking about disarmament and no more wars. Instead the headlines over the last week or so have been about the conflict in Sudan, leading to genocide. Who is supplying the arms? There is evidence that some o
Responding to headlines about increased flooding risks, followed by UN warnings about the failure to stem CO2 emissions. Social justice includes climate justice. So as COP30 looms on the calendar this is a call for @keirstarmer to act on is words an
Trying out more ways of stitching words on a banner. JUSTICE is the key word at the centre of my manifesto and so appropriate for this trial. Stitching from the back allows a thicker thread to be used. It also means you have to get used to mirror wr
Articles 19 and 20 of the International Declaration of Human Rights make it clear that the right to peaceful protest is a human right. This government is following the last one in making it more and more difficult for citizens to peacefully protest.
The government is trying to reduce migrant numbers to pander to the Far Right by making it difficult for the skilled workers we need to come here. The system will not survive without them - not just the NHS, agricultural workers, prisons ..... So the
First banner made and displayed at today’s York Unity Rally against racism and to show our support for refugees from n the City of Sanctuary. Great speakers, including @rachael_maskell , thoughtful as always. This is the first in what will be

Robin Hood - 5 weeks to go!

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Getting worried about Robin Hood, I looked at how much running I was doing last summer at this time to compare with this year.

[Always resort to data when worried!]


2004
weekly mileage

2005
weekly mileage

HM-14 0.33 2.39
HM-13 14.4 0.00
HM-12 11.4 5.7
HM-11 10.0 5.3
HM-10 5.6 9.7
HM-9 0.0 11.8
HM-8 1.9 13.3
HM-7 7.5 10.0
HM-6 10.6 0.0
HM-5 this week 5.0 14
HM-4 5.0 16
HM-3 21.0 15 holiday
HM-2 13.5 20
HM-1 18.4 21
Robin Hood 19.5 25



as last time July was a difficult time to get the miles in

if I can stick to the schedule between now and the race (life is less frenetic, so I should be able to) I might even reach it in better shape than last time :>)

So this week:


Sunday rest
Monday W5:R80:W5
Tuesday rest
Wednesday swim
Thursday W5:R50:W5
Friday rest Derby Social
Saturday W5:R60:W5
Sunday rest - visitors

a tiring day ...

Longer and very slow ....