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Steve Woods<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@John_Loader" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>John_Loader</span></a></span> I know the local situation well. I'm originally from Market Drayton.</p><p>Now I'm in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a>, I can get free concessionary travel on one cross-border bus service to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Casnewydd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Casnewydd</span></a> (Chepstow) and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Magwr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magwr</span></a>.</p>
Steve Woods<p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> Radical History Group Festival 2025 is nigh.</p><p><a href="https://www.brh.org.uk/site/event-series/bristol-radical-history-festival-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brh.org.uk/site/event-series/b</span><span class="invisible">ristol-radical-history-festival-2025/</span></a></p>
Pete🎸🎶🐍📽🎞☮🌍🙂😭<p>I just played at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BristolOldDuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolOldDuke</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenMic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMic</span></a>. I love it so much. The young people are amazing, I'm just in awe of them all. Yeah, I'm having a midlife crisis.</p><p>Everyone's so encouraging, it's a great atmosphere.</p><p>Every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/OldDuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldDuke</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/livemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livemusic</span></a></p>
Romaric<p>Definitely the piece I'm the most proud so far 🤩 </p><p><a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/CeramicArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CeramicArt</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/Ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/Ceramic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ceramic</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/Pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pottery</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/Clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clay</span></a> <a href="https://social.romaricpascal.com/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Sakura!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Michelin France: 78 neue Sterne-Restaurants – Gourmetwelten <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1992765/michelin-france-78-neue-sterne-restaurants-gourmetwelten/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1992765/m</span><span class="invisible">ichelin-france-78-neue-sterne-restaurants-gourmetwelten/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bristol</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchCuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchCuisine</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/michelin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>michelin</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/neue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neue</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paris</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Sterne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sterne</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@30yrdscreamer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>30yrdscreamer</span></a></span> The youngsters have also moved in on Church Road too.</p><p>What have for my almost 5 decades in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> been solid working class districts are being changed beyond recognition.</p><p>My regular café is thankfully still full of workers in PPE tucking into the usual fare of café society, usually involving cooked bits of pig.</p>
Steve Loughran<p>Not sure why being adjacent to "The bearpit" should be considered an odd place for a bakery -but I agree with this review placing Farro's on their to 59 bakeries in the UK. </p><p>Last croissants I bought while we were in the EU.</p><p>Oh, and they are now open on Sundays!!!!</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bristol</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>I think you'll find the high street has been 'ruined' [sic] by gentrification.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/gentrified-high-street-east-bristol-10060495" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/gentrified-high-street-east-bristol-10060495</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>I don't want a Kremlin asset in charge of transport and planning in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> area.</p><p><a href="https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/if-elected-i-will-donate-my-salary-to-charity-and-claim-no-expenses-says-arron-banks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristol247.com/news-and-featur</span><span class="invisible">es/news/if-elected-i-will-donate-my-salary-to-charity-and-claim-no-expenses-says-arron-banks/</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>This April Fool piece sticks out a mile.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/stokes-croft-to-become-a-world-heritage-site/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristol247.com/news-and-featur</span><span class="invisible">es/news/stokes-croft-to-become-a-world-heritage-site/</span></a></p>
Artists Garden<p>Photograph on my limited edition wall calendar for April: Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photograph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LimitedEdition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LimitedEdition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WallCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallCalendar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Clifton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clifton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SuspensionBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuspensionBridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CliftonSuspensionBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliftonSuspensionBridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wolfkettler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wolfkettler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PhotoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ArtPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StreetPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreetPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BlackAndWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAndWhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bnw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bnwPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bnwPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BlackAndWhitePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAndWhitePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UrbanPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPhotography</span></a></p>
Stingray's Badger Friend<p>PROTECT OUR QUEER STREETS PROTEST/PARTY<br>SUNDAY 13TH APRIL<br>1PM</p><p>Posie Parker, known for her dangerous transphobia, has announced a rally in Bristol called Let Women Speak. Her events have gained the support of fascists worldwide, so let’s come out and show her that the streets of Bristol always have been and always will be queer and trans.</p><p>Bristol’s feminism will always be trans-inclusive </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BristolAgainstPosieParker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolAgainstPosieParker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://basebristol.org/2025/03/31/protect-our-queer-streets-protest-party-sunday-13th-april-1pm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">basebristol.org/2025/03/31/pro</span><span class="invisible">tect-our-queer-streets-protest-party-sunday-13th-april-1pm/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a></p>
Dave<p>Looking forward to tonight's **Bristol WordPress Meetup**, our last one at the King William Alehouse before our move to Temple Meads. Quite a few new people signed up too which is great.</p><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/bristol-wordpress-meetup-group/events/305586216" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meetup.com/bristol-wordpress-m</span><span class="invisible">eetup-group/events/305586216</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meetup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a></p>
Steve Loughran<p>"Look beyond the gender binary"<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bristol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TransDayOfVisiblity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfVisiblity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a></p>
libbymiller<p>Went for a wander round Shirehampton and Sea Mills today. First bluebell of the year (for me) and lots of sloe blossom. I think there had been a very high tide recently too <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bristol</span></a></p>
umBristol<p>It's been another month since we saw your beautiful umbracian faces, so we thought it was about time to organise another meetup!</p><p>Stick Thursday 24 April in your diary to see <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/@luke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>luke</span></a></span> share his <a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/VisualStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualStudio</span></a> and <a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/DotNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DotNet</span></a> tips!</p><p>P.S. its on a farm 🐖🐐🐏🐔</p><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/umbristol/events/307023721/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meetup.com/umbristol/events/30</span><span class="invisible">7023721/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/Umbraco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Umbraco</span></a> <a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/umBristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>umBristol</span></a> <a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/Meetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meetup</span></a> <a href="https://umbracocommunity.social/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a></p>
WoollyMel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kind.social/@time_for_kindness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>time_for_kindness</span></a></span> <br>Yesterday in Bristol we were driving up a steep narrow road . In front of us were two cyclists and a guy on a hire scooter. The hill was a bit much for the scooter so one of the cyclists helped him up the hill with a gentle hand on his back. It must of been hard work for the cyclist.<br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ActsofKindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActsofKindness</span></a> kindness</p>
Steve Woods<p>"Stretching from Gloucester in the north to Salisbury in the south and Weston-super-Mare in the west, the new project will span three counties and the city of Bristol. The aim is to combine the environmental benefits of tree planting with social and economic gains, such as new opportunities for tourism and leisure. Unlike in the Midlands, where the forest was established in a post-industrial landscape scarred by mining and clay pits, the western forest includes prime agricultural land."</p><p>Both <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> have coalfields which were actively mined into the 20th century.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/30/the-guardian-view-on-new-forests-a-vision-born-in-the-midlands-is-worth-imitating" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/30/the-guardian-view-on-new-forests-a-vision-born-in-the-midlands-is-worth-imitating</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Possible flooding expected due to high spring tides.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/all-flood-alerts-near-bristol-10066678" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/all-flood-alerts-near-bristol-10066678</span></a></p>