Posting about songs that were in the US, UK and Canadian Top 40 charts on today’s date 40 years ago.
Fediverse address:
@top40yearsago@musician.social
Tagged: United Kingdom
1970s London
Photographs of everyday life from London in the 1970s, often highlighting trends and social issues of the time.
Fediverse address:
@1970sLondon@mastodonapp.uk
TrainWatch
Unofficial news and service updates about the UK rail network.
Fediverse address:
@trainwatch@area51.social
Baa Baa Brighouse
Small business creating hand dyed yarns in Yorkshire, England. The yarns are made with wool sheared from local sheep, hence the name 🐑
Fediverse address:
@baabaabrighouse@mastodonapp.uk
Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber
Liberal Jewish Rabbi based in Brighton, UK
Fediverse address:
@rabbigabriel@social.oxgoad.page
Phil
Folk dancer, melodeon and smallpipe player, performs with an inclusive morris dancing group based in England.
Fediverse address:
@Phil@folksocial.org
Dr Jo Kershaw
Church of England priest teaching liturgy and other subjects to trainee priests at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in the UK. Also a fan of trains.
Fediverse address:
@mthr_jo@mastodon.online
Library Cactus
Academic librarian at Bodleian in Oxford, UK. Posting about open access, open science, open scholarship.
Fediverse address:
@SarahHLib@mastodonapp.uk
Ian Cylkowski
Posts lush, relaxing landscape photos, usually from the countryside in the north of England. They’ve beautifully rural and very reminiscent of Tolkien’s Shire.
Fediverse address (main):
@IanCykowski@photog.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@IanCylkowski@pixelfed.social
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The world’s first purpose-built natural history museum, based in Oxford, UK. Houses over 7 million items including a dodo.
Fediverse address:
@morethanadodo@mastodon.world
Museum of Portable Sound
Dedicated to exhibiting, preserving and researching non-musical sounds as museum objects. The collection is accessible through online interactive video sessions which can be booked in advance (in-person visits are also possible in the UK at Southsea and London).
Fediverse address:
@museumofportablesound@toot.community
Ian Betteridge
Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.
Fediverse address:
@ianbetteridge@mastodon.social
Walkers are Welcome
Initiative based in the UK to encourage walking. They invite small towns and villages to apply for Walkers are Welcome accreditation, which guarantees that rights of way are protected, public transport links are in place and there is local support for walkers within the community.
Fediverse address:
@WalkersAreWelcome@mastodonapp.uk
German Embassy London
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.de
Eamonn Kerins
Astrophysicist and senior lecturer at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, and part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Hunts for exoplanets.
Fediverse address:
@eamonn_kerins@astrodon.social
Out of Print Archive
Preserving classic video game magazines, especially those from the UK.
Fediverse address:
@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games
George Young
British actor, writer and presenter, currently best known for roles in “Malignant”, “Containment” and Netflix film “Falling For Christmas”.
Fediverse address:
@georgeyoung@mastodon.social
Four Priests
Small independent brewery in Cheshire, UK, producing cask ales for pubs and bars. The brewery was built mostly from salvaged materials as chronicled on regular video updates.
Fediverse address:
@fourpriests@mastodon.beer
Yorkshire Bylines
Progressive citizen journalism news site covering Yorkshire in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@YorkshireBylines@mas.to
Great Central Gazette
Independent local newspaper for Leicester, England, UK. Run by a non-profit co-operative.
Fediverse address:
@thegazettecoop@independent-media.co.uk
Central Bylines
Citizen journalist site covering local news in the central region of England, with a progressive internationalist perspective. Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@centralbylines@mas.to
Keironmb
Vinyl record collector and keen gardener, based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@Keironmb@mastodonapp.uk
Paul Golder
Indie music blogger and radio show host, broadcasting on Phoenix FM in East London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@paulgolder@mastodon.social
Professor Alice Roberts
Anatomist, anthropologist, author and broadcaster. Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@aliceroberts@mastodonapp.uk
Poor Frank Raw
Stone carver and silversmith. Hand carves words and phrases into stone, combining beautiful craftsmanship with swearwords (as well as some non-swearing words too).
Fediverse address:
@PoorFrankRaw@mastodon.art
Essex-Honey
Veteran beekeeper and supplier of pure natural English honey, based in Essex, England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@essexbeekeeper@home.social
Neil Gaiman
Author, perhaps best known for the “Sandman” series, writes novels, graphic novels, comics, short stories, television, film and more.
Fediverse address:
@neilhimself@mastodon.social
Dr Mike Galsworthy
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
Boak and Bailey
Blog and website about beer founded in 2007, based in England. Includes news, guides and articles about beers, pubs and lots of related topics.
Fediverse address:
@boakandbailey@mastodon.online
Clay Disarray
Clay and mixed media artist and illustrator who creates intricate 3D clay versions of famous paintings, photos, posters and pop culture subjects.
Fediverse address:
@Claydisarray@socel.net
RNLI: Out On A Shout
Unofficial bot posting news of the latest rescue launches by the UK & Ireland’s voluntary lifeboat service.
Fediverse address:
@OutOnAShout@botsin.space
Code The City
Grassroots initiative based in Scotland that organises workshops, user groups, hack events etc to promote open data and libre technology as forces for public good.
Fediverse address:
@CTC27@mastodon.social
Andy Bell
British rock and pop singer, musician, songwriter, DJ and producer, founder of the band Ride, was also in Oasis and Hurricane #1. (Not to be confused with Andy Bell of another UK band Erasure)
Fediverse address:
@andybell@ravenation.club
North West Bylines
Progressive and internationalist perspective on local news in the North West of England. Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@northwestbylines@mas.to
Plush Husky
The adventures of a plushie called Otsi, based in the UK, as they travel to various places.
Fediverse address:
@Plushhusky@mastodonapp.uk
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
Union representing professional writers of all kinds in the United Kingdom, including television, books, film, games, theatre etc.
Fediverse address:
@WritersGuildGB@union.place
Prof Susan Oosthuizen
Professor of medieval archaeology at the University of Cambridge. Specialises in early medieval English society, landscape archaeology, rights of common and history from 400-1200.
Fediverse address:
@drsueoosthuizen@mastodon.social
c0mpiling
Takes very striking and intriguing photos of abandoned buildings and other vivid urban scenes in the UK.
Fediverse address (main):
@c0mpiling@photog.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@c0mpiling@pixelfed.social
Primo Natura
Sharing links to environmental articles from established news sources.
Fediverse address:
@primonatura@mstdn.social
The Conversation UK
UK edition of the independent news site featuring articles written by academics and qualified experts. It’s run by a non-profit organisation, there are no ads and no paywall.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUK@newsie.social
Old British Telly
All about classic television series from the UK, including, clips, articles, discussion etc.
Fediverse address:
@oldbritishtelly@mastodonapp.uk
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Award-winning brass band based in the North of England, formed by workers at the local coal mine in 1917. As well as dozens of domestic awards, the band has represented England at the European level and took part in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. The band’s music and story were the basis for the hit film “Brassed Off” starring Ewan McGregor and Pete Postlethwaite.
Fediverse address:
@grimethorpeband@mastodonapp.uk
Dr Dan O’Brien
Historian who studies undertakers and funerals in 18th Century England. Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bath in the UK. (Note that due to the specialist subject matter, this account posts a lot of pictures of skeletons and burials.)
Fediverse address:
@drdan_o@mastodon.world
Best for Britain
UK cross-party campaign group promoting internationalist values, founded in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Fediverse address:
@bestforbritain@mas.to
WessexWeather (M7WWX)
Weather enthusiast and licensed amateur radio operator, runs a weather station in Dorset, England. Also publishes images directly received from weather satellites.
Fediverse address:
@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
Norfolk Bea
Environmental activist helping to clean up the coast and save birds and other wildlife in Norfolk, England.
Fediverse address:
@NorfolkBea@mastodonapp.uk
Jay Rayner
Food critic for the Observer newspaper in the UK, radio presenter on the BBC, jazz pianist.
Fediverse address:
@JayRayner@mastodonapp.uk
Gary Hammond
Full time beekeeper posting about bees, honey and other topics. Based in Hertfordshire, England. Runs the Bee 1st beekeeping supplies site.
Fediverse address (personal):
@garyhammond@c.im
Fediverse address (business):
@bee1st@beekeeping.ninja
Garry Keenor
Rail electrification engineer, author and train enthusiast based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@25kV@mas.to
Professor John Hutchinson
Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Explores how very large animals stand and move, and how locomotion evolved in land vertebrates.
Fediverse address:
@johnrhutchinson@sciencemastodon.com
Glasgow Women’s Library
Lending library, archive of important materials related to women, and provider of support services to women. The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history.
Fediverse address:
@womenslibrary@mastodon.scot
Canongate Books
Award-winning independent publisher founded in 1973. Its published authors are highly eclectic including Yann Martel, Irvine Welsh, Barack Obama, Scarlett Thomas, Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray, The Mighty Boosh, Miranda July, Simon’s Cat and many more. They also run their own Fediverse server at bookish.community
Fediverse address:
@canongatebooks@bookish.community
NewsThump
Satirical news site focused on UK and world news.
Fediverse address:
@newsthump@mastodon.online
Repair Café Isle of Wight
Volunteer group holding regular sessions to repair textiles, appliances, computers, phones, gadgets etc free of charge, in order to reduce the environmental impact of throwing things away and buying new replacements. The group is based on the Isle of Wight in the south of England.
Fediverse address:
@repaircafeiow@masto.ai
Raspberry Pi
Manufacturers of the famous single board computer. Low price, low power consumption computing that can be used in all kinds of computing and electronics projects.
Fediverse address:
@Raspberry_Pi@raspberrypi.social
Stephen Fry
British actor, author and comedian, half of Fry & Laurie, presenter of QI, played Jeeves on the TV series “Jeeves & Wooster”.
Fediverse address:
@stephenfry@mastodonapp.uk
Long Covid Support
UK charity defending rights of Long Covid patients and promoting research into Long Covid treatments.
Fediverse address:
@Long_Covid@med-mastodon.com
Paul Hutchinson
Amateur photographer who takes pictures of all different kinds of subjects, often in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@PaulHutchinson@pixey.org
Manchester Museum
One of the largest university museums in the UK, with more than 4.5 million items. It puts on a diverse range of exhibitions covering art, history, archaeology, natural history and more.
Fediverse address:
@McrMuseum@mastodonapp.uk
Richard M1HAX
Hiker, mountaineer and amateur radio enthusiast, SOTA activator. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@m1hax@mastodon.radio
Jnktn.tv
Grassroots volunteer project which livestreams a variety of music-based programmes on the Fediverse every Saturday, accompanied by community chat and various kinds of videos.
Fediverse address:
@jnktn_tv@mastodon.online
Sooz Kempner
Comedian, UK political satirist, cabaret singer, does a brilliant Liza Minnelli, fan of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Fediverse address:
@soozuk@mastodon.social
Richard III Society
Promoting research into the life and times of Richard III of England. The society was founded in 1924.
Fediverse address:
@RichardIIISociety@mstdn.social
UKSETI
British multidisciplinary academic research network studying and promoting the search for extraterrestrial intelligent life.
Fediverse address:
@ukseti@astrodon.social
Images of Protest
Photographs from demonstrations in the UK over the past 20 years that the photographer has attended.
Fediverse address:
@imagesofprotest@mstdn.social
LFC Online
News, features and commentary site devoted to Liverpool FC, the English Premier League football team. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@liverpool@mstdn.social
Cyriak
Award-winning freelance animator, artist and composer, veteran of the surreal humour site B3ta. His account often posts fascinating short loop animations that are very suited to being shared on the internet.
Fediverse address:
@cyriak@mastodon.social
Richard Herring
British stand-up comedian and comedy writer, half of 1990s double act Lee & Herring, hosts the RHLSTP (Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast) which interviews various celebrities in a relaxed long-form format.
Fediverse address:
@Herring1967@mastodon.social
John Burn-Murdoch
Columnist and chief data reporter at the Financial Times, giving interesting contexts to major events through charts and data. Visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics.
Fediverse address:
@jburnmurdoch@econtwitter.net
Everything Theatre
UK-based guide to theatre in London and beyond, featuring reviews, interviews and features. Emphasis on fringe theatre.
Fediverse address:
@everytheatre@mastodonapp.uk
Professor Nisreen Alwan
Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton in the UK. Interested in Lifecourse Epidemiology and Long Covid.
Fediverse address:
@nisreen@mastodon.online