New historical novel on submission. Longlisted for Cheshire Novel Prize. Freelance copywriter. Lecturer in art history online and Monmouthshire.
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27 Sep 2025
Booking closes Sunday (28th) at 5pm!
19 Sep 2025
New #arthistory course In The Frame: Exploring 10 works of Art with Eleanor Bird Mondays 2-4pm for 10 wks at the Drill Hall #Chepstow starts 29 Sept Each painting the start of a journey into the art & artists’ lives & times from the 15th - 20th centuries chepstow-arts-culture-and-en…
ALT Parmigianino, Vision of St Jerome (detail) 1526, National Gallery, London
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11 Sep 2025
Just been to a fab talk by Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson @RossiterBooks @monmouthsavoy about film scores. Such intelligent and interesting stuff, thank you!
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7 Sep 2025
Turner & Constable: The Genius of Landscape Wonderfully illustrated talk @YourDrillHall #Chepstow Mon Sept 15 7.30 with popular #Monmouthshire lecturer Eleanor Bird celebrating two of the greatest British artists born some 250 years ago. Tix drillhallchepstow.co.uk or door 7pm
ALT JMW Turner (detail) The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 1834 (Philadelphia Museum of Art) John Constable, (detail) Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831 (Tate)
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2 Jun 2025
Catch this on Wednesday 4 June this week @YourDrillHall #Chepstow or online book drillhallchepstow.co.uk with popular lecturer @ebirdwriter still time to see the glorious #exhibition @NationalGallery
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28 Mar 2025
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17 Jan 2025
Great new #arthistory course with @ebirdwriter #Women #Artists : Shining a Light exploring works & lives of female artists from 16-20 centuries starts Mon 20 Jan @YourDrillHall #Chepstow online Wed 22 Jan (recordings available) Book now visitmonmouthshire.com/whats…
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30 Dec 2024
My brilliant son, Ted Fiore-Burt, has released his first song. He composed the music, and played and programmed every instrument. Please watch, like, share, say nice things and support this ridiculously talented 15-year-old. youtube.com/watch?v=PL2XZ0rB…
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23 Dec 2024
It has only been two days but we already have 22 seconds more daylight that we had on the #WinterSolstice on Saturday. 💡
By Christmas Day it will be 84 seconds more.
By the end of December it will be more than 8 minutes.
By the end of January it will be almost 2 hours. ☀️
21 Dec 2024
This is the Neolithic chambered cairn of Maeshowe in #Orkney which was built 5000 years ago. Every year on the #WinterSolstice (if the sky is clear) the setting sun shines down a perfectly aligned passageway and illuminates the inner chamber.💡
ALT The chambered cairn of Maeshowe in Orkney. A circular site with a grass covered dome at the centre.
ALT The sun setting in the space between the hills of Ward Hill and Cuilags on the island of Hoy in Orkney
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24 Nov 2024
Please make a super special effort where you can to support independent businesses in South Wales that have been affected by Storm Bert.
Some are closed as they have been flooded, other impacted by road closures. This is such an important time for indie businesses!!
If you have a business that’s impacted, pop your website etc below!
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24 Nov 2024
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21 Nov 2024
I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of John Prescott, a dedicated public servant and key figure in the Labour movement. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time.
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19 Nov 2024
5 Star reviews for this new @artonscreen film 5 star reviews for the fantastic exhibition it explores #vangogh : Poets & Lovers @NationalGallery Catch screening @YourDrillHall #Chepstow #Monmouthshire Tues 26 Nov 7.30 tix dhmc-101417.square.site/ or at door, from @Mon_Heritage
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27 Oct 2024
Love the precision rendering of the world of 1514. The genius of Metsys.
27 Oct 2024
Money Changer weighing coins to enact a very material just judgment, under God's (& his wife's) watchful eye. By Quentin Metsys of Antwerp, 1514. Today is his day.
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26 Oct 2024
Joy often requires effort to find, while sadness comes easily. Yet, pursuing joy is worthwhile—it's what we truly need as it illuminates the path through difficult times.
From the Yukon, Canada, I am sharing good winter vibes and positivity with everyone! ❄️
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25 Oct 2024
Looking forward to seeing this in November. Looks fascinating on the agency and lack thereof for different medieval women.
25 Oct 2024
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words opens today.
Join us to discover the rich and complex lives of women in the Middle Ages, both famous and forgotten, as you uncover their artistry, resourcefulness, courage and struggles.
Meet the women: bit.ly/BLMedievalWomen
Members go free
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15 Oct 2024
Depressing. Median income of authors now down to £7K a year.
I know a lot of novelists who are considering giving up because they can’t make a living from writing. These are authors who have had great reviews. Who’ve won prizes.
‘It was a deflating experience’: the novelists who nearly gave up | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2024/o…
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14 Oct 2024
Well, I guess it’s time to say ‘right, bedtime’ with an air of purpose and then stay sitting on the sofa for half an hour
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14 Oct 2024
We're always glad to hear our resources have been useful to writers on their journeys. Thank you for your kind words John! And thank you to our fantastic editor Vee Walker @veewalkerwrites for your excellent work.
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