Helen-Ann Hartley @helenannhartley.bsky.social Bishop of Newcastle.
Runner.
Broadcaster.
Member UK House of Lords.
Fan of Belted Galloways 🖤🤍🖤
NUFC & NBSFC 🖤🤍💙⚽️
Personal views 🏴🌈🎶
Myra Giesen @myragiesen.bsky.social 
The Cultural Peeps Podcast @culturalpeeps.bsky.social The Cultural Podcast series is part of an ongoing project which explores different careers across the cultural sectors.
Listen at: https://linktr.ee/culturalpeeps
Blog: https://culturalpeeps.wordpress.com/
Ballast Hills Burial Ground @ballasthillsbg.bsky.social BHBG: A project unlocking the past, enjoying the present and planning for the future.
Led by Newcastle University; funded by AHRC's Curiosity Award.
Find out more on our blog: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/ballast-hills/
Stephanie Cole @stephiec.bsky.social Twitter escapee (@eseesea). Social change leadership, connect, collaborate @ywccommunity @socialleadersne @theRSAorg fellow. Feminist. Gone not forgotten Sharing Learning Doing, Good Space/Broadacre House [UK]
@nancydoyle-hall.bsky.social @nancydoyle-hall.bsky.social 
@neculture.bsky.social @neculture.bsky.social The North East Culture Partnership was supported by practitioners, local authorities and universities to make a positive ‘Case for Culture’ for more investment and support for the arts and heritage sectors in the North East region. www.case4culture.org.uk
The Lit & Phil @litandphil.bsky.social Newcastle's independent library, the Lit & Phil, is home to more than 200,000 books and music items, and has a rolling programme of events and activities.
www.litandphil.org.uk
Kathryn Havelock @kathrynhavelock.bsky.social Marketing & Comms Specialist @ Pallant House
ex V&A, IWM, British Museum, Design Museum, Wallace Collection
Trustee at Collections Trust & Estorick Collection
Studying art history at @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
Lady Kitt @ladykitt.bsky.social Mess Making as Social Glue
Drag Is Folk💚
www.lladykitt.com
@pitmenpainters.bsky.social @pitmenpainters.bsky.social 
Narbi Price @narbiprice.bsky.social Artist, curator, Gateshead UK.
www.narbiprice.co.uk 
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social Sharing news on research, teaching & engagement activity in the creative arts, humanities & social sciences at Newcastle University. Monitored Mon-Fri (9am-4pm).
Northern Heartlands @nheartlands.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/NorthernHeartlands
Northern Heartlands is a charity based in County Durham bringing the creativity of artists together with individuals, community groups, schools and partner organisations. 💚
Liz Stewart @lizjstewart.bsky.social Head of Museum of Liverpool. Exploring regional culture, character and heritage.
Historic Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social The forum for the historic environment sector in England, supported by Historic England. http://www.historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
Sarah Munro @sarahmunro.bsky.social Personal Account.
Director: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. Co-chair Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN).
Board member: Scottish Futures Forum, Scottish Parliament.
Vane gallery @vanegallery.bsky.social Vane operates a gallery space, as well as a flexible workspace for artists to develop new work. Vane is based within the Orbis Community of creatives in Gateshead town centre.
Liz White @lizcwhite.bsky.social Book lover. Tea drinker. Incorrigibly plural.
Katie Colombus @katiecolombus.bsky.social Director of Audiences at Artfund. Occasional writer. Mum of 3 & English Pointer owner.
NOVAK @novakstudio.bsky.social NOVAK is an innovative creative studio specialising in digital media design tailored for expansive immersive experiences, with a portfolio spanning across museums, galleries, visitor attractions, and numerous cultural events.
www.novak.uk
blooloop @blooloop.bsky.social The world's most read website for visitor attraction professionals. Covering museums, theme parks, zoos, immersive experiences, aquariums and water parks. And dinosaurs.
Dr. Caroline Mitchell @carolinereith.bsky.social Professor of Radio and Participation, Uni. of Sunderland, UK Co-founder Fem FM. Action researcher/feminist/humanitarian/podcaster; European; http://radio.garden; BLM 🌱 📻 Views own
Clore Leadership @cloreleadership.bsky.social Society needs great culture and great culture needs great leaders #BeTheChange #MakeYourDifference
Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social Husband, Father, Son and Ex Local Liberal Democrat Councillor for, Ouseburn Ward in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Released from public service by the electorate. If you need me, I'll be on the bike, or away in the campervan.
Graham Robson @grahamar.bsky.social Archivist, running, walking, Newcastle. Opinions are my own, obviously.
@jdmow.bsky.social @jdmow.bsky.social 
Nicola Naismith @nicolanaismith1.bsky.social Visual Artist and Researcher. AHRC PhD student University of Manchester. HE Lecturer. Consultancy, mentoring and training focused on the support and improvement of working conditions for creative practitioners. HEA & Clore Fellow. www.nicolanaismith.co.uk 
We Make Culture @wemakeculture.bsky.social We bring people together through music-making and creativity. Developing talent, building community, enhancing creative confidence and wellbeing. Sunderland, UK.
More info: https://linktr.ee/wemakeculture
Louise @borolou.bsky.social #Teesside, music, football, books, theatre, and the coast
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Richard Sandell @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social Co-Director, RCMG @LeicsMusStud
He/him.
National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social The National Museum Directors' Council represents the leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums.
Our Newsletter updates you on what's happening in museums and cultural policy in the UK.
https://www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/
Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Your national development agency for creativity and culture
• Awarding @dcmsgovuk & @tnluk funds
• Got a question? ☎️ artscouncil.org.uk/contact
Chris Bryant @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore and Minister for Creative Industries Arts and Tourism; and Telecoms, Space, Dats and Digital Inclusion
Tonya Nelson @tonyanelson.bsky.social Culture Vulture. Executive Director, Enterprise & Innovation at Arts Council England. Trustee of National Gallery and Royal Collection Trust
Pete Massey @petemassey.bsky.social 
Darren Henley @henleydarren.bsky.social CEO Arts Council England. New book ‘The Arts Dividend: How Investment in Culture Creates Happier Lives’ out 30th January. 
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social Newcastle University Special Collections & Archives is an Accredited Archive Service, home to Newcastle University's archive and rare book collections.
Find out more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
Mahnur Roushan @mahnurroushan.bsky.social Love the third sector ✨
•Trustee: WWIN, FODI
•Founder & Trustee: MSA
•Co-founder & Director: Gen D CIC
•Pilotlighter with Pilotlight London
Paul Marden @paulmarden.bsky.social CEO @rubbercheese.com & @carbonsix.digital | Host @skipthequeue.fm | Trustee Kids in Museums | Primary School Governor | Umbraco 2x MVP
Tincture of Museum @tinctureofmuseum.bsky.social Museum blogger - all about museums, art, history & culture.
Tinctureofmuseum@gmail.com
Founder of Autism in Museums
Blog - https://tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/
GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social Award winning Arts organisation based in the North East. We produce and programme South Asian and culturally diverse arts.
Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social Dad. Hat wearer. Creative type. Lesser half of Nathalie. Irritant to teenage son.
MD @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Part-owner of midsommarbakery.uk
Trustee @bohoarts.bsky.social
Read my Notes From the Long Work: https://substack.com/@bendickenson
Lisa Ollerhead @ljollerhead.bsky.social Director of the Association of Independent Museums.
Leigh Venus @leighvenus.bsky.social CEO Kielder Observatory
Trustee Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust
Trustee Vagina Museum
All views my own
Hannah Crowdy @hannahcrowdy.bsky.social Brighton (from), Belfast (here now) and Berlin (one day..) Head of Curatorial at National Museums NI but all views my own. Trustee at the Museums Association and Lyric Theatre Belfast.
Sharon Heal @sharonheal.bsky.social Museums & chat
Heaton Stannington FC @heatonstan.bsky.social The official Bluesky feed of Heaton Stannington FC, members of the
Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division. Support your local team! #FollowTheStan ⚫️⚪️
Charlotte Dack @charlottedack.bsky.social CPD Manager at North East Museums
SEND Mum to a brilliant boy
Museums/culture/arts/education/SEND/fashion/music/friendships
Mel Burgess @melbeewrites.bsky.social Project Manager - Education Improvement at North East Combined Authority
School governor
Education, culture, books, craft, music, being outsmarted by my own kids
Views my own
Jill Cole @jillrcole.bsky.social Director at Northern Heartlands; believing in the power of creativity to change things a little bit.
Sofia Barton @sofiabarton.bsky.social ✹ Workshops ✹ Design ✹ Murals
www.sofiabarton.co.uk
@rhsgill.bsky.social @rhsgill.bsky.social 
North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Art and heritage at the heart of North East England. 12 museums and galleries for you to enjoy.
(Formerly known as Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums)
northeastmuseums.org.uk
Sam Brimer @sambrimer.bsky.social Freelance Arts & Culture Marketing & Project Management / Director, North East Cultural Freelancers
Julie Ward🇪🇺🇺🇦🌈🌍🕷️✊🌹 @julie4north.bsky.social Grandma, Poet, Angry woman, Labour MEP 2014-20, Wild Swimmer. Serial board member: @anothereurope.bsky.social @chartist48.bsky.social @csfberlin.bsky.social @ukrainesol.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk
Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social 🌎 Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader @greenparty.org.uk Professor of Practice, University of Sussex. Author of 'Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story'. Writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎 linktr.ee/carolinelucasbrighton
Hilary Carty @hilarycarty.bsky.social Executive Director, Clore Leadership
David Hopes @hopesdavid.bsky.social Head of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Trustee, Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, and Leeds Art Fund. Born in Kilmarnock, now live in Manchester
Rhiannon Bearne @rhiannonbearne.bsky.social Director of policy & deputy CEO at North East Chamber of Commerce. Working for a stronger fairer North East. Previously North of Tyne Combined Authority.
Hannah Fox @hannah-fox.bsky.social Executive Director #TheBowesMuseum
Love design and photography. Messed-up Celtic accent that roams around Scotland and Ireland. Born in Wales. It’s a story.
David Sloan 👌 @sloanranger77.bsky.social Non-Profit Nerd | Social Impact | Generalist | Philanthropy | NED | Eternal student| @BBCRadio2 addict. Views mine alone.
@carolbotten.bsky.social @carolbotten.bsky.social 
Sally Watson @salawatson.bsky.social Cities, cycling, planning and play. Often on a bike or in a museum.
Co-host - activetravelcafe.org.uk
Trustee - historictownstrust.uk
Museum Development North @musdevnorth.bsky.social 
Lisa Goodwin @connectedvoicelg.bsky.social Chief Exec at Connected Voice. Northern Irish in the North East of England. Small charities. VCSE Infrastructure. Gardening. Baking. Raising kids. Books. Not necessarily in that order.
Tyne and Wear Metro @my-metro.bsky.social Real time travel updates. Page monitored day and night. Abusive posts will not be tolerated. Contact: customerrelations@nexus.org.uk 0191 2020 747.
(parody)
DominicJonesUK @dominicjonesuk.bsky.social Chief Executive Mary Rose & Director Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Trustee Gilbert Whites House and Garden and Pompey In the Community, School Governor, Fellow RSA, Husband and Father. All Views are my own.
Paul Robertson @paulrobbo.bsky.social Ashington-born former editor of Middlesbrough Evening Gazette and Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Happily retired doing the odd media project. NUFC supporter.
Keith Burge @carryonkeith.bsky.social Economic development professional, charity trustee, Shrewsbury (‘til I die) and ultra runner. On Instagram @carryonagainkeith
Liz Harper @archivistliz.bsky.social Archives Sector Development Manager (NE & Yorkshire | Religion & Belief) @uknatarcsector.bsky.social | Formerly @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Chi Onwurah @chionwurah.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West. Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
HappyMuseum Project @happymuseum.bsky.social Re-imagining museums for the wellbeing of people, place and planet.
Posts via @hilaryjennings
Bernard Donoghue @bernarddonoghue.bsky.social Hello. I’m CEO of Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the UK; Chair Bristol Old Vic Theatre; Chair People’s History Museum; Chair London and South East Regional Board of the National Trust; 🏳️🌈 EU OBE culture ambassador and wanderer.
Rebecca Blackman @rebeccablackman.bsky.social National Director Engagement and Communities - and the Midlands at Arts Council England. Lover of art, museums, libraries, heritage, science, nature and all that stuff. Personal views expressed here.
Katy Milne @katyemilne.bsky.social Creativity | Enquiry | Arts | Senior Manager at Northern Heartlands (prev. CCE Programme Manager, STC Cultural Programme Officer, Greenfield Arts Director)
Emily Casson @emilycasson.bsky.social 👩🏻💻 Lead a charity digital team
🙋🏻♀️ Trustee of a grant making charity
🌟 Passionate about all things digital, innovation, fundraising, AI, flexible working and wellbeing
🌊 Live at the coast in the North East
Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social Director, Libraries at Arts Council England. Data, emerging tech, literacies, reading for pleasure and the joy of libraries. ‘Libraries gave us power.’ Personal views only.
Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social Green Party Group Leader, Newcastle City Council. Byker Ward Councillor. My personal tweets, these are not in an official capacity.
ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk Bringing you the latest news, sport and entertainment news from The Chronicle, Newcastle upon Tyne
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/
Lucy Nichol @lucynichol.bsky.social Writer. Flunked punk. Serial catastrophiser. 📚 WHEN SALLY KILLED HARRY (03/25 HarperCollins) PARKLIFE, THE 27 CLUB, NO WORRIES IF NOT! (HarperCollins) SNOWFLAKE (Hachette). Rep: Jo Bell, Bell Lomax Moreton
Newcastle via Hull
https://linktr.ee/LucyNichol
Lizzie Crump @lizziecrump.bsky.social likes coffee, culture and collective nouns.
personal account for thinking about public policy, arts, culture education (and also TV).
Frank Turner @frankturner.bsky.social Touring musician and songwriter, originally from Winchester UK.
http://www.frank-turner.com
Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social Still waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Newcastle United Supporters Trust - NUST @nufctrust.bsky.social https://nufctrust.co.uk #NUFC
📩 - Contact us : board@nufctrust.co.uk
❓NUST FAQs : https://nufctrust.co.uk/faqs
Democratic - FSA Affiliate - For Fans not Profit
Kids in Museums @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social We work with museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations to help them welcome and include children, young people and families.
www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Northumberland Archives @nlandarchives.bsky.social Accredited archives for the county of Northumberland and Diocese of Newcastle. Housed at Woodhorn, near Ashington, and at Berwick Library. northumberlandarchives.com
Insights North East @insightsnortheast.bsky.social Driving evidence-led policy change - for a better North East
Culture Jobs @culturejobs.bsky.social The job board for arts, heritage and museums. Visit CultureJobs.org for the latest opportunities.
Kate Osborne MP @kateosbornemp.bsky.social Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East.
Proud Trade Unionist, fighting for socialism, equality, LGBTQ+ rights
Dr Rachael Durkin @rachaeldurkin.bsky.social Historian of musical instruments and Associate Professor at Northumbria University. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow 2024-28. Also on Instagram @RachaelDurkin. Views my own.
NickSherrard @nicksherrard.bsky.social Co-founder at Label Sessions - the world’s leading innovation expert network. On boards and things.
Yvonne Hardman @museums-yvonne.bsky.social Head of Collections & Programmes at Leeds Museums & Galleries. She/her. Views my own.
Image: Ciara Phillips in British Art Show 8 at Leeds Art Gallery.