Christine Riding

🚨IMPORTANT INFORMATION🚨 We're excited to announce that our march route has been approved! The details are as follows: 📍Location: Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7HF 🪧Muster: From 11am* 🌊March: From 11:45am See you there & remember to #WearBlue! *More info coming soon

This junction has been transformed 🪄by widening the pavement and planting a tree🌳 It never needed to be so wide📏 but now offers a safer place to cross and a shady-haven just outside a local school🧑‍🎓 #Streettrees🌳are an integral element in healthier more human focused streets

#DidYouKnow that our Picture of the Month series started during the Second World War? 😮 Under the threat of bombs and invasion, our collection was evacuated from Trafalgar Square. By 1942 the bombing raids had lessened, and it was decided that one painting could go back on display in London every month. Over 80 years ago, Holbein's ‘Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan’ was chosen as the 20th wartime ‘Picture of the Month’. Find out more: bit.ly/48rwrPR

The UK Government appoints its first Special Representative for Nature, Ruth Davis OBE. Ruth is a leading environmental policy expert who takes on the joint @FCDOGovUK and Defra role – driving forward UK international leadership on #climate and #nature. gov.uk/government/new…

The 19th-century invention that revolutionised the way artists like Van Gogh painted 🎨 Join our Principal Scientist, Catherine Higgitt, to discover the secrets of how Van Gogh used chrome yellow pigment in his 'Sunflowers' and see the chemistry of how this colour is made. Watch the full film: bit.ly/3zTtn2b

High tide seeping through the embankment wall in Victoria Tower Gardens on the #ThamesPath National Trail afternoon. @AlanBarrierEA @Tidal_Thames95 @LondonPortAuth

Today we celebrate the value and impact of #Libraries to their communities. Investing in libraries is an investment in our long-term future, and we call on the government to recognise this vital profession serving public needs. #LibrariesChangeLives cilip.org.uk/page/libraries…

“We depend on nature in every aspect of our lives – it underpins our economy, health and society – yet progress to restore wildlife and habitats has been too slow. UK appoints first nature envoy to tackle species decline. Great stuff ⁦@SteveReedMP⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Local #Tottenham resident launches exciting crowdfunder to get trees planted along her local high street. The campaign aims to transform a busy polluted shopping parade (Wood Green Road, N22) into a green verdant space to benefit the local community. sponsor.treesforstreets.org/crowdfunder/le…

Let's build a future where swifts can soar! Support legislation for swift bricks in new buildings by signing the petition to give these speedy birds a home 👇 wtru.st/3XYnhW1

Meet the London twins cleaning our city's unloved spaces. 🧹🫧

I'm excited for the launch of the #SlowWays Pocket Atlas this week!!! Co-created by thousands of people from across Britain and designed by @urbangoodcic, I hope it inspires a million adventures and the development of a richer walking network. Why not gift a copy for someone?

John McCain and I didn’t always agree, but he understood that some values transcended parties. He knew that if we got in the habit of bending the truth to suit political expediency or party orthodoxy, our democracy will not work. John McCain had character. That’s what I think about so much these days because it’s so different from what we see out of the Republican nominee.

Good morning, all. Just a reminder. You have until Friday next week to cast your vote in the National Trust’s AGM. We can’t take our national institutions for granted. They need public participation to keep them strong, healthy and INDEPENDENT. Vote here shorturl.at/feoJv

On this Oxfordshire Day, enjoy these beautiful 19th-century @UniofOxford views captured by JMW Turner. Turner knew Oxford extremely well and, from childhood, made numerous drawings of the streets and colleges and the picturesque views surrounding the city. 🖼 Christ Church College, Oxford, 1832–1833. WA2002.28 🖼 A View from Inside of Brasenose College Quadrangle, Oxford, 1803–1804. WA1850.53 🖼 Inside View of the East End of Merton College Chapel, Oxford, 1801. WA1850.50 🖼 View of the Cathedral of Christ Church, and Part of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1803–1804. WA1850.59

🎨 Van Gogh painted around twenty-one copies of Millet's works during his stay at the psychiatric institution in Saint-Rémy (fall and winter 1889-90), including this one based on Millet's ‘First Steps.’ 🖼️ © MET museum

What is the most important size when it comes to framing? 🤔 Join Peter Schade, our Head of Framing, as he shows us some examples of 'sight edges'.

Brick has long been used as a building material in England. 🧱 In the Victorian period, many colourful polychrome bricks were used to create ornate patterning on public buildings, including this former office building in Nottingham. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/BrickBuilding

Sir Christopher Wren, one of the most highly-acclaimed English architects, was born on this day in 1632. Wren oversaw the construction of 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including St Paul’s Cathedral. Among many other notable buildings, Wren also designed the famous Sheldonian Theatre here in Oxford. Here Wren is depicted by the sculptor Edward Pierce. You can see this bust on display in Gallery 46 on Level 2. 🧍🏼‍♂️ Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723), by Edward Pierce (c. 1630–1695), c. 1663. Carrara marble 🖼 The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford: Oxford Almanack for 1820, 1815, John Buckler (1770–1851), watercolour with pen and ink over graphite 🖼 Engraving of the South Front of the Sheldonian Theatre, from 'Oxonia Illustrata' (1675), David Loggan (1634–1692)

Watch & Weep... 😭 This is what so much of our country looks like now. Resembles an open sewer or landfill site, but it's Warwick Services on the M40. 'Managed' by @welcomebreak who are breaking the law by leaving their land looking like this. @emmagatten