Nicky Anderson

I installed an empty 230L water butt today. We had the first proper rain for a month, it rained for two hours with occasional thunder. Water butt filled to the brim! That's about 23 full watering cans.

1924 teapot by Bauhaus designer Marianne Brandt who became head of metalwork at the German school #WomensArt

Today we hosted a #SeeWhatYouCanBe event for 200 schoolgirls in years 8 and 9. They spent time interacting with inspirational women from a variety of backgrounds, from adventurers to pilots to doctors. One of the schoolgirls said "It's lifted me up, I feel strong". #Benson

Excellent Curator's Tours @StradlingColl for your team or your pals? A chance to see this wonderful collection up close with Tanya Martin - she's a really knowledgeable enthusiast 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #Design and much more @tcnuk @DesignWest1 @myttonwilliams @Bristol_CI @karenwhite03

9 June 1836. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was born in London. She was the first English woman to legally qualify as a doctor in England. She was also the first woman to hold the role of Lord Mayor in UK, and the first to establish a hospital staffed by women.

🔴👁️👁️🔴 Check out our link... stradlingcollection.org/support-us/vol… It's #VolunteersWeek and we want to say a big thank you to all of ours - we are a small charity and couldn't open without them. If you'd like to get involved and be surrounded by beautiful objects, drop us a line!

Who is coming to visit our exhibition today? Open 1.30-4 Wednesday 7 June. FREE ADMISSION❤️ See Fox Shadow Puppet by Evie Sek @sgs_college🦊

It’s ok if all you did today was survive. Tomorrow is a new start Image: instagram.com/naturallife

Italian painter Giovanna Garzoni (1600-1670), one of the first women artists to practice still life painting #WomensArt

movementforgood.com It closes today - please take a moment to nominate us and give us the chance to win £1,000. All you need is a moment and out charity number which is 1117689 👋🙏

Commercial "wildflower" mixes erode genetic diversity and homogenise the landscape. They are also unnecessary. The car park verge at @NosterfieldLNR was established from locally-collected seed and provides an attractive example of lowland meadow priority habitat.

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Northern Netherlands painter Rachel Ruysch, Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, c. 1682-84 #WomensArt

Keep your eyes open for the distinctive eggs of Orange-tip butterflies. I found this one in my garden this morning, on Garlic Mustard. They also lay eggs on Lady's-smock growing in damp areas of my meadow. @BSBIbotany #TwitterNatureCommunity

A great read as ever...

L’Inconnue de la Seine – The Face of Resusci Annie pastmedicalhistory.co.uk/linconnue-de-l…

Were you unjustly turned away from the ballot box because of the new voter ID rules? We are putting together a list of people excluded as evidence against the new badly written rules. We are planning to share your names and postcodes with your local MP. plan2vote.uk/excluded_voters

Elizabeth Bonte, Parisian Art Nouveau jewellery designer of the late 19th and early 20thc who was known for her themes taken from nature #WomensArt

Come and see our FREE exhibition 🔴#ToysAndTales this Saturday 11am-4pm. An excellent alternative to watching the coronation👑..?

♦️Away from the excitement of the exhibition floor all is beautiful & tranquil upstairs in our permanent collection. See it on one of our amazing Curator's Tours of the Stradling Collection with Tanya Martin £15 🌟Tour dates & booking enquiries here... stradlingcollection.org/collection/tou…