Peter Carrington

Many thanks to Vanessa Oakden for an excellent tour and to @dwtpauline for organising!

@DrJaninaRamirez It us almost a shock to deal pleasantly with real people after becoming used to the hatred in social media.

This might not be the right platform/time for this post, but I want to share some light. After a year travelling the world, followed by 5 months going around the UK I am filled with love & respect for most people. A kind exchange in a supermarket turns into a friendship…

Great Eastern Arch Mosaics of Hagia Sophia John V Palaiologos, Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist.

In the dramatic circumstances of war, information must guard against the risk of turning into propaganda. It is every journalist's duty to verify the news, so as not to become a megaphone for power. They must show the suffering that war always brings to populations, which entails showing the face of war and recounting it through the eyes of victims.

@RomanFindsGrp @ChesterArchSoc Great talk from Chris Matthews on work at #Mancot and #Greenfield. #Roman oven at the latter, apparently to reduce mussel shells from the Dee Estuary to lime, perhaps to be used in silver cupellation.

@DalrympleWill Should we also consider who lived where in the rest of the world 2000 plus years ago?

Pure ignorance: no serious Israeli historian or archaeologist believes this & DNA studies completely disprove it. Read the work for eg of Gideon Avni or Yossi Rappoport: languages & religions changed, people remained Recovering the lost history of Gaza share.google/5LwquF4LW6j0Tb…

I agree and urge everyone to read the full translation . It’s why the UKs defensive position is the right one and we must not like the US get dragged into Israels war. Below is the sentiment I am hearing across the region over and over again. “In this scenario, Iran, Israel, and the United States are all acting in their own self-interest, not in the interest of the people of the Arab states of the Middle East. Therefore, we say it clearly: we will not enter this war to serve the interests of others, and we will not sacrifice our sons in a conflict that could have been avoided through diplomacy and political solutions. We value the lives of our sons, and we do not treat their lives as "collateral damage," as some do. Nothing in this world is more precious than the lives of our sons, and no alliance with any country in the world is worth risking those lives. If President Donald Trump and Senator Graham are willing to risk their country and the lives of Americans for the sake of Israel's interests, that is their choice. We will not do the same. Senator Graham says they are "Arab allies" and that we need and benefit from US protection. I say to him: We don't need your protection. All we want from you is to keep your harm away from us”

We shall have a stall at the @RomanFindsGrp conference at the Grosvenor Museum #Chester on 13-14 March. Lots of journals to buy at cut prices, so bring along your £5 and £10 notes (cash only, we're afraid - unless you can find a cheque book!). We look forward to seeing you!

Because of its local interest and significance, we are making Dan Garner’s interim report in JCAS vol 95 on the excavation of Roman extramural buildings and the Benedictine nunnery of St Mary on the HQ site at #Chester freely available online. See chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk/wp-content/upl….

In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Register of Staff Interests has been key to understanding how money flows through our politics. Gutting it will significantly damage our ability to understand who is paying for what.

Dear X. Who are the goodies and who are the baddies in this new war? Oh, and why is it happening? Asking for a friend.

A gift today to see the bees out in the sunshine for the first time this year and bringing in plenty of pollen.

@drtobydriver.bsky.social The lettering makes no doubt about ownership..IMP DOMIT CAES AVG XIII COS (Property) of the Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus, consul for the thirteenth time 📷 My own.

I popped into our new SHARE centre for people who are homeless in Chester this morning. As I sat chatting with some of the lads and lasses over breakfast, they talked about where they had slept the night before. Before long, the conversation turned to something else entirely, how they wanted to give back to Chester. Within minutes, five or six of them were discussing plans to clear and tidy an overgrown area in the middle of the car park. Weed control, decorative bark and gravel, making it a nicer space for people visiting the doctors next door. That led on to repairing fences, clearing litter and helping to make the whole area more welcoming for local residents. I sat there listening as it dawned on me. These were people who had slept rough on our city streets, on the Rows, in nearby woodland, on friends’ sofas and yet here they were, talking about coming together as a force for good and improving the city they call home. Watch this space. Shareaid.co.uk #Force4GoodChester #Homelessness #Community @ShitChester @chestertweetsuk @Shelter @shareshopsuk

"'Much of Wales’s cultural memory is in danger of being forgotten,' the National Churches Trust warns." Read more in the Church Times about the threat to Wales's religious heritage: churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2026/…

'European states need to stop equivocating and accept that recognizing Palestine is meaningless if there is no Palestinian state left to recognize,' writes Neil Quilliam. chathamhouse.org/2026/02/risks-…

To quote - ‘It is a fundamental betrayal of more than two decades of scientific leadership and a blow to the foundational stability of European big science.’

A view from our international partners on the current disaster in U.K. science and its long lasting damage to our international reputation (if not fixed immediately). researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…