Barbara Field-Holmes

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@Rainmaker1973 Creative

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It is a shoe and boot Last. My late father had one and used to repair our footwear when we were children

@Free_ByTheSea @Britt7766716392 Beautiful!

@Free_ByTheSea That is devotion x

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You have to name him the last thing you ate

@therealmissjo So important we get this message out there - they are increasing the control and complication of our lives all for power and money ⚠️ There should be free parking for a few hours - they’re our towns. They have free car parks in Scotland and France - it encourages you out.

@therealmissjo I hate the apps and I’m only 40… Not because I cannot use them, or do not have the technology, but because they are hugely inconvenient for people parking just once, often reliant upon a patchy signal, and only exist to save the car park operator money, not the consumer. Booo…

@therealmissjo I think everyone finds those ghastly parking machines a pain. People used to enjoy handing their parking tickets over to other drivers if they had time left on them. Now, such simple sharing pleasures are sacrificed at the altar of corporate greed and punitive technology.

@therealmissjo @worldgoneloopy Anyone in receipt of state pension should be able to register the number plate of their vehicle for free parking in any car park (especially hospitals). Perhaps issue them a permit similar to the blue badge scheme.

@therealmissjo After leaving a show, we got stuck in a multi storey when the "systems went down". No carpark person around at 11pm, hundreds of people unable to move for over 20mins. One chap (in a work van) "reset" the barrier with a chainsaw and everything worked again.

@NoraBagend Exactly, it is a disgrace. They have driven many people away from using car parks in town centres, at a time when they should be encouraging people to use the high street and shop online.

@therealmissjo My son and I were in England until yesterday for vacation. The parking apps are a pain. They areas we were in had bad internet so I couldn't download an app and the phone call takes a ridiculously long time so you'll use the app which you can't download. Coins we had.

I have an elderly friend who is in her 80s. She lives in Cornwall. Mary is very switched on but she struggles with new technology a bit - especially parking apps. All she wants to do is put her car in a space for a couple of hours and pay. She does not want to sign up for a new app. She does not want to verify her device. She does not want to save her credit card information. She does not want to figure out why the app thinks she is in Devon and cannot geolocate the car park she is standing in. She wants to take a few coins and put them in a machine and do her shopping/meet her friends. Now, she finds excuses not to meet friends or shop because she is so worried about the parking situation. It is a disgrace that parking has become so discriminatory and this is just the start. When Digital ID is introduced, her whole world will feel like this.

Happy #BookshopDay to all who celebrate it! Bookshops are portals to anything you can imagine and today you can show support for them and their booksellers simply by paying a visit to your local shop. Browse, relax, imbibe, meet friends, and most importantly #ChooseBookshops

Seeing this makes my heart leap with joy and happiness. Who would have thought things that would turn out this way, little Floella’s life of Coming to England would be studied & inspire children. Sending them virtual hugs full of love @halebank_sch #BHM2025

Great to know the children were inspired to be creative for #BlackHistoryMonth by my book #ComingToEngland which I wrote through the eyes of the child 30yrs ago. Sending them virtual hugs full of joy and happiness @ctkrcps #BHM2025 #Windrush