Analogue portraits of Val Hoyle for The Hope Brigade (WOW Rotherham), made with Emily Ryalls and young photographers in Rotherham (Spring 2026, 120mm film).

Val has 50+ years in women’s football, from player to leader, recently awarded a BEM.

“Opportunities weren’t around for girls to play football… we’re pathfinders.”

© Adlai Dyson | Fused Frame Photography

#photography #Rotherham #TheHopeBrigade #WOWRotherham #WOWGlobal

Good piece from Fiona Robertson about Henry Nowak's death, making connections with other strands of injustice.

"Henry died pleading for his life and the systemic cause was not ‘anti-white racism’, it is that we, as a society, do not care about people the system has decided are criminals. ...

"Henry Nowak died because we have a culture which allows people cast as criminals to be ignored, abused and degraded. ... Rights are not rights unless they are universal."
https://graniteandsunlight.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/the-real-systemic-outrage-in-the-henry-nowak-case/

(CN allusions to murder, rape, epistemic injustice - but not in detail)

#HenryNowak #rights #police #prison #Rotherham #EpistemicInjustice

The Real Systemic Outrage In The Henry Nowak Case

I wanted to think about Henry Nowak and his case before commenting. The conclusion I’ve come to is that this is about the same thing as the Rotherham grooming gangs, and the same thing as the trans…

Granite and Sunlight

The Pride of Yorkshire trail launches next Monday across South Yorkshire. 🦁

https://prideofyorkshire.org/

150 life-sized lion sculptures and 150 lion cub sculptures will be found in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley. Each indivudually painted by different artists.

Why? To raise money and awareness for the great work of Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity.

#PrideOfYorkshire #Sheffield #Doncaster #Barnsley #Rotherham

Hot week means most #coffee deliveries for #Sheffield and surrounding area done by Royal Mail and Feral Express.

But personally just under two hours on #ebike for the week doing just over 35km is the way to travel. Cars are too hot - outside is the natural air-conditioning and doesn't require two tonnes of metal to do it.

Note: God-speed to all the delivery workers out there, without you, we would all struggle in this modern world.

#cycling #cycle #ebikes #Rotherham #Orgreave #WaverleyLakes

I need a new way to advertise the local Death Cafe since I left Facebook.
Free
Easy to use

Ideas?

(NB I already use the official DC site but only ever got one person contact me from there.)

#DeathCafe
#Rotherham

I'm doing #WaverleyLakes #Parkrun in #Rotherham this morning on the off chance someone else here is.

No volunteering this time, just the #run. Gonna be a warm & sunny one for anyone else going out so a reminder to use sunscreen and drink water.

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/waverleylakes/

#Sheffield #Running #5k

A Queen Elizabeth II Type C Pillar Box in Rotherham, South Yorkshire is now on the map. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/6a069fb648df5d4aefa66216 #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenElizabethII #PillarBox #TypeC #StandardRed #Rotherham

Elizabeth’s Lockout: Did Britain’s Most Haunted Doll Try To Stop Visitors Entering?

ROTHERHAM, UK — Just hours before a rare public open day at the Haunted Objects Museum, an unexpected mechanical failure left staff scrambling and visitors waiting outside. The heavy security shutters providing access to the museum suddenly failed while preparations were underway, despite having operated normally every day in the lead-up while the building was being cleaned, painted, and prepared for the event. When inspected, the internal cable mechanism had somehow become jammed within […]

https://paranormal-magazine.com/2026/05/14/elizabeths-lockout-did-britains-most-haunted-doll-try-to-stop-visitors-entering/

Second time volunteering at a #Waverley Lakes #Parkrun today. Did pre-event set up which allowed me to run it too.

I did feel like a bit of a spare part as it was set up quite quickly by people who knew what they were doing but I will probably become that person one day - learn by doing/watching.

No PBs as carrying an injury right now but a fun morning.

#WaverleyLakesParkrun #WaverleyLakes #Sheffield #Rotherham #Orgreave