Andrew Leeming

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph Happy Birthday!

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph YES! Looking forward to this one!! 🤩

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph Dr. Bunsen Hunnydew. Love this one too! 👏

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph @thebookseller @HarperCollinsCh Massive congratulations Rob! Very much deserved & we all have many years of more Rob Books & amazing illustrations 🥳🎉🎉. It’s a long way since the days of Just17 isn’t it. 😆

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

Just before his new and highly anticipated book #thelastwolf is released I went looking for an audiobook classic by the very talented @RobBiddulph. I see ‘Superstar’ comes before Author and illustrator (and so it should) Nice work Rob 👏🤣

[Rob Biddulph @RobBiddulph]

Happy 1st of December, everyone! It’s time to reveal my four Christmas draws for 2025. A brand-new festive #DrawWithRob will land every Saturday between now and Christmas — with a special Ringo-shaped surprise arriving on Christmas Eve! And if you can’t wait till then, there are over thirty Christmas episodes ready to watch on my YouTube channel right now. Which of these new ones are you most looking forward to? 🎄

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

Family attended @WealddownMuseum on Sunday. The Christmas market was great, lovely stalls & people. But my daughter’s favourite part of the day was @TheRepairShop and seeing the #teddybearladies desk, she didn’t even notice the Green Santa walking past her. 🤦🏼‍♂️ 🤣

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

[Rob Biddulph @RobBiddulph]

✨ NEW PRINTS AVAILABLE NOW ✨

I'm thrilled to tell you that twelve brand-new, limited-edition art prints are officially on sale in my Print Shop. They feature characters and scenes from my books (see thread for images) and are printed on archival Hahnemühle 310gsm German Etching paper. Each print is signed, numbered, and stamped, and will arrive at your door with a personalised signed letter of authenticity from me. There are only 20 of each print in existence, so be quick! If you’d like to add a little piece of story magic to your walls, head to the shop now.
👉 https://t.co/rXZ0vSvan0

#RobBiddulph #DrawWithRob #ArtPrints #PictureBookArt #LimitedEdition #IllustrationArt  #CollectorsPrint #Print

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[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph I’ve treated myself to one, or should I say I have brought one for the kids for a Christmas present 😉. Can’t wait! Thanks @RobBiddulph

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph

[Rob Biddulph @RobBiddulph]

🍌 They’re yellow. They’re mischievous. They love bananas. And they’re coming to #DrawWithRob! So get your pencils ready and prepare for some despicably good drawing fun...

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph @hayfestival @HarperCollinsCh @playgoeswrong

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph @hayfestival @HarperCollinsCh So gutted to miss another Hay Festival, I should really stop double booking myself (& family). We were in London, watching @playgoeswrong. Really hope @RobBiddulph and everyone who attended had a fantastic time. 👏

[Rob Biddulph @RobBiddulph]

💥ARE YOU A WINNER?💥
And would you like to #win a visit from ME to YOUR school, as well as up to £7,500 for said school? Well, just keep an eye on my social feeds tomorrow morning when I'll be posting a special #COMPETITION episode of #DrawWithRob (in conjunction with Tesco mobile and Internet Matters) that could make both of those things happen. NB Teachers, this is for you cos only teachers can enter their Y5&6 pupils' drawings on behalf of their school, so keep an eye out. Video lands tomorrow at 8am...

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph Congratulations Rob! The keep awards flowing your way, totally deserved mate! 👏👏👏🤩

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

@RobBiddulph HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO POPPY! Happy birthday to yoouuuuu! 🎶

[Rob Biddulph @RobBiddulph]

Later on today I'm going to be revealing the title of my brand new series of middle grade novels. So stay vigilant and keep off the moors...

[Andrew Leeming @Ableeming76]

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[Tim Beynon @RunTimboRun]

It's #WorldCancerDay again chaps...your yearly reminder to get a #PSA test. No excuses. It's a simple blood test and if your Dr says you don't need it or you're too young, INSIST! #KnowYourPSA #prostatecancer