Lesley Brown

Cricket nut obsessed with Anne Lister. Family. Mates. Theatre. Walking. Ooo, and hugs. Hugs are good.

[Hayes & Yeading United FC @hyufc_official]

A huge thank you to Derrick, Jackie, the Wednesday crew and all our amazing volunteers for getting today’s game on despite the awful weather!

The pitch played brilliantly, and that’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved. We couldn’t do it without you!

Enjoy your evening reds!

#ForwardTogether #YouAyes #OneClub

[Northern Ballet @northernballet]

Exciting news 🎉 We've been nominated for the Excellence in Touring Award at the UK Theatre Awards 2026!
Gentleman Jack is a show that means so much to so many people. Thank you Anne Lister for continuing to inspire, and we're proud to be able to share her story on stage. 🎩

[Lesley Brown @HSMLes]

@hyufc_official Was the game filmed? No sign of it on Youtube.

[Hayes & Yeading United FC @hyufc_official]

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 ⏰
🔴 H&Y 12-1 THP ⚫️

What a way for the girls to begin their first league campaign! 🔥

A fantastic performance from start to finish, with the goals flowing and a statement made on our league debut.

#ForwardTogether #YouAyes

[Hayes & Yeading United FC @hyufc_official]

A nice moment during ITV's World Cup coverage, with Hayes & Yeading FC getting a mention as Michael Olise’s first club!

Great to see the club recognised on such a big stage.

#ForwardTogether #YouAyes

[History Out Loud @HOL_podcast]

@HOL_podcast is back again! 🥳

In this episode, local history enthusiast, @moliveiradev returns to talk about 19th century funeral practices, with a little help from the Lister family of Shibden Hall. Tune in for boudoir biscuits and spooky dolls...
https://t.co/IsJ2aaUsVV

[ang @remadlibs]

CYNTHIA ERIVO WHAT THE FUCK

[Lesley Brown @HSMLes]

@officialnhaynes I would too if some of every day involved someone grabbing my right boob

[Ivana Nika 🇭🇷 @Ivana_Nika]

ANNE LISTER and ANN WALKER - one of 1st women mountaineers in the 19th century

Some of #AnneLister's mountaineering expeditions :

15th July 1822 - Snowdon or Yr Wyddfa (in Wales) with Aunt Anne ~ 1,085m

17th June 1823 - Ingleborough (in Yorkshire Dales) ~ 723m
(for a long time considered the highest mountain in England)

15th July 1828 - Ben Nevis (in Scotland) ~ 1,345m

19th August 1830 - Pic de Bergons (in the French Pyrenees) ~ 2,068m

26th August 1830 - Monte Perdido or Mont Perdu (the peak is in the Spanish part of the Pyrenees) ~ 3,355m

16th July 1834 - Le Brévent (in the French Alps) with Ann Walker ~ 2,525 m

16th August 1834 - Puy de Dôme (in the French Massif Central) with servant George (Joseph Booth) ~ 1,465m

12th July 1838 - Pic de Bergons (in the French Pyrenees) with Ann Walker ~ 2,068m

24th July 1838 - the Petit Pic d'Ossau with Ann Walker ~ 2,807m, and with the guides the Grand Pic d'Ossau ~ 2,884m on the same day in the French Pyrenees

7th August 1838 - Vignemale ~ 3, 298m, the 1st official summit of the mountain peak, which is split between France and Spain

18th September 1838 - Pic du Midi de Bigorre (in the French Pyrenees) with Ann Walker ~ 2,877m

21st September 1838 - Pic du Midi d'Ossau (in the French Pyrenees) with Ann Walker ~ 2,884m

#womenmountaineers
#womenhikers
#history
#19thcentury

[Oliver Brown @oliverbrown_tel]

England playing Afghanistan heralds a day of unmitigated shame. For all the Taliban’s obscene misogyny, cricket’s male-dominated governing bodies lack the gumption to refuse to play. My piece https://t.co/gwF77dlZ6a

[In Search of Ann Walker @SearchingForAnn]

171 years ago today, Ann Walker died at her home, Cliffe Hill

We remember her today for her sense of humour, generosity to those less fortunate & how she defied convention to live with the woman she loved.

Memorial Card, West Yorkshire Archive Service, SH:3/L/120

[Alex Jones @RealAlexJones]

🚨HISTORIC JFK ASSASSINATION TAPE DROPS🚨

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Never-Before-Heard Audio Of Former Executive Director Of The DNC & Close Associate Of LBJ, Clifton Carter, Admitting That LBJ Hired Mac Wallace To Assassinate JFK!

» WATCH THE LIVE X STREAM HERE:
https://t.co/TfBhaVOop7

[Queen Bee @KingBobIIV]

🚨The Million Women March in London is really gaining traction—as are the regional ones across the country.

While I might have been gobby enough to get the ball rolling, it’s now being run and organised by a growing team of some of the most incredible women I’ve ever had the pleasure to know.

The time, effort, and passion they’re putting into making this happen on 17th Feb has absolutely taken my breath away.

If it had just been left to me, it simply wouldn’t be happening.
These women come from all walks of life, representing a myriad of political backgrounds, and they’re working together—no egos, no agendas—just one shared goal: to make this march happen.

I need to make it clear: this isn’t about me, it’s about thousands of women who care about thousands of children.

It’s for children who have survived abuse, boys and girls now grown, and for children currently suffering.

It’s about changing things for them and stopping as many future cases of abuse as possible.

This isn’t my march—it’s your march, for children.

So, I just want to say thank you. Let’s keep pulling together in London and all over the country to make this happen. xx

[Hayes & Yeading United FC @hyufc_official]

FULL-TIME!
Hayes & Yeading FC [2-1] Southall FC
What a thrilling finish with Jonathan Hippolyte’s late goal! 🔥 A well-earned victory! 💪 Happy new year to all.

[Women's Rights Network - WRN @WomensRightsNet]

During the apartheid regime in South Africa the world responded to human rights abuses with sanctions and a sports boycott. Today, the world is silent over Afghanistan.

The Afghan men’s coach, Jonathan Trott (born in South Africa but played cricket for England), was recently asked which was the best team in the Asia Cup. He proudly patted the badge on his shirt – Afghanistan. Pride in representing a country that has inflicted the most extreme human rights abuses on its female citizens is not the win @Trotty might think it is.

The England men’s cricket team is drawn to play Afghanistan on 26th February 2025 in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Women’s Rights Network calls for England to forfeit the match. In fact, we call on our politicians and sports governing bodies to go further.

We call for:

· @Keir_Starmer to order a boycott of all Afghanistan fixtures in any sport.

· The @ECB_cricket to forfeit all matches against the Afghanistan men’s cricket team in any tournament.

· Players and coaches to examine their consciences – the women in your families are free to dress how they please, be educated, take jobs, travel, have bank accounts, speak and sing. How can you in all conscience play a country that denies women their basic human rights?

Pride in the team shirt includes pride in your country’s record on standing up for human rights and against dictators who bask in the kudos of sporting success. What is happening to the women of Afghanistan is appalling.

Any sportsman of conscience should do what is right: Boycott Afghanistan.

[Tracy Edwards @TracyEdwardsMBE]

What a total disgrace you are @Trotty Do the women in your life not matter? @cricketworldcup

[Oliver Brown @oliverbrown_tel]

The most stirring sporting gesture of 2024 arose not in victory but defeat.

‘XX.’

If this tumultuous year teaches us anything, it is that fairness must take precedence over inclusion – every single time. Long read https://t.co/tvD7sbFDmC

[Jak Malone💅🏻😎 @jakmalone_]

The most intimate of glimpses in to the recording of our brilliant cast album. It’s not June, but I wish you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄 ✨

[Lesley Brown @HSMLes]

@AlexHartley93 Alex, I've listened to @NoBallsTCP with you and your mate Crossy from day 1. Your support of each other and love for the game, your wit and knowledge in the commentary box is why I listen in. Carry on doing all you're doing.