Yvonne Marie Parsons

CELLIST 💕2014 swam Colwell Bay to Hengistbury Head for THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS! Cloudspotter, foodie, mountain lover, open water swimnut, Chocolatier xx

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny."

"Exceptional weather", anyone?

When are we going to put an end to this farce, starting with Thames Water?

https://t.co/fBQ18eG0Ve

[OperaWire @OperawireNews]

La Scala Tv will now be available at no charge
https://t.co/tIrI85RNZh

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"In the first five months of 2026, there were 7,280 incidents of water firms in England and Wales dumping sewage, chemicals, and other pollutants on days of little or no rainfall."

Oh look, they lied, AGAIN. "We only do it during heavy rain to stop sewage flooding into people's houses."

https://t.co/zH2O5Le5KR

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

One of the questions I was asked on @LBC the other night was what can 'normal' people do to help.

The answer, we need to turn the volume up to number 15, here's your chance, sign it, then get your family to sign it, your friends, your neighbours, the people in the next street over, turn the volume up to number 15.

[BENEATH BRITISH WATERS Our Freshwater Planet @UnderwaterMedia]

We have had some rain, that means one thing for our rivers. Sadly it is coming to the time of year where we ramp up our filming in relation to pollution in rivers and nothing is off limits including the dreaded sewage fungus.
#pollution #sewage #rivers #sewagefungus

[Philharmonia Orchestra @philharmonia]

How it feels to almost be at the weekend 🙏🎺

Enjoy this clip of the Orchestra with conductor Thomas Søndergård leading the charge in Tchaikovsky much loved Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’ 🎶

If you want to hear more Tchaikovsky, Delyana Lazarova conducts the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture this autumn in Basingstoke, Bedford, Canterbury, and Walthamstow.

Or, come along to see star soloist Seong-Jin Cho perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in London and Bedford this October with Principal Conductor Santtu 😍

Book your tickets now 🎟️

#Tchaikovsky #Pathétique #Orchestra #ClassicalMusic #Symphony

[RiverActionUK @RiverActionUK]

🚨 The Government must stop confusing the cost of intervention with the far greater cost of failure.

Thames Water is drowning in almost £20 BILLION of debt, while sewage pollutes our rivers, billions of litres of water are lost through leaks, and millions continue to be spent on finance and executive rewards.

Now the Government is reportedly shelving plans for Special Administration because of the cost.

But what’s the cost of doing nothing?

The Special Administration Regime was created for precisely this kind of crisis.

If not Thames Water, and if not now, then who and when?

https://t.co/8knl4BeoQw

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

It rained....

And as predicted on @LBC with @HenryRiley1 not 48 hours ago.

Anything in brown is sewage being dumping into the environment right now, in real time, anything in red is sewage dumped over the last 24 hours.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

It rained. So @SouthernWater inevitably poured sewage across most of Kent.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

The got away with it because it was hidden. The public weren't aware.

The genie is fully out of the bottle now and won't return. The only possible path from here is public ownership.

It's just a question of who will be brave enough to do it.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

Thanks to @SouthernWater, the following locations have sewage releases today:

Sandgate / Hythe / Rye / Hastings / Bexhill / Eastbourne / Seaford / Peacehaven / Shoreham / Worthing / Littlehampton / Portsmouth / Isle of Wight

Happy summer holidays 🏖️

[RiverActionUK @RiverActionUK]

🚨 NEWS! We’re taking the Government to court.

Today, the High Court granted River Action permission to challenge the Government over its failure to publish a clear policy for dealing with failing water companies.

Why does this matter?

With Thames Water facing serious financial instability and ongoing performance failures, the public deserves to know how and when the Government would step in.

💧 Our water is an essential public service.
🔍 Decisions about its future cannot be made behind closed doors.
⚖️ The Government must be transparent and accountable.

Today’s ruling means our challenge can now proceed to a full hearing - an important step towards greater transparency and accountability in England’s water industry.

We’ll keep pushing to make sure decisions about the future of our water are made openly, accountably and in in the best interest of the public and environment.

👉 Find out more about our legal challenge: https://t.co/MbmUOaGTwn

#LegalAction #RescueOurRivers

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

It rained for an hour or so overnight, the first rain we've seen in quite some time.

Yet it was enough for @SouthernWater to release sewage in Hythe, thus rendering their beach unsafe to swim today.

[Dr Clare Craig @ClareCraigPath]

@DoctorChrisVT from December 98% white flour in Britain, including organic, will by law have to contain synthetic folic acid.

It’s a fully oxidised, industrial compound that doesn’t exist in food.

Most people will have no realistic way to avoid it.

When we talk about ultra-processed food and loss of choice, this feels like a textbook example.

And when strict controls on voluntary fortification and population monitoring are left out of the legal text, far more examination of the evidence is needed.

What do you make of it? Will you support my petition 👇

[Philharmonia Orchestra @philharmonia]

Two instruments are better than one in Brahms's Double Concerto 😍🎻

As we edge closer to BBC Proms concert, we're looking back on some of our past performances at this iconic summer music festival. Enjoy this clip of violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and cellist Mischa Maisky in this 1992 Proms performance, led by conductor Claus Peter Flor 🎶

What's been your favourite Philharmonia Proms moment?

#Brahms #Cello #Violin #Concerto #Orchestra

[Lee Nallalingham @LNallalingham]

🚨 IF THEY CAN’T PASS AN AUDIT, THEY CAN’T RAISE YOUR TAXES.

I’ve launched a petition to make this law:

❌ Fail audit = no tax rises and no bigger budget.

❌ Fail two years running = those responsible cannot stand for re-election.

Politicians should not be allowed to demand more of your money when they cannot properly account for the money they already have.

If you agree, please sign and share my petition.

Link: https://t.co/r4CliorXCJ

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Thames Water's finance director given a £1,000,000 signing on bonus.

Water industry depravity hits an all time low. Their contempt for customers and the environment clearly knows no bounds.

When are govt going to intervene and put a stop to this? @andyburnham @angelaeagle

https://t.co/WB23sNU4hS

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Too busy giving their new finance director a £1,000,000 signing on bonus.

[Huw Watkins @WatkinsHuw]

Coming soon!

[Met Office @metoffice]

The UK will experience a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August.

The extent of the Sun's coverage and the timing of maximum obscuration will differ across the country.

Never look directly at the sun; use a pinhole projector or certified eclipse glasses to view it.