Alys Blakeway

Italophile librarian and fan of Charlotte Yonge, Victorian best-selling novelist and educator. As well as reading her books I love to spread the word about her.

[Alys Blakeway @Alswitha]

@Capitan_Swing Have a look at this website https://t.co/CAry7oY5TU

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@BBCr4today Millicent Fawcett was a suffragist not a suffragette. The suffragists believed in campaigning by peaceful means.

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@BBCSaturdayLive Inheritance

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@SW_Help 9.48 from Winchester unnecessarily cancelled to speed up train. Now going to Basingstoke to pick up Salisbury train I hope. To add inslt to injury no WiFi on train. 0/10 for SWR again.

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@BBCRadio3 It’s the 1st Sunday of Advent today, not Christmas yet. Can't we have some Advent music?

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@BBCr4today What about the Chagossians? Why didn't you mention them? They don't want to be governed by Mauritius.

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@GWRHelp why no WiFi on train between Reading and Paddington

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@BBCFrontRow The surname is pronounced Caines not Keens.

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@BritishGasHelp Tried to send you a DM but it appeared as response to a previous irrelevant message. How should I reference your response?

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@BritishGasHelp Not only did you put my appointment off for a week, leaving us without a washing machine, but there was no apology or explanation, the cancellation came immediately after a message that the engineer was on schedule and I'm in a queue to complain.

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I'm bopping away and singing along to #ManicMonday while it gets deep intellectual analysis from @BBCRadio4 #Addtoplaylist

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@TalkTalk No internet at SO23 7EB. Is this caused by Virgin who are upgrading or some?

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This rediscovered cushion is nearly ready to be installed in the Quire.

[Charlotte M Yonge Fellowship @m_yonge]

https://t.co/UcNm4TNLAu
featuring #CharlotteMYonge and other Hampshire authors @WinCathedral @Tracy_Chevalier

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@MuseumoftheHome

[Charlotte M Yonge Fellowship @m_yonge]

The CMY Fellowship will visit the Museum of the Home on 19th April. If you're a member and haven't received your copy of the Spring Mailing, or not a member and would like to come, please contact us via our web page https://t.co/EKF4da5fvQ Photo MOTH https://t.co/q7mJfrbOuE

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@alliancelitsocs

[Charlotte M Yonge Fellowship @m_yonge]

The CMY Fellowship will visit the Museum of the Home on 19th April. If you're a member and haven't received your copy of the Spring Mailing, or not a member and would like to come, please contact us via our web page https://t.co/EKF4da5fvQ Photo MOTH https://t.co/q7mJfrbOuE

[Alys Blakeway @Alswitha]

@RuthCarlyle @shelvesofbooks @SarahJWknits @Penelop08807042

[Charlotte M Yonge Fellowship @m_yonge]

The CMY Fellowship will visit the Museum of the Home on 19th April. If you're a member and haven't received your copy of the Spring Mailing, or not a member and would like to come, please contact us via our web page https://t.co/EKF4da5fvQ Photo MOTH https://t.co/q7mJfrbOuE

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@v_j_freeman @AtticumFloreat It's true that academics are a v slim sliver of society but what puzzles me is the suggestion that curators should voice their disapproval. Let the public make their minds up by themselves.

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Why has the @Tesco shop at the Esso garage, Andover Road, Winchester closed suddenly for 19 days with no explanation, just a handwritten notice on the door?

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@DrMichaelMosley surely the first thing older people should do when they wake up is go to the loo? By all means relax etc but if you don't get up first and go to the loo you won't have a good night's sleep.

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I changed my @BBCiPlayer profile from myself to my grandson and now I'm stuck with Cbeebies. I can't change back.