Catherine Cheetham

[Nutsford House @NutsfordHouse]

We're delighted that @littleamiss , former Writer in Residence at the magnificent @WythamWoods , will lead our first Tutored Writing Retreat in September.

Booking now open. Contact us for more details.

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#writerscommunity #nature #exmoor

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

What a busy, productive week at #2023UNGEGN! And wonderful to see experts old and new in person once more. Thanks to all for contributions and we’ll look forward to more #geonames standardization progress before the 2025 session!

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Good news for those that haven’t quite finalised their reports for #2023UNGEGN ! The deadline for full reports has been extended to 31st March. We’re looking forward to hearing about your #geonames projects!

[Francis Scarr @francis_scarr]

They haven't just changed Volgograd's road signs to "Stalingrad" to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Soviet Union's victory in the battle there

State TV presenters are now also calling the city Stalingrad

[Catherine Cheetham @persiancat888]

U.S. Will Rename 660 Mountains, Rivers and More to Remove Racist Word | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://t.co/QJXVCJBNjn

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

#UNGEGN2021 has come to an end. Lots of positive interaction throughout in spite of the limitations of a virtual format. Well done to all! Would be great to keep momentum in standardisation of #geonames so please keep sharing names related tweets among the UNGEGN community!

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Tune in to the great interview broadcast on New Zealand radio looking at Places, Names & Identity in the Landscape - an important theme for #UNGEGN2021
https://t.co/R1Qkhzb5pl

[Ingvil Nordland @ingvilnord]

Interesting podcast from BBC on the pandemic, geographical names and maps in Africa. Very relevant for today’s discussions at #UNGEGN2021 @UNSD_GEGN https://t.co/gtqPsWEzU1 “Google maps on your phone doesn’t really reflect the lived experience of people who walk through a city”.

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Join the panel discussion on using geographical names to create an equal society, discussing COVID-19 and inclusion and the role of #geonames. Today, 5th May, 07:30 New York time, joining details on the UNGEGN website. #UNGEGN2021

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

Day 2 complete👍 including a great conversation on the names used on web map applications such as @Googlemaps, versus national officially standardised #geonames. Rejoin for day 3 at 09:00 New York time tomorrow, 5th May. #UNGEGN2021

[Dr Emily Lethbridge @DrELethbridge]

What a fabulous idea and resource, and beautifully executed by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and Natural Resources Canada https://t.co/toQKIm7xn8 ... have you seen this @ellisnilsson? #toponyms #women #landscape #cartography

[UNGEGN @UNSD_GEGN]

#UNGEGN2021 starts at 09:00 New York time today. Join via Interprefy for lead delegates, the viewer link for other delegates or watch on UN web TV.

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

MI9 was charged with rescuing British prisoners of war in WWII. In this week's free lecture, Dr Barbara Bond details how this military department achieved the impossible, smuggling prisoners of war to freedom through ingenious methods of military mapping: https://t.co/0Ad44sEIGm

[Catherine Cheetham @persiancat888]

@KChurch_SRH Good call!: ‘5 million made and sold every week’!

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Place name of the week: United Kingdom. The UK's Permanent Committee on Geographical Names has celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019, and the series of place names of the week is coming to an end, but https://t.co/GAtalOnljM has lots more advice and information on toponymy!

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Place name of the week: Nuuk, the seat of government in Greenland. The Greenlandic language has official status in #Greenland and a programme of collection and authorization of Greenlandic place names is ongoing. PCGN collects information for UK Government. #PCGN100

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Place name of the week: Kòrsou (in the Papiamentu language) or #Curaçao, a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles). PCGN collects minority language names and advises UK Government on appropriate names to use. #PCGN100

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Place name of the week: Double Head Cabbage in #Belize. One of the best place names in the world? #PCGN100

📷 credit: https://t.co/5Jtz6YeT5h

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Place name of the week: Nay Pyi Taw, the official name of #Myanmar’s capital city, a purpose-built city that replaced Yangon as capital in 2006. #PCGN100

[Catherine Cheetham @persiancat888]

@DigitalOnomast @UNSD_GEGN Thanks Peder! Delighted to have you with us for the ‘celebration’.