Laura Hardy

#History addict, often to be found down another research rabbit hole.
Expert procrastinator.

[Laura Hardy @scillylaura]

Weymouth is blessed with a wealth of fascinating heritage sites - here are a few of them!

#History #Heritage #Weymouth #Dorset

https://t.co/m4BfF4HNfp via @YouTube

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

In the late 1400s, sailors who ate rats on board ships were less likely to develop scurvy, as rats synthesise their own vitamin C.

[Laura Hardy @scillylaura]

@official_throne https://t.co/3ldUfj0sQe

[History Rage Podcast @HistoryRage]

Forget the clichés. 💥 Real history is messier, stranger, and far more gripping than the tidy stories Hollywood tells.
In this IWM Special, @RobDotHutton & @DuncanWeldon from @WarMovieTheatre join me to tear up war movie tropes and salute the truth 🎖️

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/3WX4gZ9iSn

Catch us at the @I_W_M Podcast Live Festival! 🎬🔥
👉 Tickets: https://t.co/JLogJq3X7G

#HistoryRage #IWM #FilmTwitter #TrueHistory #PodcastLive #WarMovies #NoMoreTropes

[Laura Hardy @scillylaura]

Dorset town named one of the UK's best preserved medieval destinations https://t.co/wkKT0qHWRr

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYE OUT FOR THIS SCAM DEEP FAKE AI VIDEO!. If you see it please

a) Report it to the platform as a scam
b) Post a reply to it to warn others off it and ensure they know it is criminals trying to steal their money and nothing to do with me.

[Dr Kathryn Ferry @SeasideFerry]

My book comes out a month today🥳 so it's high time I shared some of my favourite buildings from it.
This is #Weymouth Pavilion, opened July 1960. Designed by Verity and Beverley it's in a sort of pebble-dashed mid-century seaside Georgian style with a bow front

[Nigel J.Hetherington @Pastpreservers]

Important reminder for fellow freelancers/creatives: saying no to unpaid work isn't rude - it's necessary. Recently encountered a production co claiming 'network policy' as a reason for free labour.
Let's support fair pay for quality work!
#FairPay #NoFreeWork

[Laura Hardy @scillylaura]

Ancient Dorset burial site raises questions over age of Stonehenge https://t.co/qWB0l35F52

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Pls help me spread word tomorrow (tue) 8pm on ITV I'll be talking you through how to check if you can boost your State Pension by possibly £10,000s. There is an urgent deadline coming after which many lose the opportunity.

This is a must watch for anyone age 40 to 73.

[BBC Dorset @BBCDorset]

Jurassic Coast charity to shut down https://t.co/DcekGmmhW3

[AIM @Aimuseums]

Job vacancy - Quantity Surveyor / Contract Administrator - @GurkhaMuseum is undergoing an exciting and ambitious redevelopment and seeks support with the delivery, from @HeritageFundUK Permission to Start until RIBA Stage 7. Closing date 21 February: https://t.co/o28EXC1Te4

[AIM @Aimuseums]

Job vacancy - @diving_museum is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to deliver an activity plan as part of @HeritageFundUK funded redisplay of the collection. Part time, 3 year FTC. Closing date 24 February: https://t.co/rQNWFVxOpN

[BBC Dorset @BBCDorset]

Fire breaks out in historic town centre building https://t.co/T19G9gaBoh

[BBC Dorset @BBCDorset]

'I solved the mystery of an Elizabethan card trick' https://t.co/QlMDOk6nuN

[BBC Dorset @BBCDorset]

Survivors' tales from the deadly Great Gale https://t.co/qYDIafJLZe

[CHURCH GOING with Andrew Ziminski FSA & SPAB 🇺🇦 @natchjourneyman]

I’ve long admired what remains of this Tudor row of cottages along Brandy Row, which overlooks Chesil Beach on Portland.

[Tess Of The Vale @tessofthevale]

A fresh, new, updated map of Dorset’s Hillforts.

(perfect distraction from #news)

https://t.co/sb2ooFJJsw

#hillfortswednesday #dorset #map

[Laura Hardy @scillylaura]

It's taken all day - but I've finally managed to turn the clock back an hour on the central heating! (I am already doubting that I'll remember how I did it when I need to put it forward again in March)