As the city marks 25 years of the #Peterborough Poet Laureate competition, Laura Fanthorpe spoke to some of the people who’ve held the title. What does winning mean for them, the city, and for its next generation of writers and performers? https://t.co/n0izUj3QpQ

Desperate calls across the nation to extend the Household Support Fund, as councils will have to cut welfare support @FoodPlacesUK @btnhovefood @UKSustain @SoilAssociation #CostOfLivingCrisis https://t.co/33IqQFwYvw

Now available in bars, pubs and low-life dives, latest issue of @_RhythmBooze with my 75th #PeterboroPub_Scrawl column . Starts with a tribute to @BZephaniah who always had nice things to say about the column. Continues with @WritingLauren (new #Poet Laureate of #Peterborough...

❄️ Around 2 million households in the UK had to turn off their fridge or freezer during the cost of living crisis because of rising costs. 🚨🔼 The crisis isn't over. Benefits must increase in line with inflation so that people can afford the essentials. #OurEssentials

So excited to be part of this. Have you got your tickets?

Tonight we’re hosting a vegan cookery show in BSL interpreted into spoken English as part of #GrowingTogether there’s a few tickets still available on the Key Theatre website #food #veganrecipes #foodsystems

Tomorrow in the North of Peterborough!! Part of the Growing Together Program in Peterborough Full program here: https://t.co/PMTTcbkVZN #FoodSystems

7️⃣ out of 🔟 schools in England are handing out food to children to help families struggling with the #CostOfLivingCrisis reports @guardian This shows exactly why the @GOVUK must urgently extend #FreeSchoolMeals to ensure all youngsters have equal opportunity to learn, grow and

"BATHING WATERS IN THE BEST STATE EVER", screams the minister "last year 93% were classified as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’". That's an impressive number; or is it? Your short 🧵for a Sunday morning. (1/7)

I’m really looking forward to attending this conference and representing #peterboroughfoodpatnership and #peterboroughfoodstrategy and finally meeting everyone in person. @FoodPlacesUK @st_catz #sustainablefoodplaces #stcatzoxford

Fruit and veg from places with lower standards or worker rights are more prevalent on British shelves since Brexit, as suppliers struggle with import and admin costs from EU. News: https://t.co/Wzd9a7SlRp

Why on earth would you do this?

Following the UK's new #neonicotinoid authorisation, our CEO, Patrick Holden, says, “This insecticide will only perpetuate the catastrophic decline of the biodiversity which used to coexist with food production and is now confined to the margins of intensively farmed land.” 🧵1/3

Happy #FoodDiversityDay! Join @Eating2Extinct1's programme 👇 Eating more & better fruits, veg, nuts and pulses alongside less & better meat is the foundation of a fair and sustainable agroecological diet More on #Agroecology 👇 https://t.co/EEYVjXf8TY

Have your say in the Bread and Flour Regulations public consultation by 23 November https://t.co/BXkdTWrDgU @RealBread

Half of bread sold in the UK contains at least two different pesticides, new government data has found. This is a rise of 50% from last year, & a major increase over the past decade - @PAN_UK

Check out this new zine! If you have a read you can see one of my pieces #recipe #artist

I’m so looking forward to this

So sad. Private water firms in England released raw sewage into rivers & coastal waters for 2.7 million hours in 2021! And dodged millions in tax. These monopolies get away with too much. It's beyond time to bring our water systems back into public ownership.