“Dudman is a writer ignited by ideas, and history furnishes them…”. (Los Angles Times). Writer. Ex-research scientist. Local History Enthusiast. Welsh learner. www.claredudman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lmdli6lagc2vLast year, at Brymbo Open Day, we heard about the sad unfathomable closure of a steelworks when everything was lost. And tonight, at SciBar, we heard about another earlier Brymbo with gigantic mosses & dragonflies. The best steel and the best fossils - & the hope of new life. TY Dr Tim Astrop!08 Apr 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdli6lagc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3llyed3popk2wUncanny, wouldn’t you agree @endofthepier.bsky.social?😁04 Apr 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyed3popk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lk6bhhc3dk2mNot sure if this will work but here is a GoFundMe project to help a Chester man get essential surgery. Please chip in if you can. https://x.com/yoni_live_once/status/1899584614588706854?s=4612 Mar 2025 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6bhhc3dk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ljq2onwqvk2sMy celebration of #WorldBookDay06 Mar 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq2onwqvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ljnxm4s4dc2mExcellent talk to the @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social by @drtobydriver.bsky.social tonight. Brought those hillforts vividly to life. Can’t wait to read the book now, and maybe explore a few of them myself in the summer. Thank you, @drtobydriver.bsky.social05 Mar 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnxm4s4dc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ljnfyuwxgk2iCrocuses on Plas Newton Lane05 Mar 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnfyuwxgk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ljdhgauqhk26Dydd gŵyl Dewi Hapus!01 Mar 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdhgauqhk26https://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lish2rvems2aEvery evening this week, we’ve been treated to a murmuration. This was Friday’s edition over Upton, Chester22 Feb 2025 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lish2rvems2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lgbqldjopk2aPacked out hall tonight for a totally absorbing talk by Stewart Ainsworth on ‘Mapping the Past: From Ordnance Survey to Time Team’. Stewart’s message was that archeology needn’t involve digging - which is excellent news as far as I’m concerned👍@HistArchChester21 Jan 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbqldjopk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lfsail3ptc2eEh, you lot! Food! Soon as you like. (@chesterzoo.bsky.social today)15 Jan 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsail3ptc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lfrz3zjbqc25A very healthy looking camel in @chesterzoo.bsky.social15 Jan 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrz3zjbqc25https://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lfb4prk7rc2m2 mind-boggling talks online today: new insights on Stone of Scone from Prof Sally Foster (@StirUni) for @HistArchChester lunchtime seminar & tonight Kirsty Lloyd (@CWAC) with some (very) cold cases found at Warrington for @ChesterArchSoc Thank you @DrThomasPickles 4 organising08 Jan 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfb4prk7rc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lels3cqcds2gGood-bye 2024. The best thing about you was the way you coloured your skies.31 Dec 2024 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lels3cqcds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ldnzv2bzx22eThe lost kingdom of Pengwern - interesting but v complicated! (Features The Battle of Chester. Might need to watch it a couple more times though) youtu.be/muGjr7vnElY?si… via @YouTube https://youtu.be/muGjr7vnElY?si…19 Dec 2024 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnzv2bzx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3ldme4bvndc2uWide-ranging and really interesting Archaeodeath interview with Big Heritage’s Dean Paton. Highly recommended. youtu.be/Smv22eYgP3w?si… via @YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=Smv22eYgP3w18 Dec 2024 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldme4bvndc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcztnr3rbk2iHoping the ‘Lord of Misrule’ shows up at this event again tomorrow night, because I’d like to give him a few words regarding 2024. https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news/chesters-saturnalia-parade-welcomes-the-romans#:~:text=December%206%2C%202024,us%20over%20the%20past%20weeks.11 Dec 2024 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcztnr3rbk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lczst6ipj22eIncredible! HIGH-TECH Neanderthal Factory Just Discovered in a World First! https://youtu.be/sis2Gp_pVWI?si=MskZkoTRQypbSlQr via @YouTube11 Dec 2024 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczst6ipj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcqa5v56r22jBrilliant, just brilliant! The most unexpected, deep and uplifting Sleeping Beauty ever! We all loved it. Congratulations @StoryhouseLive!07 Dec 2024 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqa5v56r22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lci2v63hts2vAllow me to present the Ushers Bakehouse pistacio, cherry and dark chocolate biscotti - in its native state and also in use. This was just good as I thought it would be.04 Dec 2024 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lci2v63hts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcflwq3m2226Best name for a tomb ever! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcflwq3m2226https://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcf6apochs2gHow great is this! Now dreaming of something similar being found somewhere in Chester. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2l119zlpo03 Dec 2024 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcf6apochs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcf5bjvis22gHoping BlueSky develop a translate function too soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcf5bjvis22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dwuddy.bsky.social/post/3lcdhchoifc2lCertainly is! And one I’ve never seen before. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:5vdmdlwi3adtkou4o2iqo3i5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdhchoifc2l