Bishop of Newcastle. Runner. Broadcaster. Member UK House of Lords. Fan of Belted Galloways 🖤🤍🖤 NUFC & NBSFC 🖤🤍💙⚽️ Personal views 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌈🎶https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3myarejyatk2aGorgeous skies in Keswick this evening 😍19 Oct 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3myarejyatk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mya6w6ju4c2gHappy place! ⛰️🙏🏃‍♀️19 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya6w6ju4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3my3fnxlncc23Saturday afternoon footie: Newcastle Blue Star vs Marske 🖤🤍💙⚽️🙏17 Oct 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3fnxlncc23https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxwbw65ujk2bGetting the words ‘cat scratching post’ into a House of Lords speech just now on family businesses. The first commercially available cat-scratching post in the UK was that by Robinson’s pet store In Newcastle’s Grainger Market in the 1950s! 😻 https://static.klipy.com/ii/d6b0ce929193df3c242ac34b5654d2ce/f8/c6/6ol5dNOG.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=HYnv7SWCPIYR35H8Whpz&webm=zK65cqHV6Adex8v7k21i15 Oct 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwbw65ujk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxsvtqedi22dI mean, of all the urgent matters today ⬇️😳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxsvtqedi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxrjmwtins2gI love it when visitors and guests come to the House of Lords to see what I do here. A most special visitor today, Alex my late cousin Anne’s son. Having a family member for lunch is wonderful, we had such a grand catch-up 🫶🙏13 Oct 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrjmwtins2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxoxhbqtjk2jOn duty in the House of Lords this week. As always it’s full on but am free this evening for 🖤🤍🖤🤍⚽️🙏 on the 🛰️📺💕12 Oct 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxoxhbqtjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxnxrjbloc2cCracking start to the day. In London for the week, Pause for Thought on BBCRadio 2 Sara Cox Bkfst Show. Inspired by the ‘don’t walk, boogie’ sign in Flares nightclub window opp my Toon centre office AND the song to follow: ‘yes sir…’ 😍⚽️🖤🤍🖤🤍🪩🫶🙏12 Oct 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnxrjbloc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxh57hkeik2yFabulous afternoon visiting the Beatrice Community Garden project in Blyth 🫜🪴🫶🪏🙏09 Oct 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh57hkeik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mxcs5gmgus2hThat was a lot of fun! And Heather (actual) Small singing ‘Proud’. Amazing! BBC1 January 10th, from the Glasshouse 🎶🎉🎶🎉07 Oct 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcs5gmgus2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mx4nrbp7d222Absolute scenes this morning with #episcopuss and her annual trip to the V.E.T (😱🙀😻😾😽). We were however given a morale boost by a sighting of @ruthh.bsky.social en route 🙏 Ebba is now resting and has just about forgiven us (we think)🤔💕05 Oct 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4nrbp7d222https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwy2c5sfrk24Fabulous afternoon for the Kielder 10k! 🙏🌲🫶🏃‍♀️🎉☀️🧁03 Oct 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy2c5sfrk24https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwxcjbh5uc2bCrazy scam: My dad had a book published a few years back. Other day he had an email from ‘the Derby book festival’ (which does exist) inviting him to speak. Dad was amazed and excited and got to work on a presentation. Mum meanwhile started to scope out travel and hotel info… 1/203 Oct 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxcjbh5uc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwvzqfaocc2aFriday night footie: Newcastle Blue Star vs Newcastle Benfield 🖤🤍💙⚽️🙌🙏02 Oct 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvzqfaocc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwstrzhvtk22Bishop of Newcastle in Sunderland this morning 🖤🤍❤️🤍! Excellent NE Chamber of Commerce conference in the new Culture House (which is fantastic). AND there were pink slices for morning coffee 💕💕01 Oct 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwstrzhvtk22https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwj7ahims22y💕💕💕 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj7ahims22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwj4lwsefc23This beautiful cover for my Bible was a lovely gift from a lady on Holy Island today 🖤🤍🖤🙏🫶⭐️27 Sep 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj4lwsefc23https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwiziy4ygc26What a lovely harvest celebration on Lindisfarne! All creatures great and small, and a procession with a lobster giving thanks for the harvest of the oceans 🙏🥦🦞🚜🌽🥕🫶27 Sep 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiziy4ygc26https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwig73x6kk2jGorgeous morning on Lindisfarne 🙏🫶27 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwig73x6kk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mwi4oxoqo22yGood morning! 🌅🙏27 Sep 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwi4oxoqo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mw4xqueuc22jAt the footy - Newcastle Blue Star vs Thornaby #howay 💙🖤🤍⚽️22 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4xqueuc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mw42g4pdc22cIn Byker today at St Michael’s church / home of the Lighthouse project, reflecting with urban and estates clergy. Good to be here in this transformed space 🙏22 Sep 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw42g4pdc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mvztdpvblc2fLunchtime pizza making shift at St Thomas’s in Newcastle city centre. Welcoming students back to the Toon! 🍕🫶🙏🏾🥳21 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvztdpvblc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mvxmmqmkd226Lovely afternoon celebrating 80 years of Shepherds Dene retreat house 🥳🍰20 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxmmqmkd226https://bsky.app/profile/helenannhartley.bsky.social/post/3mvvjfy5v7c2wChurch warden Sue baked an absolute unit of a sponge cake for this evening’s magnificent Confirmation service in Stamfordham #inpraiseofchurchwardens 🙏🎉🫶🏾🍰19 Sep 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:eh67eagkurviqq3lua32pg6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvjfy5v7c2w