Urban & landscape design, planning & research | Psychology | Public Mental Health | Wellbeing | Co-production of places Ours is an anti-fragile approach, mixed with a little disrupting of the status quo Graham Marshall + Prof Rhiannon Corcoranhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lpaiug6kmk2vOur Backin' Birkenhead Community Sessions begin on Saturday with a Walking Conversation around town. The question of the day is, "What does Birkenhead feel like to you?" We'll start out from MAKE around 10:30 @thewilk.bsky.social15 May 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpaiug6kmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3loktwpzqps2yIt's taken some time building up the Backin' Birkenhead Town Team, but we're ready to start conversations now on the future of the town. Everyone with an interest in the town is invited to come along, join in, and help get things moving...07 May 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3loktwpzqps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lkt6r6jl6s2xTrying out a simple logo for the community Town Team Reflecting the Laird town grid, Dock Branch cutting and Grade 1 listed Hamilton Square, with a play on words @davidr-regen.bsky.social @cathypalmer.bsky.social Does it work for you?20 Mar 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkt6r6jl6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lkhadtx5ic26@britwarmemorial.bsky.social We're currently looking at the Blitz Memorial in Anfield Cemetery - would appreciate any advice you could give15 Mar 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkhadtx5ic26https://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3le6as6b4y22cSmall dog with big dinner expectations26 Dec 2024 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6as6b4y22chttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3ldsngb5kus2cUnderstanding evolutionary psychology is essential if we are to understand ourselves and where we are going https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14X2bYCo3a/21 Dec 2024 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsngb5kus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lcnmnksxoc2jThis is tabloid reporting from the BBC @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social what do you think Developer contributions can not be spent on maintenance - BBC should know that Active travel intervention may be the best "road improvement" option here. Road shouldn't = car https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wlk45lvn7o06 Dec 2024 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnmnksxoc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lb5cy426w22r@planningshit.bsky.social I'll leave it here! https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24725073.magnificent-woven-sculpture-periwinkle-unveiled-near-chichester/17 Nov 2024 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5cy426w22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3lazdsspoxs2sPoor guy! https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/14/rod-stewart-considers-selling-his-sports-cars-because-of-local-potholes15 Nov 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazdsspoxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3la7udulm422fI thought bonfire night was a celebration of the foiling of the gunpowder plot We've just had a re-enactment of a Somme barrage over Liverpool, and the 'dads' aren't event home for their tea yet Braced for riduculosness in an hour!05 Nov 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3la7udulm422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3la22l3hcwq2x"So a system that was meant to help farmers, keep Europeans fed and the land well cared for, has turned into one that trashes the environment; enriches big landowners and leaves poor farmers struggling; delights retailers but costs money for consumers" https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/02/farm-subsidies-wrecked-europe-environments-common-agricultural-policy03 Nov 2024 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3la22l3hcwq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l7klt6jhwd2ySunset over Liverpool Friday evening... was too slow to catch the illumination of the chimneys and gable ends28 Oct 2024 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7klt6jhwd2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l5pmiyotgh2qWho would want to be a member of this Labour Party! https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/04/dont-do-it-again-miliband-tells-labour-over-30000-breakfast-with-minister04 Oct 2024 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5pmiyotgh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l5jwxz6zkg2qKris Kristofferson isn't gone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkcAH-m9W002 Oct 2024 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5jwxz6zkg2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l5jukvifnt2iJust checking on our home security of Streetview Foxhound on high alert - Rottweiler giving broody shade!02 Oct 2024 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5jukvifnt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l5cynr7h3x2t"Twice as many new homes have been built in London in the past decade as the number of households added to the city’s population, yet average property values in some areas have almost doubled." https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/29/yimbys-building-homes-solve-housing-crisis29 Sep 2024 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5cynr7h3x2thttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l5bzycofxf2xThis is an appalling secret - glad it is out & perhaps another pit of corruption can be closed forever. We're a quarter of the way into the 21stC already I wonder why the Conservatives/LibDems didn't throw this on the bonfire of the Quangos too? https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/18/more-floods-britain-system-protect-us-scandal29 Sep 2024 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5bzycofxf2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l4tt5itxva2uGood grief - even the Peak District isn't immune from our destructive behaviours I thinkl that its probably time to remove all redundant weirs from all rivers, and perhaps have a buffer zone from bank edges back to agriculture where wildlife can thrive https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj9e3zgl7do.amp23 Sep 2024 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4tt5itxva2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l4ny4vcz3g2y"Keir Starmer failed to declare £16,200 in clothing gifts from Labour peer, Lord Alli" Very poor judgement from a PM More than a little something to remember him by & not a gift in any normal sense My professor wife feels bad about receiving cards from students https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg03g4gxlyo21 Sep 2024 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4ny4vcz3g2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l4jgevmbky2gLaptop Help! Bought HP Spectre x360 - intermitently (left)shift zxcv keys don't work Gave it to a guy a couple of years ago to repair. Came back with new HD installed - £200 - didn't work He took HD out, gave thorough clean - didn't work - he then disapeared Can it be anything but the keyboard?19 Sep 2024 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4jgevmbky2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/prosocialplace.bsky.social/post/3l4gkvd2lqp2sA shout out for Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin today, and all the other women in the world with suppressed voices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin18 Sep 2024 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:rtbjgdfejd4byipe2ju3eel2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4gkvd2lqp2s