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billboard advert for Banksy exhibition in Manchester

billboard advert for Banksy exhibition in Manchester

Brandalism 📸 Manchester - Mar26 #Banksy #StreetArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJuxtaposition

10.03.2026 18:46 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.

Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.

Blackthorn Blossom, because making gin is a sloe process 🌱💮🫐 🍸 📸 DaisyNook - Mar26 #Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Outdoors #Nature #CloseUp

09.03.2026 15:57 👍 32 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Flyer for Andy’s Man Club Droylsden

Flyer for Andy’s Man Club Droylsden

New AMC meet-ups in Droylsden starting tonight. Big Up to Oggie n Chris, you do great work. 👌 ♥️ 🙏 #AndysManClub #ItsOKtoTalk #MentalHealthMatters #Manchester

09.03.2026 15:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
looking into my house from the back door and capturing an array of geometric shapes and monochromatic tones.

looking into my house from the back door and capturing an array of geometric shapes and monochromatic tones.

Outside Looking In 📸 AshtonUnderLyne - Sep24 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors #WeekJforJuxtaposition #BonusSegue #LightAndShade #Perspective

09.03.2026 05:47 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
colour changing LED tunnel

colour changing LED tunnel

Tunnel Vision 📸 Oldham - Feb24 #LED #LightArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors #NorthernRoots #GlobalGrooves #Illuminate24

07.03.2026 07:01 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A close up photo of a bee consuming pollen and nectar from a crocus flower.

A close up photo of a bee consuming pollen and nectar from a crocus flower.

The Sun’s out, the flowers are bloomin’, bees are buzzin’ 🌞 🌷🐝 📸 Mossley - Mar26 #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #Permaculture #Macro #Closeup #GoodEarthCommunity

06.03.2026 07:38 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hyde Young Peoples Enterprise started out in 2016, by passionate volunteers to alleviate the barriers and hardships faced by the community, working at grassroots level to identify and find solutions to these challenges

Hyde Young Peoples Enterprise started out in 2016, by passionate volunteers to alleviate the barriers and hardships faced by the community, working at grassroots level to identify and find solutions to these challenges

Good Things Grow Here by HYP 📸 Hyde - Mar25 #HYP #StreetArt #Permaculture #Placemaking #GoodEarthCommunity

05.03.2026 23:30 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
the Marble Saloon inside Wentworth Woodhouse, a Grade I listed stately home in South Yorkshire

the Marble Saloon inside Wentworth Woodhouse, a Grade I listed stately home in South Yorkshire

The Marble Saloon 📸 Wentworth Woodhouse - Jul25 #WideAngle #Grade1listed #ClassicArchitecture #Restoration #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors

05.03.2026 23:24 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
using wax fence paint to coat and protect pallet wood benches.

using wax fence paint to coat and protect pallet wood benches.

Today is a painting day as we prepare our pallet seats for spring. Here’s Jayne getting into the nooks and crannies during the last session 📸 Our Space, Mossley - Feb26 #GoodEarthCommunity #TheValeArts #Upcycled #DIY #Perspective #WeekIforInteriors #AlphabetChallenge

04.03.2026 09:00 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Entrance to Manchester Piccadilly Station featuring original victorian architecture and clock.

Entrance to Manchester Piccadilly Station featuring original victorian architecture and clock.

It’s time to embark 📸 Piccadilly Station Manchester - Mar25 #AlphabetChallenge #Railway #WeekIforInteriors #LRM #WakeWalkBingo #Liminal #Psychogeography #WanderInWonder

03.03.2026 18:32 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Massive inflatable Globe suspended in the foyer of a library, the piece entitled Gaia features a spherical print made from detailed shots of planet earth by NASA

Massive inflatable Globe suspended in the foyer of a library, the piece entitled Gaia features a spherical print made from detailed shots of planet earth by NASA

Gaia by Luke Jerram 📸 Bolton Library - Dec24 #OutsideInside #Inflatable #BlueDot #YouAreHere #PublicArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors

02.03.2026 12:42 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Callum Sommons ala Piicasa is a Painter based in Manchester who specialises is contrasting colours, inspired by nature and the urban environment. I was taken by this shot of him surrounded by spray cans working tirelessly to complete the piece. The work is on an impressive scale and runs the entire side of the park.

Callum Sommons ala Piicasa is a Painter based in Manchester who specialises is contrasting colours, inspired by nature and the urban environment. I was taken by this shot of him surrounded by spray cans working tirelessly to complete the piece. The work is on an impressive scale and runs the entire side of the park.

here’s some he made earlier. a column of three squares each approximately 1 m x 1 m running along at least 250 m of a building site holding the colours changing from deep blue through green and grey yellow orange and red and back again. The overall effect of looking close-up into a pixelated screen and seeing only a detail.

here’s some he made earlier. a column of three squares each approximately 1 m x 1 m running along at least 250 m of a building site holding the colours changing from deep blue through green and grey yellow orange and red and back again. The overall effect of looking close-up into a pixelated screen and seeing only a detail.

Piicasa des C’artisan 📸 Mayfield Park - Mar26 #StreetArt #WorkInProgress #Pixelated #LRM #WakeWalkBingo #LightAndShade #Psychogeography

01.03.2026 22:13 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A sculpted bust of Hermes themeswenger god and personification of the planet Mercury wearing a hat

A sculpted bust of Hermes themeswenger god and personification of the planet Mercury wearing a hat

Hermes in a Hat 📸 Wentworth - Jul25 #NeoClassical #Sculpture #Astrology #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH

01.03.2026 10:57 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
BiBi big bike decorated with flowers and holding a nest of goslings made from Wooly Jumper arms with origami beaks. On the front carrier is a Mambo Amp made exclusively in Mossley by Jon Mambo.

BiBi big bike decorated with flowers and holding a nest of goslings made from Wooly Jumper arms with origami beaks. On the front carrier is a Mambo Amp made exclusively in Mossley by Jon Mambo.

yours truly dressed as a farm hand in front of the decorated bike.

yours truly dressed as a farm hand in front of the decorated bike.

Celebrating two years since I took delivery of BiBi, the big bike. Here’s a flashback to the Spring-Up Goose Parade in 2024. #GlobalGrooves #CarnivalArts #TFGM #BeeNetwork #Upcycled

28.02.2026 07:19 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hydrangea in bloom, one of many specimens growing at RHS Bridgewater to see which one produces the best flowers, the winner is used to provide seeds for RHS gardens and their customers. In the background, a brick chimney marks where the gardens heating system used to run on coal mined locally; providing a warmer climate suitable for the exotic species growing within their walled gardens and greenhouses.

Hydrangea in bloom, one of many specimens growing at RHS Bridgewater to see which one produces the best flowers, the winner is used to provide seeds for RHS gardens and their customers. In the background, a brick chimney marks where the gardens heating system used to run on coal mined locally; providing a warmer climate suitable for the exotic species growing within their walled gardens and greenhouses.

Hydrangea 📸 RHSBridgewater - Jul24 #Bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH

27.02.2026 12:28 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
smiling selfie, wearing green t-shirt and fleece jacket.

smiling selfie, wearing green t-shirt and fleece jacket.

Today is most definitely a GREEN DAY. Well done Hannah 💚 #HopeNotHate @greenparty.org.uk #UKPolitics #GortonAndDenton

27.02.2026 08:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

cheers, it was a stunning display.

27.02.2026 06:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

correction: photo taken in May24 #MakePostsEditable

26.02.2026 21:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A silhouetted group of people gathered to watch the Aurora over Harthead pike, a local landmark tower. The hilltop has been used as a beacon since at least Roman times, when it’s prominent position was a useful strategic site. This tower was built 1863 and used to contain a sweet shop!!

A silhouetted group of people gathered to watch the Aurora over Harthead pike, a local landmark tower. The hilltop has been used as a beacon since at least Roman times, when it’s prominent position was a useful strategic site. This tower was built 1863 and used to contain a sweet shop!!

Heavenly Aurora over Hartshead Pike 📸 Mossley - Oct24 #Horizon #Silhouette #Nightsky #SolarWind #AlphabetChallenge

26.02.2026 21:33 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
The word HAPPY painted along 5 separate shop shutters. Born in London, Ben Eine is one of the most successful street artists in the world and is regarded as the pioneer in the exploration of graffiti letter forms. Originally a graffiti writer, Eine started his career over 30 years ago leaving his first tag all over London before developing his distinct type of graphic style - einesigns dot com Photo taken during a particularly traumatic period in my life and the message providing a modicum of solace at that moment.

The word HAPPY painted along 5 separate shop shutters. Born in London, Ben Eine is one of the most successful street artists in the world and is regarded as the pioneer in the exploration of graffiti letter forms. Originally a graffiti writer, Eine started his career over 30 years ago leaving his first tag all over London before developing his distinct type of graphic style - einesigns dot com Photo taken during a particularly traumatic period in my life and the message providing a modicum of solace at that moment.

HAPPY by Ben Eine 📸 London - Jan14 #Typograffiti #StreetArt #Scape #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH

25.02.2026 08:05 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a chainsaw sculpture depicting a heron holding a freshly caught fish in it’s beak.

a chainsaw sculpture depicting a heron holding a freshly caught fish in it’s beak.

What sort of fish would a wood heron fish? 📸 Uppermil - Feb26 #Sculpture #PublicArt #Heron #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH #BonusHomonym

24.02.2026 19:47 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Neon Word Art

Neon Word Art

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA 🤣😹😂 📸 Glastonbury - Jun22 #Festival #PublicArt #Neon #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH

24.02.2026 06:14 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mechanical Hare Puppet lining up for the start of the parade at Oldham Illuminate 26

Mechanical Hare Puppet lining up for the start of the parade at Oldham Illuminate 26

Hare today… 📸 Oldham Feb26 #GlobalGrooves #CreatingCarnival #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforH #WideAngle #LettuceEntertainYou #LoveOldham #OldhamByNight

23.02.2026 09:43 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
festival goer taking part in a fancy dress steeple chase. he is wearing black socks, red pants, pink tutu and a gremlin mask. The course is downhill and contained carious obstacles including household items and ended in a paddling pool.

festival goer taking part in a fancy dress steeple chase. he is wearing black socks, red pants, pink tutu and a gremlin mask. The course is downhill and contained carious obstacles including household items and ended in a paddling pool.

You might be over it, but you will never be an ironing board with a tutu clad gremlin leaping over it.
📸 Secret Garden Party - Jul05 #Festival #FancyDress #SteepleChase #ItsAKnockout #WeekGforGames #AlphabetChallenge

22.02.2026 17:59 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Things that light up

Things that light up

Polar by Gemma Wood

Polar by Gemma Wood

Happy as the day is long mirrorbal installation by Stellar Coates with a Silent Disco soundtrack

Happy as the day is long mirrorbal installation by Stellar Coates with a Silent Disco soundtrack

a parting shot of suffragette Anne Kenney’s staue with the projection on the old town hall behind

a parting shot of suffragette Anne Kenney’s staue with the projection on the old town hall behind

(5/5) Oldham Illuminate - art trail pt 2. #PublicArt

22.02.2026 10:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sentinal by Studio Vertigo

Sentinal by Studio Vertigo

illumaphonium interactive instrument

illumaphonium interactive instrument

The eternal ensemble inside st Mary’s church

The eternal ensemble inside st Mary’s church

the relic of Mirchwood Forest by Jonathan Hering

the relic of Mirchwood Forest by Jonathan Hering

(4/5) Oldham Illuminate - Art trail pt1 #PublicArt

22.02.2026 10:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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(3/5) The dance of bee and bird digital story stills #LocalHistory #ProjectionMapping

22.02.2026 10:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Saddleworth Woman’s Morris and Dancing Dias fusion performance

Saddleworth Woman’s Morris and Dancing Dias fusion performance

Saddleworth Woman’s Morris show with puppets in background

Saddleworth Woman’s Morris show with puppets in background

Dancing Diyas Traditional asian performance in front of the old town hall.

Dancing Diyas Traditional asian performance in front of the old town hall.

(2/5) #GlobalGrooves static show in front of the old town hall.

22.02.2026 10:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
worker bee

worker bee

canteban the bird and silk flags

canteban the bird and silk flags

a swarm of bees and the oldham owl

a swarm of bees and the oldham owl

star bears walkabout

star bears walkabout

Oldham Illuminate - it was as wet as it was wonderful with too many photos to share so here’s a few highlights. (1/5) #GlobalGrooves #Carnival #Puppets #CommunityArts #LoveOldham #OldhamByNight

22.02.2026 10:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
riders view over the handlebars of my ebike showing the odometer at 3000 miles which is an average of 30miles a week. The vale arts building in the background.

riders view over the handlebars of my ebike showing the odometer at 3000 miles which is an average of 30miles a week. The vale arts building in the background.

Triple Celebration, the 1 n only BiBi (big bike) is 2 years old this week and has just clocked 3000 miles. Where better to mark the occasion than back where is all began at the Vale Arts 📸 Mossley - Feb26 #Ebike #GlobalGrooves #TFGM #GoodEarthCommuniy #GMmoving

22.02.2026 09:50 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0