All sorts of different people, from all over Leeds, telling the world about the city. Each Monday a new person will take over the account. Now: @ashlyn_emma_l
Sep 30, 2023 • 34 tweets • 10 min read
Welcome to the Leeds Goth City walking tour. Just to say, the history of the goth rock scene in this city is vast and deep, so this is designed to be a whistle-stop overview. Feel free to jump in with facts or memories of your own.
1. We’ll start at Leeds University’s neo-gothic Great Hall. Andrew Eldritch, soon-to-be frontman of arguably Leeds’ most famous goth band, @_SistersOfMercy, arrived here in 1979 to study Mandarin Chinese. (Please note I have mentioned the correct Sisters of Mercy account).
Aug 26, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
If Swift chicks aren’t fed enough food they crawl out of their nests in a last ditch attempt to survive. Their chances on the ground are slim, unless they’re rescued. This Swift was tended back to life by my friend Linda and released this morning at St Aidan’s (thread)
Rehabbing Swifts is a meticulous process. They have to be carefully fed every 40 minutes during the day. This is Linda of @LeedsSwifts, a genuine #Leeds conservation hero!
