Nick Reed

@nickinmasham

Southern type happily adopted by Masham (where I programme music and comedy at the Town Hall), by Yorkshire, and by @janrreed. Culture, quizzing, market town life, bit of sport, serendipity. He/him.

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Nick Reed@nickinmasham· 20d

Compulsory! Lettering needs a do-over

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· 20d

Winchelsea’s nice. #insight

Church at the centre of the small Sussex town of Winchelsea

Winchelsea town gate, a medieval stone arch. In the background, levels and the Channel at Rye Harbour

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· 21d

Coffee shops toast both sides of your toastie challenge. For SIX QUID I want more than a tasty side and a raw side 😤

Tasty crispy cheesy top of the toastie. Nom.

Sad lukewarm raw bottom of the toastie. Yuk.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· 26d

Perfect day for a Steam Rally 🚂

A row of beautifully maintained traction engines, most of them steaming

Mr Gilbey’s “Perseverance the Second”, a traction engine with maroon and gold trim

Stunning vintage carousel with happy families riding on the painted horsies

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· 28d

Not sure about that, The Athletic…

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jul 14

How am I supposed to pick from this group of death?

A list of :
Firestarter - The Prodigy
Ready to Go - Republica
Don’t Marry Her - Beautiful South
The State I Am In - Belle and Sebastian

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jul 10

“Remco and Florian are just out of shot, they’re laughing too”

The Nathan Fielder “friends just out of shot” meme

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jul 10

I find the Minions irritating and unfunny.

The Norman Rockwell man speaking his truth in a town hall meeting

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jul 3

Danny Murphy’s cat discussion

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 29

Delivery from the Little Ripon Bookshop *drools, takes week off*

Five books, artfully arranged on a strawberry-themed table cover. They are:
Ripeness by Sarah Moss;
All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison;
The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller;
West by Carys Davies;
The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 27

Kane missing this for a 2-0 lead in a World Cup semi-final is a worse mistake than anything an England goalie has done, but because he’s an outfield player nobody cares.

Harry Kane about to miss from a couple of yards out against Croatia in the semifinal of the 2018 World Cup

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 26

I swear they make these with salt, black pepper, and crack cocaine

M&S combo mix, the finest evolved form of the potato snack

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 26

In my dreams buddy

Results of the silly politics test everyone’s doing. I am:
89% woke / 11% Chu’s
31% techbro / 69% neo-luddite
41% hopepilled / 59% doomer
67% Davos / 33% Dubai

Results of the silly politics test everyone’s doing. My closest match is Zohran Mamdani.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 23

Hydration break

John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle and Harry Andrews at the bar in Ice Cold in Alex.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 23

And now a peacock!

A brick building converted for office use. On the first floor stone balustrade, a peacock.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 17

Bunking off to the tops. J and her Lancastrian BFF catching up, Nova and me climbing a hill, everyone happy

In North Yorkshire. Nova, a chestnut collie with white paws, chest and flash, lies patiently near the top of a fell. Down in the dale, the stone-built market town of Hawes, a glimpse of the River Ure, and the wilder Pennines behind.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 16

A pink blob with a human face saying “oh no” from the excellent webcomicname animation feed

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 12

My favourite unsolicited text of every few months 😊

A text reading:
Thank you so much for donating on 02/06/2026. Your donation has now been issued to St James' Hospital, Leeds. Every donation counts.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 10

I’m clearly not the only person who had the Culture Gabfest as the only remaining reason to subscribe to @slate.com 😳😔

Screenshot of a grovelling email from Slate, stating:

Last week, the Culture Gabfest hosts—Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens—announced they were hanging up their microphones.

And what a run! For 18 years, Steve, Dana, and Julia made the Culture Gabfest one of the smartest and most beloved cultural conversations in podcasting, from the weekly episodes to live shows around the world to the listeners who kept it sharp.

As Julia shared on the show, the hosts are stepping into exciting new projects and, after careful consideration, decided to wrap the show while it’s still at its best. We’re excited to celebrate it all through June, with some treasured guests joining along the way.

Julia also expressed deep gratitude on behalf of the entire team, sharing how enormously grateful they are to everyone who has listened over the years.

The Gabfest is only one corner of Slate, though. That same smart, funny, irreverent spirit lives in all of our podcasts and everything we publish on the site, including the culture coverage and criticism you’d recognize from the show.

Your membership keeps all of it going, and we’d love for you to stick around for it.

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 10

The 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ, day 1 in Yorkshire. The peloton climbs the Main Street in Haworth, just below the Brontë Parsonage. Georgian stone houses either side, lush green daleside in the background

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 7

Doesn’t mention whether drinks are free 🤔

A garden called Sub-Tropicana at RHS Harlow Carr

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· Jun 4

Not Elmo wearing a half-and-half scarf 😞

Social media post from Elmo the Muppet saying “Elmo hopes both teams have fun” with four basketball emoji

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 30

Pleasing daily improvement!

My last five scores from Far Out Quiz, which in order are 0, 82, 87, 89, 95

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 30

Waking up and reading the timeline backwards sure is a hoot 😖

Sweet summer children revelling in the San Francisco Giants’s likely win in Colorado

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 29

Reaction #1 - Siri, create an amalgam of Noel Gallagher and The Hood Reaction #2 - I’m sure glad no men in manual jobs ever indulged in toxic masculinity

Sting looking like an evil alien while indulging in toxic nostalgia

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 28

Proud promoter moment Oh, this is one of the best gigs we’ve ever had. Eddi Reader and John Douglas in a cosy living-room duo format 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶🥰

John Douglas (left, mandolin), and Eddi Reader (right, guitar and vocals) delighting a mostly English audience with a Robbie Burns song

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 25

Pedantic corner, the SATC sequel is called AND Just Like That. Doubtless confusing it with this far better entertainment

Tommy Cooper with his hands out in anticipation, no doubt having said “just like that”

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 25

Buttercup appreciation post

Buttercups covering a meadow just outside Masham in North Yorkshire

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 17

Baby’s first trip to Hackfall Woods

Nova, a chestnut-red collie, laid down concentrating on her orange ball and ignoring the 40-mile view from Hackfall to the North York Moors

Nick Reed@nickinmasham· May 6

An EP, beg your pardon. Pure pop for now people!