North Pennines Historic Environment Forum 2025

ElectroNick

ElectroNick

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Hi Everyone,

The North Pennines National Landscape are running an online forum with talks about Lead Mining and various Heritage sites in the North Pennine Orefield this Saturday 6th Dec 2025 between 10am - 4pm. Everyone is welcome to join (£ contributions welcome/suggested but not compulsory!).

Last years Forum was fulll of interesting talks and this years should be equally good. A partial list of the talks/speakers is:

Talks will feature guest speakers and National Landscape staff and cover a range of work celebrating the history and culture of this unique landscape. The day will also feature a showcase of short films exploring the history of the North Pennines and the Land of Lead and Silver project.

Talks will include:
• Recent excavations at Gueswick Hills by Rob Pearson (Altogether Archaeology)
• Roman and prehistoric metal mining in the North Pennines – a geoscience perspective by Ian Jackson
• Drawing the Weighman: the comic-book adaptation of Chester Armstrong’s pilgrimage from Nenthead by Nick Dodd
• Nenthead200: celebrating the industrial heritage of Nenthead by Rebecca Cadbury-Simmons
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Link for more details and to sign up is https://northpennines.org.uk/event/north-pennines-historic-environment-forum-online/

Bit short notice, but it maybe a pleasant way to spend a wet n windy Saturday.

(For avoidance of doubt....I don't work for the NPNL, but I do volunteer with the NPNL Lead & Silver Project :cool: )

Nick
 
@vicarage , It is being recorded. If you've registered and can't access the live stream or be there then I'm pretty sure you should get a link to the recordings sent out to you later. Would you like me to double check that for you?
 
@vicarage, I had a quick search in google & it's given this for using teams on linux - apologies, it's googles AI response so i don't know if/how accurate it is... or if it helps in any way!

Microsoft has discontinued the official Teams desktop app for Linux
, so users must now use the Progressive Web App (PWA) via a browser like Chrome or Edge for a full-featured experience with notifications and app-like features, or rely on excellent unofficial wrappers like the one on GitHub (teamsforlinux.de) which offers native packages (deb, rpm, snap, Flatpak) for a desktop feel.
This video explains how to install and use the unofficial Microsoft Teams desktop client on Linux:
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Recommended Methods for Linux Users

1. Progressive Web App (PWA) - Official & Feature-Rich
  • How: Use Microsoft Edge or Chrome on Linux.
  • Features: Provides a desktop-like experience, notifications, dock icon, and supports advanced meeting features like custom backgrounds and Together Mode.
  • Access: Visit teams.microsoft.com in your supported browser and install the PWA from the browser's menu.


2. Unofficial Linux Client (teamsforlinux.de) - Native App Feel
  • How: A community-maintained wrapper that packages the web app as a native desktop client.
  • Features: Offers .deb, .rpm, Snap, and Flatpak installers, supporting most Teams features.
  • Access: Download from teamsforlinux.de or their GitHub page.
This video demonstrates how to install the unofficial Microsoft Teams client on Ubuntu using the command line:
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Key Takeaway
The native Teams app is gone, but the PWA offers the best official experience, while teamsforlinux.de provides a robust, community-built native client for those preferring a traditional app.
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On Linux browsers you can log in to a session, and it shows you everything except the presentation. I tried with my Windows laptop, and remembered how much I despise Microsoft. Watching last years one instead, which is excellent. I expect they will release a recording of this year's too in time, so no action needed.
 
I can sympathise in not liking MS... every time i have to step in and rescue my wife's work laptop from some MS disaster I'm reminded why I hated MS so much when i worked in the industry. When the link to this years forum is released, I'll update this thread for you. In the meantime enjoy last years talks :cool:
 
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