Typically eclectic career for a Royal Engineer... Fellow of @ICE_Engineers & @Inst_RE | lead military designers | #STEM Ambassador | OV | 🏳️‍🌈 (he & him).

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Top 5 British Army regiments… by uniform
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This #pridemonth we're proud to once again fly the rainbow flag from the roof of The Poppy Factory in Richmond, in support of LGBTQ veterans and their families across the UK. If you're trying to find a path into meaningful civilian employment, our Veteran and Family Services are ready to help: poppyfactory.org/supportserv…
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RT @aCivilSapper: “Britain has led the map making world, pioneering almost all the new processes…” Having lived and worked globally, you re…

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On its fourth anniversary, UK‑led Operation Interflex is entering a new phase, adapting to Ukraine’s needs. Training will focus on medical, engineering and logistics specialists and helicopter pilots, strengthening long‑term capability of Ukraine. 🔗 ow.ly/u11N50Z7V3J
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England is building one of the largest battery gigafactories in Europe. Somerset. Bridgwater. 4,200 direct jobs. £380 million government investment. Built with 100% British steel. It's expected to generate £43 billion in economic growth over 25 years and supply batteries for JLR. Despite how it sometimes feels, England isn't done making things. Not even close. #MadeInEngland
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Pride Month legend 3: Alan Turing 🏳️‍🌈 His work cracking enigma is estimated to have saved 14 million lives & shaved 6 years off WW2. He was rewarded for his efforts by being arrested & chemically castrated for being gay He received a posthumous pardon from the UK govt in 2013
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For decades France’s nuclear fleet defined the concept of “baseload” power. Now something remarkable is happening across Europe. French reactors are increasingly bending around midday solar. Not because nuclear suddenly became weak. Not because demand collapsed. But because solar scaled so hard across Europe that the economics and physics of the grid itself are changing. The old energy system was built around inflexible generation chasing demand. The new system increasingly reorganises around: ☀️ ultra-cheap midday solar 🔋 batteries arbitraging time ⚡ flexible demand 🌍 continental interconnections 🧠 smarter grids Even Europe’s largest nuclear fleet is now adapting to that reality. This isn't about merely about replacing one generator with another. It’s entire electricity systems reorganising themselves around a fundamentally different energy logic. France’s reactors are no longer just supplying power. Increasingly, they are responding to solar. That alone tells you how far this disruption has already progressed. pv-magazine.com/2026/05/14/f…
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RT @alchemiebooks: Belvedere House, dream home of aristocratic soldier, explorer, naturalist & M.P. Charles Howard-Bury & his partner, the…
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Pride Month kicks off tomorrow! During a debate in the House of Commons during Pride Month last year, Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant made a powerful speech about the importance of Pride Month. He said that even the most "well-meaning liberal souls" have questioned why Pride is still necessary, and whether the LGBTQ community still needs more rights. Bryant responded that "we have always needed Pride" and "we need it now".
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Saturday 20th June- Fighting With Pride is hosting a community dedication event at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. We are looking for volunteers to welcome guests on the day. If you are interested, please register by 5 Jun forms.monday.com/forms/5db32…
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weird how masculinity is innate and natural but there are a million accounts on here dictating the specific ways masculinity is allowed to be expressed
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pride flag went up over the Kyiv neighborhood which was heavily bombed in the latest russian attack. no imperial terror can stop this @KyivPride tradition of starting every pride month in Ukraine. Kyiv, unbreakable, proud and fighting for a better future for all of us.
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I joined the RN in 1991 and thrown out in 1996 for being gay. As well as financial compensation, I today received my beret, Etherton ribbon and several written apologies. Mixed emotions, but a wrong has been put right. @fightingwpride @RoyalNavy #LGBTQ
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A privilege to give a speech welcoming a sub-unit home from lengthy overseas operations, essential but out of the limelight, and to meet the families that endured the deployment alongside the Sappers. No one was interested in what I had to say, it’s their day, great nonetheless.
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Photographer Phil Thurston shot a wave. Slowed it down until those few seconds became 40. Turns out the ocean is doing something extraordinary every single moment. We're just moving too fast to notice.

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U.K military chiefs urge government to go renewable as offering the best security in an uncertain world. It’s decentralised generation is far less vulnerable to attack than fossil fuel and nuclear power stations, which also present their own dangers. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Renewable energy will strengthen UK national security and protect against sabotage by cutting reliance on imported fossil fuels, acc energy minister @mgshanks Ukraine is rapidly expanding its renewable generation during conflict because net zero renewables are more decentralised, flexibile, and harder for to bomb. Since the invasion, Ukraine has added over 3 GW of new renewable energy capacity
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🌊🛠️ Operate on land and water to support critical missions with the Corps of Royal Engineers! jobs.army.mod.uk/regular-arm… #ArmyJobs #SapperLife #RoyalEngineers #Belonging
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The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves newscientist.com/article/mg2…
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“Britain has led the map making world, pioneering almost all the new processes…” Having lived and worked globally, you realise how great Britain is in many areas; cartography is absolutely one of them. I’ve yet to come across better than @OrdnanceSurvey.

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