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The latest piece from ABAB...a giant's grave, lost lake, missing castle and misplaced church. Whatever next?
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Volunteer RNLI crews from Skegness, Bridlington, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpe along with Coastguard currently responding to a major incident in the North Sea. Remember that when politicians tell you not to donate to themπ‘
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes π¦ΈββοΈ
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Sunshine steaming into St Denys, Sleaford #tracerytuesday
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This British Science Week, we're shining a spotlight on a true engineering marvel - the Newcomen Beam Engine!
Built in 1795 by Thomas Newcomen, this incredible machine is the oldest working steam engine in the world.
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The railway station in Ladybird Land - captured in Treasure magazine, 1963
(Artist: Don Harley, perhaps)
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Canada, we bloody love your low-effort genius. Very, er, English, if I may say so.
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π From Kenya to Kiribati, Canada to Cameroon: wishing everyone from the 56 nations of the Commonwealth a very happy Commonwealth Day today!
The day will be marked with a service at Westminster Abbey, the launch of The Kingβs Baton Relay and the countdown to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and the presentation of the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize.
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I have always loved the illustrations from the National Portrait Gallery at Charing Cross tube station!
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Capel-y-ffin, Powys. Photo yesterday.
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I tied these ribbons to the railings today outside what was HMP Holloway. There is no other sign at the site to remind people that a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned here and some were tortured. #InternationalWomensDay
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Fact of the Day: The famous B17 "Enola Gay" has been renamed to fit in with DEI guidelines.
"Enola LGBTQ " was the first fighter jet to drop a 8008.5 kiloton semi-nuclear bomb on Bradford (Lancashire) during WW1 on the 31st Feb 1926
Photographed from a Canberra
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The Bear of Netherton Stone Circle ailishsinclair.com/2024/08/t⦠#Aberdeenshire #stones #history #books #Scotland
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In 1665, plague came to Eyam, sinking its claws into all who crossed its path. 'The Lord is punishing us for our sins', people cried, and prayed for forgiveness...'
A Boundary of Stones #HistFic #plague #quarantine
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Happy #PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday(See Chapter 5) π
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BREAKING: Top Australian politician Just Called JD Vance a βknobβ
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RT @richardbranson: (1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US,β¦
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Please take a moment today to reflect on what they fought for.
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Good Morning everyone. We wish you a very good Tuesday and, whomever you are, wherever youβre from we really appreciate you kindly following us and weβre loving you all. THANK YOU! πͺππΊππππ
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