Blethers - (not) pure and (often) simple.
Joined May 2011
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23 Jul 2023
Roman Potter, Graham Taylor of Potted History will be in the museum on Monday, 11am to 4pm. Come and get your hands dirty.
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20 Jul 2023
❗ LAST CHANCE ❗ to object to plans for a 450-lodge holiday resort at Roanhead that will threaten rare natterjack toads & other important wildlife at neighbouring @NTsandscalehaws.
Take 1 minute to send your objection ⬇️
bit.ly/roanhead 📷 Dynamic Dunescapes
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Fiona retweeted
18 Jul 2023
A thread for the ultra-wealthy.
If you are wealthy, you may think that if the U.K. switches from an NHS-model to a private model of healthcare it will either a) be better for you, or b) will not affect you.
Here is why you are wrong…
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Fiona retweeted
10 Jul 2023
Okay: here’s everything you need to know about the new eruption in Iceland, including what is certain, what is uncertain, and all that jazz.
(I’ve got a few weeks of book leave left, but couldn’t leave y’all hanging.)
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credit: @Vedurstofan
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Fiona retweeted
8 Jul 2023
"I've opened a bookshop by mistake..." Withnail Books, a little secondhand bookshop in Penrith, is 10 years old today! Click below to read the full story, and claim your free ebook of bonkers things actually said by customers... withnailbooks.com/2023/07/wi… #withnaiI @RichardEGrant
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8 Jul 2023
Just getting to this place before closing time is an adventure 😂 Loved it, very impressive in person.
8 Jul 2023
Hackness Martello Tower on the island of South Walls in Orkney. It was built in 1814 to guard Longhope Sound, part of Scapa Flow, from attack by the French and by US privateers. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/h…
ALT Hackness Martello Tower. The image shows a circular stone structure in the right middle of the frame. It is accessed by external metal stairs on its left and surmounted by a flagpole with a light blue flag. The foreground is grassy and there are some buildings and the sea in the background. The sky is blue.
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6 Jul 2023
35 years ago, not forgotten #piperalpha
6 Jul 2021
This simple wreck buoy sitting off the corner of Piper Bravo is all that remains of Piper Alpha. It floats silently as a memorial to the 167 men who died that night in the North Sea and who never returned home to their families. RIP gents.
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29 Jun 2023
Emperor moth caterpillar and Alpine/Scottish? Pearlwort near Langholm last weekend. Pretty nice! #bryophytes #moths
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25 Jun 2023
I have commented to object to a planning application that removes mature woodland from the centre of Cockermouth, Cumbria. Known bats, red squirrel etc. use. You might want to review also, maybe retweet? #lovetrees @RedSquirrelsNE @_BCT_ @WoodlandTrust cumberlandcouncil.my.site.co…
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Fiona retweeted
20 Jun 2023
Telegraph staff react to their new logo:
ALT Telegraph logo which is a white diamond surrounded by red with a gothic T in the middle. Frankly it looks pretty Nazi…
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Fiona retweeted
19 Jun 2023
An article I wrote for the @guardian on the pressures of having to be overly positive - and some of the inherent dangers
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Fiona retweeted
12 Jun 2023
Queen Margaret arrives in Scotland’s ancient capital this weekend!👑
Join us for Fit for a Queen at Dunfermline Abbey to meet the Queen and her court and hear about life in 11th century Scotland.
Sat 17 & Sun 18 June
Find out more & book your tickets 👉 ow.ly/6QZu50OFp4Y
ALT Smiling woman in medieval costume.
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It's Friday. Have some history.
So you know Hadrian's Wall? Well for over 1000 years everyone thought it was built by someone else.
Until, in 1840, John Hodgson, an unknown Northumbrian clergyman published the LONGEST footnote in history.
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ALT Bookplate engraving of John Hodgson, looking like a daper clergyman with fluffy hair.
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Fiona retweeted
4 Jun 2023
St Rule's Tower in St Andrews, a magnificent viewpoint well worth the climb to the top. The tower was built in about 1123 and predates the start of building work on the nearby (now ruined) St Andrews Cathedral by almost 40 years. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/s…
ALT St Rule's Tower in St Andrews. The image shows a decorated but very weathered stone arched doorway surrounding the frame. Through it can be seen a very tall and narrow stone tower, surrounded by gravestones. There are stone walls on the right and in the background, The sky is blue.
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2 Jun 2023
A lovely thread, and lovely merch, including lichen hoodies 😁💚
Happy Pride Month, everyone!! 🌈🦄✨
Things are really scary (like, REALLY scary) right now. In times like this, it’s even more important to focus on the beauty, the love, the laughter, the joy. So here is something that I hope brings a little smile to your face!
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Happy Pride Month, everyone!! 🌈🦄✨
Things are really scary (like, REALLY scary) right now. In times like this, it’s even more important to focus on the beauty, the love, the laughter, the joy. So here is something that I hope brings a little smile to your face!
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