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The remarkable Borgund Stave Church in Norway is 800 years old. It's made of tarred wood, and is now a museum. The church’s details at R are of an ancient door handle / and the dragon heads on the roof ridge crests (photo: B E Pederson) scandinavia.life/borgund-stav...

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Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, Young Dancer, 34th Street and 9th Avenue, New York City, 1978. #pictureperfect

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⚠️ Today (Fri 20 Jun) is your last chance to object to proposals that would dismember Manchester's Grade II listed Hollaway Wall. The 68m long Brutalist sculpture was designed in 1968 by artist Anthony Hollaway, as part of the former UMIST campus. ✍🏼 How to object: the-modernist.org/blogs/the-mo...

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I’d say #sophiefromromania has the right idea about today

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Your Friday morning wake-up to a rich Alpine meadow in Padola, Dolomites ☀️🌱⛰️ It's really incredible to see miles of species-rich meadow land here in the Alps - alive with butterflies, insects & birds - at altitudes where we only have brown molinia grass at home 📷 My own, yesterday evening

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Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt

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No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it.

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There's this on Thursday lunchtime in sunny Cricieth if anyone fancies my armchair whistlestop tour of Cymru. criciethfestival.co.uk/festival-lun...

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I am planning on a series of videos for #rail200 looking at the part railway companies played in the current Metro. Part 1 is the Coryton branch and the story of the Cardiff Railway company. youtu.be/nnaSN11gnBQ

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What does Pride Cymru mean to you? We had the pleasure of chatting with Kayleigh Harley, one of the lead organisers for our presence at Pride Cymru! Discover why this event is so vital for inclusion, our community, and the people we support: bit.ly/4kV4pkU

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@rj07thomas.bsky.social just leaving this here

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Yes! And weekends are all about naps now, the older I get..... 😀

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When your thatcher just won't stop...😮🫣 Spotted today in beautiful Walberswick on the Suffolk coast 📷 My own #thatch #suffolk

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Thinking of Frederick William I of Prussia, who said, "The most beautiful girl in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, but tall soldiers—they are my weakness". His troop of Potsdam Giants were at least 6’2” tall and marched through Fred’s bedroom with a bear when he was out of sorts.

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Kudos to whoever thatched this crafty rooftop fox in Orwell, Cambs 🦊 📷 This morning #thatch #cambs

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The Eye is sad to record the loss of Barry Fantoni, who died on 20 May 2025 aged 85 in Turin. An appreciation of his extensive contribution to Private Eye, with examples of his illustrations and cartoons, and memories from his friends and colleagues appears in the current issue.

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Here’s to Brian Wilson, and all the heroes who go on great adventures in their dressing gowns.

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Buying the groceries Artist: Harry Wingfield (Shopping with mother, 1958)

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Our Volunteering Hub is a co-produced feature of our Insight app, which makes volunteering easy for adults with learning disabilities. So, what did we learn when creating the hub? And what can you take away from it? #VolunteersWeek @wcvacymru.bsky.social bit.ly/4mNzOr6

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