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A confusing PR day for one of our local beaches (Heacham on the North West Norfolk coast), which has today been awarded a "brown flag" for the quality of the water. Yet in the Guardian, Cosey Fanni Tutti tells us that they "like to go to the beach: Heacham is very Zen". Swings and roundabouts eh?

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An email from the people at Twentieth Century Posters always prompts discussions to occur with the Finance Team here at Weir HQ. This poster in particular, designed by Andre Amstutz for the British Travel Association in 1965, would look mighty fine on one of our walls.

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Didn’t expect to be hearing my first cuckoo of the year in the Scottish highlands but it seems they’re regular visitors. Makes my journey from Norfolk seem a bit feeble.

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Mrs Weir always enjoys our holidays.

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I always like to invest in a local paper whenever I’m elsewhere because they rarely fail to entertain.

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Got the chance to visit this Royal Observer Corps bunker 20+ years ago with my dad. And if I had spare £20K+ I'd snap this up in a shot - tempted to put together a consortium to share the costs, who's in? www.auctionhouse.co.uk/eastanglia/a...

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Still haven't overcome the social anxiety of this new place yet - maybe I've done my time :/ Shame if that's the case because sometimes hidden away in the flatlands it's nice to connect to the wider world.

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Starting the new series of #BlackMirror and am hoping that the first episode's anniversary location is an oblique reference to Ever Decreasing Circles and the annual trip to Bavaria. It's probably just me though eh?

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Not sure how I missed Bridget Christie's The Change when the first series was broadcast, so I'm glad to say that the arrival of the second series has meant I've now resolved that particular error of judgement - and I absolutely loved it. Such a tonic against the interminable bleakness elsewhere.

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Having gone to the Smithson-designed school in Hunstanton, Norfolk (aka birthplace of New Brutalism) it perhaps comes as no surprise that the Smithsons’ daughter Soraya recalls that Upper Lawn was ‘cold in winter and blazingly hot in summer’. Hmmm. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Heard the first chiffchaff of the year this morning.

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Nice to be able to dust down my cyanometer now that the skies are giving us alternatives to the various shades of grey. Made by macarena_ruiz_tagle who probably sees more blues in Santiago than I do, and acquired from the fine people at @presentcorrect.bsky.social (and still available to buy).

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Always good to see photographer Peter Mitchell in the news, particularly when this image is featured. And while I know there are many things wrong in the world, surely the fact this wallpaper is no longer available to buy is what we should be up in arms about? www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Spelling differences aside - I was initially surprised by the possible healing effects of a Dutch subgenre of hardcore dance music. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Picked up this handsome piece of ephemera from a charity shop earlier today, for the princely sum of 20p. Not bad eh? A novelty circular viewer espousing the many joys of Jersey.

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Advice always worth heeding.

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Some further updates on this really great little project from Nick. Well worth keeping an eye on this because I can guarantee you this will be this year's Christmas must have.

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I know I should probably be joining in with the (justifiable) rage elsewhere, to be honest though I'd rather just look at photographs found in a skip. More of this please Mr Algorithm.

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Sometimes it's hard to concentrate on the good stuff. When that happens I'm always pleased to see a light at the end of the tunnel - and @typejunky.bsky.social is often the man responsible - edification and entertainment in equal measure. [Incidentally, I was also built in 1970.]

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If you’re interested in something dull, then it isn’t.

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No idea what level of artifice is involved with these photographs (no slight intended) however these are pretty special regardless. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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My annual report for the #BigGardenBirdWatch: Blackbird = 5 Blue Tit = 5 Collared Dove = 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker = 1 Jay = 1 Great Tit = 2 Greenfinch = 2 House Sparrow = 3 Long-tailed Tit = 2 Robin = 2 Starling = 6 Wood Pigeon = 4

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Looking forward to finding out who plays me when Hollywood digs deep into brutalism's origin story :)

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Trying to avoid "the news", so am enjoying seeing my old school (Smithdon High School no less) making an appearance in a piece about the favourite for Best Picture at the next Oscars. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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This guy had the right idea.

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I read the news today, oh boy. A day in the life of my local court makes quite the story.

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Nick's stuff is always top-drawer, so I'm recommending these to you - am particularly enamoured by the SN*WFLAKE posters, not a sight you'd expect to find on the edge of the Broads, but further proof that Norfolk can do brutalism perfectly well if needed.

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Not nearly enough on the magical art of the ice cream van chime but still a very welcome addition to library here at Weir HQ.

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Mrs Weir and I visited Boston, Massachusetts just before the election last year - and one of my highlights was the mighty City Hall, which, thanks to @kottke.org‬'s newsletter, I find is set to be named a historic landmark by the Landmarks Commission. Hoorah. wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/offi...

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Another day of fog, probably the most appropriate weather for the confusingly unfocused between days.

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After a few days hunkered down under ceilings, we went for a walk earlier to drink in the wonders of the natural world.

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Sparing a thought for those preparing for Midnight Mass. youtu.be/27d9CAUnX-k

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20 minutes in the company of Mackenzie Crook is 20 minutes very well spent. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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A difficult day with my sister in hospital, so trying to recalibrate with The Beatles in 1964, which I'm enjoying enormously (no idea whether it meets with the approval of the purists). Particularly taken by this spectacularly good photograph (by Harry Benson) that makes an appearance at some point.

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At that point in my life where I'm skipping most references to the news in my newspaper of choice, choosing to spend quality time with off-beat feature pieces instead. And an article on Britain's last milkmen very much fits the bill. www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...

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