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Andy

@andy2gd.bsky.social
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BBQ. Walking. Music. History. An amateur at all of these.

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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 23h
Good afternoon from 37,000 ft over The Alps.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Olafur Arnalds tonight in London. Falling Apart Together Tour. Sublime. Go if you can. Even the shit journey back to deepest darkest East Sussex wouldn’t put me off going again. And I think I will. fallingaparttogether.com
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Probably the best view from a coffee shop in East Sussex.
View out of the window of Taith’s Coffee Shop, over the South Downs.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you can spare one of your cards, theres a very worthy recipient…
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cheers!
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now watching rugby with a cat. She’s gripped!
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
With added Volks Electric Railway.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lagerita & Chips at Bison Beach Bar, next to Sea Lanes in Brighton. Would recommend. On a sunny Saturday.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Solar Eclipse at Gun Brewery Taproom with @bevnew.bsky.social and our sons. A wonderful community spirit, sharing eclipse glasses with random strangers. A great atmosphere was had. Would recommend. #solareclipse2026
Queue for the Gun Brewery TaproomSolar Eclipse starting. I know. You can’t see that. 🤷‍♂️People at Gun Brewery Taproom for the Solar EclipseBev looking at the sun with eclipse glasses
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Circumzenithal Arc! ☀️
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Betfair odds for Clacton by-election. Only on Betfair though could you bet on parties that don’t even have candidates standing. 🤷‍♂️
Betfair odds for Clacton by-election
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In this heat, in a greenhouse, it’s taken this long to get a single cucumber. And yes, it is that small. FFS.
Cucumber plant with a very tiny cucumber.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cannot recall ever seeing Sloes this early.
Sloe berries on a bush
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A glorious afternoon spent at Lords attending the Women’s T20 World Cup Final. Not the result I was hoping for, but a good day out nonetheless
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Blood donation tonight. Always overwhelms me. Watch out for the follow up to this as to why…
Andy donating O- blood 🩸
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Ergo, five in six do not… 🧐
Islamophobia: One in six Britons think growth of Muslim population is ‘threat to UK culture’, study finds
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Myles Smith in Kingston-upon-Thames last night. Small, stripped back gig. Today I paid the price for having to get back to Sussex from London after 10pm on a Sunday night 🥱
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Had the most amazing lunch at Tavus in Brighton Marina yesterday. Been on my list for a while. Did not disappoint. Would recommend.
A selection of hot and cold tapas style dishes, on a table, overlooking Brighton Marina.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Fab communal supper last night with Sussex Surplus.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Picked up a few asparagus crowns from a farm near here a few weeks ago. We are go!!
Asparagus spear appearing out of the soil
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I saw the Newhaven Swing Bridge open.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Cheers! What a stunning day!
Beer glass in bright sunshine
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I live in one of the most right wing places in the country. Add the Tories and the Temu Tories votes together and the rest of us are fucked.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I have a relatively small 3kW solar installation with about 10kW of battery storage. This three bedroom house runs off grid completely on sunny days like the ones we’re having where I live. Today I’ve used zero from the grid and my batteries are still at 100% now. It is the future.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Picture Insect says this… 🤷‍♂️
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Elderflowers out in Sussex. Can’t remember them ever being this early.
Elderflower sprayElderflower spray
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It’s shit here. Honestly.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Alicante today. EES. Not even 10 mins to get through it, and passport control. Don’t believe the media bullshit.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Wild Garlic. Less than three minutes from my front door on the Cuckoo Trail. About to be made… Wild Garlic Salt and Wild Garlic Butter to last me for the next 12 months.
Wild Garlic growing on the bank of à streamWild Garlic leaves in a bag
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Stable genius?!? 🤣
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“Reign down”. Fucking imbecile.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Bank Holiday train journey through the countryside. In the rain. Lovely!
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
That time of year.
Toad Crossing sign on a rural road.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Snorkelling in the Red Sea. Highly recommend.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You’ll be fine here. It’s about the same distance from Tehran than you currently are from Ukraine.
Red Sea Beach with sun rising
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Sorry, one more. Had this reply to my follow up to Kent Uni, so I feel a formal complaint about our GP Practice going in.
Hi Andy, sorry to hear about this frustrating experience. 

I've had a look online to see how best to get in touch and I can see the South East HPT email that is being given is SE.AcuteResponse@ukhsa.gov.uk

I appreciate it's been difficult to get in touch, which I am sorry to hear about. However, GPs should really be following the UKHSA guidance in that they should be prescribing the antibiotics for University of Kent students who have travelled home. 

Has your son been able to receive the precautionary antibiotics? 

Thanks

Amy
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is on the front page of our GP website. The NHS is not joined up at all in this. So know that as this outbreak continues to spread it is probably largely down to how disjointed different parts of the NHS are. /Ends /For now
For suspected contacts of meningococcal disease, we have been asked to direct patients to the local UKHSA Health Protection Team (HPT) rather than a single national public helpline.

📞 UKHSA contact routes
🔹 Main route (for patients and clinicians)
UKHSA Health Protection Team (South East – covers Kent)
☎️ 0344 225 3861
👉 This is the correct number for:

Kent meningitis outbreak enquiries
Contact tracing / prophylaxis queries
Advice on whether someone qualifies as a close contact.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is on the front page of our GP website. The NHS is not joined up at all in this. So know that as this outbreak continues to spread it is probably largely down to how disjointed different parts of the NHS are. /Ends /For now
For suspected contacts of meningococcal disease, we have been asked to direct patients to the local UKHSA Health Protection Team (HPT) rather than a single national public helpline.

📞 UKHSA contact routes
🔹 Main route (for patients and clinicians)
UKHSA Health Protection Team (South East – covers Kent)
☎️ 0344 225 3861
👉 This is the correct number for:

Kent meningitis outbreak enquiries
Contact tracing / prophylaxis queries
Advice on whether someone qualifies as a close contact.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The Uni post this today on social media.
Precautionary antibiotics - living off campus

If you returned home or are living off campus, you can contact your GP to access precautionary antibiotics
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I contact Kent Uni saying how the guidance for students off campus was not great. This was their reply.
Hi Andy

We’re working with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on this and we understand that GPs are being asked to provide precautionary antibiotics to all University of Kent students who get in touch.
 
Known close contacts of cases are also being contacted directly by UKHSA and provided with advice on what to do next. If a student has returned home and has not been contacted, they should seek advice from their GP or local health service for precautionary antibiotics.
 
Anyone who develops symptoms of meningitis or sepsis should seek medical attention urgently.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
So yesterday afternoon we give in and he gets a train back to Canterbury to collect his antibiotics. Well, antibiotics is a strong word. But he has the tablet. Gets back after 11pm last night. But the important thing is he has the antibiotics in him. But such conflicting messages…
Single antibiotic tablet
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
My son was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury on 5 March. A thread.
UKHSA poster about the Meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, stating anyone who attended Club Chemistry on 5, 6 or 7 March should collect antibiotics from one of four sites in Kent.
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Unexpected bird. Egret on a beach.
Egret on à sandy beach
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A reminder of who the best friend of the brother of the nonce arrested today was. #AbolishTheMonarchy
Jimmy Saville with Charles
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Second most…
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
#wanker
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
What a morning!
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Andy @andy2gd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Happy Imbolc.
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