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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Corleone? Quixote? Juan? Nope... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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BenW @s-w-s-l.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I still can't believe he came across so many in the space of four years that he was able to make a whole book on the subject. ayearinthecountry.co.uk/martin-parrs...
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Martin Parr’s Abandoned Morris Minors of the West of Ireland via the Café Royal Books Archive: Ether Signposts #19/52a – A Year In The Country
I've written about various photographic books and documents of lost, forgotten and abandoned infrastructure, objects and places before, in particular Josh Kemp Smith's Illuminating Forgotten Heritage,...
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CRRC @camrefugees.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
CRRC is RECRUITING an ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT To apply: Please email info@cambridgerefugees.org for an application form. Full details at: www.cambridgerefugees.org/work-with-us... Closing date: 12pm, Monday 26 October 2026. Interviews will take place in the week starting 2 November.
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🗓️👟Less than a month to go before our 5km Autumn Run! 🍂🏞️🐃 Book now for just £15 to walk, run or jog through gorgeous Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve on Sunday 25 October. All ages and abilities welcome! kingfishers-bridge-nature-reserve.sumupstore.com/product/5km-...
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We've just restocked our shop with more gorgeous greetings cards by local artist Lizzie Ault, Tales from the Fen 😍 Lizzie's designs feature Fenland wildlife, as well as Ely Cathedral, centrepiece of our northern horizon. Her winter scenes also make lovely Christmas cards. Open every day 8:30-4:30.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@chrisrand.com all across the nation
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David Squires @davidsquires.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
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David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe lamenting the decline of once-mighty empires
Our cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you'd like to volunteer outdoors with us this autumn/winter, email volunteercoordinator@kingfishersbridge.org or ask in @thekingfishercafe.bsky.social for a form. We can't guarantee you'll be driving giant diggers, but there's always interesting work to be done! (Mon, Wed-Fri available)
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CRRC @camrefugees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Benefit gig at the Portland!
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‼️Last chance to grab Early Bird places on our super-friendly 5km Autumn Run on 25 October! 🎟️Just £12 until midnight, 15 September 🏅All runners get a hand-crafted wooden medal, all money raised goes directly to supporting the Reserve kingfishers-bridge-nature-reserve.sumupstore.com/product/5km-...
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5km Autumn Run
Sunday 25 October at 11 am Walk, jog, or run through reds and golds on our 5km Autumn Run! The fourth event in our Seasonal Nature Run Series, it's the perfect family-friendly event for everyone ...
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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Someone just described a post as “leftie propaganda” and the reply was “take a propaganda at deez nuts” and I may never stop laughing.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

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HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
they said shoebox, we said cat box! shoebox! cat box! etc
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oops
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social I don't know which day in September 1976 it was released, but it's a huge anniversary in my (flamin') opinion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(I'm)_S...
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(I'm) Stranded (song) - Wikipedia
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CRRC @camrefugees.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Makani Cambridge invites you to their summer party on 28 August from 5pm-8pm at the Arbury Community Centre. Experience live traditional music of the Arab world and savour some of the region's authentic dishes. Tickets free, but booking essential. Book via www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/makani-cam...
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
IT’S CATURDAY EVERYONE!
NANCY IS TAKING A PICTURE OF HER CAT AS IT HAPPILY POSES FOR THE CAMERA WHILE SITTING ON A CRATE
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Salford, 1962, photo by Shirley Baker.
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 28/07/2026
'Then there is extreme brevity as novelty, which is its own sport: Napalm Death’s ‘You Suffer’, roughly a second long and a fixture of the record books, is a brilliant joke about the limits of the form.' A Brief Encounter: In Praise of the Shortest Songs buff.ly/ViGA7im
Napalm Death - Scum album cover. Black and white illustration of what appear to be world leaders assembled before a chthonic altar.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Pentre Ifan, the Stonehenge of Wales, Preseli Hills in west Wales, photo by Louise France, 'Wandering Welsh Girl'.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
one of the photographic Christinas
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
St Neots
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No Proscenium @noproscenium.com · 09/07/2026
NEW LISTING The Timewalk Exhibition An immersive journey through ancient civilisations. London. July 23 - Sep. 30. everythingimmersive.com/events/the-t...
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The Timewalk Exhibition
An immersive journey through ancient civilisations
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Fenlife
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Morning all. photographer Martin Parr, Yorkshire Dales, England, 1994.
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🔍🪲🐞🐛🐝🐜🔎 Explore the mysterious world of ponds and grasslands with our expert wardens! 🆓 Free pond dipping and bug hunting, every Wednesday, 22 July – 29 August, 11 am – 12:30 pm 👋 Just drop in, no booking needed. All ages welcome! 🚗 Car park £5/day 🦉 Owl pellet dissection instead in bad weather
A young girl in a rainbow-striped dress and a white bucket hat crouches to peer through a magnifying glass at small pond life in a white tray, with help from Warden Jack of Kingfishers Bridge, in a brown T-shirt, sunglasses and long hair. They are on the jetty of the blue Dipping Pond, surrounded by reeds and grasses, and with more white trays to their left. Blue sky and tall trees are visible in the background.

The text reads: Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve. FREE Pond Dipping & Bug Hunting. Wednesdays 11-12:30, 22 July - 29 August. Car parking £5/day • No booking needed • All ages welcome •
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frRl...
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Cornershop Ft Bubbley Kaur - "Bounce & Salute" - Official Video by Phil Miller
YouTube video by Cornershop HQ
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Elsie Starkey, mother of Ringo Starr, polishing her door knocker, July 1964 (Liverpool Echo).
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Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve @kingfishersbridge.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🕔 Online bookings close at 5pm on Saturday (£15). ☕ On-the-day places (£18) available from @thekingfishercafe.bsky.social until 8:45 am on Sunday
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxGn...
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Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires - Under A Cat
YouTube video by Skep Wax
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
@patrickdalton.bsky.social if any further proof were needed
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
BREAKING: The Royal Mail has my parcel
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
All The Features Of Meta’s AI Glasses — theonion.com/all-the-feat...
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All The Features Of Meta’s AI Glasses
Tech giant Meta continues to push its AI smart glasses, including with a new ad campaign featuring Kylie Jenner. Here are all the features of the wearable device: Hands-free doxxing 70+ styles to suit...
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
in no way terrifying for any Kurt Vonnegut fans www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-d...
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Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet | Quanta Magazine
Scientists keep detecting new forms of ice. According to simulations, there could be many more left to find.
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Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Another historical difference is that in the Blade Runner 2019, the Tyrell Corporation makes replicants, whereas in the UK 2019 they make crisps.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social a pint of Plain?
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Half Man Half Biscuit Information Service @hmhbinfo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Lyrics Project has a new update interview with Nigel on his health, the origins of Running Order Squabble Fest, his thoughts on the new Steve Hill fan book, and much, much more halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/im-doing-ok-...
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“I’m doing OK thanks” – a Summer 2026 Nigel Blackwell update – The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project
There have been enquiries from fans about whether the elusive Nigel Blackwell is on track with his recovery after a minor routine op that had caused two gig cancellations. Our regular correspondent Ex...
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social Coney Island rollercoaster anniversary you say? tidal.com/track/148309... (extra points for knowing which was the Eleanor being sung about)
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Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On
Listen to Eleanor Put Your Boots On on TIDAL
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For @chrisrand.com especially, Graun quiz today... What links:
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
John Cooper Clarke reading at the Lass O'Gowrie pub, Charles Street, Manchester, 1976, photo by Phil Portus.
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CRRC @camrefugees.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
vibe
gargoyle outside Landbeach All Saints' church
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The golden ratio.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I mistakenly cut a hole in our back door, thinking I was installing a cat flap. Actually it was a feline customer complaint window.
Cat yawping at the newly installed catflap - explaining why this is a bad idea and that she refuses to use it, even if Dreamies are offered on the other side.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
John Lewis embracing er agentic AI. In no way a huge time soak. Shout out to Richard Litler.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A school-leaver, Liverpool, 1982, photo by Magnum photographer Peter Marlow.
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@cambsbirdclub.bsky.social afternoon all - just seen 4 or 5 ring necked parakeets in our Landbeach back garden. I'm a rank amateur birder... could that be right?
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[To] The Fenland Station @fenlandstation.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
@patrickdalton.bsky.social not sure if you're a beastie boys fan? if so do rsvp as I may have something to your advantage. or not!
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
You can always tell when The Stranglers have been in to return their books.
A stack of books with their spines showing. Gordon Brown, Texture, Lakes, Sun
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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.
From the Point of View of a Cat
This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are you eating? Give me some!
He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes in his sleep he purrs.
Let me out!
I don’t know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has eaten something sublime.
He keeps my rooms clean for me.
In his paws he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper. That is the only game he plays. He sleeps at night instead of by day, he cannot see in the dark, he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting; he never sings songs of love.
Often at night when I can hear mysterious and magic voices, when I can see that the darkness is all alive, he sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on, scratching with his black claw on the white papers. Don’t imagine that I am at all interested in you. I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw. Sometimes the whispering is silent, the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing, and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord. Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur. At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, and he sighs with happiness and purrs something which can almost be understood.
But don’t think that I am at all interested in you. You have warmed me, and now I will go out again and listen to the dark voices.
Translated by Dora Round; revised by the editor. Originally published in Intimate Things, 1935.
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