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Harry Mottram

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Journalist, editor, writer, performer, illustrator and occasional photographer of Cheddar Reservoir in Somerset, England - pictured above.

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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Axbridge News: Community Cinema Club set to screen first movies in the Town Hall – but bring your own popcorn www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/10/14/a...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Update on Traveller Tickets for the Axbridge Progressive Supper: 2 Travellers tickets will be on sale from 8pm on Wednesday evening 14th October 2026. These are very popular - visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/axbridge-p..., mains and puddings are also available now.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A hassle free entry into the eternal city (I didn't get deported*) and best of all those confounded fingerprint machines were roped off and not in use. *https://www.harrymottram.co.uk/2023/03/28/rapscallion-magazine-stuck-between-heaven-and-hell-without-a-passport-my-36-hours-in-romes-airport/
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Axbridge News: Everything you wanted to know about this year’s Axbridge Progressive Supper but were afraid to ask! www.harrymottram.co.uk
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Axbridge Carnival today! This is back in 1999 when it rained.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Friday dawn at Cheddar Reservoir. 25th September and autumn slowly edges in.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICSM Print Business: Print Week charts a summer of company collapses in an article 'not for the faint hearted' www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos... #printweek PrintWeek @printweek #www.linkedin
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
More events in Axbridge this autumn listed on the Axbridge Diary at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/ including the Carnival this coming Saturday
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ICSM Retail Insolvency News: Andy Burnham’s plans to rescue the ‘hollowed out’ High Street – plus news of more retailers in trouble www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sainsbury's in Cheddar on September 2nd!
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Delays in Cheddar. The section on Lower New Rd from the turning to the Res to Helliers Lane is closed while the A371 at Draycott is shut. Traffic for Wedmore is via the War Memorial - long tailbacks up as far as Barrows Road. Use Tweentown - although delays there as well.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Miners Arms in Shipham is undergoing a change. Planning applications suggest the main building will remain - but as a house - but the site will see new homes constructed around it. The end of an era. We used to stop there for a pint after football at Churchill. Sad.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The eclipse in 1999 - we watched it from the hill above Axbridge and it was very cloudy so no need of special glasses. A bit underwhelming - although the cars on the A38 below did put their headlights on.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
ICSM Print Industry Insolvency News: trade publication Print Week charts ‘hot’ July as more firms go to the wall www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Axbridge Review: a surprising truth about a dead Roman; the wonkiest staircase; notes on the 1973 aircraft disaster; and Axbridge’s fallen WW1 soldiers – a visit to King John’s Hunting Lodge Museum and a journey back thousands of years www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/07/12/a...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
World Cup one to watch: Bath Voice Sports Feature: the footballer who was loaned to Bath City from Bristol City who will represent Ghana in the World Cup - www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/06/23/b...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ICSM Hospitality Insolvency News: the Iran War has hiked energy costs putting a freeze on household spending hitting the pub trade (thank God for the World Cup) www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Football for Bath City FC starts with friendly games in July ahead of the new era in the Southern League.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
ICSM Insolvency News: car parks in decline shock; no joke as comedians left unpaid; and Iran War fall out continues as airlines go bust – but the 5p fuel hike is delayed www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A brilliant knitted tribute to the late great American artist and cartoonist Charles Schulz (1922-2000) who created the comic strip Peanuts, featuring the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Bath Voice News: plans to turn Bath’s old post office into a new home for the Fashion Museum have been approved bathvoice.co.uk/2026/05/14/b...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Axbridge News: Oak House reopens; Tree dedicated to plane crash victims; Mayor of Axbridge news; The Space in Cheddar; Development News; Watersports at the Res; Crime and an ex-town councillor’s rock gig www.harrymottram.co.uk
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I visited Sherborne Castle in Dorset and there was a photo of the 1905 Pageant the one that kicked off pageant mania. Axbridge Pageant is set for Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday Mon 25-27 August 2029. thttps://www.harrymottram.co.uk/axb.../axbridge-pageant-2029/ www.facebook.com/groups/20911...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Last Wednesday’s Work Shirt Axbridge Methodist Church, Somerset, BS26 2AA Friday 24th April 2026. 7.30pm. Comedy office drama. Tickets on the door. axevalearts.org.uk
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Sherborne Old Castle in Dorset. Or rather the ruins.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Check out the Axbridge Diary to see what's happening in the town at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/ Send in your events to harryfmottram@gmail.com
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The Easter Rising in Dublin brought to life in Bristol in The Plough and the Stars. bristololdvic.org.uk/wha.../the-p...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The Correspondent: Confessions of a crash victim www.harrymottram.co.uk
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Bath Voice Sports News: Bath City appoint Scott Bartlett as manager while fans hope for THE GREAT ESCAPE from relegation www.harrymottram.co.uk/2026/03/27/b...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Axbridge News: Cheddar Reservoir; JB Priestley revisited; Cross talk on the new reservoir and its effects on the environment; Axe Vale Arts Centre’s latest event; plus the Axbridge diary www.harrymottram.co.uk
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The Royal Mile in Edinburgh on Thursday evening. A telephone box doubling up as a call box, ATM and a place to leave your mark in paint.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A double bill from two hilarious stand-ups at The Alma in Clifton, Bristol on Friday 27th March. @
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Cheddar Reservoir at dusk on Sunday. It's how it looks most of the winter. At least it's not raining. Only 290 days to Christmas.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Moon set across Cheddar Valley this morning on the planet of the lost souls. 4th March 2026.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir on the 17th February 2026. I am up a bit late today.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
A view over Axbridge from the railway station carpark. The town hall clock is visible as is the brief appearance of the river that runs under the square. The photo was taken on Sunday 15th February, 2026, late evening - in between the downpours.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
More events added to the Axbridge Diary at various venues in the town including drama, music, workshops and outdoor events like open gardens and Rumble in the Jumble. See: www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Linda Mottram (nee Bellachioma) has completed her 62 miles walking in January in aid of Cancer research. She writes: "If you know me you’ll realise that I’m not a great walker so I really do appreciate your support to help get me to my target." fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/lindas-...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Welcome to ICSM's January Newsletter - the business membership group fighting late payment - with updates on company insolvencies and much more including news on the AI Bubble, the late payment code and who has gone bust. www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I'm rather pleased with this plant as l bought it in 2024 for Christmas and unusually for my plants it is still alive.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Axbridge Blackberry September Fun Fair in 2025. More events at www.harrymottram.co.uk/diary/
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
ICSM Print Business Insolvency News: ICSM's Ian Carrotte welcomes the Government’s Fair Payment Code but has doubts over its effectiveness with many firms waiting up to 120 days to get paid www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICSM Hospitality Insolvency News: U-Turn on pub business rates; TGI on the brink; Leon in trouble; Pizza Hut cut in half after sale www.icsmcredit.com/news/viewpos...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
One or two aerial shots of Axbridge in Can You Keep A Secret on TV: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Dawn at Cheddar Reservoir January 3, 2026.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Finally completed the West Mendip Way - very muddy in places and those hills - very slow going - but the views are worth it. And of course I did spot the Beast of The Mendips - but forgot to take its photo.
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
A trio of Bellachiomas. Yvette Bellachioma, Jon Bellachioma and Linda Mottram also a Bellachioma. The Italian heritage lives on in Australia and Somerset. See www.harrymottram.co.uk/2019/12/26/s...
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Harry Mottram @harrymottram.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Dawn on Christmas Eve 2025 at Cheddar Reservoir. It is very cold with a feeling it may snow so it could be a white Christmas - that's a hint to the weather gods.
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