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@mattdawhit.bsky.social
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Retro car loving vegetarian neo-hippy. Once described as never knowingly underthinking Isle of Wight My cargo bikes: keert.uk / @keert.bsky.social Photos of interesting bikes: bicycled.tumblr.com

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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026
#IsleOfWight folks, anyone seen this anywhere else? I'm going to go along, see you there?
a black and white poster: critical mass social ride
Newport - Isle of Wight
Last Friday of the month
next ride 31st July
meet St James' square (outside Wadhams) 18:00 for 18:15
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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
Good morning Isle of Wight and happy voting day #IsleOfWight
outside a yellow brick building, a black and white sign saying polling station and way ina poster that is not affiliated with any political party

7th May is voting day
your vote counts.
make sure you make an informed choice in which candidates in your ward will best represent your views.
checklist 
does your choice of councillor...
know the top 3 challenges facing people who live and work in your area?
know the top 3 priorities for the isle of wight? have a good reason to want to serve your ward and community?

remember it is about local, isle of wight decisions.
views of central government (Westminster) are not a good indicator of who is best to represent your town or village here on the island

don't forget to vote

note: photo id is now required to vote in person at a polling station
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Jack Yeo @jackryeo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
At the
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Graeme 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · 30/10/2025
Dom Whiting has created an event which attracts the most diverse group of people you could ever meet, and for a short while we took the streets of Manchester... 🎞️ Kentmere Pan 100 📷 Boots 350AF #ClergyWhoCycle #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead fatherhilarious.blog/2025/10/drum...
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Drum and Bass On A Bike - Father Hilarious
We took the streets back with a rolling road block of skaters, scooters, joggers and cyclists: all ages moving to the rhythm of Dom Whiting's Drum & Bass.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 15/10/2025
London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
I am so ridiculously pleased with how these came out. Thanks @ryezuul.bsky.social
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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2025
Visit post-apocalyptic Ryde Esplanade #IsleofWight
a public map/signpost on Ryde esplanade.

the map depicted a beautiful historic town on the beach with a pier, but is heavily sun damaged and most of the town is blackened, with the beach surviving but sea also blackened, making it look like a smouldering pile of destruction
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Thanks to @b3ta.com , I'm haunted by teh quo on our neighbour's house
A yellow brick wall with a satellite dish top right.

The lower half of the wall is in shadow of a sloping roof, and on the left is a chimney stack with 2 pots at the top - that overall sort of a bit looks like 2 people stood uncomfortably close together
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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2025
Hey folks, do i know anyone that might know someone with a 20" shipping container for sale on the island? #IsleOfWight
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Rye Zuul @ryezuul.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Here in Britain we call this kind of weather "balls to the Wales"
Great Britain and Ireland with precipitation heatmaps revealing A GIANT GODDAMNED DICK AND BALLS
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I've drawn on clouds at cloudgazing.online
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Dave @sheepfilms.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
@marthasadie.bsky.social do I remember right thst you were looking for a sustainable mattress supplier? Did you find one?
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Hot Fuzz tribute at Isle of Wight Festival #HotFuzz #iwfestival #swan #IsleOfWight
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
It's #OperationGeranium time again, where we work to distribute geraniums as a sign of good health and friendship to other organisations and individuals in the community #CargoBike #IsleOfWight
A front loading cargo bike next to 150 small geraniums in red pink and white. The bike and flowers are on a small holding on a hill with many things growing. In the background you can just see the sea, all under a thundercloud sky
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Oh no
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
All Mario Kart tracks have been closed by Island Roads for resurfacing #iwnews
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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 27/05/2025
What happens when you haul a whole community activist brass band along on your #BikeBus? Fun! HONK Bus III is happening Friday June 20! Musicians, check the gigomatic! #CambMa Cargo bike owners & other lovely people, we could use help — forms.gle/4547MdZ5tXE8...
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OnTheWight @onthewight.com · 28/05/2025
Funding confirmation paves the way for the Isle of Wight's Green Link project to advance #iwnews #IsleofWight
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Confirmation of funding brings clarity to Isle of Wight’s Green Link project
Funding confirmation paves the way for the Isle of Wight's Green Link project to advance
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thank you for your order, we have made 1 substitution You ordered: 1x 500ml washing up liquid We sent: 1x cargo shipping boat (large)
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James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Keira Knightley at doorShip crashed outside a house holding a sign: Say it’s Carol Singers
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
After his field trip to Colchester a few weeks ago, Matt was on the road again, this time up to York to visit York Green-Link, one of the true pioneers of cargo bike logistics, having been saving emissions since 1999! keert.uk/blog/pioneer... #Cargobike #sustainableDelivery
2 front loading Bullitt cargo bikes and one long tail Yuba cargo bike with Green-Link courier branding parked on a cobbled street in front of an old brick building with a blue door
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David KC @davidmuttering.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Magnum Cart. The singular of Magna Carta.
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 13/05/2025
And Saturday is treat day: computer diskette reader, multiple dot printer, elongated cuboid monitor, comfortable wooden desk, data walkman, sundry peripherals
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Rye Zuul @ryezuul.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
TREES. I especially like willows, but TREES. #photography
Big weeping willow frondsPrunus serrula tree with its bark sloughing off in big interesting stripsA spruce of some sortSome really big trees making a tunnel you can happily walk through next to some water
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This kid runs circles around the reporter
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mattdawhit @mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2025
Essex police are very much "do as I say not do as I do" when it comes to knife crime
a photo of a police station. there is a large grey BMW parked on the pavement in front. just above it is the emblem for Essex police, which is an 8 pointed star with the top point replaced by a crown. within the star is a blue circle containing the words Essex police, and within that is a red circle with 3 curved swords.

just next to the parked car is a large black object with the words knife bin on it. there is also a child's drawing saying stop knife crime
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Looks like there were quite a few folks out today #IWRando #flobri #IsleOfWight #SunniestPlaceInBritain #CyclingiestPlaceInBritain
A photo of the Cowes Floating Bridge half way across the river. There is bunting across the top and the deck is full to bursting with people riding bikes in a riot of colours
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keert.bsky.social @keert.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
We're at Merstone CycleFest today from 10am! It's not too late to join one of the led rides to join us there Check out cyclewight.org.uk for more info #IsleOfWight #CargoBike #cyclingFestival
A poster for cycle wight 2025 Merstone CycleFest
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
@drivelsieve.bsky.social not sure if you've noticed, but Iberian Peninsula Power Grid talk is at an all time high
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Similar to a box of chocolates, once you finish the top layer, you will find another layer underneath
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 25/04/2025
I know how controversial the new parking lot was, given that it replaced paradise. Those were some of the longest meetings of the zoning subcommittee I’ve ever attended. But you know what took even longer and made me even angrier? Trying to find a parking spot before those meetings.
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This Parking Lot That Replaced Paradise Is Actually Pretty Convenient
With apologies to the great Joni Mitchell. - - -All right, I’ll just say it: I really, really like our town’s new parking lot. And I know how contr...
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
In which I went down a rabbit hole. lauralaker.substack.com/p/why-did-th...
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Why did the BBC publish 22 negative articles on 300m of bike lane in Somerset?
Needless to say, the bike lane didn't survive
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I hear you're looking for a new pope?
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OnTheWight @onthewight.com · 23/04/2025
Significant delays threaten cycling projects on the Isle of Wight, say CycleWight, the Isle of Wight cycling advocacy group #iwnews #IsleofWight
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Isle of Wight council and Island Roads dispute hampers cycling infrastructure improvements, says CycleWight
Significant delays threaten cycling projects on the Isle of Wight, say CycleWight, the Isle of Wight cycling advocacy group
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
#NominativeDeterminism His middle name must start with G
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
@lauralaker.bsky.social saw this around British Waterways funding and found it interesting to compare against Sustrans funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Flotilla of Lincolnshire boats protest over waterways funding
The campaign by Fund Britain's Waterways calls for more government funding for canals and rivers.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
"Emissions from cycling can be more than 30x lower for each trip than driving a fossil fuel car, and about 10x lower than driving an electric one."
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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
bin night
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Can’t remember where this is from, but it’s worth remembering
A flow chart of why not to quote post losers, the reasons range from rage bate farmers may be honkin it to your rage, to the fact that if they sound super dumb they’re probably teenagers, and that if you’re doing it because you want to be mad you’re in a prison with open doors
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OnTheWight @onthewight.com · 22/03/2025
Boojum and Snark unveils a year-long cultural programme focusing on art and community supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social #iwnews #IsleofWight
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New cultural programme launched at Boojum and Snark, with powerful stories of refuge belonging
Boojum and Snark unveils a year-long cultural programme focusing on art and community
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@mattdawhit @mattdawhit.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Fenton!
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
“The sound of traffic has the greatest impact on health because so many people are exposed to it.” How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives
The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.
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Martha Henson @marthasadie.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Biosphere Festival 2025 press is GO iwobserver.co.uk/bigger-and-b...?
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Bigger and better Biosphere Festival this year
The Biosphere Festival is to return this year. The local nature and community festival will take place from June 28 to July 6, with 40 events already planned, and there are lots of ways you can
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b3ta @b3ta.com · 14/03/2025
B3ta newsletter 941, out now "CAMPAIGN TO RENAME THE AMERICANO COFFEE AS 'A GULP OF MEXICO' STARTS HERE" * EXCELLENT IMAGE CHALLENGE - Modernise art * THEREMIN SIMULATOR - some webcam bollocks fun * BUM HOLES - Why do we have them? WHO KNOWS b3ta.com/newsletter/i...
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B3TA : NEWSLETTER : "CAMPAIGN TO RENAME THE AMERICANO COFFEE AS 'A GULP OF MEXICO' STARTS HERE"
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