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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Tonight's entertainment, I've been wanting to see #JackWhite for years!

A photo of the Eventim Apollo building. White fronted art deco(?) style columns with the the headline act showing as Jack White

Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

Apparently everyone else from the festival thought a cheeky breakfast at Artisan Cafe was a good idea too! Not the escape from the crowds I thought but getting here was traffic free almost.

A plate of smashed avocado on toast with a poached egg sits alongside a cup of coffee

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I've lost count of how many times I've seen The Last Dinner Party since first seeing them a couple of years ago at The Big Top. They were great then but oh my have they come on leaps and bounds since. Abigail has always been the light of the band on stage but the […] [Original post on mas.to]

The Last Dinner Party on stage at the Isle of Wight.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

Had a fantastic afternoon in the Kashmir stage. Best beer selection, cool beer garden and a diverse but always excellent selection of acts. Next up The Last Dinner Party at the main stage

Beatroot were so good, brass section, bass and lead guitar,, organ and drums

The Hanging Baskets were awesome, the fiddle addition bringing something you don't hear every day

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Nice to be back on the island. A perfect morning to visit Finn's Beach Cafe by bike #IsleOfWight

Purple flowers in a white jar in the foreground, blue skies and sea extend past the golden sand.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

Do #USPS use blimps or pigeons for their international flights?

A screenshot of a delivery tracking page. It shows the package leaving the US on the 7th June and again on the 10th.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

Had a great day in London with my better half. Lunch at my favourite Mexican there, followed by watching Avenue Q for the second time almost 20 years apart. Fantastic fun and highly recommended. #AvenueQ #TheInternetIsForPorn

The poster for Avenue Q. The 'Q' is large and has various puppets from the show surrounding it.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

Great day on the bike. 80km round trip the the Exmoor Community Sauna. Beautiful scenery, low traffic and brutal hills

A view down a green valley with brilliant blue sky and the sea in the distance

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

What an album #Belly's King was. Takes me back to my early 20's and seems perfect for the lovely spring weather we are having. #music #spring

Belly's cover for the album King. Twin green and red die lie on a silver platter, with more being shaken from cups. The scene is illuminated in a warm orange tone.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

The pup looking sad, and wondering why she only gets one round of treats here.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

Cheeky fox in the garden in broad daylight

A fox stands side-on in a garden, head turned towards the camera

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026

#alpkit gear is always well priced and good quality, the packaging is an absolute delight as well. #GoNicePlacesDoGoodThings

A brown paper bag from an Alpkit delivery. On it is a busy scene of mountains, hills and a lake. People are camping, walking, swimming, cycling. At the bottom is their strapline - Go nice places, do good things

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

A little ambitious but nice to see these around snowdrops

A few early snowdrops show their white flowers poking up from the fallen damp leaves.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/12/2025

It's too early for Xmas jumpers but I'll make an allowance for this fine gentleman #dogs #dogsofmastodon

A fine, older black Labrador wearing a bright Xmas jumper, pictured from the side

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2025

My Acacia Pyxis coffee scale started misbehaving, giving measurements that were too low. I thought I had managed to get liquid inside so opened it up to see if I could clean it. In retrospect I should have predicted a swollen battery was causing the problem. On to […] [Original post on mas.to]

A tiny coffee scale with the bottom removed showing the circuit board and a rather pillowy lithium battery pouch.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2025

Second window added and *most* of the roof rack. There was a part delivered that was a second driver side part instead of the required off-side part. #VanLife #campervan #SelfBuild

Front quarter view of a white van with a black. Roof rack attached

A side view of the roof rack and new black window installation

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2025

Now with skylight. This one should have been simple, but no, I cut the hole too far back meaning the inside cover touches one of the support cross beams. That and play in the hole meant everything slipped forward by 10mm, sliding the adaptor across its nice adhesive […] [Original post on mas.to]

Inside the white van, pointing up to the newly installed skylight which is open to the lovely blue sky

Outside the white van showing the roofline with the open skylight and previously installed fan. Two houses are above the roof, with the blue sky and a ‘still’ green tree in between.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2025

Why do big companies get this wrong so often. It’s not hard, and they’ve bought the domain so…

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2025

Second, bigger, hole in the van is for the first of two windows. Measurements were tricky as I want both windows to be in the same position on both sides but with the door the sides aren't quite the same internally. A bit of structure grinding, frame making and […] [Original post on mas.to]

A picture of the passenger side of a white van, now with a rectangular black tinted window installed.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2025

First big hole made in the van. A Maxxair MaxxFan to get a bit of air flowing when we are in hotter climates. It was, as you can imagine a bit nerve-wracking but fairly easy in the end. It might even be waterproof 💦 #VanLife #campervan #SelfBuild

An installed roof fan, shown from inside the van. A square wooden frame surrounds the fan

A view of the front of the white van showing the installed fan.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2025

A full day of work later, and three sheets of 12mm structural ply are laid on the insulated subfloor. The first and third boards involved a lot of scribing and cutting, checking fit, modifying, checking fit, modifying, you get the picture. More insulation including […] [Original post on mas.to]

The inside of a white van with a plywood floor laid.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2025

Floor insulation installed and taped. PiR board (foil wrapped foam) in-between the roofing batons, taped with 75mm aluminium tape. I'd like to say this was the last time I touched any of this but it wasn't. Some of the sound deadening tiles and first level of […] [Original post on mas.to]

The inside of white van, viewed through the rear doors. The floor is now shiny with the insulation in place.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2025

The framing for the subfloor is in using roofing batons glued to the floor with Sikaflex 522. Actually I still had to finish the last bit at the back before it's finished but I didn't take a photo so there you go. #VanLife #campervan #SelfBuild

Photo taken through the open rear doors of a white van. On the floor a framework of brown wooden roofing batons are laid.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2025

This was the inside after finding all the holes in the metalwork left by the previous owner, and painting them with anti-rust paint. There's a bin bag on the top as I was trying to keep the intermittent rain from getting into the rear light and camera that I broke on […] [Original post on mas.to]

The bare inside of a white van taken with the back doors open. Sparse areas of red oxide paint are visible having been used to prevent rust on small holes.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2025

Meet Manny. He's the MAN TGE (VW Crafter rebadge) I've been converting for the last week. He's the big boi long wheelbase version. This photo is of him getting his wheel carrier/ladder combo fitted by #MuleVans in Barnsley. I'm now a white van man - eek, but he's all […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2025

Blondshell were awesome at Electric Brixham tonight. The support - Westside Cowboys - were great fun too.

The lead singer of Blondshell is in the foreground with a guitarist to the left and half the drum kit is to the right. The crowd's heads line the bottom of the picture

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025

Looking forward to this weekend!

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2025

I scored 13/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media. I would have scored higher but the standard is stupid in places 😁

I scored 13/21 on https://e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media. Yay! You're slightly above average!

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2025

When your dinosaur doesn't fit in your backpack. We are off to Zaragoza this morning. #BetterByTrain #DinosaurProblems

A toy dinosaur peeks out from a blue child's backpack hanging on a hook in a train carriage

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2025

A few of the many cargo bikes I spotted in Paris. Just for @mattdawhit

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2025

Off on holiday. Apart from the necessary taxi to the train station, it's trains all the way. Paris-Girona-Zaragoza-Carcassonne-Paris #BetterByTrain #nofly

Map of a train journey across France and Spain

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2025

I miss the #IsleOfWight views. The River Mersey just doesn't compare.

A photo of a wide river with the other shore shrouded with poor visibility on a sunny day

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025

At the campsite, it's beautiful here. Reminds me of the landscape of my first 16 years

A tent in a field. The tent sits in front of trees and bushes and in the distance are the beautiful hills of the peak district. It's raining.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025

I never thought my favourite song of the month would be named after a vegetable but #WetLeg's #Mangetout achieved that. #MadeOnTheIsleOfWight

A screenshot from Tidal showing the cover of Wet Leg's album, Moisturiser and indicating it is playing the song Mangetout

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025

The train has the best bike retaining straps I've seen. Full on seatbelts! #BikeTooter #BetterByTrain

A glblack gravel bike on another teain. Secured with a seatbelt. Greenery rushes past the window above the bike

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025

Off to the Peak District. First stop Manchester Piccadilly. #BetterByBicycle #BetterByTrain

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2025

Off up North to see Billie Eilish, my dad and then a bit of cycling in the peak district before my brother's wedding. Quite the packed week! #biketooter #BetterByBicycle #BetterByTrain

My black Canyon Grizl:On e-gravel bike packed with bags for travel. It leans against a white cafe wall

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025

Today's episode of the Summer of Music is...

A music gig poster in brat green. Fontaines DC, Amyl and the Sniffers, Kneecap, Blondshell, Been Stellar, Cardinals.

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Steve Bannister @milgrim.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2025

Not exactly #carryshitolympics but a good effort and zero carbon .

A bike with a small trailer holding a larger box than it's designed for.

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