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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 06/10/2026

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you've watched the most times?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 06/10/2026

Excellent. That can mean only one thing...

Daphne and Celeste Save the World. And not before time

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 06/10/2026

I'm liking the new #DrWho reboot so far

A Tardis, disguised as a portaloo, sits in the middle of a field

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Am accidental 5 mile walk in #Teesdale before breakfast between Romaldkirk and Cotherstone (and back)

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Sheep reported to the south west. several of them Dammit. What are they waiting for?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 27/09/2026

A night out with @marillion.com in Gateshead

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 23/09/2026

I respect our (are?) British culture. DO YOU?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 22/09/2026

You need to go full Pam on them

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 18/09/2026

But what else what I write a sonnet about other than a shiny new drive train?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Henry, seen here demonstrating some incorrect stile usage @lakesstiles.bsky.social

Why use a stile when you can walk around the side?

Why use a stile when you can just jump over the wall?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 06/09/2026

A few shots from the #TourOfBritain near Leyburn

A photo showing a road dropping down a hill towards some farm buildings. A line of cyclists are racing down the hill

A lone cyclist climbs up a slope accompanied by a police motorcycle

Stage winner Cees Bol in Leyburn town centre

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 27/08/2026

I can only assume you didn't check all of the images. How could you resist?

A pic of the Eddie doll saying "hear me screen pressing my left hand"

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 18/08/2026

A #closepass on double white lines approaching a blind brow of a hill. Once again #DurhamPolice have deemed that this is perfecly acceptable and not worthy of even a warning letter. It's a beautiful part of the world to #cycle around but a shame that the local police do not care about #roadsafety

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Morning. The boy does like the heather when its in flower

Henry the springador posing in amongst some heather; which is topped with small pink flowers. A dry stone wall curves around the hill behind him with a small copse in the background (out of focus)

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 28/07/2026

"The picture unfolds like the canvas of a master. This is Cinemascope in excelsis, on a scale never envisaged by Hollywood. A vast scene on a screen as wide as the heavens. All of it is beautiful, natures quiet artistry" Wainwright on the view from #Skiddaw Little Man #LakeDistrict Vs Henry's view

Henry admiring the view from the Lesser Man summit.

Henry looking out from the top of the Little Man and trying to see the view through the wind and the rain and the clouds

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 26/07/2026

Blackton and Hury reservoirs. Drained by design not drought. Built by the Stockton & Middlesbrough corporation to ensure a regular flow to the Tees in summer to supply the industry on Teesside. Now being refurbished as part of a new pipeline providing water to Teesside and Darlington

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 26/07/2026

Crenellated high stile. Next to Blackton reservoir, #NorrhPennines @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A tall, three step, stile built into a beautifully faced dry stone wall with a crenellated top

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 25/07/2026

Took the little man up Skiddaw Little Man today. We were aiming for the main summit but was blowing a v wet gale on the top. He wasn't impressed, so we bailed on trying the final ridge. And here are some high Lake stiles for you @lakesstiles.bsky.social. The one he's posing at is at 825m

Already knackered but enjoying the view just before we entered the cloud line

The lower (740m) recreational stile below the little man

Little Man at the Little Man (865m). And looking very unimpressed too

At the high stile between Skiddaw and the Little Man at 825m. Can we just get down the hill now?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 22/07/2026

This is Henry. He fully sympathises with Bailey's predicament

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 16/07/2026

Morning drive past at #Saltburn on my way to a site visit up the road

Saltburn pier occupies the left hand side of the photo, vanishing into the sea by the middle of the p8c

A view down the pier looking out to sea. 2 neat rows of benches line either side of the pier providing views towards Redcar on the left and the cliffs at the edge of the Yorkshire Moors to the right

A plank level view of the pier deck looking inland towards the amusement arcade at the land end of the pier and behind it the funicular railway leads up to the hotels and houses on top of Saltburn Bank

A view from the top of the funicular railway. The cars have been removed giving a clear view down to the pier below with the beach and the sea beyond. To the right are the cliffs which mark the edge of the Yorkshire Moors

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 16/07/2026

The rather wonderful sheep and grouse stone stille. Carved by Keith Alexander in 1999. Above Holwick Scar, #Teesdale #NorthPennines @lakesstiles.bsky.social

The sheep and grouse stile at Holwick Scar
The stile itself is a standard wooden step but it has two stone pillars carved from sandstone. The pillars have a spiral design with grouse carved in. The grouse are face to face with lifesize sheep, one next to each pillar.

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 11/07/2026

Egglestone Abbey #Teesdale in summer evening sun

The remains of Egglestone Abbey viewed from across the River Tees

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 02/07/2026

Does it count as a stile? Well it's right by the church, and it's outside a house called "Kirkstile" so I think that's a yes. #Romaldkirk #Teesdale @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A stile, or a small gap between two walls?

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 02/07/2026

Another great read from @jackthurston.bsky.social. My adventure a few years ago was a bit different but can confirm the road between Hope and Altnaharra is one of the best bits of cycling ever. I saw one other car the whole way. If its of interest: www.richmay.co.uk/allpointsnor...

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 27/06/2026

Took a 75 mile ride out to #Hartlepool yesterday. I'd only ever been once before to the football ground 30 odd years ago. Theres some good stuff there, but it's hidden and poorly signed which is a definite shame

The old Friarage Manor House. Built after the dissolution on the friary site it has served various functions including hospital and work house. I got this info from Google afterwards as it's just sitting boarded up and with no signs anywhere that I could find

At the end of the headland is this canon brought back from Sebastopol after the Crimean War. It's next to the interesting looking Heugh Battery Museum which I didn't stop at but will return to. It looks interesting but again, I stumbled upon it without any obvious signage towards it

There are some lovely looking old parts around the harbour. There could be a great little walking tour to visit them

The tall ship outside the town museum. I think you can get to it quite easily be car, but it didn't seem easy on foot/bike. This was as close as I could get

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 26/06/2026

At the #Tees Transporter #Bridge (north bank) just over half way though today's 75 mile ride to the coast and back. #Teesside #TransporterBridge #Middlesborough #TooBloodyHot #SweatyMess #DidIReallyWantToUseThatLastHashTag?

The Tees Transporter Bridge seen in full from the Port Clarence side. Quite a nice pic if I say so myself. Probably because it was incredibly hot and sunny

A similar photo to the last one but ruined by the inclusion of a chunky sweaty man in the foreground

Another view of the Bridge from the (closed) northern landing point

From the same place as pic 1, but looking across the Tees towards Middlesbrough FC Riverside Stadium

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 25/06/2026

Evening, from me and the coos

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 20/06/2026

A stupidly hot but fun day at Twickenham for the #premrugby final. Good to get back to the dale for the last of the daylight though

Fireworks going off on the pitch at Twickenham stadium whilst Northampton Saints celebrate their win

The London skyline from Waterloo bridge (no sunset)

May family outing to Twickenham (with my brother and niece)

It was a good day but stiflingly hot so good to get back to the dale with the last of the light

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 15/06/2026

Ed Payne, race leader of the summer @spinerace.bsky.social looking in excellent shape just over half way through

Ed Payne approaching the Middleton to Brough road

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 15/06/2026

Concrete stile across the old railway line. It's big, but no match for a Springador @lakesstiles.bsky.social

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 11/06/2026

We don't usually see each others headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours.

A lovely view half way up a Lake District hill (can't recall which one)

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 09/06/2026

Absolutely none, sorry. I'm too busy contemplating the spoils of my seatfrog @lner.co.uk upgrade....

A train table laden with a splendid "Mumbai Cheese Toastie", a. Strawberry and Lime dessert pot and a can of Cold Bath Lager (and a side order of crisps)

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 04/06/2026

I quite regularly drink a pint of piddle*

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 01/06/2026

@impq.bsky.social I know I didn't do my homework (again) this week but please don't make me do this. It would only be the second play it would ever have but that's still too many (I only bought it because I had every other genesis album on vinyl)

Calling at no stations at all and there is no bus replacement service

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 31/05/2026

An old pic of mine from somewhere south of Tunbridge Wells but this is a great example of how to reuse a phone box.....

A really pretty phone box restored to its former glory through carefully smashing all the windows and wrapping it in razor wire

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 28/05/2026

Pint 87! Some more numbers for you. 4300 donations are needed every day. 140000 new donors are needed every year. Only 2% of people who are eligible to donate do. If you think you might be able to, please visit www.blood.co.uk. Give donation a shot in the arm.

A needle in my arm taking donation number 87. Yes you do feel it when it goes in but its short lived and there is no pain once you are flowing. You just get to put your feet up for a bit

You are brilliantly cared for by the teams at all the donation centres, and they travel around so you can fine one near you (or you can be like me and travel around a bit, see your region, and maybe donate a little bit sooner

I claim no credit for this great art work. Some ace painted rocks on the recovery table next to the big pile of squash, crisps and biscuits in the Newton Aycliife centre today

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Rich May @richmay.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Just looked on streetview. The old gates were there in 2012 and the new ones in 2016 (they didn't drive past between those dates)

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