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I mostly enjoy hiking, cycling, jogging, and a bit of golf on my time off! #WestMidlands and #Warwickshire

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Some thoughts, following today's cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3) launch, on the power of small things that together make something big
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What will get people cycling?
Small things that add up to big things…
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Tonight, the Snow Moon rises.🌕 Named for February’s deep snows, this full moon was also called the Storm Moon or Ice Moon in Old English, reflecting winter’s grip. Moonrise: 16:13*
A luminous full moon hangs in a dark, cloudy night sky. Wisps of mist swirl around it, creating an eerie yet mesmerising effect. The Moon’s cratered surface is sharply defined, glowing bright against the deep shadows of the sky. A still and atmospheric moment, capturing the quiet beauty of the February Snow Moon.
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🚨BREAKING: The Met Office has announced the UK experienced its HOTTEST summer on record this year. How many more records need to be BROKEN before we ditch fossil fuels?
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Shocking: Thames Water connected lobbyist hired as Treasury advisor 😠 As my colleague @sophieconquest.bsky.social just told @boycottthameswater.bsky.social "If that's not corruption I don't know what is" Our letter to Rachel Reeves demanding Jenny Scott step down 👇 weownit.org.uk/news/water-l...
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Open Letter to Rachel Reeves: Water lobbyists have no place in the Treasury
Dear Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Open letter: tell Jenny Scott to step down from the Treasury Board In the 2024 Labour Manifesto, this government promised to ensure ‘...
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 30/08/2025
The BBC need to get better at challenging Farage's lies.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 06/08/2025
Hey @angelarayner - hands off our allotments! No more sell-offs of these precious green spaces. Take 1 minute to sign our petition today. 👇#HandsOffOurAllotments
Picture of Angela Rayner superimposed over a green colour washed image of an allotment. With a small 'We Own It' logo in the bottom left corner. The main text reads: Angela Rayner hands off our allotments
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Online Safety Act: "a little inconvenience is a small price to protect our children" Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Blast from the past: why I was arguing, over 9 years ago, the electric cars aren't the answer to most of our problems www.theguardian.com/sustainable-...
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 07/07/2025
🌳 We need the return of ancient woodlands. Petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
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Active Travel England @ategov.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
You can read the unprecedented joint statement signed by 12 metro mayors to create a 3,500 mile national active travel network here 👇👇👇
A picture of the statement signed by Metro Mayors Tracy Brabin, Paul Bristow, Andy Burnham, Luke Campbell, Oliver Coppard, Helen Godwin, Kim McGuinness, Richard Parker, Steve Rotherham, David Skaith and Claire Ward. It also includes supportive signatures from Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, National Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman, and Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan.

The statement reads:

We, the Mayors of England’s Combined Authorities, will work together to improve our streets  for everyone, for the benefit of the health, wellbeing and connectedness of our communities. This commitment to walking, wheeling and cycling, with a first focus on the school run, will help get 20 million people more active daily and create more than 3,500 miles of safer routes connecting schools with local neighbourhoods, high streets and transport hubs. We are doing this as part of wider plans to fully integrate our transport networks, to deliver  new housing and to further cement local economic growth. We commit to: 
- Work with the Department for Transport, Active Travel England and our local authorities to create a country-wide national walking, wheeling and cycling network, comprising of local networks that are safe and easy to use. This will give millions of people across England the choice to use high quality, safe routes in their communities. 
- Transform the school run by delivering high-quality, safer routes in neighbourhoods nationwide. 

- Deliver region-wide integrated transport networks by giving people easy walking, wheeling and cycling access to buses, trams and trains which will in turn help deliver new housing and support local economic growth. 

Together, we can transform our regions and deliver increased transport choice, sustainable public transport, boost local economies and give our younger generation access to opportunity.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Swifts raise their chicks high in eaves or nestboxes, returning to the same site year after year. When the young fledge, they launch into open air... & just keep going! They’ll remain airborne for the next two or three years, until it’s time to breed themselves. #SpringStories
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 25/06/2025
Very cool seeing two rainbows so close to each other. One is rather lovely with how bright it is! #relaxingrain #nature
Two rainbows in the sky close to each other.
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 25/06/2025
Changed my bike tyres for the first time ever (I'm in my mid-thirties) and I popped two inner tubes in the process. Yeahhhh 🤦‍♂️. But the bike feels noticeably nicer to ride so that's a victory. #cycling
Bicycle with dark blue frame and amber tan wall tyres.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Sir John Major at the Institute for Govt conference just now: "Britain [once] enjoyed a very good global reputation for being as free of corruption and bad practice as any nation in the world. "I think that's a little less true today, and so it's in our national interest to regain that reputation."
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Operation Snap submissions have more than doubled in two years, with more than 15,000 incidents reported in 2024 and over half of the reported drivers receiving notices of intended prosecution
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Cyclists submit record number of close pass videos, as road safety charities warn over half of drivers still don’t know the Highway Code’s minimum passing distance
Operation Snap submissions have more than doubled in two years, with more than 15,000 incidents reported in 2024 and over half of reported drivers receiving notices of intended prosecution
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing
Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’
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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We are celebrating #VolunteersWeek 🎉 In this video, volunteer Nicole shares her experience of volunteering on the Lias Line (Route 41 on the National Cycle Network) linking Rugby and Leamington Spa.
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Ralpha (aka Phil) @ralpha.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
So so true!
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Mark Strong @ibikebrighton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
So that's just £154m/year, less than £200m cut in 2023 (revealed in judgement for @transportaction.bsky.social yesterday transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...) & *well* below £246m funding for 2025/26 as @simonlightwood.org.uk stated in Feb questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
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Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Reeves is correct in what she is saying right now. Her reform of the fiscal rules to differentiate investment from current spending was crucial. There's much to criticise her for, but she gets nowhere near enough recognition for this.
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget UNLAWFUL, rules Court of Appeal transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...
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Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10 June 2025 In a historic judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Transport Action Network’...
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/06/2025
This WSJ story about the decline in search traffic because of AI summaries is so grim. Every single outlet spent 15+ years contorting their coverage to cover the same things as everyone else trying to grab SEO, only for Google to rugpull them, just like social networks did. tinyurl.com/bdpzc399
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News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools
Chatbots are replacing Google’s traditional search, devastating traffic for some publishers.
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 05/06/2025
This is a screenshot from Google Maps - highlighting nicely why the decision by @warwickshirecc.bsky.social to put in a mixed use path on the main road instead of a high-quality separated cycleway was a properly smelly decision. And now we're stuck with this low-grade infrastructure for decades.
Large van parked in a cycle path.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 04/06/2025
'Gaslighting' comes from the title of a 1938 play and the movies based on that play. The plots of which involve a man attempting to make his wife believe that she is going insane.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/06/2025
A ‘snafu’ is a situation marked by errors or confusion. ‘Snafu’ comes from WW2 and is an acronym for “Situation Normal, All F*cked Up.” Yes, really.
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 28/05/2025
It was only a low target, but I still cycled my target miles for the #LoveToRide Bike Month 2025. And I enjoyed all 6 rides, lovely stuff.
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Inland Waterways Association @iwa-uk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The climate crisis plus a lack of funding means ageing waterways assets could be a risk to life, finds parliamentary magazine The House. We were pleased to give comment. The story has gone national and has been picked up by ‪@theguardian.com‬ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Cuts to England’s canal network could put lives at risk, experts say
Ageing assets and lack of funding could mean entire towns and villages vulnerable to flooding, investigation shows
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Coverage of idiots claiming ‘betrayal’ or ‘surrender’ isn’t just bad journalism, it’s a dereliction of our duty to explain things. I’d actually forgotten just how bad it got but here we are, straight back to treating liars & spivs like authorities of equal weight to experts & honest brokers.
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?" Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster" "But exports?" "Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU" "But EU fisherman?" "They didn't come here" "But charge more?" "They can buy in the EU" "How would you vote?" "I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
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"Brexit five years on - It has been a disaster" GB News interview with fisherman Andy Dixon
YouTube video by Russell England
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
“Any city can create the conditions for child-friendly mobility, as demonstrated by the rapid transformations in many of the leading cities. The common denominator among the leading cities is political leadership” road.cc/314007 #cycling
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Bristol ranked eighth best city in Europe for child-friendly cycling – but UK “lags behind” due to unprotected bike lanes and “lack of political ambition”, researchers say
The Clean Cities Campaign report praised Bristol’s plethora of 20mph roads, describing the city as a European “leader” for safe speeds, while London topped the ranking for school streets
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Lily Ray 😏 @lilyray.nyc · 13/05/2025
This tracks with my anecdotal experience… good thing the product is live and expanding all over the place, only 14 billion searches on Google per day 🤦🏽‍♀️
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Actually Funny Memes @actuallyfunnymemes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Labour continues to *ahem* drag it's feet over the footway parking ban consultation in England which closed on 22nd November 2020. Nearly 4.5 years ago. Given the rhetoric from Labour since it gained power, my hopes aren't high.
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Labour must take responsibility for a battering caused by legitimising far right Reform rhetoric and culture war bullshit. They have the majority to stop it, they need to find their balls, fast. If they carry on they’re not just bending themselves over the barrel, but all of us.
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 02/05/2025
"Don't give public money money to fossil fuel companies" petition : you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
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Don't give public money to fossil fuel companies
The UK government says it wants to tackle climate change, but right now they're still giving billions of pounds of tax breaks and subsidies to fossil fuel companies. I've signed a petition saying this...
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Wishing @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social a VERY happy publication day! #IsARiverAlive is out in the wild! To celebrate, you can win a copy on our Instagram (@theriverstrust, ends tonight) Plus, Rob's written about connecting with rivers and #BigRiverWatch👇 theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...
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Martyn Schmoll @martyn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Buy books. But not from Amazon. Buy them from Bookshop.org, the independent site. This move by Amazon is shameful. Here is a link to my book on Bookshop.org. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 25/04/2025
Premiership rugby clubs have spent many years making sure the Championship stays low profile and skint. It's hilarious to then complain the threat of dropping down is too big due to the disparity. Maybe don't intentionally create the disparity in the first place. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
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Bruce Craig: Bath owner back IPL-style Premiership relaunch
A new model of licensed franchises could revive the Premiership's fortunes and attract new investment says Bath owner Bruce Craig
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
One week to go until @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org's second "Circle the City" ride. All welcome. Spread the word.
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Circle the City - bike ride - May event
Circle the City is a group bike ride around Birmingham on the first Friday of the month. Meet at Victoria Square in the city centre for a 6pm start. All ages and abilities are welcome.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 25/04/2025
Have you visited the Mediterranean garden at Beningbrough in North Yorkshire? Designed by Andy Sturgeon, the inviting seating, with a nearby water feature and the accompanying bird song, creates the ideal spot for a bit of blossom bathing. #BlossomWatch
A garden bench and chair situated underneath the long, droopy branches of a pale pink cherry tree in blossom.A Mediterranean garden with pale coloured stone path and green planting viewed from under long, droopy branches of a pale pink cherry tree in blossom.A garden bench and chair situated underneath the long, droopy branches of a pale pink cherry tree in blossom. Behind two large brick buildings can be seen and a beautiful blue sky with fluffy cloudCloser view of pale pink flowers on a cherry blossom tree
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Wow! Biggest increase in cycling in the City of London since records began💥 🚲139,000 people cycling a day ⬆️ 50,000 more than 2022 ⬆️Cycling up 70% since 2017 ⬇️Motor traffic down 34% Building cycleways is working! Inspo for @citywestminster.bsky.social next door? 😍 More info: bit.ly/3RzS4FY
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
So the first real policy decision on active travel or road safety by this government is a law targeting cyclists which will do nothing for road safety, briefed to a newspaper which openly hates cycling. Whatever your hopes for active travel from current ministers, perhaps calibrate these downwards.
Telegraph headline:  Cyclists who kill pedestrians to face life sentences

Offence of causing death by dangerous cycling to be brought in line with motoring laws in victory for campaigners
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Satch @satch.co.uk · 24/04/2025
I love this and think we need more of this type of street art that Leamington Spa has. It adds colour to communities and shows personality. With plenty of negativity around in the world we need to offset it as much as possible with projects like this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Bizarre' Leamington Spa mural unveiled from children's designs
Ideas for the mural are created by primary school students working with the mural's curator.
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Rich Warner @rgwarner.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Perhaps we might live longer and be happier too, if certain national newspapers didn’t whip up hate every time somebody mentions cycle lanes, LTNs, or 15 minute cities. @telegraphnews.bsky.social
A picture of a lady pootling on her bike in a Dutch city.
The headline from The Telegraph states “Why the Dutch live longer than us and what we can learn from them”
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Excoriating from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Government’s new Planning & Infrastructure Bill which “betrays an undemocratic impatience with the people, motivated by the blatant appeasement of corporate power…the worst assault on England’s ecosystems in living memory”👇
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/04/2025
The ultimate failure of the water ‘market’ is because there is *no market in water.* We’re always told to ‘shop around’ for the best energy and broadband deals. How does that work when it comes to water? Water belongs in public hands, not the monopoly merchants.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The modern US Republican Party may be the most openly, brazenly, and shamelessly hypocritical group of people to have ever existed in human history.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Hilariously, no local Labour or Lib Dem politicians showed up to celebrate this important occasion for local connectivity - even though this will change local people’s lives for the better in a very material way Having largely pegged their political credibility on reopening it to cars
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/04/2025
The water industry fails, fails, and fails again. This government has lost control - it's time for Labour to step up and fix this broken system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
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