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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

On this auspicious day I decided to post a picture of the plinth which denotes the location of the first football match in #Argentina It is thought the game was introduced by English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 sailors arriving in the port of Buenos Aires. #ENGARG

Concrete plinth on grass in front of the Buenos Aires Planetarium

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Best wishes to my fellow Tigers @HullCity heading to Wembley. Illness robs me of my place but I’m with you all the way from my hospital bed in Leeds Up the TIGERS 🐅

Simon raises thumb dressed in his amber and black Hull City jersey

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Murcia all Christmased up with Richard Gere, of all people, guest of honour

Electric light show in conical shape of Christmas tree

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Yorkshire (Thornton-le-Dale) looking well in autumn

Stream with small trees and golden leaves

Thatched cottage by stream with golden willow tree to the right

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Interesting to note that the #BBC resignations dominating the news agenda isn’t among the top five stories being read on its website. The media often misunderstands what interests it’s audiences/readers

Top five stories published on a web page by BBC as a graphic

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

This year, I came across my grandfather’s memorial for the first time. I was struck that he is immortalised as ‘Gunner’ E W Clark and yet he was a gunner for about a year before his untimely death. He would have considered himself a printer, which was his profession.

Inscription on Hull war memorial in Yorkshire

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

It was autumnal in Edinburgh today. Bonnie Scotland indeed!

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I’ve taken up sketching again. Early days

Sketch of mountains and forests surrounding Seton lake, British Colombia in Canada

Sketch pad depicting Lost Lake and surrounding trees in Whistler, Canada

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Took a look around USS Cassin Young in Boston. The destroyer saw WWII action in the Pacific theatre where it was hit by enemy shells. A fascinating trip and free to visit

Uss Cassin Young moored in Boston harbour showing its number 793 on its grey hull

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Went whale watching in Canada. Astounding

Humpback whales spout water as they surface

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

It’s been quite a challenge flying with @KLM today. Delay, Verspätung, Retardée. I’ve had them all.

A delayed KLM Embraer aircraft in Basel with its distinctive blue and white colours

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Colmar in France. Simply stunning

Canal boat meanders slowly between the ancient houses of Colmar in Alsace

The Colmar waterfront in Alsace with red brick and half timbered houses complimented by plants and flowers on either side

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Wolds at sunset. East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Pre-season begins today so a selection of footwear to consider from the boot room. #football

Four pairs of black football boots cleaned and ready for the new season

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

News for travel people in Hull. The legendary Val Fedorczuk/Robinson/Coakley passed away yesterday at the grand age of 95. She enjoyed a full life but her travels were curtailed by dementia late in life

Picture of Simon and Valerie who is wearing a royal blue cardigan

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Notre Dame, Paris. Rather splendid

The exterior of Notre Dame (our woman) in Paris caught by reflecting sun turning stone a mild pink colour with trees framing the picture

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I was hoping to take some North Riding scenes today but alas a puncture meant it was me not riding #Yorkshire

punctured tyre on bike propped up on field gate

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Sunset over the Wolds, Yorkshire

The sun dips behind the barley field in a bright ball of orange with blue wispy clouds overhead

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I noticed St Peter’s at Hutton Cranswick in Yorkshire was open this week so I popped inside. A splendid little parish church.

The nave of St Peter’s church in Hutton Cranswick with wooden pews and a crimson carpet. Vaulted arches in stone are on either side of the aisle.

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Much better from Hull City in the second half. I thought Amrabat was excellent but the fact is, The Tigers need one more win to remain in the Championship. HCAFC 2-1 PNE.

The end of Hull City’s game against Preston inside the Hull stadium

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Looking to find a loving home for these scale models created by my late grandfather. The original plans are lost but I would guess they are 1:16 scale

Wooden model Victorian horse-drawn fire truck

Wooden model horse-drawn agricultural diary wagon

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

A first visit to the Isle of Bute a century after my late grandmother made the same journey. I loved it!

Rothesay sound from a nearby beach on the Isle of Bute in Scotland

Gardens at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Finally got here. Giant’s Causeway.

Stone hexagon forming part of Giant’s Causeway

Basalt columns cresting Giant’s Causeway

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

A close encounter with an Elk family in Grand Canyon

A single elk offers its best side for the photograph

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Blown away again by the dramatic Bryce Canyon in #Utah. Great to be back

The stunning red hudus or pillars of red sandstone which form the back drop to Bryce Canyon with snow slope on one side

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Glad you got there. I did River v Velez. I also watched Huracan v Sarmiento and Huracan v Banfield. If you’re near the Planetarium, look for this plinth 80yds to right of entrance as you look out. It’s marks the spot where the first footy game was held

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Well played amateur side West Hull against mighty St Helens. 38-0 might seem one-sided but for a sticky few mins before half-time, the Yorkshire side remained competitive

Crowd watches on from main stand at Craven Park as West Hull play St Gelens

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I did not foresee that. Well played The Tigers. What a display

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Took a trip to #Scotland where there is so much to admire and I am partial to the gorgeous livery of Lothian buses

The striking maroon and white livery adorning Lothian buses

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Burnsall on the edge of the #Yorkshire Dales touched by #snow

Black and white image of Burnsall’s arched bridge over the River Wharf after snowfall in Yorkshire, England

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Another Beverley green plaque this time in the Georgian street of Walkergate

Green plaque in Beverley celebrating William Crosskill who made iron works which could be found throughout the town

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The poor old Prince of Orange looks like he needs a bath in #Hull. He should glisten but he looks rather dull. Dull in Hull. Shouldn’t be allowed

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Ghost signs - Balmain, Australia

Faded sign for Texaco oils found on a building wall in Sydney, Australia

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

More stunning light from the winter sky #Yorkshire

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Dramatic skies in the North & East Riding today #Yorkshire

Sky over Helmsley almost black and white in tone

Silhouette of Helmsley Castle near sunset

Bright red and purple skies as the sun goes down

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Some tremendous attendances in the @ncefl.org.uk today with half-a-dozen Premier Division games in excess of 500

Fixture list and attendances at the Northern Counties East League Premier Division for 28 December 2024

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Fed up with these numpties who have their fog lights on oblivious to the Highway Code’s 100 metre rule

Bright red fog lights making visibility difficult for following vehicles

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Trying to dodge the crazy shoppers in Seven Dials, London. Decorations are pleasant though.

Illuminated decorations along narrow London Street with dark brick buildings

Illuminated decorations along narrow London Street with dark brick buildings and many different types of windows with white wooden surrounds

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Whether you’ve faith or not, English rural parish churches are to be admired. This is All Saints, Bishop Burton, Yorkshire with a bust of John Wesley said to be carved from the oak he preached under

The knave of All Saints, Bishop Burton with wooden pews and arched stained glass windows

Wooden bust of preacher and Methodist church founder John Wesley.

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

A draw to start Ruben Selles‘ #Hull City reign. Should have been a win. Looked better though.

Hull City’s stadium for within on match day.

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Another #Beverley, green plaque (weathered) displaying the cost to build North Bar. Money well spent. It stands to this day in the #Yorkshire town.

Text on green plaque set on brick wall revealing cost to build the Beverley North Bar was £96 in 1409

Exterior of Beverley’s North Bar, the old gatehouse built in 1409 of brick with a substantial Gothic arch.

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Simon Clark @simonhul.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Very impressed with referee Tom Kirk at the Hull City v Blackburn Rovers game today. One to watch out for.

The MKM stadium grass pitch and fans wrapped up against the stormy weather at Hull City v Blackburn

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