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Tom Canning

@tomcanning83.bsky.social
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Ex Newsroom traveller & Youtube Ed at Reach PLC. Co-founder of Bracknell Ale Festival & Football in Berkshire. Football tourist.

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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Felt compelled to write something last night about Alan Taylor, and the profound impact he had on me. Rest in peace Alan. footballinberkshire.co.uk/features/opi...
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"Alan made going to games a necessity" - A tribute to Alan Taylor
Tom Canning's tribute to former Farnborough and Bracknell Town manager Alan Taylor, who sadly passed away this week.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Quiet please, I’m watching Independence Day.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If anyones looking for a long read this morning, I’ve published my first club feature after vowing to visit every senior men’s and women’s team this season. footballinberkshire.co.uk/features/opi...
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Every Town, Every Team: #1 Reading City
The Nag’s Head in central Reading is where this journey begin. First stop Reading City FC and The Rivermoor for Derby day.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Having finished bottom of a World Cup prediction league, I will predictably, do very badly at this. But you might not! (Free to enter and there might be a prize)
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
@sofpodcast.com if you’d ever like to have a bit of Berkshire football chat, early rounds of the FA Cup, that sort of thing, I’d be keen!
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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
UEFA spokesperson Dietmar Fumm said to reporters "This decision effectively signals that Gianni Infantino is an enemy of world football". tl;dr: FIFA "foe" - Fumm
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Really enjoying all these these blokes recently (and it’s always blokes) sticking their necks out thinking everyone will role over for them, only to discover that they’ve wildly miscalculated..
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Here we are. We’ve included AI you didn’t know you needed to justify putting the prices up.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I’ve been working for Bat For A Chance, a cricket charity dedicated to opening up access to the game in the UK and abroad. I’d really appreciate it if you could pop on this reel and tag some cricketers you like!! Thanks. www.instagram.com/reel/DbD4JQJ...
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Bat For A Chance on Instagram: "Tag a cricketer you’d like to see featured on My First Bat ⤵️"
8 likes, 2 comments - batforachance on July 21, 2026: "Tag a cricketer you’d like to see featured on My First Bat ⤵️".
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dear @matkendrick.bsky.social - daughters made friends with a girl from the midlands on holiday. Am probably going to chat to the parents later at the kids disco so a) what are the top topics of Midlands conversation right now and b) what if they’re Blues?
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Corr, remember when Haiti had to change their World Cup 26 shirts because of political elements.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey @bethcooper.fyi - could I drop you a DM about Bat For A Chance?
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I wonder if this might now get unboarded?
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Morning all. Here’s an idea of what we’re looking to do this coming season @footballinberkshire.co.uk. If you know of someone within your club that might like to help, or a budding sports journalist in general, please do pass this on. footballinberkshire.co.uk/news/footbal...
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Fancy yourself a football reporter? Football in Berkshire can get you started – Football in Berkshire
Football in Berkshire is aiming to increase its coverage across the County with specialist patches to cover - from Reading to Newbury and Bracknell to Burghfield.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Googles ‘house prices in Clacton’
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This would be fantastic.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Imagine the scrutiny he’d have to face if he were ever to be Prime Minister. That’s if he turned up of course.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Still on an England comedown. Hot take, time for people to stop slating and groaning when certain players come on. It’s not the same as it was 10 years ago. Trust the manager.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It’s cold.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What I’ve learned from the heatwave discourse is that there’s a lot of people triggered by those of us who like to walk around with a bottle of water. Now I know this, somedays I might not even bother filling it up.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I don’t know why it wasn’t missing from Spotify, but so glad it’s back open.spotify.com/track/4XRiUp...
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England I Still Believe
Scouting For Girls · England I Still Believe · Song · 2018
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
tired of the "#1 dad" nonsense. if you're a dad, stop treating it like a joke and post your actual national dad ranking. i'm # 492,018, which is actually really high up there, but more importantly it lets me enter ranked dad lobbies where i can get matched up for fistfights with dads of my caliber
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Love Actually is such an unrealistic movie. There’s no way a Prime Minister would last until Christmas.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Excited to see if this will be the Bluesky or Threads World Cup.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Broke out the England shirts today. Need to ease them in early so people locally know I’m into the football, not about to head off and throw a bin at a copper.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Is it ever going to stop raining?
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
But um… Binfield already has quite a successful and popular cricket club 👀 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Criminal probe into '32,000 tonne waste dump' at Binfield farm
The Environment Agency launches an investigation at Oak Tree Farm in Binfield, Berkshire.
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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
What is Keir Starmer doing about this heat
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I can talk (at length) about how amazing this event is, the benefits, the numbers! If you can, or know someone who could use the audience exposure, let me know!
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I asked the team to find some ‘weird stuff’ for the bar at this years Bracknell Ale & Cider Festival. Fair to say, they delivered. Spiced Rum Ale, Chilli Stout and Beetroot Cider among 80 odd offerings. Full list: bracknellalefestival.co.uk/drinks/
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Drinks Menu - Full list for Bracknell Ale & Cider Festival
All the drinks across the Ale, Cider and Craft Beer bars at Bracknell Ale & Cider Festival 2024. All drinks are numbered individually to make it nice and easy to order! Please note, that until everyth...
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We've had enough. The press is one of the last guardrails against Gianni Infantino's autocracy. But Fifa does all it can to crush the media and prevent us from doing our work. An editorial from @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And please support us if you can.
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Omerta - josimarfootball.com
The press remains one of the last checks on Fifa’s power. Gianni Infantino and his media office are cracking down on it.
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 09/05/2026
I feel a lot of David Attenborough's hard work with nature preservation is to cover for how much of a mess his brother made of that dinosaur theme park.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Tonight I’m Master of Ceremonies for a dinner at the wonderful Bracknell Rugby Football Club in honour of rugby legend Lewis Moody, raising money for MND charities. Excited to unveil my brand new game “Are You Lewis Moody”? TV execs who follow me on here may want to get in touch.. Wish me luck!
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Dear @maxrushden.bsky.social - thanks for the #nonleague coverage on the pod today. If you’d ever like a different view to 3UP must happen, I think you’d quite like mine, which is.. It should be hard to get into the Football League… we make a distinction between FL and NL.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Am now convinced Arsenal will bottle it, Spurs will stay up and nobody will be happy.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This is some incredible personal insight into what happens in a newsroom following a terrible, tragic event. open.substack.com/pub/yakubqur... Yakub’s Substack is well worth a follow.
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Hope in darkness
The Manchester Arena. The worst and best of us.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Come on Jeremy, it’s been an interesting few years, you’ve had your laugh but enough is enough.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Today’s office!
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Who’s caught your eye this season? Nominations open across 20 categories! See you on the big night I hope 🤞
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
That was really hard today!
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Ready for Reading!
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This time last year I was licking my wounds. Last night I was in Leicester Square for a film premiere. I didn’t start freelancing on purpose. But it’s been an amazing experience so far. Thank you ever so much to everyone who’s supported me and given me an opportunity on this ride ❤️
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I don’t really give a shit what’s on the new banknotes, quite nice if stuff started to cost less and Thames Water stopped pouring shit into the rivers though.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Can we roll back and give Chaos With Ed Milliband a go now please?
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
On the plus side, the school may not open for World Book Day.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
So the water is out in Burghfield. Can’t imagine what Thames Water were trying to flush to fuck this up. Still as long as the shareholders get paid.
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Probably the best headline I’ve come up with in some time.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🔴Nigel Farage’s Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party’s election defeats on “cheating” by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found, reports @josiahmortimer.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections
The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found
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Tom Canning @tomcanning83.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Really feel for the staff at Brewdog Reading, whatever you think of the wider brand, that was a good bar in central Reading.
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Steve Jinman @educatedleftft.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Very much enjoyed researching and writing this article about football in a different age footballinberkshire.co.uk/features/his... via @footballinberkshire.co.uk
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The Rise and Fall of the Railwaymen: A History of Wolverton Park – Football in Berkshire
The Thames Valley is one of the cradles of football. The Berks & Bucks FA was formed in 1878; prior to this year, only four other County FAs existed: Birmingham, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Sheffie...
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