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History teacher and learner. Head of History and Politics. @CCFcadets officer and @DofE assessor.

Joined September 2012
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Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 – 2022. © All Rights Reserved.
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Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter
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As an aside, an unspoken rule in English known as ‘ablaut reduplication’ means we never dally-dilly on the way to a game of pong-ping while the bells go dong-ding. Nor, sadly, do we ever eat a KatKit.
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (14th February 💘) was at 7.22am, sunset is at 5.21pm ☀️ – at Compton Chamberlayne, England
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (10th February) was at 7.29am, sunset is at 5.13pm 🌥 – at Compton Chamberlayne, England
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January has been a hell of a year.
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (4th January) was at 8.10am, sunset is at 4.13pm ☀️❄️
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Auld Lang Syne on the cello with my dog. Happy New Year from Ireland!
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Tonight's stunning misty last sunset of 2025 at Stonehenge🤩 Photo credit Nick Bull 🙏 Happy new year everyone 🥳 #newyearseve #NYE #sun #winter #stonehenge #colours #stones #landscapephotography #landscape #sunset #December
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It wouldn't be Christmas without the Carols from @Kings_College ⛪ Watch the world-famous @ChoirOfKingsCam traditional candlelit celebration today at 5:45pm on @BBCTwo. Listen to 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' at 3pm on @BBCRadio4. 📸 @camdiary
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INCIDENT: We are currently monitoring an unidentified flying sleigh entering NATO airspace. The track originates from the North Pole and is flying an erratic path🎅 
No NATO jets have been scrambled.
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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CONFIRMED: @OxUniPress has announced its shortlist for the Oxford Word of the Year 2025: - Aura Farming - Biohack - Rage Bait Voting runs from 24th to 27th November, with the winning word announced on 1st December. #OxfordWOTY
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (21st November) was at 7.33am, sunset is at 4.10pm 🌤️ ❄️
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (20th November) was at 7.31am, sunset is at 4.11pm 🌤️ ❄️
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #TwoMinuteSilence
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We’ve officially launched the Royal British Legion’s 2025 Poppy Appeal. Set against the backdrop of a stunning immersive poppy display, veterans and their families - whose lives have been rebuilt with RBL’s support - joined us to share their stories.
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (25th October) was at 7.46am, sunset is at 5.53pm 🌤️
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