Writer and editor on maritime industry, trade, general business, music, books, society, history. Actor, author, photographer, single parent. White, no sugar.
Orpington, Kent
Joined February 2009
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
Writers should stop using "drop" as a synonym for "release". The headline "BBC drops drama series" suggests that the series has been cancelled.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
A British perspective on "bail out" vs "bale out":
A bail is a bucket, used to throw water out of a sinking boat. So a bail-out is a rescue.
A bale is a bundle, sometimes thrown out of a plane, maybe attached to a paratrooper. So a bale-out is an escape or abandonment.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
"Steaming" by Nell Dunn goes up on Thursday. ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?…
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Sunken Rubymar’s only UK link was its disputed insurance cover
lloydslist.com/LL1148459/Sun…
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Just did a survey that asked my opinion on "HP". I enthusiastically endorsed the brown sauce that performs magic on a bacon roll. Turns out they wanted my opinion on Hewlett Packard.
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At first I struggled to see the connection between "Man abandoned in London phone box" and "baby finds father through TV show".
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Roger Waters must not be cancelled. Politicians should have no business in deciding what concerts we’re allowed to go to. Free expression must be absolute, even if it causes offence, says @danielbenami
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
Auditions for our Autumn production 'The Absence of War' by David Hare, directed by Philippa Rooke, will be held on:
8pm Tuesday 9 May in the Village Hall, Chelsfield, and
8pm Thursday 11 May at 72 Avalon Road.
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
Tickets still available for Jekyll & Hyde. No pressure.
ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?…
Patrick Neylan retweeted
"Canned tuna". Why does @sainsburys do this?
Is it because all their canned fish is tuna (nearly true, but not quite) or because their tuna-loving customers don't know it's a fish?
Patrick Neylan retweeted
This may be my favorite piece of public art.
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Patrick Neylan retweeted
You know what I miss? Tickets. Tickets sent to you when you book. Not a bespoke app you have to download which eats up your data and storage then makes you sign in five times, draining your battery, just to access the tickets you have, in fact, paid for.
Make tickets great again
Patrick Neylan retweeted
Well, it seems like Chelsfield Players are holding a quiz night. Do come along: that way you can support amateur theatre in Bromley without having to pretend you like our shows.
Patrick Neylan retweeted
This is extraordinary. The tale itself is compelling; but for journalists and writers worth watching as a masterpiece of storytelling. Direct narrative, economy of language, no hyperbole and beautiful structure - NB how he tells the Mrs Clarke story. Lived experience without ego. – at Camden Town, London
#OnThisDay 1912: The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
In 1979, Frank Prentice described how he managed to escape death on the liner, where he was working as an assistant purser.