Railway professional. Orienteer. Occasional tweeter.
Sheffield
Joined June 2009
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𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵! 🧭💥
Come and spectate the world’s best! And take part yourself too, entries for the WOC Tour are now open 👉 woc2024.org/woc-tour/
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Eight ways to transform a walk in the forest into a wellbeing immersion
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My full response to Sunak & critics of HS2 who trashed Britain’s future 🧵
You would think, from Sunak & the media, that HS2 was dead & deserved its fate. But as HS2’s main architect back in 2009/10 I only wish Labour had stayed stayed in office long enough to see it through 1/
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HS2.
From the wreckage of a world-beating example of how to foul up a giant infrastructure project, surely the winners are travellers between Birmingham and London?
Wrong. The very last thing the nation needs is a stand-alone link between these two cities.
independent.co.uk/travel/new…
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Net-zero targets are all well and good.
But how countries get there matters a lot. It's the area under the curve that matters for warming.
Delay emissions cuts and you not only make net-zero less likely, you also make climate change worse along the way.
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If only we were a rich, advanced country that could afford this sort of thing. Y’know, like Morocco (below) or Turkey. Maybe they could do something to help Britain. Like raise aid for us with a pop concert or something…
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The minister is either ignorant or lying
-#hs2 has NOT tripled, NOT doubled. Yes its gone up substantially, by about 40% in real terms
-Budget increased once
-Based on revised budget HS2 is on track
However seeing many variations of "budget was 32.7bn and its now over 100bn" no..
Home Office minister Chris Philp tells Sky News the cost of HS2 has ‘roughly tripled’ since it was first conceived bit.ly/3ZylGXs
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Also have a look out for Claire Houston who will be providing physio services in the arena today, tomorrow, and Thursday.
All profits are being donated to the Orienteering Foundation
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🧵 THREAD (1/6)
🛤️ In the 1990s, British Rail was dismantled into over 100 privately owned companies.
🎤 Britain’s Railways All Change is a collection of over 170 oral recordings of personal recollections of people in the privatisation process.
👇 More below!
ALT InterCity 225 train at the platform of York railway station.
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In a nutshell: we need to turn off the hose as fast as we can, enlarge the drain at all speed, all while learning how to swim + help others learn as well.
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The prize-giving for the @GBRorienteering 2021 UK Orienteering League will be at 15:30 today at the @thejkfestival. Prizes for the top 3 people in each age class from M/W16 to M/W85.
ALT The UK Orienteering League logo.
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Is #HS2 more than just a railway? Will it transform #Britain and British prospects?
#vocL Associate, Allan Cook, former Chairman of @HS2ltd has written a brilliant article on his experience chairing the project.
👀👉 vocl.uk/HS2-allan-cook
#BeMorevocL #ResponsibleBusiness
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The most powerful feature that Twitter has:
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Until recently I hadn't even heard of it, but now I use it all the time.
Here are 6 twitter advanced search features that will revolutionise the way you search for what to read: 🧵👇
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Along with other UK train operators, we are offering free travel for Ukrainian arrivals. Please share this tweet with anyone who may need it 💛💙
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British relay titles for Men Premier and Women Premier up for grabs! Current trophy holders (from 2019) are @airienteers (Men) and @SYOrienteers (Women), will they be able to defend their titles?? More info fvo.org.uk/events/2021/nov/1…. Entries close Sunday 7 November!
.@FVOrienteers #ForthValleyOrienteers (FVO Members and Friends) Open Relays (for British/Scottish titles) #orienteering event (13/11) entries are live #Fabian4Entries fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?E… Pls RT
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Dear @BorisJohnson and @sajidjavid,
Please can you explain how on earth this has happened?
We believe the people of the UK deserve an explanation - please RT if you do too
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"It's so demoralising at the moment... We're human beings, not robots."
Our hearts 💔 watching this film of Sheffield GPs talking about the crisis in healthcare.
Are we #inthistogether ?
@movemoresheff @shftelegraph @SheffieldStar #Sheffield #primarycare
youtu.be/D0apFJsgXRE
Our videographer was so shocked by the overwhelming workload of GPs when interviewing them after Beat the Street in Sheffield that he made this Video.
If you care for the NHS then it is heartbreaking to watch. This has to be sorted
Please share
youtu.be/D0apFJsgXRE
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We are excited to announce another coaching day on Saturday 20th November on the beautiful Summerhouse Knott. Come as part of a group or as an individual. Please spread the word! orienteeringfoundation.org.u…
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Lochaber 2021 - it's a GO!!!
There is some small print because mainland Scotland did not move to level 0 when originally anticipated so please read the article on the website carefully and look out for emails appearing soon in your inbox.
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