Web developer, trainer, FE/HE Teacher/Lecturer (PGCE) in Electronic Engineering & Computer Science, Thatcham historian & author. (PhD not MD)
West Berkshire, UK
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A more detailed analysis to come but for moment look at my @nickbits blogs nickbits.co.uk/blog/2017/02/… and nickbits.co.uk/blog/2017/07/…
Dr Nick retweeted
#AATP26 may be over, but the conversation doesn't have to end!
Keep sharing discoveries, swapping tips and connecting with fellow family historians in the SoG Community.
Join the conversation: community.sog.org.uk/forum/1…
Dr Nick retweeted
LiDAR Lens lidarlens.sarsen.org/ is, I think, the best and most complete free LiDAR tool there is for England and Wales. Every square metre of both countries' 1 m LiDAR is there, live, in a lens you drag across the map. You can light it from any angle, exaggerate it, and switch between hillshade, multi-direction hillshade, slope, local relief, sky-view factor, aspect and red relief, until faint banks, ditches, barrows and lost field systems jump out. Click any spot and it tells you the ground's measurements and the recorded sites nearby, with links straight to the records. Old OS maps, aerial photos and modern maps sit underneath for comparison. It works on a phone in the field as well as on a desktop. It costs nothing, there is no login, no account, and no adverts. sarsen.org/2026/10/lidar-len…
I have to point this out, again, Heart attack and Cardiac Arrest are not the same thing and are treated differently, please see the @TheBHF article on the topic at bhf.org.uk/informationsuppor…
And another dozen or so trained tonight with CPR and defibrillator skills. Simple skills that can and do save lives. And dont forget you can learn to, just take a look at the BHF RevivR - revivr.bhf.org.uk/
As to it being the oldest pub in Thatcham, surviving, the Chequers and possibly King's Head would also be in the running. nickbits.co.uk/blog/2017/02/…
We had a full house (and then more) for the history talk "Thatcham Town Centre: A Brief History" last night. Tonight, Thu. 15th October, we have "Thatcham in 1966: Not Just the World Cup" - see ticketpass.org/event/EBWDVT/… / thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk/t…
The #Thatcham All About That Place (by @SocGenealogists ) went live yesterday - "Boom, Bust, and Commuters: The 1,000-Year Evolution of Thatcham Town Centre" sog.org.uk/gold-library/13th… - & don't forget there are plenty of other fantastic history videos too - sog.org.uk/learn/learning-hu…
Don't forget Thatcham Festival is taking place this week - see thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk/t….
History wise within the festival there is:
- Wed. 14th Oct., Thatcham Town Centre: A Brief History, Graeme Stewart & Nick Young, ticketpass.org/event/EQQVEN/…
And if that wasn't enough the Society of Genealogists All About That Place has now started. You can watch the videos at sog.org.uk/learn/learning-hu… and find out more sog.org.uk/welcome-to-all-ab… . There will be 1 about Thatcham but lots of useful information and history contained within.
Oh and if you like Retro Computing don't forget also on Sat. 17th Oct. the @NADHack Retro Computer & Console Exhibition at - see thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk/w… for details.
Dr Nick retweeted
An excellent talk by Sue Eliis last night on Education in Thatcham – A thirst for knowledge. Our next speaker is @drnickyoung who will be speaking on Roman #Thatcham - thatchamhistoricalsociety.or…
Plenty going on during Thatcham Festival this year, take a look at the program ( thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk/w… ) and get your tickets booked ( ticketpass.org/o/57776337/th… )
I am also giving another #Thatcham history talk looking at "Thatcham in 1966: Not Just the World Cup" - see ticketpass.org/event/EBWDVT/…
And finally I am giving a brief intro, quick hands on, for #restartaheart CPR and defibrillators - ticketpass.org/o/57776337/th…
