Our maternal Grandma (aka Grandma Seaside), before she married Grandpa, had a boyfriend called Jimmy, who was a soldier & amateur artist. His travelling sketchbook from 1934 (a gift to him from Grandma) is such a lovely insight into the era. Thread:
The fact I still feel imposter syndrome even after earning the world’s first known PhD on Digital Diplomacy is absurd. While Nadine Dorries, the Sect of State for Digital, Media and Culture can confidently state on live TV that the Internet is 10 years old
We are delighted to announce today that we are re-opening our doors for the first time in nearly two years with an exciting line-up of world premieres, classic plays, new writing, and a smash-hit musical, as well as a brand new studio performance space.
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Going over the top on the Queensferry Crossing today - head for heights required!
The team is cleaning the cables as part of a trial to measure the impact of soiling on the formation of ice.
More on this project here:
https://t.co/4PIJSG07Cl
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Never thought about it before, but you know that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well, here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.
Here's a happy story to end the week. For years @RonJichardson and I had fantasised about going to New York. For almost as long as we'd known each other we'd dreamt of going and having a holiday there. In 2011 we sorted it and set off on our adventure.