Steve Harding

Biochemistry Prof; Saving Oseberg team developing biobased preservation materials; Hydrodynamics; Wirralian; Tranmere Rovers & Eurovision fan & row Viking ships

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@its_ben_lennon With this impressive set up in place we should be able to attract good players.

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@jmwdesignss Yes

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@EthanHoijord3 Steve Evans is a good bloke. But we'll be targeting building on our excellent performance and result last week, and doing the double on them after battering them 4-1

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Wirral Channel Recording of Book launch #Brunanburh
https://t.co/f39yUJNZHf
@WirralLibraries
@Wirral_Archaeol
@WArchaeologyCiC
@ChesterArchSoc
@MerseyArchSoc
@Kulturhistorisk
@battleftrust
@archeohistories
@thehistoryguy
@malmesburyman
@malmesburylife

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@ZaaanderSmith Sold out (1600) already (Wednesday). Tremendous support - bodes well for the future

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Finding #Brunanburh launch with Paul Cavill (left) - Linghams bookshop, Heswall 10/3/26

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@WilloTRFC I think so. With McGowan ... former captain at the Cobblers ... as captain

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@beImont1884 @WilloTRFC I think so. With McGowan .. former captain at the Cobblers... as captain...

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BBC Radio Merseyside - latest study on Finding Battle of #Brunanburh https://t.co/sQCSMmcnZ3 #Viking @CatJarman @ThomasSmaberg @medievalguy @JorvikViking @Lissste @gryblekastad @davegrifx

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BBC Radio Merseyside - latest study on Finding Battle of #Brunanburh https://t.co/sQCSMmcnZ3 @WirralLibraries @Wirral_Archaeol @WArchaeologyCiC @ChesterArchSoc @MerseyArchSoc @Kulturhistorisk @battleftrust @archeohistories @thehistoryguy @malmesburyman @malmesburylife

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@TranmereRovers @TheGillsFC Disappointed Cam Norman only on bench

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@TacopinaC Thank you Chris. We enjoyed the dream whilst it lasted - we even stayed up late and cheered when you're dad won that trial for Rocky! All the very best to you and family... and you never know...

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MULTISIG2 - molecular weight distributions from sedimentation equilibrium in the analytical ultracentrifuge https://t.co/iJUqWX9nNs via @YouTube National Centre for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics @biophysics @trushar_7 #ultracentrifugation

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“Finding the Battle of Brunanburh” is out: https://t.co/mgtrT64vhO - a fascinating historical/ scientific detective story/jigsaw ... with just a few pieces left @CatJarman @thehistoryguy #brunanburh #vikings TV @ChesterArchS @VikingStudiesRG @MerseyArchSoc @LiverpoolMuseum

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@WirralLibraries https://t.co/mgtrT64vhO

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After 20 yrs our book on the Battle of Brunanburh is finally out: https://t.co/mgtrT64vhO #Vikings #wirral #Brunanburh @WirralLibraries
#Wirral #BritishHistory #VikingHeritage #HistoricWirral #VikingCulture #UKHistory #NorseInBritain #HistorySeries #VikingLife #Documentary

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Congratulations Chris

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To the best night of my life with my best friend. Here’s to our amazing future.

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@tranmere1234 @TranmereRovers The Academy lads should have been supported by more senior pros.

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@arealmofwonder I hope there's a minutes applause at Tranmere Rovers tomorrow for our Dame Patricia!

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍