Rob Watsham

Former Trustee of @HelpforHeroes. Past President of @StoneinOxneycc 🏏. Volunteer EOHO with @CWGC. True British countryman at heart. Views are my own

[Parkinson's UK @ParkinsonsUK]

We'd like to say a huge thank you to Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick for her important speech last week on Parkinson's care and the Government's NHS modernisation plans, including improved integration of patient records.

@UKParliament

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

Wonderful news - many congratulations! From a fellow Parky 👍😃

[Parkinson's UK @ParkinsonsUK]

We’re so pleased that the Parkinson’s UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson’s Journey has won the People’s Choice Award at the #RHSChelsea Flower Show.

We’re thrilled that the garden has captivated so many people and we thank each and every one of them for their vote. 🩵

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@ParkinsonsUK @ProjGivingBack As a Parky, this is really beautiful. Thank you!

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@Dunkirk_1940 Amazing news!!

[Ben Mcbean OFFICIAL @benmcbean]

I remember getting out of bed sitting beside it for the first time. Felt good. Everyone started clapping and hugging me.
Then I felt embarrassed, gone from war to being celebrated for moving from a bed to a chair.
Physically I got better way before I did mentally.
And that’s ok.🫡

Please share far and wide!

https://t.co/g6rie9i8lf

[ViolentHippi @GrannygotanAK47]

Well, on behalf of everyone who isn’t a terrorist or cheering on jihadists: thank God you’re no longer out there “protecting” the public.A knife-wielding Islamist had just stabbed two Jewish men and was still clutching the blade, refusing to comply, while officers feared he might have a bomb.
They tasered him, he kept fighting, and they had to neutralise the immediate lethal threat. That’s not “excessive” — that’s basic survival when your tools fail and the threat is real.
Officers aren’t social workers facing a shoplifter. They’re facing someone who wants them and innocent civilians dead.
If your 27 years taught you to clutch pearls over cops using decisive force against an active terrorist instead of backing your colleagues when they do the dirty work the rest of us expect, then you’ve perfectly illustrated why trust in policing is collapsing.
Prioritising optics and “training manuals” over stopping killers is exactly how we got soft on terror and two-tier chaos. The public sees it. The decent cops doing the job despite the politics see it. And thankfully, most normal people are cheering those officers for doing what needed to be done.
Wake up. The streets aren’t a debate club.

[Kelvin MacKenzie @kelvmackenzie]

Grateful to Times columnist Giles Coren for putting to the sword a local council pipsqueak for trying to put out of business a restaurant in the middle of nowhere where owner Ruth Hanson does all the kitchen prep herself, the washing up, the bookings, the till, payroll and then cooks it.
The restaurant is called Hansom in Bedale, North Yorkshire. To give you an idea of its remoteness it’s 7 miles from Northallerton and 31 miles from York.
So, on occasions, her husband Mark, who had a job of his own, gives up his evenings to chauffeur some guests to and from their homes.
Coren points out when he reviewed the place last year ( he gave it a glowing recommendation) he had to hitchhike from Northallerton station.
No Bedale train, no metro, no Uber hanging around at the corner.
Enter Chris Doyle, licensing enforcement officer for N Yorkshire council, who has written to Ruth saying in his view Mark was operating a taxi service and that would require a raft of expensive and time consuming licences.
Ruth responded that Mark was her husband, he was unpaid and there was no separate charge for the journey.
Doyle said he didn’t care as there was deemed to be a commercial benefit and warned without a licence the council may take legal action.
Coren has a great last paragraph; “ Yeah, you sue her, you absolute local heroes.
“ You teach Ruth and Mark a lesson for being great at their jobs, for treasuring their customers, for trying to create a little joy and make ends meet in a collapsing world.”
PS Thought you’d like to see what a Ruth menus looks like. This is called the Sunday Sharing Feast.
Starters.
Smoked Leek and Pickled Croque
Monsieur
Whitby Crab Crumpet Pickled cucumber, Garden herbs.
Heritage beetroot, whipped goat’s Curd, Wild Garlic emulsion.
Main Course
Wensleydale chicken, Apricot and sage Wellington.
Honey and mustard mash, buttered spring , cider sauce.
Dessert
Yorkshire rhubarb and ginger trifle.
Cost; £55.
With publicity thanks to Coren’s column and this tweet I suspect the queue will be out the door and Mark can have his evenings off again.

[Mark Ormrod MBE @MarkOrmrod]

OK I’ve done something a little bit stupid and need your help! (I do this quite often)

I’ve entered an 11 day car rally across Europe to raise money for Armed Forces charity @SSAFA

The problem is… I don’t have a car!

Well technically I do, but if I use mine I’ll exceed my contracted mileage so I need a loaner.

If anyone out there is in the industry or knows a dealership that can help out please email me at: [email protected]

There’s a whole sponsorship and PR package that comes along with it so I’m not just after a freebie 🙏🏻 🚗 🙏🏻

More details about the event can be found here:

https://t.co/XzxWanV0BS

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Another therapeutic session blocking abusers. The best so far is a lady from Yorkshire who writes ‘Fuck off ya piss stained old nazi tramp’!

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@1940Andy I had no idea and, embarrassingly, I have never been. On the To-Do list. Great stuff Andy 👍

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

A brilliant success!

[Andy Saunders 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 @1940Andy]

Brilliant!

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

This is truly powerful - do please watch and share. Thank you to @JeremyClarkson for pointing it out. https://t.co/wAMEsunpTj
#Farming #hawkstonechoir

[Brick Cop©️ @Brick_Cop]

Truly horrible news from @kent_police overnight; that two of their officers were involved in a serious collision on the A20 in Swanley and remain in hospital in a critical condition.

Thinking of them both and wishing them an incredibly speedy and full recovery.

#ThinBlueLine 🚨

[DEREK HUNT @Derek959Derek]

Hi Mr healey below is my son who was mentioned in dispatches for services in afghan who saved many lives read his citation im sure its in his records.
As a warrant officer2 in the royal engineers locating IEDs in afghan and after suffering a blue on blue in iraq was blown up 3 times in afghan (see his medical records) i have a copy he suffered from PTSD and whilst still serving in 2018 took his own life.
Yet when i applied to have him recognised on the armed forces memorial it was rejected,(not due to service they said)The MoD witheld the above vital medical reports from his inquest a court of law.
The army were treating him with sertraline with known side effects for mental health issues after his first tour of afghan, yet still cleared him for a second tour with medics saying to keep an eye on him.
So what is my point here none of you politicians give a monkeys about our troops.
You cannot even honour them.
I served 22 yrs my son 23 yrs and was still serving but he was taken away from us aged just 39 with a young daughter.
Correct this and i may have some faith if not then stop parading with our troops as if you care.

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@1940Andy Anyone seen either HMS Queen Elizabeth or HMS Prince of Wales? Ooops! Forgot, no carrier support group available ….?

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

A great guy - really helpful. I was a Special Constable attached to #WaterlooPier at the time. Respect Mark

[Metropolitan Police Federation @MPFed]

Remembering PC Mark Peers, of the Metropolitan Police, who died on duty on this day in 1989 #LestWeForget

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@1940Andy @royalmarsden Andy - wishing you and the family all the best after that horrendous time

[ESN Report @ES_News_]

It’s not every day you get treed by a cow… but that’s exactly what happened on the Isle of Wight yesterday 🐄🌳

A man out walking his dog along a public footpath at Whiteley Bank found himself in an unexpected standoff after spotting an escaped calf. A nearby cow, clearly unimpressed and in full protective-mum mode, charged through a fence and left the man with one sensible option: climb a tree.

With the cow firmly stationed at the base of the tree, control room operators stayed on the line, keeping the man calm until crews from Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service stations in Shanklin and Newport arrived at around 9.30am.

Firefighters were met with the rather unusual sight of an angry cow standing guard below their stranded casualty. The animal’s owner was quickly contacted and successfully coaxed both the cow and calf back into a nearby field, allowing the man to climb down safely and reunite with his dog.

Crews left the scene just before 11am, with everyone unharmed, dignity mostly intact, and one cow having successfully defended her calf for the day.

It’s a good reminder that animals we regularly encounter in the countryside, especially cows and horses, have strong maternal instincts. When walking through fields with livestock, keep your distance, keep dogs on a lead, and if things start to feel a bit tense… calmly find somewhere safe. Preferably before you’re eye-to-eye with a cow halfway up a tree.

Sometimes the job isn’t fire, floods or RTCs. Sometimes it’s a man, a dog, a tree, and one extremely determined cow. 🐶🚒🐄

[Rob Watsham @robwatsham]

@KeyserSosse FAB