Well that's all folks. 2 years working with fab colleagues & fantastic islanders and enjoying many amazing experiences on Ascension Island. It's been a blast and I have not painted the Lizard on the way out - those who know, know.
For now, I'm signing off from Ascension.
#OTD in 1984 Ascension Island issues a First Day Cover of stamps featuring a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of St Helena becoming a British Colony.
Merry Christmas from Ascension Island! Have some dodgily phone scoped birds from the past couple of weeks. White Terns, Masked Boobies, Ascension Island Frigatebird and Red Footed Booby.
Ascension Island once again provided essential tracking for a critical space launch.
Tracked from ~13 minutes into the flight with the ๐ travelling ~180km above the island ๐ฆ๐จ
Today marks the start of a new era in space observation.
@ESA and @NASA have launched the world's largest & most powerful space telescope.
British expertise has been at the heart of this project, working alongside a global team to deliver breakthrough innovations.
.@AscensionAdm & Marina hosted the annual Ascension Island Christmas Carols Spectacular, where the community came together to festively celebrate & give thanks following another eventful year.
From everyone on Ascension: We wish you all a safe Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
๐ฆ๐จ @ascension_gov has released the Public & Government Holidays for 2022 including an extra Public Holiday for HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee & a Government Holiday to mark the 40th anniversary of the ๐ซ๐ฐ Falkland Island Liberation Day.
@40Falklands@FalklandsGov@RoyalFamily
Volunteers have been helping to clear & restore Monkey Rock Cemetery, one of the oldest on the island. Containing graves dating back to the mid-1800s & is located on the slopes of Green Mountain, a few hundred meters below the Residency. ๐ฆ๐จ
Read more:
https://t.co/fD4LgBtPlV
.@AscensionAdm has released this year's Christmas message highlighting the work & collaboration during 2021 to keep ๐ฆ๐จ working & safe.
Full message:
https://t.co/96dPA6n1Ux
Photos: ๐ฆ๐จ nurses, Cllr Nicholls at the JMC in London & the 1st vaccines arrive.
Merry Christmas to all!
We had a super curious scrawled filefish on our #dive over the weekend. So lucky to see such a beautiful fish up close and personal! #Ascension#islandlife#SCUBA
While Ascension Island and its waters are rich with biodiversity, the #biodiversity and #ecological systems are threatened by invasive alien species, with #ants being one of the most harmful groups.
Find out more: https://t.co/oJEzYWWTyA
#Biodiversity#Fera#Science
@halifaxinvestor @AndrewBellBNN Ascension Island still has the HMS Hood guns mounted at Fort Bedford on the slopes of Cross Hill.
https://t.co/nf6KWo7bXl
2 5.5" guns were removed from HMS HOOD in 1934 arriving on Ascension Island in April 1940. Mounted at Fort Bedford on the slopes of Cross Hill. Only fired to repel U-boat U-124 commanded by Kapitanleutnant Jochen Mohr who was laden with crew plus 104 survivors they had collected
@Helge_Nielsen @rightrelevance @CoralReefFish At 445,000sq km Ascension Island's #MPA is one of the largest in the world however Tristan da Cunha has us beat with their whopping 687,247sq km of protected ocean.
A massive boost for ocean biodiversity.
https://t.co/SDYDusKoqR
@AscensionMPA @fkilpatricktdc @ukgovbluebelt
New Year resolutions on Ascension Island often focus on protecting the island's unique environment & the vital biodiversity the Territory offers.
@AIGConservation works with islanders to keep Green Mountain (& themselves!) in good shape through various restoration projects. ๐ฆ๐จ
On Thursday 18 November there was a Formal meeting of the Ascension Island Council ๐ฆ๐จ
Minutes of the meeting are below. Minutes for past meetings can be found on the
@ascension_gov website: https://t.co/4UZLOa1wtr
Discover more about the Councillors:https://t.co/scJ9J50gMk