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Jim Hawkins

@jimallthetime.bsky.social

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Podcaster at Hello You the Shropshire Podcast (jimallthetime.substack.com). Charity worker. Ex BBC radio presenter/journo Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 15d

If you’re looking for a speaker for your group or organisation in the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin or West Midlands area, I have a 20-minute talk entitled ‘Lessons Learned’ which I’d gladly share with your meeting. Among other things, it reveals why I disappeared from the radio, never to return …

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 6m

There are quite a few to whom it applies, Denise

Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 15m

Hand back the licence, if you have one. Unplug the Maplin phono cables carrying your voicetracked output, and get a proper job. Maybe even start a business that can pay its workforce.

And no, you won’t be missed.

Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 16m

If you can’t pay them, just quit now.

What are you even doing it for? Is it an ego trip? Are you trying to make your sad little anorak dreams come true? Disappointed that you weren’t born in the 40s so never got the chance to become a footnote in the tedious history of the pirate ships? …

Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 17m

If you’re running a radio station but you can’t or won’t pay your presenters, *you have no business running a radio station*

Presenters are the face and voice of your station. They’re the people who bring in the listeners so you can get money from advertisers and sponsors …

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Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 18h

It was a day for magazines in the post. We also got our latest update from @englishheritage.bsky.social including an account of the varied uses of castles featuring Stokesay Castle in #Shropshire. It’s a truly magical setting and a wonderful haven for wildlife too

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Shropshire Music Trust @shropsmusictrust.bsky.social · 1d

We are excited to announce that Meliora Collective - a flexible, vibrant young ‘pocket orchestra’ - will be coming to Shrewsbury this November!

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 20h

🎶If it's not enough I gave my blood
My sweat, my tears, and all I said I would🎵

The Wonder Stuff - Caught In My Shadow

YouTube video by TheWonderStuffVEVO

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 9h

It’s only burnout if it comes from the Burnout-sur-Mer region of France. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling exhaustion.

Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 11h

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Carrie @carebear620.bsky.social · 22h

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 16h

When you manage to match your outfit to the colour of the season.

Blue tit on a branch of a tree in autumnal yellow colour matching the feathers on its chest

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National Trust - Midlands & East @midsandeastnt.bsky.social · 6d

📣Good news!
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
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a moth with light and dark brown markings sat on a green reed

a brown water vole eating a green stalk at the waters edge

sunset behind the windmill at Wicken Fen

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Shropshire and Beyond @shropshirebeyond.bsky.social · 1d

A beautiful morning on the Llangollen Canal near Ellesmere, with narrowboats echoing the colours of autumn. This is a favourite spot of mine, especially at this time of year when the beech trees along the towpath turn a glorious shade of red and gold. #Shropshire

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 12d

Yn the near future smart glasses by a tech companye put an eerie red glowe arounde all dangerous and deceptyve thinges yn your fielde of visioun. You looke yn the mirrour. The glasses themselves glowe redde.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 13d

The 5 star review system is broken, for art, and also (especially) for businesses / products. Should be 3 stars
1 - Bad. You'd tell others to avoid.
2 - Average. Not going to rush to recommend to others but did the job.
3 - Outstanding. You'd actively recommend to others.

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 18h

It's all lager & cigars here.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 9d

Applied for a manager role in work. Another manager raised a concern that I'm too immature, but they gave it me anyway. Yesterday I took the team for lunch & got rounds of shots in. Two had to go home early, one puked on her keyboard & another cried to a customer. They were right

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15h

World leaders at the Egypt Peace Summit for Israeli-Palestinian peace looking awkward as Trump rants about how the United States is the "hottest country anywhere in the world" and how he's brought in "$17 trillion" in investment.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 11h

Clip on microphones have a clip to clip on to your clothing so you don't have to hold them. I'm looking at you, YouTube creators.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 2d

Tesco do the best value meal deal, Asda the best sandwiches, Sainsbury's the best sides, and Morrisons exists. I will take no questions on this.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1d

Frankly, if your name sounds like a non-custodial alternative to Horny Jail you should just stfu in general.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

United States Congressman calls for the deportation of all Muslims from the US.

All Jewish groups should join together to denounce this.

Tweet from Congressman Randy Fine: "Muslims calling for the destruction of Israel — after the peace deal.

It was never about Gaza.

Why did the UK allow these demons in?

We must ban Sharia in the United States and deport them ALL before this becomes us.

Religion of peace."

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 2h

The Rock’n’Roll Doctor is IN

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 13h

This is horrible. How dare this *black-shirted* uniformed organisation claim to be Christian, or behave in this way?

www.facebook.com/share/r/16X7...

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 13h

Fuxsake … This nasty little man is not a journalist. How dare he claim that?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone Pin to protect 'journalistic material'

The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 13h

Fuxsake … This nasty little man is not a journalist. How dare he claim that?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone Pin to protect 'journalistic material'

The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 13h

This is horrible. How dare this *black-shirted* uniformed organisation claim to be Christian, or behave in this way?

www.facebook.com/share/r/16X7...

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