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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 3h

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 5h

11 October 2012 ► #Nottingham was named Transport City of the Year and Nottingham City Council was recognised as Transport Local Authority of the Year at the National Transport Awards 2012.
#NottinghamHistory

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 5h

Let your hair down on #Caturday

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 5h

11 October 1811 ► #Nottingham’s General Lunatic Asylum, also known as The County Lunatic Asylum, was officially opened, with beds for 400 patients. It stood on the east side of Carlton Road in Sneinton.
#NottinghamHistory

Nottingham's General Lunatic Asylum 1811: The County Lunatic Asylum

Explore an illustration from about 1818 of Nottingham's General Lunatic Asylum, also known as The County Lunatic Asylum. Officially opened on 11 October 1811, this asylum had beds for 400 patients and...

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

I thought I saw Michael J. Fox at the garden centre, but it was hard to tell as he had his back to the fuchsias.

Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

#Beaumaris Castle, #Anglesey (2 Oct 2025)

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

#Beaumaris Castle, #Anglesey (2 Oct 2025)

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

There is never a bad time to revisit ‘The Impossibility of Growth’ by George Monbiot, published in the Guardian on 28th May 2014.
“Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other.”
#Economics #Capitalism #Climate #Biodiversity #Collapse #ResourceDepletion #Consumption
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The Impossibility of Growth

Why collapse and salvation are hard to distinguish from each other.

www.monbiot.com

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

Simple as that…

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

10 October 1831 ► #Nottingham Castle was destroyed by fire in the Reform Bill riots.
#NottinghamHistory

Robin Hood: What happened to Nottingham castle? | Nottingham castle, Nottingham, Nottingham city

Each year millions of people visit Nottingham looking for the medieval castle made famous by the Tales of Robin Hood - despite the fact it was demolished more than 350 years ago.

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 1d

Disgusting!

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Plas Newydd House and Gardens, Anglesey (1 Oct 2025)

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Plas Newydd House and Gardens, Anglesey (1 Oct 2025)

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 2d

In ten days Nottingham's annual arts and culture spectacular: Hockley Hustle kicks off again, and as our followers from Notts will know, there's no event like it, plus if you're not from Notts, why not make this a reason to visit? Here's what you can expect -

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Hustle Up: Queer Hustle, bands not to miss and what to expect from Hockley Hustle 2025

It’s hard to find a better way to describe Hockley Hustle than by its own succinct label: Nottingham’s arts and music festival. It’s a day of creativity, showcasing the best of our city and at the sam...

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

October 1859 ► A special train carrying Goose Fair revellers from #Nottingham to Derby was hit by a mail train near Trent Station, killing seven people and injuring many others.
#NottinghamHistory

Some Historical Goose Fair Events and Dates

These dates are all taken from my ‘Events and dates in Nottingham’s history’ pages. 1346 Goose Fair (or Goods Fair as it was originally known) was cancelled because of the Black Death 1541 The firs…

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

😂 Good point...

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Newborough Nature Reserve and Forest, Anglesey (1 Oct 2025)

Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 2d

Is it just me, or does everyone have to gurn in front of a mirror? In private, obviously, it’d be too embarrassing in public. Although, I have just posted this… 😬

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 3d

October 1811 ► William Abednego 'Bendigo' Thompson, was born in #Nottingham, later to become the champion bare knuckle prize fighter of all England.
#NottinghamHistory

1846 color engraving of Bendigo, Champion of England. | Sport art, Frames for canvas paintings, Bendigo

1846 color engraving of Bendigo, Champion of England.

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 3d

I need more chalk.

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 4d

South Stack (Ynys Lawd), Anglesey (30 Sept 2025)

Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 4d

Austerity…

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 4d

October 1804 ► John Townsend opened for business in a little shop at 9 Long Row, #Nottingham that would eventually become Jessop & Son department store.
#NottinghamHistory

In October 1804 John Townsend opened for business in a little shop at 9 Long Row, Nottingham that would eventually become J… | Nottingham, Townsend, Nottinghamshire

In October 1804 John Townsend opened for business in a little shop at 9 Long Row, Nottingham that would eventually become Jessop & Son department store.

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Roy Manterfield @mumblingnerd.bsky.social · 4d

How is it that in maths problems you can buy 75 cantaloupes and no one asks why?

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