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Airdrie Rambler
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I'm Jim Cassidy. I like anything outdoors related, and you can find me on here, Instagram, YouTube and at my WordPress Blog for those who still actually read stuff.

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Almost £3 Billion to extend the tram network in our capital city. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Meanwhile, the pavements:
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
I have TWO free tickets for an Edinburgh gin & chocolate experience TODAY at 3pm. Please message me ASAP if you want them.
#Edinburgh
December 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
UEFA are taking the peace. 😡
#UEFA #BigOrangeBaby
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Yinke Bankola says he was 9 when the sixth form Dulwich school prefect Nigel Farage, aged 17, asked him where he was from, then told him "that's the way back to Africa".
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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jimallthetime.bsky.social
How a Merseyside food bank siphoned £195,000 into private hands

www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
Exclusive: How a food bank siphoned £195,000 into private hands
The Post can reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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christownsend.bsky.social
Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire - Police Scotland appeals for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/g...
Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire – Police Scotland appeals for information
Press release from Police Scotland (1 December 2025): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER BIRD OF PREY SHOT IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was shot in Aberdee…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
Midlands Pullman at #Edinburgh Waverley this evening. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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bjpaddy.bsky.social
AI attention farming online isn't just annoying slop, it can be actively dangerous. Luckily the lovely humans behind @walkhighlands.co.uk caught this dangerous 'advice' before it was posted
Walk Highlands post describing dangerous advice they caught in moderation but also how they checked to confirm it was likely created by an AI bot
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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handansken.bsky.social
Fake AI accounts sending hikers and tourists on dangerous routes and in grave danger.

We have no need for AI. It is lazy and evil.
bjpaddy.bsky.social Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 8d
AI attention farming online isn't just annoying slop, it can be actively dangerous. Luckily the lovely humans behind @walkhighlands.co.uk caught this dangerous 'advice' before it was posted
Walk Highlands post describing dangerous advice they caught in moderation but also how they checked to confirm it was likely created by an AI bot
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
My round of four Glen Lyon Munros, back in 2022.
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A Sunday to Remember: The Carn Mairg Quartet
YouTube video by Airdrie Rambler
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December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Its time to bring the North Chesthill Estate to book, once and for all.
#Access #Scotland #LandReform
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Defiance, Deception & Deterrence
Seasons come and seasons go, and as regular as clockwork, the North Chesthill Estate engages in its annual campaign of defiance, deception and deterrence, in order to prevent access to the hills in…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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walkhighlands.co.uk
This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.

The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
Screenshot showing rejected post with convincing text written by AI
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
Very sad to read that Dave Hewitt, of The Angry Corrie, has died, aged just 64.
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grough — The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64
The founder of outdoors ‘hillzine’ The Angry Corrie has died. Accomplished hillwalker Dave Hewitt, who also published two books, Walking the Watershed and A Bit of Grit on Haystacks, died suddenly ...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
Happy St Andrew's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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undisscot.bsky.social
Happy St Andrew's Day! Scotland's patron saint is St Andrew and his feast day is celebrated by both eastern and western Christian churches on 30 November. The picture is of St Andrews. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #StAndrewsDay #StAndrews #Fife
The image shows the town of St Andrews in Fife as seen from the top of St Rule's Tower, giving an almost aerial perspective from the east. The remains of the cathedral are in the lower part of the frame and rooftops and church towers extend into the distance, with fields and hills in the background. The sky is light blue.
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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aileenmcharg.bsky.social
Two things stand out about this picture:

1. a political leader embracing rather than demonising asylum seekers;

2. the beautiful clothes the Afghan girls are wearing, and which they are free to show in public.
johnswinney.bsky.social John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 9d
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.

Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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spokes.org.uk
🙄 #FerryRoad path

Saga continues, with dangerous new constriction

🙄 We've had to write again

@edi.bike @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @wingpig.bsky.social @sannedd.bsky.social @helenrambler.bsky.social @maggieholland.bsky.social @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social @crgn.bsky.social @duneslack.bsky.social
video by ‪@wingpig.bsky.social‬ in hours of darkness, showing severely narrowed path between temporary fence & metal lamp-post [measured by spokes as 77cm] The precision with which the widest part of the obstruction had been aligned with a lamp-post is striking; it's almost like they want everyone to slip over on the grass. New spokes email to council & councillors asking for public safety to be restored... Subject: Ferry Road Path Obstructions - Leonardo Fence Construction To: Roadoccupation <roadoccupation@edinburgh.gov.uk> Cc: Spokes PG <spokes-lothian-planning@googlegroups.com>, Cammy Day <Cammy.Day@edinburgh.gov.uk>, Cllr.Stuart Dobbin <Cllr.Stuart.Dobbin@edinburgh.gov.uk>, Cllr.kayleigh.kinross O'neill <cllr.kayleigh.kinross-o'neill@edinburgh.gov.uk>, Cllr.Sanne.Dijkstra Downie <Cllr.Sanne.Dijkstra-Downie@edinburgh.gov.uk> I'm writing to raise a safety issue with the fence construction works ongoing by Leonardo on the Ferry Road Path. Spokes have received complaints that the path has been narrowed, noting that it is not safe to pass by bicycle or wheelchair. I've attached some photos and a diagram of the site. Restrictions in width to just 77cm are present in 2 locations, whilst other locations require wheeling on muddy grass. Site welfare facilities have been placed occupying almost the full path width. A nearby lighting column means a pinch point is present, with site fencing seen to be damaged possibly from a collision. Site security towers remain in place, despite the path having been re-opened. These should be placed within the site boundary or removed, as their motion detection is redundant with the path now open. The issues were discussed with the site manager, who took on board the need to maintain a 1500mm gap for cycles but was unable to commit to addressing these obstructions. They stated that the security towers are necessary for CCTV and couldn't be relocated. They raised concern with grass damage if site welfare facilities were relocated. Please can you ensure the contractor occupying this path is providing suitable public safety during the works for people wheeling and cycling. photo of the constriction in daylight photo of second constriction, at CCTV camera
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
Quakers for Peace and other protesters gathering outside #QuislingHouse in #Edinburgh. Lots of police present from across Scotland. Protesters seem to be of the older, genteel appearance. I'm not sure why they need more police than for an Old Firm game... 🤔
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Cycling to work this morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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ccsewell.bsky.social
Once again, an illustration that the political debate on migration in the UK is completely detached from reality
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
Is Scotland's role in the British Empire's colonies one to celebrate or one to be ashamed of?
#Scotland #BritishEmpire
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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View from Edinburgh Castle today. Superb 😎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A very thoughtful and moving book about the 'Hermit of Loch Treig'
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Book Review: The Way of the Hermit
The Way of the Hermit tells the story of Ken Smith, who has lived for over 40 years in a cabin on the shore of Loch Treig in Lochaber, between Corrour and Spean Bridge, and is a moving and inspirin…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
airdrierambler.bsky.social
This rubbish isn't dropped by passing walkers, it is a year upon year accumulation of fly-tipped rubbish.

If local authorities allow fly-tipped rubbish to remain in place, it just attracts more fly-tippers.

Keep Scotland Tidy?
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM