Jill Bourne
@jillrb.bsky.social
Mid-century vintage. Retired lay about. Gardening, nature, archaeology, politics, books, music. Alto, usual suspect back row. Co-owner of a little red boat.
Since all the media coverage of the recent carnyx discovery at Thetford, I have been obsessively googling videos of them being played . This one is hugely impressive ! youtube.com/watch?v=auR-...
The sound of the carnyx
YouTube video by NationalMuseumsScotland
youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Since all the media coverage of the recent carnyx discovery at Thetford, I have been obsessively googling videos of them being played . This one is hugely impressive ! youtube.com/watch?v=auR-...
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Well, you all know I love a carnyx…but an Iceni carnyx? Oh my giddy aunt…
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Well, you all know I love a carnyx…but an Iceni carnyx? Oh my giddy aunt…
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Cambridgeshire has a dusting of snow this morning. Keeping a look out for the appearance of fieldfares and redwings.
January 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Cambridgeshire has a dusting of snow this morning. Keeping a look out for the appearance of fieldfares and redwings.
Oh
You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Oh
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Commentatorballs: collecting the very best of the wisdom of pundits. These are all real quotes from real commentators.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Commentatorballs: collecting the very best of the wisdom of pundits. These are all real quotes from real commentators.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
Watch ‘An Evening with Private Eye 2025’ in full, on Private Eye’s YouTube channel now.
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The inevitable consequences of the unregulated spreading of toxic sewage sludge on UK farms.
@fightingdirty.bsky.social
@fightingdirty.bsky.social
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The inevitable consequences of the unregulated spreading of toxic sewage sludge on UK farms.
@fightingdirty.bsky.social
@fightingdirty.bsky.social
All power to their elbow. High time this was sorted
You can read more about our campaign around sewage sludge here > fightingdirty.org/campaigns/to...
Toxic Sewage Sludge: Fighting for Safe Farmland | Fighting Dirty
fightingdirty.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All power to their elbow. High time this was sorted
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My wife Bunty & I had the privilege of visiting Nigel Farage in his campaign office during the last election.
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My wife Bunty & I had the privilege of visiting Nigel Farage in his campaign office during the last election.
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
He was so lovely & allowed Bunters to take a photo of him (shown below).
There was absolutely no hint of him exceeding electoral expenses & being involved in fraud.
😊
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✨😯 The wondrous Romanesque crypt at St. Mary, Lastingham, Yorkshire - a space where ancient crosses and carvings seem to emerge from the surface - reminding us of its rooted history.
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
✨😯 The wondrous Romanesque crypt at St. Mary, Lastingham, Yorkshire - a space where ancient crosses and carvings seem to emerge from the surface - reminding us of its rooted history.
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The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Another morning in North Norfolk
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Another morning in North Norfolk
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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This #MapMonday let us take you back in time ⌛
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This #MapMonday let us take you back in time ⌛
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
Agree
"To ensure the BBC’s independence, impartiality and trust, Robbie Gibb should have no role in appointing the new director general"
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Agree
youtube.com/watch?v=-QdJ... Feel a bit sorry for David Lammy, he’s been handed a tough gig, but all this flag shagging nonsense is getting a bit much.
Mike Chalk interviews David Lammy
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=-QdJ... Feel a bit sorry for David Lammy, he’s been handed a tough gig, but all this flag shagging nonsense is getting a bit much.
Eric Ravilious. Fireworks. 1938
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Eric Ravilious. Fireworks. 1938
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The Church of St. Mary, Keysoe, has this really excellent mid-18th century plaque set into the tower wall…I really love how it’s such a personal account and a snapshot in time, compete with brilliant spelling!
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Church of St. Mary, Keysoe, has this really excellent mid-18th century plaque set into the tower wall…I really love how it’s such a personal account and a snapshot in time, compete with brilliant spelling!
Couldn’t agree more! Find myself continuously telling AI ‘assistants’ to eff off. ✒️
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Couldn’t agree more! Find myself continuously telling AI ‘assistants’ to eff off. ✒️
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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*NEWS* We’re delighted to share that from 2026, the National Trust will take on the care & management of Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust museums, collections & properties, supported by Department for Culture, Media & Sport funding.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shrops...
#industrialheritage
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shrops...
#industrialheritage
Ironbridge Gorge transfer
Museums in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire will transfer to the care of the National Trust from spring 2026
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
*NEWS* We’re delighted to share that from 2026, the National Trust will take on the care & management of Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust museums, collections & properties, supported by Department for Culture, Media & Sport funding.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shrops...
#industrialheritage
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shrops...
#industrialheritage
Tactical voting wins the day. There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.
Caerphilly Senedd By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
October 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Tactical voting wins the day. There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.