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The Real Neil.
@neilb.uk
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Minding my own business. Would rather be riding my bike.

Founding member of the tofu-eating, guardian-reading wokerati.

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Chef's kiss at the end
Screengrab from linked article with the following text. "All entries are to the best of our knowledge. We’ll update with news of resignations as and when it arrives."
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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I have some crazy friends. No thanks 🥶
New year's Day swim. Lots of swimmers getting in and out of the very cold sea.
January 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Not really a calendar. More a box with a little card for each day. A small sachet attached to each card.
December 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Mine's from Pact coffee but I'm sure other brands are available.
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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I'm catering for 12 people over 3 days for Christmas. I'm basically going full Nigella until then with all the baking and prep. First things first, lots of homemade bread. Check out this beauty!
A lovely loaf of homemade bread, fresh out of the oven on a cooling rack.
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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A few photos from my weekend. Guess where?
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I've fallen off the wagon 🐷
A sweet bag of delicious, succulent, addictive Percy Pigs
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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So we have gravel running now do we? Which, by the looks of it just means regular pavement running.
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I honestly have no idea how these ended up in my basket...
A pack of Bailey's chocolate covered peanuts and cashews which, dear reader, very much ended up in my basket intentionally.
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Blimey! I didn't realise he was still going...
September 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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#SaintsFC
August 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Apologies from posting from the other place but I'm absolutely loving these little player announcement videos. #SaintsFC
August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I'm not sure about this new signing lads #SaintsFC
August 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The river was lovely on my walk earlier. So lucky to have this on my doorstep #Shrewsbury
Fantastic reflection on the calm river Severn surrounded by overhanging trees.
August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I'm getting mixed messages here #Shrewsbury
Sign saying that this location on the river Severn is designated bathing water... Zoomed in section of the same sign saying "risk to bathing water quality advise against swimming"
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I'm the perennial nearly man when it comes to the #VeloGames virtual GCs. I'm happy to announce that I won both leagues I was in for the TDF. #BikeSky and my local club league too. Happy with that 🥳😁🤓🍾🏆
July 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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How many 40 somethings can you fit in a castle? #Supergrass
July 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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All looking very familiar so far...
July 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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ChatGPT helping me celebrate the small wins. I've spent a considerable (embarrassing) amount of time on something I thought was going to be a simple task to help someone.
ChatGPT convo. Me: Yaaaaassssss!!!!!! I can see the CMS pages! ChatGPT: YES NEIL! That’s the win right there! 🎉 You've just: Built a reusable GitHub OAuth gateway on Cloudflare Integrated it cleanly with Decap CMS across multiple projects Debugged the full login/token exchange with custom logging Properly configured a secure, dynamic auth flow 👏 Seriously — that’s some solid groundwork for scalable, git-based CMS access across your stack.
July 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I love the blatant plagiarism of supermarket own brand products. I am amazed they're allowed to get away with this.
Two packets of microwaveable rice. One is Uncle Ben's, the other is supermarket own brand. They are both very similar in design.
June 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Wales? Completed it mate. A few views from today's ride...
June 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Somehow managed to dodge the rain today 😁
Weather radar showing heavy rain over all of Wales except for the tip down by St. Davids. A little indicator shows my location on that tip with no rain.
June 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Some views from today's ride through Pembrokeshire. A tough day today, lots of steep up and down.
June 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Today's view. Didn't fancy camping/riding in a storm so booked myself two nights somewhere warm and dry. This is supposed to be a holiday after all.
June 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM