Richard Ibbotson
@richardibbo.bsky.social
I'm a writer and photographer who has travelled a lot. Love train travel. Been on most trains everywhere. Been a cruise ship photographer. Ex-RAF photographer. Ex-British Steel R&D photographer where I did a lot of advertising work. NUJ trained.
My Grandfather was at the battle of the Somme in WWI. My father was WWII RAF aircrew. He flew all over Europe and finished the war in 102 Ceylon Sqn. I flew on Nimrod as an RAF Ground Photographer back in the 1980's #LestWeForget
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November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My Grandfather was at the battle of the Somme in WWI. My father was WWII RAF aircrew. He flew all over Europe and finished the war in 102 Ceylon Sqn. I flew on Nimrod as an RAF Ground Photographer back in the 1980's #LestWeForget
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#WesStreeting is doing nothing for #NHS. He's replacing OUR doctors with poorly qualified staff and paying them more than the doctors who have trained for a long time. He's in the pockets of private healthcare leeches #Newsnight @privateeyenews.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#WesStreeting is doing nothing for #NHS. He's replacing OUR doctors with poorly qualified staff and paying them more than the doctors who have trained for a long time. He's in the pockets of private healthcare leeches #Newsnight @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Trying out some Margaux from Waitrose @maitlis.bsky.social to celebrate what just happened to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. It's not as good as some of the Margaux I've drunk in some London restaurants but it's not bad. Might get started on the champagne tomorrow 😉
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trying out some Margaux from Waitrose @maitlis.bsky.social to celebrate what just happened to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. It's not as good as some of the Margaux I've drunk in some London restaurants but it's not bad. Might get started on the champagne tomorrow 😉
I'm not interested in any religion but it was great to visit Sherborne Abbey for a lunch time organ recital. James Henderson gave a performance of pieces by Percy Whitlock and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Wonderful to listen to 🙂
October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm not interested in any religion but it was great to visit Sherborne Abbey for a lunch time organ recital. James Henderson gave a performance of pieces by Percy Whitlock and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Wonderful to listen to 🙂
Some people in Wharfedale are getting ready for the 5th of November. Would be great to see #BorisJohnson tied to this.
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Some people in Wharfedale are getting ready for the 5th of November. Would be great to see #BorisJohnson tied to this.
Hubberholme in the top end of Wharfedale #MyFavouriteBench
October 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hubberholme in the top end of Wharfedale #MyFavouriteBench
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social Private Eye look alikes. #RobertJenrick #Conservatives #ToryLies #ToryGaslighting
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social Private Eye look alikes. #RobertJenrick #Conservatives #ToryLies #ToryGaslighting
@privateeyenews.bsky.social Private Eye look alikes. #RishiSunak #ToryLies #ToryGaslighting #Conservatives
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social Private Eye look alikes. #RishiSunak #ToryLies #ToryGaslighting #Conservatives
Private Eye @privateeyenews.bsky.social look alikes. Lavvy Lavrov...
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Private Eye @privateeyenews.bsky.social look alikes. Lavvy Lavrov...
It's a good day for a walk round Edale in #Derbyshire ☺️
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's a good day for a walk round Edale in #Derbyshire ☺️
Great to be able to watch the Last Night of the Proms on BBC2 🙂
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Great to be able to watch the Last Night of the Proms on BBC2 🙂
#Sheffield Theatres hard at work today.
September 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#Sheffield Theatres hard at work today.
Great night out at the 606 Club in London. Highly regarded saxophonist Dave O'Higgins has worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Nancy Wilson. Sean Fyfe on piano, Jeremy Brown on bass and Billy Pod on drums. “…exceptional fluency...one of Britain’s finest musicians” Observer.
August 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Great night out at the 606 Club in London. Highly regarded saxophonist Dave O'Higgins has worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Nancy Wilson. Sean Fyfe on piano, Jeremy Brown on bass and Billy Pod on drums. “…exceptional fluency...one of Britain’s finest musicians” Observer.
Wonderful to come back to Bimhuis in Amsterdam once again. Tonight it's The Rythm Hunters. Shoko Igarashi tenor saxophone, Sylvain Debaisieux alto saxophone, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat trumpet, Wajdi Riahi piano, Louise van den Heuvel electric bass, Stéphane Galland drums
August 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wonderful to come back to Bimhuis in Amsterdam once again. Tonight it's The Rythm Hunters. Shoko Igarashi tenor saxophone, Sylvain Debaisieux alto saxophone, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat trumpet, Wajdi Riahi piano, Louise van den Heuvel electric bass, Stéphane Galland drums
Linux Foundation AI Dev conference at the RAI in Amsterdam.
August 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Linux Foundation AI Dev conference at the RAI in Amsterdam.
Linux Foundation AI Dev conference at the RAI in Amsterdam. The post-modern data stack for AI. Presented by Chang She.
August 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Linux Foundation AI Dev conference at the RAI in Amsterdam. The post-modern data stack for AI. Presented by Chang She.
It was wonderful to go back to the Concertgebouw once again. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performed
Kolomiiets - Suite 'The Mothers of Kherson' . Wagner -Vorspiel und Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90). Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67
A special evening for everyone
Kolomiiets - Suite 'The Mothers of Kherson' . Wagner -Vorspiel und Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90). Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67
A special evening for everyone
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It was wonderful to go back to the Concertgebouw once again. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performed
Kolomiiets - Suite 'The Mothers of Kherson' . Wagner -Vorspiel und Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90). Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67
A special evening for everyone
Kolomiiets - Suite 'The Mothers of Kherson' . Wagner -Vorspiel und Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90). Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67
A special evening for everyone
Seems to be the right day for a trip round the Van Gogh Museum in #Amsterdam
August 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Seems to be the right day for a trip round the Van Gogh Museum in #Amsterdam
Great to be able to come back to the Rijksmuseum in #Amsterdam once again 🙂
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Great to be able to come back to the Rijksmuseum in #Amsterdam once again 🙂
Beautiful day for a walk round the #Rijksmuseum in #Amsterdam
August 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Beautiful day for a walk round the #Rijksmuseum in #Amsterdam
Jonathan Corbet talks about his 30 years of experience of working with the GNU/Linux kernel at the #OSSummit at the RAI in #Amsterdam
August 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Jonathan Corbet talks about his 30 years of experience of working with the GNU/Linux kernel at the #OSSummit at the RAI in #Amsterdam
It was great to see Shanmugapriva (Priya) from IKEA Sweden presenting " From private to open source through inner source IKEA's journey through to open source " at the #OSSummit in #Amsterdam. #IKEA. The wonderful every day.
August 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It was great to see Shanmugapriva (Priya) from IKEA Sweden presenting " From private to open source through inner source IKEA's journey through to open source " at the #OSSummit in #Amsterdam. #IKEA. The wonderful every day.
Daniel Stenberg talks about his Curl project at the #OSSummit at the RAI in #Amsterdam
August 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Daniel Stenberg talks about his Curl project at the #OSSummit at the RAI in #Amsterdam
It's good to be able to come back to the #OSSummit once again. This week it's at the RAI in Amsterdam. I was there for the first one years ago.
August 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It's good to be able to come back to the #OSSummit once again. This week it's at the RAI in Amsterdam. I was there for the first one years ago.