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Posts by Hiking Historian

I've always considered the term 'heed the baw' in Scots to maybe mean the potential of damaging the brain due to heading the ball too much playing football.

A certain former Southampton midfielder is almost proving that hypothesis.

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Cumbria Nature Festival mixed up with event for nudists Cumbria Nature Festival offers a refund to anyone who

Cumbria Nature Festival mixed up with event for nudists
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Anger as swift boxes along Derbyshire railway viaduct 'blocked up' Campaigners in Chapel-en-le-Frith are calling on Network Rail to unblock them.

Anger as swift boxes along Derbyshire railway viaduct 'blocked up'
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Lyrid meteor shower 2026: Ideal conditions forecast for peak of display The Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest recorded and Wednesday brings near perfect weather conditions to see them as they peak. Simon King explains.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: Ideal conditions forecast for peak of display
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Flag Fen replacement roundhouse nears completion after fire The roundhouse replaces one destroyed last summer in a suspected arson attack.

Flag Fen replacement roundhouse nears completion after fire
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Nature corridor to be established across London The nature corridor would stretch from the Lee Valley Regional Park to the Thames via Tower Hamlets.

Can a nature corridor increase London's biodiversity?
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The Roman ruin under a shopping centre trapdoor The King's Bastion in Gloucester is reopening for the first time since 2019.

The Roman ruin under a shopping centre trapdoor
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Booth Museum in Brighton receives £140k for major upgrades The Brighton museum says it will upgrade its gallery with more displays of exotic plants and animals.

Natural history museum receives £140k for upgrades
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Museum of the year finalists revealed by Art Fund The museums in the running for the annual title and its £120,000 prize are announced.

Museum of the year finalists revealed by Art Fund
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Bristol Museum staff ‘devastated’ by loss of irreplaceable collection The 600 objects from a historical collection in Bristol were of

Bristol Museum staff ‘devastated’ by loss of irreplaceable collection
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Duddon Valley 20-year nature recovery project begins Project leaders hope to restore meadows, woodlands and temperate rainforest in Cumbria.

Duddon Valley 20-year nature recovery project begins
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'Irresponsible' drone flight hampered mountain rescue Lake District rescuers condemn a drone pilot who flew close to two emergency service helicopters.

'Irresponsible' drone flight hampered mountain rescue
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'I could not believe I had found buried treasure in a Surrey field' A man says he thought someone was playing a trick on him when he struck gold in a Surrey field.

'I could not believe I had found buried treasure in a Surrey field'
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Wolverhampton Heritage Open Days return for first time in decade The England-wide festival will come to Wolverhampton with free events for the first time since 2016.

Wolverhampton Heritage Open Days return for first time in decade
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Bedford reformer 'would be disappointed' by today's prisons John Howard's admirers are celebrating his achievements on the 300th anniversary of his birth.

Bedford reformer 'would be disappointed' by today's prisons
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'Swanky' Saxon belt strap end is star find of Halesworth dig The high status find has been discovered at a site that includes a cemetery and many industrial objects.

'Swanky' Saxon belt strap end is star find of Halesworth dig
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Shipwrecks of the Hampshire and Dorset coast and how to see them From royal flagships to World War One frigates, centuries of history lie beneath the waters off southern England.

Shipwrecks of the Hampshire and Dorset coast and how to see them
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After collaborating on soundtracks and live, including the recent Coachella, it made perfect sense to do an album. Squelchy banging reworkings of a variety of NIN tracks from all periods, it has the odd moment that doesn't hit as well as the rest,which is very good.

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England's largest lake Windermere to be monitored non-stop The 12-month trial is to test how continuous monitors work in large still water bodies.

England's largest lake Windermere to be monitored non-stop
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Stockton lecturer, 71, walking 450 miles and tackling 10 peaks Alan Chape has set himself the challenge to take on the tallest peaks in the Lake District for charity.

Stockton lecturer, 71, walking 450 miles and tackling 10 peaks
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Rude names, railways and a mass trespass - how the Peak District became a tourist attraction It became the UK's first national park 75 years ago, but has been attracting visitors for longer.

Rude names, railways and a mass trespass - how the Peak District became a tourist attraction
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Was wondering why I couldn't get the lemon cordial to water ratio right. It was always so strong.

Only noticed this morning it's quadruple strength, not double.

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Overnight parking ban at Eryri National Park sparks debate Authorities in Eryri want to crackdown on anti-social behaviour, but there are concerns people would park on local roads.

Fears over rogue parking by sunrise-chasers at national park after overnight ban
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An 80s-obsessed kid from a remote Scottish island with a penchant for sampling and house music collects his works onto, to date, his only album. Entertaining enough, but hardly broke the old-song-sampling dance zeitgeist.

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Between albums with Goodie Mob and future project Gnarls Barkley, some decent solo albums appeared. This, his second, is a good collection of rap, soul and funk, and shows he is equally skilled singing and rapping.

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Okay.

Getting a bit excited for new Boards Of Canada material now.

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Kendal Quaker Tapestry Museum to reopen with volunteer support The museum, which shut last year, will now open on Wednesdays until August, with hopes to extend.

Kendal Quaker Tapestry Museum to reopen with volunteer support
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National Tramway Museum awarded £490k to 'secure the future' The Arts Council England funding will be used to refurbish and weatherproof the exhibition hall.

National Tramway Museum awarded £490k to 'secure the future'
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Loving how the US Government are trying to school the Pope on theology, but Hesketh goes and uses a 'Bible quote' which is actually from Pulp Fiction.

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Shakespeare's 'missing' Blackfriars home mapped with discovery A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.

Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery
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