When I registered my aunt’s death I had to ask the registrar to stop speaking to me in hushed, sympathetic tones. “I’m a priest,” I said, “I live around death much of the time; my aunt was a Christian and I’m not afraid for her.”
Refurbished Cross Country Turbostar in Pride livery at Stamford, on time this morning.
Tickets for show already available at mdmrc.org/stamford-mod... at a small discount to avoid entry queue.
Last summer's little tour of historic sites in Spain: youtu.be/uZPkMuPSe7s Do take a look on YouTube and give us a 👍🏽
I have to finish making them first! 😁
Tickets for show already available at mdmrc.org/stamford-mod... at a small discount to avoid entry queue.
Preparing to make carrying boxes for my HOm model trains to take them to exhibitions with the Innsdorf Modellbahn. First showing is in #Stamford #Lincs 9-10 May. See progress at innsdorf.com!
Very nice, buy they’re still too short with too little space for luggage.
Until each unit gets more coaches no amount of refurbishment will enough difference to these units.
They need more luggage space, too, but not at the cost of seat space 🤷🏼♂️
✂️Cut rail fares
🚅Bring rolling stock into public ownership
🛤️Re-open closed lines
📣Give passengers a voice on how railways are run.
Our new polling shows that 7 in 10 Brits want the government to use all savings from ending rail privatisation to cut fares or open new rail services.
If the government is serious about wanting to "step really confidently towards a new future for the railways", they should:
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It seems to me that travel has to be more than just getting somewhere quickly. I want to experience the journey, too: youtu.be/qF8r8NAiYFc?...
It seems to me that travel has to be more than just getting somewhere quickly. I want to experience the journey, too: youtu.be/qF8r8NAiYFc?...
Interior of St Martin’s church with distant glimpse of choir rehearsal
Rehearsing with Stamford School chapel choir for Choral Evensong at 17:30 at St Martin’s, Stamford. Sounding good; should be a great start to the week. Do come if you’re in town.
The fortnightly mail delivery has arrived. If only we lived in a less remote part of the country….
Greater Anglia will introduce timetable improvements from 17 May 2026, adding extra peak and evening services and more frequent stops across several regional routes, including Stowmarket, Norwich, Ipswich and Lowestoft.
www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/new...
Plaque commemorating those who died in the holocaust
Here in St Michael’s Churchyard, Stamford (Lincs) to remember the victims of the Holocaust on behalf of Churches Together in Stamford
Britain’s most senior police officer has denounced critics who “promote narratives that suit them” as the number of homicides in London fell to its lowest for more than a decade ⬇️
London homicide rate drops to historic low - as Sadiq Khan hits out at those 'talking city down'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Love “Fly less, travel more”! To me, travel has generally meant trains. However, I shall be flying once this summer, the first time this millennium, ironically as part of a Great Rail Journeys holiday. Does once every 27 years count as “less”?
"Explore" ~ verb: 'to travel over new territory for adventure or discovery'.
How much can you really discover flying 30,000 feet in the air between airports?
Go #flightfree2026 and discover so much more of the world. Fly less, travel more.
Interesting-looking new study mapping different "archetypes of car dependence" in England and Wales doi.org/10.3389/frsc...
Screenshot of scam email
Yeah, because Wordpress support always writes from <postmaster@sert1.morzineskiholiday.com>. They must think I am really stupid.
Join us at Lincoln Cathedral on Sunday, 8 February, at 3.45pm for a service dedicated to racial justice. Enjoy post-service hospitality in the Chapter House with African and Caribbean catering.
Please book in advance to help with catering: https://shorturl.at/wyJ34 More info: unday-2026/
Advance booking now open for the Stamford Model Railway Show this May 9th and 10th, mdmrc.org/stamford-mod...
To answer your first point, I’m confident in saying “absolutely nothing”.
Now THIS was an adventure like no other! youtu.be/v54O6jqhHQs?...
I’ve just realised that I’ve been doing these Great British Rail Journeys long before Michael Portillo started! youtu.be/MWbRuTN_s5M?...
Thanks for remembering my forthcoming birthday, @lner.co.uk, but I cannot use your discounted ticket offer: my Senior Railcard gives me a bigger discount all year round. This offer is valueless 🙄