The Clarks Shoemakers Museum The fascinating story of Clarks Shoes made in Street

It’s a great place to visit. @clarksshoes.bsky.social #museum
open.substack.com/pub/rolandst... #shoes #footwear

Mary Barra still responds to 'every single letter' she gets by hand despite running $65 billion automaker General Motors | Fortune Want to catch the attention of a CEO like General Motors boss Mary Barra? Write her a letter. Chances are she’ll read it and even respond.

This boss and others write handwritten letters and notes.
#handwritten @letterappsoc.bsky.social @handwrittenhello.bsky.social
fortune.com/article/mary...

Shrewton's Forgotten Flood: Historic Gems and Peaceful Wiltshire Walk YouTube video by Roland's Travels

Join me from the comfort of your own home.
youtube.com/watch?v=I_s2...

Experience: I’ve spent decades collecting over 260 postboxes It started with an obscure railway postbox that had been thrown in a skip – now my museum has pieces from Scotland, Ireland and Hong Kong

One of our longstanding and dedicated members, Arthur Reeder, shows off his incredible collection and some of his #postbox stories in the Guardian today!

Experience: I’ve spent decades collecting over 260 postboxes www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Roland’s Travels & Notebook | Substack Stories of my travels in England and notes on how to get more from life with less digital distractions. Click to read Roland’s Travels & Notebook, by Roland Millward, a Substack publication with hundr...

New story coming on Sunday
Rolandmillward.com

OUT TODAY - IT'S A BIG ONE!

Raye
Courtney Barnett
Flea
Tom Misch
Snail Mail
Robyn
Fcukers
José Gonzalez
Irreversible Entanglements
Alexander IV
Queen
Butler, Blake, and Grant
Twilight Sad
New Pornographers
Black Label Society

and loads more!

Available in store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

Firefighters issue mirrors warning after massive house fire A warning has been issued about people’s use of mirrors after a ‘significant house fire’.

I saw this Wiltshire Times article on the Wiltshire Times app and thought you'd be interested.

Firefighters issue mirrors warning after massive house fire
www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/2596099...

It’s weird how we gave billionaires tax cuts so they would “create jobs,” and “trickle down” some wealth onto the rest of us, but instead they’re using “AI & robots” to “hoard all the money ” and “destroy all the jobs.”

The Coastal Path Walk from Seatown to West Bay Dorset YouTube video by Roland's Travels

A tough walk
youtube.com/watch?v=8M1A...

Halfway through your book and loving it!

Rediscovering the Zibaldone Why Paper Notebooks Still Triumph in a Digital World

Rediscovering the zibaldone.
#notebooks
www.rolandmillward.com/p/rediscover...

New story coming later today at Rolandmillward.com

Join Chippenham Museum Photo Club this April to explore Westmead Open Space!

Led by an experienced photographer, young people aged 11 to 17 will explore the area, learn about local wildlife, and develop photography skills.

To learn more and reserve your place, follow the link 👉 bit.ly/4s80IMs

a field of pink and white flowers with the words happy spring written on the bottom ALT: a field of pink and white flowers with the words happy spring written on the bottom

Happy spring!

A kind gift from @1610captain.bsky.social

Just started reading The Postal Paths, by Alan Cleaver.

Cheap Street, Frome where a stream flows down the centre.

Pulteney Bridge Bath. Lined with shops along each side.

A Walking tour of the village of Orcheston, Wiltshire YouTube video by Roland's Travels

A Walking tour of the village of Orcheston, Wiltshire
youtu.be/5lSuR7qo40I

Two slightly different views of.Bakewell Bridge
18th March 2026

#bridge #bakewell #peakdistrict #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel

The Tragic 1911 Theatre Fire That Claimed Five Young Lives: Forgotten Girls Finally Remembered YouTube video by Roland's Travels

The Tragic 1911 Theatre Fire That Claimed Five Young Lives: Forgotten Girls Finally Remembered
youtu.be/fnJsOONAKCQ

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 18 March 2026 Philofaxy for the love of Filofax organisers and all other ring bound personal organisers

This weeks Video Web Finds, enjoy:

philofaxy.blogspot.com/2026/03/vide...

A window seat with a view. #Derbyshire

Thank you @1610captain.bsky.social for this kind gift. It’s a book I have been looking froward to reading for sometime.

Street light Lyme Regis
#streetlight #lymeregis #dorset

NEW STATIONS! Here, have expanded my "New stations since..." list to include the ones coming up in the next few weeks. AND! i've drawn a map to plot where they all are. please give me feedback [ typos? ] or just "xyz needs to nudge down a bit", that sort of thing.

Otherwise, enjoy!

NEW IN 🚨

This book is the product of research carried out over more than a decade for the Victoria County History volume covering the town & its environs, to be published in 2026.

💷 £14.95
📍 In-store & online
🔗 bit.ly/ChippenhamMuseumOnlineShop

@wiltshistory.bsky.social
@vch-home.bsky.social

Hidden in Plain Sight: Why We Overlook the History on Our Doorstep

Hidden in Plain Sight
My latest story on #Substack

open.substack.com/pub/rolandst...

I love a ‘ghost sign’. This one is in Frome, Somerset.

Pretty.