Jon Knight
@greenjimll.bsky.social
Not an artist, dog lover or avid reader.
Profile pic: my bearded head staring in surprise but coloured in blue and green. Sometimes called the "blue-green wizard" avatar by friends.
Profile pic: my bearded head staring in surprise but coloured in blue and green. Sometimes called the "blue-green wizard" avatar by friends.
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A group of our volunteers have just had a tour of the excellent new Heating and Ventilating Academy Workshop at Stratford-upon-Avon College. It hosts professional training for people from local companies wanting to enter the market for #heatpump installation, commissioning and maintenance.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
A group of our volunteers have just had a tour of the excellent new Heating and Ventilating Academy Workshop at Stratford-upon-Avon College. It hosts professional training for people from local companies wanting to enter the market for #heatpump installation, commissioning and maintenance.
Had a really interesting tour of Stratford College's new Heating and Ventilating Academy Workshop. We were introduced to the facilities and the need for such a training centre by Professor Mike Leonard from Birmingham City University's Centre for Future Homes. Local training for a future workforce!
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Had a really interesting tour of Stratford College's new Heating and Ventilating Academy Workshop. We were introduced to the facilities and the need for such a training centre by Professor Mike Leonard from Birmingham City University's Centre for Future Homes. Local training for a future workforce!
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Damp mordy creepit from behile the darklymost gloom of night.
No sunshile, as cloudboles deposy more raindropples, all trickly-how onto squelchit lawns and tappity-tap on umbrellodes like Gene Kelly. Folly folly.
On the plus side, puddle-stampy.
Deep joy!
No sunshile, as cloudboles deposy more raindropples, all trickly-how onto squelchit lawns and tappity-tap on umbrellodes like Gene Kelly. Folly folly.
On the plus side, puddle-stampy.
Deep joy!
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Damp mordy creepit from behile the darklymost gloom of night.
No sunshile, as cloudboles deposy more raindropples, all trickly-how onto squelchit lawns and tappity-tap on umbrellodes like Gene Kelly. Folly folly.
On the plus side, puddle-stampy.
Deep joy!
No sunshile, as cloudboles deposy more raindropples, all trickly-how onto squelchit lawns and tappity-tap on umbrellodes like Gene Kelly. Folly folly.
On the plus side, puddle-stampy.
Deep joy!
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Productivity increases between 5% and 13% with working from home, and worker wellbeing improves hugely too.
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Productivity increases between 5% and 13% with working from home, and worker wellbeing improves hugely too.
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Become certified as #CarbonLiterate to support a low-carbon future.
Discover accredited courses tailored to a variety of audiences and sectors. Whether you work in a local authority or SME, sports, or fashion, there is a Carbon Literacy course for you!
Discover accredited courses tailored to a variety of audiences and sectors. Whether you work in a local authority or SME, sports, or fashion, there is a Carbon Literacy course for you!
Today was one of those days when I'm glad I have to walk 5km to my sandy #allotment, rather than 5 minutes round the corner to the allotment site on heavy clay next to the local brook. Bit damp on some of the plots on that site, and the woods next to them that I walked through.
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Today was one of those days when I'm glad I have to walk 5km to my sandy #allotment, rather than 5 minutes round the corner to the allotment site on heavy clay next to the local brook. Bit damp on some of the plots on that site, and the woods next to them that I walked through.
Been working all morning so flicked over to BBC News when nibbling my lunch only to find we're apparently at the "live video of the front door of Number 10 waiting for the lectern to come out" stage of a UK Government. 😳
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Been working all morning so flicked over to BBC News when nibbling my lunch only to find we're apparently at the "live video of the front door of Number 10 waiting for the lectern to come out" stage of a UK Government. 😳
I was going to mention these the last time I was on @lborouniversity.bsky.social campus, but I never got a good photo (too dark or too wet!). These new #electric #buses are great - comfy, quiet and spacious. Glad to finally see them in use.
www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/new...
www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/new...
New Electric-powered buses now operating on campus
Loughborough University and its transport provider partner Kinchbus make a significant step towards a sustainable future as both Sprint and Campus Shuttle bus routes are replaced with a brand-new Elec...
www.lboro.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
I was going to mention these the last time I was on @lborouniversity.bsky.social campus, but I never got a good photo (too dark or too wet!). These new #electric #buses are great - comfy, quiet and spacious. Glad to finally see them in use.
www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/new...
www.lboro.ac.uk/internal/new...
It took over an hour with the digital microscope and a couple of fine pointed tweezers but I think I've fixed the E key that popped off one of my laptops last week. A really fiddly repair.
Also never look at your laptop keyboard under a microscope. You'll never want to touch it again. 🤢🤮
Also never look at your laptop keyboard under a microscope. You'll never want to touch it again. 🤢🤮
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It took over an hour with the digital microscope and a couple of fine pointed tweezers but I think I've fixed the E key that popped off one of my laptops last week. A really fiddly repair.
Also never look at your laptop keyboard under a microscope. You'll never want to touch it again. 🤢🤮
Also never look at your laptop keyboard under a microscope. You'll never want to touch it again. 🤢🤮
An 8km completely segregated foot and cycle route planned along an old narrow gauge railway line in Croatia, with another 1.6km already built. Shows #ActiveTravel infrastructure building is a worldwide thing as governments are realising its many benefits.
www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-samob...
www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-samob...
Zagreb plans new 8km pedestrian and cycling highway
The City
www.croatiaweek.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
An 8km completely segregated foot and cycle route planned along an old narrow gauge railway line in Croatia, with another 1.6km already built. Shows #ActiveTravel infrastructure building is a worldwide thing as governments are realising its many benefits.
www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-samob...
www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-samob...
Now trying to determine how long I sit in the greenhouse reading Bluesky, doom scrolling the news and watching water run down the glass before conceding this rain is here for the afternoon and I'm going to have a wet 5km journey home. 🤔🌧️🌧️
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Now trying to determine how long I sit in the greenhouse reading Bluesky, doom scrolling the news and watching water run down the glass before conceding this rain is here for the afternoon and I'm going to have a wet 5km journey home. 🤔🌧️🌧️
And rain stops play. I'm sheltering in the greenhouse as a heavy downpour turns the allotment to mud, but at least I've had a start on clearing what will be the potato bed. Got a month or two to get it ready still, so no rush. #gardening #allotment
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
And rain stops play. I'm sheltering in the greenhouse as a heavy downpour turns the allotment to mud, but at least I've had a start on clearing what will be the potato bed. Got a month or two to get it ready still, so no rush. #gardening #allotment
Decided to try planting out the hardy early sown peas. They can do one of two things as my Dad used to say, and I'll be sowing again for succession anyway.
February 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Decided to try planting out the hardy early sown peas. They can do one of two things as my Dad used to say, and I'll be sowing again for succession anyway.
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The old Debenhams department store in Bristol has been turned into an indoor skate part called "Shredenhams". Lots of little kids crashing about in the morning, and teens/adults in the evening. Great use of vacant urban spaces.
#bristol #regeneration #skating
#bristol #regeneration #skating
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The old Debenhams department store in Bristol has been turned into an indoor skate part called "Shredenhams". Lots of little kids crashing about in the morning, and teens/adults in the evening. Great use of vacant urban spaces.
#bristol #regeneration #skating
#bristol #regeneration #skating
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Solar and numerous crops are complements and I am tiring of FUD indicating otherwise as the peer reviewed experimental evidence piles up. #EnergySky
3/3 Farm Friday. And in Canada from a Western University study; growing lettuce in the shade from agrivoltaic systems showed “Lettuce yields increased by over 400% compared to unshaded control plants, and 200% relative to national average yields". 🔌💡
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/30/a...
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/30/a...
Agrivoltaics can help lettuce survive extreme heat
Scientists have grown organic romaine lettuce under 13 different types of PV modules, in an unusual hot Canadian summer. Their analysis showed lettuce yields increased by over 400% compared to unshade...
pv-magazine-usa.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Solar and numerous crops are complements and I am tiring of FUD indicating otherwise as the peer reviewed experimental evidence piles up. #EnergySky
Many things have been sharpened, lots of chats have taken place and lots of people seemed happy after today's #RepairCafe. 🔩🔧
I was sufficiently busy that I didn't get a chance to drink the mug of tea the refreshments folk made for me, so time to get a drink now I'm home. And maybe a bit of cake.🍰
I was sufficiently busy that I didn't get a chance to drink the mug of tea the refreshments folk made for me, so time to get a drink now I'm home. And maybe a bit of cake.🍰
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Many things have been sharpened, lots of chats have taken place and lots of people seemed happy after today's #RepairCafe. 🔩🔧
I was sufficiently busy that I didn't get a chance to drink the mug of tea the refreshments folk made for me, so time to get a drink now I'm home. And maybe a bit of cake.🍰
I was sufficiently busy that I didn't get a chance to drink the mug of tea the refreshments folk made for me, so time to get a drink now I'm home. And maybe a bit of cake.🍰
It's #RepairCafe day in #StratfordUponAvon. I'll be sharpening things as usual, so if it's too grey and wet to be in the garden with your secateurs and loppers, bring them along to get sharpened instead!
This Saturday is the first of the month, and so that means that it is #RepairCafe day here in #StratfordUponAvon. 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church hall in Old Town.
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It's #RepairCafe day in #StratfordUponAvon. I'll be sharpening things as usual, so if it's too grey and wet to be in the garden with your secateurs and loppers, bring them along to get sharpened instead!
Ah, its good to know that the hundreds of millions of pounds spent on UK motorways over the last decade or so were... oh... a "catastrophic waste of time, money and effort".
Maybe spend some of it on active transport instead in the future so less people need to drive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Maybe spend some of it on active transport instead in the future so less people need to drive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Smart motorways not delivering value, new reports show
National Highways found only three out of 16 schemes are on track to deliver the financial benefits expected.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Ah, its good to know that the hundreds of millions of pounds spent on UK motorways over the last decade or so were... oh... a "catastrophic waste of time, money and effort".
Maybe spend some of it on active transport instead in the future so less people need to drive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Maybe spend some of it on active transport instead in the future so less people need to drive?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
According to @neso-energy.bsky.social "In January, wind was Great Britain’s largest source of electricity generation, providing 36.7%." #renewable #GreatBritishEnergy
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
According to @neso-energy.bsky.social "In January, wind was Great Britain’s largest source of electricity generation, providing 36.7%." #renewable #GreatBritishEnergy
My first task before our Green Therapy group arrived was to use some old pavers to lay a temporary path across the bog in front of our production polytunnel. Nice muddy start to the day! 🌧️ #gardening
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
My first task before our Green Therapy group arrived was to use some old pavers to lay a temporary path across the bog in front of our production polytunnel. Nice muddy start to the day! 🌧️ #gardening
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This Saturday is the first of the month, and so that means that it is #RepairCafe day here in #StratfordUponAvon. 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church hall in Old Town.
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
This Saturday is the first of the month, and so that means that it is #RepairCafe day here in #StratfordUponAvon. 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church hall in Old Town.
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!
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Amazing that the "|Retirement Homes" scam hasn't been exposed before. Hopefully this will bring it to an end. Anotherbrick in the wall of unaffordable housing and an almost unbelievable illustration of home "ownership" not being what the victim is led to believe. #HousingCrisis
Families' debt 'nightmare' as thousands of retirement flats stand empty
Families' debt 'nightmare' as thousands of retirement flats stand empty
Relatives face "never-ending nightmare" of service charge debts as thousands of retirement flats stand empty across England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Amazing that the "|Retirement Homes" scam hasn't been exposed before. Hopefully this will bring it to an end. Anotherbrick in the wall of unaffordable housing and an almost unbelievable illustration of home "ownership" not being what the victim is led to believe. #HousingCrisis
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#NowPlaying Lalo Schifrin's score for 'THX 1138', George Lucas's 1971 tale of a dystopian, surveillance society in which citizens are controlled by masked police and pray to a state-controlled AI Jesus.
Nowadays, of course, a dystopia would have a much simpler title. Like 'X', for example.
Nowadays, of course, a dystopia would have a much simpler title. Like 'X', for example.
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
#NowPlaying Lalo Schifrin's score for 'THX 1138', George Lucas's 1971 tale of a dystopian, surveillance society in which citizens are controlled by masked police and pray to a state-controlled AI Jesus.
Nowadays, of course, a dystopia would have a much simpler title. Like 'X', for example.
Nowadays, of course, a dystopia would have a much simpler title. Like 'X', for example.
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The increase in atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa is forecast to remain too fast to track scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5°C in 2026
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Mauna Loa carbon dioxide forecast for 2026
Atmospheric CO2 to continue to rise too fast to track IPCC 1.5°C scenarios in 2026
www.metoffice.gov.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The increase in atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa is forecast to remain too fast to track scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5°C in 2026
Find out more ⬇️
Find out more ⬇️