Jeremy Benson
@jembenson.bsky.social
Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC 🦊, England⚽️🏏, walks, photos, words (no politics); husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
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The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
Leicester poised to sign full-back Ashleigh Neville from Tottenham
Leicester are poised to sign the experienced full-back Ashleigh Neville from their fellow Women’s Super League club Tottenham
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The first time Spurs came to the KP the home crowd ended up booing Neville every time she touched the ball, for reasons that are now lost in the mists of time. I’m sure if she forgives us we’ll forgive her whatever it was. #LCFC
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Late stroll. Stardust sprinkled on a clear inky sky reflects sparkly bintop icing. A frozen puddle is the memory of a splash. Traffic lights prepare for a night’s redambergreen duty. The defiantly open road behind a Road Ahead Closed sign. A fence panel lies facedown, a woodenly slapstick punchline.
January 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Late stroll. Stardust sprinkled on a clear inky sky reflects sparkly bintop icing. A frozen puddle is the memory of a splash. Traffic lights prepare for a night’s redambergreen duty. The defiantly open road behind a Road Ahead Closed sign. A fence panel lies facedown, a woodenly slapstick punchline.
West Ham the ‘most miserable club in English football’? Sheffield Wednesday, among many others, would like a word…
West Ham have reached their natural place on the cliff edge again, the result of their own mismanagement and chronic lack of leadership
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
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West Ham are the most miserable club in English football
Life as a Hammers fan has never been bleaker than this
inews.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
West Ham the ‘most miserable club in English football’? Sheffield Wednesday, among many others, would like a word…
Life as a football fan: enduring two hours in a freezing stadium watching terrible football, then your best player - who’s done nothing all game - gets an undeserved winner with an unstoppable 94th minute volley. And it warms you up & makes you glad you spent an evening sitting in a fridge.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Life as a football fan: enduring two hours in a freezing stadium watching terrible football, then your best player - who’s done nothing all game - gets an undeserved winner with an unstoppable 94th minute volley. And it warms you up & makes you glad you spent an evening sitting in a fridge.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
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January 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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A thank-you to Chelsea and Man United for really adding to national levels of gaiety at this time
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
A thank-you to Chelsea and Man United for really adding to national levels of gaiety at this time
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Anyway, here’s a giant fork.
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2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Peter Grimes, the Serenade and War Requiem are among my all time favourite works. This year I'm going to try to listen to every Britten piece, in the order he wrote them. Why not join me? #TheCompleteBritten
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Peter Grimes, the Serenade and War Requiem are among my all time favourite works. This year I'm going to try to listen to every Britten piece, in the order he wrote them. Why not join me? #TheCompleteBritten
Late stroll. The moon is an attentive pupil in an eye of tinted cloud iris. A security light draws a bar code with tree shadows. Roadworks have closed the path, and my diversion is lit by a redambergreen traffic disco. My phone torch catches my breath, and I am a dragon.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Late stroll. The moon is an attentive pupil in an eye of tinted cloud iris. A security light draws a bar code with tree shadows. Roadworks have closed the path, and my diversion is lit by a redambergreen traffic disco. My phone torch catches my breath, and I am a dragon.
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a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is making a surprised face .
Alt: Eric Morecambe looking frustrated
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Here’s the second and final part of my piece on the Grand Union canal Leicester Line.
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Here’s the second and final part of my piece on the Grand Union canal Leicester Line.
Some of my favourite photos from today’s walk.
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Some of my favourite photos from today’s walk.
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I’m in Watford (not that one, the one in Northamptonshire, of Watford Gap services fame) to explore the southern end of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Heading up towards the locks and Crick tunnel first.
#BensonWalks
#BensonWalks
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I’m in Watford (not that one, the one in Northamptonshire, of Watford Gap services fame) to explore the southern end of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Heading up towards the locks and Crick tunnel first.
#BensonWalks
#BensonWalks
I’m in Watford (not that one, the one in Northamptonshire, of Watford Gap services fame) to explore the southern end of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Heading up towards the locks and Crick tunnel first.
#BensonWalks
#BensonWalks
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I’m in Watford (not that one, the one in Northamptonshire, of Watford Gap services fame) to explore the southern end of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Heading up towards the locks and Crick tunnel first.
#BensonWalks
#BensonWalks
A picture a week for 2026: 1
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
A picture a week for 2026: 1
#FingerpostFriday (these are all real places)
January 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#FingerpostFriday (these are all real places)
Trying to game how the Secret Traitor will impact the dynamics and incentives in the castle. #Traitors
a man is standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations written on it .
Alt: a man is standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Trying to game how the Secret Traitor will impact the dynamics and incentives in the castle. #Traitors
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I’m writing a history of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Here’s part 1.
The Leicester Line: Story of a Canal, part 1
Part 1 of a history of the Leicester Line, the part of the Grand Union canal that goes through Leicestershire, covering the building of the canal.
jembenson.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’m writing a history of the Leicester Line of the Grand Union canal. Here’s part 1.
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#SymphonistsChoice2025 Happy New Year! I'm starting 2026 with a 🧵 of my Top 10 symphony & orchestral new releases of 2025. Let's hit it!
a man in a tuxedo holds up a trophy in front of a orchestra
Alt: Conductor Lorin Maazel directing an orchestra in one of the hammer blows in the finale of Mahler's Symphony No. 6. As the hammer falls and cymbals clash behind him, a trumpeter briefly covers his ear with his hand.
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#SymphonistsChoice2025 Happy New Year! I'm starting 2026 with a 🧵 of my Top 10 symphony & orchestral new releases of 2025. Let's hit it!