Ash
@ashdjones.bsky.social
Interested in all things water, climbing, outdoors, exercise and science. Water safety expert for the day job. Exeter, Devon, UK
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Misty swim and a reminder that #ColdWaterSwimming is an extreme sport
One swimmer overdid it today and had to be helped into the changing room and helped to get dressed - she'll be fine but it is quite scary
#OutdoorSwimming
One swimmer overdid it today and had to be helped into the changing room and helped to get dressed - she'll be fine but it is quite scary
#OutdoorSwimming
January 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Misty swim and a reminder that #ColdWaterSwimming is an extreme sport
One swimmer overdid it today and had to be helped into the changing room and helped to get dressed - she'll be fine but it is quite scary
#OutdoorSwimming
One swimmer overdid it today and had to be helped into the changing room and helped to get dressed - she'll be fine but it is quite scary
#OutdoorSwimming
Even if your kids are enrolled in swimming lessons take the opportunity to get some extra practice in through the holidays. Make it fun, play some games with them!
Children and teens’ risk of drowning doubles during the school holidays, compared to term time.
Regular lessons have paused – but your kids should still practise their swimming this summer
Children and teens’ risk of drowning doubles during the school holidays, compared to term time.
theconversation.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Even if your kids are enrolled in swimming lessons take the opportunity to get some extra practice in through the holidays. Make it fun, play some games with them!
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Today is the anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster & a stark reminder of the dangerous conditions RNLI volunteers face whilst saving lives
The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne battled heavy seas & hurricane force winds to reach the Union Star, which was being swept towards the coast in Cornwall
The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne battled heavy seas & hurricane force winds to reach the Union Star, which was being swept towards the coast in Cornwall
December 19, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster & a stark reminder of the dangerous conditions RNLI volunteers face whilst saving lives
The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne battled heavy seas & hurricane force winds to reach the Union Star, which was being swept towards the coast in Cornwall
The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne battled heavy seas & hurricane force winds to reach the Union Star, which was being swept towards the coast in Cornwall
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Ambitious plans to secure and enhance one of the city’s much-loved green spaces for future generations have been revealed.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Ambitious plans to secure and enhance one of the city’s much-loved green spaces for future generations have been revealed.
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This is pretty funny.
November 30, 2024 at 6:32 PM
This is pretty funny.
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Hahaha!
No disrespect to Louise Haigh, but this is amazing.
For the first time ever, the UK cabinet is 100% state educated.
This milestone celebrates state education’s strength and calls us to move past privilege. Time to build a society where opportunities are earned by merit, not background.
No disrespect to Louise Haigh, but this is amazing.
For the first time ever, the UK cabinet is 100% state educated.
This milestone celebrates state education’s strength and calls us to move past privilege. Time to build a society where opportunities are earned by merit, not background.
November 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Hahaha!
No disrespect to Louise Haigh, but this is amazing.
For the first time ever, the UK cabinet is 100% state educated.
This milestone celebrates state education’s strength and calls us to move past privilege. Time to build a society where opportunities are earned by merit, not background.
No disrespect to Louise Haigh, but this is amazing.
For the first time ever, the UK cabinet is 100% state educated.
This milestone celebrates state education’s strength and calls us to move past privilege. Time to build a society where opportunities are earned by merit, not background.
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Grateful to have contributed to this fascinating study led by Dr. Liye Zou on how short exercise breaks during sitting can sharpen cognitive function and enhance brain and microvascular health.
Here's the breakdown 🧵 👇
Here's the breakdown 🧵 👇
November 25, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Grateful to have contributed to this fascinating study led by Dr. Liye Zou on how short exercise breaks during sitting can sharpen cognitive function and enhance brain and microvascular health.
Here's the breakdown 🧵 👇
Here's the breakdown 🧵 👇
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Keep in mind ➡️ Cycling 🚲 is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities(!)👇👇
theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...
theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...
November 23, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Keep in mind ➡️ Cycling 🚲 is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities(!)👇👇
theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...
theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...
Post a movie gif from the year you were born
November 23, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Post a movie gif from the year you were born
Don’t often get the bus as I tend to ride but the weather is a bit too much with the kids on the back. £8 for an adult and 2 kids to go 4.5miles is outrageous. parking is £3.40. No wonder the roads in Exeter are packed full of cars driving to and from town. @exetercouncil.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Don’t often get the bus as I tend to ride but the weather is a bit too much with the kids on the back. £8 for an adult and 2 kids to go 4.5miles is outrageous. parking is £3.40. No wonder the roads in Exeter are packed full of cars driving to and from town. @exetercouncil.bsky.social
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Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers
Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers
A new law is forcing water companies to make pollution data readily accessible to the general public - but it doesn’t go far enough.
dlvr.it
November 22, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers
Beautiful Devon
A 5am start, lots of scraping ice on the car, a drive through torrential rain (wondering if I'd wasted my time), giving up on plan A when I found the roads too slippery with snow, and a rush to the top of Haytor (Plan B) for sunrise. Definitely worth it in the end!
#dartmoor #snow #photography
#dartmoor #snow #photography
November 21, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Beautiful Devon
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Hey #Packers fam!! 👋 Re-upping this starter pack, it’s nearly full! 💚💛 its also been updated w/ Feeds to track all gameday skeets 😁 (thanks @aaronwilliamsaudio.com!!)
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November 15, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Hey #Packers fam!! 👋 Re-upping this starter pack, it’s nearly full! 💚💛 its also been updated w/ Feeds to track all gameday skeets 😁 (thanks @aaronwilliamsaudio.com!!)
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Wow. I had no idea on BlueSky you can enable external media so you can watch YouTube videos on this platform. It overcomes the problem of only being able to upload 60 seconds of video here. It’s gets better & better
November 14, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Wow. I had no idea on BlueSky you can enable external media so you can watch YouTube videos on this platform. It overcomes the problem of only being able to upload 60 seconds of video here. It’s gets better & better
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Do we know if there's a surfing 🏄🏼♂️ starter pack?
November 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Do we know if there's a surfing 🏄🏼♂️ starter pack?
Really important that this finally happens. I’m keen to seen clean and safe both included, the current system doesn’t really consider the physical safety of place in designation.
The UK gov announces consultation on bathing water reforms, including:
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests
Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality
Defra invites the public, community and environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to share views on modernising bathing water regulations.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Really important that this finally happens. I’m keen to seen clean and safe both included, the current system doesn’t really consider the physical safety of place in designation.
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The UK gov announces consultation on bathing water reforms, including:
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests
Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality
Defra invites the public, community and environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to share views on modernising bathing water regulations.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2024 at 7:50 AM
The UK gov announces consultation on bathing water reforms, including:
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests
- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests