David Gledhill
@gledbach.bsky.social
Last year, I did of lot of walking in the Pyrenees
This year, I am doing a lot of writing about walking in the Pyrenees
I find I am going the long way round & keep getting lost.
I will get there. One day.
This year, I am doing a lot of writing about walking in the Pyrenees
I find I am going the long way round & keep getting lost.
I will get there. One day.
He was after more tha the bottle of Bass Ale.
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
He was after more tha the bottle of Bass Ale.
Reposted by David Gledhill
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
It is still hanging on as building..
www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/save-sp...
www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/save-sp...
Save Spring Hill Library!
Spring Hill Library has been a vital community hub for the people of Ladywood and Hockley since 1893. This majestic Victorian marvel is a reminder of how fantastic community spaces can be. But it’s at...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It is still hanging on as building..
www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/save-sp...
www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/save-sp...
The 'inverted ziggurat' I had to write a History of Architecture essay about for my Art A-level. Research in the library, write-up in the Old Contemptibles.
I passed.
Sad it has gone.
I passed.
Sad it has gone.
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The 'inverted ziggurat' I had to write a History of Architecture essay about for my Art A-level. Research in the library, write-up in the Old Contemptibles.
I passed.
Sad it has gone.
I passed.
Sad it has gone.
Sorry, but whenever I hear the words 'finest malts' I can't stop thinking of this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGR...
The advert was on every Sunday during Star Soccer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGR...
The advert was on every Sunday during Star Soccer.
Davenports original TV Ad from the 70's, Beer at home.
YouTube video by Davenports Brewery
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Sorry, but whenever I hear the words 'finest malts' I can't stop thinking of this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGR...
The advert was on every Sunday during Star Soccer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGR...
The advert was on every Sunday during Star Soccer.
Ha ha! That's the one.
But it was bloke saying it. My memories played a trick.
So I probably only heard it once but the line stuck, and now decades later, randomly, you've sent it to me. Delightful.
I need a Thunderbird.
But it was bloke saying it. My memories played a trick.
So I probably only heard it once but the line stuck, and now decades later, randomly, you've sent it to me. Delightful.
I need a Thunderbird.
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ha ha! That's the one.
But it was bloke saying it. My memories played a trick.
So I probably only heard it once but the line stuck, and now decades later, randomly, you've sent it to me. Delightful.
I need a Thunderbird.
But it was bloke saying it. My memories played a trick.
So I probably only heard it once but the line stuck, and now decades later, randomly, you've sent it to me. Delightful.
I need a Thunderbird.
I remember hearing one sleng teng version, probably on ragga fm, in which during the intro a girl sighed 'Oh no, not dat sleng teng riddim again'
They rinsed it, man.
They rinsed it, man.
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I remember hearing one sleng teng version, probably on ragga fm, in which during the intro a girl sighed 'Oh no, not dat sleng teng riddim again'
They rinsed it, man.
They rinsed it, man.
The text isn't even centred correctly.
Some bits are left of centre.
Some bits seem to the right.
Some bits are left of centre.
Some bits seem to the right.
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The text isn't even centred correctly.
Some bits are left of centre.
Some bits seem to the right.
Some bits are left of centre.
Some bits seem to the right.
"Play it back, Bob. Through the big speakers"
Fade out comment by one of the Campbells on an early UB40 12".
(I forget which but will check out)
Saw him as the stalwart drummer for Steve Gibbons many times too
Yup. Another one bite the dust.
Fade out comment by one of the Campbells on an early UB40 12".
(I forget which but will check out)
Saw him as the stalwart drummer for Steve Gibbons many times too
Yup. Another one bite the dust.
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Play it back, Bob. Through the big speakers"
Fade out comment by one of the Campbells on an early UB40 12".
(I forget which but will check out)
Saw him as the stalwart drummer for Steve Gibbons many times too
Yup. Another one bite the dust.
Fade out comment by one of the Campbells on an early UB40 12".
(I forget which but will check out)
Saw him as the stalwart drummer for Steve Gibbons many times too
Yup. Another one bite the dust.
Aah.
The french word galet means pebble..
often of the flat river- or sea-worn variety
The french word galet means pebble..
often of the flat river- or sea-worn variety
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Aah.
The french word galet means pebble..
often of the flat river- or sea-worn variety
The french word galet means pebble..
often of the flat river- or sea-worn variety
Oops.. Handsworth.
October 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Oops.. Handsworth.
Also, the best samosa, bhajee, pakora etc this sude if the subcontinent are to be had at Milan Sweet Centre on Soho Road.
October 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Also, the best samosa, bhajee, pakora etc this sude if the subcontinent are to be had at Milan Sweet Centre on Soho Road.
Ever trodden on a uk plug when stepping down out of the loft in (for some forgotten reason) bare feet?
But LbD world beaters
But LbD world beaters
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ever trodden on a uk plug when stepping down out of the loft in (for some forgotten reason) bare feet?
But LbD world beaters
But LbD world beaters
Dubai chocolate, Lidl (spain) Spotted yesterday afternoon in Figueres.
No I didn't.
No I didn't.
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Dubai chocolate, Lidl (spain) Spotted yesterday afternoon in Figueres.
No I didn't.
No I didn't.
Bullet up the Grand Trunk Road by Jonathan Gregson is an entertaining travelogue of crossing India on an Enfield Bullet, bringing in the historical context around the partition and the intercommunal volience.
Worth a read.
Worth a read.
September 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bullet up the Grand Trunk Road by Jonathan Gregson is an entertaining travelogue of crossing India on an Enfield Bullet, bringing in the historical context around the partition and the intercommunal volience.
Worth a read.
Worth a read.
It started with Thatcher.
But what was going wrong already that enabled La Vache to come to power?
And we shouldn't overlook the ownership of the press in all this
But what was going wrong already that enabled La Vache to come to power?
And we shouldn't overlook the ownership of the press in all this
August 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It started with Thatcher.
But what was going wrong already that enabled La Vache to come to power?
And we shouldn't overlook the ownership of the press in all this
But what was going wrong already that enabled La Vache to come to power?
And we shouldn't overlook the ownership of the press in all this
Hope you blagged some samosas etc from Gupta's over the road for snacking later.
July 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hope you blagged some samosas etc from Gupta's over the road for snacking later.
I have to say I am envious...
July 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I have to say I am envious...