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Jturner
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Writer, CFer and mischief-maker. Loves food, travel, rugby, cycling and my very annoying border terrier.
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Another day out cycling and another wonderful wee interlude watching otters on the Water of Leith.
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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One of the many wonderful benefits of traversing Edinburgh by bike. Time to stop and appreciate the wildlife. 🦦 🚲
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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CAN YOU HELP 🫶
October 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Taken a day to process but that was a fantastic final day of a truly fantastic tournament. 🌹 Sitting in front of the entire Scotland team drinking and cheering on friends was an added bonus.
The England women rugby team lift the world cup trophy in a packed stadium
September 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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These are the flags that make me proud. Two flags, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to stand out in the pissing rain to support an amazing Women's Rugby World Cup. #EngvSco #RugbyWorldCup
September 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Interesting article on BBC News about the lack of a public strategy from the SRU for how to build on the RWC success and limelight, among other things

BBC News - 'Scots undervalued and tired but eye England upset'
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Women's Rugby World Cup: 'Scots undervalued and tired but eye England upset'
Former Scotland captain Lisa Martin welcomes a change of head coach and says there remains discontent among the current players as they look to make history against England at the Women's Rugby World ...
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September 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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A couple of fellow wanderers up the Fells tonight.
August 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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As a Scotland fan that ranks up there with the best games I've seen in a Scotland shirt. Absolutely destroyed my voice chanting. Regret nothing. #ScoVWal #RugbyWorldCup
August 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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'My Favourite Bike Ride' ... #SpokesComp 2025

😍 Spread the joy!
😉 Become famous
🤩 .. and win one of our amazing prizes

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Spokes 2025 competition, intro to the post #SpokesComp 2025 : My Favourite Bike Ride For our 2025 summer competition we’d like to hear about your favourite local bike ride, in Edinburgh and/or the Lothians. It may be a leisure ride, or your daily commute or perhaps the school ‘run’ with your kids. In judging the competition, we want to know not just the route itself but, most of all, why this ride is so special to you. Hopefully your entry will entice or inspire other people to get on their bike and try the same or something similar. So that the competition does not require technical skills, judging will be based on written entries. Your route should be fairly easy to describe, without too many intricate instructions, frequent turnings, etc. Photos and/or a sketch can be included and often help, but are not essential. You can also include electronic mapping if you wish, but this will not be included in the judging. canal towpath photos from our previous competition The incredible prizes! ... PRIZES Top prizewinner gets first choice of prizes, and so on till all prizes allocated. Runner-up entries which don’t win a prize will get to choose a free Spokes map or buff Museum of Scottish Railways (Bo’Ness) Family annual pass to the extensive museum Bo’Ness & Kinneil Steam Railway Family ticket for one return trip Ember Bus [takes 2 bikes] £50 bus tickets credit Edinburgh Bicycle £50 Edinburgh Bicycle voucher Camera Obscura Family ticket Cameo Picturehouse Tickets for 2 Laidback Bikes Recumbent tour or cargobike hire Harts Cyclery One-week ebike hire Edinburgh Festival of Cycling Urban Arrow Cargo-bike day hire Lanterne Rouge bike cafe, Gifford £20 voucher Lanterne Rouge bike cafe, Gifford Blue/white no-plastic Africap from Sierra Leone Spokes £1000 voucher* towards cargo-bike purchase Spokes £200 voucher* towards e-bike purchase Spokes Set of all 4 Spokes maps RUNNERS-UP Spokes map or Edinburgh map-buff countryside photos from previous competitin
June 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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edi.bike
This morning we've delivered an Open Letter, co-authored with Spokes, to the City Chambers - addressing the delays and deferrals of decisions on the East Area ‘Travelling Safely’ schemes, in London Rd, Willowbrae, Duddingston and beyond.

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Five white A4 envelopes are spread out across the black cover of a front-loading cargo bike, under the pillared stone arches of the City Chambers quad in Edinburgh. The envelopes are marked with 'URGENT' and the logos of Spokes, the Lothian Cycle campaign, and edi.bike
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Heads up to any Edinburgh cyclists using the CCWEL section from Haymarket to Roseburn today - lots of broken glass across the route as of around 1130AM @edi.bike
August 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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edi.bike
🚲 edi.bike | issue 103 | 28th July '25
In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:

Council to ‘Soft Launch’ Bike Hire in August, Win Tickets to ‘CADEL: Lungs on Legs’ Fringe Show, events, community updates, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-103-28th-july-25/
A close look at a black asphalt path, pebbled with white stone flecks, at the centre of which is a painted blue roundel featuring an icon of a bike and a person holding a child’s hand, denoting the area as a shared space for both. The edges of grey tactile paving tiles peek into the image from the bottom.
July 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Australia score a try #Lions #AusvLio
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July 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Sweet eye-watering beauty in Scotland's bonnie wee training top. My eyes have never felt so alive. @scottishrugbyblog.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Someone at the British and Irish Lions should put props in charge of brand comms. Between the fated 'Ellis Bealham' podcast and the continuing Schoeman in Wonderland interviews they've struck gold. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
British and Irish Lions 2025: Pierre Schoeman on life with the Lions
Prop Pierre Schoeman talks about his fellow Lions looseheads and the close bond that has formed between them over cups of tea.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Sci-fi safety concerns...
June 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Granton Gasholder in Edinburgh is a braw place to visit by bike on a sunny evening. 🚲 ☀️
May 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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We’re one of 50 organisations publishing a Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026: Thriving Places, Healthier Communities, and Saving Lives. It calls on all parties to support commitments on long-term investment, infrastructure, public transport and safer streets: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Front page of 'A Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026', featuring the logos of 50 signatory organisations. The cover features images of people walking and cycling, with the subtitle: "Thriving places, healthier communities, and saving lives". A full list of signatory organisations and more information about the manifesto can be found via the associated link in this post.
May 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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london.gov.uk
Only 100 days to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off.

With record-breaking ticket sales for the tournament, I’m delighted that London will be playing host to the final at Twickenham.
Women's Rugby World Cup graphic - 100 days to go
May 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Been waiting to drop this amazing donation for the Genre for Trans charity auction! @pnh.nielsenhayden.com kindly dug this up from his archive: one of the very first bound galleys of The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, prob 1/600, intact spine, never been read. www.32auctions.com/organization...
The Eye of the World (rare galley proof)
Auction item 'The Eye of the World (rare galley proof)' hosted online at 32auctions.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Just hanging out on a Friday night, watching a herd of Springboks strolling past #EdiVSha #URC
April 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Scotland fans watching a team being refereed by Hollie Davidson #Womenssixnations #W6N #IrevFra
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March 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Scotland have become one of the most fascinating teams in women's rugby over the last few years, building in confidence and results year on year. With a World Cup on the horizon, we dug into how Scotland are slowly evolving and what players to watch...
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So what can we expect from Scotland? | Women's Six Nations 2025
YouTube video by More Squidge Rugby
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March 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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As someone with a disability but is lucky enough to be fit for work, despite the tough and tiring days, it's infuriating to see a government i voted for take the approach of reducing support for the most vulnerable rather than introducing progressive taxes that encourage a fairer society.
March 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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All the insanity of Trump aside, I'm glad I'm not the guy at FIFA in charge of organising the jointly held Mexico-USA-Canada World Cup in 2026 🤣 #Awkward
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March 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM