Neil Bellingham
@neilbellingham.bsky.social
Classical Singer | Physics & Maths tutor http://dorkingtutor.co.uk/ | Digital comms @stbrides.com | Increasingly green: policy advocacy @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & volunteer Surrey Wildlife Trust | #Hedgelaying
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Get ready for Christmas at one of our many carol services which begin this coming #AdventSunday with a traditional service of #AdventCarols.
Details of all events on our website → www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#ad...
Details of all events on our website → www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#ad...
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Get ready for Christmas at one of our many carol services which begin this coming #AdventSunday with a traditional service of #AdventCarols.
Details of all events on our website → www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#ad...
Details of all events on our website → www.stbrides.com/whats-on/#ad...
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Three Remembrance anthems for #choralevensong including Guest's setting of "For the fallen", the famous poem by Binyon:
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Three Remembrance anthems for #choralevensong including Guest's setting of "For the fallen", the famous poem by Binyon:
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
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Registration is open for the "#Journalists_Service: Conflict & Calling" on Tues 11 Nov here at the #Journalists_Church as we gather to honour those of all faiths and none who strive to bring us the news.
#JournalismisNotaCrime
Details & registration → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journalist...
#JournalismisNotaCrime
Details & registration → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journalist...
Journalists' Commemorative Service 2025: Conflict and Calling
A service to remember journalists, photographers, audiovisual-crew & support staff who have died on the frontline
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Registration is open for the "#Journalists_Service: Conflict & Calling" on Tues 11 Nov here at the #Journalists_Church as we gather to honour those of all faiths and none who strive to bring us the news.
#JournalismisNotaCrime
Details & registration → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journalist...
#JournalismisNotaCrime
Details & registration → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journalist...
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As the names of loved ones who have died are read aloud, candles are lit on the altar, then #stbrideschoir sings Allegri's sublime "Miserere".
#allsouls #allsoulsservice
#allsouls #allsoulsservice
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
As the names of loved ones who have died are read aloud, candles are lit on the altar, then #stbrideschoir sings Allegri's sublime "Miserere".
#allsouls #allsoulsservice
#allsouls #allsoulsservice
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Great piece on the Welsh government’s 20mph policy by @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea!
Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong
willhaywardwales.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Great piece on the Welsh government’s 20mph policy by @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”
Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.
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"Greater love hath no man than this" was written by John Ireland in 1912 and soon gained a special national resonance as casualties from WW1 grew.
It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day.
#ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul
It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day.
#ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul
June 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Greater love hath no man than this" was written by John Ireland in 1912 and soon gained a special national resonance as casualties from WW1 grew.
It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day.
#ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul
It sets text from both St Peter and St Paul so is the perfect anthem for their joint feast day.
#ChoralEvensong #StPeterStPaul
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record
* For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025)
* In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
* For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025)
* In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
June 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record
* For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025)
* In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
* For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025)
* In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
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Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
May 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
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#ChoralEvensong this Sunday is the last chance to hear the glorious tenor voice of Thomas Herford before he leaves the choir after 17 years.
Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.
Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.
May 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#ChoralEvensong this Sunday is the last chance to hear the glorious tenor voice of Thomas Herford before he leaves the choir after 17 years.
Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.
Tom's beautiful singing will be sorely missed, as will his warm and generous friendship to all at St Bride's, especially his #stbrideschoir colleagues.
Before the Election Labour promised to restore nature. A year in & they are leading a charge against the natural world. Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/...
Fix the Planning Bill NOW!
Before the General Election Labour promised to restore nature. Less than a year in, and the new Chancellor is leading a charge against the natural world
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill AND ...
wtru.st
May 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Before the Election Labour promised to restore nature. A year in & they are leading a charge against the natural world. Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/...
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83% of the British public wants the government to do MORE to tackle the climate crisis
Remember that when you hear Farage and Badenoch opposing net zero and claiming to be tribunes of the people - they’re really just doing the fossil fuel industry’s bidding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Remember that when you hear Farage and Badenoch opposing net zero and claiming to be tribunes of the people - they’re really just doing the fossil fuel industry’s bidding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?
Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
83% of the British public wants the government to do MORE to tackle the climate crisis
Remember that when you hear Farage and Badenoch opposing net zero and claiming to be tribunes of the people - they’re really just doing the fossil fuel industry’s bidding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Remember that when you hear Farage and Badenoch opposing net zero and claiming to be tribunes of the people - they’re really just doing the fossil fuel industry’s bidding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Join us for our #MaundyThursday service tomorrow, recalling the #LastSupper.
The name derives from the Latin 'mandatum' (commandment). Jesus told the apostles to love & serve one another. This symbolic service sets the stage for the desperate events of #GoodFriday
www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
The name derives from the Latin 'mandatum' (commandment). Jesus told the apostles to love & serve one another. This symbolic service sets the stage for the desperate events of #GoodFriday
www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars – St Bride's Church
Thu 17th April, 6pm – Maundy Thursday Choral Eucharist, a service full of symbolism, setting the scene for the events of Good Friday
www.stbrides.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Join us for our #MaundyThursday service tomorrow, recalling the #LastSupper.
The name derives from the Latin 'mandatum' (commandment). Jesus told the apostles to love & serve one another. This symbolic service sets the stage for the desperate events of #GoodFriday
www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
The name derives from the Latin 'mandatum' (commandment). Jesus told the apostles to love & serve one another. This symbolic service sets the stage for the desperate events of #GoodFriday
www.stbrides.com/events/maund...
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For the Government to stay on the CCC’s least-cost pathway to net zero, heat pumps will need to fully displace the gas boiler market by 2035 – some 1.5 million installations per year.
But the UK installed fewer than 100,000 heat pumps in 2024; not enough to stay on track for climate targets.
But the UK installed fewer than 100,000 heat pumps in 2024; not enough to stay on track for climate targets.
April 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For the Government to stay on the CCC’s least-cost pathway to net zero, heat pumps will need to fully displace the gas boiler market by 2035 – some 1.5 million installations per year.
But the UK installed fewer than 100,000 heat pumps in 2024; not enough to stay on track for climate targets.
But the UK installed fewer than 100,000 heat pumps in 2024; not enough to stay on track for climate targets.
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🦇 Make your garden a bat haven. This lovely illustration featured in the Spring 2024 issue of our membership magazine Bat News.
You can find more tips on how to make your garden bat friendly here: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...
And info about membership here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
You can find more tips on how to make your garden bat friendly here: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...
And info about membership here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
April 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🦇 Make your garden a bat haven. This lovely illustration featured in the Spring 2024 issue of our membership magazine Bat News.
You can find more tips on how to make your garden bat friendly here: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...
And info about membership here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
You can find more tips on how to make your garden bat friendly here: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...
And info about membership here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
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85,000 signatures for our ban driven grouse shooting petition – thank you 🙏
Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️
Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️
April 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
85,000 signatures for our ban driven grouse shooting petition – thank you 🙏
Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️
Only 15K more to go to trigger a Parliamentary debate. Please keep signing and sharing govpetition.uk/p/700036 ✍️
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Walton's wrote his moving setting of Phineas Fletcher's poem "A Litany" aged just 15. It begins:
"Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace"
Perfect for #choralevensong with #StBridesChoir this #PassionSunday at 5:30pm.
"Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace"
Perfect for #choralevensong with #StBridesChoir this #PassionSunday at 5:30pm.
April 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Walton's wrote his moving setting of Phineas Fletcher's poem "A Litany" aged just 15. It begins:
"Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace"
Perfect for #choralevensong with #StBridesChoir this #PassionSunday at 5:30pm.
"Drop, drop, slow tears,
And bathe those beauteous feet
Which brought from Heaven
The news and Prince of Peace"
Perfect for #choralevensong with #StBridesChoir this #PassionSunday at 5:30pm.
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We have TWO new podcast episodes!
In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.
In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social
🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/
In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.
In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social
🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/
March 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We have TWO new podcast episodes!
In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.
In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social
🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/
In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.
In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social
🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/
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We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
March 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
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Our new report sets our the practical steps needed to turn the findings of the 2021 Dasgupta Review into action, including mandated reporting on nature impacts, expanding GDP to account for nature and incentivising nature finance.
Coverage in the @the-independent.com from @rebeccasc.bsky.social 👇
Coverage in the @the-independent.com from @rebeccasc.bsky.social 👇
Require firms to report their impact on nature, Government urged
Green Alliance is calling on ministers to set a timeline for mandatory nature reporting by companies.
www.independent.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Our new report sets our the practical steps needed to turn the findings of the 2021 Dasgupta Review into action, including mandated reporting on nature impacts, expanding GDP to account for nature and incentivising nature finance.
Coverage in the @the-independent.com from @rebeccasc.bsky.social 👇
Coverage in the @the-independent.com from @rebeccasc.bsky.social 👇
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A cathartic blast of indignation at all the ways Kemi Badenoch is wrong about net zero.
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/44...
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/44...
Kemi Badenoch is wrong - Net zero by 2050 is difficult, it's not impossible
The Tory leader has just torched the political consensus on ambitious climate action - the electoral calculus is likely to prove as deeply flawed as the economic analysis behind the move
www.businessgreen.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A cathartic blast of indignation at all the ways Kemi Badenoch is wrong about net zero.
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/44...
www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/44...
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Labour's Sarah Jones MP responded last month to warnings from leading scientists that UK carbon capture plans are a dangerous mistake.
Sarah's reply ignores one of the scientists' key concerns, and frankly, is very misleading.
My analysis + an appeal to @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social🧵👇
Letter at end
Sarah's reply ignores one of the scientists' key concerns, and frankly, is very misleading.
My analysis + an appeal to @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social🧵👇
Letter at end
March 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Labour's Sarah Jones MP responded last month to warnings from leading scientists that UK carbon capture plans are a dangerous mistake.
Sarah's reply ignores one of the scientists' key concerns, and frankly, is very misleading.
My analysis + an appeal to @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social🧵👇
Letter at end
Sarah's reply ignores one of the scientists' key concerns, and frankly, is very misleading.
My analysis + an appeal to @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social🧵👇
Letter at end
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Happy #NationalJuniperDay! Juniper is one of our three native conifers and is of course used to flavour gin! #JuniperDay
www.plantlife.org.uk/plants-and-f...
www.plantlife.org.uk/plants-and-f...
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy #NationalJuniperDay! Juniper is one of our three native conifers and is of course used to flavour gin! #JuniperDay
www.plantlife.org.uk/plants-and-f...
www.plantlife.org.uk/plants-and-f...
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🚗🌬️ New data shows combustion engine car sales peaked in 2018.
Separate research found the cost of EV batteries have crossed a “tipping point” that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/electri...
Separate research found the cost of EV batteries have crossed a “tipping point” that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/electri...
Global sales of combustion engine cars have already peaked
Cost of EV batteries have crossed ‘tipping point’ that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles
www.independent.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚗🌬️ New data shows combustion engine car sales peaked in 2018.
Separate research found the cost of EV batteries have crossed a “tipping point” that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/electri...
Separate research found the cost of EV batteries have crossed a “tipping point” that makes manufacturing them cheaper than fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/electri...
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Why is there no person or team at Defra working specifically on grasslands, when they cover at least 40% of England?🚨
In an open letter, we're calling on the UK Gov to urgently address this & fully realise the value of grasslands now🌱
Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
In an open letter, we're calling on the UK Gov to urgently address this & fully realise the value of grasslands now🌱
Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
February 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why is there no person or team at Defra working specifically on grasslands, when they cover at least 40% of England?🚨
In an open letter, we're calling on the UK Gov to urgently address this & fully realise the value of grasslands now🌱
Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...
In an open letter, we're calling on the UK Gov to urgently address this & fully realise the value of grasslands now🌱
Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...