Pete Cousins
@petetri.bsky.social
Triathlete (when no injuries), renewable energy fan, fights climate change. Practicing Christian (needs a lot more practice). Reads a lot (mostly SF).
Reposted by Pete Cousins
Stagecoach are introducing extra buses and extending services from today to take advantage of Oxford's temporary congestion charge. They claim faster journey times on routes from Barton, Blackbird Leys, and Kidlington, and are extending two routes to the Park & Ride at Oxford Parkway.
November 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Stagecoach are introducing extra buses and extending services from today to take advantage of Oxford's temporary congestion charge. They claim faster journey times on routes from Barton, Blackbird Leys, and Kidlington, and are extending two routes to the Park & Ride at Oxford Parkway.
I'm thinking of going on a cycling holiday to Tuscany next Easter. Any top tips? Probably go by train from the UK.
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm thinking of going on a cycling holiday to Tuscany next Easter. Any top tips? Probably go by train from the UK.
Reposted by Pete Cousins
Your October #RewildingWins are here 🍂
The weather may be getting colder here in Britain but the rewilding successes continue to hot up!
Scroll down to read all about them👇
🧵1/7
The weather may be getting colder here in Britain but the rewilding successes continue to hot up!
Scroll down to read all about them👇
🧵1/7
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Your October #RewildingWins are here 🍂
The weather may be getting colder here in Britain but the rewilding successes continue to hot up!
Scroll down to read all about them👇
🧵1/7
The weather may be getting colder here in Britain but the rewilding successes continue to hot up!
Scroll down to read all about them👇
🧵1/7
And after 3 hours of free electricity, we then had 30 minutes at 7p/kWh
October 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
And after 3 hours of free electricity, we then had 30 minutes at 7p/kWh
#FreeElectricity @OctopusEnergy
Thanks. Used as much free electricity as possible. Batteries fully charged so the rest of the day, and perhaps tomorrow will be free too!!
Thanks. Used as much free electricity as possible. Batteries fully charged so the rest of the day, and perhaps tomorrow will be free too!!
October 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#FreeElectricity @OctopusEnergy
Thanks. Used as much free electricity as possible. Batteries fully charged so the rest of the day, and perhaps tomorrow will be free too!!
Thanks. Used as much free electricity as possible. Batteries fully charged so the rest of the day, and perhaps tomorrow will be free too!!
Thanks for taking part in the 2025 London to Brighton Cycle. Your ride time is 04:18:46.
That last hill was a killer!!
Worth it to raise money for Barnado's.
www.justgiving.com/page/pete-co...
That last hill was a killer!!
Worth it to raise money for Barnado's.
www.justgiving.com/page/pete-co...
Pete's fundraiser for Barnardo's
Help Pete Cousins raise money to support Barnardo's
www.justgiving.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Thanks for taking part in the 2025 London to Brighton Cycle. Your ride time is 04:18:46.
That last hill was a killer!!
Worth it to raise money for Barnado's.
www.justgiving.com/page/pete-co...
That last hill was a killer!!
Worth it to raise money for Barnado's.
www.justgiving.com/page/pete-co...
Hey @octopus.energy !! Free electric at 2pm today, but you started charging my EV at 1-30pm! Oh well I'll charge the house battery at 2pm. Thanks for the freebie!
August 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hey @octopus.energy !! Free electric at 2pm today, but you started charging my EV at 1-30pm! Oh well I'll charge the house battery at 2pm. Thanks for the freebie!
Lovely cycle to Shaftesbury on Saturday for a swim in their fantastic heated Lido.
Lunch in the Black Cactus helped to give me the energy to cycle home.
Lunch in the Black Cactus helped to give me the energy to cycle home.
August 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lovely cycle to Shaftesbury on Saturday for a swim in their fantastic heated Lido.
Lunch in the Black Cactus helped to give me the energy to cycle home.
Lunch in the Black Cactus helped to give me the energy to cycle home.
Cycle advice needed. I've signed up for the London To Brighton ride for Barnados. Should I use my gravel bike (maybe with road tires) or my hybrid? My gravel bike will be faster, but my hybrid is more comfortable. I expect 5-6 hours of cycling!
www.londonbrightoncycle.co.uk
www.londonbrightoncycle.co.uk
London to Brighton Cycle Ride 2022
Come & Join Us On The London To Brighton Cycle Ride 11th September 2022, Support The Charity Of Your Choice By Completing This Epic 55 Mile Cycle
www.londonbrightoncycle.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Cycle advice needed. I've signed up for the London To Brighton ride for Barnados. Should I use my gravel bike (maybe with road tires) or my hybrid? My gravel bike will be faster, but my hybrid is more comfortable. I expect 5-6 hours of cycling!
www.londonbrightoncycle.co.uk
www.londonbrightoncycle.co.uk
Reposted by Pete Cousins
☀️ The UK government has just unveiled its Solar Roadmap, with plans to more than double solar capacity to 47 GW by 2030.
From rooftop plug-in panels to solar in car parks, the roadmap sets out 72 actions to scale up deployment in the sector.
Let’s turn more empty rooftops into power stations.
From rooftop plug-in panels to solar in car parks, the roadmap sets out 72 actions to scale up deployment in the sector.
Let’s turn more empty rooftops into power stations.
UK government unveils solar roadmap, outlines steps to 47 GW by 2030
The UK government has published its plan to support solar deployment to 2030 and beyond. Policies include updating the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, a safety review of plug-in solar for balco...
www.pv-magazine.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
☀️ The UK government has just unveiled its Solar Roadmap, with plans to more than double solar capacity to 47 GW by 2030.
From rooftop plug-in panels to solar in car parks, the roadmap sets out 72 actions to scale up deployment in the sector.
Let’s turn more empty rooftops into power stations.
From rooftop plug-in panels to solar in car parks, the roadmap sets out 72 actions to scale up deployment in the sector.
Let’s turn more empty rooftops into power stations.
Completed the Arundel "standard' distance Triathlon this morning. 2 hours 30 min.
Bit hilly!!! (Not the swim - the pool was lovely and warm).
Nice scenery.
Bit hilly!!! (Not the swim - the pool was lovely and warm).
Nice scenery.
May 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Completed the Arundel "standard' distance Triathlon this morning. 2 hours 30 min.
Bit hilly!!! (Not the swim - the pool was lovely and warm).
Nice scenery.
Bit hilly!!! (Not the swim - the pool was lovely and warm).
Nice scenery.
Reposted by Pete Cousins
❓How do you get Steve Reed the Environment Secretary to listen to your concerns about the private water industry?
❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗
Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she?
#Loisatthepalace
❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗
Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she?
#Loisatthepalace
May 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
❓How do you get Steve Reed the Environment Secretary to listen to your concerns about the private water industry?
❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗
Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she?
#Loisatthepalace
❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗
Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she?
#Loisatthepalace
@sarahgogreen.com I'm staying near Pontypridd South Wales for a week cycling. Any suggestions on where to g9? Cycled to Tredegar House Newport today. Thinking of cycling towards Brecon tomorrow. Had my first warm Welsh cake yesterday. Very nice!
April 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@sarahgogreen.com I'm staying near Pontypridd South Wales for a week cycling. Any suggestions on where to g9? Cycled to Tredegar House Newport today. Thinking of cycling towards Brecon tomorrow. Had my first warm Welsh cake yesterday. Very nice!
It's great that Tredegar House @nationaltrust.org.uk has got an EV charger. Please can you upgrade the cycle parking - it is on main @sustranscymru.bsky.social cycle route 4 after all? Lovely 40km cycle ride from Ynysybwl this morning through the valleys.
April 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It's great that Tredegar House @nationaltrust.org.uk has got an EV charger. Please can you upgrade the cycle parking - it is on main @sustranscymru.bsky.social cycle route 4 after all? Lovely 40km cycle ride from Ynysybwl this morning through the valleys.
Cycling in South Wales at the moment. Recommend @sustranscymru.bsky.social routes 4, and 8. But not 881. Too many barriers, signage not clear and a bridge down near Ferndale. Still navigable with a detour.
April 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Cycling in South Wales at the moment. Recommend @sustranscymru.bsky.social routes 4, and 8. But not 881. Too many barriers, signage not clear and a bridge down near Ferndale. Still navigable with a detour.
Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
Petition: Take our trains into public ownership | We Own It
The government is taking railway operators into public ownership, but the trains themselves will remain in private hands. The government must take our trains into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
What a difference on the Welsh train. Lots of space for bikes, and a strap to hold it in place!
April 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What a difference on the Welsh train. Lots of space for bikes, and a strap to hold it in place!
My Cardiff train terminated at Bristol. But an hour later and I'm on a crowded train to Cardiff. Cycle carrying provision is pitiful. Wishing I could have thought of more stuff to leave behind!!
April 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My Cardiff train terminated at Bristol. But an hour later and I'm on a crowded train to Cardiff. Cycle carrying provision is pitiful. Wishing I could have thought of more stuff to leave behind!!
Started my 3 week triathlon training adventure in Pontypridd. The first challenge is getting there on the train. No service between Newport and Cardiff due to bridge bash!! 1/3
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Started my 3 week triathlon training adventure in Pontypridd. The first challenge is getting there on the train. No service between Newport and Cardiff due to bridge bash!! 1/3
Quantum cheese - always a small probability that cheese can be found outside the container.
April 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Quantum cheese - always a small probability that cheese can be found outside the container.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If only our society wasn't so dependent on private cars for transport. My mother-in-law is all but trapped in her village due to cataracts and no frequent public transport.
If only our society wasn't so dependent on private cars for transport. My mother-in-law is all but trapped in her village due to cataracts and no frequent public transport.
Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes
Visual legal standards for motorists is
www.bbc.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If only our society wasn't so dependent on private cars for transport. My mother-in-law is all but trapped in her village due to cataracts and no frequent public transport.
If only our society wasn't so dependent on private cars for transport. My mother-in-law is all but trapped in her village due to cataracts and no frequent public transport.
Had to run some errands today. One of which required the car and the others were on the way back. Hated it - road works, finding somewhere to park (none near where I had to go), speed bumps, traffic etc.. AND it cost me £3 in parking!!!
I'd rather use my bike any day.
I'd rather use my bike any day.
April 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Had to run some errands today. One of which required the car and the others were on the way back. Hated it - road works, finding somewhere to park (none near where I had to go), speed bumps, traffic etc.. AND it cost me £3 in parking!!!
I'd rather use my bike any day.
I'd rather use my bike any day.
Reposted by Pete Cousins
🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
Reposted by Pete Cousins
1. Yesterday I wrote a thread about the dire warnings from food professionals on the state of supply chains. Comfortable folk might find it impossible to imagine an end to the current abundance. But we'd better start imagining it fast.
THIS thread is about solutions - false ones and sound ones.
THIS thread is about solutions - false ones and sound ones.
April 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
1. Yesterday I wrote a thread about the dire warnings from food professionals on the state of supply chains. Comfortable folk might find it impossible to imagine an end to the current abundance. But we'd better start imagining it fast.
THIS thread is about solutions - false ones and sound ones.
THIS thread is about solutions - false ones and sound ones.
Recently, whenever I do some intense exercise (e.g. 10k Bournemouth Bay run) my training app congratulates me on a new heart rate threshold. But I think I'm getting less fit - my heart is just having to beat faster to keep running/cycling!
March 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Recently, whenever I do some intense exercise (e.g. 10k Bournemouth Bay run) my training app congratulates me on a new heart rate threshold. But I think I'm getting less fit - my heart is just having to beat faster to keep running/cycling!