Richard Salmon
@rasalmon.bsky.social
Trains (restoration thereof, esp. woodworking) and Choral singing (tenor).
Trustee of 5 Charities/organisations - that surely makes me "economically active", even if unpaid!
Retired research engineer/colour scientist.
Trustee of 5 Charities/organisations - that surely makes me "economically active", even if unpaid!
Retired research engineer/colour scientist.
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Our next Concert:
Saturday 15 November: Handel's MESSIAH
7.30pm at St. Mary's Church, Reigate (RH2 7RN)
Reigate & Redhill Choral Society is excited to present, for the first time in a decade, Handel's classical favourite, MESSIAH.
Tickets available online via www.rrcs.org.uk
Saturday 15 November: Handel's MESSIAH
7.30pm at St. Mary's Church, Reigate (RH2 7RN)
Reigate & Redhill Choral Society is excited to present, for the first time in a decade, Handel's classical favourite, MESSIAH.
Tickets available online via www.rrcs.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our next Concert:
Saturday 15 November: Handel's MESSIAH
7.30pm at St. Mary's Church, Reigate (RH2 7RN)
Reigate & Redhill Choral Society is excited to present, for the first time in a decade, Handel's classical favourite, MESSIAH.
Tickets available online via www.rrcs.org.uk
Saturday 15 November: Handel's MESSIAH
7.30pm at St. Mary's Church, Reigate (RH2 7RN)
Reigate & Redhill Choral Society is excited to present, for the first time in a decade, Handel's classical favourite, MESSIAH.
Tickets available online via www.rrcs.org.uk
Am glad I’m not the only research scientist to come up with their best ideas in the shower!
I listened today to Desert Island Discs with Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu. It was great to hear somebody talk so honestly about the excitement and the pain of doing scientific research, the highs and the lows. Great stuff, and the music, of course www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist - BBC Sounds
Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Am glad I’m not the only research scientist to come up with their best ideas in the shower!
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Composers! This is going to be a wonderful project.
We are hiring up to six composers in London, Manchester and Nottingham for Reimagining the Classics, a bold and innovative project celebrating the rich heritage of opera by exploring its relevance to today’s world. Apply by Monday 24 March.
streetwiseopera.org/vacancy/reim...
streetwiseopera.org/vacancy/reim...
Vacancy: Reimagining the Classics Composers
Streetwise Opera will commission up to six composers for this project, across the three regions we work in: London, Nottingham and Manchester.
streetwiseopera.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Composers! This is going to be a wonderful project.
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This is a complete and utter scandal. It will be an outrage if the university that made me redundant can profit financially from my publications. I always thought publishing prolifically would be the thing that saved me. Turns out they can have my publications without paying me.
Yet another scandal brewing within UK Higher Ed: universities can get research money for everyone they've sacked. Big ghost fleets of lecturers who don't exist will be launched into the next Research Excellence Framework. Unis will laugh and cash in (1/2). englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is a complete and utter scandal. It will be an outrage if the university that made me redundant can profit financially from my publications. I always thought publishing prolifically would be the thing that saved me. Turns out they can have my publications without paying me.
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🔈 Calling musicians in Cardiff!
Musicians, students and alumni will be gathering tomorrow in a mass protest against the proposed plan to close Cardiff University School of Music
✊ Every young person in Wales should have the chance to benefit from arts education
Musicians, students and alumni will be gathering tomorrow in a mass protest against the proposed plan to close Cardiff University School of Music
✊ Every young person in Wales should have the chance to benefit from arts education
www.theMU.org.uk
February 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🔈 Calling musicians in Cardiff!
Musicians, students and alumni will be gathering tomorrow in a mass protest against the proposed plan to close Cardiff University School of Music
✊ Every young person in Wales should have the chance to benefit from arts education
Musicians, students and alumni will be gathering tomorrow in a mass protest against the proposed plan to close Cardiff University School of Music
✊ Every young person in Wales should have the chance to benefit from arts education
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“I’ve watered down the ‘assisted dying safeguards,’ grandma”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“I’ve watered down the ‘assisted dying safeguards,’ grandma”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Hey! HEY!! Don't tell anyone but we just released more £30 tickets for our opening show #DasRheingold this Sunday at #Yorkhalla (Bethnal Green, London) there will also be a small number of £25 rush tickets on the day, but we're very nearly full don't miss it! Www.ticketsource.co.uk/regents-opera
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February 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hey! HEY!! Don't tell anyone but we just released more £30 tickets for our opening show #DasRheingold this Sunday at #Yorkhalla (Bethnal Green, London) there will also be a small number of £25 rush tickets on the day, but we're very nearly full don't miss it! Www.ticketsource.co.uk/regents-opera
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Station bosses: "We can't say the platform till 5 mins before departure in case ppl go to the platform early, but we'll hide departure time 3 mins before departure in case ppl go too late"
Train geeks: have a permanent RealTimeTrains tab in their phone's browser
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Train geeks: have a permanent RealTimeTrains tab in their phone's browser
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘So patronising’: rail bosses spark anger by hiding train departure times
Scheme aimed at stopping platform dashes sees schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Station bosses: "We can't say the platform till 5 mins before departure in case ppl go to the platform early, but we'll hide departure time 3 mins before departure in case ppl go too late"
Train geeks: have a permanent RealTimeTrains tab in their phone's browser
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Train geeks: have a permanent RealTimeTrains tab in their phone's browser
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The new UK eurostar terminal in Amsterdam opens on Monday. Direct trains to London return. Sneak preview here ⬇️
Vandaag mochten we de UK terminal testen op Amsterdam Centraal. Ontvangst, douanecontrole, wachtruimte en de route naar het perron. Maandag vertrekt weer de rechtstreekse Eurostar naar Londen!
#eurostar #amsterdam
#eurostar #amsterdam
February 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The new UK eurostar terminal in Amsterdam opens on Monday. Direct trains to London return. Sneak preview here ⬇️
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Tonight, Angel Blue debuts with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá in the opening concert of their 2025 season.
Full details here: https://buff.ly/4hfN84d
Full details here: https://buff.ly/4hfN84d
January 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Tonight, Angel Blue debuts with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá in the opening concert of their 2025 season.
Full details here: https://buff.ly/4hfN84d
Full details here: https://buff.ly/4hfN84d
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We are thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for the 2025 #RPSAwards in the Impact category for our Re:Discover Festival, along with the amazing Ex Cathedra - Singing Medicine and @worldheartbeat.bsky.social! 🎉 Find out more at streetwiseopera.org/2025-rps-awa...
@royalphilsoc.bsky.social
@royalphilsoc.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We are thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for the 2025 #RPSAwards in the Impact category for our Re:Discover Festival, along with the amazing Ex Cathedra - Singing Medicine and @worldheartbeat.bsky.social! 🎉 Find out more at streetwiseopera.org/2025-rps-awa...
@royalphilsoc.bsky.social
@royalphilsoc.bsky.social
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Horsted Keynes, Bluebell Railway, 6.5.1989
#HorstedKeynes #BluebellRailway #HeritageRailway
#1980s
A chance encounter at Horsted Keynes, the North London tank is working an engineering train, back when the Bluebell was 100% steam worked and not connected to the Network.
#HorstedKeynes #BluebellRailway #HeritageRailway
#1980s
A chance encounter at Horsted Keynes, the North London tank is working an engineering train, back when the Bluebell was 100% steam worked and not connected to the Network.
January 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Horsted Keynes, Bluebell Railway, 6.5.1989
#HorstedKeynes #BluebellRailway #HeritageRailway
#1980s
A chance encounter at Horsted Keynes, the North London tank is working an engineering train, back when the Bluebell was 100% steam worked and not connected to the Network.
#HorstedKeynes #BluebellRailway #HeritageRailway
#1980s
A chance encounter at Horsted Keynes, the North London tank is working an engineering train, back when the Bluebell was 100% steam worked and not connected to the Network.
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SNCF Réseau orders lower emission steel rails https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/sncf-reseau-orders-lower-emission-steel-rails/68200.article
SNCF Réseau orders lower emission steel rails
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has awarded Hayange-based Saarstahl Rail a €1bn contract to supply rail rolled from steel which sister company Saarstahl Ascoval will produce using an electric arc furnace in Saint-Saulve. Along with the use of recycled steel this is expected to cut CO2 ...
www.railwaygazette.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
SNCF Réseau orders lower emission steel rails https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/sncf-reseau-orders-lower-emission-steel-rails/68200.article
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Thanks to @yolandabrown for the shout out on Magic Classical @scalaradiouk 📻 for our concert this coming Saturday at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square.
Tickets...
tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
Tickets...
tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
January 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Thanks to @yolandabrown for the shout out on Magic Classical @scalaradiouk 📻 for our concert this coming Saturday at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square.
Tickets...
tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
Tickets...
tinyurl.com/CEFCWorldOWo...
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People in the UK, if you have a problem with the likes of Elon Musk
donating £100,000 to the Reform Party, please sign this Parliamentary Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations, and please share it widely
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
donating £100,000 to the Reform Party, please sign this Parliamentary Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations, and please share it widely
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to:
Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies).
Cap all donations ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
People in the UK, if you have a problem with the likes of Elon Musk
donating £100,000 to the Reform Party, please sign this Parliamentary Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations, and please share it widely
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
donating £100,000 to the Reform Party, please sign this Parliamentary Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations, and please share it widely
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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One year ago. A sight we thought we’d never see again! Celebrating great work by @gordon3417.bsky.social who care for this unit on behalf of the bluebell. Please donate to help 3417 achieve even greater things this year!!
#BSMRGUK #TMRGUK #BritishRail
#BSMRGUK #TMRGUK #BritishRail
January 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One year ago. A sight we thought we’d never see again! Celebrating great work by @gordon3417.bsky.social who care for this unit on behalf of the bluebell. Please donate to help 3417 achieve even greater things this year!!
#BSMRGUK #TMRGUK #BritishRail
#BSMRGUK #TMRGUK #BritishRail
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As part of our follow up on misogyny in the music industry, we're hearing from:
Laura Snapes | Black Lives in Music | Lucy Cox | Independent Society of Musicians | @wearethemu.bsky.social | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.
Laura Snapes | Black Lives in Music | Lucy Cox | Independent Society of Musicians | @wearethemu.bsky.social | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
As part of our follow up on misogyny in the music industry, we're hearing from:
Laura Snapes | Black Lives in Music | Lucy Cox | Independent Society of Musicians | @wearethemu.bsky.social | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.
Laura Snapes | Black Lives in Music | Lucy Cox | Independent Society of Musicians | @wearethemu.bsky.social | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.
Amazing to think it was a year ago! It had been a huge effort to get it to Waterloo in January, and still more to make it fit to carry passengers on the Bluebell Railway last September. Further maintenance and enhancement work is currently in progress to prepare it for several outings this year.
1 year since @gordon3417.bsky.social returned to Waterloo after many years of restoration. #GordonPettitt
January 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Amazing to think it was a year ago! It had been a huge effort to get it to Waterloo in January, and still more to make it fit to carry passengers on the Bluebell Railway last September. Further maintenance and enhancement work is currently in progress to prepare it for several outings this year.
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To mark
#HolocaustRemembranceDay, here's my website on Jewish Viennese pianist & Clara Schumann student Emilie Goldberger (1858–1942)–teacher of Émile Zuckerkandl–, whom I rediscovered by chance in February 2023 & whose life I was able to (roughly) reconstruct.
goldberger.susanne-wosnitzka.de/en/
#HolocaustRemembranceDay, here's my website on Jewish Viennese pianist & Clara Schumann student Emilie Goldberger (1858–1942)–teacher of Émile Zuckerkandl–, whom I rediscovered by chance in February 2023 & whose life I was able to (roughly) reconstruct.
goldberger.susanne-wosnitzka.de/en/
Emilie Goldberger - MEMORY OF A JEWISH PIANIST FROM VIENNA
goldberger.susanne-wosnitzka.de
January 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
To mark
#HolocaustRemembranceDay, here's my website on Jewish Viennese pianist & Clara Schumann student Emilie Goldberger (1858–1942)–teacher of Émile Zuckerkandl–, whom I rediscovered by chance in February 2023 & whose life I was able to (roughly) reconstruct.
goldberger.susanne-wosnitzka.de/en/
#HolocaustRemembranceDay, here's my website on Jewish Viennese pianist & Clara Schumann student Emilie Goldberger (1858–1942)–teacher of Émile Zuckerkandl–, whom I rediscovered by chance in February 2023 & whose life I was able to (roughly) reconstruct.
goldberger.susanne-wosnitzka.de/en/
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Have you ever wondered what happens at the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, over Winter, when the trains aren't running?
We take an exclusive behind the scenes tour at Woody Bay showing what it takes to get the railway ready for the 2025 season.
youtu.be/lAbd4JoxKXM
We take an exclusive behind the scenes tour at Woody Bay showing what it takes to get the railway ready for the 2025 season.
youtu.be/lAbd4JoxKXM
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Steam on the Moor: Episode 13: What we do in Winter
YouTube video by Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Have you ever wondered what happens at the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, over Winter, when the trains aren't running?
We take an exclusive behind the scenes tour at Woody Bay showing what it takes to get the railway ready for the 2025 season.
youtu.be/lAbd4JoxKXM
We take an exclusive behind the scenes tour at Woody Bay showing what it takes to get the railway ready for the 2025 season.
youtu.be/lAbd4JoxKXM
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During our open rehearsal on Tuesday we were joined by this beautiful Peacock butterfly. It took great interest in the music we were rehearsing (Britten's St. Nicholas)!
If you're interested in singing with us, just flutter in to next Tuesday's rehearsal! More details here: rrcs.org.uk
If you're interested in singing with us, just flutter in to next Tuesday's rehearsal! More details here: rrcs.org.uk
January 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
During our open rehearsal on Tuesday we were joined by this beautiful Peacock butterfly. It took great interest in the music we were rehearsing (Britten's St. Nicholas)!
If you're interested in singing with us, just flutter in to next Tuesday's rehearsal! More details here: rrcs.org.uk
If you're interested in singing with us, just flutter in to next Tuesday's rehearsal! More details here: rrcs.org.uk
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“Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)” with the CWU Chamber Choir, John Michel & Gary Weidenaar.
January 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)” with the CWU Chamber Choir, John Michel & Gary Weidenaar.
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Eleven children singing Choral #Evensong with the adults tonight. Three months ago, that would have been unexpected. Two years ago it would have been a dream. Four years ago it would have been inconceivable. Just do it. Bit by bit. You can rebuild children’s involvement in church #music. Keep on.
January 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
January 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
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✈️ The ability to travel and work freely and easily in the UK is essential for musicians
Thanks to #ESNS25 for a vital panel on the ongoing barriers for artists and engagers in the UK and EU, featuring MU Head of International Dave Webster
We've won the argument, now it's time to fix the problem ✊
Thanks to #ESNS25 for a vital panel on the ongoing barriers for artists and engagers in the UK and EU, featuring MU Head of International Dave Webster
We've won the argument, now it's time to fix the problem ✊
January 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
✈️ The ability to travel and work freely and easily in the UK is essential for musicians
Thanks to #ESNS25 for a vital panel on the ongoing barriers for artists and engagers in the UK and EU, featuring MU Head of International Dave Webster
We've won the argument, now it's time to fix the problem ✊
Thanks to #ESNS25 for a vital panel on the ongoing barriers for artists and engagers in the UK and EU, featuring MU Head of International Dave Webster
We've won the argument, now it's time to fix the problem ✊