Jeremy Benson
@jembenson.bsky.social
Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC 🦊, England⚽️🏏, walks, photos, words (no politics); husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
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Bits and pieces: some recommendations.
Bits and pieces
I started a new job a few weeks ago and have started making more use of LinkedIn, the professional networking platform.
jembenson.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Bits and pieces: some recommendations.
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Fascinating story of how two rediscovered organ works by JS Bach were authenticated.
‘An inner duty’: the 35-year quest to bring Bach’s lost organ works to light
Musicologist Peter Wollny chanced upon the manuscripts in 1992 and authenticating them took half of his lifetime
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Fascinating story of how two rediscovered organ works by JS Bach were authenticated.
Late stroll. A new skip has moved in with its own guard-cone. Rain carefully paints a border round each lying leaf. Every surface of a glittering car boasts its own version of a streetlight. I jump aside as a menacing hedge makes a serrated edge-shadow on the pavement.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Late stroll. A new skip has moved in with its own guard-cone. Rain carefully paints a border round each lying leaf. Every surface of a glittering car boasts its own version of a streetlight. I jump aside as a menacing hedge makes a serrated edge-shadow on the pavement.
I discover that the KP sells wine in cans and….I confess I’m kind of intrigued.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I discover that the KP sells wine in cans and….I confess I’m kind of intrigued.
Matchday. Lunchtime kick-off v the Blades. We may be in 15th, which is bad, but our opponents are in 22nd, which is worse. And our defence is somewhat injury-ravaged. So I’m not expecting much quality, but as long as there’s enough to get us a goal or two and a win, I’ll be happyish by 3pm. #LCFC 🦊💙
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Matchday. Lunchtime kick-off v the Blades. We may be in 15th, which is bad, but our opponents are in 22nd, which is worse. And our defence is somewhat injury-ravaged. So I’m not expecting much quality, but as long as there’s enough to get us a goal or two and a win, I’ll be happyish by 3pm. #LCFC 🦊💙
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
Late stroll. The cold air moulds itself fondly to my face. The pavements are wetly ready for an overnight visit from the icewoman, and a day fast a-slip. Soft orange light on a clump of trees creates a tableau of mystery and meaning. The bridge steps sparkle at my feet.
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Late stroll. The cold air moulds itself fondly to my face. The pavements are wetly ready for an overnight visit from the icewoman, and a day fast a-slip. Soft orange light on a clump of trees creates a tableau of mystery and meaning. The bridge steps sparkle at my feet.
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Looking east from the early morning train: the cold fields skim by, chilled by frost and mist suspended above the river, while the pink-tinged waking sky silhouettes fleeting trees. It is a scene of calm, evocative anticipation, now lost forever way behind me.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Looking east from the early morning train: the cold fields skim by, chilled by frost and mist suspended above the river, while the pink-tinged waking sky silhouettes fleeting trees. It is a scene of calm, evocative anticipation, now lost forever way behind me.
Late stroll, through a November cold-embrace. A lone birthday balloon celebrating age 6, or 9, or maybe 96. Tyremarks swerve out of a drive purposefully. The longshadows of headlights scraping over leaves. A rail replacement bus rumbles trainily. The moon’s haze-halo.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Late stroll, through a November cold-embrace. A lone birthday balloon celebrating age 6, or 9, or maybe 96. Tyremarks swerve out of a drive purposefully. The longshadows of headlights scraping over leaves. A rail replacement bus rumbles trainily. The moon’s haze-halo.
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Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Somni
Bursting with dynamism, the fusion ensemble reunite with the Metropole Orkest for the first time since their last collaboration ten years ago.
www.prestomusic.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
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Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
itiner-e
itiner-e.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
Late stroll. There are now three sentries by the gate: the changing of the bin? An aeroplane has left a scar in the night sky. The dog collar’s red lights bound around in the dark park. A row of large electric candles winds along the path, and I might be on a giant’s cake.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Late stroll. There are now three sentries by the gate: the changing of the bin? An aeroplane has left a scar in the night sky. The dog collar’s red lights bound around in the dark park. A row of large electric candles winds along the path, and I might be on a giant’s cake.
Late stroll. A plump half-moon lights the snaking, silvery footpath up the hill. The ghosts of leaves make a fading patterned carpet. Two bins guard a garden gate: rubbish sentries. A For Sale sign has grown overnight on the verge, like a rare species of mushroom.
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Late stroll. A plump half-moon lights the snaking, silvery footpath up the hill. The ghosts of leaves make a fading patterned carpet. Two bins guard a garden gate: rubbish sentries. A For Sale sign has grown overnight on the verge, like a rare species of mushroom.
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
itiner-e
itiner-e.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Somni
Bursting with dynamism, the fusion ensemble reunite with the Metropole Orkest for the first time since their last collaboration ten years ago.
www.prestomusic.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.