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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 4h

There's even an official @bcpcouncil.bsky.social link they could use if they felt so inclined to communicate with residents on all matters great and small.
bcpprojects.net/baiter-parks...

Baiter Park's new skatepark - help finalise the design! - BCP Projects

Help shape the new skatepark for Baiter. The initial concept designs are done - now Maverick are asking for your help to finalise the design ...

bcpprojects.net

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 7h

Something your local councillor probably won't tell you about #1,201 ...
New #BaiterPark #Skatepark questionnaire.
@bcpcouncil.bsky.social #Maverick #Poole #CommunityGroup
www.maverickskateparks.co.uk/baiter?fbcli...

Baiter Skatepark Questionnaire

We’re working with BCP Council to transform the outdated skatepark at Baiter Park, creating an exciting new facility shaped by the community who will use it.

www.maverickskateparks.co.uk

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8h

I have signed this @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social petition calling the Gov't to fund a nationwide nature-rich river corridor because #rivers and #water are a vital component in the sustainability of the #environment #farming and #communities everywhere.👇
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Provide funding for a nationwide, nature-rich river corridor network.

Support farmers and landowners to make space for water with more, easily accessible funding schemes. We call on government to commit to providing financial incentives to help farmers create & maintain...

petition.parliament.uk

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 1d

Great news but the next step is to define "as soon as possible."

Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 1d

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 2d

If you watched Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles and wasn't inspired to get out & about in your local area and discover what it has to offer then you have no soul!
#Nature #Wildlife
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles - Series 1: 1. Spring

Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin spends the spring revealing hidden natural spectacles across the UK. Badgers, adders and nightingales offer memorable and intimate encounters.

www.bbc.co.uk

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like a brilliant way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
#Nature #Dorset

Mya Bambrick @myabambrick.bsky.social · 2d

Announcing an exciting new event 🤩

🌿 Be the Future of Nature’s Recovery in Dorset & Beyond
📍 Bournemouth Uni
🗓️ Sat 22 Nov 1–6pm

A free @btobirds.bsky.social x @bournemouthuni.bsky.social conference with Megan McCubbin, Paul Morton, Katiana Saleiko & more! 🙌🏻

More info👉🏻 www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 2d

A lovely #nature walk in #Poole on Tuesday 14th October at 9.30am -12.30pm, in partnership with The #Parks Foundation and #Birds of BARI.
For Bookings - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/moor-to-sh...

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 3d

Jeremy Clarkson has had to to kill his first calf after a TB outbreak, despite bragging he’d already “shot all the badgers.”
It seems that the real problem isn’t #Badgers.
It’s a broken testing system.
#StopTheCull 🦡
@neilduncanjordan.bsky.social @jessicatoale.bsky.social @tomhayesmp.bsky.social

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 3d

#Learning, #Nature & #Wildlife #Conservation - sounds like great #Fun way to spend a few hours to me.

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 3d

Are you 14-18 years old and interested in learning more about nature and wildlife conservation? Join our free monthly Young Voices Workshops! Our next session, autumn meadows and apple pressing, takes place Tuesday 14 October. 🍁 Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4o8yTkT ~ Jack

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 4d

PPC Dorset has seen reports that throw "juicy bones to the mainstream media and *certain social media individuals* who only have one thing in mind, which is their own 'clicks' or their own popularity".

I can't possibly imagine which #Creekmoor Cllr he had in mind. 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vigilante groups in Bournemouth criticised by PCC

David Sidwick said vigilante groups were providing fuel for mainstream and social media to tarnish the town.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 4d

On World Mental Health Day, it’s vital we break the stigma and keep the conversation going. Support is out there but knowing where to start can be hard.
Charities like Mind offer excellent advice and guidance for anyone struggling.
You can find their resources here: www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-...

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 5d

Talking of #wildlife and #Poole Harbour here's a reminder of the ongoing work to clean up our waterways happening here in #Dorset 👇

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 5d

Restoring natural water flows at Tadnoll & Winfrith nature reserve will turn drained farmland into thriving wetlands. 🌿 In our latest blog, discover how this project is boosting wildlife, cleaning water for Poole Harbour, and building climate resilience. bit.ly/46HGAsl ~ Jack
📷 Sarah Williams

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Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill @zero-hour.bsky.social · 5d

🗓️ On 27 November, top UK experts will brief MPs and leaders from business, culture, faith and the media on the escalating climate and nature crisis.

📍 Is your MP attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social? Use the postcode checker at www.nebriefing.org to check—and if not, email them to ask.

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

www.nebriefing.org

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 5d

Of course I've now been informed that at the age of 73 I'm too *YOUNG* for the #covid jab.

Not been told that for about 55 years!

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 14d

Current data may not indicate that these variants lead to more severe illness than other variants in circulation but being of a certain age with underlying health issue I'm playing it safe & have booked both my #flu & #covid jabs. 💉💉
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/25/s...

Should we be worried about the current COVID-19 variants?

As we enter autumn, rates of respiratory illnesses start to rise and people ask how the most common current lineages - or groups of genetically similar viruses - compare to previous COVID-19 variants.

ukhsa.blog.gov.uk

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 6d

Booked up for the #Dominion at the #Pavilion 😏 in #Bournemouth to see @profaliceroberts.bsky.social but even before I go thanks to her I now know what hypocausts are!

Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I’m back on tour with my new book DOMINATION this week - travelling to Bradford, Sheffield, Newcastle, Hull & Northampton. Expect plenty of monasteries, basilicas, hypocausts as I explore the end of the western Roman Empire and why it’s still relevant today!

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 6d

There's more to #Poole #Museum than 'old stuff', its "about #people, #stories & #treasures that don't have to be rare, they don't have to be significant to everybody it's about the deeper meaning connected to those objects."
#Community #Culture #Heritage
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bethan's Rock: Beloved exhibit returns to revamped Poole Museum

The museum said Bethan's

www.bbc.co.uk

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 7d

Not all heroes wear capes but they do need our support to save #Dorset waterways for #wildlife and the #environment we all love and enjoy.

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 7d

💧 Will you help protect Dorset's Water for Wildlife? 💧

Less than 15% of Dorset's rivers are in good condition, and 90% of the UK’s wetlands have disappeared in the last 100 years.

Water for Wildlife 👉 bit.ly/4o6j126

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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 7d

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering > Read the full statement here
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/sc...

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather events caused by fossil fuels and climate change pose significant risks to health and our health service. Any plans to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act a...

ukhealthalliance.org

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 7d

Bloody windmills!
#Trump #Badenoch #GreenEnergy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 7d

No surprise as #BCP Councillor Duane Farr continues to fill up his political party bingo card ... #Labour #UKIP #Tory #Reform.
news.bournemouthone.com/83901/

Two Conservative councillors join Reform UK in BCP

Two Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councillors have left the Conservatives to join Reform UK. Cameron Adams and Duane Farr are now the first Reform members on the council. Their defection comes o...

news.bournemouthone.com

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 8d

Perhaps #Labour MP's need to check their own decision making when it comes to holding the Labour Government to account, they stand up for residents only when it falls inline with the Whips Office.
#WinterFuelAllowance #BenefitCuts #EmployersNIrise etc..
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2551747...

'Standing up for residents and holding the council accountable'

As your elected representative in Parliament, listening and acting in your best interests drives what I do. That should be the case for local…

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 9d

Perhaps not something you'd expect to see from many #PremierLeague Managers but here's 🍒🍒
@afcbournemouth.bsky.social 🍒🍒 Boss Andoni Iraola on the touchline at a #MerleyFC young girls game.
#grassrootsfootball #Inspiration

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 11d

Some great work going on here on the #River #Frome in #Dorset 👏👏

Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 12d

Dorset’s River Frome is a precious chalk stream under pressure – but a new collaborative restoration project is paving the way for a healthier, more resilient river. Read more from Amanda Broom, River Catchment Manager 👉 bit.ly/48cFGFu ~ Jack
📷 Amanda Broom

Dorset Wild Rivers: The Frome Headwaters | Dorset Wildlife Trust

The River Frome in Dorset, England’s most westerly major chalk stream, faces multiple pressures including pollution, climate impacts, and historic channel changes, all of which affect its ecological…

bit.ly

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 12d

Well knock me down with a wet feather!
This 👇 despite what the regular naysayers tell me apparently #Bournemouth seems to be thriving.
news.bournemouthone.com/83820/

Bournemouth businesses thrive after busy summer season

Businesses in Bournemouth say this summer has been a success, with more than ten million visits made to the town centre between June and August. New shops and restaurants have opened, while establishe...

news.bournemouthone.com

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tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 12d

Brilliant, more evidence that a #Football Club like
@afcbournemouth.bsky.social 🍒🍒 is about more than just Football, it's about #community.
news.bournemouthone.com/83806/

AFC Bournemouth donation supports families across Dorset

AFC Bournemouth has donated almost five thousand pounds to Home-Start Wessex as part of its two-year charity partnership. The money is part of nearly nineteen thousand pounds shared between four local...

news.bournemouthone.com