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Simon Francis
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Work on campaigns (especially @EndFuelPoverty.bsky.social). Love coastal rowing. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam 🏳️‍🌈
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“Ich bin ein auslander”

Pop Will Eat Itself were amazing last night.

open.spotify.com/track/3rUcyC...
Image of a keyboard on stage at a gig drenched in a pink/purple light. On the front of the keyboard is a sticker saying “this machine kills fascists”. The keyboard player dressed in black with a “KLF” T-shirt walks towards the keyboard. Pop Will Eat Itself performing live on stage at La Belle Angele in Edinburgh
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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The heart rate of a @thehibees.bsky.social fan last night…
Graph showing the peaks and troughs of a heart rate reading from a Hibs fan, peaking when Bowie scored a goal and at the end of extra time.
August 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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So tired after the final days of effort… but what an amazing achievement.

13th in the World in the Men’s Open on Saturday.

Still can’t believe it.
Picture of four St Ayles skiff rowers and their cox next to their boat and Loch Ryan in the background
July 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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12th fastest in the World Championships in the Open Mix 🏅

What an amazing day!
A picture of St Ayles Skiffs lined up on Stranraer beach
July 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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16th in the World for the 40+ Men’s crew!
💙💛
July 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Racing postponed due to high winds today, so a day spent exploring Galloway!
Picture of a derelict castle above the sea
July 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Good to get out to test the water in Stranraer before the racing starts tomorrow!
#skiffieworlds #coastalrowing
July 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Final touches done, boat packed up, out of office on and ready to head to Stranraer for some #skiff racing!
A picture of a St Ayles Skiff in a boatshed having been freshly painted in blue and yellow. The place Fisherrow is painted on its side.
July 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Morning workout.

A couple of superb times in the last practices before the Worlds… we even surprised ourselves!
Picture of two oars above a calm sea.
July 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Amazing last practice session on home waters before the Worlds with these legends.
Picture of four coastal rowers in matching t shirts which display the Eskmuthe rowing club logo
June 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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One week to go til the Worlds. Here’s some of the amazing crew I’m competing with from Eskmuthe Community Rowing Club.
Crews from a St Ayles skiff behind their boat “Steedie Falconer”. The crew are pictured by Fisherrow Harbour in front of the harbour watch tower with the masts of sailing boats in the background.
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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A week today I’ll be setting the out of office and heading to Stranraer to compete in the St Ayles Skiff World Championships!

The countdown is definitely on…

www.eskmutherowingclub.org.uk/blog/79-club...
A picture of a man in glasses and a hoodie with the logo of Eskmuthe Rowing Club. He is sitting in the coxes seat of a St Ayles skiff wearing a lifejacket. In the background is another St Ayles skiff on the water with a cox and four rowers. In the picture the sun and clouds work to create an orange-pink sunset which also reflects in the sea.
June 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The @roxhillmedia.bsky.social round up today… feeling seen!
Screen shot of text which reads For a while there, being in green or woke PR must have seemed like a good gig. The message was basically this: 1) We think people should be nice to each other. 2) We’d like to save the planet along the way. This ought not to be contentious messaging, but suddenly it is.
March 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Back to reality tomorrow after a wonderful time away on our honeymoon…
Picture of a cat under a chair by a swimming pool Picture of a vulture taking off from a graffitied wall Picture of two dogs on a beach Picture of a Humboldt penguin standing on rocks
February 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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I’m on honeymoon for a few weeks… so here’s something that was recorded earlier! Watch s16e36 now on BBC iPlayer.

Take care and stay warm. See you in February.
Image of Simon Francis from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition speaking on BBC RIP Off Britain.
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Not every day your row
Is cancelled due to bomb disposal!
#coastalrowing
Royal Navy bomb disposal squad return to Fisherrow Harbour
December 28, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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Me too Pegs, me too.
A picture of a border collie with an alice band with antlers on. The dog is lying on a laminate floor with a startled, puzzled yet non plussed expression on her face.
December 25, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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This time last week! Doesn’t time fly…
Chairs set out in rows with an aisle down the middle. At the end of the aisle is an area for a couple to get married with speakers either side of it and a two framed pictures on the wall.
December 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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Dog in the snow.

Cù anns an t-sneachda.
November 23, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Ok. Let’s go back even further then. Edinburgh, part 1.
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Amazing day in Alnmouth #skiff racing against the hosts, Queensferry and Newhaven.

And a decent haul of medals at the fireside ceremony for the Eskmuthe crews!

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Two skiffs cross the finishing line of a race on the River Aln with the sunsetting behind them. A group of people gathered round fire pits waiting for a medal ceremony which is also illuminated by the harvest moon
November 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Are LNER on here yet?

Cause I want to know why a journey that costs £3.40 on ScotRail is more than £100 on their app?

(It’s the bit between East Lothian and Edinburgh…)
November 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Go all the way to Iceland for a wee break and it turns out Billy is playing!

Check out Haiver on other channels - excellent stuff.
Picture of a guitarist sat on a stool in a record shop playing music. A crowd is watching and he is surrounded by records and music memorabilia on the walls. The musician is Billy Kennedy of Haiver (and of Frightened Rabbit)
November 9, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Before the storm. Fantastic training row last night with the Eskmuthe crew.
Picture taken from the coxes seat of a skiff with the oar blades of a St Ayles skiff in the foreground, with the sun setting and Arthur’s Seat in the distance. The glow of the setting sun is reflected in the water of the Firth of Forth.
October 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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The weekend: coastal walks with an old pal and coastal rowing with some newer ones!
Picture of a beach at sunset with a dog. The sky is reflected in the shallow water on the beach. A picture of the oars of a St Ayles skiff. Other skiffs are in the background.
September 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM