Tom Canning
@tomcanning83.bsky.social
Ex Newsroom traveller & Youtube Ed at Reach PLC. Co-founder of Bracknell Ale Festival & Football in Berkshire. Football tourist.
Thoroughly enjoyed meeting Dev in the summer while hosting Wokingham Town’s 150th anniversary evening. A shame it’s come to this, football is ingrained in him. Feet up I hope, but I’d not be surprised to see him pop up in some capacity elsewhere.
BREAKING 🚨 Berkshires longest serving manager Alan Devonshire to step down at Maidenhead United ⤵️ footballinberkshire.co.uk/news/club-ne...
Alan Devonshire to step down at Maidenhead United
Berkshire’s longest serving manager has stepped down
footballinberkshire.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed meeting Dev in the summer while hosting Wokingham Town’s 150th anniversary evening. A shame it’s come to this, football is ingrained in him. Feet up I hope, but I’d not be surprised to see him pop up in some capacity elsewhere.
I've been doing these Shopping live blogs for five or six weeks now, and leading up to Black Friday is likely to be hectic to say the least.
They're a lot of fun to write, and I'm enjoying finding different ways to frame stuff. www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
They're a lot of fun to write, and I'm enjoying finding different ways to frame stuff. www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Black Friday sales 2025: Dates and great deals - LIVE
Live updates with huge pre-Black Friday 2025 sales and major high street brands launching 'lowest ever' deals
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've been doing these Shopping live blogs for five or six weeks now, and leading up to Black Friday is likely to be hectic to say the least.
They're a lot of fun to write, and I'm enjoying finding different ways to frame stuff. www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
They're a lot of fun to write, and I'm enjoying finding different ways to frame stuff. www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Thought I’d start early with the Christmas movies..
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thought I’d start early with the Christmas movies..
Not sure what I’ve done, but suddenly have new followers.
Oh boy are you going to be disappointed.
Oh boy are you going to be disappointed.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Not sure what I’ve done, but suddenly have new followers.
Oh boy are you going to be disappointed.
Oh boy are you going to be disappointed.
As a joke, when my daughter puts her school polo shirt on and the collar sticks up I started to say she looks like Eric Cantona.
Now she’s asking questions, can sing Ooh Ahh, Cantona and it’s only a matter of time before she asks about his team.
Worried I’ve created a Manchester United fan.
Now she’s asking questions, can sing Ooh Ahh, Cantona and it’s only a matter of time before she asks about his team.
Worried I’ve created a Manchester United fan.
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
As a joke, when my daughter puts her school polo shirt on and the collar sticks up I started to say she looks like Eric Cantona.
Now she’s asking questions, can sing Ooh Ahh, Cantona and it’s only a matter of time before she asks about his team.
Worried I’ve created a Manchester United fan.
Now she’s asking questions, can sing Ooh Ahh, Cantona and it’s only a matter of time before she asks about his team.
Worried I’ve created a Manchester United fan.
I met Phil in the summer and had a good chat. That breadth of experience up and down the game is going to be absolutely vital.
Also worth clicking the link to find the podcast episode on how he became an NFL kicker.
Also worth clicking the link to find the podcast episode on how he became an NFL kicker.
Experience with Crystal Palace in the Premier League, and a player in Non-League with Wokingham Town, Phil Alexander is now the permanent CEO of the National League.
Full story: https://bit.ly/3Kba3Ct
Full story: https://bit.ly/3Kba3Ct
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I met Phil in the summer and had a good chat. That breadth of experience up and down the game is going to be absolutely vital.
Also worth clicking the link to find the podcast episode on how he became an NFL kicker.
Also worth clicking the link to find the podcast episode on how he became an NFL kicker.
Crikey, Government actually doing something good and remembering to tell people. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown
Touts – and ordinary consumers – will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they purchased ticket
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Crikey, Government actually doing something good and remembering to tell people. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Was it Captain Turbot?
It’s 12 November, so it’s time to mark the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale of Oregon, an attempt to clear a cetacean carcass from a beach which prompted one reporter to say “The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds”
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Was it Captain Turbot?
Bermuda or Kingstonian in late November? Seems an obvious choice!
Binfield games postponed due to World Cup Qualifiers call-ups
A trio of Moles will represent Bermuda in the next international break.
footballinberkshire.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Bermuda or Kingstonian in late November? Seems an obvious choice!
Reposted by Tom Canning
This might be of interest to a few people
The Boring Fund: Small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups who just need a bit of help to pay for boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 November
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund
The Boring Fund: Small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups who just need a bit of help to pay for boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 November
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund
Boring Fund | Christina Poulton
Applications now open!
£200 grants available for small charities, CICs and voluntary groups towards some of those boring but hard-to-fund costs.
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This might be of interest to a few people
The Boring Fund: Small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups who just need a bit of help to pay for boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 November
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund
The Boring Fund: Small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups who just need a bit of help to pay for boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 November
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund
I freelance and someone at one of the businesses I work with revealed yesterday their uncle was a very culturally significant 90s musician and songwriter.
Nobody at the business knew this either.
So, in the interests of curiosity, are you related to anyone famous?
Nobody at the business knew this either.
So, in the interests of curiosity, are you related to anyone famous?
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I freelance and someone at one of the businesses I work with revealed yesterday their uncle was a very culturally significant 90s musician and songwriter.
Nobody at the business knew this either.
So, in the interests of curiosity, are you related to anyone famous?
Nobody at the business knew this either.
So, in the interests of curiosity, are you related to anyone famous?
Please Google Timmy Mallett Wide Awake Club immediately.
if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
THEY USED TO CALL US WOKE
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Please Google Timmy Mallett Wide Awake Club immediately.
Reposted by Tom Canning
Imagine not being able to jump straight on Twitter after that goal 😬😬😬
This is the first time Slough Town have progressed further in the FA Cup than Reading since 82/83. They lost in the Second Round to Bishops Stortford.
Highlights on MotD, there’s a tackle in here that’d have TwitterRefs frothing! youtu.be/Ww03Aox0GK0?...
Highlights on MotD, there’s a tackle in here that’d have TwitterRefs frothing! youtu.be/Ww03Aox0GK0?...
Bishops Stortford vs. Slough Town - Lyndon Lynch's FA Cup Hat Trick
YouTube video by Trevor Lyman
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Imagine not being able to jump straight on Twitter after that goal 😬😬😬
Come to think of it, perhaps it was a metaphor.
So glad the stories of my childhood prepared me for the regularity with which I’d be stuck on a desert island.
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Come to think of it, perhaps it was a metaphor.
So glad the stories of my childhood prepared me for the regularity with which I’d be stuck on a desert island.
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So glad the stories of my childhood prepared me for the regularity with which I’d be stuck on a desert island.
I am genuinely really pleased by this news. I think he is treated poorly despite all the highs he gave England fans and would be on a hiding to nothing wherever he went.
He seems a decent, sensible bloke with a platform, and boy could we use a few of those.
He seems a decent, sensible bloke with a platform, and boy could we use a few of those.
Gareth Southgate reveals he is not looking for return to football management
Gareth Southgate reveals he is not looking for return to football management
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Hard to recreate ‘higher calling’ of England job, he says
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Southgate trying to ‘make a difference’ in other areas
Sir Gareth Southgate says he is not looking for a return to football management, saying it would be hard to recreate the “higher calling” he found as England’s manager.
Southgate indicated he intends to focus on working with young people and helping to counter the “negative narrative” he says is found in the country. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I am genuinely really pleased by this news. I think he is treated poorly despite all the highs he gave England fans and would be on a hiding to nothing wherever he went.
He seems a decent, sensible bloke with a platform, and boy could we use a few of those.
He seems a decent, sensible bloke with a platform, and boy could we use a few of those.
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
I'm doing some work for Reach at the moment which means I have access to Chartbeat again. For ego reasons, I have it set to my name and I always enjoy when an old piece surfaces.
The @apiln.bsky.social book was great! www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
The @apiln.bsky.social book was great! www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
A book full of angry people in local newspapers is about to launch
The popular Angry People in Local Newspapers Facebook page is about to debut in book form
www.bristolpost.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I'm doing some work for Reach at the moment which means I have access to Chartbeat again. For ego reasons, I have it set to my name and I always enjoy when an old piece surfaces.
The @apiln.bsky.social book was great! www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
The @apiln.bsky.social book was great! www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
I'm running the Mirror's shopping live blog today, and I've decided it's tech hour (or two).
Gadgets, gizmos and sleep aids to make you feel good. Check it out - and let me know your favourite bit of tech. www.mirror.co.uk/money/shoppi...
Gadgets, gizmos and sleep aids to make you feel good. Check it out - and let me know your favourite bit of tech. www.mirror.co.uk/money/shoppi...
Decathlon's bike trade-in, Amazon and cosy Dunelm bargains
Our shopping experts are scouring the stores for brilliant bargains and great deals to treat yourself
www.mirror.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm running the Mirror's shopping live blog today, and I've decided it's tech hour (or two).
Gadgets, gizmos and sleep aids to make you feel good. Check it out - and let me know your favourite bit of tech. www.mirror.co.uk/money/shoppi...
Gadgets, gizmos and sleep aids to make you feel good. Check it out - and let me know your favourite bit of tech. www.mirror.co.uk/money/shoppi...
Bon Jovi ticket day lads. Apologies if I don’t reply quickly, I’m busy 😂
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Bon Jovi ticket day lads. Apologies if I don’t reply quickly, I’m busy 😂
Not a funny story but..
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Not a funny story but..
Reposted by Tom Canning
Thoughts and prayers with homeowners in one part of Maidenhead.
Nobody needs that.
Wonder if they'll change it.
Nobody needs that.
Wonder if they'll change it.
October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thoughts and prayers with homeowners in one part of Maidenhead.
Nobody needs that.
Wonder if they'll change it.
Nobody needs that.
Wonder if they'll change it.
Nominations appreciated.
Football in Berkshire is 10 in March. We'd love to celebrate with a nomination for the FSA awards. It would mean an awful lot to us.
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nominations appreciated.
Reposted by Tom Canning
Football in Berkshire is 10 in March. We'd love to celebrate with a nomination for the FSA awards. It would mean an awful lot to us.
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Football in Berkshire is 10 in March. We'd love to celebrate with a nomination for the FSA awards. It would mean an awful lot to us.
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd
There's a specific non-league award (#12) we're aiming for.
The nomination form is here: https://bit.ly/4nWIjAd