Here’s what Kenneth Grahame has to say about solitary walking: “a touch of lunacy in action will open magic doors to rare and unforgettable experiences”. I’ve put the full essay online here for the first time: andrewchapman.info/the-fellow-tha… #hookland @BritUnofficial

I’ve just come across this really lovely 1930s/1940s film footage of Oxfordshire countryside and beyond: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/yank-abroad-vi… (love the way the cyclist belts past the policeman on the wrong side of the road)

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The daily walk brings happy surprises: today I was given an interesting book of medical journalism by the man who is credited with coining the word ‘vaping’ (in 1983).

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@seamusmccauley @DarienGS Sir Christopher Chataway, Chichester, where sadly there has only been a non-Conservative for one year (1923, Liberal) since 18bloody37

@Willfindswords Just read this – fantastic stuff! Love the way you’ve done it.

RT @Willfindswords: I’ve spent weeks down the rabbit hole of research to piece this story together. It’s a fascinating tale that raises so…