Chris Hall

Slough Town Girls Crowned National League Trust U11s Cup Regional Champions Slough Town’s girls team enjoyed a fantastic day of success at the National League Trust U11s Cup London Regional Finals.

🏆 Regional Champions!

Slough Town’s girls team delivered a fantastic performance at the National League Trust U11s Cup Regional Finals.

The team now progresses to the Southern semi-finals, one step closer to the dream of playing at Wembley.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/Hm5K50Yq3Nr

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Book Group The last Thursday of every month was Book Group,
when the books would gather together to discuss Brian. “It’s no fun here any more,” remarked Bleak House, glumly.
“Why doesn’t he read us?” whined the Grapes of Wrath. “It makes me so angry!” 
“I’m sure he only bought me so he can show me off to his friends,”
complained Ulysses, in a stream of self-consciousness. “I bet he can’t even remember my name, The Idiot,”
muttered a voice from the Russian literature section.
“That’s because he avoids you like The Plague,” said another.
“C’est vrai!” came a cry. “It is like I do not exist.” “Let’s not give up on him yet.” It was Brave New World.
After some Persuasion, they agreed to give him one last chance.
“Be quiet!” cried Waiting for Godot with Great Expectations.
“Here he comes now!” Brian entered the room, with his phone.
He sat down and watched some videos of baby pandas falling over.
After an hour or so, he started googling cats dressed as celebrities. On the shelf, the books waited with uncracked spines,
their silence speaking volumes. Brian Bilston

In celebration of World Book Day, here’s a poem called ‘Book Group’.

Castle poking out through trees on a sunny morning

Can you spot the #castle through the trees?

Image of women with speech bubble with question mark. Caption states IHR Library Survey. Open now, closes 10 April. Give your thoughts and help us secure future funding! More details in caption.

The IHR Library 2026 survey is now open and closes Friday 10 April! 😊

Do you have any feedback, comments or suggestions about the IHR Library? If so, please fill out our annual survey here: forms.office.com/e/BjwVZYhsc5.

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

Aiming to win three points in SL2 this afternoon 💪

See you at Arbour Park later, Rebels!

Get prepared for your visit: ow.ly/Nlvk50Yn0o7

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A round-up of all the key information ahead of your trip to Arbour Park tomorrow, as we take on Dover Athetic in National League South.

👉 https://ow.ly/tzbC50Yn0ob

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Agape YouTube video by nofalselemmas

4 years of suffering for the people of #Ukraine :-( "Slava Ukraini!"
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Gravestone of Daniel James

Board outlining the life of Daniel James

A very local 'pilgrimage' to the grave of Daniel James, who wrote Calon Lan. He used to frequent the King's Head pub and if you bought him a pint, he would write you a poem.

It’s the ‘Battle of the Rebels’ down in Worthing this afternoon 💪

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Daffodils in the rain

It may be wet and miserable outside but there are signs of #spring

Give up ignorance for Lent! Go to the Library and be tempted by awesome books for 40 days! Great for puns "The Librarian Lent me this book!"

Give up ignorance for #Lent! Go to the #Library and be tempted by awesome books for 40 days!

Great for puns "The Librarian Lent me this book!"

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The first page of the programme for the conference reads as follows: Rhagflaenir gan Ddarlith Goffa Henry Loyn, 24 Ebrill 2026 Preceded by the Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture, 24 April 2026 16:45: Derbyniad / Reception (Oriel Viriamu Jones, Prif Adeilad / Viriamu Jones Gallery, Main Building) 17:30: Darlith Goffa Henry Loyn / Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture (Darlithfa Wallace, Prif Adeilad / Wallace Lecture Theatre, Main Building) Yr Athro / Professor John Hines: ''Pentref diffaith' neu 'Dasgwedd': golygion ar y safle hanesyddol ac archeolegol yn Cosmeston, Bro Morgannwg’ / ‘'Deserted Village' or 'Taskscape': perceptions of the historical and archaeological site at Cosmeston, Vale of Glamorgan’ Saturday 25 April / Dydd Sadwrn 25 Ebrill All sessions will be held in the Glamorgan Building (Committee Room 1). Cynhelir pob sesiwn yn Adeilad Morgannwg (Ystafell Bwyllgor 1). 9.30-10:00 Welcome and Coffee / Croeso a Choffi 10:00-12:00 Session 1 / Sesiwn 1 Thomas Clancy, ‘What's the Commotion? Sound, Structure and Sense in Ystoria Gereint uab Erbin’ Natalia Petrovskaia, ‘“Revisiting the “Cauldron Story”: Some Implications of Fractal Structures in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi’ Kit Treadwell, ‘A widowed countess owns the castle’: Positions of Widows in Medieval Welsh Literature’ Jessica Shales, ‘The Arthur of the Welsh?’ 12:00-13:00 Lunch / Cinio 13:00-14.30 Session 2 / Sesiwn 2 Russell O Riagain, ‘The Welsh kingdoms and the Scandianvian diaspora, c.AD790–1110’ Buffy Revell, ‘Economy, Diet and Status: New perspectives on human:animal relations in medieval Wales’ Gwen Jones-Edwards, ‘Yr Hen Ogledd: Cyfarfyddiad y Gymraeg a’r Aeleg ar lannau’r Clud, ac olion y cyfarfyddiad hwnnw yn y ganrif rhwng 1150 -1250' (*‘The Old North: The meeting of Welsh and Gaelic on the banks of the Clyde and its traces in the century 1150-1250')

The second page of the programme reads as follows: 4.45 - 16.15 Session 3 / Sesiwn 3 Jenny Day, 'O ‘Gaerau Ffwg’ i ‘Dir Meigion’: hunaniaethau’r Gororau ym marddoniaeth Gutun Owain' (*‘From ‘Caerau Ffwg’ to ‘Tir Meigion’: Marcher Identities in the Poetry of Gutun Owain’) Gruffudd Antur, ‘Gutun Owain: ailystyried ei lawysgrifau a thymor ei oes' (*‘Gutun Owain: Reconsidering his manuscripts and lifespan’) Adam Chapman, ‘Negotiating the bounds of Personal Authority in the 15th century March: Edward IV and William Herbert through the eyes of Hywel Dafi and Guto'r Glyn’ 16.15-17:00 SSMLL Annual Meeting / Cyfarfod Blynyddol SSMLL 17:00-18:00 SSMLL Keynote Lecture / Darlith Gyweirnod SSMLL Professor/ Yr Athro Helen Fulton, ‘Political Poetry in the Wars of the Roses: Constructing Marcher Lordship in Welsh, English, and French’ Sunday 26 April / Dydd Sul 26 Ebrill 9:00-11:00 Session 4 / Sesiwn 4 Scott Lloyd, ‘From Tref to Cantref: Mapping Medieval Welsh Boundaries for the Digital Age’ Elissa Chiariotti, ‘The Rubricators of the Hendregadredd Manuscript (NLW MS 6680B)’ Pietro Giusteri, ‘A Digital Scholarly Edition of the Liber Commonei: Work in Progress' Makenzie Marshall, ‘The Missing Dark Dragon: An Exploration of the Modified ‘Prophecy of the Eagle’ in Peniarth 27ii’ 11:00-11.30 Coffee / Coffi 11.30-13:00 Session 5 / Sesiwn 5 Rhiannon Jones, ‘Courtly Love Codes for a Poet’s Politics: A Re-examination of ‘Rhieingerdd Efa ferch Madog ap Maredudd’ by Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr’ Josh Coulthard, ‘ “Boen ar Gymry beunydd”: The Political Worlds of the Uchelwyr in Fourteenth-Century Wales and Beyond' Philip Hume, ‘Cherchez la Mère (‘shulde Roger Mortimer [d.1282] of right have been Prince of Wales’?)’

The third page of the conference programme reads as follows: 1-2 Cinio / Lunch 2-3.30 Session 6 / Sesiwn 6 Luciana Cordo Russo, ‘Crusade discourse and epic elements in Kedymdeithyas Amlyn ac Amic' Peter McIntosh, ‘The Hidden Queen: Do the Hereford Gospels hold a clue to a lost queen of Wales?’ Brigid Ehrmantraut, ‘Geoffrey of Monmouth, Gerald of Wales, and the Ruins of Caerleon Revisited’ * Papers in Welsh with simultaneous English translation. / Papurau yn Gymraeg gyda chyfieithu ar y pryd i'r Saesneg. To register for the conference today, visit mediumaevum.org.uk/events/medieval-wales Registration closes on 20 April I gofrestru ar gyfer y gynhadledd, ewch i mediumaevum.org.uk/events/medieval-wales Bydd cofrestru'n cau ar 20 Ebrill. The prices for attendance are then given as a table. In person attendance for members is £50, while online attendance is £10. In person attendance for non-members is £60, while online attendance is £15. In person attendance for students is £20, while online attendance is free.

The full programme for the SSMLL Annual Conference 2026, Medieval Wales, is now available!

Join us 25-26 April at @cardiffuni.bsky.social and online for two days of research exploring the languages and literature of medieval Wales.

@trinahall101.bsky.social Not as good as Ozzie?

Two signs on a fence. Once says no dogs the other days keep dogs under control.

Controlled dogs or no dogs? Not confusing at all.

Oystermouth Castle viewed from a distance on winter's day

Always good to see a #castle when out for a walk on #Gower

Pebble beach with the sun on the water on a winter's day.

Nice spot for lunch on my weekend walk on #Gower

Early signs #Spring today

Plenty of water on today's #morningwalk

It's three wins on the bounce for the Rebels!

Ruben Shakpoke with the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute takes Slough up to the 14th in the Enterprise National League South table. 📈

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Two hours to kickoff 👊

Get tickets here and benefit from a discount on our gate prices: ow.ly/Rhts50Ybfsv

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Book review: Holy Places: How pilgrimage changed the world by Kathryn Hurlock Sally Welch on pilgrims’ significant footprint

"This is a grown-up read. It will make you look again at the act of pilgrimage."
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We’re back on the road today, taking on Maidstone United at Gallagher Stadium 👊

Let’s keep this momentum going, Rebels!

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This year's H.M. Chadwick Lecture is being given by Prof. Barry Lewis on 19th March with the title 'The flourishing of vernacular literature in the Wales of Llywelyn the Great'. #Skystorians #HanesCymru

The Zoom registration link is here:

Back on the road this Saturday with a trip to Kent 👊

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Four years ago today! How time flies... @adamthomaswalton.bsky.social described it as “Utterly beautiful.” Thanks Adam :-) nofalselemmas.bandcamp.com/album/transi...

𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 goals, 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 points.

A perfect day for the Rebels as they add to their half time lead with goals from Tyrese Dyce and Harvey Walker. A double from Wiktor Makowski, from the penalty spot, and a Basil Tuma goal had Slough 3-0 up at the break.

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Nor quite Senate House but impressive nonetheless. South of the river as well.

Join me (and other very special guests) on 4-6 March to explore historic townscapes and urban buildings in history.

We'll be looking at architecture, urban development and the ways in which we as researchers can use resources like planning and historic protection as tools for historical work. 🗃️

Get behind the boys in amber and blue this afternoon 💪

We’re back at Arbour Park and tickets are available here with an online discount: ow.ly/jlRj50Y64Wn

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