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@mumblingnerd

Love, equality and tolerance; reject hate. Humour, social media, humanism, politics, cats, chocolate and Nottingham.

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I may be an atheist, but I’m asking everyone to pray for #Trump.
Specifically, Psalm 109:8…
“Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
Thank you for your attention and participation.

11.03.2026 15:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pin on Nottingham History Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering enterprise, founded on over a century and a half of experience. Through our fully integrated offer we are delivering a single-source solution for some of...

11 March 2015 ► Roadworks were completed to make the busy A453 main road into the south of #Nottingham into a dual carriageway and, in a small ceremony, it was renamed ‘Remembrance Way’, to honour the 453 members of the UK armed forces who died in the recent war in Afghanistan.
#NottinghamHistory

11.03.2026 15:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No weirdos please…

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Events and dates in Nottingham’s history This is a slightly random assortment of dates and snippets of information about Nottingham that I’ve been collecting on and off since the early 1990s, or thereabouts. It isn’t an exhaustively res…

11 March 1996 ► The #Nottingham Evening Post changed from a broadsheet newspaper to a tabloid.
#NottinghamHistory

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19th Century Nottingham (1800 – 1899) Return to the introduction and contents page Go back to Early Modern Nottingham (1500 – 1799) 1800 Nottingham’s population was about 29,000. 1802 A fever ward was built at Nottingham General Hospit…

11 March 1811 ► The Luddite movement began after a demonstration of framework knitters in #Nottingham’s Market Place.
#NottinghamHistory

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😆

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** EXETER MATE!**

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I “detest” unnecessary quotation marks, speling erors, incorrect apostrophe’s, and the Oxford comma.

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Designer Paul Smith awarded top French honour | Paul smith, Paul smith menswear, Paul smith women British designer Paul Smith is awarded one of the highest honours in France in recognition of his ties with the country.

March 1970 ► #Nottingham Fashion designer Paul Smith opened his first shop in the city.
#NottinghamHistory

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Max, who is not supposed to be sleeping or shedding fur on the sofa without a blanket, seems very relaxed about it…

09.03.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Walked through #Nottingham’s Arboretum yesterday. Nice (presumably Victorian?) brickwork showing while the pond is drained for cleaning.

09.03.2026 16:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Roy Manterfield on Twitter | Nottingham city, Railway station, Nottingham “9 March 2004 ► The first #Nottingham Express Transit trams operated from Hucknall, through Bulwell and the city to the railway station. #NottinghamHistory”

9 March 2004 ► The first #Nottingham Express Transit trams operated from Hucknall, through Bulwell and the city to the railway station. The first tramline in the city since the old system closed in 1936.
#NottinghamHistory

09.03.2026 11:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🌈 Thank you

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I’ve been sorting through some family history files again; this is me in April 1975, designing publicity material for #Nottingham City Transport.

08.03.2026 17:14 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Just be kind.

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😂 Excellent

08.03.2026 15:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pin on Nottingham History This Pin was discovered by Roy Manterfield (MumblingNerd). Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest

8 March 1969 ► #Nottingham’s famous Black Boy Hotel, the Victorian masterpiece by local architect Watson Fothergill, finally closed its doors.
#NottinghamHistory

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Ofcom is broken. Fix it now! I just signed this open letter calling on the Government to do whatever it takes to fix it, in case you want to sign too?

#Ofcom is broken. Fix it now!
If Ofcom doesn’t think the GB News interview with Trump broke the rules, then Ofcom itself is broken.

08.03.2026 11:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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08.03.2026 11:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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These engineers know their onions; you herb it here first.

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zZzit! everything on #Caturday

07.03.2026 11:57 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Original de que los Beatles imprimir: En vivo en el salón isabelino, Nottingham, 1963. Se trata de un origina… | Beatles poster, Music concert posters, The beatles Original de que los Beatles imprimir: En vivo en el salón isabelino, Nottingham, 1963. Se trata de un original diseño inspirado en las clásicas actuaciones de artistas legendarios. Este llamativo ca...

7 March 1963 ► The Beatles played for the first time in #Nottingham, in the ballroom above Co-operative House on Parliament Street.
#NottinghamHistory

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On the stock exchange today, helium was up, feathers were down and paper was stationary.

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Humanist Heritage: Heroines of Freethought Borrowing the title of an 1876 work by feminist freethinker Sara Underwood, this article celebrates the many brave women who have populated and propelled the humanist movement.

‘Heroines of Freethought’ was the title of an 1876 work by Sara Underwood that celebrated the lives of humanist women who lived and worked before the emergence of humanist organisations such as the ethical societies. #HumanistsUK #HumanistHeritage

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Watson Fothergill - Watson Fothergill was an English architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Notting… | Nottingham, Nottingham city, Victorian buildings Watson Fothergill - Victorian Architect of Nottingham. The only web site dedicated to Nottingham's most innovative architect.

6 March 1928 ► #Nottingham architect Watson Fothergill died and was buried in the Church Cemetery on Mansfield Road.
#NottinghamHistory

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A taxi cab in Nottingham’s Market Place, in front of the Old Exchange, 1916. | Nottingham city, Nottingham city centre, Nottingham Miss Alice Astill became Nottingham’s first female taxi driver on 6 March 1916.

6 March 1916 ► Miss Alice Astill became #Nottingham’s first female taxi driver.
#NottinghamHistory

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Intriguing, but you could end up with either warm lager, or frozen lager…

06.03.2026 11:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I don't know, I assumed it came from his 'Notes on Nationalism,' but I haven't tried to verify it.

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