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Enjoying watching @SusanCalman on #GreatBritishCities Even better seeing some of the pictures we scanned from @cambslib
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Love this from Jack Black Nd it's a great way to get kids reading words they might not meet other places
Here's an awesome tip for helping children with their reading. Did you know that putting subtitles/captions on kids' shows massively improves their levels of literacy? Here's a little video of me explaining it. Feel free to share with your friends. #turnonthesubtitles
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Glad you enjoyed it! Well recommend Stuart's talk on Hunts witches on Sat 11th May in Huntingdon library if you want to know more - ask staff for more details
I enjoyed the talk on Folklore in the Fens given by @camliblife in Huntingdon Library yesterday. We were treated to tales of Black Shuck, toadmen, witches, ghosts, holy wells, King Canute, fen lights, and Tom Hickathrift fighting the Wisbech Giant. allevents.in/huntingdon/fant…
Interesting to see that both the former Gees shop on Mill Road and Roll On Blank Tapes in Gwydir Street are up for sale
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I hate this endlessly. I'd even rather the old "I think the cover was red" than a random screenshot of half a class mark
Love it when patrons take charge of their library search. But when you bring me a carefully cropped screenshot of a call number — no location, availability, cutter, material type, author, or title — it feels a little like asking a surgeon to operate on a picture of your appendix.
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Will we finally get a faster way to get to Huntingdon? Let's hope so.
Proposed improvements to bus services in Cambridge to be funded by an increase in @CambsPboroCA's share of the Council Tax. cambridgeshirepeterboroughca… (item 9 appendix C)
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Careful by Parker's Piece toilets this morning - there's a tree down blocking the path to Reality Checkpoint. Have reported it to Cambs County Council @camcycle
ALT Tree down blocking path by Parker's Piece toilets taken early in the morning
OK, this is the weirdest looking building of its period I've ever seen. Impressive.
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We've got a copy here in the Cambridgeshire Collection as well - well worth a look.
🎉 It's publication day! We're delighted to launch our first historical map of Cambridge, available online and in all good bookshops. Some familiar names in this snippet! @Peterhouse_Cam @FitzMuseum_UK #beyondthebicycles
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Well this is massively useful for archaeology reports in the Cambridgeshire region
Today we launch the OA Knowledge Hub a new platform that brings together all our reports and publications, introduces curated themes and shares stories form exciting projects. And new content is added all the time! Check it out here
knowledge.oxfordarchaeology.…
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Just did an online talk on the history of cycling in Cambridgeshire and it went really well! I'll certainly be repeating that one.
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Work with me in the Cambridgeshire Collection! Easily the most interesting place I've ever worked.
We're hiring! Are you the Local Studies Assistant we're looking for?
jobs.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/j…
Closing date 26th April
#LocalStudiesJobs #LocalHistory
ALT A person shelving books with teh words we're hiring - local studies assistant - are you who we're looking for? Closes 26th April.
Great to see @gbrannanarchive on Dan Snow's The Black Death tonight - really enjoying it
This sounds amazing! I'd be up for a visit to a mystery location.
not only is public transport free in Brussels, but they even have a bus called "Not The 48" which takes you to a mystery location if you're feeling a bit down or you just don't have anything to do that day
something for other cities to consider
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Mystère is a bus stop on the Route 48 bus in Brussels, named for the intersection between Av. Victor Rousseau and Rue de Mystère.
Google Maps: maps.app.goo.gl/Q9pL84VgWpPbbR…
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Would you like to be a local studies librarian in Cambridgeshire? There's a part time post available - more details at publicsectorjobseast.co.uk/L…
Well this cuts bus travel all across Cambridgeshire. A bad plan for lots of reasons!
On Sunday 30th October 2022, we will be introducing a new, sustainable bus network to the communities of #Bedfordshire, #Cambridgeshire and #Peterborough to reflect post-pandemic travel patterns.
View timetables and new network information: stge.co/3UodCWb
