Charlie Cochrane

The devious little so and sos.

An angry dog poo poster by Man in the Woods. It reads 'Your shame is my shame. Does this beautiful ancient woodland look like a toilet. Reasonable people pick up after their dog'.

Our next podcast episode releases tomorrow!

This time, we're picking up again with @museumofmump.bsky.social. We discuss his artworks, his process, and his inspirations: from the art hanging in country pubs, to angry dog poo posters.

I'd love to see Joe Root batting on these pitches. Or Jasprit getting up a head of steam on them.

Time to choose July #BookoftheMonth w/my #review for👨‍❤️‍👨 #MMRomance #mystery 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 The Case of the Deadly Deception by @charliecochrane.bsky.social
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Available on 29 August! 'Then There Were More', an anthology featuring some of the best writing from CWA authors! Edited by Martin Edwards. Order here: buff.ly/iauQB3j

WW2 Bunkers in Jersey | Jersey War Tours Information on bunkers in Jersey

This lot would know. They do sterling work and give excellent tours. www.jerseybunkertours.com/bunkers

Furiously blocking out my diary for all these. This chap crashed his plane in what is now our local primary school field.

We had 90 people turn up last night to hear @ckolonko.bsky.social talk about WW2 pillboxes. If you want to come to our talks in the New Forest on wartime history, drop me email address in a message and will add you to the mailing list. Forthcoming talks in next tweet.

I assume, however, that one can still call the German bunkers on Jersey bunkers? 🤣

Another excellent talk booked by @newforestramble.bsky.social I shall never look at a pillbox the same way again, nor will I ever allow anybody to call one a bunker.

Packed up my books
for today's @portsmouthauthors.bsky.social outing
to Portsmouth Cathedral.

Not as sunny as I would've liked, but at least it should
stay dry. (We're outside in a marquee
).

Would have loved to see Derek Underwood bowling on this one.

August.

Or as I call it, the “I can’t believe it’s nearly September” month.

I'm all for niche.

💻Blogger Review💻: The Case of the Deadly Deception by Charlie Cochrane Summary: Alasdair & Toby Mystery #4 When Alasdair Hamilton and Toby Bowe swopped the seats of their spitfires for the glamour of Landseer...

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Yet more evidence that this man monitors my life. We played the VBP game a few years back and found it too spookily accurate.

There are now just 10 seats left for the talk; “What We Can Learn from Pillboxes” - I've been informed by Chris @ckolonko.bsky.social that he will be including the Beaulieu Dairy House - Britain's best disguised WW2 pillbox. (Saturday 2nd August in Dibden Purlieu) - tickets in tweet 2.

Euro 2025: Reaction as England retain their title with dramatic penalty shootout win over Spain in Switzerland. Reaction as England defend their European title with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Spain in Switzerland.

This was 1-0 to Spain when I left for church, with them all over us. I quipped to Mr C, "We'll win it on penalties." And, lo, it came to pass... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Edge-Lit 11 | Derby QUAD View our latest event: Edge-Lit 11. See what the available times are for this event.

Counting down the Saturdays now, and we've got stacks more exciting announcements coming your way for this year's Edge-Lit event at QUAD here in Derby! A lively day out for writers and readers of horror, fantasy and scifi ahead... www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/...

I'd have taken all the prizes bar the sarcasm tutorial cos I don't need that. 😂

Our school year - The Museum of English Rural Life Learn about the highlights of our schools and learning programmes from the 2024/25 academic year.

hello if you're interested in what our learning team has been up to in the last year, boy do we have the blogpost for you

merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/07...

Easily done to slip into that style.

Ouch! Below the belt, sir! 😂

Even worse than fusarium! www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind...

Unfair tactics!

This looks a good un. We saw Robert Powell as an excellent Poirot some years back.

Better to do that than make the plot unbelievable.

Is it true it was invented when someone used a cow's femur to deflect an incoming snowball then ran to and from pursuing the thrower?

Threads appears to be even worse.

Wimbledon 2025 results: Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool become first Britons to win men's doubles title in Open Era Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool make history by becoming the first all-British pair to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon for 89 years.

89 years since this last happened! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...