David Beauchamp

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Turns out they couldn't choose! We've got a new MD and a deputy now 😁

House at the back of us is having a massive firework display in the garden. Next door's dog is going mental.
Why do we still allow this? It's cruel.

Thanks to Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra for another fantastic playday! Great music, brilliant company and so much cake!!!!
Reckon we pulled off the performance too.

Once again I find myself absolutely in agreement with you. My children learned very quickly that daddy is not fun early.

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Could be England, that.

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I'm with him on the apogees. Perigees are much friendlier.

Permission to sing Bread of Heaven really quite loudly sir?

That's really scary. Kid's clearly a cycle path.

It was the adverts that did it for me. And the gratuitous nastiness. But mainly the adverts.

If you haven't read the Wikipedia page about the Aberfan disaster, please do.

The warnings were all there, from engineers, miners, experts - and were ignored. Afterwards the government and the Charity Commission effectively stole donations made to the town, to pay for the removal of the tip.

The choir started reading through the second part today. Two more typos found.
And it's not that long since I went to Specsavers. Grr.

Killed?
Are we sure it wasn't an accident?

Yes! It's one of the few versions that actually get some joy into the sound of the "Ewige freude" section. Thank you for your recommendation!

Don't forget the MERL @themerl.bsky.social !

Came onto Bluesky looking for the #DPPC2025 content that is being mentioned...is there anyone out there?

I did that in the summer, it's great fun!
I think I went round in circles a bit though...

Auditions done. Six amazing candidates, I don't know how the committee can choose!
Whoever gets it, we're in for a great journey and our audiences are in for a treat 🎶

Also, Welsh: Siôn
For an English person, it's so difficult not to put the 'r' in though! But I do think it's important to remember that it's wrong.

That's a whole other layer of laughs! 🤣

Not thick!
In English English, the proposed title is an awful pun on 'Spanner in the works', because Branagh is said with a very anglicised pronunciation.

Does it help if you pronounce Branagh as Branner?

... but it does in English English too! (prorn and dorn). This is tricky.

You want to talk lucky?

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What five events defined your childhood?

Decimalisation
Apollo program cancellation
Bohemian Rhapsody
Drought of 1976
Winter of discontent

Grateful to my parents for sparing me this. I was told about it years later when I had creatively rewired my bedroom light...

My understanding too.

I was 5. I think I remember it, but definitely remember subsequent landings and the awful disappointment when Apollo was cancelled.