Bob Gower

They truly are caretakers - making sure that the whole inscription stands out clearly

Blue Sky absolutely rocks! I just want to say thank you for the polite, thoughtful & intelligent interaction on here. It’s just so refreshing, reminiscent of the “other place” a decade ago. I really do believe that together we are creating something special here, let’s keep going! 🙏

I’ll be interested in how you get on. My Enviolo is coming up to 6000 miles (R&M). Generally good, but was also spinning out at 20 mph,had the gearing shifted up -great downhill (still getting torque at 45 mph!)but lost the low gears which made life tough on big hills. Back to factory settings now!

This afternoon in our garden, spotted the following butterflies:
Brimstone, Orange Tip and Speckled Wood. Not that rare, but good to see them within an hour of each other

A personal pet peeve: Politicians and car owners who talk about “cyclists” as though they’re a distinct human species.

In reality, urban cyclists are just regular folks who decided to travel by bike. Many, many more people will make that decision if a city provides high-quality infrastructure.

The problem - Playing Out Having the freedom to play in the street near home is no longer a normal part of most children’s lives. The reasons for this are complex.

We started the national @playingout.bsky.social movement as parents 16 years ago (basically pre-smartphones) to raise and address this. Cars are absolutely the main reason children stopped playing out, and the one nobody wants to tackle. playingout.net/why/the-prob...

April is #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth - a great to time to thank our wonderful supporter @deadmanrunning1.bsky.social for attempting a 5,000 mile cycling challenge!

He's doing this during his treatment for stage 4 bowel cancer. Keith, you're amazing!👏🏾

sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/cycling-thro...

Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’ The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power

Farage is talking bollocks again. But now @ed-miliband.bsky.social is calling him out.

There is no politician more geekishly knowledgeable about our energy system than Ed. We need geeks like him to keep the lights on, not Trumpist blowhards like Farage

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

I’ve always been perplexed by people who need to leave the planet in order to realise how precious and beautiful it is.

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities Privatisation has failed.

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

Mill Hill 1950s, Blackburn with Darwen, by Carole Pugh, former textile designer. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

I don't want the Water Companies to be bailed out, I want their bosses to be jailed and their companies repossessed.

I don't want Public Services to be cut, I want billionaires to be taxed.

I'm not interested in the growth of the richest 1%, I want that money to go to the 99%.

An absolutely brilliant and inspiring Richard Dimbleby Lecture from Gareth Southgate. So much resonated with me both personally and professionally. All of us who have relationships or simply come into contact with joys and young men can okay such an important role here. We just need to be brave.

Non-violent protesters should not have to disavow motives at trial, study says Academics say UK defendants should be able to explain reasons for their actions and not have to express remorse

"The notion of incentivising protesters to lie – to affect remorse for conviction views – is both madness and consistent with a legal system that protects those who destroy the planet for personal enrichment and attacks those who selflessly try to save it."
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/mar...

Bristol bike storage hangars almost fully booked in 90 minutes The hangars, which provide spaces for bicycles, are becoming a common sight on residential roads.

People want secure and accessible cycle parking at home or as close to it as they can get. We need many more of these hangers in Bristol.

Recent research from Sustrans addresses inequality in who has access to secure cycle parking and benefits of providing it: www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/res...

This sounds like a plan for us from Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

In October 2024 @bsky.app had just 13 million users. In March 2025 that number has reached over 33 million.

WE CAN DO THIS, TOGETHER

Currently about 350 people living in the UK with the help of an LVAD (left ventricular assist device).
Is this technology the next developmental step ?

Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success

Love it.

Because of the brilliance of Privatisation everyone is paying National Grid £150 in profits every year, while they spend only £10 per household maintaining the grid.

But they have 'no money' to upgrade the grid so you are paying them £36bn more, and hoping they don't steal it.

Now THIS is true leadership on the world stage. In stark contrast to the weak, ignorant clown we currently have in the White House.
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

Just imagine a scenario in which PM Liz Truss was in charge now and then tell me that "all politicians are the same"

Elmo’s sneering tweet aimed at Zelenskyy Also - Elmo in Oval office dressed scruffily in trademark t-shirt, coat & ill-fitting baseball cap, & leaping on stage at rally in similar clothing with t-shirt riding up

The supreme irony of Elmo handing out sartorial advice to *anyone*...

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.

Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

The Norwegians who have just refused to refuel any American military vessels because they’ve “got a moral compass” are giving me life.
Trump’s really fucked up and I’m
here for it.

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

I stand with Norway 🇳🇴

On a wet, cold, freezing December night in Utrecht people still cycle in very large numbers. Build cycle infrastructure that enables safe and comfortable cycling conditions for everyone and people will ride, whatever the weather