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Lake with buoys on a misty morning

Misty swim and a reminder that #ColdWaterSwimming is an extreme sport

One swimmer overdid it today and had to be helped into the changing room and helped to get dressed - she'll be fine but it is quite scary

#OutdoorSwimming

Even if your kids are enrolled in swimming lessons take the opportunity to get some extra practice in through the holidays. Make it fun, play some games with them!

Photos of the Penlee lifeboat crew

Today is the anniversary of the Penlee lifeboat disaster & a stark reminder of the dangerous conditions RNLI volunteers face whilst saving lives

The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne battled heavy seas & hurricane force winds to reach the Union Star, which was being swept towards the coast in Cornwall

King George Playing Fields

Ambitious plans to secure and enhance one of the city’s much-loved green spaces for future generations have been revealed.

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First time I’ve ever had one, very impressed. As previous have said would have been “alarming” in the pub

Post by Roddy, Canadian flag in his handle: Americans. If you're wondering why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida to meet with Donald Trump, it's because Canada doesn't allow convicted felons into the country.

This is pretty funny.

Hahaha!

No disrespect to Louise Haigh, but this is amazing.

For the first time ever, the UK cabinet is 100% state educated.

This milestone celebrates state education’s strength and calls us to move past privilege. Time to build a society where opportunities are earned by merit, not background.

Grateful to have contributed to this fascinating study led by Dr. Liye Zou on how short exercise breaks during sitting can sharpen cognitive function and enhance brain and microvascular health.

Here's the breakdown 🧵 👇

Keep in mind ➡️ Cycling 🚲 is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities(!)👇👇

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Don’t often get the bus as I tend to ride but the weather is a bit too much with the kids on the back. £8 for an adult and 2 kids to go 4.5miles is outrageous. parking is £3.40. No wonder the roads in Exeter are packed full of cars driving to and from town. @exetercouncil.bsky.social

Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers A new law is forcing water companies to make pollution data readily accessible to the general public - but it doesn’t go far enough.

Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers

Beautiful Devon

Hey #Packers fam!! 👋 Re-upping this starter pack, it’s nearly full! 💚💛 its also been updated w/ Feeds to track all gameday skeets 😁 (thanks @aaronwilliamsaudio.com!!)

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Wow. I had no idea on BlueSky you can enable external media so you can watch YouTube videos on this platform. It overcomes the problem of only being able to upload 60 seconds of video here. It’s gets better & better

Do we know if there's a surfing 🏄🏼‍♂️ starter pack?

Really important that this finally happens. I’m keen to seen clean and safe both included, the current system doesn’t really consider the physical safety of place in designation.

Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality Defra invites the public, community and environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to share views on modernising bathing water regulations.

The UK gov announces consultation on bathing water reforms, including:

- prioritise public safety and water quality
- removal of fixed seasons
- expand the definition of 'bather' to water sports
- use multiple testing points at bathing sites
- end automatic 'de-designation' after 5yrs of poor tests