In 1901 Mabel Ryall was Junior Assistant at #Folkestone public #library. In 1926 the library decided to appoint a female assistant of 25-35 years of age, with a starting salary of £150 going up by £10 pa. Ryall was appointed, but left on her marriage in 1928. Does anyone in #Folkestone know more?

On Saturday, my partner and I are tieing the knot (literally) and as part of our handfasting we are trying to raise money for a local wildlife charity. What Cuan do is fantastic, so it would be wonderful to help support their work! www.justgiving.com/page/amy-cal... #wildlife #wedding #charity

Amy & Calum's fundraiser for Cuan Wildlife Rescue

Help Calum Campbell raise money to support Cuan Wildlife Rescue

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Genuinely don't know now why I bothered with mediation and solicitor to try and get legal advice. Turns out they'll just screw you over and make your mental and physical health worse and support bullies in their actions. 🤬🤬🤬

When you tell someone know there is X on your to do list (haven't missed 8 or so emails of it being discussed whilst away) but it isn't the most urgent thing to do and that drowning in emails. So what is the one thing you don't really need. Yeah, another bloody email from them. 😒

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that, because of the continuing period of exceptionally hot and dry weather and with little rainfall forecast, it is suspending all steam-hauled services until further notice.

Severn Valley Railway temporarily suspends steam services during prolonged hot and dry weather

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that it is suspending steam-hauled services, because of the hot and dry weather.

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#OTD 1961 East Kent coroner Wilfred Mowll determined the skeleton found on Herne Bay beach was of a woman unknown, ending months of speculation that the remains might be those of Amy Johnson, lost in 1941. The only link was the number of teeth missing from the lower jaw.

At this rate feels like @davelifelines.bsky.social is going to be needing a holiday home in the area. Hopefully won't be getting there via Pett Bottom as that always sounds wrong to me. 😅

Kent Family History Society@kentfhs.bsky.social · 3d ago

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youtu.be/Uj5LUE2LIGA?... I try not not to do politics on here but this made me giggle

Sheman - Count Binface

YouTube video by Proton

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Was hearing a weird sound outside and thought what is that -sounds a bit like a pogo stick. Yeah turns out two doors down is out there bouncing away. Back in fashion are they?

Am I being really obtuse here? I thought that understood the term Ancestor as being someone I'm actually descended from. Ancestry: We found a potential ancestor for you .... click on it and it is suggesting names for the parents of a "great-grandfather of husband of 2nd cousin 2x removed". 🙄🤔

My Solicitor wants me to do a review for them. No, middle option available so would have to lean towards bad. Some of what they did was okay, could have done better though on a significant part of it so shall I go bad or just ignore it because it technically is in my junk email?!

For those aware of the unexpected cucumber on the desk scenario today we've moved up to a cucumber and runner beans. These were in a zip lock bag so less requirement to carry loose fruit and veg unlike the other day when was heading out door and got "aren't you going to take any plums?" in an

Careful before you hit that new "looks like AI slop" button on LinkedIn.

rm [-r] lininger@0xdaeda1a.bsky.social · 7d ago

My assumption is that it’s using LinkedIn readers to train Copilot to write better slop. I would love to read some investigation on that.

Oh my God, this is not a drill - LinkedIn has added 'seems like AI slop' as an option on posts Genuinely thought it was a joke until I clicked on a few posts

Normally Sainsbury's order replacements aren't too bad but one today was to send Udon Noodles in the place of Breadcrumbs. Same brand fair play but even the driver supported my return of them.

Po and Mr. Ping: Noodles?

ALT: Po and Mr. Ping: Noodles?

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Anyone else feel like they are drowning in emails and notifications now? Seem to get four more whilst reading one.

Man Bombarded by Phone Notifications

Alt: Man Bombarded by Phone Notifications

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September sees the return of #Birmingham Heritage Week! 🗓️11—20 Sept 2026 Your heritage: Your stories: Your city This year slightly different in that you have a week to browse events before booking opens Events to browse goes Live: Sat 8 Aug Booking opens from: Sat 15 Aug #BHW2026

Birmingham Heritage Week

Join us for a city wide celebration of Birmingham’s heritage! Over 100 events and activities to enjoy. #BHeritageWeek.

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I feared the drive today was going to be bad and was right. @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social Google Maps flashed up 'possibly this road is closed' about 5x on my route. 🤦‍♀️ You know it is bad when I left at 08:30 and at 11:30 genuinely felt it was 15:30 because neverending with so much stop start.

🦇The National Bat Helpline is officially in its peak season and, therefore, operating an Out of Hours service for emergency bat care and crime calls only. As well as our normal weekday service, our volunteers will also answer calls from 6pm - 10pm and from 10am-10pm on weekends and bank holidays.

So one of these is 2016 Lorna and one 2026 Lorna. Place your bets on which is which. 😆

#52Ancestors - Free Space Not exactly sure what this is about but suppose there are a number of spaces to visit for free near me if you take the coastline around South East Kent. Many beach areas are free to visit and without structures on them allowing an area for enjoyment.

🌾 Was your ancestor an "Ag Lab"? Discover the rich stories behind those two words. Join us online on 22 Aug for Harvesting History, with expert talks on estate records, Irish tenant farmers, traditional harvests & the National Farm Survey. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Had to give one of my school friends some dreadful news yesterday. Yep, she's related to me. 😬😱😉😁🫣 Was blanking on her parents' first names and so checked her birth reg and thought hmmmm mum's maiden name is familiar. So had a little look and oopsy she is actually a 5C 1R.

Tomorrow, the Glasgow School of Art will announce that Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s fire-ravaged school of art building will not be reconstructed — but replaced by a modern block behind a retained façade, says Campaign to Save The Mack. save-gsa.uk

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The South Bank Show profiles not yet famous RADA hopeful Maxine Peake, as part of which she and drama school friend Diane Morgan take private elocution lessons.

Roads closed at beauty spot over wildfire risk #Shropshire #Ludlow

Roads closed at beauty spot over wildfire risk

Roads leading onto the Long Mynd have been closed due to wildfire risks linked to hot, dry weather.

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I was just silently cursing Google introducing a big "Ask Gemini" button in the top right of the Chrome menubar, thinking how presumptuous and patronising it is to assume we want instant access to their accursed AI tool – but then I control clicked it and discovered I could remove it, so that's good

Memories of Margate, Kent in the 1970's brought back to life in restored documentary, Man Alive: The Day Trip on the BBC Archive You Tube channel. 👇 BBC News - Margate memories brought back to life in restored documentary - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Margate memories brought back to life in restored documentary

Locals reminisce about the 1970s as the film, following visitors to the Kent town, is re-released.

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News today that the National Archives has taken their genealogy site offline indefinitely. Find where to get the collections elsewhere here: cbgenealogy.ie/nai-collecti... #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour #GenHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

Parasite-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to Walmart Stores and Food Distributors in 27 States - Consumer Reports

Taylor Farms' recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart stores, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.

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