Mike Royden

@mikeroyden.bsky.social

Writer, Historian & archaeologist; Maritime/social/landscape/WWI & II. Shipbuilding and shipwrecks of the 19thc EvertonFC Heritage Society (Vice-chair/WebsiteAdmin) Messin' about in boats. Liverpool/Chester www.roydenhistory.co.uk

It’s my 36th ancient relic from each country in the #WorldCup. This is SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This is the extraordinary Hunterston Brooch, a Celtic-style silver brooch with gold and amber decoration. It was used to pin a cloak and is thought to have belonged to a king just prior to the Viking age. 🕰️c700 AD

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On June 26th, 1912 at Liverpool Town Hall, Captain Rostron was presented with a gold medal and a framed diploma of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society in recognition of his service in the rescue of the Titanic survivors. He is joined by his wife.

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Rossett is a village, community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Our friend lives in a caravan on a site beside the Chester canal. A strange,timeless place.

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The essence of Liverpool to me. This fabulous city welcomed me, and even though I was on the back foot, I fought hard and made a successful career in theatre, photography and community arts. There are opportunities there if you grasp them. Liverpool really is a city of dreams.

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Well. This is turning into a moral panic. Maybe if we had career paths with stuff like, I don’t know, job security, fixed hours, decent pay, and competent management, young people would be more enthusiastic about the idea of exchanging their time and effort. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Six in 10 Neets have never had a job, says Alan Milburn, as he warns of ‘generational faultline’ – UK politics live

Government-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training warns ‘we have neither a system or a plan to deal with it’

theguardian.com