This turned up in my Facebook Memories from 7 years ago:

🎈From Friday evening #BristolBalloonFiesta

Latest pub dartboard review, Catwheezles Castle in Bamberg from last month: fredcook.co.uk/2026/07/19/C...

I got a free first-class ticket from GWR, so I went to a pub in Somerset & made this silly video

It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press. youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...

Bullseye - The cruel mistress that is the Prize Board

YouTube video by ChristinaLMartin

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Recently needed a triangular key to open a gas meter box, asked a friend to 3D print one and they have excelled themselves 🔺🔺🔺

Nostalgia in droves, and pints of Bass too. The Mumbles Mile was once a place of debauchery and a rite of passage for younger drinkers. But what is it like now? William Ham Bevan takes to the streets to find the pubs of his past. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/7/...

The End of the Mumbles Mile — Tracing the Footsteps of a Legendary Pub Crawl — Pellicle

Across the road from the White Rose, a pair of neatly dressed women hand us a phone. “Could we be cheeky and get a picture?” It strikes me as an unremarkable request: a quick souvenir of the first pub...

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In 1989, Aardman Animations was commissioned by Channel 4 to make a series of short films based on interviews with the general public. “War Story” featured WWII veteran Bill Perry recounting his memories of Bristol in the Blitz. This touching, very funny film was the result youtu.be/ps0hy1j4g3s?...

Lip Synch: War Story - Aardman Animations (Short Film)

YouTube video by Aardman

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Start of our summer holiday. We have possibly made a bad choice and gone to Bamberg with @johnzee7.bsky.social and @fredcook.co.uk First stop is Spezial, one of my favourites.

First leg of three trains to see @johnzee7.bsky.social @louisekrennmair.bsky.social and @akrennmair.bsky.social in Berlin. Fingers crossed for no delays 🤞

Latest review, the Post Office Tavern: fredcook.co.uk/2026/07/09/T...

Taking in Bristols most extreme pubs today: The Compass Rose - BRISTOL.PUB share.google/z5VNqKLlB1K7... First stop The Old Crow

BLOG POST: A response to @boakandbailey.bsky.social's "What does Helles taste like?" through the lens of a brewing scientist. hopandschwein.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/w...

What does Helles taste like? A brewing scientist’s perspective

On a recent trip to Bristol, I met up with Boak and Bailey and local darts legend Fred Cook for some pints. Provocatively, I was asked what had happened to my blog. Since then, I’ve been sear…

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray)@boakandbailey.bsky.social · last mo.

BLOG POST: Go on then – *you* describe the flavour of Helles. boakandbailey.com/2026/07/what...

This is a fun story from my colleague Carlos Mureithi - Kenya is going through a darts resurgence

Oche addicts: how Kenya fell back in love with darts

Darts development organisations and win for David Munyua at PDC World Darts Championship have turbocharged a resurgence in interest in the sport

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Why oh why is the Master and Commander 70 mins documentary 'The Hundred Days' not featured on any of the Blu Ray or 4K releases? It's one of the best special features/making of docs ever made... and it's only available on the 2-disc DVD?! Pray tell, what is this madness?!

First dartboard review I've posted on here for a while, there's a backlog I haven't blueskyed if you like them. Unusually this one isn't in Bristol, but from a scrambling trip in North Wales fredcook.co.uk/2026/06/27/P...

Well, here's the exciting announcement: I just published my latest book, Bavarian White Beer. It's about the history of Bavarian white beer that may also know as Weissbier, Weizenbier or Hefeweizen, including its historic and modern brewing technologies. #beerhistory dafteejit.com/2026/06/bava...

Bavarian White Beer, My New Book - Daft Eejit Brewing

in which I announce the publication of my latest book about Bavarian white beer, its history, and how to brew historic and modern versions.

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Andreas Krennmair@akrennmair.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Enjoying a wonderful Bavarian wheat beer on the balcony, and very much looking forward to tomorrow, because I have something exciting to announce.

I've summoned the time and energy to manage a round of book packaging and posting, if anybody wants to buy signed copies direct from me. precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/06/14/h...

How to buy Thin Places in Hard Concrete direct from me

If you want to buy the paperback of Thin Places in Hard Concrete directly from me now’s your chance because I’ve got a limited number of copies and I’m all geared up to do the admin. One copy costs…

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Keep it quiet but UNCH ISSUE FOUR PRE-SALES ARE OPEN NOW unchcrosswords.com#shop

Unch Crossword Magazine

Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

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BLOG POST: Pub people love to chuck around the term 'Britannia table' – but what is it, exactly? Why do we call it that? And what does this type of table *mean* to people? boakandbailey.com/2026/05/the-...

The history and meaning of the cast-iron Britannia pub table

“Wait – how old is this pub table?” That’s what we asked ourselves recently while sitting in The Swan With Two Necks in Bristol, our pints wobbling about on a slab of cracked marble on an black-painte...

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The excellent RTT (Real Time Trains) website now has an app! It shows how any British train performed up to 2 weeks ago, shows planned rolling stock for any given train, and shows the *planned* platform so you can be positioned ready, ahead of the scrum (includes Eurostar).

This is utterly disgusting. UK government is going to allow driving a diesel vehicle or taking an airline flight to directly pay for Russia to kill innocent people in Ukraine. Shameful, pathetic. #r4today

UK allows diesel and jet fuel imports from Russian crude via sanctions carve-out

Britain will allow imports of diesel and jet fuel refined ‌abroad from Russian crude under a sanctions carve-out, easing restrictions as fuel costs surge and add to pressure on airlines and households...

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New blog post from me, indulging in my fascination with how #cryptic #crossword setters choose their pseudonyms ✍️ www.mycrossword.co.uk/blog/what-s-... (and a massive Thank You to the lovely people who provided stories for this)

What's in a Name? · MyCrossword

One of the quirks of UK-style cryptic crosswords is that setters, when they are credited, normally use **pseudonyms** rather than their given names. On the r...

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if you're at Forbidden Worlds this week and use letterboxd, tag your watches something like #fwfilmfestival or #forbiddenworlds and you'll show up on this page filmfestivalsocialwall.com/forbiddenwor... it's a nice way to find more letterboxd friends!

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BLOG POST: The first in a series of pieces exploring the influences and ideas behind each of the stories in my upcoming collection ‘Thin Places in Hard Concrete’. precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/04/15/1...

1: The Interchange – Thin Places in Hard Concrete, story by story

The first story in my new collection, Thin Places in Hard Concrete, is called ‘The Interchange’ and is about a road that should not be there. This story is already out there in audio form thanks to…

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BLOG POST: Notes on The Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, whose appeal is perhaps down to being frozen in time. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2026/04/a-co...

A contender for “best pub in Bristol” that is definitely not in Bristol

The Rising Sun at Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, was named the best pub in Bristol by the local CAMRA branch in 2025. But the thing is... it’s in Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire.

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Written up the Sandringham's dartboard(s) to celebrate National Bass Day 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 fredcook.co.uk/2026/04/04/T...