At Bower Chalke, Lovelock befriended William Golding (the Lord of the Flies bloke)
Golding suggested the use of the word ‘Gaia’ for Lovelock’s environmental theory
The bombers were arrested and convicted in 1885
The judge said that they acted out of a ‘mischievous desire to alarm the public’
Sidney Herbert stood between the War Memorial and the Guildhall.
He was relocated to Victoria Park in 1953 “in order to make room for the celebration of the Coronation of Elizabeth”
#OnThisDay in 1919 writer and scientist James Lovelock was born
He lived (as far as I know he still lives) in Bower Chalke and worked at the Common Cold Research Unit at Harnham
#OnThisDay in Salisbury in 1671 “the bells were pealed when the same monarch [Charles II] ran through the City”
#OnThisDay in 1945 the Labour Party beat Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party in the post-war General Election
In Salisbury Granville Morrison won with 44.02% of the vote
#OnThisDay in 1884 " an explosion was heard in the neighbourhood of the Market Place, and on an investigation being made, it was found that about a pound of gun powder, fixed in a box, had been lodged at the foot of the Sidney Herbert’s statue"
Odd that the bank adverts that for years and years only ever showed us pictures of their lovely horses is now telling us we should be less coy about discussing money
Annual-ish tweet to say that the blackberries are early this year
Most irritating phase in the House of Commons:
Order! Or-DER!
2nd most irritating phase in the House of Commons:
I..I..I..I..I..I..
(He’s not stuttering, he’s struggling)
#OnThisDay in 1968 Fleetwood Mac, featuring Peter Green played at the Alex Disco in Salisbury
Good to hear one of the few (perhaps the only?) IT person in the House of Commons referring to Helene Alwinckle and Bletchley Park during #PMQs
Tom Brake @thomasbrake It was an honour to meet WWII hero and codebreaker Helene Aldwinckle who played a critical role in defeating fascism
@theresa_may in #PMQs today joined me in praising her and condemning those who use nationalistic rhetoric. Those who do are not fit to be Prime Minister
RT @petercmoore: @salisbury_matt well, so would anyone!
I normally hit fast-foward when I realise I’ve heard a podcast episode before but I listened to this one twice - Dolly, Willie and Dwight on @Studio360show
#OnThisDay in 1969, exactly 50 years ago, the Equals played at @CityHallSalis
The Equals featured future pop colossus @Eddy_Grant
Saw the Lion King last night. Very much enjoyed it
Will be disappointed if I ever make it to Africa and the lions aren’t doing show tunes, though
I really, really like Simon and Garfunkel’s Only Living Boy in New York…but I also really like Carter’s Only Living Boy in New Cross.
Which do I like best?
There’s only one way to find out t.co/aRiKgc9Ez…
I agree with Tom twitter.com/thomasbra…
Wise words twitter.com/RichardHR…
My word of the day today is ‘machinate’