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Wow, Australian GM Bobby Cheng is top seed at the Isle of Wight chess tournament in the south of England. The Isle of Wight is just off the Hampshire coast, the county where I was born. And I have played Bobby a few times here in Australia.

Small world!

lichess.org/broadcast/wightlin

#chess #Australia #Hampshire #IsleOfWight @lichess

lichess.orgWightLink Isle of Wight | International Masters • Round 79-round Swiss | G 90 mins + 30 secs per move | standard | Isle of Wight

St Michael, Southampton, Hampshire

There are seven black Tornai fonts in England dating from C12 and early C13th, made in and around the Belgian town of Tournai.

Each font was probably carved by local masons before transport, based on similarities in style and shape, and the difficulties and expense of transporting a complete block, much of which would be wasted.

Many more of these fonts are found in Belgium and France, and a few in Germany.

bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwykzq

What a hero!

High time such plastic packaging reverted to that seen back in the 1970s and 1980s.

Metal tins were so much nicer and could easily be recycled from home without the need for a specialist processing centre.

It would be wonderful to see some of the old brands again too, rather than the 'Big 4' - Quality Street, Roses, Celebrations, & Heroes.

www.bbc.comNetley boy saves thousands of sweet tubs from landfillTeddy has collected the plastic confectionery tubs because he wants to help save the planet.

Protestors blockade Farnborough airport over private jet expansion plans

Local residents and climate activists have blocked access to Farnborough Airport to protest against the proposed expansion of the airport which they say will almost double the number of private jet flights to 70,000 a year

itv.com/news/meridian/2025-02-

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Day 19 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Small Red Damselfly is tiny and lives in wild, boggy heath areas. Since I love exploring such habitats, I am naturally very fond of this #damselfly. The closely-related Large Red is a common species in gardens - it is larger and its legs are black not pink. This one in the #NewForest in early July. #Hampshire #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography