Ed Tech innovator & consultant. Interested in Mobile Learning & Tech Strategy . Classic car petrol-head, award winning motoring author & multiple shed owner!
Stourbridge UK
Joined March 2009
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The countdown is on for The Goodwood Revival 2026!
Austin Pedal Cars will be exhibiting again, on Goodwood Revival's High Street, with a huge range of our 100% UK made J40 parts and spares, alongside official Austin apparel, merchandise, collectables and more!
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It's 54 years since Pink Floyd released Meddle, which spent 85 weeks on the UK album charts.
With a gatefold cover (shown here opened up) featuring a close-up of an ear, one side of the album is host to the epic Echoes. Coincidentally, on this day in 2001, a Pink Floyd compilation of the same name was released! Here's pictures of both:
On Friday 4th July the blue plaque commemorating the austin Pedal Car factory at Tir-y-Beth (Bargoed) was unveiled. Great team effort with @AustinPedalCars @CaerphillyCBC @ITVWales and the local primary school. Prout to help honour this amazing factory - home of the Austin J40!
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In 1975 Kodak engineer Steven built the first digital camera, but the company shelved it to protect its film business—a major missed opportunity in tech history.
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Read all about what we’ve been up to.
caerphilly.observer/news/105…
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Legacy of Austin Pedal Cars Factory Honoured with Blue Plaque
welshcountry.co.uk/legacy-of…
#caerphillycountyboroughcouncil #caerphillycouncil #austinpedalcars #pedalcars @AustinPedalCars @CaerphillyCBC
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We’ve been busy, with something very important for Austin, South Wales and the British car industry.
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Legacy of Austin pedal cars factory honoured with Blue Plaque @AustinPedalCars newspressuk.com/get-meta-tag…
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This amazing competition closes SATURDAY. Enter now to be in with a chance…it’s a once in a lifetime prize.
Your chance to win a place on the 2025 @goodwoodrevival Settrington Cup grid, in a VERY special J40, with GRRC and Austin Pedal Cars.
goodwood.com/grr/event-cover…
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#OnThisDay 1929: Anne Frank was born.
In 1979, Lesley Judd looked back on the time she interviewed Otto Frank who had made a special visit to Britain to show Blue Peter viewers his daughter's original diaries.
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Your chance to win a place on the 2025 @goodwoodrevival Settrington Cup grid, in a VERY special J40, with GRRC and Austin Pedal Cars.
goodwood.com/grr/event-cover…
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This. Right here. Is how the world became experienced!
Are You Experienced ... The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s debut album, was released on this day in 1967 in the UK. Today marks the 58th Anniversary of this historic album's debut and remains highly regarded as one of the single most influential debut releases in music history.
What were your thoughts of this mind altering release after hearing it for the first time?
#AreYouExperienced #JimiHendrix #Hendrix #Jimi #TheJimiHendrixExperience #Anniversary
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That time our @goodwoodrevival racer was on display @RoyalAutomobile Club, Pall Mall.
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Today, schools across the UK are commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking the end of World War Two in Europe.
Find teaching resources from @I_W_M via the Education Hub: educationhub.blog.gov.uk/202…