Sportingland

At 09:15 BST on Wednesday 21 October, spare a thought for all those still scarred by the #Pantglas School disaster, more commonly known as #Aberfan Cofiwch Aberfan

@oispooky.bsky.social

With @HenleyRegatta in full flow, on this the 110th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, it's an appropriate time to re-post: sportinglandmarks.co.uk/they-did-not... #HRR #WW1 #RIP

I reposted sportinglandmarks.co.uk/boat-races-f... yesterday recalling my memories of racing in the Head of the River Race on the day before the 1st London Marathon. With 3780 oarsmen in 420 eights, it was a mass participation event in its own right. HoRR celebrated it's centenary yesterday.

bloke on the white t-shirt looks like a younger you @garethdennis.uk #activetravel

Today 375 eights will contest the centenary Head of the River Race over the reverse of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race course. The linked post includes a time-lapse video of the 2018 race which gives a taste of the scale of the event. sportinglandmarks.co.uk/boat-races-f...

Garmin has interesting thoughts about life expectancy. Apparently I can only earn my Finish Strong badge for recording physical activity on New Year's Eve another 245 times.

My new blog post: A Plaque for a Pioneering Pilgrim #blueplaques #sportshistory #jackleslie #plymouth #blackhistory #historicengland martinpolley.co.uk/2025/09/01/a...