Eddie Bairstow
@ed800m
Ex-RN and Army Schoolie. 45 Cdo Gp Schoolie/Watchkeeper Falklands 82. 800m/1500m athletics coach. Photography. Old churches.
Torbay Velopark 5km Parkrun today. A lot cooler but very muggy - hard to breathe. Halfway I felt like stopping but dragged myself round in 39.54. The bar-code scanner was one of my coaching group 20 years ago. @parkrunUK @poetwithpace @Tigga594 @j_ashworth656 @LydiardsWay
Oh Joy! Oh Rapture" opening words in HMS Pinafore finale. Origins of the words believed to be older. As a student in London 72/73 we used to go to Doyly Carte Gilbert & Sullivan at the Savoy Theatre. @Tigga594 @militaryhistori @JaneFranklin99 @RoyalNavy youtube.com/watch?v=o9Y5Fm…
Totnes today. I stopped for a chat with this gent wearing a balmoral bonnet with a London Scottish badge. He served as a Subaltern in the Territorial Army. @militaryhistori @DrHelenFry @JaneFranklin99 @SianVidak @Tigga594
Ah! Crepuscular rays, or God rays. @JaneFranklin99 @militaryhistori @SianVidak @Tigga594 @peaklass1
Castle Hill, Prestbury, Cheshire.
A bit of fun doing short reps on grass. 100m-150m-200m-250m-250m-200m-150m-100m with 100m walk between reps. Used Garmin lap button to record km pace for each rep. Max heart 145. 1080m inc 400m jogs warm up. 1220m inc 500m jogs wd. @poetwithpace @LydiardsWay @j_ashworth656
The look on Queen Mathilde of Belgium's face as her son marches past. Marvellous. @militaryhistori @Tigga594 @DrHelenFry @SartorialThug
🇧🇪 A proud moment for Queen Mathilde on Belgium’s National Day! Prince Gabriël, 21, marched with fellow Royal Military School cadets in the grand parade before the Royal Palace — watched on with pride by King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, and his siblings. #BelgiumNationalDay
There was a piece on @BBCBreakfast at 9.24 today on Calling Blighty film messages from the Far East in WW2. There is an 8 min film of messages from men from the Manchester area at mmu.ac.uk/north-west-fil… @militaryhistori @DrHelenFry @I_W_M @warsmatter @Tigga594 @JaneFranklin99
Wild flowers in a flower-bed at the top of the Rock Walk, Goodrington. Well done to @SWISCoLtd who maintain it and to Torbay Council. @ERAttractions @JaneFranklin99 @SianVidak @BooksTeaFilms @Tigga594
What a gorgeous photo. It lets you wander down the track and continue into the far distance. @JaneFranklin99 @militaryhistori @SianVidak
Amidst the weirdness in your timeline, here’s a little calm from a quiet lane as the day draws to a close. Your legs might be weary from your journey but your ears are full of the skylarks’ song and the fields beckon you on, marked with their ancient boundaries and dotted with…
In case you haven't seen this letter from Lt Col Ewen Southby-Tailyour @RoyalMarines (retd). It still makes me chuckle every time I read it. @Tigga594 @militaryhistori @JaneFranklin99 @DrHelenFry
Just excellent Eddie. I enjoyed all your photographs regarding the homecomings from the Falkland Islands and just wondered if you had ever come across this letter which I just saw on another site?
I had a good smile listening to this. 😀
"Our first ever proper Hawkstone commercial and for some extraordinary reason, it’s been banned." - JC
I watched the live-streaming of Marie Valentine Clarkson's funeral this morning. Born 14 Feb 1921. Died 18 Jun 2025. Age 104. Her family are a branch of my great-grandfather's family. It was held in the RC church of St Peter & St Paul, Crosby, Liverpool. @Tigga594 @Jimmyocx3
km walk down to the Docs for blood tests this morning at 08.30. A bit overcast, but warm, so I wore t-shirt and shorts. 08.42 walking back and the heavens opened and the wind joined in. 🙄 "Oh joy! Oh rapture!" (I checked that I hadn't made up that quote")
Pier walk, late afternoon Nearly home Seven go paddling Sunlit Pier Reflections @JaneFranklin99 @SianVidak @ERAttractions @Tigga594
