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today - Melksham TUG / AGM
tomorrow - West Wiltshire RUG
17/05/25 - Summer Timetable Starts
18/05/25 - Portishead RNLI 10 anniversary

On this day
13th May (1985)

Melksham Station reopened (link)

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Photographic faux pas.	PhilWakely	2	2598	June 25, 2019, 21:14:41 by bobm
Pictures with lost original descriptions - can you help correct? « 1 2 »	grahame	20	5706	June 25, 2019, 17:01:08 by bradshaw
Where was bobm - 22 Jun 19	bobm	7	3271	June 24, 2019, 11:14:33 by johnneyw
An interesting day out - learning at a bit of an outpost	grahame	6	3021	June 24, 2019, 11:02:27 by grahame
Right place, right time	bobm	0	2048	June 23, 2019, 17:00:47 by bobm
Rogue slug (as found by broadgage in his lettuce starter) causes chaos in Japan	chuffed	6	3103	June 23, 2019, 16:06:45 by bobm
Where was eightonedee on 19 May?	eightonedee	13	5926	June 22, 2019, 00:50:21 by stuving
And where on 1st June?? « 1 2 »	grahame	18	4936	June 18, 2019, 21:33:07 by JayMac
Where am I today, 18th June 2019?	JayMac	10	3086	June 18, 2019, 21:13:44 by grahame
The Moon under Water	Red Squirrel	3	1928	June 18, 2019, 16:29:47 by Bmblbzzz
Where were Finn and I today, 17th June 2019	JayMac	3	2002	June 17, 2019, 20:28:53 by JayMac
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New images « 1 2 »	grahame	17	5515	June 17, 2019, 11:16:57 by TonyK
Where were Finn and I today, 15th June 2019?	JayMac	7	2650	June 16, 2019, 17:34:53 by paul7575
Prize Quiz - How many coffee beans in the jar?	grahame	4	2792	June 08, 2019, 22:30:12 by grahame
You Can Do It When You B&Q It.	JayMac	1	1881	June 05, 2019, 18:02:54 by TonyK
And 2nd June ...	grahame	3	1990	June 03, 2019, 11:39:35 by grahame
New train line from Bedford to Paddington?	johoare	1	1695	June 02, 2019, 17:47:35 by grahame
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