Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them

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05/05/25 - Walk to Pilning
10/05/25 - BRTA Westbury
10/05/25 - Model Railway Show, Calne
13/05/25 - Melksham TUG / AGM

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1st May (1964)

Helicopter service from Penzance to Scilly Isles starts

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