Those tickets! You could have 3 books at one time and they put the card from the book in your ticket card in the wooden box. I was always chancing my arm trying to borrow adult* books on a kid ticket. Not that kind of adult book; libraries didnt stock them as far as I was aware.

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All totally credible! I wonder what will happen, though, when the tree dies. Fortunately I don’t think I shall be around…

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There’s something poignant about abandoned stone bridges: all those footsteps, all those horses’ hooves….then nothing. Crossed what used to be a main way into the village of Ide outside the Twisted Oak pub yesterday, and had the same feeling. Now just used by a handful of walkers.

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That it's money earmarked for active travel is really adding insult to injury

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The home of Rules in Covent Garden has been donated to the National Trust. 34-35 Maiden Lane houses Rules, London’s oldest restaurant that has stood at the heart of British cultural life since 1798. The remarkable gift will ensure its stories can be shared with new generations.

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