Martyn Gibson: "I've always had staff eating out of my hand... For instance, I gently steered Kathy Perks to deciding it was time to move on... " Ian: "That's odd. I had heard that she bailed out due to severe bullying by her manager." #TheArchers

May 2026 - easily the "parkrunniest" month in UK parkrun history: * most events held * most 5k parkruns done * most volunteers at 5k parkruns * most 2k junior parkruns done * most new registrations for junior parkrun #parkrun

Excellent! 🤣🤣

Lovely pootle in the sunshine @rtwparkrun.bsky.social this morning. #parkrun

Is there a bulk discount for ordering assessments of mental capacity for multiple characters on #TheArchers?

Kate: "Is Erik on board?" Kirsty: "That's generally how these things work." #TheArchers

Watering the bindweed this morning! Considerably cheaper than buying rocket... #tortoise

After Brine eventually agrees to be checked out for mental capacity ... "I aced the test. There's this giraffe and a crocodile. And a cow. I got them 100% right. It was beautiful. The doctor told me 80 year olds don't often pass this test." (Continues for next 20 episodes.) #TheArchers

Seems odd that - at age 60 - you would spend a huge amount of ££ to buy several acres of land simply in order to exercise a large dog! #EscapeToTheCountry

New parkrun records attendances for both Germany (5,100+) & Netherlands (3,200+). The latter total doubtless boosted by tourists coming for Monday's "special" Whitsun parkruns. #parkrun (Photo from Eng!)

Change of plan. Train to Hastings halted at High Brooms due to trespasser on line. So, got off and went to lovely @rtwparkrun.bsky.social. Very, very warm for a May morning. #parkrun

Brine: "Take me outside and shoot me!" Adam: "Righty - ho" #TheArchers

This is going well! #TheArchers

Ah, that was a jolly, stress free episode. Is counselling available for listeners? #TheArchers

Saints expelled from PL playoffs for being less than saintly. Aka espionage... #Saints #Southampton

Sad to hear that "MJK" Smith has died, age 92. Instantly recognisable from his initials. I never saw him play, but remember him batting on radio commentary...

A raft of new record attendance figures. The growth trajectory for Canada looks impressive, and consistent. Average no parkrunners per event on Sat was over 70, which looks like a good base for continued further growth. #parkrun

Train to Ashford for today's parkrun. Attractive town park. Very vigorous first timers' and RD briefings! Good to hear reed warbler singing in the narrow strip of wetlands - really quite close to town centre. #parkrun

This is getting very Old Testament - book of Daniel. Coming soon ... anyone who refuses to worship the golden idol of Trump when the trumpet sounds will be thrown into the fiery furnace. #Trump

Warm, sunny morning at Mote Park. Good to meet @willm75.bsky.social, who was overseeing the proceedings. Very inclusive parkrun with a particularly suitable course for wide range of paces.... #parkrun

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections. 15 seats up for election: * Lib Dems 11 * Tories 2 * Independent & TWA 2 * Reform, Labour, Green 0

I can think of many better ways of improving mental health and well being than working for Tom Archer! #TheArchers

NEW RECORD parkrun attendance today for UK. (Beating the recently set record of c240k on the day before Easter Sunday) #parkrun

A very fine morning at @rtwparkrun.bsky.social! Creaky old legs coaxed into action after a lengthy warm up... #parkrun

Adam: "Debbie, you're a Riot Woman. I need you to read the Riot Act to Brian!" #TheArchers

Rex: "Alice, I'm truly sorry for keeping on apologising for repeatedly apologising for doing something for which I'm really very sorry. Blast! The cutlets!" #TheArchers

Pretty much all of the Cathedral Peregrine Webcams are live and the peregrines are VERY active right now with lots of eggs about. Take a look - you might see an egg hatch ⤵️ https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/updated-cathedral-peregrine-webcams/

Madgwick has a rather more classy wooly hat this evening... #UniversityChallenge

Big new attendance record today for junior parkrun - both global and UK. Over 43,000 junior parkrunners globally (previous highest was 39,000). #parkrun

A very mild fine spring morning for @rtwparkrun.bsky.social in Dunorlan Park. April/May is perfect time of year for anyone thinking of parkrun touring here! #parkrun

@ianbeavis.bsky.social I think this was holly blue feasting on fox poo in our garden today? Seemed to be a lots of these butterflies around this spring...

Fairly sure this is a holly blue butterfly feasting on fox poo in our garden. I hadn't realised that these butterflies are very partial to a nice bit of sh*t! #butterfly #butterflies #TunbridgeWells #KentNature

King Charles should NOT be having a state banquet with the deranged tyrant Trump!

Madgwick will be wearing a penguin suit and bobble hat for the final... #UniversityChallenge

Madgwick testing the limits of fashion/taste! Clashing hat and shirt ... #UniversityChallenge

2026 now occupies 8 out of the top 10 places for global parkrun attendances.

Parliamentary petition has now passed 4,000. Thank you to all who have signed/shared so far. Madness to send King Charles on a state visit to the deranged, megalomaniac tyrant, Trump!

New record parkrun attendance for Norway today. Around 1,170 at 12 events. Only the third time they've exceeded 1,000. #parkrun

A spot of parkrun tourism, by train/tube, to Mile End. Two lapper. Repeated minor undulations surprisingly tiring! Very encouraging marshals. #parkrun

Cracking 4-0 win for ⚒️ tonight! #COYI 🥔🥔 fall into the relgation zone, at least for now.

There's a Republican Clown on Newsnight.

Quite a pleasing elevation profile for today's run! #runner #running

Darwin seem to be going backwards. At this rate they'll become extinct... #UniversityChallenge

HUGE new global attendance record for parkrun - beating previous record by over 20,000. Total 5k runners today likely to be around 435,000! Only second time that total 5k runners exceeded 400,000 #parkrun

Visit to Chasewater today for a parkrun with my daughter. Somewhat bleak morning, but, other than that, all good! #parkrun

If you oppose state visit by King Charles to the ever more deranged megalomaniac Trump, there's a Parliamentary petition. Reason (excuse?!) for the hashtag is that the petition was started in this town. #TunbridgeWells

Both captains going in for #smugsips when they get a question right. #UniversityChallenge

Tom - mounting strong bid for most annoying character of the week... #TheArchers

Yay - a couple who who don't want to pay for, and upkeep, a vast amount of extra space / rooms for family to stay for a few days every few years! #EscapeToTheCountry