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Ironbridge Gorge Museums

by Richard Elen 1 October 2009
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Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a wealth of museums and attractions that tell the story of Britain’s early industrial heritage. Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, this is where the technique for smelting iron ore using coke was discovered, and the site of the world’s first cast-iron bridge, erected in 1779.

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Tour of a Victorian Bobbin Mill

by Richard Elen 28 September 2009

20-minute tour of Stott Park Bobbin Mill near Lake Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria. The mill was in continuous operation from 1835 until 1971 and was operated successively by water wheel, water turbine, steam and finally electricity. The mill is now in the care of English Heritage.

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Renaissance Music at Lincoln Castle

by Richard Elen 23 September 2009

While in Lincoln for the recent Steampunk Convivial, I encountered these Renaissance musicians – the City of Lincoln Waites – playing in the old Castle (video).

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A Visit to Beamish

by Richard Elen 2 September 2009

Some short videos from a visit to Beamish open-air museum near Sunderland. Includes a trip on an early steam train, operation of a pole lathe and a Victorian-style street organ.

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Cambridge Geek Nights: Recommended

by Richard Elen 30 July 2009

Last night saw the second Cambridge Geek Night – an evening of networking, chatting and short presentations in the Maypole pub in Cambridge’s Park Street.

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Women in Technology – OpenTech 2009

by Richard Elen 10 July 2009

The last of my OpenTech 2009 videos, this covers the Women In Technology panel, with a fascinating selection of short talks and presentations, and a question and answer section.

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Video from Bletchley Park

by Richard Elen 9 July 2009

Here are two short video sequences shot on Spring Bank Holiday, 25 May 2009, at Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, showing demonstrations of the reconstructed Tunny and Colossus machines.

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The Great Returning: Inhabiting Our MotherWorld

by Leona Graham 9 July 2009

An experiential workshop with Leona Graham and Penn Kemp, dedicated to empowering the individual to attune to our Great Mother Earth and life-sustaining, enhancing values. Participants will emerge grounded in realistic ways and means to face these critical times where the choices we make can make all the difference.

Sunday, October 4, 2009, 10:00 am–5:30 pm in London, Ontario.

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Sir Bonar Neville-Kingdom at OpenTech 2009

by Richard Elen 8 July 2009

“Her Majesty’s most senior civil servant concerned with Information and Communication Technologies (or “ICTs”) [and] the Prime Minister’s data-sharing czar” addresses OpenTech 2009.

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Ben Goldacre at OpenTech 2009

by Richard Elen 7 July 2009

Ben Goldacre is the author of the best-selling “Bad Science”. Here is his somewhat impromptu talk at OpenTech 2009.

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