David Burroughs

Does anyone else have issues logging into the @WIRED website? Frustrating considering how many good articles there are on there!

The construction sector accounts for about 16% of cases of forced labour worldwide. The latest blog from CIOB partner Stronger Together highlights how you can spot the signs of modern slavery, and what steps to take once it has been identified: orlo.uk/KW8EF #ciob

Great to see a commitment to increase rail freight by 100% within this plan, but surely there's more opportunities to introduce passenger rail in the region as well. globalconstructionreview.com/new-zealand-gr…

@Tim_Hannigan It made for good company on the trip up to North Cornwall and back! Was even looking for the "place that does not exist" while going past St Austell.

@DavidBurroughs_ Thank David! Glad to hear you're enjoying it - also nice to see the book itself on the move (unless you just happen to have train seats installed in your house!)

Very much enjoying @Tim_Hannigan's book, part history exposé, part travel tour, detailing his walk across Cornwall. Such a rich history across the county, and so much culture and folklore I still don't know after living here for 6 years!

@RNLI First 1km training swim done yesterday, more to come 💪

@DavidBurroughs_ We hope you're training is going well David? Thank you so much for your support 💙

Only eight weeks to go until I'll be swimming from Pendennis Castle to St Mawes Castle to raise money for @RNLI. I've still got a lot of training to go to get ready, but also a lot of fundraising to meet my target! justgiving.com/fundraising/Da… #JustGiving

Tonight is one of the biggest nights in our calendar! It's the time we celebrate the incredible people behind the built environment, our finalists are all worthy winners! If you can't join us in person then watch the awards via our live stream at orlo.uk/zuZFL #ciob

@AndyRoden1 Only been in once so far these holidays and it wasn't too bad.

@DavidBurroughs_ How is it in Falmouth? Haven't been there for a while, but if it's like my bit of West Cornwall, it'll be very quiet compared to a normal Easter....

In the second week of Cornish easter hols, and compared to every other Easter I've known in Cornwall barring the pandemic, it's quiet. Normally it'd take ten mins to drive from one end of town to the other. Not once this easter. Curious.

Back on the train to London for @theCIOB Construction Manager of the Year awards #CMYA #CIOB

@keithbarrow80 @Platform5Rail Congrats, that's very exciting!

My new book on the Cornish Main Line is now available to preorder from @Platform5Rail. Due for publication on 18 March with 96 pages and over 150 images covering a wide variety of traction in the spectacular Cornish landscape. platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…

New Zealand’s government has issued a draft policy statement (GPS) on land transport that proposes “targeted investment” of $NZ 2bn ($US 1.2bn) in public transport over the next three years. railjournal.com/financial/new-…

@TrackTeddy @RNLI A pasty or three after something like that!

@DavidBurroughs_ @RNLI Brrrrrrr. Good luck and a great excuse for a pasty on the way home to warm up :)

Just signed up for this year's @RNLI Castle 2 Castle Swim from Pendennis Castle to St Mawes Castle, crossing the third deepest natural harbour in the world and hoping to beat my previous time of 48 minutes!

As part of this, I'll be raising money for the @RNLI and all the great work that they do, and would appreciate any and all donations. justgiving.com/fundraising/da…

A bad time for rail in New Zealand. While the cost of both projects was getting out of hand, cancelling them completely instead of looking at cheaper options is not the way to go.

It's bullshit to say "nothing" has been done – a lot has – but it's investment that's only realised when the thing is built. If the Labour-led govt had just stayed with the surface route like every transport nerd wanted, we'd just about be riding it now.

This is the Man Down Cornwall campaign video for 2024. It’s a thought-provoking watch, but that’s exactly what we want it to be. Far too many men suffer in silence and are not able to talk openly about how they feel about themselves, their lives and the world around them. The stigma of male mental health needs to end. Man Down run talking meetings around Cornwall (UK) for men with mental health concerns. Meetings are run by male volunteers with lived experience of mental health. We run these meetings to help men talk to other men in a safe, supportive environment without judgement. Together we can eradicate the stigma of male mental health. We want this video to be shared far and wide. We want to make men understand that the trauma effect and the destruction left behind after a life is taken is unbearable and utterly devastating for everyone involved. We are so very proud to share this with you all. #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #cornwall #cornwallmamdown #LetsTalkAboutIt #NeverGiveUp

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