jim hopkinson

British Exploring Society ( a world-class youth development charity with a unique heritage) is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer. Closing date for applications Monday 6th October 2025 (midday GMT) society-search.com/roles/chief-ex…

Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing vacancy at Ampleforth Abbey Trust. Salary £70k -£90k Closing Date for applications 21 November 2024. Director of Safeguarding & Wellbeing | Ampleforth Abbey

@markjamesmacd Taken this evening? If so I will get warm and get out

Privileged once again to be able to pop outside and see the northern lights of an evening #Aurora

@pauljonesking Where taken and when taken?

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Scotland #roadTrip

We're excited to announce our collaboration with award winning local distillery Cooper King. We've produced gin liqueurs, carefully crafted in small batches using fruit handpicked from the Abbey estate and gin from Cooper King. Available in our gift shop now! @CKdistillery

Brilliant listen! Honor Wilson-Fletcher, CEO of the British Exploring Society, on inequality of access to the great outdoors and transforming lives “Young people discover what a superpower they have always had!” @Brit_exploring lidji.org/podcast/episod…

First visit to the newly opened @visitampleforth tea room. Delicious cakes, delicious coffee, mouseman furniture and an unspoiled view of the valley

Privilege to spend the day with @Brit_exploring leaders as they prepare for summer expeditions to Georgia, Iceland and Scotland. Refreshing their emergency training, logistic planning and behaviour management

@markaizatt @af_newton @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside Good luck with the journey. 2 sides of a triangle but hopefully passable

@HopkinsonJim @af_newton @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside We gave up after 4 hours. Got back to Aviemore to no petrol at BP. Refueled in Inverness and now heading back via Aberdeen. Stay safe.

#A9 Drumochter - our ploughs can now get work clearing the snow. Thankyou to all those motorist who helped and who helped each other. #StaySafe @trafficscotland @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside

@af_newton @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside Hope you get moving soon…… feel for you and others …. We have aborted until tomorrow based on your and other travellers helpful updates Much grimmer in relation to disruptive snow than the weather forecast would have led us all to predict

@NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside Any update on how things are at Drumochter? Seems to be a few cars heading northbound but southbound has been stationary for 6 hours now

Has #A9 reopened at #dunkeld yet. And is it now passable to Inverness @trafficscotland

@NWTrunkRoads @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside @trafficscotland Is A9 open at Dunkeld now please

Update #A9 Drumochter! Some way to go yet, but some vehicles are now moving, with help from all. @PSOSHighland @PSOSTayside @trafficscotland

@af_newton @BobbyBrian_2005 @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland Let me know please if you start moving or conditions improve

@BobbyBrian_2005 @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland Good to know something is happening at least!

Update #A9 A9 at Drumochter still got heavy Snow, Traffic at standstill, A9 Closed at Drumochter, Resources trying to clear snow #DriveSafe @trafficscotland

@af_newton @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland We are due through in an hour so clearly better for us to delay a while. Thank you for the update. Have you seen any ploughs or gritters on the move?

@HopkinsonJim @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland It’s been blizzards for almost 3 hours

@Alilyken @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland Any update. Is it still closed please. Is it still snowing?

@NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland A9 northbound looks like closed just now at inveralmond . Police putting signs up

@af_newton @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland Is it still snowing or has weather improved at all?

@NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland About half way between Dalwhinnie and Drumochter and no sign of any snow ploughs or clearing vehicles.. been sat here over two hours in blizzards so cars will struggle to move even when it reopens!

Could you join our British Exploring Society Trustee Team leading on equality, diversity and inclusion? britishexploring.org/wp-content/upl…

This week we're doing the first round of Leader placements for each of our expeditions in 2024! If you're an assessed & registered member of our Leader community and want to join one of our teams in 2024 don't forget to express your interest - Check your email inbox🔥📬

Applications for our 2024 expedition programmes are officially open! Including the brand new Pinnacle Wild Leadership programme🔥 Ready to Find Your Fire, or know someone who is? Spread the word and apply today🔗 britishexploring.org/join-us/expedi…