Martin Urch

Discover the thrill of the #Edinburgh Beltane—its ancient Celtic roots dating back 2,000 years. Experience the mystique of the Picti, as each Spring, the night sky above Calton Hill erupts in a spectacular blaze of roaring fires. @beltanefs 📖Link: martinurch.substack.com/p/inside-iron-…

From ancient purification rites to the roaring fires of Calton Hill. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 My project documents the 2026 Beltane Fire Festival—an exploration of Scotland’s Celtic soul and modern ritual. Link: martinurch.substack.com/p/inside-iron-… #Beltane #Edinburgh #SocialHistory

Looking for a cool gift for your #Tiger loving friends & family? Why not check-out this amazing #ColouringBook from our friends @TypicalTigerNFT which helps us to save wild #Tigers with every copy sold #Conservation amzn.eu/d/01s8JgDc

📢For immediate release 📢 Typical Tigers NFT project are proud to announce that our Colouring book featuring the Intellectual property (IP) from our Baby Cub Tigers collection is now live on Amazon ! 50% of all profits from the sale of the book will be donated to @Tigers4Ever2010, to help give wild tigers wild futures. We have donated $45,711 to date and £27,600 of that to Tigers4Ever. We are happy to continue our long-term support of Tigers4Ever and hope that the book appeals to children who like colouring and learning fun facts about wildlife. Dr. Corinne Taylor-Smith (@CorinneTS), Chair of Tigers4Ever: “Through our partnership with Typical Tigers, digital art is becoming life saving action on the ground in India. Each transaction fuels critical frontline work from keeping anti poaching patrols active and equipping these essential wildlife protectors, to creating permanent wildlife waterholes and restoring lost habitat which sustain wild tigers and many other species too. Together, we’re not just supporting conservation, we’re securing a future where wild tigers have the safety, space, and freedom to flourish for generations to come.” You can find the Book on Amazon here : amazon.com/dp/B0GY4ZT87Y/…

Today we have placed an order for 100 more powerful waterproof flashlights to help keep wild #Tigers & anti-poaching patrols safe during night patrols, We'd like to do more but we need more donations first goto.gg/56553

We've just received good news from India that work on the 10 wildlife waterholes has been completed today so there are 35 Tigers4Ever waterholes providing year-round #Water for wild #Tigers now! #SavingTigers #SuperSunday

🌅 #Easter marks renewal—but 4,600 years ago, Britain’s first farmers were already tracking the spring Equinox. Today I’m publishing a narrative journey into daily life, community, and belief in Neolithic Britain—far removed from the caveman myth. martinurch.com/blog/inside-ne…

Step into 2600 BC this Easter. 🌱 martinurch.com/blog/inside-ne…

🌅 Easter marks renewal—but 4,600 years ago, Britain’s first farmers were already tracking the spring Equinox. Today I’m publishing a narrative journey into daily life, community, and belief in Neolithic Britain—far removed from the caveman myth. Step into 2600 BC this Easter.

Here is my new paper for the Great British Business Council on the importance of oil, gas and coal to the UK economy. The UK’s industrial decline is not inevitable, but the result of decades of deliberate policy choices that have undermined domestic energy production and driven manufacturing offshore. Lowering UK employment and tax revenues, while increasing the UK trade deficit. The paper also includes a plan to reverse this. gbbc.uk/uk-deindustria…

ChatGPT made this graphic for me to illustrate the pump price of petrol... The fuel duty is higher than the crude oil component And then we pay VAT including on the fuel duty!! When @RachelReevesMP talks about fuel profiteering she needs to look in the mirror @griffitha @ClaireCoutinho

How did a 17th-century Dorset farmer become a titan of the wine trade? 🍷 My new essay on John Blandy explores a journey from English soil to the rugged coast of Madeira. A study in ambition and social history. Read story here: martinurch.com/blog/john-blan… #SocialHistory #Madeira

Big news: My new digital home is live! 📸📖 I’ve spent the last few months organising years of fieldwork, photography, and historical research into a new online collection exploring Britain’s "fingerprints of the past ✨ Visit here: martinurch.com #CulturalHeritage

Enter the wild heart of winter with the Whittlesey Straw Bear. This vivid photo essay explores a rare English folk ritual of straw, dance, fire and disguise at the turning of the agricultural year. #StrawBear martinurch.substack.com/p/straw-bear

Winter comes alive at Whittlesey Straw Bear! Straw-clad bears, Molly dancers, and wild beastly guises fill the streets—ancient folklore in motion, loud, vibrant & unforgettable! #StrawBear Read here: martinurch.substack.com/p/straw-bear

Winter comes alive at Whittlesey Straw Bear! Straw-clad bears, Molly dancers, and wild beastly guises fill the streets—ancient folklore in motion, loud, vibrant & unforgettable! #StrawBear martinurch.substack.com/p/straw-bear

Discover the ancient East Kent tradition of Hoodening! 🐴✨ January’s photo essay captures the mysterious Hooden Horse, a festive stage performance, and living folklore. Dive into hidden heritage: Link: martinurch.substack.com/p/hoodening #Hoodening #KentFolklore #FolkTraditions

As it's #NewYearsEve we're asking you to think about helping us to #SaveWildTigers when you make your #NewYearsResolutions please 🙏 Thank you from the wild #Tigers

On #ChristmasDay our team is busy saving wild #Tigers by patrolling their jungle home, constructing new wildlife waterholes, planting trees to restore lost habitat & reducing human-wildlife conflict. #MerryChristmas to all who are celebrating

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