Martyn Balmont

Caught this dragonfly having an evening sunbathe atop a growing frame

I don’t post very often but this is well worth it. A top notch tribute. I have never been a huge Sabbath fan but the metal music I listen to wouldn’t exist without their trailblazing ways, that’s for sure!

Amazing! More on Padre Leslie Skinner in this weeks Walking The Ground on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/c1TZGxcTfWk

You have to be prepared for anything & everything on Mont Ventoux 😅👏

“What a story you are writing” 🩷 @vismaleaseabike Sports Director Marc Reef coordinates a tactical masterpiece as Simon Yates storms into the Maglia Rosa with the help of Wout Van Aert on @giroditalia Stage 20. _______ 🇮🇹 #GirodItalia

Avoided the rain and visited the Dürer exhibition on my lunch break today. Highly recommended for any Dürer fans, features original engravings from the Fitzwilliam collection. fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visi…

THE ELECTION THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING... What caused the Labour landslide of July 1945? And how did Winston Churchill throw it all away in one simple speech? @almurray and @James1940 talk about the Khaki Election in today's excellent episode

@footsteps_pod I must get around to reading it

@MartynBalmont Wonderful book

Bank holiday reorganisation of the WW1 bookshelves completed #WW1 #books #militaryhistory

@HistoryPegg Our collections have definitely been earlier recently. I wonder if some weeks they’re trying to knock off early, or maybe they mix the schedule up to keep it interesting! 🧐

Can someone have a word with the refuse collectors. 1 week you’re scrambling down the drive at the crack of dawn in your next to nothing because the buggers turn up early. The week after they can’t be arsed to get there until after mid day. Consistency folks. Consistency. 🤣🤣 #BinDay

🎉🍾 CAMBRIDGE - WINNERS OF THE 2025 BOAT RACES!! 🍾🎉 Congratulations to @CUBCsquad Women and Reserves who won every single race today. This completes a stunning achievement for the Light Blues, who now celebrate their fourth-ever clean sweep - victories in all six races: the Lightweight Men’s and Women’s Races, the Blue Boat Men’s and Women’s Races, and both Reserve Races. Cambridge also had historic clean sweeps in 1993, 2018, and 2023. #CambridgeAlumni, please join us in celebrating our incredible Boat Club! 🤩 📸 Nordin Catic & Row360 #TogetherWeAreCambridge #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #TheBoatRace #BoatRace2025

The Curious Cures exhibition opens at the UL tomorrow! Join us for a fascinating look into medieval medicine; a world where science, magic and astronomy collide. 📅 29 March - 6 December 2025 🔗Book your FREE ticket: loom.ly/kVqsPRY Pictured: MS Dd.6.29

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I never tire of watching this clip from 2013. What a try from Wales and the commentary from the late great Eddie Butler, outstanding! #sixnations2025 youtu.be/6cX5hYlFQLw?si…

Just a wee bit damp in Cambridge today. Glad I left the umbrella in my office 🙃

@HistoryPegg Ham and Wotsits sandwiches #schooldays

The greatest meal in the world is a #Sandwich. I don't want non of you namby pamby #sandwiches #Crisps sandwich, cheap white bread, margarine, walkers cheese and onion. Red #Cheese and Onion on white bread Fish Finger sandwich on white bread with red sauce. #food

If you’re in the Peterborough area, or fancy taking a trip over, this is the last chance to see this before it goes to the US. Starts on March 3rd. ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/peter…

@Normandy661944 Yes, that looks like the best shout. Good work that man!

@MartynBalmont From other responses it looks like it’s the antennae case for a 38 radio set.

Can anyone tell me what this man is carrying over his shoulder? It appears to be a tapered pole (or possibly a case; in any event with a strap), perhaps with a screw thread/spike at the narrow end. Photo taken 16 July 1944. iwm.org.uk/collections/it…