Phil Edmonds

Some final look at the trade exhibitions and chats to wrap up the #hbauk2026 conference here in Bolton. It's the HBA Awards later I'm not staying around for that, but good luck to all nominated. Look out later for my full wrap-up blog post

#hbauk2026 Lunch, shiny toys and the HBA AGM ahead of the afternoon breakout sessions. More updates on BlueSky and I'll summarise the lot on my blog tonight.

Fun day at Bolton for #hbauk2026 conference. My live blog is over on Blue Sky!

I'm at the HBA #hbauk2026 conference in Bolton today. As per other recent events my "live blog" updates will be over on BlueSky. My handle there philedmonds.uk

It's the #hbauk2026 conference in Bolton this weekend. Celebrating 100 years of Hospital Radio. Find me there on Saturday with my "Percy" branded holdall offloading limited supplies of "New Old Stock" Hospital Radio Goodies at an amazing 100% discount off these 1984 prices.

I’d really love it if Gmail didn’t automatically make an AI summary at the top of the email containing my father’s will

Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. (Wintery picture taken December 2020)

I'll be heading over to Bradford in the morning for @UKCRN conference and @CommRadioAwards Just a reminder my "live blog" of such events now lives over on BlueSky. (Search for philedmonds . uk - without the spaces over there!)

#CMAFest25 Search for philedmonds.uk over on blue sky for my live updates

#CMAFest25 External link, so don't know if this will get much reach. On my blog I explain where I will be live blogging today: philedmonds.com/2025/10/commun…

I've traditionally done some "live tweeting" at these. I've decided it'll be live "something else'ing" this year - just got to figure out where! 2/2

"It's not a train station you don't need to announce your departure." Well I'm not quite going from X completely but gonna be concentrating my efforts elsewhere going forward. I've got a few conferences and events in my diary over the next couple of months. 1/2

Possibly a bit of a niche post. Exciting new toys have arrived at the studio.... @rodemics @vtx_uk #CallMe #AdventuresInRadioTech

It wasn’t just us who noticed this in the monthly OFCOM radio update, was it?

A couple of items in the Piccadilly Radio archive exhibition that'll be up @RadioMugs street. Plus a request for people's "home recordings" hopefully @airchecks Piccadilly archive is better kept than this.

Made a quick visit into Manchester Central Library to check out the mini exhibition of their Piccadilly Radio archives. It's only a handful of display cases and some interactive screens. Worth a look if you are passing. #piccadillyradio #key103 #radioarchives

Always wanted to see this - a day in the life of Granada legend Colin Weston in this @GranadaReports feature from May 1997 (just over a year before local continuity from Manchester ended) @thetvroom @UKPRES1 @rogertilling @lucymitv youtu.be/AohpzyHa0_0?si…

ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING. #oafc

@GLovesTrains Top tip, don't watch this video on a late evening Avanti Pendolino Euston to Man Picc when you are tired and start dozing off. Got a right startle being awakened with "Ding Dong..we're now approaching Penzance" in my ears. Use of free coffee code from shop fixed that.

I rode the UK's longest train journey with CrossCountry! 😄 Watch vlog: youtu.be/m-twjm_M6r4?si…

On my second @jdwtweetsuk of the day due to crossing central London at peak time only to twig I'm at Euston 2hrs early! Thanks to Uber not having "add to wallet" function and Google not recognising booking email to add to my calendar automatically and I messed up adding manually!