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Devizes Wharf - on the Kennet&Avon Canal.
#photography #Devizes #KennetAndAvon #canal #narrowboats #Wiltshire

Canoeist wins 125-mile non-stop kayak race for third time - BBC News
#Devizes to #Westminster
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9j80mlr3o

📍: Laywoods 72 Foot Winding Hole
ℹ️: winding hole
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3616153171229&mlon=-1.96330669106279#map=17/51.3616153171229/-1.96330669106279
📸: Photo by Carneddau on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/22619955@N06/44273272111

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #devizesmarina #devizestopewsey #kennetavoncanal #devizes #unitedkingdom #gb

A photo titled "K&AC: Devizes to Pewsey", taken near Laywoods 72 Foot Winding Hole by Carneddau on Flickr.

#UK: Warning as #BirdFlu found in dead gull

by Sarah Turnnidge, April 2, 2025

"A warning has been issued after a confirmed case of bird flu was found in a wild herring gull.

"#Devizes Town Council has urged dog owners to take care after the bird was found dead in the town with H5N1 Avian Influenza as part of ongoing surveillance work.

"In a post on social media a spokesperson for the local authority confirmed #Wiltshire Council had been notified of the finding by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (3APHA).

"The public have been told to avoid touching dead or sick wild birds, their #feathers, or surfaces contaminated by #BirdDroppings.

"#DogOwners should keep their pets on leads and use footpaths, the APHA said, with people who keep poultry or other birds advised to wash their hands and #disinfect footwear after handling.

"The Health Security Agency has said the risk to public health is very low. [But remember -- it is deadly for cats, and can be passed from humans to cats].

"A spokesperson for Devizes Town Council said: 'We will continue to monitor the situation and keep the public informed of any developments.'

Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2xx0jdr6o
#HPAINews #AvianInfluenza #AvianFlu #PetHealth #WiltshireUK #WildHerringGulls

Had to stop to take a photo when I saw this today:
Outside someone’s house a Derek Trotter (Del Boy, Only Fools And Horses) style Reliant Regal Supervan three-wheeler. Looking out the back window a female blowup doll. The owner probably thought it was funny but it does make him look rather like a blowup sex doll dealer. (No, I am not making this into a hash tag.)
Only Fools And Horses, for those who don’t know, was a British television sitcom, which ran from 1981 to 2003.

#photography #StreetPhotography #Devizes #Wiltshire #DerekTrotter #DelBoy #OnlyFoolsAndHorses #wolfkettler

A yellow three wheeled Reliant Regal parked outside a row of dated looking domestic properties. Written on the back is “Chris Sterling Enterprises”. The registration number is RAT 6M. Looking out the back window is a female blowup doll.

Refugee report: March

Government attitudes to immigration still causing problems

March 2025

The Government’s Border Security Asylum and Immigration Bill is in its committee stage this week. Much interest has been shown by MPs in using the occasion to express opposition to the Home Office’s guidance on denying citizenship to “illegal” migrants, however long ago their arrival may have been. This guidance has been put forward as a gloss on the “good character requirement” for naturalisation, deeming those who arrive illegally via “dangerous journeys” to be ineligible. The SNP have put forward an amendment to obviate this ruling and the Home Affairs Select Committee have sought an explanation for the change in policy.

Brian Mathew, the Liberal Democrat MP for Melksham and Devizes, said asylum seekers should be given the ability and support to work “instead of leaving them in administrative limbo in hotels around the country costing the taxpayer millions”.

There has been concern amongst MPs also about the government’s decision to transfer some of the foreign aid budget to pay for increases in defence expenditure. This will obviously have a bearing on the amount of funding available for countries with refugee issues. According to the FT, presently it is believed that half the foreign aid budget will now go on migrant hotel accommodation.

The Home Secretary has been visiting Northern France, the first Home Secretary to do so in recent years. Yvette Cooper is bringing £172 million to aid the French authorities against people smugglers. The National Crime Agency believes that they now have a better understanding of how the boats and engines arrive on the Channel coast, mainly from Germany. Germany has now made it a crime to facilitate illegal migration to the UK.

At the same time as immigration is being targeted, the Government is increasing its deportation levels. This post by Prof. Mary Bosworth is worth reading.

The small boats continue; this year so far the numbers are 40% down on last year, but better weather will probably change the ratio. 2024 data indicate claims were up 18% on 2023, and grant rates were down from about 67% to about 47%. A particular drop in acceptances has been felt by Afghans: from around 90% agreement to around 50% (with legal routes barely used now); it has been suggested that the Home Office considers the Taliban no threat to a wide range of society now. The largest influx currently is from Sudan.

Other notes: The Guardian featured the immigration regime in Spain, where a less hostile attitude has brought economic results with arrivals able to work.The Home Office has been accused of failing to correctly assess the ages of child migrants by the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium. And the UK is refusing to pay the £50 million compensation demanded by Rwanda for the collapsed migrant removal policy.

We are grateful to group member Andrew for producing this report.

#channelCrossings #Devizes #HomeSecretary #immigration #refugee

Cosy little #café in #Devizes, #Wiltshire, called Tea, Inc.
Upright. Click to see all.

#TeaInc #artist #wolfkettler #photography

The photograph shows the inside of a cosy tea and coffee place. Main focus are two chairs and a table. In the background, top left, a window with red curtains.

Study finds new Wiltshire railway stations should be built http://dlvr.it/TFhcGW #Birmingham #Devizes #Melksham #Network

Study finds new Wiltshire railway stations should be built http://dlvr.it/TFhZll #Birmingham #Devizes #Melksham #Network

📍: Lock 27, Marsh Lane Lock
ℹ️: lock
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3525091686431&mlon=-2.0379528718933#map=17/51.3525091686431/-2.0379528718933
📸: Photo by interbeat on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/55898913@N04/6790472202

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #locks #devizes #caenhill #rowde #kennettandavon

A photo titled "Caen Hill Locks, Kennett and Avon Canal, near Rowde", taken near Lock 27, Marsh Lane Lock by interbeat on Flickr.

Yesterday we were passing through #Devizes and came across an #ado16 club outing with a plethora for #Austin1100, #Morris1300 & #RileyKestrel. We couldn't stop as we needed to get home, a day of #AlecIssigonis cars indeed - miniphernalia.co.uk

Devizes Wharf
on the Kennet & Avon canal
#photography #Devizes #KennetandAvon #canal

You'd think it would be easier, going down...
Top of Caen Hill Locks array.
]photography #CaenHill #Devizes #canal

View over an array of canal locks, going downhill.

📍: Devizes Wharf 72 Foot Winding Hole
ℹ️: winding hole
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3554249200024&mlon=-1.99666744353623#map=17/51.3554249200024/-1.99666744353623
📸: Photo by barryskeates on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/31059504@N08/9040828068

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #water #canon #boat #wharf #tamron #devizes #avon #ka #waterway #kennet #550d #devizeswharf #canon550d

A photo titled "Devizes Wharf", taken near Devizes Wharf 72 Foot Winding Hole by barryskeates on Flickr.

📍: Lock 39, Devizes Lock
ℹ️: lock
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3523437824485&mlon=-2.02281342671828#map=17/51.3523437824485/-2.02281342671828
📸: Photo by interbeat on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/55898913@N04/8373682915

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #locks #devizes #kennetandavon #caenhill

A photo titled "Caen Hill Locks, Kennet and Avon Canal, near Devizes", taken near Lock 39, Devizes Lock by interbeat on Flickr.

📍: Lock 39, Devizes Lock
ℹ️: lock
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3523437824485&mlon=-2.02281342671828#map=17/51.3523437824485/-2.02281342671828
📸: Photo by interbeat on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/55898913@N04/6936585783

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #locks #devizes #caenhill #kennettandavon

A photo titled "Caen Hill Locks, Kennett and Avon Canal, Devizes", taken near Lock 39, Devizes Lock by interbeat on Flickr.

A new #residential #development in #Devizes in #Wiltshire is depressingly bare and void of life. Most of the space not taken up by houses has not been made into gardens but into roads and car parking. The scene is reminiscent of an uneasy #futuristic #1960s movie. This is what happens when you leave #TownPlanning to the #property developers. Little #imagination - maximum #profits .

#depressing #BlackAndWhite #bnw #eerie #propertyDeveloper #propertyDevelopment #housing

This black and white photograph shows a new residential development. There are two rows of houses at 90° angle visible in the photograph. Everything is bare and, apart from one lone person walking away from the camera in the mid distance, void of life.

Wadworth Brewery, founded 1875, in the beautiful market town of #Devizes #Wiltshire.

#photography #urbanphotography #beer

The #WhiteHorse at #Westbury yesterday. On a clear day you can see the #Devizes one from here, but it was too misty for that. It looks odd from this angle as it's intended to be viewed from Westbury. It's the oldest one in #Wiltshire and one of the oldest in the UK; probably 18th century.

A steep hillside in misty weather. On the side of the hill, turf is carved away to form the figure of a white horse. Nowadays the surface of the chalk is covered by white concrete to stop it grassing over. The outline is distorted due to being intended to be viewed from below.

📍: Lock 50, Kennet Lock (Top Lock)
ℹ️: lock
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3544961550607&mlon=-2.0005853139245#map=17/51.3544961550607/-2.0005853139245
📸: Photo by Paul Gulliver on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/13517428@N03/25464237952

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #devizes #kennetandavon

#devizes

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