A small fly of uncertain species* being #PollinatorPals with a patch of Catsear at Farnham Park yesterday. #WildflowerHour #Slough #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

* Uncertain on my part. The fly itself of course isn't in any doubt.

Spent the weekend at the National Softball League tournament at Farnham Park near #Slough. Horribly hot and not fun weather for playing softball (or in my case fetching home run balls out of hedges and a bit of base coaching when our players started to wilt). The three teams with Swindon players had rather mixed results. A decent array of wildflowers on show around the edges: Ladies' Bedstraw in this case. #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

‘The pinnacle of regeneration’: A £11,000,000 Mega City is opening 40 minutes from London

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/02/the-pinnacle-regeneration-a-11-000-000-mega-city-opening-40-minutes-london-28208962/

Slough Comes Alive with Flash Mob Show of Pride for Town of Culture Bid

By Community Correspondent Slough’s High Street and Salt Hill Park were transformed into lively stages, as more than 300 residents gathered for a vibrant flash mob supporting the town’s bid for UK Town of Culture 2028. The event featured over 100 dancers across three performances, each led by

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First Bus is launching two new express services to #Uxbridge from High Wycombe and #Slough from Monday 2 March. The M40 express will link High Wycombe and Uxbridge every 30 minutes, taking around 20 minutes and providing a faster, direct alternative to driving. The X74 service from Slough will be extended to #Uxbridge via Uxbridge Road, cutting journey times to about 20 minutes and offering a one-fare, direct trip for commuters. George Burton, Head of Network, said the services offer a simple, reliable, and stress-free option, connecting key Buckinghamshire towns with north west #London and local #Underground lines.
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-bus-to-launch-new-express-services-direct-to-north-west-london

"If you ask the Americans, they'll say that the #GT40 is an American car, designed and built in America - well, it wasn't," says #Slough historian Jaye Isherwood.

"It was built in the UK, it was built in Slough, and it was a Slough product."

It's 60 years since the #Ford GT40 finished in all top three places at the #LeMans 24 Hours

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glm6ge75no

Iconic Le Mans winning Ford GT40 'was a Slough product'

It is 60 years since the Ford GT40 finished in all top three places at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

BBC News