Matt Ellery

@matt_ellery
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Business Analyst at UK CAA. Posts here are my own views.
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I've started up a #DnD session at work, all but one of the players are completely new. One of them has chosen to be an orc bard who is going to intimidate people into appreciating his performances.

And that is why I love D&D.

Henry Moore works to be unveiled at botanic garden
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pdd4qkdqo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Science and Environment @science-and-environment-BBCNews

Henry Moore sculptures to be displayed at Wakehurst

The botanic garden says the pieces aim to encourage visitors to reflect on nature and humanity.

How a lost road helped rewild a rare landscape
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdepj87pjwxo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Science and Environment @science-and-environment-BBCNews

The lost road at Hindhead which helped rewild a rare landscape

The Hindhead Tunnel has sparked one of the most successful rewilding projects in southern England.

Today was so hot, the phrase "get in the sea" stopped being an insult and started to be sound advice.
Oh, hi Cornwall! It's wonderful to see you again.
#Surrey has a designated and well signposted #SurreyCycleway. It uses mainly quieter unclassified and B roads.
Should #WestSussex have something similar? Are there routes you would include?
It's good for cyclists and it just raises the awareness of other road users there might be a few more cyclists about. Details of the Surrey one here (down the page and pdf at the bottom) #cycling https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/sustainable/cycling-and-walking/cycle-network
There are fancy new fully electric buses here in Brighton. Facinating how they're charged with a giant version of USB-C 🤔

🆕 blog! “UK Government Kicks Out Palantir”

The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals.

Right now you can go to https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and search for whichever bête noire has you riled up. You …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/uk-government-kicks-out-palantir/

#government #OpenSource

Contracts Finder

Diary: spring 2026

Thoughts from the first quarter of 2026.

Matt Ellery