That my End to End cycle (JOGLE) now encrypted

That’s me at long last, got my End to End cycle (JOGLE) website encrypted using SSL/TLS Certificates.

You will now see a ‘padlock’ icon in your browser’s address bar, indicating that SSL is present and trusted by your browser.

If you find any pages/blog posts that DON’T SHOW the ‘padlock’ icon, please do let me know!

I will also, be showing that website, so much needed love very soon indeed!

Visited 45 railway stations for the first time in 2019

Here is a list of the railway stations, that I’ve visited for the first time in 2019. Really can’t believe, I’ve done 45 so far!

Elton and Orston railway station

  1. Aldermaston
  2. Ambergate
  3. Angel Road
  4. Ayr
  5. Beeston
  6. Burton Joyce
  7. Cannon Street
  8. Canonbury
  9. Charing Cross
  10. Charlton
  11. Corby
  12. Dalston Junction
  13. Didcot Parkway
  14. Duffield
  15. East Midlands Parkway
  16. Elton and Orston
  17. Fiskerton
  18. Greenwich
  19. Hackney Central
  20. Hackney Downs
  21. Heckington
  22. Highbury and Islington
  23. Hungerford
  24. Kettering
  25. Kintbury
  26. Langley Mill
  27. Long Buckby
  28. Long Eaton
  29. Matlock Bath
  30. New Cross
  31. Newark Castle
  32. Newbury
  33. Newbury Racecourse
  34. Northampton
  35. Oxford
  36. Plumstead
  37. Reading
  38. Rolleston
  39. Sleaford
  40. St Neots
  41. Stratford
  42. Stratford International
  43. Thatcham
  44. Tottenham Hale
  45. Waterloo East

Newbury railway station ✅✅

I can now give Newbury railway station, a double tick! Since I’ve now used it twice. Also got more photos this time around, since it was not dark, like it was before.

Newbury railway statio

 Newbury railway station

 Newbury railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/newbury/

Newbury Racecourse railway station ✅

I can now tick off, Newbury Racecourse railway station.

Newbury Racecourse railway station

Newbury Racecourse railway station

Newbury Racecourse railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/newbury-racecourse/

A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Heath on BBC iPlayer

Looking for something to watch? Then I would check out A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Heath on the BBC iPlayer.

The Duke of Cambridge, Gareth Southgate, Peter Crouch, Thierry Henry, Danny Rose and Jermaine Jenas discuss the importance of talking about men’s mental health.

A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Heath on BBC iPlayer

Happy 10 year anniversary to Nick and myself!

Very big happy 10 year anniversary to Nick and myself! Yes BTW we’re just very good friends! Lot’s of people, think he’s my boyfriend when he’s not!

During the 10 years of knowing him, we’re done some truly great stuff together. Been a good number of cycles together, been to Scotland a number of times. Walked up both Ben Vorlich and Ben Nevis. Also of course, had him wearing Lycra and wetsuits a LOT!! 🙂

Nick and myself in wetsuits

Nick and myself cycling

Ben Vorlich

Ben Nevis

Nick and myself at Old Hunstanton

Many more photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/nick-gordon/

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 25/05/2019

The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard  - 31-04-2019 - YouView appThatcher: A Very British Revolution (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 27th May 2019)

A look at Margaret Thatcher’s early period as prime minister, when she had to deal with divisions in the cabinet as well as an economy in deep trouble.

The Blitz: Britain on Fire (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 27th May 2019)

Historical series exploring how Britain, and Liverpool in particular, was bombarded for eight days in May 1941, through the stories of people caught up in the events. Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell and Rob Bell follow Margaret Johnson, a mother of six whose children could not be evacuated from the city. Mary Lawson, was a promising film star who was in Liverpool when the raids began. And they assess Churchill’s morale-boosting tour of bombed Britain.

The Great Flood of London (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 28th May 2019)

Documentary series about the battle against climate change. For decades, London trusted that its sophisticated Thames Barrier would keep it safe from water. But as sea levels rise and rainfall increases, London’s sleeping giant is facing new threats.

The Blitz: Britain on Fire (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 28th May 2019)

Historical series exploring eight days in Liverpool in May 1941 through the stories of people caught up in the events. Matron Gertrude Riding and Dr Leonard Findlay ran a hospital with a busy maternity ward and were right in the midst of the target zone. In the docks, Captain Howard Kinley’s bomb-laden ship caught fire, and 350 tonnes of high explosive went up.

The Blitz: Britain on Fire (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 29th May 2019)

Historical series exploring eight days in Liverpool in May 1941 through the stories of people caught up in the events. Mary Lawson’s rash decision to stay above ground during the bombing had serious consequences, but the city ultimately emerged from this terrible time wounded but not defeated.

The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 31st May 2019)

Documentary series going behind the scenes of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. For the annual Gala Festival, the NYMR plans to swap their precious Q6 engine with another from the Severn Valley, but there is a crack in the engine box and no-one to fix it on short notice.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.