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CLondoner92 (New Account)<p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hereward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hereward</span></a> Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has upgraded its website into a comprehensive hub for travel and tourism in North <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Cambridgeshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridgeshire</span></a>, thanks to over £4,000 of funding from Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. The Hereward line, covering <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Peterborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peterborough</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Whittlesea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whittlesea</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/March" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Manea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manea</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a>, now benefits from a revamped website featuring drone footage, travel guides, itineraries, interactive and walking/cycling maps. The upgrade aims to inspire sustainable rail-based tourism and make travel planning easier. Wendy Otter from Fenland District Council praised the improvements for promoting local tourism and accessibility, while Greater Anglia’s Scott Dolling highlighted the railway’s commitment to supporting local communities. The fund supports community-led rail projects that bring local and societal benefits across the Greater Anglia network.<br><a href="https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/news-articles/funding-website-upgrade-encourage-more-people-visit-cambridgeshire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/n</span><span class="invisible">ews-desk/news-articles/funding-website-upgrade-encourage-more-people-visit-cambridgeshire</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>Greater Anglia are the most consistently punctual train operator of the last 2 years <a href="http://dlvr.it/TK8bdR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TK8bdR</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/BishopsStortford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BishopsStortford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Colchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colchester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a></p>
Sarah | Time for Kindness<p>“I returned to <a href="https://kind.social/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> to buy a tall, slim chest of drawers that I had seen earlier in the week.&nbsp; Ely is one of those places with a traditional High Street and strange one way systems and really interesting and cool shops.</p><p>My chest of drawers shop is in the centre and being unfamiliar with the road layout, parked as close as I could get in a free public short stay car park."</p><p>1/6</p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Bishop Alcock's Chapel, Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, c.1920s - Tyndall RP Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/bishop-alcock-s-chapel-ely-cathedral-cambridgeshire-c-1920s-tyndall-rppc-221533865.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/bishop-al</span><span class="invisible">cock-s-chapel-ely-cathedral-cambridgeshire-c-1920s-tyndall-rppc-221533865.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/ElyCathedral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElyCathedral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Octagon Tower, Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, c.1920s - Tyndall RP Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/octagon-tower-ely-cathedral-cambridgeshire-c-1920s-tyndall-rp-postcard-221514341.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/octagon-t</span><span class="invisible">ower-ely-cathedral-cambridgeshire-c-1920s-tyndall-rp-postcard-221514341.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/ElyCathedral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElyCathedral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
mandar 🎞️<p>A sunny afternoon in <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> ☀️</p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>Felixstowe sale: unravelling the implications for rail freight <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJS3hf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJS3hf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/ElyAreaCapacityEnhancement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElyAreaCapacityEnhancement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Felixstowe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Felixstowe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Hutchison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hutchison</span></a></p>
Juggling With Eggs<p>Cathedrals and churches I guess need to stay relevant and afford to keep replacing the lead on the roof…</p><p>But the idea of a Great Gatsby Ball in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> Cathedral at this particular moment in time suggests no one involved gets Fitzgerald’s message that the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanDream</span></a> of rags to riches glamour was just an illusion. Happiness is not built on wealth. </p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-gatsby-ball-in-ely-cathedral-tickets-1111348646719?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-g</span><span class="invisible">atsby-ball-in-ely-cathedral-tickets-1111348646719?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a></p>
Lkdc<p>A rare bit of good news: Mexico's supreme court has ordered a zoo to provide Ely, an African elephant, with better care.</p><p>Although it would have been better if the court had ordered that Ely and her companions be transferred to a sanctuary, any improvement to her life is welcome. The court order is a big deal!</p><p>Article in Spanish: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/espanol/mexico/articulo/2025-02-26/ely-la-elefanta-mas-triste-recibe-amparo-de-suprema-corte-de-mexico-para-mejorar-su-vida-y-salud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/espanol/mexico/art</span><span class="invisible">iculo/2025-02-26/ely-la-elefanta-mas-triste-recibe-amparo-de-suprema-corte-de-mexico-para-mejorar-su-vida-y-salud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/elephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elephant</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/elefanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elefanta</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/elefante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elefante</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoo</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>14 Feb 1556: Thomas Cranmer formally degraded from the ministry at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oxford</span></a> by Thomas Thirlby, bishop of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (BM)</p>
jdmccafferty<p>13 Feb 1322: The central tower of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> cathedral collapses <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (Diliff)</p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>UK ports bring intermodal growth <a href="http://dlvr.it/THthww" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/THthww</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/CastlefieldCorridor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CastlefieldCorridor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/EastWestRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastWestRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a></p>
Scullridge<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> 25/1</p>
Scullridge<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> 25/1</p>
Scullridge<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> 25/1</p>
Scullridge<p>25th <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MarkJonesDayOfDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkJonesDayOfDance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> yesterday...</p>
Scullridge<p>Reigning champions the Tilney Ploughers defending their title in the broom dance <a href="https://mas.to/tags/markjonesdayofdance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markjonesdayofdance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> today</p>
Leigh Garland<p>Oh, one for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ely</span></a> folks and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> folks in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cambridgeshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cambridgeshire</span></a>. There's to be a public consultation about a proposed crossing on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/A10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A10</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/A142" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A142</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Witchford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Witchford</span></a> / Ely. <a href="https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ely-witchford-crossing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ely-witc</span><span class="invisible">hford-crossing</span></a> . Nudging <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@elycycle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elycycle</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@ElyProgressives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ElyProgressives</span></a></span> for reach.</p>
Ely Writers<p>Our first meeting of 2025 is this evening at 6:15 pm in Prosper. Coming?</p><p>Your homework was to bring in your favourite first lines!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ElyWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElyWriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/meetings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meetings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> | <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/elywriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elywriters@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
jdmccafferty<p>14 Jan 1644: d. John Bois at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ely</span></a> - translator of the Apocrypha in the Authorised Version of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> as part of the 2nd <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> company. As he was the only one who took notes of the process, much of our knowledge of how the translation worked is down to him.</p>