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Mark Holder

@markAholder

Ex SAP with Wife, 2 boys, 2 classic VW, and 2 pugsAll opinions are mine only - love old Vinyl, Nodelling and Metal Detecting

 Somerset, England
Joined February 2011
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What will the apocalypse look like? Well, in the 19th century, someone painted it — over and over again. These are his 10 greatest works... (thread) 🧵
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Have you spotted Environment Officers Joe and Jeremy along Weston's beaches? They're carrying out weekly walkovers to monitor surface water outfalls, look for sewage related debris and any evidence of excess litter. Find out more▶️ bit.ly/3xsYBM0
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Seems @RFACardiganBay is likely the vessel being deployed to the Eastern Med (from her normal base in Bahrain) for the aid operation to #Gaza
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Govt says an [unnamed] Royal Navy ship is now en route to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of an international effort to set up a humanitarian maritime corridor to Gaza in early May. RFA Mounts Bay the most likely candidate (?)
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.@RFAMountsBay alongside at County Wharf in Falmouth after returning from exercise #SteadfastDefender this week. Via. E. Moorhouse
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Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts review – so hope-inducing it could restore your faith in Britain theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts review – so hope-inducing it could restore your faith in Britain

Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts review – so hope-inducing it could restore your faith in Britain

This joyous show sees the TV chef overflowing with warmth and knowledge as she tours the UK to throw genuinely cool parties for deserving Brits. It’s utterly heartwarming

theguardian.com
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15-ship PHOTEX and flypast at the conclusion of Exercise Nordic Response 24 - part of the wider exercise #SteadfastDefender2024 🇬🇧HMS Prince of Wales 🇺🇸USS Paul Ignatius 🇪🇸ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon 🇬🇧HMS Portland 🇳🇱HNLMS Karel Doorman 🇳🇴HNoMS Magnus Lagabote 🇬🇧RFA Tidespring 🇳🇴HNoMS Olav Tyrggvason 🇮🇹ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi 🇫🇷FS Normandie 🇬🇧RFA Mounts Bay 🇳🇴HNoMS Otto Sverdrup 🇳🇴HNoMS Gnist 🇳🇴Kv Bjornoya 🇩🇪FGS Bonn
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Deployed on Ex #SteadfastDefender24, 7 (Sphinx) Battery from 29 Commando Royal Artillery have conducted a ship-to-shore move as part of the Armoured Support Group from @CdoLogRegt, with their 105mm Light Guns in tow.
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Spectacular Northern Lights seen from @HMSPWLS during operations in the high north #steadfastdefender2024
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The Northern Lights have been putting on quite a display for the #MightyMounts and her crew as we continue to participate in Exercise #SteadfastDefender24. @RFAHeadquarters #rfa #careersatsea
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Environment Officer Joseph Holder explains how weekly beach walkovers and inspections are helping to improve Weston-Super-Mare’s bathing water quality environmentagency.blog.gov.u…
Environment Officer Joseph Holder explains how weekly beach walkovers and inspections are helping...

Environment Officer Joseph Holder explains how weekly beach walkovers and inspections are helping...

  The Environment Agency conducts weekly sampling during the bathing water season, which spans from May to September. Across the UK, there are 424 designated bathing water sites, 49 of these sit...

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The UK Carrier Strike Group in the North Sea. HMS Prince of Wales accompanied by HMS Portland, RFA Tidesurge, RFA Tidespring, 🇨🇦HMCS Charlottetown, 🇩🇰HDMS Niels Juel and 🇪🇸ESPS Cristóbal Colón. #JointWarrior #PHOTEX #steadfastdefender2024
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After months of training in harsh🇳🇴Norwegian winter conditions, Commandos of @45CdoGp embark on @RFAMountsBay in preparation for exercise #steadfastdefender2024
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.@RFATidesurge accompanied by 🇨🇦HMCS Charlottetown and @HMSPortland at the start of exercise #JointWarrior in the North Sea. #steadfastdefender2024
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Mark Holder retweeted
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45 Commando RM@45CdoGp24 Feb 2024
After months of training in the harsh depths of Norway's arctic winter, Commandos of @45CdoGp embark @RFAMountsBay in preparation for the @NATO Exercise #SteadfastDefender24. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether #DeterAndDefend
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What a view! The #MightyMounts enjoyed a brief stop in the Norwegian Fjords to load personnel and equipment before deploying on Ex #SteadfastDefender24 @RFAHeadquarters #rfa #careersatsea
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The 'Counting the Cost' Monument in Duxford, England. ✈️ 52 glass panels, engraved with the silhouettes of over 7,000 American aircraft that were lost during operations & dedicated to US aircraft lost flying from British bases. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
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.@HMSPWLS conducts replenishment at sea with @RFATidesurge #SteadfastDefender24
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🇺🇸USS Gunston Hall sails from Portsmouth this afternoon ahead of exercise #SteadfastDefender24 She will conduct amphibious ops off Browndown in the Solent with 🇮🇹ITS San Giorgio for the next few days. Via @PortsmouthProud
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