A Dolphin stampede video
Just a nice video of dolphins from the BBC website.
Episode 2 of ‘Walking Around My Garden’
So it’s been 16 weeks since i filmed the Pilot Episode of ‘Walking Around My Garden’. What has changed? Almost everything! (apologies, I forgot I should film horizontally instead of vertically!) CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PILOT EPISODE AND COMPARE!
Take a 31 day creativity challenge! Free resources from The Age of Creativity
The 31 creative challenges are a designed to be month of short, daily inspirations to try. Each of the challenges was created by a member of an Age UK community club, in partnership with a creative practitioner from 64 Million … Continued
Richard Lennox Fundraising Concert….tonight!
Tonight we were due to hold a fundraising concert featuring the marvellous Richard Lennox! Of course we’ve had to postpone, so instead here’s a video of him playing the Albert Hall! If you feel like dropping some spare change in … Continued
“We are here for you day or night” – Marcus Trescothick introduces a short video about the emotional support offered through Mindline
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Marcus Trescothick introduces this short video about how the NHS, Somerset County Council and local charities (including Age UK Somerset) have come together to give emotional support and counselling and someone to talk to if you are feeling isolated or … Continued
Admire these wonderful bird photos from Carl Bovis a Somerset Nature Photographer
Carl Bovis, based in Somerset, posts amazing photos of garden birds regularly on twitter. He has over 42,000 followers, but if you don’t use Twitter you can view some of his posts here. Use the scroll bars at the side … Continued
A little act of kindness can boost your Mental Health – Mental Health Awareness Week 18-24th May
Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, it takes … Continued
Enjoy this lively keyboard concert from Richard Lennox
This lively hour long performance by Richard Lennox was live streamed on Facebook on 10th May. Richard was due to perform a fundraising concert for Age UK Somerset at the end of May. This has been postponed but to keep … Continued
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bumblebees (but were afraid to ask?)
Local photographer Kit Houghton has produced this interesting short video presentation all about the beloved Bumble bee.
Learn all about Steepholm – by Kit Houghton
We’re very pleased that local photographer Kit Houghton has allowed us to share his fascinating presentation on Steepholm. I’ve never been lucky enough to visit, but you can’t miss this landmark if you’re on the coast at Sedgemoor, West Somerset … Continued
Bishops Lydeard couple celebrate their 70th Wedding Anniversary during lockdown
This clip of Margaret and Derek celebrating their 70th Anniversary appeared on BBC Radio Somerset’s feed on Twitter. You may not have access to Twitter so I thought I’d share this lovely story here…..
Watch a squirrel take on this NHS themed obstacle course
A man has built an NHS-themed obstacle course for squirrels in his garden as a “quirky” tribute to health service staff to make them “smile”. Click here to watch the video on the BBC website.
Watch the National Theatre’s Frankenstein(s) from Thursday 23rd April-8th May!
Each week the National Theatre are giving free access to one of their productions on YouTube. We’ve had Jane Eyre and Treasure Island, and starting from 7pm this week AND next there are two versions of Frankenstein – first with … Continued
Watch National Theatre productions Live from your sofa! This week Jane Eyre
The National Theatre in London is currently closed but the NT Live catalogue is now open – and streaming full length plays direct to homes every Thursday, around the world, for free. I saw this production of Jane Eyre streamed … Continued
View the Cornish coast live from the Minack Theatre
This webcam overlooks the spectacularly positioned and world famous Minack Theatre. I sat here once and watched dolphins frolicking in the bay beyond! And it’s near this very spot that I saw my first (and last) Basking Sharks! So keep … Continued
Enjoy having The Sistine Chapel to yourself
Virtually visit the Sistine Chapel here – http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html And watch a video all about it here: http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/video.html
Explore the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Take a tour around the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/georgia-o-keeffe-museum?hl=en
Explore The British Museum:
Delve into two million years of culture and history. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
Visit The Louvre:
Take time to enjoy some art. https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
Look behind the scenes at NASA:
Explore NASA Glenn research centre’s facilities. https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours Discover Langley Research Centre. https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/
Wander around the USA National Aquarium:
Discover an underwater world. https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html
Visit San Diego Zoo:
View live web cams of the animals. https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
Enjoy the National Museum of Anthropology:
Discover ancient civilisations. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-national-museum-of-anthropology-mexico-city-ziko-van-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
Visit The Shedd Aquarium:
See behind the scenes footage. https://www.facebook.com/sheddaquarium/
Discover the Guggenheim:
View the renowned art collection. https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online
Tour the Getty Museum:
Explore the art collection. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en
Explore Houston Zoo
View live webcams https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
Explore The Natural History Museum:
Discover ancient specimens. https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
Be transported to Georgia Aquarium:
View the Beluga Whale live web cam. https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
Have a look around Monteray Bay Aquarium:
See what the animals are up to. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Observe the animals at Cincinnati Zoo:
Be taken on home safaris and view live feeds. https://www.facebook.com/watch/cincinnatizoo/689860164810534/
Peruse Van Gogh:
View the classic artworks. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/van-gogh-museum-groundfloor/2QHwyv_Y6gueAw?hl=en&sv_lng=4.8808198&sv_lat=52.3585336&sv_h=0.07351778050821167&sv_p=-14.958125813166376&sv_pid=T4EwMNbRYOhcEPF8T1I8xw&sv_z=1
Discover Atlanta Zoo:
View the Panda cam. https://www.facebook.com/watch/cincinnatizoo/689860164810534/
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Tune in to The Stay at Home Festival by Cosmic Shambles
The Cosmic Shambles Network, proudly present The Stay at Home Festival. Featuring live and free comedy performances ACTS CONFIRMED TO APPEAR INCLUDERobin Ince | Josie Long | Professor Brian Cox | Jo Brand | Chris Hadfield | Mark Gatiss | … Continued
Discover all the boats in the world
(They are possibly called ships aren’t they?) An interesting way to spend some time If you visit the www.marinetraffic.com you can see all the marine traffic that is on the move. Click on one of the vessels and it’ll tell … Continued
Live from Grundarfjörður – Iceland!
Very calming, but addictive scenes from the harbour at Grundarfjordur in Iceland. Press play and watch. Always something happening. Fishing boats arriving, birds flying. You may even see an orca! Please be careful if you are not on an unlimited … Continued
Pilot episode of “Walking around the garden”
Do you have a garden? If not why not join me, for 7 minutes, on a walk around mine? It’s a bit of a mess, so I’ve challenged myself to tidy it up over the next 12 weeks! I decided … Continued