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Where tourists seldom tread

on June 27, 2026

Books Britain Chris Moss Cities Place Sense of Place Tourism Towns Travel Writing

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Got five minutes to spare?

on June 14, 2026

Blogging Collaboration Matt Podbury Memories Music Sense of Place World of Music

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J Willgoose Esq - a geographer's sensibility

on May 25, 2026

Coal Mining Geography Symposium J Willgoose Esq. Music and Geography Place Psychogeography PTI Public Service Broadcasting Sense of Place Wales World of Music

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Pork Pie Way

on May 14, 2026

Melton Mowbray Place Names Pork Pies Sense of Place

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Iceland - representations of place

on April 19, 2026

Iceland Place Place Representations Sense of Place Substack Will Fry

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Tourism

on April 06, 2026

History Place Place making Sense of Place Tourism

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Changing Towns and Cities - some musical connections

on March 26, 2026

Changing Towns and Cities GA Conference 2026 iGCSE iGCSE Geography Matt Podbury Place Sense of Place World of Music

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Stories of Place

on March 21, 2026

Academic geography Book Narrative led Curriculum Narratives Place Sense of Place Stories

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Norwich: a fine city

on March 21, 2026

Best place to live Cities Geography of Happiness Norfolk Norwich Place Quality of Life Sense of Place

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PTI Geography Symposium - taking shape, with some exciting speakers

on March 19, 2026

#everydaygeographies Cities CPD GA Geography Symposium J Willgoose Esq. Music Place Psychogeography PTI Geography Public Service Broadcasting RGS RGS-IBG Sense of Place

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Norwich Market - changing places

on January 20, 2026

Changing Places Cities Consultations Norwich Norwich Market Pigeons Sense of Place Shopping Urban

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God's waiting room

on November 20, 2025

Ageing population Demographics Devon Migration North Norfolk Coast Quality of Life Retirement Sense of Place

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Devon is heaven... perhaps

on November 20, 2025

Competition Devon Exeter GA Branch GA Exeter Branch Sense of Place Students

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Everyday Geographies: commuting

on November 17, 2025

#everydaygeographies Commuting Norfolk Place Sense of Place The Fens Travel Writing Writing

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Place-based learning webinar with Paula Owens

on November 02, 2025

CPD Curriculum Making KS1 KS2 OUP Paula Owens Place Place-based learning Primary Geography Sense of Place Webinar

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Riddley Walker country

on October 31, 2025

Books Kent Literature Place Reading Riddley Walker Russel Hoban Sense of Place Writing

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Going back 40 years

on October 30, 2025

Fieldtrips Huddersfield Huddersfield Polytechnic Nostalgia Placemaking Reunion Sense of Place Yorkshire

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The Wandering Turnip

on October 27, 2025

Ask the Geographer Podcasts Psychogeography Rachel Owen RGS Royal Geographical Society Sense of Place Simon Pinfield

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Selling Norwich...

on October 08, 2025

Advertising Campaigns Colman's Mustard Demographics Norwich Place Population Sense of Place

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Thierry Gouvenou: route maker

on September 01, 2025

Cycling Design France Geography Landscape Sense of Place Thierry Gouvenou Tour de France

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