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Time to bring back the eel?

on October 04, 2026

Consultations Eel Ely Rivers

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Thought for the Day

on October 04, 2026

AI Humanity Thought for the Day

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A new RSGS Medal

on October 04, 2026

Joy Tivy Education Medal Kirsty Wark Medals Royal Scottish Geographical Society RSGS RSGS Medals Scotland

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'How to live on Earth'

on October 04, 2026

Benedict Cumberbatch Climate Breakdown Earth Futures Hope How to Live on Earth

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North Norfolk Festival of Literature and Landscape

on October 03, 2026

1970s Author Fish and Chips Geoff Dyer Homework Literature and Landscape Festival Memoir Nicholas Crane Norfolk North Norfolk Patrick Barkham Talks Wells next the Sea

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Four to Find

on October 02, 2026

Four to Find Games Games Based Learning Location Place

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EMO-GI #29: Climate Constellations

on October 01, 2026

Climate Breakdown EMO-GI ERASMUS+

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New from the Office for Climate Education (OCE)

on October 01, 2026

Climate Breakdown Extreme Weather OCE Office for Climate Education Professor Sylvia Knight Resources UN United Nations

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New from the PTI: How to teach Geography responsively

on October 01, 2026

Ben Norton Courses CPD Professsional Teaching Institute PTI Responsive Curriculum Responsive teaching

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Worldly Wednesdays #72: EMO-GI meeting

on September 30, 2026

EMO-GI ERASMUS+ EuroGeo Newsletter Substack Worldly Wednesdays

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YGOTY Deadline: Friday

on September 29, 2026

Competitions Rex Walford Award RGS YGOTY Young Geographer of the Year

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RGS East Anglia Region - a new BlueSky account

on September 29, 2026

BlueSky CPD East Anglia James Firebrace Nicholas Crane Norwich School RGS RGS Eastern Committee RGS Eastern Region RGS Regions Royal Geographical Society Talks

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Mapping Britain

on September 29, 2026

Books Britain Mapping Ordnance Survey OS OS Maps

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Topical Tuesdays #4: The wisdom of Wendell

on September 29, 2026

Farming Jesse Stuart Kentucky Poetry Teaching Topical Tuesdays USA Wendell Berry

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Ordinary Abundance

on September 29, 2026

#everydaygeographies Edward Bellamy Geography of my Stuff Ordinary Abundance Stuff Utopia

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In a disaster, don't forget one vital thing...

on September 28, 2026

Disaster Research Resilience The Conversation

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Up on the roof

on September 25, 2026

Food Food for Thought Food Miles Supermarkets Sustainability

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How was your summer?

on September 25, 2026

Climate Breakdown Heatwave 2026 Heatwaves Passed the Point of no Return Summer

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Approaching 1000 members of the GCSE Natural History Facebook group

on September 25, 2026

#gcsenaturalhistory Anthony Bennett Facebook Group GCSE Natural History Networking

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Happy Birthday to 66 North

on September 24, 2026

66 North Centenary Clothing Fieldnotes from Iceland Gore Tex Iceland Weather

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Shrinking soils

on September 23, 2026

BGS British Geological Survey Clay Drought Extreme Climates GIS Housing Insurance Mapping Soil Subsidence UK Heatwaves

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Worldly Wednesdays #71: Marking time

on September 23, 2026

LivingGeography Networking Newsletter Substack Worldly Wednesdays

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UN Decade of Cryospheric Sciences

on September 23, 2026

Cryosphere Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences Glacier melting Glaciers Nepal-Tibet Floods 2026 UN United Nations

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70 up - goodbye

on September 23, 2026

70 Up Documentary Michael Apted

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Topical Tuesdays #3: Preparing for future heat

on September 22, 2026

Climate Action Plan Climate Breakdown El Niño Fieldwork Hunstanton Topical Tuesdays

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Global Glacier Extinction Explorer

on September 20, 2026

Climate Breakdown Data Visualisation Glacier Extinction Glaciers Mapping Melting Glaciers Tipping points

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Cloudspotter App

on September 20, 2026

Apps Cloud Appreciation Society Clouds Cloudspotter Cloudspotting iPhone Apps Weather

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Wellness Retreat a possible source of stress

on September 18, 2026

Enquiry Leziate Norfolk Planning Protests Quarry Redevelopment Rural Rural areas Wellness

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New Danny MacAskill in Norway

on September 17, 2026

Adventure Arctic Circle Cycling Danny MacAskill Exploration Landscape Mountains Norway

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The GA International Geography Network (GA IGN) has launched

on September 16, 2026

Conferences CPD GA GA IGN International Geography Network Matt Podbury Networking Regions Teacher Support

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Worldly Wednesdays #70: Up town

on September 16, 2026

King's Lynn LivingGeography Newsletter Substack Worldly Wednesdays

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May I make a suggestion?

on September 16, 2026

'Why Study Geography?' Books DfE Geography Library London Publishing Partnership Reading

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Rex Walford Award

on September 16, 2026

Competition Curriculum Making ECTs From Source to Sea Rex Walford Award RGS RGS Vice President Teachers YGOTY

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