Colin Thomas Webb
@ColinThomasWebb
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Publisher and founder of Pavilion Books (1981) and Palazzo Editions (2001)
Bath, England
Joined August 2016
The ethereal Bessie Love, #BOTD had an amazing career that spanned from 1915 until 1983 - her pictures remain as fresh and modern as if they were taken yesterday... Have you see any of her films?
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While in many ways a comedy genius he was a complex challenging man as Alexander Walker’s excellent biography attests. Published at W&N in 1981. His greatest pleasure was in The Goon Show The second volume of scripts published in 1973 and foreword by HRH. #PeterSellers100
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The Van Morrison Alumni Band have re-imagined a Van Morrison classic…..
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'Hang on, what was going on here? Where had Glasto Girl gone? ? Was she somewhere else, enjoying a happy glass of wine, or smoking a happy spliff, or strumming a happy guitar by a happy campfire...?' https://t.co/WhUdhsMzA0
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There’s a face which appears on our screens at this time of the year, and it so unusual as to be startling. It is that of a girl – pretty, young, joyful – sitting on someone’s shoulders in a...
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Daniel Hannan celebrates his chronicle of Brexit idiocy foretold | John Crace
theguardian.com
Back in 2016, Dan prophesied about what the post-EU sunlit uplands would be like on this very day – no spoiler alert needed
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What a joy it was to open the library named after me at Churchfields Primary School in Beckenham, just two streets away from where I was brought up ❤️#ComingToEngland @ChurchfieldsPri @MacmillanKidsUK @ColinThomasWebb
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So adored speaking to over 14 thousand schoolchildren and their teachers many of whom are my #Playschool Babies, about my book Coming to England which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year @loveswimming @MacmillanKidsUK @ColinThomasWebb
So exciting to be one of Baroness @FloellaBenjamin Playschool Babies watching her special event celebrating 30 years since her children’s book Coming to England was first published - with 14,706 children joining from 96 schools thanks to our 21 indie bookshop partners!
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Thank you, @CliveDavisUK for this generous review of Misfits' Jamboree.
There's even a witty song about an imaginary encounter with James Taylor. My review of the fine new album from troubadour @TerenceBlacker
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Ah what a wonderful message which brought a tear to my eye to think my book Coming to England inspires children to be creative and happy while they learn about differences ❤️@OsbornePriSch @creative_dy @MacmillanKidsUK @ColinThomasWebb #Windrush
This afternoon, 2B created silhouette artwork. Their art was inspired by The Windrush and Floella Benjamin. @FloellaBenjamin
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24 March 1946. Alastair Cooke began his first “Letter from America” programme on BBC Radio. The initial contract was for a 13 week series but Cooke’s intimate style proved such a success that the series ran for 58 years and only ended with his death in 2004.
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We stopped a developer building 300 new homes in our village... but they got revenge in a VERY spiteful way | Daily Mail Online. #savesouthstokeplateau @BathSouth
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Villagers in South Stoke, nestled in the heart of the countryside just outside of Bath, have long been at war with developers over plans to tear up the fields as part of a controversial housing...
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📣 An Exciting Announcement I shall be publishing my latest book Seriously Silly - The Life of Terry Jones with Coronet in November 2025 Pre-order here:
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Go to Seriously Silly .
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Inspector dismisses appeal for housing at South Stoke plateau | Bath Echo
bathecho.co.uk
The planning inspectorate said that councillors were right to refuse permission and has dismissed the appeal.
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Appeal decision dismissed. Fantastic result for communities in south of Bath. @BathSouth @john_wimperis #savesouthstokeplateau
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Canada, we bloody love your low-effort genius. Very, er, English, if I may say so.
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