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- Mistletoe has long been used as part of our Christmas decorations. It is not your usual kind of plant. Instead, it is hemiparasitic, meaning that although its leaves enable it to feed itself through photosynthesis, its roots invade the host tree or shrub to extract water and other nutrients. Mistletoe loves living in apple, lime,...The mysterious ways of mistletoe
- This Christmas why not give the birds in your garden a Christmas present by joining the RSPB? More and more of our wild birds are disappearing, making the RSPB’s work vital, to make sure that the birds we have grown up with and love remain a familiar sight for our children and future generations. More...Protect our birds
- Editor: You may wish to include in your magazine some details of your local Christmas activities this month. These might include: Churches Together: Are your local churches gathering to sing carols in the centre of town? Information Office at your Town Council: What concerts or other activities are planned in any local stately homes or...Other ways to engage with your community this Christmas
- All in the month of NOVEMBER How we achieved the National Health Service Finding Tutankhamen</strong When Elizabeth married Philip – 75 years ago The partition of Palestine Remember, remember it’s Will Aid this November ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, November) down the years. Here...Looking at Community (all articles) for November 2022
- It was: 175 years ago, on 4th November 1847 that Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. He helped popularise its use in medicine. Also 175 years ago, on 8th November 1847 that Bram Stoker, Irish-born British writer, was born. He is best known for his Gothic horror novel Dracula. 125...All in the month of NOVEMBER
- If you use the services of the National Health Service this autumn, spare a thought for the ‘presiding spirit’ which led to its founding. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan was born 125 years ago this month, on 15th November 1897, the sixth of ten children. The family lived in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, where his father was a miner,...The man who gave us the National Health Service
- It was 100 years ago this month, on 4th November 1922, that Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, discovered the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Howard Carter had shown an artistic streak from a young age, and when his father, a successful artist, painted a portrait of a well-known Egyptologist, the young Howard’s imagination had...Finding Tutankhamen
- Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) married Philip Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey 75 years ago this month, on 20th November 1947. Elizabeth and Philip of Greece, who were third cousins, met in 1939, when the future Queen was only 13 and Philip 18. The match was promoted by Philip’s uncle, Earl Mountbatten, whose...When Elizabeth married Philip – 75 years ago
- The United Nations General Assembly voted 75 years ago this month, on 29th November 1947, to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states. This decision, although supported by Western powers and the Soviet Union (Great Britain abstained), was not accepted by the Arab countries, whose UN representatives walked out. Six months later, on 14th...Remembering the partition of Palestine
- Will Aid, www.willaid.org.uk, the UK’s most enduring and successful charity Will-making scheme, runs again this month, throughout November. If you haven’t yet written your Will, now is the time to think about it! This is how the system works: Will Aid solicitors all over the UK agree to write basic Wills during November, without charging...Remember, remember it’s Will Aid this November
- All in the month of OCTOBER Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap George Cadbury – the chocolate man with a heart for welfare One hundred years of the BBC Remembering Coleridge 6th October – National Poetry Day ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, October) down the years. Here...Looking at Community (all articles) for October 2022
- It was: 250 years ago, on 21st October 1772 that Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born. He co-founded (with William Wordsworth) the Romantic Movement of poetry. Best known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. 200 years ago, on 20th October 1822 that the Sunday Times newspaper was first published in the UK....All in the month of OCTOBER