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- If you are thinking of doing any wild swimming dips over the Christmas break, bear this in mind: more than half of England’s major rivers are polluted with raw or partially treated sewage. This is partly because water companies have been allowed to release raw sewage into rivers and seas as part of a ‘combined...Beware raw sewage
- We spent more than £4 in every £5 by using plastic last year, according to the British Retail Consortium. Debit and credit card transactions accounted for 81 per cent of all our spending, up from 78 per cent in 2019. For the first time, we used our debit cards for more than half (54 per...Plastic spending
- All in the month of NOVEMBER Love your trees: 27th November – 5th December 100 years of red poppies War memorials In memory of a great Russian novelist Doctor Livingstone, I presume? Our affection for Premium Bonds The beloved Stone of Scone ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the...Looking at Community (all articles) for November 2021
- It was: 200 years ago, on 11th Nov 1821 that Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, short story writer and journalist was born. Best known for his novel Crime and Punishment. 150 years ago, on 10th Nov 1871 that Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley located the missing missionary and explorer Dr David Livingstone near...All in the month of NOVEMBER
- Amid the mud, blood and carnage of trench warfare in World War 1, tens of thousands of bright red poppies grew, marking the graves of the fallen. This led John McCrae, a Canadian army physician who had lost a colleague, to write “In Flanders Fields”, In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row...100 years of red poppies
- Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) National and local memorials to the casualties were first proposed during the First World War. After the war ended, local committees were set up to plan how to commemorate the sacrifice of their young men’s lives. The committees were not usually run by...War memorials
- Two hundred years ago this month, on 11th November 1821, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, short story writer and journalist was born. He is best known for his novel Crime and Punishment, and many critics rate him one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature. His mother used the Bible to teach him...In memory of a great Russian novelist
- It was 150 years ago, on 10th November 1871, that Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley located the missing missionary Dr David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika, in present-day Tanzania. He may or may not have greeted him with the words: “Doctor Livingstone, I presume?” Stanley’s real name was John Rowlands. He was born in...Doctor Livingstone, I presume?
- Some 65 years ago, on 5th November 1956, Premium Bonds went on sale in the UK. They were designed to encourage people to save, and they offered cash prizes instead of interest. The idea was to persuade people to save again following the Second World War, and on the first day alone, £5 million worth...Our affection for Premium Bonds
- A quarter of a century ago, on 30th November 1996, England officially returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland after 700 years. It was the coronation stone of the Scottish and (later) English and British monarchs. Scotland has agreed to loan the Stone to Westminster Abbey for future coronations. Ten thousand people lined the Royal...The beloved Stone of Scone
- National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting season (November to March each year). This year, it runs from Saturday 27th November to Sunday 5th December. It is a good time to both celebrate your current trees, and to plant more trees in your area. You...Love your trees: 27th November – 5th December
- All in the month of OCTOBER Petition for annual national fundraising day for animals Defender of the Faith Fire! The UK and US in Afghanistan Zebra crossings – saving lives for 70 years ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, OCTOBER) down the years. Here is...Looking at Community (all articles)