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- It was: 400 years ago, on 12th March 1619 that Richard Burbage, English actor, died. A major shareholder in the Globe Theatre, and a friend and business partner of William Shakespeare. 200 years ago, on 28th March 1819 that Sir Joseph Bazalgette, British civil engineer, was born. He created London’s sewer network as well as...All in the month of MARCH
- The creator of London’s sewer network – as well as several notable bridges, embankments and streets – was born 200 years ago, on 28 March 1819. He was the civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, a man whose name deserves to be far better known than it is, because of the huge benefits he brought to the...The man who built London’s sewers
- The World Wide Web was invented 30 years ago this month, on 12th March 1989, by Tim Berners-Lee while he was working at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory. His innovation – a global hypertext document system originally described by his superior as “vague but exciting” – was intended to help scientists share data across a then...The World Wide Web – 30 years on
- Well, at least our families are! In 1961 there were 16.6 million households in the UK with an average of 3.0 persons. In 1981 there were 20.6 million families with 2.7 persons each. By 2001 we were 24.5 million households, with 2.4 people in each. By 2021 we’ll have 28.3 million households, though still with...We are getting smaller
- This month common toads all over the country will be on the move, heading back to the breeding ponds where they themselves were spawned. Sadly, many will never make it, because of busy roads. If you like toads, you can help them by joining the Toads on Roads project. It keeps a sharp eye out...Help a toad to cross the road
- March is a hungry time for birds, but you can easily help them. Here are some things they will love: Seed and grains like nyjer, millet, oats, and sunflower seeds. Unsalted peanuts fit for human consumption. (cut them up, or the chicks could choke) Cooked pasta, rice and boiled potatoes. Grated cheese, unsalted uncooked bacon...Give your garden birds a feast!
- Clean water is one thing we take completely for granted. After all, when did you last turn on the tap and expect filthy water to come out? But sadly, bad water is still a daily reality for billions of people. The United Nations wants to help them by ensuring that everyone can access clean water...World Water Day is 22nd March
- There is no doubt about it: tourists love England. Our visitor economy is worth a staggering £106 billion a year and it supports 2.6 million jobs. What a boost for our restaurants, pubs, farming, transport, retailing, sports, museums, galleries, theatres – and – last but not leas and churches. No wonder that each year the industry...Let’s celebrate English Tourism Week – and raise the profile of our church!
- This month Barbie celebrates her diamond anniversary. And the fact that she needs no introduction is proof that this plastic doll became an international celebrity many decades ago. Indeed, if you were a little girl in the 1960s, you will probably have loved a Barbie doll yourself. Barbie was launched at the International Toy Fair...Barbie turns 60
- All in the month of FEBRUARY ‘The day the music died’ The Satanic Verses and the fatwa QWERTY celebrates a big birthday Marie Curie and The Great Daffodil Appeal Downsizing our social life Long walks are not so long The GOOD news about chocolate National Nest Box Week: 14th – 21st February National Pizza Day...Looking at your Community (all articles) for February 2019
- It was: 200 years ago, on 14th Feb 1819 that Christopher Sholes, American inventor was born. He developed one of the first typewriters and invented the QWERTY keyboard. 150 years ago, on 14th Feb 1869 that Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist was born. Winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the...All in the month of FEBRUARY
- The day the music died – according to Don McLean in his epic song American Pie – was 60 years ago, on 3rd February 1959, when rock-and-roll star Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in Iowa. With him were two other singers, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Charles Hardin (Buddy) Holly, who was...‘The day the music died’