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I had the honor and pleasure of attending the 2016 Phoenix Comicon. It was an amazing experience with a lot of great photo ops. The Comicon is huge - I read there were over 100,000 people attending the event (it did feel crowded). I shot with an incredible number of creative Cosplayers. I just wish I knew more about the characters they were portraying, so if you know the character please let me know. I'm really looking to go back next year (and hopefully I can get some better photos!).
I took these photos in Phoenix in June 2016.
Eager to catch the fall colors, we took a week in late autumn and headed to Austria and Italy for a road trip exploring the back roads while chasing creative photography opportunities.
From the Alps to the Dolomites - these photos are the result.
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...to let the color in? Still not sure if like the color version better!? However, I'm still wondering how it would have looked behind this heavy door.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Right during homage to the victims of the attack against French magazine Charlie Hebdo. 9 January 2015. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
The De Zeeuw–Van Dishoeck Graduation Prize for Astronomy, established to encourage young talent in astronomy in the Netherlands, has been awarded to Laura Driessen of the University of Amsterdam. The award was presented at a ceremony in Haarlem on 27 November 2017. The award was presented by A.P. (Ad) IJzerman, Secretary of Natural Sciences KHMW (left).
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Looking east to Wah Fu Centre in Wah Fu Estate, Wah Lok House is seen on the right at the back
向東看華富村華富中心，右後方為該村的華樂樓
¡VAMOS! came to Liverpool with a Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) extravaganza at the spectacular St. Georges Hall featuring Mexican musicians, wrestlers, street food, DJs, a Day of the Dead shrine!
Delivered in partnership with Monkey Mind Productions, before the main night time event there was a Guinness World Record attempt at the largest gathering of people dressed as La Calavera Carinas and her male counterparts, Catrines!
This event featured live Mexican wrestling with superstar Cassandro, plus punk rock ’n’ roll Mexican star El Vez (Mexico’s Elvis), the world-renowned Latin rock outfit Los Straitjackets, plus Mariachi troupe – Mariachi Las Adelitas, a vast Day of the Dead shrine by folk artist Francisco Monterrosa, star spangled couture from designer to the stars Manuel Cuevas and live DJ performance by electronic producer Daferwa of Mexican label Kumbale!
Photography by Mark McNulty
¡VAMOS! Liverpool Day of the Dead event was supported by Arts Council England, the Government of Mexico as part of the Year of Mexico in UK 2015, Liverpool City Council, St. Georges Hall, MX Proyecta, Wahaca, Hotel Indigo and Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill.
¡VAMOS! Liverpool continues in 2016 with announcements to follow soon!
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And so we come to the first of the Kent churches visited this month. Well, not quite true, as the very first church I tried to enter, St Mildred's in Preston, was locked fast as usual. Being the heritage weekend as well as ride and stride, and being on the latter list, one really hoped that the church would have made an effort, it being so remote and all.
But, they put a trestle table out, placed a rock on top of the check in sheet to stop it blowing away, and left the church for the day, despite arrangements having been made by another church the day before for it to be open.
This really is not good enough.
Anyway, St Mildred's was the first of three that were locked, but I managed to gain entry to seven previously closed churches to me. So, on the whole, I was pleased.
St Nicholas is a large and imposing church, with a huge churchyard, showing that it is one of the larger and better populated parishes in the area of east Kent.
There was a warden sitting at the table in the large doorway, and after a warm welcome we entered inside.
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The present parish of Ash, more than 7,000 acres in extent and one of the largest in Kent, was once only a part of the great manor of Wingham. Originally a royal manor, Wingham was given by King Athelstan of Kent to the See of Canterbury about 850 : it covered the present parishes of Ash, Goodnestone, Nonington, Wingham and parts of Staple and Womenswold.
In a list of churches probably made in 1071, in which 'Aesce' is said to belong to Wingham, mention is also made of an apparently more important church 'de Raette', as well as one at 'Fleota' belonging to the manor of Folkestone. If, as seems likely, 'de Raette' refers to Richborough, this is the only record of that church; but the chapel of Fleet, actually within the 3rd century Roman walls of Richborough Castle, continued in use until the 16th century. Leland in the time of Henry VIII wrote that 'withyn the castel is a lytle paroche Chirch of S. Augustine'.
It was believed that when St. Augustine first stepped ashore in England in 597 the impression of his foot was miraculously left upon a stone. This relic was afterwards kept in this chapel dedicated to him, and pilgrims flocked there upon the anniversary of the landing to pray and to recover their health. Excavations have uncovered the ground plan of the chapel, and confirm that it was pre-Norman in origin. Excavations in the northwest comer of the Roman fort have also, revealed the foundations and font of an even earlier church of c.400, one of the earliest Christian structures known in Britain.
By the 13th century there was another chapel in the northwest of the parish, at Overland, where complaint was made in 1294 that 'there used to be a baptistery and seven years ago it was taken away and is at Esse'. Edward Hasted, writing about 1790, said that the chapel had been 'for some time in ruins ... having been desecrated about the beginning of this century'. Its exact site has now been lost : some carved stonework which may come from it is at Knell; a few more pieces are in the church.
In 1282 Ash became a separate parish. In the deed founding a College of Canons at Wingham and dividing that parish into four, Archbishop Peckham explained, 'We have turned our eyes to the church of Wingham as it were to a fruitful vineyard..... which cannot be easily cultivated by the labours of one husbandman... from the great extent of the parish as well as its numerous population'. He assigned to Wingham parish church the chapel of Overland; to Ash he gave the chapel of Fleet. It was the duty of the canons of Wingham College, to whom the tithes of Ash were paid, to provide a vicar. In 1535 the parishioners of Ash complained: 'There has always been a vicar here to serve the cure till for the last 22 years the said Canons have usurped the vicarage to their own use ... within a quarter of a year we have had seven curates, which has caused much strife as we are 500 residents.'
In 1547 Wingham College was suppressed by Henry VIII, and its possessions forfeited to the Crown. In 1549, "the late chapel called Richborough Chapel in Ash Parish with its burial ground, buildings, lead, glass, iron, stones and tiles except the bells and leaden roof", and "the late Chapel of Overland in Ash parish next Sandwich in width 22 feet in length 34 feet, with its burial ground of half a rod, buildings, etc.", were both sold to William Hyde and Hugh Cartwright.
The right of presentation to the benefice of Ash was granted by Queen Mary to the Archbishop in 1558, and three years later Queen Elizabeth I gave the rectory - the right to the great tithes - to the See of Canterbury. The Archbishop is still the patron of the living today.
In the 19th century the need again arose for chapels in the more distant parts of the parish. In 1842 Holy Trinity Church at Ware was built, and Westmarsh was formed into a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1849. The corrugated-iron mission room of St. Augustine's, Richborough, was opened in 1888. It was followed in 1892 by a similar room at Goldstone, rebuilt in 1904. But by the 1960s the motor car had made these separate buildings less necessary. In 1967 the parish of Westmarsh was re-united with Ash; St. Augustine's, Richborough, was closed in 1969, and Holy Trinity Church in 1970.
An unusual feature of the church is the south chancel, whose axis is out of alignment with the nave. It was once supposed that this architectural oddity represented the inclined head of Christ on the Cross, but a structural fault caused by rebuilding and restoration is a more likely explanation.
(Bygone Kent, 1985, Michael David Mirams.)
In recent years the Parish of Ash with Westmarsh has been linked to the parish churches at Goodnestone and Chillenden through a united benefice. Further pastoral reorganisation in the East Bridge Deanery means that a new canonry benefice is to be formed of the parishes of Ash, Chillenden, Elmstone, Goodnestone, Preston and Wingham. This is expected to be undertaken between 2012 and 2014.
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Photo was taken looking south towards the Metropolitan Theater from a position I believe is the south approach to the Santa Cruz Bridge.
Photographer: Carl Mydans
Date not indicated but probably 1950s
Photographer: Carl Mydans
"Magnolia Rendezvous"
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تم التصوير في شاطيء الرايس
محافظة بدر غرب المملكة العربية السعودية
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A contractor uses a wrench to tighten the massive saw teeth of the circular saw of a feller buncher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Kaibab National Forest, Williams Ranger District's Cougar Park Task Order worksite, in Arizona, on December 4, 2018. The saw can cut through 10" trees in less than two seconds.
âTimber Tomâ Dauenhauer, a timber sale administrator for the Kaibab National Forest, is visiting the restoration work site.
The 1,342-acre Cougar Park Task Order is part of the broader Four Forest Restoration Initiative, which is intended to treat more than 2.4 million acres of ponderosa pine forest across northern Arizona. The work within the Cougar Park timber sale, located south of Bill Williams Mountain, is about 60 percent complete. Current activity includes heavy logging equipment such as feller bunchers, skidders, and loaders. The ultimate goal of the timber sale is to improve forest health and reduce the potential for high-intensity wildfires that could threaten lives, property, and natural resources. The Four Forest Restoration Initiative seeks to increase resilience in the fire-adapted ponderosa pine forest by reducing tree stand densities to a more historical level, which eventually reduces the potential for uncharacteristic wildfire. This work also offers greater protection for residents living in and adjacent to the wildland-urban interface, where developments and forested areas merge.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Kaibab National Forest, Williams Ranger District's Cougar Park Task Order has âTimber Tomâ Dauenhauer, a timber sale administrator for the Kaibab National Forest, visiting restoration work site, in Arizona, on December 4, 2018. The 1,342-acre Cougar Park Task Order is part of the broader Four Forest Restoration Initiative, which is intended to treat more than 2.4 million acres of ponderosa pine forest across northern Arizona. The work within the Cougar Park timber sale, located south of Bill Williams Mountain, is about 60 percent complete. Current activity includes heavy logging equipment such as feller bunchers, skidders, and loaders. The ultimate goal of the timber sale is to improve forest health and reduce the potential for high-intensity wildfires that could threaten lives, property, and natural resources. The Four Forest Restoration Initiative seeks to increase resilience in the fire-adapted ponderosa pine forest by reducing tree stand densities to a more historical level, which eventually reduces the potential for uncharacteristic wildfire. This work also offers greater protection for residents living in and adjacent to the wildland-urban interface, where developments and forested areas merge.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
For more information please see:
@usda
@forestservice
Mike to Mike Half Marathon runners cross the finish line, March 22, 2015.
(Photo by Lily Marrero/Fort Bragg FMWR)
'Peak' 45 135 'Third Carabinier' (minus nameplate) accelerates the 0820 Newcastle-Llandudno working out of Gledholt Tunnel and up the Colne Valley soon after leaving Huddersfield station.
Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter.
Belfast has been slow to tell Titanic’s story from its point of view. It has taken nearly one hundred years for the fate of the “practically unsinkable” ship to be reconciled in the minds of the city which built her. She was sent out with such pride and yet less than two weeks after leaving her home, she was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
Owing to their fisherman’s reporting system and growing relationship with the fishing industry, the skipper of Emily K, Falmouth, had reported a string of pots which had been lost in the winter storms.
A team of seven volunteer divers from the charity, specially trained to survey and recover lost fishing gear, set off from Mylor on board Moonshadow.
3 teams of divers searched north and south of the given marks and encountered one end of a string of pots, covering some distance to confirm the string was lost.
One of the teams found pots leading off the reef down to 33m depth, ending with the main line tangled around a boulder and a frayed snapped rope. They surveyed 12 pots in detail, finding a lot of crab and lobster still alive in the pots.
Another team found the other end of the string which stretched almost half a mile across the reef with over 30 pots. They marked this with a surface marker buoy for the return the next day.
Deemed too many to recover onto the dive boat in one go, the skipper was in contact with the local fishermen discussing whose gear it could be, to arrange assistance to recover it. The owner was contacted to discuss recovery options and he confirmed that the string should have 36 pots, lost 12-18 months ago.
The divers recovered 12 pots freeing 35 Edible Crab, 7 Spider Crab, 3 Lobsters, 10 Starfish, A flatfish and a Scallop (all alive except for 3 edible crabs) The remaining pots were marked with a buoy for the fishing vessel to recover onto their larger boat the following Monday. The divers had cleared all pots of obstructions over the 2 dives, so hauling onto the vessel was straightforward.
Jamie of Emily K told us “We were delighted to have a string of pots we’d lost in the storms, recovered. The work you’re doing is fantastic for the inshore grounds and fleet. Please keep up the good work. “
Ghost Fishing UK raise funds for their activities themselves, usually through public donations and fundraising campaigns.
Pudding wanted to carry the special little bag of seed they gave us at Wild Birds Unlimited to feed the birds on Christmas Day.
This is what it says on the bag:
"To our friends...The people of Scandinavia traditionally feed the birds on Christmas Day to ensure good luck throughout the coming year. Spread this seed on your doorstep Christmas Morning for New Year's good luck!"
We feed our backyard birds year round, but we will put this seed out on Christmas anyway since it seems like a fun tradition!
The Vegas Tourist attended the 52nd Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, held December 2 to 11, 2010 at the Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas.
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the championship event for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s rodeo year.
For ten nights, fans were able to watch NFR Contestants enter the arena behind the flag of their state or province, and the fans would receive ‘a tip of their Resistol.’ The flag of the United States was presented every night from horseback, including the Canadian flag on Canada night. The National Anthem of the United States was sung every night, singers included Reba McEntire, Laura Bell Bundy, Josh Gracin, Pat Boone, and Brett Elredge. Opening Acts included Charlie Daniels, Jerry Olson with his horse Justin Boots, and Bob Avila provided a Working Cow Horse demonstration.
The Vegas Tourist would like to the Thomas and Mack, the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), the Cowboys and Cowgirls, the stock contractors, and the fans for their support of rodeo.
Come join The Vegas Tourist for ten days of rides, the wrecks, and the unforgettable moments of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
Built: 1914 to 1923 - Architect: John Smith Murdoch - Architectural style: Inter-War Beaux-Arts
The Perth General Post Office is a fine example of monumental civic architecture and one of a precinct of Commonwealth buildings which introduced Beaux-Arts monumentalism to the city.
The imposing building has seven main storeys plus basement and roof level rooms. It has a concrete encased steel frame faced with brick and stone. The ground floor of the east elevation is faced with granite from Mahogany Creek with Donnybrook sandstone above. Paired ionic columns rise through three upper storeys. Red brick walls trimmed with stone are set back between stone towers and form the side and back walls.
The design was conceived in 1912 by Commonwealth architect, John Smith Murdoch, in association with Hillson Beasley (Western Australian Public Works Department). The initial contract was signed in 1914 and another (after delays due to a steel embargo and a strike) in 1921 for an additional two storeys. Construction was completed in 1923.
Information sourced from the Heritage Council of Western Australia - Places Database:
Place No: 1979 - Name: Perth General Post Office
London Stands Up to Racism, London, March 19, 2016.
"ALL OUT FOR UN ANTI-RACISM DAY!
#M19
#RefugeesWelcome
#BlackLivesMatter
Speakers:
Diane Abbott MP
Claude Moraes MEP
Jean Lambert MEP
Jeremy Hardy, Comedian
Michael Rosen Children's novelist and poet
Gary Younge Journalist
Dave Ward CWU General Secretary
Christine Blower NUT General Secretary
Sally Hunt UCU General Secretary
Maurice Wren Chief Executive, The Refugee Council
Harish Patel National Equalities Officer, Unite The Union
Gloria Mills, Chair - TUC Race Relations Committee
Zita Holbourne Co-Chair, Black Activists Rising Against Cuts
Marilyn Reed Sarah Reed Campaign for Justice / Blaksox
Lee Jasper Movement Against Xenophobia
Malia Bouattia NUS Black Students Officer
Shakira Martin NUS VP Further Education
Shahrar Ali Deputy Leader, The Green Party
Yusuf Hassan VP Federation of Student Islamic Societies
Mohammed Kozbar Spokesperson,
Muslim Association of Britain
Maz Saleem Daughter of the Late Mohammed Saleem
Stephanie Lightfoot Bennett Co-Chair,
United Friends and Families
Gerry Gable Editor, Searchlight
Sam Fairbarn Secretary, People's Assembly Against Austerity
Lindsey German Convenor, Stop the War Coalition
Sabby Dhalu and Weyman Bennett, Organisers -
Stand up to racism
A racist offensive against refugees, migrants and Muslims is being pushed by some politicians and press. It is crucial we
respond to this by standing in solidarity against attempts to divide our communities. The appalling treatment of refugees across Europe and the staggering rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes must be challenged.
Let’s send a message that drives back the tide of racism, fascism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and the scapegoating of migrants and refugees – we say refugees welcome here and yes to diversity!
Join the Europe-wide UN Anti-Racism Day Demonstration when tens of thousands march across Britain, with major mobilisations in London, Scotland and Wales joining thousands in cities across Europe and around the world to say no to racism.
Stand Up To Racism has led some of the biggest anti-racist
mobilisations in Britain of the last decade, including the UN Anti-racism day demonstrations of 2014 and 2015 and the 100,000 strong Refugees Welcome demonstration on 12th September 2015."
Source:
www.standuptoracism.org.uk/2016/02/un-anti-racism-day-dem...
Up to the juniors you go my boy. Castle Hill, headmaster Mr Shiner. Most Evil teacher was Miss Krebbs.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard bearing no publisher's name. The image is a glossy real photograph, and the card has a divided back.
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway.
It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds.
On the 19th. February 2008, Shannon Matthews, a nine-year-old girl from the Moorside Estate, was reported missing. After a 24-day hunt which attracted huge media and public attention nationally, she was found hidden in a flat in the Batley Carr area on the 14th. March 2008.
Her mother Karen Matthews, along with Michael Donovan, the uncle of her stepfather Craig Meehan, were later found guilty of abduction and false imprisonment, as part of a plot to claim the reward money for her safe return by pretending to have solved her disappearance. Both were jailed for eight years.
Martins Bank
Note the sign for Martins Bank. The bank was bought by Barclays Bank in 1969, when all of its 700 branches became branches of Barclays.
Around 30 branches closed immediately, and ten were downgraded to sub-branches. The Martins grasshopper logo was retained for part of the combined business until the early 1980's, with "Martins Branch" and a small grasshopper appearing first on both statements and cheque books, later cheques only.
Martins numbered among its customers a football pools company, a major airline and a world-renowned shipping line. When these customers wanted to borrow large sums, Martins was known to have borrowed from other banks on a number of occasions to fulfil these requests.
Many who worked for the bank believed that Martins could have survived on its own, as at the time of takeover it was expanding its UK banking operation, and continuing a run of "firsts" which included:
-- First in the north of England with a cash
machine, in 1967 at 84 Church Street, Liverpool.
-- First with mobile branches to provide banking
to remote areas.
-- First with a drive-through bank, in Leicester
in 1959 and Epsom in 1966.
-- First and only national English bank to have
a head office outside London.
-- First to recognise and embrace the swinging
60's in its advertising.
-- First to experiment with and then use a
computer to operate current-account business.
-- First with a branch at the centre court at
Wimbledon.
Many of Martins' forms, and some procedures, were retained or later adopted by Barclays as being more advanced than their own.
Women employees were contractually obliged to leave Martins Bank upon marriage, and as late as 1965, men were not allowed to get married until their salary reached a prescribed level.
Leaving the private tarmac. No security check, no anything! Which is good, because I had items that would have been confiscated under normal circumstance. (i.e. 1.75L bottle of "liquid" -- gin!)
Anne, Carolyn, Maria, Samantha.
walking.
automatic doors.
tarmac, Baltimore Washington International, airport, Baltimore, Maryland.
July 31, 2010.
Pic by Vicky.
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BACKSTORY: Carolyn's family reunion was at Cape Cod this year. We stayed at the Chatham Bars Inn. It was a lot of fun, and we were happy to see everyone.
For Vicky's recount of the trip, visit: tgaw.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/cape-cod-day-1/
To further thank our lovely hostess in Calgary, I had the pleasure of manning a henna party for her and her friends!
Went to see Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks at Glasgow's SWG3 18th Oct 18. Stephen was playing his axe behind his head!
Great gig!
Sometimes fishermen got a bit confused about where to cast. The sea is quite a vast space and sometimes you can't figure out where the reef sits or where the bait is concentrated. A good skipper or mate can sure help you because their eyes are always better trained than yours. This is exactly what is happening, there's a submerged reef right where the mate is pointing at and he's suggesting the two guys to cast over there. The flash helped me bringing up a bit the guy in the foregorund
People experiencing mental health and addictions challenges will soon have better access to the services they need, thanks to a new vision for care outlined in A Pathway to Hope: A roadmap for making mental health and addictions care better for people in British Columbia.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019PREM0078-001333
Just grabbed this image while dropping Janice off at Meadowhall, on her way to London for a weekend with the girls. Watch out London, Girl power is are back in town!!
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Escape to Hemer Lake - 5 (of 17) - Panasonic Lumix FZ200 & Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
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I just had to stick my head in the door of the Swallows Inn while walking around San Juan Capistrano, California. It's a pretty cool place and posed as the bar in Clint Eastwood's movie 'Heartbreak Ridge'. Camp Pendleton is not too far away from this location and Marines there frequented this place. That's supposedly how it was discovered and chosen as a filming location for the movie.
The redness in the sky to the west was now alarming, although I knew the reason, it felt like something supernatural.
Palgrave was just a few miles from Hepworth, and one I hoped to find open, and at just after four in the afternoon, but nearly dar, it was.
It was really very gloomy inside the church, even with the lights on, shots were difficult to take. I was on a mission to snap all I could as soon as possible before the light failed altogether.
Church features a splendid Norman font, modern glass, and the remains of a spiral staircase leading to a room over the south porch, the floor of which has long since vanished. The stairs now a broom cupboard.
Wonderful painted roof, I thought maybe done in the last century, but might be much, much older than that.
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2015: I've visited Palgrave church several times since this account first appeared, most recently to take the photographs here. However, I hope I will be forgiven for retaining the original text from 2003, if only for its freshness, and perhaps also for what may be viewed at this distance as its charm.
2003: I arrived at Diss railway station in that gentle sunshine for which we’ll remember the Spring of 2003. Diss is in Norfolk; I had just crossed the border on my train journey from Ipswich, but I was bound for Diss's southern suburb, the Suffolk village of Palgrave. I cycled off from the station. I headed under the railway line, and over the infant Waveney. At this point, I entered Suffolk again, but there were no county signs in either direction. To be honest, it didn’t feel that different, apart from the way that the road surface improved, the schools came off special measures, the police force became efficient, and so on.
The countryside opened out into golden oilseed rape fields under a wide sky. It was good to be home. Soon, I was coming into Palgrave village, which seemed very pleasant indeed.
In medieval times, Palgrave was actually two parishes; the westerly one, Palgrave St John, has been subsumed into this one, and that church has completely disappeared. However, this pretty church is walled neatly into its graveyard at the heart of the village, which spreads neatly around it. As this was my first church of the day, I hoped it would be open; it always puts a crimp in a trip if the first one is a lock-out. I was not disappointed; St Peter is a friendly parish that knows that part of its Christian mission is to welcome strangers and pilgrims.
I stepped through the elaborate arch of the late 15th Century south doorway. An angel and a dragon contended in the spandrels, and there were characterful heads carved in the entrance arch. Inside, a very nice lady was busy with the flowers, and took time out to show me around. All the while, I was conscious that above my head the lovely painted roof of Palgrave. Marian monograms and symbols punctuate the whitewash; once, many small Suffolk churches must have been like this. Perhaps someone can explain to me why this one hasn’t faded like many of the others; I don’t think it has been redone.
The other famous treasure here is the font. It is unlike anything else in Suffolk. Clearly Norman, but much more elaborate than most, its most outstanding features are the faces in each corner. Again, this is a more intimate experience of the faces we normally see as corbels; but Palgrave has these too, stunning medieval characters along the lines of the arcades.
While we are on the subject of treasure, there were two modern features that were obviously loved by the locals. Firstly, Surinder Warboys has her studio nearby at Mellis, and here is one of her windows in the south aisle. The light flooded through it. The lady told me that everybody liked it, but that it was very hard to do a flower arrangement in front of it! I thought that they had done very well. Secondly, up in the chancel is the benefice millennium banner – people from all the parishes came together and produced this amazing patchwork cross. On the back, there are panels depicting the mission of the Church. Apparently, it is shared around the benefice churches for display for a few weeks at a time.
In the place where many churches now display the coat of arms, Palgrave has part of a suit of armour. I have seen an explanation in several books that it was from the parish armoury, which was once stored in the upper room of the porch, as at Mendlesham. This upper room has now gone, and the armoury has, as in most churches, been dispersed. However, I could find no evidence for this story, and it seems to be based on one of Arthur Mee’s fancies. I don't think it is even real armour; rather, it is similar to the mock plate armour behind the Bacon memorial at nearby Redgrave. It seems likely to me that this is also part of an old set of armour associated with a memorial of some kind, which the Victorians swept away. I don’t suppose we’ll ever know.
Back outside again, I took time out to photograph the famous grave of carter John Catchpole, with its relief of a wagon and horses – you can see it in the left-hand column. It seems a modern fashion to decorate headstones with symbols associated with the deceased; nice to know it was happening in the mid-18th century.
I turned, and looked back at the neat tower, the splendid porch with its dramatic niches. You can see that there was once an upper room, but it has now gone.
And it was time for me to be gone, too. Waving cheerily, I headed off in the direction of Thrandeston, all the road back to Ipswich open in front of me in the sunshine.
Simon Knott, August 2003, updated July 2015
The Bournemouth Air Festival took place from the 30th August to 2nd September 2018. Voted best Tourism Event by Visit England and celebrating it’s 10th year, the Bournemouth Air Festival is the UK’s biggest, best and free aviation festival! RAF Red Arrows displayed on ~ Thursday 30th August ~ Saturday 1st September.
Bournemouth .With seven miles of golden sands and sparkling sea, the vibrant cosmopolitan town of Bournemouth has it all - a vast variety of shops, restaurants and holiday accommodation, buzzing nightlife and endless countryside with beautiful award winning gardens and water sports galore. Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the mid-year estimates for 2010 from the Office for National Statistics the town has a population of 168,100, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth. With Poole and Christchurch, Bournemouth forms the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a total population of about 400,000.
Imax ~ built in 1998, Bournemouth Borough Council bought the waterfront building from long leaseholders Nilgosc for about £7 million in 2010. It will cost another £2 million to have it demolished. The authority had hoped to keep the structure, but to lower it by 25ft ( 8 mtr ) and turn it into an all-weather leisure centre or cultural attraction. John Beesley, leader of Bournemouth council, said demolition work would not begin until after the holiday season and it was hoped the work would be finished by summer 2013. The building opened as an Imax cinema in 2002 despite protests from residents against the plans.The building was demolished in 2013.
Founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, becoming a recognised town in 1870. Historically part of Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Since 1997 the town has been administered by a unitary authority, meaning that it has autonomy from Dorset County Council. The local authority is Bournemouth Borough Council. Bournemouth's location on the south coast of England has made it a popular destination for tourists. The town is a regional centre of business, home of the Bournemouth International Centre and financial companies that include Liverpool Victoria and PruHealth.
Although Bournemouth is on the coast, the centre of the town lies inland - the commercial and civil heart of the town being the Square. From the Square the Upper and Lower Pleasure Gardens descend to the seafront and the pier. Areas within Bournemouth include Bear Cross, Boscombe, Kinson, Pokesdown, Westbourne and Winton. Traditionally a large retirement town, Bournemouth (mostly the Northbourne, Southbourne and Tuckton areas of Bournemouth together with the Wallisdown, and Talbot Village areas of Poole) has seen massive growth in recent years, especially through the growth of students attending Bournemouth University and the large number of language schools teaching English as a foreign language.
Bournemouth is located directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast, a 95-mile ( 153 km ) section of beautiful and largely un spoilt coastline recently designated a World Heritage Site. Apart from the beauty of much of the coastline, the Jurassic Coast provides a complete geological record of the Jurassic period and a rich fossil record. Bournemouth sea front overlooks Poole Bay and the Isle of Wight. Bournemouth also has seven miles ( 11 km ) of sandy beaches that run from Hengistbury Head in the east to Sandbanks, in Poole, in the west.
Because of the coastal processes that operate in Poole Bay, the area is often used for surfing. An artificial reef was expected to be installed at Boscombe, in Bournemouth, by October 2008, using large sand-filled geotextile bags. However, this deadline was not met, and the construction was actually finished at the end of October 2009. The Boscombe Reef was constructed as part of the larger Boscombe Spa Village development. Bournemouth also has several chines ( e.g., Alum Chine ) that lead down to the beaches and form a very attractive feature of the area.
The Dorset and Hampshire region surrounding Bournemouth has been the site of human settlement for thousands of years. However, in 1800 the Bournemouth area was largely a remote and barren heathland. No one lived at the mouth of the Bourne River and the only regular visitors were a few fishermen, turf cutters and gangs of smugglers until the 16th century. During the Tudor period the area was used as a hunting estate, Stourfield Chase, but by the late 18th century only a few small parts of it were maintained, including several fields around the Bourne Stream and a cottage known as Decoy Pond House, which stood near where the Square is today.
With the exception of the estate, until 1802 most of the Bournemouth area was common land. The Christchurch Inclosures Act 1802 and the Inclosure Commissioners' Award of 1805 transferred hundreds of acres into private ownership for the first time. In 1809, the Tapps Arms public house appeared on the heath. A few years later, in 1812, the first residents, retired army officer Lewis Tregonwell and his wife, moved into their new home built on land he had purchased from Sir George Ivison Tapps. Tregonwell began developing his land for holiday letting by building a series of sea villas. In association with Tapps, he planted hundreds of pine trees, providing a sheltered walk to the beach ( later to become known as the ~ Invalids walk ). The town would ultimately grow up around its scattered pines. In 1832 when Tregonwell died, Bournemouth had grown into a small community with a scattering of houses, villas and cottages.
Dedicated to the 3000 homeless, the 120+ (so far dead 9th Feb, 2009), the killed lifestock, and the brunt land of the northern State of Victoria. My prayers go out , my money as well. This Sunday we had the worst natural disaster in Australia's history. A rainbow of hope for the survivors.
My first entry for the "Anti-Flatline" contest on Classic Castle.
Needless to say Josh the Admin had eaten his last Elephant trunk.
25th October 2015 at London Irish Centre (Hub), London NW1.
Return to Camden Town Festival, www.returntocamden.org/.
Country: Britain & Ireland. Style: Traditional Irish Folk.
Lineup: included Mick Mulvey (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon), Johnny Óg Connolly (button accordion), Pete Quinn (p) If anyone recognises anyone else in the photo please tell me their names.
A feature of Return to Camden Town is the numerous sessions, both at the London Irish Centre and various pubs.
To był niesamowity dzień. Dopisała aura, która wszystkich wprawiła w jeszcze bardziej pogodny nastrój. Jak co roku Fundacja Wrocławskie Hospicjum dla Dzieci zorganizowała naszym podopiecznym i ich rodzeństwu obchody Dnia Dziecka, które odbyły się 17 czerwca. Dziękujemy za przyjęcie zaproszenia i tak liczne przybycie.
Miejscem zabawy była gościnna Stara Garbarnia w Leśnicy a tematem przewodnim MADAGASKAR. Był oczywiście zacnie nam panujący Król Julian i mnóstwo zwierzaków. Nasi niezawodni, pomysłowi wolontariusze przeistoczyli się w lemury, zebry, lwy, żyrafy, pingwiny, tygrysy, hieny i inne madagaskarskie futrzaki... Mnóstwo radości, balonów, dobrego jedzenia i nieposkromionej zabawy towarzyszyło nam do ostatniej minuty świętowania.
Nasz wyjątkowy dzień rozpoczął się od odtańczenia tańca, który jest celebrowany zawsze na wyspie Madagaskar. Wszyscy, bez wyjątku, "wyginali śmiało ciało". Wrażenia artystyczne i muzyczne, wspaniale kreacje sceniczne w rytm kastanietów zapewniła nam szkoła tańca flamenco Dragonitas del Fuego. Furorę zrobił iluzjonista Damian Kość, który oprócz występu na scenie, zabawiał dzieci w małych grupkach zdradzając tajniki sztuk magicznych. Różnego rodzaju atrakcje przygotowały wolontariaty pracownicze firm współpracujących z Fundacją oraz uczniowie Akademii Wojsk Lądowych. Niesamowity tort a’la wyspa Madagaskar upieczony przez Mamą naszego podopiecznego zrobił furorę i był obiektem wielu zdjęć.
Nieocenieni wolontariusze przez całą imprezę troszczyli się o dzieci i angażowali w różnego rodzaju zabawy, puszczanie mydlanych baniek, dekorowanie babeczek, malowanie twarzy, dmuchanie balonów czy rysowanie zwierzaków…Cel został osiągnięty! Na twarzach dzieci widzieliśmy uśmiech i szczęście. Dzień Dziecka zwieńczony był tym, na co dzieci czekały najbardziej, czyli wręczaniem prezenty. Było ich mnóstwo a każdy z dzieciaków został nimi wręcz zarzucony. Nasze świętowanie i uczczenie Dnia Dziecka nie mogło by się odbyć bez rzeszy ludzi dobrych serc, które zadbały o to, żeby dla żadnego dziecka nie zabrakło niespodzianek.
Gorąco dziękujemy:
Pracownikom firm: Becton Dickinson, BNY Mellon, Capgemini, CH Robinson, Geoban, Gigaset Communication Service, Hoist Polska Sp. z o.o., HPE, Infor, Kaufland, KPMG, Tieto oraz UPS za przekazane prezenty i wsparcie w dniu imprezy.
Ukłony składamy również podopiecznym Hospicjum Ojców Bonifratrów obecnym na wydarzeniu, Katedrze Medycyny Sądowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Klubowi Rotary Cieplice, Fundacji Hasco Lek, firmie Pushek Klaudia Pokojowczyk, Zrzeszeniu Studentów przy Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym, Starej Garbarni, Szkole Tańca Flamenco Dragonitas del Fuego Lilianny Bochenkiewicz, Wrocławskiemu Centrum Seniora, iluzjoniście Damianowi Kościowi, Akademii Wojsk Lądowych oraz firmie Toyota Dobrygowski.
Dzięki Waszemu zaangażowaniu, energii i chęciom po raz kolejny mogliśmy tak hucznie świętować Dzień Dziecka!
Dziękujemy i do zobaczenia za rok :)
The Obamas borrowed from several Washington museums to decorate their private White House residence and the West and East Wings. Included in this loan is an intriguing trio of patent models on loan from the National Museum of American History, including models for Samuel Morse’s 1849 telegraph register, a gear-cutting machine, and a paddlewheel for a steamboat (shown here).
Learn more about other art and history objects on loan to the White House.
Patent Model, Paddle Wheel Model, Patent #11992, ICONS No. 13