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Wider community events, and significant anniversaries of historical interest.
- All in the month of May Remembering Beethoven’s greatest symphony The man who created Father Brown Rock Around the Clock Roger Bannister and the Four Minute Mile Roads at ‘breaking point’ In appreciation of our nurses ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, May) down the...Looking at Community (all articles) for May 2024
- It was: 200 years ago, on 7th May 1824 that the first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 took place in Vienna. It is regarded as Beethoven’s greatest work and is one of the most-performed symphonies in the world. 150 years ago, on 9th May 1874 that Howard Carter, British archaeologist and Egyptologist,...All in the month of May
- Two hundred years ago, on 7th May 1824, the first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 took place in Vienna. It is regarded as Beethoven’s greatest work and is one of the most-performed symphonies in the world. This last of his symphonies is known for its revolutionary structure and majestic emotion, and it...Remembering Beethoven’s greatest symphony
- The British writer G K Chesterton was born 150 years ago, on 29th May 1874, in Kensington, West London. A novelist, short story writer, philosopher and critic, he was best known for his Father Brown stories, popular now through their adaptation for television. He thought of himself as a journalist with good reason, composing 30...The man who created Father Brown
- Seventy years ago, on 20th May 1954, Bill Haley & His Comets released the song Rock Around the Clock. It brought rock and roll into the mainstream and is regarded as one of the most important records in music history. The American rock and roll band had been founded in 1952 and continued to perform...Rock Around the Clock
- It was 70 years ago, on 6th May 1954, that Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (3 minutes, 59.4 seconds), in Oxford. Just 23 days later, on 29th May, Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes (4 minutes, 59.6 seconds), in...Roger Bannister and the Four Minute Mile
- Have you hit a pothole and damaged your car yet? If not, it is probably only a matter of time. Despite TWO MILLION potholes being filled over the past year (the highest number since 2015) the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) is still warning that our roads are crumbling to ‘breaking point’. According to the AIA’s...Roads at ‘breaking point’
- The work of nurses is celebrated around the world on 12th May. That day was chosen to be International Nurses Day because it is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Here are some current stats on nurses in the UK: There are currently 731,058 nurses on the permanent NMC register. With midwives and nursing associates...In appreciation of our nurses
- All in the month of April Where are the Chibok schoolgirls now? 50 years of ABBA! Remembering Lord Byron, the ‘gloomy egoist’ Appreciating Johann Sebastian Bach World Autism Acceptance Week, 2nd – 8th April 2024 ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, April) down the years....Looking at Community (all articles) for April 2024
- It was: 300 years ago, on 7th April 1724 that the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion was performed for the first time, at a church in Leipzig. Also 300 years ago, on 22nd April 1724 that Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher was born. One of the leading philosophers during the Age of...All in the month of April
- Ten years ago, on 14th April 2014, the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group kidnapped 276 female students from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria. Some of the girls escaped, some were rescued, or have been reported dead. But over 100 are still missing, fate unknown. The girls, who lived in surrounding areas, were...Where are the Chibok schoolgirls now?
- Fifty years ago, on 6th April 1974, the Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with their song Waterloo. It was the first time that Sweden won the contest. ABBA went on to be one of the most successful groups in music history. The victory, in Brighton, was just the first step on...50 years of ABBA!