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All in the month of September Celebrating 200 years of the public railroads Remembering the Nuremberg Laws Remembering Albert Schweitzer Exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress and fashion to celebrate centenary Did you spot many butterflies this past summer? British Food Fortnight 2025 – 26th September to 12th October Still danger in our rivers... (2485 words)All in the month of September
It was: 1,100 years ago, on 4th Sept 925 that England gained her first ever king. He was Aethelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons (924-927) and then King of England (927-939). Aethelstan was grandson of Alfred the Great, and 30th great-grand uncle to Queen Elizabeth II. 300 years ago, on 29th Sept 1725 that Robert Clive, 1st... (769 words)Celebrating 200 years of the public railroads
Two hundred years ago, on 27th September 1825, the world’s first public railway opened. It was the Stockton and Darlington Railway in north-east England. Inspired and supported by a prominent Quaker, Edward Pease, and backed financially by many Quakers nationally, it has been described as “the great theatre of railway operations”, sparking the explosion of... (306 words)Remembering the Nuremberg Laws
90 years ago, on 15th September 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were passed in Germany. Jews were no longer classed as German citizens, and the Nazi flag was adopted as the national flag of Germany. They were known as the Nuremberg Laws because they were announced at a Nazi Party rally in that town. They had... (294 words)Remembering Albert Schweitzer
Sixty years ago, on 4th September 1965, Albert Schweitzer, German-born French theologian, philosopher, organist, physician and missionary doctor to Africa, died. He was winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. Schweitzer was a devout Christian with a passionate allegiance to Jesus. His key philosophy was “reverence for life”: no-one, he felt, should harm or destroy... (294 words)Exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress and fashion to celebrate centenary
Next year, the largest-ever exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s clothes will be staged at Buckingham Palace, in honour of the centenary of her birth. Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, will include some 200 items – around half of which is to be displayed for the first time. As well as clothing, jewellery, hats,... (199 words)Did you spot many butterflies this past summer?
The wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is deeply worried about our butterflies. Or rather, the lack of them. It seems that more than 80 per cent of our species have declined sharply in number since 1970s. Each summer sees the Big Butterfly Count, when the public is encouraged to send in the number of butterflies they... (180 words)British Food Fortnight 2025 – 26th September to 12th October
This annual ‘celebration’ of the diversity and quality of British Food is aiming to be bigger than ever this year, involving restaurants, pubs, schools, universities, care homes, the NHS, and even the Houses of Parliament. Why not take advantage of the fortnight, and see what one of our local restaurants and pubs might offer? (54 words)Still danger in our rivers and coastline
Walking by rivers or the sea has long been a favourite pastime of those of us out for a relaxing stroll. But in the UK just now, beware. Too many of our rivers and too much of our coastline has been infected with raw sewage. Some statistics: there are about 14,500 storm overflow drains in... (125 words)
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