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One of the worst incidents of the German air raids on Britain in the First World War was a stampede at the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, Shoreditch, on 28 January 1918, in which fourteen people were killed. This has been almost entirely...
You never know when June Gloom will hit - it might even happen in May! It's like when Friday the 13th falls on a Wednesday. Judging from the number of guests, this was a fine time to visit the park - perhaps it was Mother's Day. Or...
New light on an old boxI interrupt my flow of blog posts featuring buildings seen on my travels to turn my attention to something only a few miles from where I live. Nowadays the village of Guiting Power is typical Cotswolds: well kept...
By Edalat Hope from Virtue Books Editor’s Note: Article originally published on December 29th, 2025. If you’ve ever watched Dead Poets Society, you might notice something about that teacher. He doesn’t dump all the information on the...
Best Wishes, Kind Regards, Bread and Roses Theatre What is in your heart that you would really like to say to your partner but don’t? That’s the premise of Rhiannon Ella Tomes’ play Best Wishes, Kind Regards at the Bread and Roses...
How do we do good work, when we don’t know what to do? The seventh cohort of this program launches on October 1. Registration is now open. Over the past 26 years we have worked with all kinds of organizations and communities facing...
When exactly does lead shot end in Great Britain? The restriction came into law when the REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2026 took effect on 1 April 2026, and the deadline is 1 April 2029: from that date lead shot can neither be placed...
Your attention is expensive.
Ana Rodrigues has transformed a past talk into a lovely read about how her personal website became her third-space. That place that is neither home nor work, where you gather, wander around and meet people. She writes about chasing...
The latest addition to my 18xx collection is 18RoyalGorge: The Rails of Fremont County and the Royal Gorge Wars. I bumped into this on BGG, I think, and the game sounded good enough so I bought a copy. This was on Kickstarter in 2024 and...
I’ve been using Jellyfin since… let’s look at my wiki, yes, found it: August 18, 2021. Two days ago, that was five years! Anyway, I’m using it, because: it is open source it has no pro/full/paid version it has no proprietary backend that...
Why Am I Like This? The Kimberly Hirsh Story
If you love cozy, comforting meals that come together quickly, this Baked Beans for One recipe is a little gem you’ll want to keep close. Made with simple pantry ingredients and just the right balance of sweet, tangy, and savoury...
Valle Salado (Añana Salt Valley) Location: Salinas de Añana, Álava 01426, Spain (20 miles west of Vitoria Gasteiz) [map] Open: tours from 10am (some in English) Admission: 10€ Public transport: best not, only five buses a day Five word...