Knaresborough, Mother Shipton's Cave, Places
Knaresborough & Mother Shipton’s Cave
Knaresborough is an historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Mother Shipton’s Cave is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near to the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well which is the oldest entrance charging tourist attraction in England, open since 1630. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” […]
366?, Politics
175: Why don’t people vote?
I don’t know what the turnout for tomorrow’s referendum will be, but I hope it is high. I personally have voted in each and every election I have been eligible for since I turned 18 in 2001. That year, coincidentally, had the lowest voter turnout in any election since the Second World War of just […]
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174: Why is it such an odd week?
Having a polling day on Thursday makes for a very unusual week at work. It is hard to have that day off and then be back for a single Friday. The kids feel the strangeness too. Still, we shall get through it – although I fully expect Friday to be full of oddness. Have to […]
366?, Sport
173: How does it feel to lose a 24 hour race after 23 hours and 55 minutes…?
Ask anyone at the Toyota team from this weekend’s Le Mans… From Autosport: Toyota lost its shot at a first victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours in devastating circumstances, handing Porsche a second consecutive win in the closing minutes of the race. The #5 TS050 led the race by 1m24s inside the final 10 minutes, […]
366?, Formula One, Sport
172: What happened in the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton took his fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory last weekend, edging him closer to the record of Michael Schumacher, who won seven times in Montreal. The record for victories at the same circuit, by the way, is held by Schumacher, but at the French circuit of Magny-Cours, where he won eight times. This was […]
Farms & Animals, Leeds Donkey Sanctuary
Leeds Donkey Sanctuary
The Donkey Sanctuary was founded in 1969 by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, MBE. She dedicated her life to champion donkeys, and it is through her devotion that the Sanctuary grew to be the international charity it is today. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
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170: How do young people feel about Jo Cox’s murder?
Some of our Year 6 children contributed to CBBC’s Newsround today. You can see it on BBC iPlayer, the Newsround website or in the embedded webpage below (link: www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36558359). I think you’ll agree they did the school, but more importantly Jo, proud.
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169: What can you write when words can’t convey your feelings?
I am proud to have been represented in my constituency by this wonderful woman. A kind, caring, principled individual who should be an inspiration to more politicians. She came to my school many times and I’m absolutely shocked by her murder today. I really don’t have words.