Cultural
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The one the only Charles Hawtrey
The story of Charles Hawtrey is one of those uncomfortable reminders that the people who make us laugh are not always the ones living the happiest lives. To cinema audiences he was instantly recognisable. The round glasses, the fluttering voice, the nervous little glances that seemed to say he knew…
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History of Park Lane Chapel
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Being a funeral director gives me the opportunity to visit all manner of churches and chapels across our region, the sheer amounts of history surrounding many of…
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Virgin Atlantic flies world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK by Bruce Drum
Flight100 proves Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a safe drop-in replacement for fossil-derived jet fuel and the only viable mid-term solution for decarbonizing long-haul aviation. The flight marks a world first on 100% SAF by a commercial airline across the Atlantic, flown on a Boeing 787, using Rolls-Royce Trent 1000…
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Pennington our own little Manor
How much do you really know about our area of Pennington? now I knew we had a long history dating back many centuries, I know our area was very prominent in the region, but I didn’t know our full history, the property I live in is probably somewhere in the…
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Working At New York JFK 2000-2004 (Part 2: Day 1)
My very first experience of JFK was day 1 when I reported to building#69! This is where Hudson General/GlobeGround North America’s main office was at the airport, there HQ was at that time over in Great Neck NY, I arrived prompt and early as I was required to sort out…