INTRODUCTION
I hope you will enjoy this very varied post and that some of you will be encouraged to share it. Talking of sharing, here are a couple of recent comments about this blog from twitter:
@obiwandar “Great blog. pictures, activism, tips WOW”
@spacesheepy loving the photos & duckies ~ nice blog Thank you for sharing 🙂
BIRDS, BOATS AND PLANES IN KING’S LYNN
In the break between innings of the delayed women’s ashes match at Worcester (yesterday was washed out entirely, so the whole game is happening on the reserve day) I went out for a walk and was delighted to see a cormorant in residence. As these pictures show, it was far from the only interesting sight of the day…
LINKS
I have a large number of links to share, and I am going to start with the various campaigns that feature in this context.
CAMPAIGNS
Within this subsection I am going to give each campaign its own small slot…
STOP TTIP
The campaign against TTIP is gathering momentum. 38 Degrees members, of whom I am proud to be one, are organising a day of action all around the country on August 22nd. The particular details for North West Norfolk are:
North West Norfolk / TTIP Day of Action
- Sat 22nd Aug 2015, 12:00pm
- Outside Top Shop, High Street, King’s Lynn
For more or (hint) to sign up for the event please click here. There is also a specific link for joining.
HELP YAZIDI WOMEN AND GIRLS KIDNAPPED BY ISIS
I encourage all of you to sign and share this petition from change.org. I am going to share a buzzfeed article that gives detailed coverage of this issue and the petition itself:
THE JOANNE FOWLER PETITION
Joanne Fowler has posted an update on the petition she set up following the horrible and needless suffering her father endured at the end of his life:
1)The petition
2)The link to her Facebook account.
ON ORCAS
The campaign over Seaworld’s treatment of orcas has recently gained some coverage in the San Diego Tribune:
1)The article.
2)The petition
OTHER LINKS
The remaining links I am going to share in this post divide naturally into two groups…
HUMANISM
Two pieces here, one about an event and one excellent article:
1)The event
2)The article
OTHERS
First up, courtesy of independenclive, a horror story about someone who dared to take part in a protest immediately before an appointment, was refused entry to the building and then sanctioned for missing the appointment.
Then comes this Guardian piece on cuts to children’s mental health services.
Vox Political make another appearance in this blog, providing the signpost to another DWP related horror story, this one involving a suicide…
1)The VP ‘signpost’ piece.
2)The full article courtesy of the Daily Star.
My final link is to this piece about providing the police with training for dealing properly with autistic people.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
While at my parents in East Rudham for Sunday lunch yesterday I saw these two leaflets…
…While I am sure that both events above will be excellent, it is the one on October 10th which really appeals to me. All three headline composers are among my favourites, while the subtitle piece was the first piece of classical music I ever heard, initiating a life long love. Here is a close up of that leaflet…
A full listing of organ recitals at the Minster can be found here, while among the many things that can found at the Minster’s official website is this piece about the organ.
INFOGRAPHICS
Today has been a bumper day for infographics…
A FEW FINAL PICTURES
I bring this post to a conclusion with these pictures from East Rudham yesterday…
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