The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women's suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park
The idea for the march was first put forward by Katherine Harley at an NUWSS subcommittee meeting in London on 17 April 1913. Plans were rapidly drawn up, and publicised through the NUWSS newsletter Common Cause, for six routes along which marchers would converge on London for a rally in Hyde Park on 26 July 1913. These were named the Great North Route (from Newcastle and East Anglia); the Watling Street Route (from Carlisle, Manchester and north Wales); the West Country Route (from Land's End and south Wales); the Bournemouth Route; the Portsmouth Route; and the Kentish Pilgrim Way.
On Saturday, 26 July, the marchers and others converged on Hyde Park for their rally. They assembled at pre-arranged points to march to the park, where 78 speakers addressed the crowd from 19 platforms, one for each federation within the NUWSS. At 6pm a vote was taken at each platform, and those present unanimously passed the motion "That this meeting demands a Government measure for the enfranchisement of women".
Centennial commemoration In 2013 a series of walks were held to commemorate the centenary of the pilgrimage. Playwright Natalie McGrath's play Oxygen, which was inspired by the 1913 march, was performed by the arts organisation Dreadnought South West at venues along the march route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pilgrimage
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THE PROBLEM The potential for community renewable energy to benefit local economies is being blocked by unfair regulations and hugely disproportionate costs.
THE SOLUTION We have drafted the Local Electricity Bill and are campaigning for it to be made law. This would give community-scale renewable energy a massive boost by empowering communities to sell their energy directly to local people.
OUR CAMPAIGN So far, we have brought a cross-party group of 229 MPs on board in support. But we need many more and to achieve this we need your help.
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Our Climate and Environment Grants (CEG) scheme is new for 2020. The scheme has been introduced to help fund parish council projects in the North Devon district which have an emphasis on sustainability and countering climate change.
The scheme is available to parishes with populations of less than 1,000 (as of November 2019) towards their projects.
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Devon Wildlife Trust Large or small, lawn or courtyard, our gardens provide a patchwork of green spaces for wildlife. There are an estimated 16 million gardens in the UK and the way these are cared for can make a big difference to wildlife.
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/take-action/garden-wildlife
- Action for Insects Watching bees and butterflies in your garden can bring great joy, and all insects do important jobs such as pollinating our crops. But 41% of insects face extinction. To help insects thrive throughout the year we need to create spaces where they can live, and our gardens are a brilliant place to start! Our Action for Insects page contains lots of useful information to help you turn your home and garden into insect-friendly havens. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/action-insects
- Get your Garden Buzzing Gardens are vital for urban and suburban bees, with the right planting they can give a boost to early emerging bees and be hotspots for these insects throughout the year https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/take-action/garden-wildlife/get-your-garden-buzzing-bees
- Help the Hog Let’s make Devon the most hedgehog friendly county. Help boost Devon’s hedgehog population by doing something to help hogs in your area and map your achievements here. We can make big differences in our gardens through doing simple things. There are 15 million gardens in the UK, covering about 270,000 hectares – more than the area of all the National Nature Reserves. Together they can make a crucial difference to hedgehogs. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/take-action/garden-wildlife/help-hog
- Welcome Birds to your Garden Many birds that were once common have seen declines over the past 50 years, reasons are varied and complicated but lack of food and nesting sites are thought to be contributing to the decline. Song thrushes, sparrows and starlings along with many other species are struggling to survive in the countryside but you can help in your garden by feeding the birds and providing nesting sites. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/take-action/garden-wildlife/welcome-birds-your-garden
- Wildlife Ponds Ponds are guaranteed wildlife magnets, they will attract a great variety of wildlife including frogs, insects and birds. Here are our top tips, do's, don't's and guidance on creating a wildlife pond in your garden. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/creating-pond
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Wikipedia A great conjunction is a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, when the two planets appear closest together in the sky. Conjunctions occur every 19.6 years, on average, when Jupiter 'overtakes' Saturn in the sky due to the combined effect of Jupiter's approximately 11.9-year orbital period and Saturn's 29.5-year orbital period.
The great conjunction of 2020 will be the closest since 1623. It will occur seven weeks after the heliocentric conjunction, when Jupiter and Saturn shared the same heliocentric longitude. On 21 December at 13:30 UT, Jupiter will be 0.1° south of Saturn and 30° east of the Sun, meaning both planets will be visible in the same telescopic field of view (though they will be distinguishable from each other without optical aid). The two planets will be visible low above the southwestern horizon in the constellation of Capricornus after sunset. From mid-northern latitudes, the planets will be less than 15° in altitude, one hour after sunset.
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Exeter City Council An environmentally-friendly housing complex in Exeter has scooped yet another top award.
Chester Long Court – 26 high-quality affordable homes in Whipton, Exeter – was named Residential Property of the Year (35 units and under) in this year’s Michelmores Property Awards.
The development, which first opened its doors to tenants on the City Council’s waiting list at the end of 2018, also recently won the Design through Innovation Award at the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards (South West).
As a regional winner, the complex in Vaughan Road will now go through to the National finals in London later in the year.
https://news.exeter.gov.uk/chester-long-court-wins-housing-award/
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