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Composting Call Following Food Waste Collection Change (Ribble Valley Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
... or being absorbed into plants To make compost you need an mix of 'green' items (foodstuffs, fruit and vegetable peelings, or grass) and 'brown' items (dead leaves, twigs, paper, or egg shells) Compost is made by 'heaters' (bacteria and fungi), who break down softer food, and 'chompers' (worms, beetles and woodlice), who eat the tougher material....

Overnight vigil to mark Battle of the Somme centenary

Edit BBC News 28 Jun 2016
An overnight vigil is to be held at Scotland's National War memorial as part of national commemorations of the centenary of the Battle of the Somme ... A whistle, which was sounded to lead men over the top, will be blown by a Scots soldier to mark, to the minute, 100 years since the battle began ... "The courage and sacrifice of the British soldiers who fought at The Battle of the Somme should never be forgotten....

The Battle of the Somme film at Hamworthy Library (Borough of Poole)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
(IWM) and Poole Libraries, as part of the First World War Centenary Partnership, are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world ... In the year of its release around 20 million people, almost half the population of Britain at the time, watched The Battle of the Somme many hoping to see the image of a loved-one or friend captured on film....

The Royal Mint strikes The Battle of the Somme Silver £5 Coin (The Royal Mint)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
One hundred years on from The Battle of the Somme, The Royal Mint is to commemorate the anniversary with the creation of a £5 silver proof commemorative coin depicting poignant scenes from the terrible event ... The battle took place in the summer of 1916 British and French forces attempted to break through the German lines, but the offensive would exact a terrible human cost....

NY gets $250K from US to study, protect upstate battle sites

Edit The Oklahoman 28 Jun 2016
—The American Legion post in Fort Ann ($80,000) for an archaeological study of a Revolutionary War battle ... —city of Plattsburgh ($54,000) to evaluate battle sites from the Revolutionary ......

Battle of the Somme, Film Showing (Havering London Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
​This year, Imperial War Museums (IWM) and Havering Council are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world ... One hundred years later, this unique film from IWM's collection, is being shown to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme* ... the Battle of the Somme visit www.1914.org)....

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Released in North America

Edit GamersHell 28 Jun 2016
All-Star Battle, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ... This is an ultra-stylish two versus two 3D action-brawler battles with characters from all arcs of the influential JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and manga series ... players must employ when in the midst of battle....

Somme trench recreated in Welsh castle to salute battle's centenary

Edit The Guardian 28 Jun 2016
Powis Castle exhibition inspired by heir’s death will be among scores of events in UK and France marking first world war battle. A trench from the Somme has been recreated in the basement of a National Trust castle in Wales, to mark the centenary of the son and heir’s death from injuries sustained in the first world war battle....

Micro Machines-like Battle Cars steers its way onto iOS with online multiplayer, out now

Edit Pocket Gamer 28 Jun 2016
Dracoders takes it into the present, however, as Battle Cars releases on iOS for a tidy £1.49/$1.99. Battle Cars is a top-down racing game with speedy, micro cars and amusing weapons to take out your opponents....

Lord Mayor of Bradford invites people to remember the Bradford Pals (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
The Lord Mayor of Bradford Coun Geoff Reid is inviting people to attend an event to remember the sacrifices made by the Bradford Pals during the First World War on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. The commemoration is an annual event but this year is even more special because it marks the 100th anniversary of the Bradford Pals regiment's role in the battle....

Biplane legend returning to Somme

Edit York Press 28 Jun 2016
AN HISTORIC biplane which stalked the skies above the battlefields of the First World War is to leave its home at the Yorkshire Air Museum to commemorate the Battle of the Somme in France....

Guitar Redgum's John Schumann used for 'I was only 19' given to Australian War Memorial

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Jun 2016
The lyrics also show that war is not just about those who have won or lost the battle, but about the soldiers themselves and the heavy emotional toll that war places on them ... "I've done a project for the Mental Health Directorate for the ADF to destigmatise and alert young diggers to PTSD, and the fact that it's an honourable battle wound," he said....

Guitar Redgum's John Schumann used on 'I was only 19' at Australian War Memorial

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Jun 2016
The lyrics also show that war is not just about those who have won or lost the battle, but about the soldiers themselves and the heavy emotional toll that war places on them ... "I've done a project for the Mental Health Directorate for the ADF to destigmatise and alert young diggers to PTSD, and the fact that it's an honourable battle wound," he said....
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