On this DAY
1831: The magnetic North Pole was located by Sir James Clark Ross on his Arctic exploration expedition with Admiral Parry.
1880: The first telephone box for public use, in New Haven, Connecticut, went into service. 1911: Britain’s first electric trolley buses began operating in Bradford and Leeds.
1935: Driving tests were introduced and L plates made compulsory in Britain. 1946: The first TV licences were issued in Britain, at a fee of £2. 1953: Gordon Richards (pictured) became the first jockey to be knighted. Six days later he won the Derby at his 28th attempt. 1966: Folk fans at the Royal Albert Hall booed Bob Dylan for performing with an electric guitar. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Thousands of Hells Angels bikers gathered to take part in a three-day event to mark the club’s 50th anniversary in the UK.
RELYING on public donations for 90% of our income, at the NSPCC we have been hit hard during the pandemic with cancelled or postponed mass participation events, as have many other charities.
This Volunteers Week (1-7June) I want to pay tribute to our volunteers across the Midlands who have risen to what would have been an unthinkable challenge at the turn of the year.
Undaunted, our fundraising volunteers have rallied behind us, finding new ways to raise money including virtual challenges and daily exercise fundraisers - to help us fund our direct services and helplines.
We’ve seen volunteers within our Schools Service, not able to deliver our free safeguarding assemblies in primary schools at the moment, turn their hand to fundraising too. And, our Childline volunteers have adapted to a new way of working, enabling a constant presence for the region’s worried children and young people in these chaotic times.
We are indebted to them all, as they to flex to the changing path ahead of them. During this uncertainly, together we are ensuring we are still here for children across the region. Nigel Impey, Head of Supporter Fundraising - Midlands, NSPCC
IT was a nice surprise to read in your paper(26-05-20) about the Community Hall.
I lived next door to this building, my father Bill Trafford was the owner of Earlsdon Press.
At that time the hall was for the Salvation Army which is where I first met my husband, Albert Freeman who played in the band.
We eventually got married (25-3-1961) and lived at 126 for a year, moving to Wyken in 1962.
It is nice to know that Mr Alan Griffiths has breathed new life into the community.
P. Freeman, Coventry.
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