The lovely 417-hectare area was made a National Nature Reserve (NNR) – London’s second largest – in 2019. Part of the reserve, Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, has been busier than ever during the pandemic. Chairman of the Friends of Farthing Downs, Graham Lomas, says: “It is a very special area for a number of reasons, not least is that it is so closely adjacent to built up areas. About 90,000 people live within walking distance of this area. “It is not like an ordinary park where everything is neat and tidy, it is nature in the raw. “In the past year it is striking how many people are getting out of the house and coming on to Farthing Downs and Happy Valley.”
The lovely 417-hectare area was made a National Nature Reserve (NNR) – London’s second largest – in 2019. Part of the reserve, Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, has been busier than ever during the pandemic. Chairman of the Friends of Farthing Downs, Graham Lomas, says: “It is a very special area for a number of reasons, not least is that it is so closely adjacent to built up areas. About 90,000 people live within walking distance of this area. “It is not like an ordinary park where everything is neat and tidy, it is nature in the raw. “In the past year it is striking how many people are getting out of the house and coming on to Farthing Downs and Happy Valley.”
Faces of COVID: After seven decades, together until the end
Canton couple Pauline and Richard Payne were married for 70 years before passing away within 24 hours of each other. Author: Laura Caso Updated: 9:39 PM EST February 3, 2021
CANTON, Ohio Church was always a sacred place for Richard and Pauline Payne. They were active members at Saint Michael’s in Canton for 60 years. My mom, she was so active in the church, I always thought she was waiting in line to become Pope or Pope-ette, said their son Richard..
In fact, his parents love story began after meeting at a church dance. Married at 21 and 22, the Payne s traveled through life together. Even when Richard Senior’s job as a truck driver kept him far away from home.