World Book Day celebrated Youngsters had the chance to meet George Mayor Leon van Wyk during a story hour at Conville Library where he read to the youngsters. Source Wednesday, 05 May 2021, 16:07 Peter Ginn (left) hands over his comprehensive bird guide to Malibongwe Luyenge, senior librarian at George Library. With them is Portfolio Councillor for Community Services Sean Snyman.
GEORGE NEWS - World Book Day, 23 April, was met with enthusiasm at Conville and George libraries.
Youngsters had the chance to meet George Mayor Leon van Wyk during a story hour at Conville Library where he read to the youngsters.
George Library obtained a valuable set of reference material when bird enthusiast and author, Peter Ginn, donated his latest glossy, full colour double-volume guide for birding enthusiasts to the library.
Victorian Farm Christmas (Acorn TV, 3:01 a.m.):
Victorian Farm was a big hit in the U.K. when it first arrived more than a decade ago, and this shorter Christmas-themed series is the result of that popularity. Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn return to the Shropshire estate of the original to “tackle an array of new farming tasks; to explore life in the wider working countryside; and discover in depth how the Victorians created the celebration of Christmas as we know it today from greeting cards and Christmas carols to the rich array of festive food they put on the table.”
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Trailer
Following the success of BBC Two s Victorian Farm series, three more one-hour specials look at the lives of 19th Century farmers. Filmed in and around the Acton Scott Estate in Shropshire, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn return to the Estate to tackle an array of new farming tasks; to explore life in the wider working countryside; and discover in depth how the Victorians created the celebration of Christmas as we know it today - from greeting cards and Christmas Carols to the rich array of festive food they put on the table. (3 EPS, 2009)