Residents can now discover for themselves thanks to an initiative from a manor house near Beaminster. Viscount and Viscountess Hinchingbrooke are drawing back the curtain on their lives at Mapperton House. The Viscount and Viscountess, otherwise known as Luke and Julie Montagu, will be welcoming virtual visitors into their home with the launch of Mapperton Live. Mapperton Live is an online membership service filmed and streamed from the medieval manor house. Whilst the aristocrat lifestyle may seem like a glamorous and luxurious one, the reality can be quite different with leaking roofs, decaying tapestries and ‘eye-watering’ repair bills. Julie Montagu said: “We’re incredibly lucky to live in such beautiful and historic surroundings. However, it’s definitely not Bridgerton. These days we all need to roll up our sleeves.”, whether fixing pipes, mowing the lawn or scrubbing the lavatories.
teamLab works their magic at Mito’s Ume Matsuri 2021 Feb. 28 06:00 am JST Feb. 28 | 06:26 am JST TOKYO
Japan’s spring season is famous for the blooming of cherry blossoms throughout the country from around mid-march, but if you’re in Japan you would have noticed that the pink season actually starts around a month earlier, when the
ume blossoms (or plum blossoms) start to bloom.
Ume blossoms are similar to cherry blossoms, but often come with much brighter hues. However, their similarity is strong enough to confuse even the most knowledgeable expert.
In Japan, almost every flower has its very own festival, and the ume blossom is no exception, with festivals celebrating its beauty throughout Japan.
Leo Pollak Southwark’s cabinet member for housing has resigned after it emerged he was using an anonymous Twitter account to criticise community groups. An investigation from South London Press revealed that Cllr Leo Pollak was operating under the name @SouthwarkYIMBY, a play on NIMBY (Not-in-my-back-yard), to promote council schemes and house building. But he was also slamming resident-led campaigns – this month @SouthwarkYIMBY labelled the Save Long Lane Ballcourt and Garden campaign “pathetic nimbyism”. The South London Press investigation found that the account was using an email – though it was starred for anonymity – that was “remarkably” similar to Cllr Pollak’s council one and had a starred phone contact which shared the final two digits with his publicly-listed mobile number.
Southwark housing boss quits after being unmasked as ‘YIMBY’ tweeter
A screenshot of the @SouthwarkYIMBY account dating to May 2019
Southwark Council’s lead member for housing has resigned after it emerged he was behind an anonymous Twitter account that criticised local campaigners
Leo Pollak, a Labour councillor for South Bermondsey, has tweeted pro-development and social housing content under the now-deleted handle @southwarkYIMBY – a play on ‘nimby’ or ‘not in my back yard – since late 2017, despite also having an account tied to his name.
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An archived version of the account, dating to May 2019, shows Pollak largely retweeted his other account and content relating to Southwark Council and Canada Water – although one tweet calls campaign group Peckham Visions ‘ridiculous’.
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