THE sister of a man who was lost in a tragedy 26 years ago has marked the anniversary with a special donation. On June 12, 1995, the Lyme Regis lifeboat crew were informed that a powerboat with three men on board was overdue from a fishing trip. On board were Chard men Andrew Sparks, 29, and brothers Tom and Leslie Davies, aged 36 and 33 respectively. The search for the trio involved five lifeboats, two RAF Nimrod aircraft, two coastguard helicopters and two Royal Navy helicopters. The Lyme Regis RNLI volunteers were at sea for more than 16 hours, the longest ever call out for the crew. It also involved six crew changes, and 400 litres of fuel.
Mani Festo is an artist in high demand. In the last 12 months alone he’s put out six releases, all on different, well-respected labels and all on vinyl. 2020 saw him drop EPs via Club Glow the DJ Mag Best Of British-nominated label he co-runs with Denham Audio, Borai and LMajor Warehouse Rave, E-Beamz and Hooversound, before kicking off this year with another for WNCL Recordings, followed by a thundering two-tracker for Diffrent Music sister label SweetBox in April. Not bad for a year in which there weren’t even parties to play records at.
Busy label release schedules and a logjam at vinyl manufacturing plants mean most of the music is one year old, if not more but that’s proof that Mani Festo has grabbed the attention of the contemporary UK club scene. His discography is built around the kind of hybrid sound that’s come to dominate our age of connectedness; drawing on an immeasurable number of influences, yet still managing to sound like the future. Indebted to sounds
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April 26, 2021
A free event exploring careers in creative fields
using science and technology will be offered to Kootenay student-aged youth as part of the National Science Odyssey Campaign.
Creative Thinkers: Artists Thrive with Science & Technology, will take place on Saturday, May 15, at 10 a.m. The event for Kootenay youth, aged 12 to 18-years old, will focus on the significant outcomes when creatives integrate and use STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to produce their work in an applied art or creative design field.
Creative Thinkers has been developed to engage young people interested in the creative disciplines, but are also science and technology-focused. GLOWS (Growing & Learning Opportunities with STEAM) encourages the next generation to combine elements of art and creative design with STEM-based thinking to become tomorrow’s leaders.
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5:11 PM April 3, 2021
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9:46 AM April 4, 2021
Edward and Jennifer Wenn get to work on one of the troughs to attract bees and butterflies.
- Credit: Joe Hedinger and Lucy McCarthy
Generations of people united with a common goal in mind - to transform their road into a bee street .
Rosebery Road, in the north of Norwich, was buzzing with activity on Saturday, as more than 40 households started a community initiative to grow pollinator friendly plants in their gardens.
The idea is to turn the road into a bee street - to provide the right type of plants for bees and butterflies, which have a crucial role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.