Greta Thunberg by Christine Charlesworth, to be unveiled at Winchester University WHAT is believed to be the first full-size sculpture of the activist Greta Thunberg will be unveiled at Winchester University later this month. Christine Charlesworth is the artist behind this statue, who propelled into the national media when she began the school climate strikes 2018. After a year of work, it is finally ready to be unveiled at the university on March 30. Christine, of Milford, Surrey, told the
Chronicle: Originally the interview committee were talking about her sitting on the ground, wearing her yellow coat, but I felt strongly about portraying her telling more about the person she is. I was awarded the commission a number of weeks later due to all the problems with first lockdown.
A HOSPITAL worker in Hook will stand trial this week after being accused of ‘ill-treatment’ of a patient. Mr Adekunle Ojedokun was working as a “officer on the staff” of Mildmay Oaks hospital on Odiham Road, Hook on March 17 2019 when an incident involving a patient named Michael Coombs occurred. The 60-year-old from Feltham, Middlesex, was charged with ‘ill-treating’ the patient. Mildmay Oaks is an independent hospital which offers a locked and secure in-patient rehabilitation service for adults with learning difficulties. The trial will begin on Tuesday, February 15, at Salisbury Crown Court. It will be overseen by Judge Susan Evans QC, with Ms Lucy Conroy representing the Crown Prosecution Service and Mr David Owusu-Yianoma as defence counsel.
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February 11, 2021
The next USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) has been named, and it’s a name that Island of Hawai‘i residents may be familiar with Dr. Ken Hon! Ken will be the 21
rst Scientist-in-Charge filling a position originally created by Thomas A. Jaggar, who founded HVO in 1912 and directed it until 1940.
Ken Hon, Scientist-In-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. HVO monitors the active volcanoes in Hawaii and is located in Hilo, Island of Hawai‘i.
(Credit: Cheryl Gansecki. Public domain.)
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