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Evelyn Parker
Evelyn Parker was a resident of Newbury, Berkshire, England who supported the women at the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, which was a protest against American nuclear-armed cruise missiles being based at RAF Greenham Common. The camp lasted from 1981 to 2000. Support to the Greenham Common protest At the end of 1979 the people of Newbury were told that the cruise missiles would be based at RAF Greenham Common. The British Secretary of State for Defence, Frances Pym, spoke at a public meeting to reassure the people of the town that it would be safe. Parker joined the Newbury Campaign Against Cruise Missiles, which was started by the Labour Party and was closely involved with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. She has criticised that campaign as being too focussed on general disarmament issues rather than the objections of the people of Newbury about having a base sited there. The Greenham Common peace camp was established following a march by women and a few men from Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is south of Oxford, north of Winchester, southeast of Swindon and west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. It is also where West Berkshire Council is headquartered. Newbury lies on the edge of the Berkshire Downs, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of outstanding natural beauty, north of the Hampshire–Berkshire county boundary. In the suburban village of Donnington, Berkshire, Donnington lies the part-ruined Donnington Castle and the surrounding hills are home to some of the country's most famous racehorse training grounds (centred on nearby Lambourn). To the south is a narrower range of hills including Walbury Hill and a few private landscape gardens and mansions, such as Highclere Castle. The local economy is inter-related to that of the eastern M4 corridor, which has most of its industrial, logistical and research businesses close to Newbury, mostly around Reading, Berkshire, Readin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolt Cutter
A bolt cutter, sometimes called bolt cropper, is a tool used for cutting Screw, bolts, chains, padlocks, rebar and wire mesh. It typically has long handles and short blades, with compound hinges to maximize leverage and cutting force. A typical bolt cutter yields of cutting force for a force on the handles. There are different types of cutting blades for bolt cutters, including angle cut, center cut, shear cut, and clipper cut blades. Bolt cutters are usually available in 12, 14, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 42 inches (30.5, 35.6, 46, 61, 76, 91.4 and 107 cm) in length. The length is measured from the tip of the jaw to the end of the handle. *Angle cut has the cutter head angled for easier insertion. Typical angling is 25 to 35 degrees. *Center cut has the blades equidistant from the two faces of the blade. *Shear cut has the blades inverted to each other (such as normal paper scissor blades). *Clipper cut has the blades flush against one face (for cutting against flat surfaces). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. Over the course of her distinguished career she received List of awards and nominations received by Glenda Jackson, numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting." Her other accolades include two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, she served continuously as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for 23 years, first for Hampstead and Highgate from 1992 to 2010, and then, following boundary changes, for Hampstead and Kilburn from 2010 to 2015. Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for the romance films ''Women in Love (film), Women in Love'' (1969) and ''A Touch of Class (film), A Touch of Class'' (1973), but she did not appear in person to collect either due to work commitments. She al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briar March
Briar March is a New Zealand freelance film director, cinematographer, editor and educator who is mainly known for her documentaries. Her work has included films on climate change, anti-nuclear protestors in the UK, and on the New Zealand Olympic gold medal-winning athlete, Valerie Adams. Career March released her first feature documentary, ''Allie Eagle and Me'', about the feminist artist Allie Eagle, in 2004. With this film she became the youngest filmmaker to have had a feature premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival. In that year, she obtained a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts of the University of Auckland. Her documentary on climate change, ''There Once Was an Island'', was shown at over 50 festivals and won several awards. She then studied for a Master of Fine Arts at Stanford University in California, as a Fulbright scholar. In 2009 she directed the television series ''Kete Aronui''. In the academic year 2011-12 she was responsibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothers Of The Revolution
''Mothers of the Revolution'' is a 2021 film directed by Briar March. It tells the story of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, which was a protest that took place between 1981 and 2000 outside the RAF Greenham Common air base near Newbury, Berkshire in England. Several of those who participated in the protest were interviewed for the film, which was narrated by the actress and British parliamentarian, Glenda Jackson. In 1981 Ann Pettitt, Karmen Cutler, Lynne Whittemore and Liney Seward from Cardiff in Wales, formed a group called Women for Life on Earth. They then decided to walk 120 miles to protest against the British Government's decision to allow US nuclear cruise missiles to be stored at the Royal Air Force base at Greenham Common. They left Cardiff on 27 August 1981 and arrived ten days later. There was, originally, no intention to remain at the base, but some of the participants felt that a march would soon be forgotten and that it was necessary to establish a perma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Information Service
Nuclear Information Service (NIS) is an independent, non-profit research organisation which investigates the UK nuclear weapons programme and publishes information to stimulate informed debate on nuclear disarmament and related issues. NIS conducts original research, providing information on the public interest issues surrounding nuclear weapons. This results in reports, articles, press releases, webinars, discussion events, legal action and consultation services to other organisations, parliament and government agencies. Over the years it has focused in from general peace and disarmament work to concentrate on serving the disarmament community, media and decision-makers with research on the maintenance, upgrades and transport of nuclear weapons. This work has included research on the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston and Burghfield and on warhead modification, new warhead development, decommissioning, nuclear convoys, outsourcing/privatisation, costs and delays, safety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynette Edwell
Lynette Edwell (born 1940) was a member of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, which was a protest, between 1981 and 2000, against US nuclear-armed cruise missiles being sited in the UK. Living close to the RAF Greenham Common base near Newbury, Berkshire, she supported other protestors with accommodation, baths, food, and access to office facilities. She played an important role in monitoring the movement of the missiles around the countryside. Early life Edwell was born in Calcutta, India in 1940. She never met her father, a surgeon, who died in the Fall of Singapore to Japanese forces in February 1942. She attended a Catholic school run by nuns, with whom she was often in conflict. Later she was to discover that many of the women at Greenham Common shared her convent school background. After moving to England, she married and bought a house in Newbury in 1978. Her husband was a journalist with the Daily Mail and she worked as a journalist with the Horticultural Trades Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire, England. The council was created in 1974 as Newbury District Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed West Berkshire on 1 April 1998 when the council became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2023. It is based at the Council Offices in Newbury. History The council was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as the Newbury District Council. It replaced Bradfield Rural District Council, Hungerford Rural District Council, Newbury Borough Council, Newbury Rural District Council and Wantage Rural District Council. From 1974 until 1998 Newbury District Council was a lower-tier district authority, with Berkshire County Council being the upper-tier authority for the area. In 1998 Berkshire County Council was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardigan (sweater)
A cardigan is a type of knitted garment that has an open front, and is worn like a jacket. Description Commonly cardigans are open fronted, have buttons, and are often knitted or woven: garments that are tied are instead considered a robe. Knit garments with zippers can also be referred to as a cardigan. A current fashion trend has the garment with no buttons or zipper and hangs open by design. By contrast, a pullover (or sweater) does not open in front but must be "pulled over" the head to be worn. It may be machine- or hand- knitted. Traditionally, cardigans were made of wool but can now be made of cotton, synthetic fibers, or any combination thereof. In British English, a baby's short cardigan is known as a matinee jacket. History The cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British Army major general who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Meeting House
A Friends meeting house is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), where meeting for worship is usually held. Typically, Friends meeting houses are simple and resemble local residential buildings. Ornamentation, spires, and steeples are usually avoided. When Quakers speak of a "church," it generally refers to the persons of the worshipping community, rather than the building itself. History Generally, Quakers believe that meeting for worship can occur in any place - not just in a designated meeting house. Quakers have quoted to support this: "Where two or three meet together in my name, there s Godin the midst of them." Therefore, theoretically, meeting for worship may be held anywhere. Before the advent of meeting houses, Quakers met for worship outdoors, in homes, or in local buildings. In the late 17th century, Welsh Quaker Richard Davies (1635–1708) described his experience meeting Friends outdoors:I went to visit ouryoung men, my former co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a series of protest camps established to protest against nuclear weapons being placed at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, England. The camp began on 5 September 1981 after a Welsh group, Women for Life on Earth, arrived at Greenham to protest against the decision of the British government to allow cruise missiles to be stored there. After realising that the march alone was not going to get them the attention that they needed to have the missiles removed, women began to stay at Greenham to continue their protest. The first blockade of the base occurred in March 1982 with 250 women protesting, during which 34 arrests occurred. The camp became the central focus of the British peace movement and a global symbol of the antinuclear struggle and the centrality of women to it. Despite the installation of cruise missiles at Greenham in 1983, the protests, historian Martin Shaw argues, contributed decisively to the 1987 INF treaty which led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
