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We meet in Brighton just after the 6 May general election, but we know that whoever is leading [...]
Archive for May, 2010
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Live from the PCS Conference 2010
4 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2010
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Conference Plans
First thing tomorrow I am setting off for the PCS Conference, it doesn’t seem a year ago since I was at last year’s Conference. The things that have been going on in my life in the past few weeks have meant I haven’t been able to get myself organised properly this year. The paperwork and [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Half
Wightwick Manor is the perfect choice half because of it’s half-timbered construction. This particular view shows the entrance into the house but you can see other views on my previous Blog post.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
12 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2010
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Chirk Castle – The Adam’s Tower
The tower to the rear of this picture is The Adam’s Tower, which is the least altered of all Chirk’s medieval towers. The ground floor was the guard room, the first floor was where the Myddelton family and estate papers were stored and the second floor contains the bedroom that was used by the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Statues
Dotted around the garden were several bronze nymphs that had been created by Andrea Carlo Lucchesi. The one pictured here is rather reminiscent of Eve because there was a snake beneath her foot.
There is also a very prominent statue of Hercules (by Van Nost) set before the backdrop of the castle. You can’t see the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2010
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Chirk Castle – Bluebells
The bluebells are a little late in flowering this year, so I am not able to present you with a very blue carpet of colour from my recent visit. But here as promised are the bluebells from my visit to Chirk Castle.
26 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2010
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PCS Win Major Victory
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won it’s legal challenge against government plans to cut civil service redundancy payments:
Following a two-day judicial review hearing in the High Court in April, Mr Justice Sales ruled today (10 May) that the previous government acted unlawfully when it introduced, without PCS’s agreement, a [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2010
