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Yvonne Kinasz attended the second day of the two-day display celebrating Corpus Christi on Thursday, May 30. She captured the incredible spectacle and the beautiful interiors of Arundel Cathedral. A team of volunteers created a stunning 90ft floral carpet along the central aisle of Arundel Cathedral in just one day. The beautiful floral displays were not limited to the floor. Each year features a different design theme, meticulously drawn on paper before thousands of flowers are laid. Visitors are allowed to walk on the carpet, designed to be enjoyed as a spectacle for two days. The tradition, now world-famous, dates…

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J7 and J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:45 and 08:00 on 3 June 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

For several years, Marta Czyz-Cameron has been delivering a traditional, matt-based yoga session at Dunterlie Resource Centre on Tuesday evenings. Back in September, we reported that a new class had been launched at Auchenback Resource Centre (the ARC) offering chair yoga, a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair or using a chair for support while standing. Due to its success and as of last month, a new chair yoga session is now also taking place in Dunterlie, every Wednesday from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Marta said: “Our classes are busy and we recently started an additional chair…

Belfast Cathedral is celebrating 120 years of worship within its walls Source link

A crash in one of the tunnels at the Dartford Crossing is causing delays.Traffic is building on the anti-clockwise carriageway with two lanes closed due to the incident.Queues building at the Dartford Crossing after a crash in one of the tunnels. Picture: National HighwaysThe right hand tunnel is completely closed bringing traffic down to two of the four lanes.The left-hand tunnel, which is slightly smaller at 4.8m tall, remains open.Queues are now starting to back up to J1a for Dartford and the Darenth Interchange. Source link

Nearly 80 primary schools in Kent and Medway have been graded as ‘Outstanding’ Source link

Location : The M4 westbound at junction J19 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:30 and 02:45 on 3 June 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Police were called to the south side of the Dartford Crossing today (June 1) at around 1:40pm to reports of welfare concerns for someone on the Dartford Crossing. National Highways advised drivers that lane one of four of the A282 south of the QE11 Bridge was closed due the incident. The person was brought to safety by police with aid from members of the public. Essex Police confirmed that they are currently under the care of medical professionals. The bridge has since been fully reopened at 3:10pm, an hour after the incident was first reported by National Highways. National Highways are…

Some of these criminals will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for their awful crimes, while others will walk free in weeks. Here’s are the names and faces of south Londoners who judges have put behind bars this month. Billy Magee Billy Magee (Image: Kent Police)Billy Magee, 45, of Congress Road in Abbey Wood,  strangled his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a knife. Magee subjected Gemma Brummitt to abusive and controlling behaviour during their relationship, including threatening her with a knife on Christmas Day.  On another occasion the 45-year-old grabbed her by the throat and strangled her.  When their…

An actor who played one of Dickens’s most colourful and well-known characters at festivals for decades has died.Local thespian Colin Greenslade took on the role of the official Fagin and was a familiar face at the summer Dickens Festival and Dickensian Christmas events in Rochester.Colin Greenslade as Fagin walking the streets of the High Street and Castle Gardens, Rochester, during the Dickens Festival in 2013Mr Greenslade passed away on Thursday, May 23 at a care home in Chatham where he had been living for about four years after his his wife Doreen died. He was aged 88 and had been…