South Africa : A Shorthand History
A broad visual overview of South African History and the rich tapestry of early people who made it their home from its first inhabitants, the Khoisan, to the many settlers that followed…the ancestors of the Zulus from North East Africa in 1800 years ago into the northern part of what is now KwaZulu Natal and the Bantu who migrated southwards from Central and East Africa and the Dutch in the 17th century with the arrival of Jan van Riebeck who created a refreshment station at the Cape for ships navigating the southern tip of the continent along the sea route opened by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in the 15th century. The next big wave of settlers came with the arrival of the 1820 English settlers and as these different groups of people vied for land, conflict was inevitable. In the Eastern Cape hostilities broke out between the British settlers and the resident Khosa people paving the way for a 100 years of war. The Dutch migrated inland to escape British rule which gave rise to the 2 Boer Republics, the Free State and the Transvaal, and culminated in the Anglo Boer War when gold was discovered in President Kruger’s Transvaal. General Jan Smuts tried to bring Boer and Brit together after the Anglo Boer War with limited success. He was regarded by his own kind as a traitor to the Afrikaner cause, especially when committing South African Troops to fight on the side of Britain in two World Wars, at a time when many Afrikaners sided with the Germans, a sentiment expressed in the creation of the Ossewabrandwag. All of this contributed in no small measure to the United Party under Smuts’ leadership losing to the National Party in 1948, paving the way for Apartheid Laws and the further disenfranchisement of Blacks who had already suffered through a policy of separate development and the introduction of the Native Land Act in 1913 which in turn led to the creation of the ANC. With the unbanning of the ANC and the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa was to experience a democratic government for the first time creating a social environment where it was possible for its people to look beyond racial differences and recognize the common humanity in each other, working together to create a better South Africa for all in a spirit of national unity …. a vision of this great man that has yet to be fulfilled.
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Kaleidoscope | Immigration and Modern Britain
A new photography exhibition exploring identity and immigration in modern Britain. 12 Jun – 08 Sep 2019 at Somerset House
Featuring stills and moving image, Kaleidoscope showcases the works of ten photographers born or based in Britain, many with family origins abroad including Hong Kong, India, Jamaica and Russia, and explores what it means and how it feels to live as an immigrant, or a descendent of immigrants, in Britain today. Co-curated by writer, Ekow Eshun and Creative Director, Darrell Vydelingum the exhibition forms a celebration of immigration in everyday life.
Reflecting the multiplicity of voices that together form modern Britain, the exhibition takes individual and often intensely personal experiences to encourage a wider appreciation of the nation’s multiculturalism. The significance of immigrant communities forms a key focus, particularly how they influence the country’s identity, challenged now more than ever.
FEATURED ARTISTS & WORKS
Informed by his own history as an illegal immigrant, Seba Kurtis presents Heartbeat, a series of portraits of migrants held at UK detention centres, inspired by the British police’s use of heartbeat detectors to locate people hiding amongst cargo.
Chris Steele-Perkins’ large-scale The New Londoners studies families from each of the 200 UN-recognised countries of the world now living in London; the stories of their origins, and the reasons why they chose to settle in the city.
In Dalston Anatomy, Lorenzo Vitturi captures the energy in the convergence of different cultures at Ridley Road Market in East London. Combining portrait photography with abstract sculpture comprised of objects collected from the market, Vitturi reflects on the cultural evolution of Ridley Road and its unique combination of international influences.
For The Quiet Town of Tipton, Mahtab Hussain collaborates with the local South Asian community to capture life in the Sandwell borough following a racist attack on the Kanzul Iman mosque in 2013, offering a voice to those othered by xenophobic attitudes.
Teresa Eng explores the theme of belonging by documenting the people and places in Elephant & Castle, her home borough in London, offering a first-hand perspective of how second and third generation families view their local community.
Kurt Tong’s photo series The Queen, The Chairman and I is a personal documentation of his family’s journey from Hong Kong to the UK over the last 100 years.
Rhianne Clarke’s Many Rivers to Cross forms a retrospective of her father’s photography of his Caribbean community in 1970s-80s London, discovered only following his death in 2014.
Hetain Patel brings a playful touch to immigration discourse in his film work, The Jump by gathering 17 British Indian family members in his grandmother’s home in Bolton, where he and his relatives have lived since 1967.
Photographer Liz Johnson Artur focuses on the capital in Real…Times, which premiered at the 10th Berlin Biennale 2018, weaving narratives from London’s African diaspora, from the Black Lives Matter activist rallies to sequences from Black female collective, Born N Bread.
Billy Dosanjh’s Year Zero: Black Country transports viewers to 1960s West Midlands. His video work compiles archive newsreel footage with personal testimonies from economic migrants in his hometown of Smethwick, forming a platform for a community underrepresented in mainstream culture.
Kaleidoscope: Immigration and Modern Britain is the next exhibition in The Charles Russell Speechlys Terrace Rooms Series, an ongoing partnership with the leading law firm to present a wide range of free exhibitions reflecting the broad interests of both organisations.
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Spirals on Circles [Kevin Rowan-Drewitt] New Horizons 2013
Spirals On Circles
Internationally recognised expert on stone circles, Kevin Rowan-Drewitt gives a fascinating presentation to New Horizons Saint Annes on the 30th September 2013.
Within a few miles of each other, in the picturesque Eden Valley in East Cumbria, stand the only stone circles in England that have spirals carved into them: the magnificent Neolithic Long Meg and Her Daughters, the third largest stone circle in Britain; her little sister, the Bronze Age Little Meg; and the anomaly that is Glassonby Stone Circle, which really wasn't a stone circle at all when it was built.
Although spirals are found at other ancient sites in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and beyond, only these three sites have them in England. Kevin, who has personally visited all three sites on numerous occasions, will explain the history and alignments of the sites-- who built them, what they might have been used for, and put forward his theories as to what the spirals mean. Come and join him for a walk in your ancestors footsteps.
Kevin Rowan-Drewitt has had an interest in stone circles since seeing Stonehenge as a boy fifty years ago. Over the past twenty years, he has travelled throughout the British Isles and beyond, visiting ancient sites and studying their alignments to the Sun and Moon and their locations on ley lines.
Kevin is an adult education teacher of Earth Mysteries; an astrologer, being secretary of the Blackpool-based Northern Lights Astrological Society; a Runemaster; a High Priest of Wicca; Reiki Master and author of The Rowan Guide to Castlerigg Stone Circle. This talk is a precursor to his follow-up book which is also entitled Spirals On Circles.
Beyond Bespoke - Treasures of the South West
Emily Ridler presents this incredible Beyond Bespoke event 'Treasures of the South West' held at North Cadbury Court--a proud celebration of South West design and artistic talent.
Milburn on Weight - When The Eye Has Gone
Tue 14 March 2017
When The Eye Has Gone tells the all too brief life of Colin ‘Ollie’ Milburn - the cricketing legend who was one of England’s most unlikely sporting heroes.
With a thumping soundtrack, anecdotes and a large gin and coke, the story swings backwards and forwards through Milburn’s life as he raises a glass to his triumphs, including his first Test Century against the West Indies at Lords in 1966 and his disasters, like losing his left eye in a car accident in 1969.
This critically acclaimed one man show by Dougie Blaxland is directed by Roughhouse Theatre. Commissioned by the Professional Cricketer’s Association, When The Eye Has Gone originally toured the country in Oct/Nov 2016.
...brimming with charisma and honesty. Blaxland has skillfully worked Milburn’s life into an arresting parable. The Stage
what makes Blaxland’s piece so compelling is that Milburn’s is a universal tale…(his) exuberance was brilliantly resurrected by Dan Gaisford Daily Telegraph
a mesmeric virtuoso performance which was every bit as gripping as one of Milburn’s swashbuckling innings Kent Online
a tour de force Bath Chronicle
Roughhouse Theatre has created a brilliant show whose boundaries extend well beyond the world of cricket British Theatre Guide
Closure of the Somerset & Dorset Remembered in 2016
This was taken on the second week of the West Somerset Railway - Spring Steam Gala to mark the closure of the line from Bath to Bournemouth & Highbridge branch in 1966 (I was there).
The event did not go without incident hence 34053 (as 324098 Templecombe) at the rear of one train. Also on 3 days trains were running at least 1 hour late making the last services after dark. But the weather was good, no rain and plenty of sunshine although hazy at times. Please enjoy
'6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' thru Weston Super Mare with ‘The Great Britain XII’ 28th April 2019
28th April 2019 Day 2 of ‘The Great Britain XII’ 2019 tour saw LMS ‘Coronation’ 4-6-2 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' taking the train from Plymouth up to Bristol and Bath then back via Bathampton, Westbury, Frome and Castle Cary to Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway.
Here on the outbound leg we see the train approaching Uphill Junction (for Weston Super Mare) from the Oldmixon road bridge, in the background shrouded in Scaffolding is Brunel’s magnificent ‘Devil’s Bridge’ carrying Bleadon Hill over the line and the former Bleadon & Uphill station was just beyond. Moving to the end of the up Platform at Weston Super Mare station we get to see the train departing whilst an IEP for Bristol waits in the Down platform, the driver of the latter making the most of the occasion to capture the event on his tablet.
The Flying Scotsman at the Didcot Railway Centre, August 27th.2017
The Flying Scotsman takes passengers along the Main Demonstration Line as the Union Of South Africa arrives. 08604 Phantom shunts carriages to one end of the site.
Seeff Homecoming Revolution Video 2008 UK.mpg
Comments from South Africans in the UK on coming home to South Africa by Seeff.
D-Day for Shrien Dewani, Vanessa Poonah reports
There's a hive of activity outside the Western Cape high court ahead of a ruling later this morning in an application for Shrien Dewani's acquittal.
Dewani is alleged to have orchestrated his wife Anni's murder in Cape Town four years ago.
His defence has asked the court to throw out the case based on the testimony so far.
If the judge grants the discharge, Dewani can go back home a free man...
Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line. Belmond British Pullman. 5th September 2018
Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line on the Belmond British Pullman as it makes its way back to London Victoria in the fast fading light. September 5th 2018.
Music credit, Ghost'n'Ghost Coconut Mystery. Orbital Music.
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Steam and Model Railways
Barrow Hill Grand Reopening Gala Part 3 Departures 25th & 26th September 2017
Here's some footage of 60163 Tornado leaving behind 67029 Royal Diamond & 60103 Flying Scotsman leaving Barrow Hill after The Grand Reopening Gala. Thanks for watching, please like, comment and subscribe - enjoy
West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2017
Annual West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala held over from 5th - 8th October featuring up to 8 steam locos including 4 visitors.
Visiting Locos:-
GWR 1500 Pannier class no.1501 - visiting from Severn Valley Railway
GWR 7800 class no.7820 Dinmore Manor - visiting from Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Steam Railway
GWR 7800 class no.7822 Foxcote Manor - visiting from Llangollen Railway
BR Standard 4MT no.75014 Braveheart - visiting from Dartmouth Steam Railway
Home fleet:-
SDJR 7F no.53808 - does not feature in this video
SDJR 7F no.53809
LMS 4F no.44422
GWR Modified Hall no.6960 Raveningham Hall
This video was filmed on the last day 8th October 2017
Enjoy!
THE WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY AUTUMN STEAM GALA 2017: PART 2 - 8th October 2017
All the excitement from the West Somerset Railway 2017 Autumn Steam Gala on 8th October 2017 including visiting BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 75014, SDJR 7F 2-8-0s 53808 & 53809, BR (WR) 78xx 'Manor' 4-6-0 7822 Foxcote Manor and GWR 69xx 'Modified Hall' 4-6-0 6960 Raveningham Hall.
Inmate kills cellmate and hides body without guards noticing
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Mainline Steam Whistles #2
The 2nd collection video of mainline steam whistles in this 1 today.
A variety of whistles from all 4 regions of British Rail from 2013 right up to 2019.
Locomotives featured in this video are.
British Railways
70013 Oliver Cromwell
The Great Western Railway
7029 Clun Castle
The Southern Railway
35018 British India Line & 35028 Clan Line
The London Midland & Scottish Railway
45596 Bahamas, 45699 Galatea & 6201 Princess Elizabeth
The London & North Eastern Railway
61306 Mayflower, 60163 Tornado, 60103 Flying Scotsman & 60009 Union of South Africa.
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British Railways 70000 'Britannia' steams along the Teignmouth Sea Wall on the Royal Duchy! 06/09/15
Crusing along the Teignmouth Sea Wall on a glorious sunny Devon day, preserved British Railways Standard Class 7, 70000 'Britannia' takes its first turn on the somewhat weary 'Royal Duchy' railtour from Bristol Temple Meads to Par, which has failed twice on its previous runs, with Tangmere failing following departure from Plymouth on the return working, and Union of South Africa breaking down between Teignmouth and Newton Abbot on the outbound journey. Let's hope this engine's fortunes are higher...
Who were the first Europeans?
Sitting in the beautiful Verdon Gorge in Southern France, I muse on the first European peoples that inhabited that region. People like Cheddar Man from Somerset in England. I consider the cave art of Lascaux, Pech Merle, Niaux, Chauvet, Cougnac etc. The animals depicted there must have been sacred to our ancestors, whether Homo Sapien or Neanderthal, who depended on their meat to survive.
I include some nice shots of Wisent (European Bison), Griffon vultures and Alpine Chamois (not Ibex as I thought at the time), which are all animals our European ancestors were familiar with. I also explain the genetic origin of European people including the Yamnaya, the hunter-gatherers and the early Neolithic farmers from the Near East.
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Sources of energy: all angles of security pt. 1
Britain has just given the final go-ahead for a new nuclear plant to be built at Hinkley Point in Somerset, in the South West of England. It will provide about seven percent of the energy needs of the country and comes at a time of increasing public acrimony over the cost of energy. But it also raises important issues over the security of energy resources. VoR's Brendan Cole leads a discussion.
How do you cut energy prices? The problem is more acute than ever in both Europe and the US, and various solutions are being offered. In Britain, the plans for construction of the Hinkley Point C power station, the first one in 20 years, inflamed a major debate. The problem is that Chinese investors are going to control at least 30-40 percent of the consortium building the station.
Joining Brendan Cole are:
In Moscow, Sergei Vakulenko, the head of the department of strategic planning at the Gazpromneft company. He says: There are countries which rely on nuclear power, but it is a wise measure to have a portfolio of nuclear, gas and green energy.
In London, Malcolm Grimston, Associate Fellow at the Chatham House think tank in London, the author of the book Double or Quits – the Global Future of Nuclear Energy. He says that, in the 1970s we stuck to a very British technology. We stuck to gas-cooled reactors instead of water-cooled, and it made us very uneconomical. Secondly, we discovered vast amounts of gas in the North Sea.
In Washington, Paul Gunter, Director, Reactor Oversight Project in the Beyond Nuclear, which is a public organisation studying nuclear energy and the ways to make it more secure. He said: The issue is that nuclear power is an inherently dangerous industry and you need to build all thees mutliple back-ups and you still have nowhere else for the nuclear wsett to go. So there will be a generational impact.