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Volunteering Futures Fund to make £7 million available for arts, culture, sports, civil society, youth and heritage sectors

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Scientists from the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT) have moved into Royal Free Hospital's Pears Building this week.

Hamsa Aleinu exhibit debuts at Ben-Gurion Airport; Vibe Israel launches companion social-media challenge.

Published: 11:00 AM June 1, 2021    Caroline Clarke, Jon Spiers and Prof Hans Stauss cut the ribbon to celebrate taking control of the Pears Building at the Royal Free in Hampstead - Credit: Royal Free Charity The Royal Free Charity has finally got the keys to its flagship new Pears Building.  The £60m building in the grounds of the Royal Free Hospital itself will become the charitys new home – and it will also host the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT).  The exter...

A SHOW performed in a Bradford car park explores the lives of three Muslim men and their passion for cars.

Peaceophobia is a response to rising Islamophobia around the world.  Part car-meet part-theatre, the show explores how you find peace in a world that tells you who you are. Growing up in the shadow of the Bradford Riots, 9/11 and police harassment, cars and faith are a sanctuary, an escape, an expression for three Muslim Pakistani men. Ali, Sohail and Casper are taking control of the narratives around their religion, their city, and their cars.  Staged in a car park with a Supra, a Golf...

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Scouts and Girlguiding join forces to recruit volunteers Neil Puffett Monday, May 10, 2021 Scouts and Girlguiding are collaborating to recruit adult volunteers following difficulties in the youth sector caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been announced. Girlguiding and Scouts have previously worked together to expand into disadvantaged areas. Picture: Scouts/Chris Barr Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Children & Yo...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Clara Schumann was a well-respected pianist and composer, Robert Schumann a composer, pianist, and music critic. Clara’s father, Frederick Wieck, was also a pianist and was in fact Robert’s teacher, but he opposed the match. At the time, the opposition would have been enough to prevent their marriage, but they sued him and were given permission by a judge to marry anyway. In the first year that they were married, Robert wrote over 1...