Scotland-headquartered strategic space marketing firm, AstroAgency, have announced a special edition of their online networking event, SpaceBar, to focus on topics surrounding space and sustainability. The event on 22 April coinciding with Earth Day will include a virtual roundtable discussion with leading experts on the topic of space debris, as well as separate overviews and insights into how various space organisations use space technology to solve climate-related issues, before opening up for audience discussions and networking. To mark the special occasion SpaceBar will be renamed “EarthBar” to highlight the crucial role of the space sector helping to support climate action. Initially, SpaceBar was created by AstroAgency in response to the global coronavirus pandemic to help support in-person social interaction and networking in the absence of space sector conferences and events. SpaceBar is organised and hosted bi-monthly on a voluntary basis and boasts an interactive
Half-term online events and activities for families to enjoy in Leicestershire
Including comedy shows, space adventures and bug spotting
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The subterranean rivers of London are the tributaries of the River Thames that were built during the growth of the famous city. They flow through underground culverts, with a number of them now integral parts of London s sewage system. The River Fleet is the largest of these, its headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath, each of which were dammed into a series of ponds in the 18th century.
Online talks with stars arranged for Winter Words Festival
Special guests include Mark Haddon, Neil Oliver and brothers Colin and Alan McCredie
The Winter Words Festival is usually held at Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Image: Duncan Clarke)
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All Models Are Wrong
Morning sun, 28th December 2020, Hastings
You’re tired. You’re burned out. You don’t know how you keep getting up in the morning, keep switching on the news, keep looking after everyone around you – or asking for help, again and again.
What keeps you going?
Maybe it’s the friend who sends you just the right message at just the right moment. Maybe it’s seeing the tireless efforts of others, and the sense of community in working together. Maybe it’s the energy and creativity of young people, and our duty of care.
I’m talking, of course, about Covid-19. But there are parallels in climate change. And in other fights: structural racism, entrenched sexism and homophobia, the inequalities of disability, class and poverty, culture wars, fear and dismissal of others with different views. I see it every day – on social media, on video calls – this tiredness. Why persist? How to carry on?