Kildare Nationalist — Westminster Abbey honours Ernest Shackleton
A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton was dedicated at Westminster Abbey on 15 February.
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A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton was dedicated at Westminster Abbey on 15 February.
A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday 15th February 2024. The service was attended by HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.
Heavy snow is very rarely a problem for drivers in the UK, which is probably why gritting machines feel like they’re in such short supply whenever a few inches of the white stuff appears. When there’s significant snowfall, transport disruption almost always follows, and when your travel is essential it’d be handy to have a vehicle that’s up to the task. As it happens, some car manufacturers have put a lot of thought into what their vehicles would look like if they were built to survive in the harshest winter conditions. Some of their ideas never went further than concept stage, though...