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Ella Kemp
, May 14th, 2021 09:25
As the UK finally prepares to reopen its cinema doors, tQ contributors remember their most precious memories that could have only happened in front of the big screen
Over the last 14 months, we have been yearning for the big screen and looking back on the memories of brighter days spent in cinemas with a sense of bittersweet nostalgia. For me, there was also a big element of fear that these experiences would never return. But now that cinemas reopen next week, I finally feel safe enough to look ahead and also to think back to the moments that make it so important to keep going at all.
Why this Penarth school is bringing in two goats to the classroom this week ACTION for Children’s Headlands School is taking delivery of two pygmy goats during Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10 to 16) to boost its collection of animals aiding students’ education and mental wellbeing. With nature as the theme for this year’s awareness week, the day and residential special school in Penarth, Wales has embedded animal husbandry and outdoor vocational work into its philosophy and curriculum. Over the past 18 months, the school has acquired alpacas, chickens, ducks and a companion dog with students actively involved in all aspects of their care - from feeding the animals to building and maintaining their living areas.
Author of ‘This Day in Maine’ to speak Feb. 17 via Facebook
Presentation hosted by the Kennebec Historical Society.
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The Kennebec Historical Society’s February Facebook Live Presentation will feature author Joseph Owen who will talk about his book “This Day in Maine” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17,
“This Day in Maine” features more than 600 news items plucked from the history of the Pine Tree State. Since achieving statehood in 1820, Maine has developed into a vacationland of lobsters and lighthouses set against breathtaking vistas and endless natural beauty, according to a news release from the historical society, based in Augusta.
Black History Month: Gerald Talbot, Maine’s first Black lawmaker
During his three House terms, Talbot championed migrant worker rights, Indian tribal sovereignty, fair housing and creating a holiday to honor King.
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In August 1963, Gerald Talbot stands at left on Market Street with other Mainers who took part in the March on Washington. Left to right: Gerald Talbot, Alfred Burris, Lawrence Graham, Reverend Valton V. Morse, Elizabeth Aldrich, Mrs. Joseph Robey, Reverend John C. Bruce Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives
Newspaper compositor and civil rights advocate Gerald Talbot, a Democrat from Portland, was elected to Maine House of Representatives on Nov. 7, 1972, making him the first Black member of the Maine Legislature.