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Royal School of Needlework launches an online archive of embroidery history

24-04-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Royal School of Needlework, founded in 1872, has started putting some of its archives online, with an initial launch of the first 100 items to start the collection.
Cushion Cover made late 19th century; Men’s embroidered waistcoat fronts c:1740s; Embroidered
mirror frame from late 19th century – early 20th century
The first hundred pieces offer an initial glimpse of the breadth and depth of the RSN’s treasure trove, which amounts to some 10,000 objects. These include textil

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Tube station managers to strike on Friday and Saturday

24-04-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

There may be intemittent and short notice tube station closures on Friday and Saturday, as station managers who are members of the TSSA union walk out in a dispute over working conditions.Station managers who would book for a shift on Friday 26th April will not work, and that will lead to occasional station closures on Friday, and also on Saturday if station managers were due to start work late on Friday evening.
That could affect Night Tube services on Friday night.
TSSA Customer Service Manage

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How to get the new King Charles III banknotes

24-04-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The new King Charles III banknotes will start appearing in shops and banks from early June onwards, but if you want to guarantee getting your hands on the first banknotes as soon as they are released, you can.
There are two ways of getting your hand on the first of the new banknotes.
King Charles III banknotes (c) Bank of England
The Postal Option
You can send some banknotes to the Bank of England using their postal replacement banknote service, and they will ensure that your replacements will h

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The City of London’s Moorfields Highwalk has reopened

24-04-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Another section of the City of London’s elevated walkways — the pedways — has come back into use after being rebuilt for a new office building.
The pedway used to link the Barbican estate with Moorgate tube station but closed when the tube station entrance was rebuilt for the Elizabeth line and remained closed while an over-site office block was built on top.
Recently, the replacement pedway has opened, with a new set of escalators up to the elevated walkway sitting next to Moo

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