Tutankhamun took the throne aged just eight or nine under the unprecedented viziership of his eventual successor, Ay, to whom he may have been related. The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter of Tutankhamun’s nearly intact tomb, in excavations funded by Lord Carnarvon, received worldwide press coverage. With over 5,000 artefacts, it sparked a renewed public interest in ancient…
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World Kindness Day
We should be kind all the time rather than have a week for being so. But it isn’t about that as much. It’s more going that extra mile and doing something that you haven’t done before. A couple of years ago my WI, (Women’s Institute) decided to put together bouquets of flowers and leave them…
NATIONAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES WEEK
I have always been a huge supporter of our public libraries. Ever since I was a little girl, I have enjoyed making family trips to the local library. It was a tradition I passed onto my own children, and not just because I love literature. It is because it is a place that encourages community…
It’s World Mental Health Day!
Mental Health has been looked at in many ways over the centuries. From ancient beliefs of demon possession to modern understanding of the medical and physiological issues behind it, this is a topic that needs further research, education, and awareness. World Mental Health Day was first recognized in October 1992, but with the current COVID-19…
I CAN READ – Level 3 – Halloween
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Mysteries Releasing During MYSTERY SERIES WEEK
GET YOUR MYSTERY READ ON!
The first full week of October is MYSTERY SERIES WEEK. That means, it is it going to be from the 4th through the 10th this year. And, do we have some great book suggestions for you! Mersey Murder Mysteries1. A Mersey Killing (2015)2. All Saints (2016)3. A Mersey Maiden (2016)4. A Mersey Mariner (2017)5. A Very Mersey Murder (2018)6. Last Train to Lime Street (2018)7. The Mersey Monastery…
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A Week For National Awareness – MENTAL ILLNESS
National Mental Illness Awareness Week is celebrated the first full week in October. This year, that means October 4th through the 10th, which happens to be World Mental Health Day. There has always been a stigma with mental health. This stems, I believe, from fear… fear of the unknown. However, we know psychiatric disorders aren’t…
