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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91EP8 - . St Wilfrids Easter Cross. Photographed on 7 April 2026. St Wilfrids Easter Cross, photographed in the location shown. Seen through chocolate egg, the earlier context is that easter imagery also has a Christian religious tradition, while modern retail combines that symbolism with eggs, rabbits and spring-themed consumer products. For climate, the historical context is that seasonal photographs offer clear evidence of weather, vegetation and annual customs
Snow, spring flowers and festive decoration can date both the natural cycle and the social calendar of a place. Looking at local history, the longer history is that parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, later chapels, organs, altars, monuments and inscriptions can coexist within a single building, revealing generations of craftsmanship and evolving liturgy. The 2026 relevance of chocolate egg comes from the fact that seasonal product ranges now appear earlier and across more formats, making branded Easter confectionery a useful illustration of retail calendars, consumer culture and food marketing. For climate, the 2026 context is that changing seasonal patterns are increasingly discussed in relation to climate, particularly the timing of flowering, heat, rainfall and snowfall. Other closely matched search terms include Easter egg, Cadbury Creme Egg, seasonal confectionery, food branding, seasonal retail, Easter chocolate, packaging, British chocolate, holiday food, retail marketing, winter, seasonal landscape, winter scene, seasonal change, and weather conditions. Closely associated editorial terms include annual tradition, ecclesiastical architecture, Christian heritage, sacred art, religious symbolism, stained glass, church interior, churchyard, memorial, place of worship, architectural conservation, faith community, historic fabric, and religious heritage.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91EE5 - . Co-op opening fully over Easter religious holiday. Photographed on 4 April 2026. The historical setting for British chocolate is that chocolate Easter eggs developed from nineteenth-century confectionery innovations and became a major part of British seasonal retail
Branded filled eggs and novelty packaging extended the tradition beyond large hollow eggs into individually wrapped products. Seen through seasonal, the earlier context is that winter and spring scenes show how the same buildings and landscapes change under different light, vegetation and weather, while Easter and Christmas add temporary cultural decoration. For celebration, the historical context is that public festivals create a distinctive form of social history because the event may last only days while drawing together community groups, businesses and visitors from a much wider area. In the 2026 discussion of British chocolate, easter remains one of the most significant seasonal periods for UK confectionery sales, while packaging reduction, recycling and food prices increasingly influence how products are marketed. The 2026 relevance of seasonal comes from the fact that festive and seasonal imagery also remains commercially important in tourism and retail, while extreme weather can expose the resilience of transport and local infrastructure. Useful indexing vocabulary includes Cadbury Creme Egg, seasonal confectionery, chocolate egg, consumer product, food branding, Easter chocolate, holiday food, retail marketing, snow, seasonal landscape, climate, snowfall, spring flower, winter scene, seasonal change, and weather conditions. Other useful descriptive phrases include annual tradition, public event, crowd, event management, visitor economy, community festival, cultural event, street festival, crowd safety, event infrastructure, live entertainment, tourism event, annual festival, public celebration, and visitor destination.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_9815,Twirl,Easter,Egg,Happy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8PW1G - . Twirl Easter Egg with Happy Easter. Photographed on 2 April 2026. For food branding, the historical context is that seasonal confectionery combines food manufacturing with highly recognisable branding
Packaging, colours and slogans can date a product even when the underlying chocolate recipe changes relatively little. Looking at spring flower, the longer history is that seasonal imagery is especially useful for repeated comparison because flowering, snowfall and decoration recur annually but not identically. The background to annual festival is that festivals turn public space into temporary cultural infrastructure, bringing together performance, food, drink, costumes and crowds
Repeated annual events can become significant parts of local identity and tourism. For food branding, the 2026 context is that easter remains one of the most important seasonal periods for UK confectionery sales, while packaging reduction, recycling and food prices increasingly influence how products are marketed. In 2026, spring flower remains relevant because festive and seasonal imagery also remains commercially important in tourism and retail, while extreme weather can expose the resilience of transport and local infrastructure. Further relevant search phrases include Cadbury Creme Egg, chocolate egg, consumer product, seasonal retail, Easter chocolate, British chocolate, holiday food, retail marketing, winter, seasonal landscape, climate, winter scene, seasonal change, weather conditions, and annual tradition. Further subject-specific language includes public event, celebration, event management, visitor economy, community festival, cultural event, street festival, crowd safety, event infrastructure, live entertainment, tourism event, public celebration, and IMG_9815. For winter, the historical context is that seasonal imagery is especially useful for repeated comparison because flowering, snowfall and decoration recur annually but not identically.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RKGHTG - Jesus, as you carry your cross you see a group of women along the road. As you pass by you see they are sad. You stop to spend a moment with them, to offer them some encouragement. Although you have been abandoned by your friends and are in pain, you stop and try to help them.
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Image of Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of JerusalemLeader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus, as you carry your cross you see a group of women along the road. As you pass by you see they are sad. You stop to spend a moment with them, to offer them some encouragement. Although you have been abandoned by your friends and are in pain, you stop and try to help them.
As a child, sometimes I think a lot about myself. I think about what I want and would like people to spend their lives pleasing me.
As an adult, sometimes I act like a child. I become so absorbed in myself and what I'd like that I forget about the needs of others. I take them for granted, and often ignore their needs.
Help me think more about others. Help me remember that others have problems, too. Help me respond to them even when I'm busy or preoccupied with my own problems.
My Jesus, Who didst comfort the pious women of Jerusalem who wept to see Thee bruised and torn, comfort my soul with Thy tender pity, for in Thy pity lies my trust. May my heart ever answer Thine.
Our Father.... Hail Mary.... Glory be to the Father....
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2H - Meadowbank Stadium (officially the Meadowbank Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the Games in 1986, becoming the first venue to host the Games twice. It is the current home of Scottish League One side Edinburgh City.
The stadium has also regularly hosted football. It was the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle between 1974 and 1995, becoming the first all-seated football ground in the UK in the process, it hosted senior non-league football as the home ground of Edinburgh City. League football returned to Meadowbank in 2016 following City's promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League. The Meadowbank complex also hosted Leith Athletic, which played on the Meadowbank 3G artificial pitch adjacent to the main stadium since 2013.
In the early months of 2019 the stadium was demolished and work begun on construction of its replacement. In 2022, following the completion of construction, Edinburgh City returned to Meadowbank.
Meadowbank Stadium was also used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.
Meadowbank Sports Centre, London Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH7 6AE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6YW - Grappenhall is a suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, in the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall, which had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 9,651.
Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings.
Sandstone carving of a 'Cheshire Cat', St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall
St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs, the Parr Arms and the Ram's Head, and Grappenhall Hall Residential School (closed down) and St Wilfrid's Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6YX - . Flowering pink magnolia in village in Spring, Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 3 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, WA4, blue, sky, sunny, village, South Warrington, time, flowering, shrub, shrubs, flower, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Architecturally, the scene records the form, materials, scale and public-facing character of the built environment, making it useful for coverage of design, planning, conservation, development and urban identity. The image has value for architectural and place-based research because buildings and interiors can be refurbished, repurposed, demolished or substantially altered, while streets and public spaces also evolve. The religious or ecclesiastical setting gives the photograph relevance to faith, worship, sacred architecture, stained glass, church heritage, tourism and the conservation of historic interiors and buildings. It can illustrate the continuing cultural role of churches and cathedrals as places of worship, community activity, music, remembrance and architectural interest. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHP4C - Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink CH DBE RA (14 November 1930 “ 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her Times obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as the nature of Man
the 'horseness' of horses
and the divine in human form
Although she made many drawings and prints, she is best known for her bronze outdoor sculpture, which has a distinctive cut and worked surface. This is created by her adding plaster to an armature, which she then worked back into with a chisel and surform.[10] This process contradicts the very essence of modeling form established in the modeling tradition and defined by Rodin's handling of clay
Frink kept up a hectic pace of sculpting and exhibiting until early 1991, when an operation for cancer of the oesophagus caused an enforced break. However, short weeks later Frink was again creating sculptures and preparing for solo exhibitions. In September, she underwent further surgery. Again, Frink did not let this hold her back, proceeding with a planned trip for exhibitions to New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City. The exhibitions were a success, but Frink's health was clearly deteriorating. Despite this, she was working on a colossal statue, Risen Christ, for Liverpool Cathedral. This sculpture would prove to be her last
just one week after its installation, Frink died from cancer on 18 April 1993, aged 62, in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Stephen Gardiner, Frink's official biographer, argued that this final sculpture was appropriate: This awesome work, beautiful, clear and commanding, a vivid mirror-image of the artist's mind and spirit, created against fearful odds, was a perfect memorial for a remarkable great individual
St James' Mount, Liverpool , Merseyside,UK,L1 7AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBPX - . This authentic period view of Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents St Wilfrids Church interior, crucifix and wood carved last supper frieze, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The frame also records themes of everyday life, faith community, documentary photography, community identity, contemporary social history, regional identity, ecclesiastical art, parish history, sacred space, before-and-after reference, sacred architecture, ecclesiastical architecture, historical comparison, and social history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into community use and energy use, not least because of the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes local character, place identity, public realm, period detail, historic church fabric, religious landmark, changing land use, and Christian heritage. Details involving Village, carved, Wilfrids, Grappenhall, and supper make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is community use and the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs without losing the local specificity of Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Church Lane, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB70F - A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, and has been traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, India, Pakistan and the United States. They are available all year round in some places, including the UK
The bun marks the end of the Christian season of Lent and different parts of the hot cross bun have a certain meaning, including the cross representing the crucifixion of Jesus, and the spices inside signifying the spices used to embalm him at his burial and may also include orange peel to reflect the bitterness of his time on the Cross
One theory is that the contemporary hot cross bun originates from St Albans, in England, where, in 1361, Brother Thomas Rodcliffe, a 14th-century monk at St Albans Abbey, developed a similar recipe called an 'Alban Bun' and distributed the bun to the local poor on Good Friday.
In 1592, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, the London Clerk of Markets issued a decree forbidding the sale of hot cross buns and other spiced breads, except at burials, on Good Friday, or at Christmas. The punishment for transgressing the decree was forfeiture of all the forbidden product to the poor. As a result of this decree, hot cross buns at the time were primarily made in domestic kitchens. Further attempts to suppress the sale of these items took place during the reign of James I of England (1603“1625)
The traditional method for making the cross on top of the bun is to use shortcrust pastry, though some 21st century recipes recommended a paste of flour and water
Cheshire,United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EE2R - Sir Humphrey Chetham (10 July 1580 “ 1653) was an English merchant, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world.
Chetham was born in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England, the son of a successful Manchester merchant who lived in Crumpsall Hall. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and in 1597 was apprenticed to Samuel Tipping, a Manchester linen draper. Chetham remained with Tipping until 1605, when he moved to London with his brother George and set up a partnership with him trading in various textiles. The business was successful, since the fabric was bought in London and sold for a higher price in Manchester. He acquired Clayton Hall in Manchester as his home, and in 1628 was also able to buy Turton Tower from William Orrell.
In 1631, he was asked to be knighted after his huge wealth became known to the crown, but he refused it, and so was fined. He later became the High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1635, a job he was unable to refuse, and in 1643 he was forced into the position of General Treasurer of Lancashire, which he found very difficult for his age. He also began to obtain debts, and he feared that on his death parliament would take his money. He therefore donated money to form a blue coat school for forty poor boys, which later became Chetham's Hospital and then Chetham's School of Music. He also left money to form the Chetham's Library, which included money to pay for the books. More libraries were constructed later on from this money.
After Chetham's death, at Clayton Hall, in 1653, the school and library opened. His contribution is commemorated by a statue and a window in Manchester Cathedral and by a statue and mural in Manchester Town Hall. By prior arrangement, Clayton Hall was left to the surviving nephew, George.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EE3N - . This location-specific image from Victoria St,Manchester,England,UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The subject captured here is Manchester Mothers union banner,Cathedral, Victoria St, Manchester, England,UK. The wider scene also brings together historical comparison, national symbolism, residential flag display, sacred space, religious artwork, street-level symbolism, flag culture, religious heritage, English identity, local character, public realm, documentary photography, contemporary social history, and historic glazing. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into faith communities and energy costs, not least because of the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework. Today's relevance is strengthened by political symbolism, cultural identity and the continuing question of the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Victoria St,Manchester,England,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The location also brings in place identity, medieval church setting, archival record, changing land use, changing streetscape, public expression of identity, sacred architecture, and ecclesiastical decoration. Elements such as union, Victoria, Cathedral, Mothers, and Manchester add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Victoria St,Manchester,England,UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate faith communities and the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework within the real-world context of Victoria St,Manchester,England,UK.
Victoria St,Manchester,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EE4C - . This dated editorial view of Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The scene records Gold Crucifix in Manchester Cathedral,England,UK. The locality and subject together evoke public realm, stained-glass craftsmanship, historic glazing, residential flag display, civic identity, social history, ecclesiastical decoration, historical comparison, faith heritage, before-and-after reference, street-level symbolism, regional identity, national emblem, and English identity. Current relevance extends to accessibility and faith communities, particularly through how sacred art preserves local patrons, stories and beliefs. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into community cohesion and social division, not least because of how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context. Small period details of public access and movement at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The location also brings in church conservation, visual archive, place identity, heritage worship space, national flag display, contemporary social history, everyday life, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to Crucifix, Manchester, and Cathedral preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects accessibility and how sacred art preserves local patrons, stories and beliefs when considered against later change at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX. The frame retains part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW509 - . Wood carved last supper scene from St Marys Ardley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. The photograph was taken on 19 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Wood, carved, last, supper, scene, Marys, Ardley, St Marys, religion religious church of England Oxfordshire and United Kingdom Oxen Oxon art artwork catholic cross crucifix disciples, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
St Marys Ardley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4527546693 - 'These are the sunday helpers who feed the congregation at a hut rear of the church yard. There is a veritable Easter themed feast. I stumbled upon one of the ladies by chance and she kindly let me see the food spread.
The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Buccleuch, formerly known as Dalkeith Parish Church, stands on the High Street. Dedicated to St Nicholas, this medieval church became a collegiate establishment in 1406, founded by Sir James Douglas. The nave and transepts date from 1854, when the inside of the church was greatly altered. The chancel was abandoned in 1590, walled off from the rest of the church, and is now ruinous. Sir James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, and his wife Joanna, daughter of James I, are buried in the choir and have stone effigies. St Nicholas Buccleuch Church remains one of the two Church of Scotland parish churches in Dalkeith.
The ladies had prepared some Hot Cross Buns. These have a chequered history. These are traditionally eaten hot or toasted on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of The Crucifixion. They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, although the first recorded use of the term 'hot cross bun' is not until 1733.
Legend has it that buns marked with a cross were eaten by Saxons in honour of the goddess Eostre (the cross is thought to have symbolised the four quarters of the moon). 'Eostre' is probably the origin of the name 'Easter' too
According to cookery writer Elizabeth David, Protestant English monarchs saw the buns as a dangerous hold-over of Catholic belief in England, being baked from the dough used in making the communion wafer. Protestant England attempted to ban the sale of the buns by bakers but they were too popular, and instead Elizabeth I passed a law permitting bakeries to sell them, but only at Easter and Christmas.
Unfortunately I did not have time to sample any of these delights.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4521874232 - 'The classic Cadbury Creme Egg is manufactured to look like an egg inside and out. For the benefit of any one who has never seen a 171 calorie creme egg, it consists of a thick milk chocolate shell, housing a white and yellow filling made from egg, thick white cream, sugars and other additives. Creme Eggs are a best-selling confectionery item between New Year's Day and Easter in the UK (when sale stops). There are annual sales in excess of 200 million eggs and a brand value estimated of approximately \u00a345 million.
They are produced by Cadbury UK in the United Kingdom, and under licence by The Hershey Company in the United States. The eggs are manufactured at the Bournville factory in Birmingham with around 1.5 million being hatched from the production line each day.
While filled eggs were first manufactured by the Cadbury Brothers in 1923, the Creme Egg in its current form was introduced in 1971.
The Cadbury Creme Egg is manufactured by making a chocolate shell in a half-egg shaped mould, which is then filled with white fondant and a dab of yellow fondant to simulate the yolk. Two mould halves are closed very quickly and cooled to allow the chocolate to set. When the moulds are opened, the eggs fall onto a conveyor which transports them, first to the foiling machines and then to the finished packing.
I remember the early 1990's UK TV Ads using the 'How Do You Eat Yours?' theme, featuring the zodiac signs. Have alook at this to relive those Madchester years www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYLXe3LH33M
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4521907330 - 'Its that busy time of the year, perhaps more so than Christmas.
According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Some Christians celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday. For the Father here this can often be combined with the sacrament of confirmation with oil, so a very hectic few days of great spiritual significance.
Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. A quite complex formula is used to work out when it falls based on the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on March 21 (regardless of the astronomically correct date), and the 'Full Moon' is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22 and April 25 each year.
Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. This reminds us that these religions (as well as Islam) is linked by common texts and traditions. There is more to link these three faiths than is commonly dug up to divide them.
Peace to you and your family, whatever your belief this Easter.
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Keywords: Christmas,Cacti,Purple,Pink,flowers,Easter,Cacti,Purple,plants,flower,is,sensual,dormant,November,and,it,generally,jolts,it,into,flowering,action,plant,is,native,to,desert,areas,of,Brazil,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Epiphyllum,in,Greek),is,a,genus,of,19,species,of,epiphytic,plants,in,the,cactus,family,(Cactaceae),native,to,Central,America.,Common,names,for,these,species,include,orchid,cacti,and,leaf,cacti,though,the,latter,also,refers,to,the,genus,Pereskia.,The,stems,are,broad,and,flat,1""“5 cm broad,3""“5 mm thick,usually with lobed edges. The flowers are large,8""“16 cm diameter,white to red,with numerous petals. The fruit is edible,very,similar,to,the,pitaya,fruit,from,the,closely,related,genus,Hylocereus,though not so large,being,only,3""“4,cm,long.,Fruit,of,Epiphyllum,anguliger,Epiphyllums,are,popular,house,plants,with,numerous,hybrids,and,cultivars.,The,broad-leaved,epiphyllum,(Epiphyllum,oxypetalum),is,particularly,well-known.,It,bears,large,strongly fragrant flowers,that bloom for a single night only.,upon the leaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWMG - Epiphyllum (play /ˌɛpɨˈfɪləm/
[2] upon the leaf in Greek) is a genus of 19 species of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America. Common names for these species include orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.
The stems are broad and flat, 1“5 cm broad, 3“5 mm thick, usually with lobed edges. The flowers are large, 8“16 cm diameter, white to red, with numerous petals.
The fruit is edible, very similar to the pitaya fruit from the closely related genus Hylocereus, though not so large, being only 3“4 cm long.
Fruit of Epiphyllum anguliger
Epiphyllums are popular house plants, with numerous hybrids and cultivars. The broad-leaved epiphyllum (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) is particularly well-known. It bears large, strongly fragrant flowers, that bloom for a single night only.
Epiphyllum species are added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4140163405 - 'Belfast Falls Mural on gable end adjacent to Republican Peace garden with family.
Inscriptions on the mural are:
Dedicated to vols (volunteers) Bobby McCrudden , Mundo O Rawe, Pearse Jordan
In passing this mural , pause a little while, Pray for us and Erin, then smile.
Thankfully most of the time the direction has been to peace and steps to continued reconciliation.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DNF - a special treat for Easter - classic Swedish dammsugare. The name means vaccum cleaners, and that's a very strange name for a cookie indeed. The reason? Well, traditionally these are made with lime-green marzipan and chocolate dipped ends, and maybe there was an early vaccum cleaner model that looked like that..? I really don't know, and there doesn't seem to be a simple answer out there, so it'll have to remain a mystery.
And it has many names, dammsugare just happens to be most widely used one. Punschrulle is also quite common, getting it's name from the liqueur used to flavor the filling. Punsch, as I've written before, is made from arrak and very sweet. If you can't find it, try using something like Amaretto or Frangelico instead - won't be the same, but it'll be really good.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PKA5M9 - . Organ player, at the Liverpool Passion Plays 2023, at Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, St James Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 7AZ. Photographed on 1 April 2023. The recorded location is Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool. The Liverpool Passion Plays tell the story of the Passion of Christ, including Jesus' arrest, trial and crucifixion. Using the Cathedral's architecture and artwork as a backdrop, the audience watch the story of Jesus unfold, starting as a young boy, and witnessing his entry into Jerusalem, his betrayal by Judas, and his trial and crucifixion. The performance will use the vast central space of Liverpool Cathedral as a backdrop with the crucifixion scene taking place on our very own Calvary, high above the audience, on the Dulverton Bridge. The performance combines music, script and liturgy to demonstrate what Christ's suffering and resurrection means for us today. The performance has been put together by cast, crew and musicians who are volunteers from the cathedral's congregations, choirs and young peoples' groups, and the public.'. Within the history of parish church, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, later chapels, organs, altars, monuments and inscriptions can coexist within a single building, revealing generations of craftsmanship and evolving liturgy. In relation to performer, historical context shows that concert culture changed with amplification, arena touring, festivals and digital promotion, yet the basic relationship between performer, venue and audience remains central
Older gig photographs can gain significance as bands, buildings and local scenes evolution. For the story of food branding, it is useful to note that chocolate Easter eggs developed from nineteenth-century confectionery innovations and became a major part of British seasonal retail
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Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool,
