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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,none,kids,mess,dirt,risks,dogshit,playground,safe,play,Appleton,Warrington,Red Lane,Hill Cliffe,Baptist Church,field,fields,Hillcliffe,WA4 5AD,public,WA4,park,playing,council,warning,ban,exclusion,responsible dog ownership,environmental health,hygiene,faeces,disease prevention,contaminated,roundworm,Toxocara canis,public space protection order,PSPO,antisocial behaviour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91ENY - A close-up documentary view of a public Children's Play Area sign beside open grassland at Red Lane, Appleton, Warrington, Cheshire, with the clear instruction No Dogs Allowed and a red warning symbol showing a barred dog. The image records a familiar but important local public stock-photo/gotonysmith-Health.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>health message: children's play spaces, sports fields and parks need protection from dog fouling, contaminated soil, unpleasant mess and avoidable infection risks. Dog faeces can carry roundworm eggs linked with toxocariasis, and children are a particular concern because they play close to the ground, touch grass, mud, play equipment and football areas, and may put contaminated fingers or objects near their mouths. This makes the apparently simple no dogs sign a useful editorial image for stories about councils, parks management, responsible dog ownership, street cleansing, public space protection orders, hygiene, community safety and the tension between dog walking and safe recreation for children. The scene is plainly suburban north west England, with a wooden post, mown green playing field, goalposts, leafless trees and distant Warrington housing under a bright blue sky with thin cloud, suggesting a cool clear late winter or early spring day. The sign is weathered but legible, with strong black, white and red graphic design. It also illustrates the wider practical nuisance of dog dirt: soiled shoes, contaminated sports pitches, spoiled family recreation, extra council cleaning costs and reduced confidence in shared open spaces. For stock use it can support articles about playground bylaws, no dogs allowed rules, environmental health campaigns, dog waste bins, enforcement, fines, antisocial behaviour, public parks, local authority signage, safe outdoor play, childhood health, disease prevention and the everyday civic detail that keeps parks usable. The subject is a clear British public information sign in a real community setting.
No dogs sign at Appleton children's play area, Warrington, highlighting dog fouling risks and safe p
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Dr Pepper Dare to Cream,Manchester Exchange Square,Manchester city centre,branded promotion,promotional event,fizzy drink,carbonated drink,city centre event,public marketing,brand activation,experiential marketing,product sampling,giveaway campaign,giveaway,to,kids,young people,event,FMCG marketing,beverage marketing,outdoor promotion,consumer brand activation,public space marketing,retail marketing,shopping district event,city centre advertising,pedestrian square,urban promotion,launch campaign,product trial,consumer engagement,public giveaway,branded stand,lifestyle marketing,food and drink promotion,UK retail scene,soft drink industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E54RKK - Editorial image of a Dr Pepper Dare to Cream soft-drink giveaway promotion staged in Exchange Square, Manchester, showing branded sampling, experiential marketing and consumer engagement in a busy city-centre public space. The scene represents modern drinks advertising in a prominent urban retail and leisure environment, linking a fizzy drink brand with live promotional activity, product trial, brand awareness and public-facing marketing in central Manchester. Exchange Square is one of the city's best-known shopping and events locations, beside Selfridges and close to the Corn Exchange, making it a strong setting for launch activity, product sampling, pop-up campaigns, promotional staff interaction and high-footfall advertising aimed at shoppers, tourists, office workers and passers-by. The image is useful for editorial themes around soft drinks, carbonated beverages, FMCG marketing, outdoor promotion, branded events, consumer culture, product giveaway campaigns, retail theatre, city-centre commerce and public realm activation. It also fits wider stories about sugary drinks, no-alcohol refreshment, summer marketing, lifestyle branding, youth marketing, experiential campaigns, social-media-friendly promotions, UK city-centre retail, Manchester shopping districts and the visual presence of global food and drink brands in public space. Relevant search themes include Dr Pepper promotion, Dare to Cream campaign, Manchester city centre event, Exchange Square activation, branded giveaway, pop-up drinks stand, soft drink sampling, outdoor advertising, promotional campaign photography, beverage marketing and editorial urban retail scene. The title references a giveaway promotion in Manchester's Exchange Square, and the location is consistent with the established central events space at 1 Exchange Square, Manchester, M3 1BD. It also suits features on brand activations, pedestrianised shopping quarters, British city life and event-led marketing in regional centres.
Dr Pepper Dare to Cream soft-drink giveaway promotion in Exchange Square, Manchester city centre, du
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Beano,comics,comic,Bash Street,Bash St,kids,Dundee,DC Thompson,publishing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F2PHD7 - . Beano Comics Bash Street kids, Dundee DC Thompson publishing. Photographed on 14 May 2024, this spring image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Beano, comics, comic, Bash Street, Bash St, kids, Dundee, DC Thompson, publishing, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. 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. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use. This makes the photograph relevant to both present-day reporting and future visual comparison of change over time. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,E3,woke,support,England,UK,E3 4QS,flies,from,war,Muslim,Islam,Jihad,Tower Hamlets,protest,Israel,IDF,flags,sky,sunny,end,the,siege,bombing,kids,pro-Palestinian,pro,calling,for,an,apartheid,conflict,human rights,middle east,solidarity,activists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T9H2CM - This contemporary British and Irish stock photograph captures Palestinian Gaza flag flies from flagpole, Mile End, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS. The row metadata places the subject at Mile End Rd, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS. The spreadsheet date indicates 24 October 2023, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows Mile End, Bow, flagpole, Gaza, Palestinian, flag, Palastine, London, with search-relevant terms including Mile End, Bow, flagpole, Gaza, Palestinian, flag, Palastine, London, Hamas, Islamic, E3, woke, support, England. The value lies in the combination of place, object, wording and context, giving editors something specific and grounded rather than generic filler imagery. London details are useful because the city layers national politics, migration, commerce, tourism, neighbourhood change and local high streets. East End, Westminster and Holborn subjects can all carry wider meaning beyond their immediate street address. The image should be used with care because flags and political street imagery can carry strong identity, conflict and solidarity meanings. It can still be valuable for accurate editorial reporting on public expression, protest, contested space and international politics seen locally. Because it is grounded in a named location and practical subject matter, it is useful for search-led editorial use, regional storytelling, business-to-business presentations, policy briefings and stock-photo buyers wanting evidence from the real world. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change.
Mile End Rd, Bow, London, England, UK, E3 4QS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,warned,is,a,development,danger,wall,kids,children,yellow,blue,exclamation,health,and,&,safety,risk,assessment,assessments,plain,simple,building,build,fence,project,keepout,signage,structure,work,working,notice,United Kingdom,Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX17YD - Taken on 17 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Warning this is a construction site, Keep Out sign, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The location is Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains readable commercial or civic signage, colour, typography and street context. It can be used in editorial features, business reports, local-history writing, travel guides, public-policy explainers, educational material and SEO-led stock-photo searches needing a specific real-world image. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Keep Out, this, construction, site, sites, Construction Site, Construction Sites, warning, perimiter, dangerous, Warrington, Cheshire, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. This makes the image useful for comparison pieces, then-and-now features, local news, regeneration stories and plain-English explainers aimed at a general audience. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer behaviour, community identity and documentary evidence for newsletters, blogs, policy papers and web features.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,69,mural,art,street,political,urban,mural art,legacy,historical,heritage,West Belfast,murals,residential,gable wall,children,kids,rubble,struggle,war,BT13 1DL,BT13,social history,story,children in conflict,imagery,housing estate,destruction scene,fight,fighting,protestant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33E - This image shows the Summer of 69 mural located on a gable wall at Hopewell Crescent in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural depicts two children standing amid rubble and damaged buildings, referencing the widespread civil unrest and destruction that occurred in Belfast during the summer of 1969, a period widely regarded as the beginning of the Troubles.
Rendered in a restrained, illustrative style, the artwork uses muted tones and detailed line work to evoke memory, loss, and the impact of conflict on civilian life, particularly on children and families living in affected neighbourhoods. The surrounding painted scene of demolished housing and debris reflects the disruption to residential communities during that period.
The photograph was taken on a grey, overcast day, with low, diffuse light and heavy cloud cover reinforcing the somber tone of the mural. The weather conditions flatten shadows and enhance the subdued atmosphere, aligning visually with the subject matter.
Political and historical murals such as this remain a prominent feature of Belfast's urban landscape. They function as acts of remembrance, community storytelling, and public history, while also reflecting the ongoing complexity of how the past is interpreted and represented in shared space. The image documents how murals continue to shape identity, memory, and place in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
Hopewell Crescent, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT13 1DL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,knowledge,factual,bound,hard back,multi-part,educational heritage,literacy,before,encyclopaedia volumes,vintage,reference books,bound books,bookshelf detail,childrens encyclopaedia,reference book set,educational publishing,knowledge books,pre internet research,traditional learning,old encyclopaedia,book spines,bound volumes,library shelves,childhood education,academic reference,printed information,publishing history,learning and education concept,retro books,information source,analogue knowledge,classic reference works,kids,childs,Andy Burnham,reset,tackling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNXX - This image shows a row of red leather-bound volumes of The New Book of Knowledge, a well-known encyclopaedia series historically aimed at children and young readers. The gold-lettered spines and alphabetical volume titles emphasise the formal presentation typical of printed reference works produced before the digital era.
Encyclopaedias such as The New Book of Knowledge were once a staple of home libraries, schools, and classrooms, serving as an important source of general information and structured learning. The worn bindings and traditional typography evoke themes of educational heritage, childhood learning, literacy, and analogue knowledge, contrasting strongly with modern online information sources.
The image is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to education, publishing history, nostalgia, libraries, learning concepts, and the evolution of information access, as well as visual metaphors for knowledge, research, and scholarship.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Cymru,coast,Victorian,architecture,LL30,traditional,resort,holiday,toys,shop,shops,store,Smyths,big,warehouse,out-of-town,superstores,Mostyn Champneys Retail Park,A1B,Clarence Cres,Conwy,UK,LL30 1RY,toyshop,Irish,multinational,chain,provider,of,childrens,kids,babys,baby,portfolio,profits,Galway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9M5B - Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 200 shops throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. The business is owned by the Smyth family.
The company is headquartered in Lyrr Building 1 in the Mervue Business Park, Galway, Ireland, and it has additional offices in Belfast and London in the United Kingdom.
Group turnover reached €1.465 billion in pandemic-hit 2020 with the majority of sales coming from the U.K. market
Mostyn Champneys Retail Park, A1B, Clarence Cres, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales, UK, LL30 1RY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,beside,near,homemade,handmade,rope,seat,SK6 5DT,country,countryside,tree,branch,swing,swinging,summer,childs,kids,childish,Marple,Stockport,children,childrens,swings,home made,hanging,from,a,woods,river,stream,park,fun,adventure,free spirit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4CAGK - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Handmade swing on a branch of a tree, near river Goyt, Brabyns park, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, SK6 5DT. The surrounding context encompasses commercial frontage, documentary photography, community identity, everyday life, public realm, high-street commerce, customer footfall, specialist shop, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing streetscape, retail property, small business, visual archive, and specialist retailer. Current relevance extends to online shopping and store closures, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at the recorded location, details that may look very different after replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes local character, archival record, independent retail, historical comparison, town-centre trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, changing land use, and regional identity. The combination of Handmade, swing, Stockport, branch, and Brabyns anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at the recorded location. The frame retains evidence of changing use as part of the recorded location's history. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
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Keywords: slate,sign,dry,dog,dogs,kids,on a,lead,Yorkshire,England,UK,North Yorkshire,coast,cafe,humour,humorous,joke,joking,silly,signs,fun,funny,on a leash,Children must be supervised by parents,Children must be supervised,by,parents,well,behaved,only,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dogs welcome,Children,must,be,on,a
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K4KYDT - . Photographed at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Slate sign, Dry Dogs Welcome, Children must be on a lead, at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes bricks-and-mortar retail, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, archival record, specialist shop, historic sign, before-and-after reference, public-facing signage, commercial frontage, regional identity, local character, changing streetscape, commercial ephemera, and street-level business. For current editorial use, commercial branding and public communication provide additional context, especially through the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. Current relevance extends to independent business and business rates, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The subject also sits alongside historical comparison, community identity, period detail, period lettering, everyday visual culture, wayfinding detail, printed message, and instructional wording. The combination of Yorkshire, Robin, coast, Children, and Slate anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The record includes period character for later comparison. The frame retains a trace of local identity within the wider story of Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK.
Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,kids,travel,transport club,voucher,vouchers,stickers,card,member,£2,application,forms,1980s,1908,promotion,promotional,poster,RailRiders,promoting,cheap,cheaper,trans,5,14,years,year old,year olds,history,heritage,historic,railcard,discount
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2T5X - . This authentic period view of Crewe,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 scene records Poster for British RailRiders, 5 to 14 year olds travel club, 1980s poster. The setting additionally reflects place identity, transport accessibility, local character, visual archive, everyday life, local mobility, street-side transport, mechanical signalling, surface public transport, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, trackside history, passenger transport, and changing land use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, rail reform and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. The modern context includes continuing discussion of integrated transport, passenger information and the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, details that may look very different after refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, regional identity, bus route infrastructure, working railway heritage, archival record, rail corridor, public transport stop, and historic rolling stock. Details involving RailRiders, 1980s, Poster, British, and travel make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of decarbonisation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling within the real-world context of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for future local research.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,kids,kid,book,shelf,Chris Ryan,Tom Palmer,and,Siobhan Dowd,paperback,paperbacks,hardback,bookshelf,early,reader,readers,teenage reading,childrens,children,author,authors,David Walliams,teenage,teenager,read,childrens authors,popular,colourful,spine,spines,fiction,stories,box,sets,UK,bright,fictional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTYF96 - . Made at England, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The photograph centres on A childs bookshelf of teenage reading, childrens authors, David Walliams, Chris Ryan, Tom Palmer and Siobhan Dowd. The image also relates to public-realm investment, heritage-led regeneration, changing land use, place-making, public realm, period detail, everyday life, contemporary social history, regional identity, local history, architectural character, commercial redevelopment, before-and-after reference, and urban fabric. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around England, UK before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects built heritage, historic townscape, visual archive, period architecture, changing streetscape, historical comparison, mixed-use redevelopment, and archival record. The recorded references to David, Siobhan, Walliams, childs, and Palmer preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate public-realm investment and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of England, UK. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,old,fashioned,old-fashioned,and,shopping,in,the,rides,race,car,trampolines,August,September,2022,market,place,marketplace,kids,children,aimed,at,summer,fun,GSWarrington,GS,event,events,Adhan Group,centres
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYKN - A FAIR has come to the town centre bringing some ˜old-fashioned' fun and nostalgia.
˜Fair in the Square' has arrived at the Golden Square today, Friday, and will be here for the rest of the summer.
The event, outside the Golden Square, will feature fairground rides as well as coconut shy, hook-a-duck, race car rides, bungee trampolines, food and drink and more.
Head down for nostalgia galore and show the kids how summer is supposed to be spent! a spokesperson for the event said.
The summer fair will be in Warrington until September 4 and open from 10am to 6pm.
For more information, visit: https://gswarrington.com/events/
27 Old Market Place, Warrington,Cheshire, England , UK, WA1 1QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,FY1,shop,stall,store,candy,candy floss,bucket,&,spade,seaside,rude,beach,gift,gifts,souvenir,souvenirs,rock,kids,eat free,children,sugar,treat,treats,sucrose,selling,fresh,slush,FY1 5DW,bright,brightly,painted,coloured
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRJ9X5 - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The principal subject is Blackpool Rock stall, selling novelty rock, candy floss, cold drinks, adult rock, buckets & spades, on the Prom, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 5DW. The broader subject matter reaches into destination shopping, commercial frontage, bricks-and-mortar retail, independent trading, changing streetscape, regional identity, retail property, mixed-use town centre, social history, period detail, archival record, visual archive, historical comparison, and customer footfall. From a 2025-onward perspective, online shopping and business rates are closely linked to this subject, alongside the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around the recorded location before redevelopment alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include consumer retail, shopfront economy, local enterprise, place identity, before-and-after reference, street-level business, community identity, and everyday life. Elements such as selling, drinks, stall, candy, and Lancashire add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes online shopping and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is changing footfall and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,SK11,sky,skies,blue,summer,SK11 6UT,in,the,listed,from,of,Kids,Kidds,church,religious,buildings,breakaway,group,St. Georges Independent Chapel,for,Protestant,Dissenters,congregation,Christian,Christians,Macclefield Congregational Church,citadel,blue sky,blue skies,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0KCP - Roe Street Chapel also known as Kidd's Chapel, was built in 1829 by a breakaway group from St. George's Independent Chapel for Protestant Dissenters, which had been erected in 1822. This group of the congregation wanted a Congregational or Independent Chapel while the others wished to become part of the Established Church. As a result St. George's, in High Street, see below, was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester. Those Dissenters who had contributed to the original building as shareholders got their money back! The break-away group worshipped initially at Brunswick Methodist Church but then built Roe Street Chapel. In 1926 the congregation united with that of Frost's Chapel at Park Green to form Macclefield Congregational Church. The building was used for a time as a parish hall by the Roman Catholic St. Alban's church. It was used as a dance hall in the middle of the 20th century. It is now the Salvation Army Citadel
the former site of the citadel was in Mill Street just below the Majestic cinema.
Roe St, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, SK11 6UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Hereford,England,UK,HR4 0BJ,of,charity,Building,logo,offices,office,real,hair,wig,wigs,for,kids,children,22-25,Berrington Street,HR4,Little Princess Trust,city,centre,Hannah,Tarplee,family,parent,parents,littleprincesses.org.uk,littleprincesses,LPT,Wendy Tarplee-Morris,Phil Brace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AE6 - The Little Princess Trust is a UK charity that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people, up to the age of 24, who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment or other illnesses.
The charity was originally set up in memory of five-year-old Hannah Tarplee who died as a result of cancer in June 2005. Hannah loved her hair so when she underwent treatment for a Wilms' tumour, the loss of her hair was especially traumatic. When Hannah died, her parents felt the most fitting tribute would be a charity dedicated to providing wigs, free of charge, to children who had lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. The Little Princess Trust was born and the charity has since helped thousands of young people regain their confidence and identity by giving them a real hair wig.
Thanks to fundraising from its family of supporters, the Little Princess Trust has also committed more than £20 million to projects focused on kinder and more effective treatments for childhood cancers.
The charity's headquarters are currently based at The Hannah Tarplee Building in Berrington Street, Hereford. Phil Brace is the chief executive officer and Wendy Tarplee-Morris, the mother of Hannah Tarplee, is the Director of Service & Impact.
The Little Princess Trust is a registered charity (1176160). Due to a demand for longer wigs, the charity is asking its supporters to donate hair lengths of 12 inches and above
22-25 Berrington St, Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,Hereford,England,UK,HR4 0BJ,of,charity,Building,logo,offices,office,real,hair,wig,wigs,for,kids,children,22-25,Berrington Street,HR4,Little Princess Trust,city,centre,Hannah,Tarplee,family,parent,parents,littleprincesses.org.uk,littleprincesses,LPT,Wendy Tarplee-Morris,Phil Brace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AE8 - The Little Princess Trust is a UK charity that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people, up to the age of 24, who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment or other illnesses.
The charity was originally set up in memory of five-year-old Hannah Tarplee who died as a result of cancer in June 2005. Hannah loved her hair so when she underwent treatment for a Wilms' tumour, the loss of her hair was especially traumatic. When Hannah died, her parents felt the most fitting tribute would be a charity dedicated to providing wigs, free of charge, to children who had lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. The Little Princess Trust was born and the charity has since helped thousands of young people regain their confidence and identity by giving them a real hair wig.
Thanks to fundraising from its family of supporters, the Little Princess Trust has also committed more than £20 million to projects focused on kinder and more effective treatments for childhood cancers.
The charity's headquarters are currently based at The Hannah Tarplee Building in Berrington Street, Hereford. Phil Brace is the chief executive officer and Wendy Tarplee-Morris, the mother of Hannah Tarplee, is the Director of Service & Impact.
The Little Princess Trust is a registered charity (1176160). Due to a demand for longer wigs, the charity is asking its supporters to donate hair lengths of 12 inches and above
22-25 Berrington St, Hereford, England, UK, HR4 0BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Wales,UK,Butlins Holiday Camp,Butlins,Holiday Camp,Butlin,Saint Baruc,Barry Railway Company,seaside,slot,slots,slots of fun,fun,amusements,CF62 5TQ,CF62,11,Paget Road,tacky,kids,plastic,Barrybados,coast,south Wales,Barri,Y,attractions,town,central,sea,machine,machines,for,children,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP6N - . This dated documentary view of 11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Nessas Slots, Amusements, 11 Paget Road, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales seaside, UK, CF62 5TQ. The frame also records themes of coastal visitor economy, seaside souvenir, before-and-after reference, seaside retail, documentary photography, changing land use, changing streetscape, social history, open-air leisure, interactive public realm, local character, traditional confectionery, tourism retail, and day-trip culture. The modern context includes continuing discussion of climate resilience, urban cooling and how well-designed public spaces encourage informal play and social activity. For current editorial use, retail pressure and weather dependence provide additional context, especially through the enduring appeal of traditional British seaside customs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at 11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside urban leisure, seasonal outdoor activity, British seaside culture, holiday resort economy, community recreation, coastal tourism, public-realm activation, and community identity. Details involving Slots, Island, Nessas, Wales, and Barry make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for climate resilience and how active public realms support footfall and neighbourhood vitality in a form that can be compared with future views of 11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ.
11 Paget Rd, Barry Island, Wales, CF62 5TQ
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Miami FL,America,sign,lights,in lights,United States of America,Harry Sharland,Childrens,Children,Blakemere,Village,CW8,ride,rides,amusements,fairs,light,FL,FLA,Florida,in,the,Sharlands,name,state,county,children,kids,family,retail,cash,travelling,Chester Road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PGG - . This location-specific image from Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB in 2022 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 Miami Ride Sign, Harry Sharlands Fun Fair, Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB. The image also relates to commercial frontage, period detail, high-street commerce, informal play space, interactive public realm, family recreation, destination retail, customer footfall, open-air leisure, community recreation, city-centre public space, shopfront economy, retail chain, and pedestrian square. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heatwaves, inclusive design and the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include summer city life, local character, commercial streetscape, brand-led retail, consumer retail, physical store, town-centre economy, and public-realm activation. Details involving Harry, Northwich, Sharlands, Village, and Chester make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. It also preserves details of everyday use within the wider story of Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB.
Blakemere Village, Chester Rd, Northwich, Cheshire,England, UK, CW8 2EB
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,Walton,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,in water,water,lake,Spooky doll,drifting in canal,Bridgewater canal,WA4,discarded,litter,toys,dolls hospital,unloved,baby,child,scary,canals,mooring,dolls,spooky,plastic,dolly,kids,childrens,hands,holding,head,mental,health,creepy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DF7YM7 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2020, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Spooky doll,drifting in canal,Bridgewater canal,higher Walton,Warrington,Cheshire,England,WA4. The wider scene also brings together place identity, urban change, community identity, care provision, contemporary social history, period detail, patient access, city-centre activity, clinical environment, clinical services, archival record, everyday life, social landscape, and healthcare workforce. Today's relevance is strengthened by estate condition, patient access and the continuing question of how physical estates and clear wayfinding affect patient experience. From a 2025-onward perspective, regeneration and commercial change are closely linked to this subject, alongside the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in changing land use, changing streetscape, hospital estate, patient care, NHS estate, documentary photography, contemporary city life, and community life. The combination of Walton, Spooky, canal, Bridgewater, and higher anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects estate condition and the connection between building investment and service quality without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison. The view records part of the area's social history within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SY13,Wirswell Road,Gothic Revival architecture,English Gothic architecture,grade II listed,religion,Anglican,St Michael and All Angels,St Michael & All Angels,Suffer Little Children,To Come unto me,Suffer Little Children To Come to me,Jesus,children,kids,parish church,Marbury Parish Church,history,historic,heritage,tourist,attarction,stained,glass,window,windows,colour,colourful,color,colorful,scene,scenes,bible,biblical
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C3K5EJ - St Michael's Church, also known as St Michael and All Angels, stands on a small rise overlooking Big Mere in the village of Marbury, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of St Chad, Tushingham, and St Mary, Whitewell
Current church dates from the 15th century, the first incumbent being registered in 1530. The church was a parochial chapel annexed to Whitchurch until 1870, when it became a perpetual curacy. The chancel added in 1822 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville. In 1891“92, the church was restored by Douglas and Fordham, the organ chamber was added, the plaster roof was replaced with carved oak panelling, and oak furnishings were added. To celebrate the 2000 Millennium a new sundial was added to the south wall of the church
The church is built in red sandstone with a slate roof. The church is built in red sandstone with a slate roof.
23 Wirswall Rd, Marbury, Whitchurch, Cheshire, England, UK, SY13 4LL
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Wapping,London,Thames,England,UK,pub,bar,sign,Unattended,Children,to the,pub sign,SE16,Victorian,funny sign,humour,humorous,history,historic,building,buildings,workhouse,drinking,pubs,bars,signage,signs,fun,funny,joke,jokes,unattended,kids,offspring,public houses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AXKD4C - . This location-based editorial photograph from 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF in 2020 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The image documents Sign,Unattended Children,will be sold,to the local workhouse, Victorian pub sign. The frame also contains themes of pub trade, architectural detailing, conservation architecture, community identity, period streetscape, heritage landmark, cask-beer tradition, everyday life, licensed hospitality, place identity, licensed trade, conservation interest, real-ale culture, and historic townscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about consumer spending, beer duty and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits. The present-day relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and maintenance costs, while a wider concern is reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes the relationship between the subject and its surroundings in the immediate surroundings of 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF. The subject sits alongside architectural character, independent brewing, visual archive, local character, historic frontage, urban fabric, British brewing tradition, and cityscape history. Details involving Children, Unattended, local, Victorian, and workhouse give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of consumer spending and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits as part of the longer story of 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF.
117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,out of town,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,larger,wider,wide,bay,space,for,kids,car park,family,with,baby,babies,parent,parents,married,marriage,partners,civil partnership,relationship,unit,vehicle,car,pram,buggy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG41WN - . This authentic period view of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Larger parking space outside a store, for parents with children, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. Other connected aspects include historic signage, local history, commercial signage, commercial frontage, place identity, local character, visual merchandising, commercial streetscape, town-centre economy, independent retail, customer footfall, small-business culture, everyday life, and public information notice. For current editorial use, brand consolidation and online shopping provide additional context, especially through how physical shops adapt to online competition. Current relevance extends to retail change and branding, particularly through the speed at which branding and promotional styles change. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The wider setting retains connections with public-facing notice, regional identity, documentary photography, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar business, brand display, street-level marketing, and visual archive. The recorded references to space, parents, outside, JunctionNINE, and Larger preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The record includes details of everyday use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2MG41WN.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,and,the,early,learning,centre,baby,babies,child,childcare,kids,mothers,product,products,logo,sign,entrance,unit,Gurgle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG4507 - Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to eight years of age. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
Mothercare's United Kingdom subsidiary had over 150 stores in 2017, but by 2019 the number had been reduced to 79. In November 2019, the subsidiary was placed into administration, which led to closure of all the stores. Mothercare-branded products continue to be sold by Boots and the parent company continues to supply franchisees in other countries.
The company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsmith in 1961. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.
In 1982, the company merged with Habitat to form Habitat Mothercare plc. In 1986, Habitat Mothercare plc merged with British Home Stores, to form Storehouse plc. In January 1996, it bought Children's World from Boots, and rebranded these stores as Mothercare World. In May 2000, the Bhs stores were sold to Philip Green, and Storehouse reverted to the Mothercare brand
In June 2007, Mothercare bought Early Learning Centre (ELC) for £85 million. In October 2007, it launched Gurgle, a pregnancy and parenting social networking website. In November 2009, Mothercare acquired the 50% of Gurgle that it did not already own
In November 2019, the company put Mothercare UK (and Mothercare Business Services) into administration. This meant all the UK shops and the UK website closed soon after. Mothercare International still trades profitably.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,every Monday,Astounding thrills with,The Steel Claw,inside,Comic,weekly,comic for boys,Daytona Beach,Macon,1935,Macon Airship,1900,Colonel Kekewich,General French,kids,childrens,comics,comic,book,comic book,colour,color,British,1960s,boy,bys,adventure,adventures,Captain Hurricane,Mytek the Mighty,Fleetway Publications,IPC Magazines,the,Mirror Group,publishing,publisher
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP34A - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Great Britain, UK in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The main subject is Copy of the Valiant Comic 19th February 1966,it happened this week,Captain Malcolm Campbell, land speed record,Macon Airship,1935. The setting also relates to community identity, everyday life, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, architectural detailing, period building, documentary photography, archival record, urban fabric, traditional masonry, historic frontage, regional identity, and built heritage. The present-day relevance extends to heritage conservation and maintenance costs, while a wider concern is the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. As a documentary source, the photograph anchors the combination of built form, activity and local identity within Great Britain, UK. Further connections include historic commercial architecture, public realm, local character, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, place identity, architectural character, and heritage asset. Elements such as happened, Campbell, Macon, Captain, and Malcolm add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. For Great Britain, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to heritage conservation and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment within the specific setting of Great Britain, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK. A further contemporary connection is energy retrofit and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Caravan,Cheshire,England,UK,band,Viola Beach band,future,talent,help young people,realise dreams,building futures,legacy,Warrington Youth,Warrington schools,teenagers,musical tuition,music,CIO,Charitable Incorporated Organisation,guitarist,River Reeves Guitarist,youth,kids,adult,adults,help,helping,charitable,the,Gateway,Warrington,WA1 1SR,WA1,WA4
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110D8 - The River Reeves Foundation has the ambition to help young people realise their dreams as actors, writers, artists, directors and musicians through grants, donations and other payments. We aim to provide the financial support that ensures passionate, talented young men and women can dare to dream about their futures within the arts.
The River Reeves Foundation will also be working closely with schools across Warrington to support the town's most talented pupils. The River Reeves Foundation will be providing the funding for talented pupils selected by their schools to receive musical tuition across a range of instruments.
The River Reeves Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and our Charity Objectives are:
For the benefit of the public, to promote the education of people under the age of 25 years in Warrington in such ways as the charity trustees think fit
The Gateway, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1SR
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Caravan,Cheshire,England,UK,band,Viola Beach band,future,talent,help young people,realise dreams,building futures,legacy,Warrington Youth,Warrington schools,teenagers,musical tuition,music,CIO,Charitable Incorporated Organisation,guitarist,River Reeves Guitarist,youth,kids,adult,adults,help,helping,charitable,the,Gateway,Warrington,WA1 1SR,WA1,WA4
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110DR - The River Reeves Foundation has the ambition to help young people realise their dreams as actors, writers, artists, directors and musicians through grants, donations and other payments. We aim to provide the financial support that ensures passionate, talented young men and women can dare to dream about their futures within the arts.
The River Reeves Foundation will also be working closely with schools across Warrington to support the town's most talented pupils. The River Reeves Foundation will be providing the funding for talented pupils selected by their schools to receive musical tuition across a range of instruments.
The River Reeves Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and our Charity Objectives are:
For the benefit of the public, to promote the education of people under the age of 25 years in Warrington in such ways as the charity trustees think fit
The Gateway, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1SR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Belfast,LGBT,LGBTQ,homosexual,activism,NI,Northern Ireland,Love,Your,Queer,kids,kid,Love your queer kids,graffiti,red,spray paint,North Street,love-your-queer-kids,gay kids,gay children,gay son,gay daughter,lesbian,queer,gay,Ireland,DUP,Protestant,limitations,on a wall,on a,love your,trans kids
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM1TFJ - . A local-history photograph depicts the setting around Belfast BT1 1LU, in a view made during 2017. The source caption identifies Love your queer kids, graffiti North Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The wider setting includes urban fabric, period architecture, heritage streetscape, community expression, architectural character, graphic intervention, public realm art, historic fabric, architectural heritage, creative regeneration, adaptive reuse, and urban conservation. Modern coverage of visual placemaking frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of regeneration, public-realm investment and art integrated with regeneration. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, architectural conservation also connects with adaptive reuse, conservation of original fabric and efforts aimed at sensitive refurbishment. The photograph fixes Belfast BT1 1LU at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The scene also relates to mural culture, conservation architecture, built heritage, art-led regeneration, traditional building, urban graphics. Other local associations include Love Your gay kids, Love Your gay children, Love Your Queer children, Belfast City, public building, love your kids. Its context additionally embraces historic townscape, community art, architectural detail, conservation interest, urban visual culture, local identity, creative streetscape, local landmark, street-level design, and illustrated hoarding. For present-day editorial use, visual placemaking can also illustrate debates about temporary installations and public-realm investment, particularly where these affect recording temporary artwork. That gives this view of Belfast BT1 1LU continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Belfast BT1 1LU
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Family Area,safe,area,CAMRA,beer festival,drinking,kids,no,no kids,family,families,unaccompanied,children,sign,signage,warning,eating,pub,bar,premises,families only,signs,no children,parents,parent,carer,carers,responsible,adult,adults,room,rooms,special
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BC3987 - . This period scene at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX in 2017 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. At the centre of the frame is Family Area, No Unaccompanied Children sign. Other connected aspects include visual archive, British brewing tradition, customer guidance, historical comparison, venue rules, festival bar service, real-ale culture, regional identity, rule enforcement, beer judging, beer appreciation, instructional sign, community identity, and public-facing notice. In the mid-2020s, business rates and hospitality costs keep the subject current, particularly through the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. The subject remains useful for current coverage of customer management and child safeguarding, not least because of the balance between access, safety and venue responsibility. For local-history research, the view leaves evidence of the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. Other useful associations include place identity, drinks hospitality, historic context, social drinking culture, beer tourism, licensed trade, public realm, and before-and-after reference. Details involving Family, Unaccompanied, and Children give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the survival of community pubs as part of the longer story of Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. Another useful connection is venue policy and the importance of clear wording in shared public environments when considered against later change at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,main,Virgin,Warrington,Cheshire,WBQ,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,West Coast Main Line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,insulator,insulators,glass,plastic,electrical,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550GA - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,west,coast,main,Virgin,Cheshire,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,West Coast Main Line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550K8 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: International Year of the child,international,year,of,the,child,children,play,playing,on,a,slide,unicef,grass,recreation,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,po,Gotonysmith,todler,todlers,babies,juveniles,kid,kids,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5R8 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: school,St Wilfrids Grappenhall,Cheshire,England,GoTonySmith,village,crest,motto,primary,star,child,children,of,the,week,star of the month,good behaviour,kid,kids,excellence,achievement,primary school,special award,special,CE,C.E.,Church of England,motivational,motivation,youth,head,teacher,teachers pet,Church Lane,WA4,WA4 3EP,Gropenhale,reading benchmarks,Ofsted,star of the week
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DNC - . School special award certificate from primary school, St Wilfrids Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed at Church lane,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 06 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 School, special, award, certificate, primary, Grappenhall, schools, Warrington, well behaved and St Wilfrids Grappenhall, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject has strong relevance to education, school life, pupils, students, classmates, learning and the rituals that mark transitions between stages of childhood and young adulthood. It can support editorial features about schools, the end of term, friendship, uniforms, memories, examinations, moving to a new school, student identity and the social traditions that develop around education. Handwriting, names, clothing, classroom or school-related details can provide authentic visual evidence of personal experience rather than a staged educational concept. The photograph can therefore work for both contemporary education stories and longer-term social-history coverage of how pupils commemorate school years and friendships. Search themes include education, school life, pupils, classmates, school leavers, uniforms, end-of-term traditions, childhood memories and transitions between stages of education. Personal marks, handwriting, clothing or school-related objects give the subject a human documentary quality that is useful for social-history as well as education coverage. 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.
Church lane,Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG386Y - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ” outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ” outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8124430083 - 'Its about this time of year that The Daily mail and others run articles about the dangers of conkers and other things, usually on slack news days.
'Traditional school games such as conkers and leapfrog are dying out because over-protective teachers have irrational fears about health and safety, a survey suggests.
Researchers found that conkers have been banned from nearly one sixth of playgrounds for fear that they could cause injury or trigger a nut allergy, even though they are not nuts.
British bulldog contests have been banned from more than a quarter of playgrounds and even innocuous games such as leapfrog and marbles are going the same way.
Of 653 heads, teachers and support staff questioned, 29 per cent said British bulldog has been banned in their school, 14 per cent said pupils are forbidden from playing conkers and 9 per cent said leapfrog had been banned.
Some 5 per cent said children were prevented from playing marbles and the same percentage said chasing games, such as tag, had been stopped.
The trend has been blamed on the rise in bureaucracy and red tape in schools and an increase in the number of parents who sue. Education experts have accused \u2018over-zealous\u2019 teachers of ruining childhoods.
Tim Gill, former director of the Children\u2019s Play Council at the National Children\u2019s Bureau, said schools have \u2018forgotten how to give children a good childhood\u2019.
He added: \u2018Bumps and scrapes and dealing with life\u2019s trials are part and parcel of growing into a confident and resilient person.
\u2018You can only learn through experience.\u2019 '
This is one of the oldest chestnuts (geddit?) around, a truly classic myth. A well-meaning head teacher decided children should wear safety goggles to play conkers. Subsequently some schools appear to have banned conkers on 'health &
safety' grounds or made children wear goggles, or even padded gloves!
Realistically the risk from playing conkers is incredibly low and just not worth bothering about. If kids deliberately hit each other over the head with conkers, that's a discipline issue, not health and safety.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4991347212 - 'Theme From Sparta FC - 'The Fall' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
This music you may remember from BBC Saturday Sport was composed by MES (Mark E Smith) and The Fall. To get a feel for the show, check this out. Unfortunately, his beloved Man City had managed a 'Hopeless as usual performance' in their 0-0 draw against Blackburn.
The Fall are an English post-punk group, formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976. The group has existed in some form ever since, and is essentially built around its founder and only constant member Mark E. Smith. First associated with the punk movement of the late 1970s, the group's music has gone through several stylistic changes over the years.
However, The Fall's music is often characterised by repetition, an abrasive guitar-driven sound, and is always underpinned by Smith's vocals and often cryptic lyrics, described by critic Steve Huey as 'abstract poetry filled with complicated wordplay, bone-dry wit, cutting social observations, and general misanthropy (sometimes more implied than clearly stated, but apparent nonetheless).'
The group's output is prolific. As of September 2010 they have released 28 studio albums, and more than triple that counting live albums and other releases. They have never achieved widespread public success beyond a handful of minor hit singles in the late 1980s, but have maintained a strong cult following. The band were long associated with BBC disc jockey John Peel, who championed them from early on in their career and cited The Fall as his favourite band, famously explaining, 'They are always different, they are always the same.'. The Fall were the only band who merited a seperate section in John Peel's record collection.
MES does manage the band like a football team, bringing in new talent and mavericks (many he encounters in the pub in Prestwich) acting as foreman. Dave Simpson's book 'The Fallen' is a great guide to the world of The Fall.
The last time I saw them was in Liverpool 2008 when MES had just turned 50. The band's Peel sessions were finally released recently by Castle Records in the six-CD box 'The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004'. This is a good starting point for getting to know the varied music of the band. The lastest album 'Your Future, Our Clutter' is also worth a listen to wet your appetite. Tell 'em I sent you.....
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This is quite an old shot. In the current climate I may not even have attempted to take it.
I have heard it said that many classic shots from the likes of Cartier Bresson and others would not be able to take many of their classic images these days. Very sad.
NB: Like all the images on this stream, full size prints up to 30x20inches are available, Check my profile for how to contact me.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF10 - . This location-led image captures the everyday reality of the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Doncaster tackles Obesity , Hello kids,Eat Your Veg Kids, Grow Big and Strong, graphic message, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Further features of the subject include government policy, town-centre trading, public administration, national policy, local tourism, political controversy, food culture, service economy, hospitality premises, leisure hospitality, shopping district, and catering trade. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes shifts in leisure spending alongside brand consolidation, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around customer-facing businesses often combines staffing, consumer spending and the practical challenge of sustainable tourism. In the mid-2020s, public policy is increasingly discussed through local authority finance and the cost of living, with attention turning to new regulatory requirements. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster tackles Obesity. The view also records themes involving retail vacancy, civic debate, food service, restaurant sector, local democracy, shopfront economy. Further aspects present in the subject include public-sector policy, hospitality employment, policy change, food-and-drink business, public services, customer footfall, independent retail, high-street commerce, tourism economy, and government decision-making. The resulting record of the recorded location is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site. This period image preserves the site's period identity as part of the area's social history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCT2 - The Beano is a long running British children's comic, published by DC Thomson.
The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. In September 2009, The Beano's 3,500th issue was published. The Beano is currently edited by Craig Graham. Each issue is published on a Thursday, with the issue date being that of the following Saturday.
Its characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, The Numskulls, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz and Ball Boy. Earlier characters who have been phased out include Ivy the Terrible, Calamity James, The Three Bears and Pansy Potter. Some old characters, like Biffo the Bear, Lord Snooty, Baby Face Finlayson and Little Plum, have more recently made a return as funsize quarter-page strips.
England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCT8 - The Beano is a long running British children's comic, published by DC Thomson.
The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. In September 2009, The Beano's 3,500th issue was published. The Beano is currently edited by Craig Graham. Each issue is published on a Thursday, with the issue date being that of the following Saturday.
Its characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, The Numskulls, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz and Ball Boy. Earlier characters who have been phased out include Ivy the Terrible, Calamity James, The Three Bears and Pansy Potter. Some old characters, like Biffo the Bear, Lord Snooty, Baby Face Finlayson and Little Plum, have more recently made a return as funsize quarter-page strips.
England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX0YG - The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938,[1] and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019.[2] Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz, Lord Snooty and His Pals, Ivy the Terrible, General Jumbo, Jonah, and Biffo the Bear.
The Beano was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour with an audience of all ages. Beano is a multimedia franchise with spin-off books and Christmas annuals, a website, theme park rides, games, cartoon adaptations, and a production company.
Dundee (Meadowside). 2 Albert Square Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H542A5 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
