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On the Path of Angels & Demons with Robert Langdon

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Matthew Holmes

One of my favorite books by Dan Brown, Angels & Demons, follows Robert Langdon on a quest across Rome. Historical tidbits, symbolism, and mysterious elements have always grabbed my attention. The author crafted a compelling novel and picked an excellent lead character in Langdon to begin his series. For this adventure, we will skip two locations outside Rome: Harvard University and CERN. Instead, we will focus on Robert’s quest to find the light at the end of the path.
Matthew Holmes: Canada, it’s time to hunt some Americans

1 month ago | thehub.ca | Matthew Holmes

Don’t get me wrong, this is not a call to arms but a call to the tradespeople, the tinkerers, and the thinkers who have made America an economic powerhouse—set up shop here in Canada. This isn’t a radical idea. It’s happened before and it’s happening now. Who can forget the night in November 2016 when Donald Trump was first elected and Canada’s immigration website famously crashed.
New Book - The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics

Nov 26, 2024 | niche-canada.org | Matthew Holmes

Matthew Holmes, The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024. Imagine you had the power to create a new species by simply attaching – “grafting” – two different plants together. You would be holding a graft hybrid, one of the most controversial organisms in the entire history of biology.
Practically perfect role for Rhys

Nov 11, 2024 | gazetteseries.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

CHIPPING Sodbury actor Rhys Batten in Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical group’s multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins. Rhys said: “I fell in love with performing at the Bristol Hippodrome as a child which was the first stage I ever performed on. "Now I am back performing on that very as a professional actor for the first time ever as a part of the ensemble for the award multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins.
Remembrance Day in Stroud 2024

Nov 4, 2024 | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

Mayor Neil Gibbs in front of the giant 8ft x 8ft poppy made up of thousands of smaller crocheted and knitted woollen poppies which took a team of 'knitters' nearly a year to create. REMEMBRANCE is set to be marked across Stroud District with a number of services and parades. In Stroud the big Remembrance day event takes place on Sunday, November 10 at Park Gardens at 10.45am with a Remembrance service and wreath laying at the war memorial in Park Gardens.
A steam engine and a fine old woollen mill in nostalgia

Nov 2, 2024 | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

4 1/1 STEAM engine fans will be delighted by the sight of Engine 6106 in this week's nostalgia section. The magnificent engine is pictured at Brimscombe Engine Shed and the picture is courtesy of Derek King. The engine was built in 1931 in Swindon and after a long life the locomotive was given a cosmetic overhaul and repaint in 2019. Do you remember the glory days of Steam travel in England?
Remembering the Severn Rail Bridge disaster 64 years on

Nov 2, 2024 | gazetteseries.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

4 1/1 BACK in 1960 the infamous Seven Rail Bridge Disaster took place on Tuesday October 25. Former Gazette photographer captured the aftermath of the disaster in which five men lost their lives and he published them on his Facebook page David Ireland's Gazette Pictures From The Past and are reproduced here.. Two tankers collided and brought down the Sharpness - Lydney link. Chris Witts wrote about the disaster in his book and website Severn Tales.
Secrets of Stroud exposed in new book

Nov 1, 2024 | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

THE Secrets of Stroud are explored in a new book by Gloucestershire author David Elder. Called Secret Stroud the book is by David Elder, from Cheltenham has spent months researching some of Stroud's best kept secrets. It is a wonderful deep dive into Stroud's fascinating history illustrated with over 100 interesting pictures from Stroud's rich history. Stroud has been an important market town in the Cotswolds for centuries.
Cobweb and an owl in the Gloucestershire Camera Club

Nov 1, 2024 | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

8 1/1 Cobweb and an owl in the Gloucestershire Camera Club
"Flagship venue in the heart of the Lakes" - Lakes Brew to open new tap room

Oct 30, 2024 | nwemail.co.uk | Matthew Holmes

A new tap room is coming to the heart of the Lake District next year to build upon a company's growing reputation. Created by the Lakes Brew Company, the new site will be found in Ambleside with the team hoping to create a 'vibrant, inclusive, family friendly' social space for locals and visitors. The tap room will blend the 'modern and traditional' parts of the area to create the perfect recipe for success.