Sunday 25th October
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British Summer Time Ends
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International Artist Day
Eastern Region
Known for its dramatic wide horizons and landscapes, the Norfolk Broads, Fenland and historic market towns. The home of Nelson and the vegetable capital of England. Its universities have been centres of innovation and imaginative thought for hundreds of years.
Did You Know...
Edith Louisa Cavell’s hometown Swardeston, Norfolk, England is best known for her work as a nurse in the First World War — and for being sentenced to death for helping Allied soldiers escape German territory The death of this Red Cross nurse was on 12 October 1915 sent shock waves around the world. She had been pioneering new nursing techniques in Belgium. treating all soldiers who needed help, regardless of their nationality. Her courage, compassion and Christian faith is celebrated in Norwich Cathedral every October.
Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.