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• 100 years of Wildlife Trusts celebrated at Brandon Marsh
• Historians discover world's first children's slide built 90 years ago from a <b>...</b>
• Building <b>design</b> is praised in awards
• Historic <b>Gloucestershire</b> Newland House destroyed by fire

100 years of Wildlife Trusts celebrated at Brandon Marsh Posted: 17 Apr 2012 03:16 PM PDT by Cara Simpson, Coventry Telegraph NATURE lovers learnt more about woodland and wildlife at Brandon Marsh nature reserve near Coventry at the weekend. Hundreds of all ages visited the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve for a day of making ... See all stories on this topic »

Historians discover world's first children's slide built 90 years ago from a <b>...</b> Posted: 17 Apr 2012 03:06 PM PDT The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire – the first public park in the UK. It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park, then went on to ... See all stories on this topic »

Building <b>design</b> is praised in awards Posted: 17 Apr 2012 02:51 PM PDT WHAT could a Victorian theatre, a luxury hotel, a Cheltenham primary school and the headquarters of a national engineering firm all have in common? All four are Cheltenham landmarks which been praised for their recent building work, and have been named ... See all stories on this topic »

Historic <b>Gloucestershire</b> Newland House destroyed by fire Posted: 17 Apr 2012 02:48 PM PDT The 10 bedroom Newland House, in Almshouse Road, Newland, was consumed by a raging inferno last night as fire crews from Cinderford, Lydney, Coleford and Cheltenham battled the enormous blaze. Residents watched on from the graveyard of nearby All ... See all stories on this topic »

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