AnglOrony

During her visit, Queen Elisabeth II described Hale as 'an oasis of green in an industrial landscape '. There is more to Hale Village, however. There are dozens of picturesque thatched, lime-washed cottages dating back to late 17th and 18th century, and other listed buildings. And there is a real giant ...

This major exhibition about the shared life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono  in the Museum of Liverpool spanned through 2018. It was so hugely popular that it was expanded for a few months more, till autumn 2019.  Yoko Ono opened the exhibition; she provided many of the personal items never ever displayed before, and took care that everything will be up to scratch for the public presentation. The space followed a timeline , from the first meeting of the iconic couple in London at Indica Gallery, through all the years of Lennon solo career, Plastic Ono band , their activities, artwork, successes and struggles.  Visitors could read or hear John and Yoko memories and opinions on a number of displays. It was a journey through their life , told in their own words - for the very first time on such a scale, detail and intimacy. All visuals had been kept black and white in line with the last album, Double Fantasy  and many of their joint pieces of performance art.    The Imagine Peace camp

Manchester is a world famous city for many reasons. Here, the Industrial Revolution had a full steam power ahead, making it 'the parent' of all modern cities around the world. The city gave the world the  weather report , the  atom , the  railway , the  computer . The city where both socialism and capitalism were pioneered, and the S uffragettes fought so fiercely for women's right. Above all, the city's story is stepped in the global textile industry (it is almost impossible to live without fashion). The city unique way to develop as a world metropolis , came from its special moist climate along with the supply of soft water from its three rivers . This allowed cotton processing on a huge scale and in the best setting. Cotton mills , factories and elaborate warehouses  had risen in the city’s in the 19th century to clothe millions of people and their furniture.  Nicknamed ' Cottonopolis ', Manchester accumulated wealth which enabled to built man