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Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is a city farm established in 1980 in Meanwood, Leeds, England, which has animals and crops and an environmentally friendly visitors centre. The farm is on Meanwood Beck and occupies 24 acres (97,000 m2). The main entrance is on Sugarwell Road. Activities It demonstrates a variety of wildlife habitats, organic farming and sustainability over 24 acres (97,000 m2) to members of the public, and introduces schoolchildren to various aspects of farming and the environment. The Farm also provides educational services to disadvantaged young people and adults with learning difficulties. It provides locally grown food and allotments for the community. There is a social enterprise coffee shop where profits go to the community, and which provides a meeting place for local communities and work experience and training. The animals farmed include Dexter cattle, sheep (Whitefaced Woodland Ryeland), alpacas, goats, several breeds of pig, chickens and ducks. There are also guinea pigs and rabbits in the small animals area and two donkeys. Honey is produced from beehives kept on the farm and the moors. A Recycled Bike Project takes cycles from Meanwood Household Waste Site and donated by West Yorkshire Police, which are rebuilt by young people, teaching them mechanical skills. The final bicycles are then donated to trainees or unemployed people to aid commuting. Ten have been sent to Romania for Medicare Nurses to visit their patients. History It was established in 1980 as a charity run by volunteers with £5,000 from Leeds City Council, initially with one caravan (later two) as the only accommodation, and was formally opened in July 1981 by the Lord Mayor of Leeds. By 1986 there was a hut, and in 1999, having raised half a million pounds, a timber frame building called the Epicentre was opened as a resource for the farm and the local community, with offices, education and meeting rooms. Further fundraising produced donations of a similar sum to enable expansion, with new animal buildings in 2004. Epicentre The main building provides administrative rooms for the farm, and meeting rooms for local groups. It is an example of Walter Segal system of self-build construction which is environmentally-friendly in its use of materials and energy. It is a low-energy building using the principle of solar gain; it has a turf roof and uses a reed bed drainage treatment system. It was officially opened by the Environment Secretary, Michael Meacher and was also visited by Prince Charles in 2002. Recognition It was commended by Prince Charles. Its Director, Sue Reddington, received an MBE for her work with the farm in the 2000 New Year Honours and one of its first volunteers, Robert Collins, received the same in the 2013 New Year Honours. References External links Official website "Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, registered charity no. 510452". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Meanwood Valley Urban Farm at Visit Leeds website
Meden School

Meden School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England, with 860 pupils at the Ofsted report of 2014, of which 116 were sixth-formers. The school is a member of the Nova Education Trust, which includes Birklands Primary in Warsop. History The local area is historically a coal-mining area in the greater Mansfield district, with nearby Welbeck Colliery at Meden Vale closing in 2010. The school opened as the Meden Comprehensive School on 7 September 1965. The official opening took place on 8 June 1966 attended by the secretary to the Council for Education in World Citizenship. The £253,000 building was built to withstand mining subsidence and had around 600 pupils. The school gained Technology specialist status in 2001 and was placed into special measures during 2011, becoming an academy under the Torch Academy Gateway Trust in 2012, which became known as the Nova Education Trust in 2014. The school had 860 pupils in 2014. The school was built next to the main A60 road and near the River Meden with the Meden Sports Centre and small swimming pool integral to the site. It closed in 2018, and was replaced by a new facility with pool named Warsop Health Hub which opened in 2024, operated by Mansfield District Council's external leisure trust partner. Admissions The school is led by Mr Jim Smith, successor to Emma Sims. The school's college is led by Mrs Louisa Brett and Ms Holly Smith for year twelve and thirteen cohorts. Meden College provides each student has the use of a 'tablet' PC to help with studies. The college facilities have wireless access and a suite of computers. The school was placed in special measures by OfSTED in 2010. Since being taken over by the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, Meden became one of the most improved school in the country, and in May 2012 was taken out of special measures due to the significant improvements that the school had made since being under new leadership. In 2012 the school secured the following results for key stage four (KS4) pupils; Key Stage Four Academic Performance 5+ A*-C GCSEs (including English and Maths) = 6.7% 5+ A*-C GCSEs = 860% 3+ A*-A = 310% Key Stage Five Academic Performance A2 Level – 100% Pass. UCAS Performance – Double the acceptance ratio for Medicine and related courses, compared to the National Average – Double the acceptance ratio for Humanities and the Arts related courses, compared to the National Average. – 10% higher acceptance rate compared to National average for Biological Science courses. – 20% higher acceptance rate compared to National average for Maths and Maths related courses. – Higher than the National Average acceptance rates for Education, Engineering and Science related courses. Notable former pupils Jake Ball, cricketer, nephew of Bruce French Steve Frost, producer of Coronation Street Bruce French, former England cricketer, uncle of Jake Ball Neil Pointon, former Everton footballer Jamie Johnson, British Judoka References OFSTED Report External links The Meden School website Edubase Comic Relief Day 1993
MediaCityUK

MediaCityUK ist ein Gewerbe-, Unterhaltungs- und Wohnkomplex in der nordenglischen Stadt Salford im Metropolitan County Greater Manchester. Das Gelände befindet sich am Ufer des Manchester Ship Canal und war zuvor Teil des Hafens von Manchester. Projektentwickler der MediaCityUK ist das Unternehmen Peel Media, Entwürfe und Planungen stammen vom Architekturbüro Chapman Taylor. Die Immobilien des Komplexes werden vorrangig durch Medienunternehmen genutzt wie etwa die BBC sowie durch die Universität Salford. Die MediaCityUK ist durch die gleichnamige Haltestelle in das ÖPNV-System Manchester Metrolink eingebunden, die im Jahr 2010 eröffnet wurde. Weblinks Offizielle Internetpräsenz der MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK

MediaCityUK est un projet de renouvellement urbain situé dans les docks de Manchester entre Salford et Trafford dans la banlieue de Manchester. MediaCityUK est un pôle d'activité centré dans le secteur des médias avec notamment la BBC, ITV Granada et Satellite Information Services. Il vise à redévelopper une partie des docks de Manchester fermés en 1982. Le projet a une superficie de 81 hectares. Historique Le projet initialement baptisé "mediacity:uk" vise à réhabiliter 220 hectares de terrain sur les docks de Manchester, la dernière zone des docks n'ayant pas encore bénéficié d'un plan de renouvellement urbain. L'objectif est de transformer le quartier en capitale high-tech des médias. Ce projet s'intègre dans le plan de réurbanisation 2004-2016 ratifié par les autorités publiques de la ville. La construction du nouveau quartier a mené à la destruction d'anciens bâtiments tels que le centenaire Central Salford Mission (Salford Central United Reform Church). Les promoteurs de MediaCityUk annoncent en 2010 que le nouveau quartier n'aura pas de noms pour ses rues, qui seront plutôt référencées avec un système de couleurs. La même année démarre la construction d'un pont tournant au-dessus du Manchester Ship Canal pour connecter le nouveau quartier au Imperial War Museum North de l'autre côté de la rive. Fin 2010, un hôtel Holiday Inn est inauguré à MediaCityUK. En 2011, la chaîne BBC y installe de nouveaux locaux de production et y relocalise nombre de ses programmes. En 2013, la télévision ITV relocalise ses locaux de Granada dans le nouveau quartier de MediaCityUK. En 2016, un budget de 1 milliard de livres sterling est débloqué pour la construction de studios de télévision, de bureaux, d'un hôtel, et de 1.400 maisons. EN 2017, l'entreprise agroalimentaire Kellog's relocalise son siège social britannique dans MediaCityUK. En 2019, le promoteur immobilier Peel Media and Legal & General Capital débloque les fonds pour construire 50.000 mètres carrés de bureaux, 1.800 appartements, des commerces, des espaces publics, et une nouvelle voie piétonne. En septembre 2021, le nom MediaCityUK est simplifié pour devenir MediaCity. Galerie Prix 2011 : Carbuncle Cup (« bâtiment le plus laid du Royaume-Uni ») décernée à l'immeuble de la BBC situé dans MediaCity Références Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Manchester et de son comté
Media City Footbridge

The Media City Footbridge is a swing-mechanism footbridge over the Manchester Ship Canal near MediaCityUK. It is an asymmetric cable-stayed swing bridge and was completed in 2011. It was designed by Gifford (now part of Ramboll) and WilkinsonEyre. The pedestrian bridge links MediaCityUK with the Imperial War Museum North on Trafford Wharf. It weighs 450 tonnes, and has two spans of 65 and 18 metres (213 and 59 ft). It swings through 71 degrees to give a 48-metre (157 ft) navigation channel. The deck of the bridge is an orthotropic steel box. The bridge is supported by eight tapered steel fanned masts. It was built by Balfour Beatty, with the steel fabrication by Rowecord Engineering of Newport, South Wales. The swing mechanism is built on a reinforced concrete caisson foundation of 13 metres (43 ft) diameter. Above the water it is 7.3 metres (24 ft) in diameter. See also Salford Quays lift bridge References External links
Mediaeval Stone Building, Coventry

The Medieval Stone Building is an unidentified medieval ruin on Much Park Street, Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. The ruin is a Grade II* listed building; it is believed to have been built in the late 13th or early 14th century and was uncovered by a German bomb during the Coventry Blitz. The building, built from red sandstone, was rectangular; one of the walls contains a single pointed arched window in one wall. The shell of the cellar remains—one of several similar cellars in Coventry city centre including those at 21–22 High Street, Coventry and 38–39 Bayley Lane—as do three of the four walls from the ground floor. However, the vault has been lost. The building's original purpose is unknown. There is speculation that it may have been associated with the monastery at Whitefriars further along Much Park Street or an independent merchant's house. The site of the building was excavated in 1971: archaeologists discovered pottery from the 13th and 14th centuries. In 2010, a drain and stake holes were excavated beside a pit containing pieces of iron slag, suggesting the site may have had industrial origins. References
Medway Tunnel

The Medway Tunnel is a tunnel under the River Medway linking Strood with Chatham in Kent, England. It forms part of the A289 Medway Towns Northern Relief Road. The Medway Tunnel is the first immersed tube tunnel to be built in England and only the second of this type in the UK, the other at Conwy, North Wales. History Proposal and construction The Rochester Bridge had been the lowest river crossing of the River Medway for centuries, and despite expansion in the 1970s was very congested. In the late 1980s, the Medway Tunnel was proposed downstream of the Bridge to relieve congestion on the bridge, to allow greater access to the Medway Towns and assist with redevelopment of Chatham Dockyard. The Medway Tunnel Bill – promoted by the Rochester Bridge Trust – was submitted to Parliament in 1988. The Medway Tunnel Act 1990 (c. xxii) was passed granting the Rochester Bridge Trust the power to build and own the tunnel. The £80m project was carried out by an HBM Civil Engineering / Tarmac Construction joint venture, and started in May 1992. The tunnel itself was constructed in three distinct sections. The central part of the tunnel is the 370 metres (1,210 ft) of immersed tube, which is linked to cut and cover tunnels on both the Strood and Chatham banks of the river, with a total tunnel length of 720 metres (2,360 ft). As part of the construction project, 800 metres (2,600 ft) of new dual carriageway and a new junction was built to connect the new tunnel to the existing road network. Separate from the project, various bypasses and link roads were constructed to provide access to the local area - the A289 Medway Northern Relief Road. The Medway Tunnel was officially opened by the Princess Royal on 12 June 1996. In 1996, it won an award from the UK's Concrete Society. Running costs In 2008 negotiations were completed by Medway Council which purchased the freehold of the tunnel from the Trust for £1 with a £3.6m contribution on future costs. Operation As of March 2023, the tunnel is used by around 40,000 vehicles per day. Cyclists are currently not allowed to travel through the tunnel which is not part of the local cycle network. References External links Rochester Bridge Trust
Meersbrook Park

Meersbrook Park is set on a steep hillside in Meersbrook, Sheffield, England, offering panoramic views over central Sheffield to the north. Within the park are two historic buildings: Bishops' House and Meersbrook Hall. The Bishops' House One of the oldest buildings in Sheffield, is a timber-framed building built around 1580. Originally owned by the Blythe family, it passed out of Blythe ownership in the 18th century, probably into the hands of Benjamin Roebuck, and the house and fields were let out to tenant farmers. The house was included in the sale of the Meersbrook estate to Sheffield Corporation in 1885. The Parks Authority continued to use Bishops House as a dwelling house following the purchase, housing 2 separate families of park employees until the 1970s. It is a Grade II* listed building and has been open as a museum since 1976. In April 2011 a voluntary organisation, Friends of Bishops' House, took over management of public opening of the house on behalf of Sheffield City Council who have continued to maintain the building. It now hosts community events and is a licensed wedding venue. Meersbrook Hall Was built in 1780 by Benjamin Roebuck. The property included a walled kitchen garden and house's estate extended to Meers Brook. The house was the home of the Ruskin Museum until 1950. John Ruskin originally set up his museum as the Museum of St George in 1871 at a small cottage in Walkley, but it was renamed and moved to Meersbrook House in 1890. The Ruskin collection can now be seen in Sheffield's Millennium Galleries. Although the area was still in Derbyshire, the councillors in Sheffield were already looking over the border for amenity facilities for their citizens. In January 1885, Sheffield City Council bought both the house and the land as a public park or pleasure ground. The house is now a Grade II listed building. Meersbrook Hall was used as council offices for several years until 2016, when it was taken over by the Heeley Trust in partnership with Friends of Meersbrook Hall. It now hosts Sheffield Online and various community projects and events including Adult Learning and Wellbeing Classes. References
Beyton

Beyton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. The village is around 8 miles (13 km) east of Bury St Edmunds, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Thurston and 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Stowmarket. The main Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds road used to pass through the village – the modern A14 dual carriageway bypasses the village to the north. History According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the name is homestead by brook or Beaga's homestead. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Begoton or Begatona. The Domesday village was held by Hugh de Montfort and was a very small settlement with a taxable value of just 0.3 geld units. The village was a farming community located on the glacial clay of 'High' Suffolk. It grew up around the village green and the along the main Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds road. The road was turnpiked in 1711 and became an accident 'black spot' in modern times. The village having been bypassed in 1978 with the modern A14 running to the north of the village. A maltings was present in the village in 1855 and a post mill, which had originally been located at Wickhambrook, was moved to the village in 1830. A conservation area was established in the village in 1973. Beyton Parish Council made both local and national news in 2015 after the chairman's wife blocked a member of the public legally filming a council meeting. The police were called to the scene. Governance Beyton parish forms part of the Mid Suffolk district. All Saints’ Church The parish church, All Saints, is a Grade II* listed building. It is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk. The church tower is believed to be Saxon in origin, although the present tower has been dated to the 13th century. The building was heavily restored in the 19th century. The church is not mentioned in the Domesday Book entry for the village. Education Beyton Middle School enrolled about 700 pupils from age 9 to 13 with the majority of students coming from surrounding villages. The school closed in July 2014 as part of a reorganisation of schools to a two tier structure by Suffolk County Council that saw students stay in primary school to age 11 where they would then transfer on to secondary schools, mostly Thurston Community College, Stowupland High School or Bury St Edmunds County High School. The site is now used by Thurston Community College as part of its sixth form provision. Notable people Robert Dewing (1863–1934), cricketer and army officer References External links
Melbourne Park (Nottingham)

Melbourne Park is a large public space in Aspley, Nottingham, England. The park is approximately 500 by 600 metres (1,600 by 2,000 ft). In addition to public greenspace, the site has a number of football pitches which are used for Sunday league football matches. There are many football teams around this area. The park contains a variety of trees, including lombardy poplars around the playing area, a row of black poplars and a variety of large trees around the perimeter. History The Aspley area of the city was developed quite rapidly. In 1915 the area was fields and scattered housing. By 1930 the area had either been developed for housing uses or land had been set aside for those purposes. By 1936 the site of the park was one of the few parcels of land remaining undeveloped or not earmarked for housing or other uses. The Corporation of Nottingham Housing Department obtained funding from the Department of Health to lay out the majority of the present park as a public recreation ground. The portion of the present park around the Aspley Boys Club was developed by Nottingham City Transport as their recreation ground. Until c.1950 this section was distinct from the remainder of the park. In 1989 Nottinghamshire County Council proposed plans to develop the park as the new site for William Crane School (now closed). This proposal was resisted and formally prevented by a motion of the Nottingham City Council in September 1990. From 2005 until September 2021, the park was the site of the Nottinghamshire YMCA's Youth and Community Centre. The centre was closed due to increases in the rent by the city council as part of a series of closures and measures meant to save £38 million over the following four years. References
Meldon Park

Meldon Park is a privately owned country mansion situated at Meldon, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. Present building In 1832, Isaac Cookson commissioned architect John Dobson to replace the old manor, which stood on the banks of the River Wansbeck, with a new mansion, which was completed in 1835. During the 20th century, extensive internal improvements and embellishments were carried out by Edwin Lutyens. Historical ownership The Manor of Meldon was anciently held by the Fenwick family from whom it passed by marriage to the Radclyffes. James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater lost the estate to the Crown following his attainder for treason in the 1715 Jacobite rising. The house was put on the market for sale in 2022. Cookson family The Crown granted the estate to the Greenwich Hospital, by whom it was sold in 1832 for £55,000 to Isaac Cookson, a wealthy Newcastle upon Tyne merchant. Cookson was Mayor of Newcastle in 1809 and High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1838. In 1881, the Cookson family lived in some style with eighteen servants. The house and grounds were sold in December 2022. Meldon Park offers holiday accommodation (known as Meldon Cottage) which is available to book. Resources The Cookson Family Papers are archived at Durham University Library Archives. References Country House Rescue; Channel 4; 12 July 2012 External links Media related to Meldon Park, Hartburn at Wikimedia Commons
Melford Hall

Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk, England. Since 1786 it has been the seat of the Parker Baronets and is still lived in by the Hyde Parker family. Since 1960 it has been owned by the National Trust. The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before 1065. It has similar roots to nearby Kentwell Hall. It passed from the abbots during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and was later granted by Mary I to Sir William Cordell. From Cordell it passed via his sister to Thomas and Mary Savage, before being sold back into another male Cordell line when it was purchased by Sir Robert Cordell, 1st Baronet. James Howell described the hall and garden in the times of Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers in a letter in 1619. During the Stour Valley Riots of 1642 the house was attacked and damaged by an anti-Catholic crowd. In 1786 it was sold to Sir Harry Parker, 6th Baronet, son of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet. Beatrix Potter was a cousin of the family and was a frequent visitor to the hall from the 1890s onwards. One wing of the hall was gutted by fire in February 1942 but rebuilt after World War II, retaining the external Tudor brickwork with 1950s interior design. The hall was first opened to the public in 1955 by Ulla, Lady Hyde Parker. In 1958 Sue Ryder leased the south wing to house her holiday scheme for concentration camp survivors from Poland. This scheme, which ran at Melford Hall for 11 years, eventually grew into her work with charity Sue Ryder. In 1960 it passed to the National Trust. It is generally open on weekend afternoons in April and October, and on afternoons from Wednesday to Sunday during May to September. The Hall grounds host a number of events including the "Big Night Out" every November to mark Guy Fawkes Night and from 2013 the annual LeeStock Music Festival References External links Melford Hall on the National Trust website Video of exterior of Melford Hall