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Chelsea garden promoting flood resilience opens in Wallingford
A new garden promoting flood resilience measures using nature-based solutions has project at Howbery Business Park in Wallingford gives free public access to a blueprint for how outdoor spaces can help reduce flood include a pond that doubles as a sump to collect water and a smart rainwater tank that allows remotely controlled draining ahead of predicted builds on the silver medal-winning Flood Resilience Garden that debuted at Chelsea Flower Show last year. The garden's designer Ed Barsley, of the Environmental Design Studio, said: "With this garden, we wanted to demonstrate that flood resilient design needn't be a compromise."You can create spaces that are both beautiful and enriching, whatever the weather."He added that, in making the garden permanent, "we've worked hard to ensure it can endure and thrive for decades to come". The garden is part of a resilience campaign by Flood Re - a joint initiative between the government and insurers to make flood insurance cover for households more Ostler-Coyle, of Flood Re, said: "We're thrilled that the flood-resilient garden now has a permanent home, open and accessible to the wider public."Outdoor spaces like this are vital in providing a natural first line of defence against flooding."This garden demonstrates how thoughtful choices in plants and landscape design can offer both aesthetic value and tangible protection - helping to minimise physical damage and emotional strain when floods occur."Andy Brown, joint chief executive at HR Wallingford - which owns the site - said the garden "looks magnificent"."I am sure [it] will inspire everyone who visits, as well as providing a tranquil space for those that work here," he said. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Sun
6 minutes ago
- The Sun
Ancient elite's fingerprint found on LOST seal linked to mystery Biblical doomsday warning and hidden for 2,600 years
END TIMES Experts find a man's name on the ancient artefact believed to be the same person sent on an important mission by the King in Jerusalem A RARE 2,600 year-old clay seal linked to a Biblical scroll that threatened to curse people with hunger and devastation has been uncovered by stunned archaeologists. The exceptionally well-preserved artefact bears a Hebrew inscription and even a visible fingerprint that could belong to the owner. 3 3 It reads "Belonging to Yeda'yah (son of) Asayahu" who is thought to have been a trusted royal official at the time. If true, this links Asayahu to a dramatic moment in the biblical account of King Josiah of Judah, who reigned over Jerusalem for 31 years. According to the Hebrew Bible, a scroll dubbed the "Book of the Law" was rediscovered during King Josiah's time which warned of people's sins and impending divine punishment from God. Those who disobey would be cursed with drought, famine, defeat by enemies and other forms of devastating punishment. It was uncovered in the Solomon's Temple which was undergoing repairs in the late First Temple period - between the late 7th and early 6th century BC - after damage by the Babylonians. Workers stumbled across the ancient scroll, known as Sefer haTorah, and immediately alerted the King. A shaken King Josiah is said to have torn his clothes in fear, before enforcing major religious reforms across the land as a result. A group of trusted officials were urgently sent off to purge pagan practices from Jerusalem, destroying altars, idols, and shrines. And one of those among them was called Asayahu, described as "the king's servant" - the same name cited on the seal. "Obviously, we are not sure that the Asayahu mentioned on the sealing is the same that appears in the Bible," Archaeologist Zachi Dvira told The Times of Israel. Oldest tablet of 10 Commandments found after being used as PAVING STONE "However, several such artefacts found in the area of the Temple Mount carry biblical names, and it does make sense, because these were not objects used by common people." Other factors that make it highly plausible is due to the fact seals like these were reserved for officials of high rank. The object, known as a bulla, was probably used to seal a bag or storage container according to experts. WHAT HAPPENED YEARS AFTER THE SCROLL WAS FOUND? Interestingly, Jerusalem was invaded a few decades after the Sefer haTorah doomsday scroll's discovery. The temple where it was found was destroyed after Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and his army breached the city's walls amid a series of campaigns. Many died from famine as the city was cut off from outside supplies and deadly diseases spread. The King at the time, King Zedekiah - son of King Josiah - attempted to escape the city but was captured. He was forced to watch the execution of his sons before being thrown into prison, where he remained until his death.
Wales Online
8 minutes ago
- Wales Online
Homeowners warned over hanging fairy lights on garden fences
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