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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Park linked to first environment protest turns 100
A park believed to have sparked the first written environmental protest in England is celebrating 100 years since it was donated to the community. Crow Park in Keswick was given to the National Trust by owners Sir John and Lady Randles "to look after on behalf of the nation" in 1925. A plaque designating the Lake District as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was placed there in 2018. The park had been covered in oak woodland until the mid 1700s, when the then owners felled the trees to raise income for the Greenwich Hospital for injured soldiers, sparking objections from locals. They included a mention from poet Thomas Gray in 1769 in his Journal of A Visit to the Lake District. He said: "I walked to Crow Park, now a rough pasture, once a glade of ancient oaks, whose large roots still remain on the ground, but nothing has sprung from them. "If one single tree had remained this would have been an unparalleled spot." The National Trust believed this to be the first written record of an environmental protest and a key moment in the development of the Picturesque movement. The movement saw poets such as William Wordsworth and John Ruskin take part in the debate around public access to open spaces, which inspired Cumbrian vicar Hardwicke Rawnsley to co-found of the National Trust. To mark the 100-year milestone of Crow Park being donated to the charity, they are holding a two-day event, with acrobatic performances on 16.4ft (5m) swings and a chance for people to try them. Jessie Binns, Senior Programming and Partnerships Officer at the National Trust said: "With its historical significance and easy access to an iconic Lake District view, we are proud to continue to care for this special place while improving access so that everyone can enjoy nature, beauty and history here for generations." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Prince marks Lakes' world heritage status Lake District awarded Unesco status National Trust
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bloomberg: iM3NY files for bankruptcy
(WIVT/WBGH) – The Endicott-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer, iM3NY, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to reporting by The article written by Jonathan Randles of one of the media leaders in economics and technology coverage, states iM3NY and the affiliate Imperium3 filed in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware Monday, Jan. 27. This comes just months after iM3NY laid off a large number of its staff, and then resumed battery production two weeks later at the end of October 2024. As reported by Randles, iM3NY's CEO Lukasz Cianciara said in the court filing that the company used all of the funds it raised from investors, over $70 million, and more than $100 million in debt. According to the article, Imperium3 'incurred a total net operating loss of $142.6 million' and owes a minimum of $125 million, per the court documents. Randles stated that iM3NY's court filing mentioned that the hiring of Hilco Corporate Finance at the end of 2024 was to sell its assets to potential suitors. He also mentioned the Chapter 11 loan would provide iM3NY with $2.5 million in relief, which must be approved by a bankruptcy judge before the firm receives it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
