The English are Geman, the Welsh are British ...

Should Wales care about NHS reform in England?

"England has gone for a market-driven model where the intention is for market forces and increased competition to drive up quality, whereas Wales has moved down a different route and is instead focusing on bringing together all the different strands of the NHS in a planned, co-ordinated and collaborative way. Rather than having a system where one group of people – in England’s case, GPs – decide how and where money should be spent, the emphasis here is on removing boundaries between organisations and making those decisions together with the community."

Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2011/01/24/as-the-uk-health-service-splits-in-four-the-nhs-in-wales-is-standing-by-its-collaborative-approach-91466-28041134

England's Oldest Royal Remains Unearthed

"They belong to Eadgyth, grand-daughter of Alfred the Great, who was born in 910 and died in 946 at the age of 36.

Eadgyth was also the sister of King Athelstan and therefore an important pawn in the politics games of the time.

She was married off strategically to Otto I, the Holy Roman Emperor in 929 with whom she lived in Saxony and had at least two children.

On her death, she was buried in Magdeburg, and her tomb was marked in the Cathedral by an elaborate sixteenth century monument."

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Remains-Of-Englands-Oldest-Royalty-Found-In-Germany/Article/201001315530808

Civic Voice

"Civic Voice is the national charity for the civic movement in England. We make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. We promote civic pride."

http://www.civicvoice.org.uk/

(For Wales see http://www.civictrustwales.org/ )

The Hengwrt Chaucer

"The 'Hengwrt Chaucer' (Peniarth MS 392D) is undoubtedly one of the greatest treasures of the National Library of Wales and one of the best known outside Wales. The Welsh associations of this early and important manuscript of the Canterbury Tales reflect a common phenomenon in Welsh cultural history. From the later Middle Ages onwards English manuscripts were read, owned, copied and much prized in Wales and by the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it is common to find evidence of Welsh ownership of manuscripts in English."

http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=thehengwrtchaucerpeniarth

Motorway Map of England, Scotland and Wales

"Motorway Map of England, Scotland and Wales. As featured in Mapping England..."

http://www.motorwaymap.co.uk/

Offa's Dyke path's 40th anniversary celebrations

"Events are to be held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of Britain's most popular walking trails.

The Offa's Dyke path, which stretches along the England-Wales border from the River Severn to the Irish Sea, was officially opened on 10 July 1971.

A number of activities will take place at the Offa's Dyke Centre in Knighton, Powys."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-14051834

5,000 miles on horseback from China to London

"A woman from Carmarthenshire has reached Europe as she seeks to complete a journey on horseback from Beijing to London."

"Mae gwraig o Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi cyrraedd Ewrop wrth iddi geisio cwblhau taith ar gefn ceffyl o Beijing i Lundain."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_9510000/newsid_9512400/9512451.stm

The English don’t want us and the Welsh won’t have us

"For a long time Monmouthshire was politically part of the Welsh Marches, originally governed by their own local lords. This has coloured many local attitudes to the area in the times since then. I remember my grandfather using a memorable expression when I was growing up and asking questions about the area I lived in – “the English don’t want us and the Welsh won’t have us” – or something along those lines. A rather jokey, typically Monmouthian way of looking at things, but one which gives an idea of the sort of mindset that the people of the border county had developed over time."


http://waleshome.org/2010/08/well-keep-the-welsh-flag-flying-here/

Watersmeet - Devon

"Where the lush valleys of Hoar Oak Water and the East Lyn river tumble together sits Watersmeet House, a 19th-century fishing lodge, now a National Trust shop, tea room and information point. "

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-watersmeet.htm


http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Devon/pictures/latest/1006273


http://www.old-picture.com/europe/refreshment-Watersmeet-house-Lynton.htm