#avon uk

[littlequeenies]

1976 - American model Bebe Buell modelling a skin care product by Avon UK, when she modelled in London for Models 1.

From her instagram account.

#Bebe Buell #model #1976 #1976 Bebe #Bebe model #Avon #Avon uk #London #Models 1 #muse #singer #musician #author #manager #1970s Bebe #1970s #instagram

[rosaliestoasterstrudle]

I can't imagine this taking off on here, but here's the brochure and link for my avon UK store, there's a huge sale on there at the moment

#avon #avon products #avon uk #online store #avon representative #brochure

[richwall101]

Construction of The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Since opening in 1864, it has been a toll bridge, the income from which provides funds for its maintenance. The bridge is built to a design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw, based on an earlier design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a Grade I listed building and forms part of the B3129 road.

The idea of building a bridge across the Avon Gorge originated in 1753. Original plans were for a stone bridge and later iterations were for a wrought iron structure. In 1831, an attempt to build Brunel's design was halted by the Bristol riots, and the revised version of his designs was built after his death and completed in 1864. Although similar in size and design, the bridge towers are not identical, the Clifton tower having side cut-outs, the Leigh tower more pointed arches atop a 110-foot (34 m) red sandstone-clad abutment. Roller-mounted "saddles" at the top of each tower allow movement of the three independent wrought iron eyebar chains on each side when loads pass over the bridge. The bridge deck is suspended by 162 vertical wrought-iron rods in 81 matching pairs.

#Clifton Suspension Bridge #Bristol #UK #Avon Gorge #River Avon

[vox-anglosphere]

Anne Hathaway's cottage is a must see when you visit Stratford.

#Anne Hathaway's Cottage #Shottery #Stratford-upon-Avon #Warwickshire #Tudor architecture #thatched roof #perennials #UK #English cottages #English garden #William Shakespeare

[allthingseurope]

Stratford-upon-Avon, England (by kacieball)

#england #uk #europe #travel #travel blog #europe travel #stratford upon avon #bridge #river #swans

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

so uh just in case you thought acab is not applicable in the uk:

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CPS declined to charge undercover police officer who deceived woman into 19-year relationship

Senior officers convened in 2013 to hear ‘unbelievably bad’ news about relationship

Prosecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for misconduct

Woman not told true identity of man with whom she has a child until 2020, when they were engaged

Rob Evans and Aamna Mohsin, 12:00, Wednesday 27th December 2023

The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue charges against an undercover police officer who deceived a woman into a 19-year relationship without even hearing evidence from the victim in the case.

The CPS, which says its fundamental role is to support victims and protect the public, was informed in 2014 that an undercover officer at Avon and Somerset police had used his undercover identity to deceive the woman, who was innocent of any crime, into a long-term relationship.

The relationship had at that point already lasted more than a decade and resulted in the couple having a child together. The CPS, after receiving a file of evidence from Avon and Somerset police, concluded in March 2015 that the undercover officer should not face criminal prosecution for misconduct in public office.

However, the file did not contain any evidence from his victim, who could not be interviewed about the case because she had not been informed about the deception. The woman, whom the Guardian is referring to as Mary to protect her identity, was not informed about the true identity of her partner until five years later, in 2020.]

(link to full article in the guardian here)

now the guardian were also kind enough to create a timeline of this cop's abhorrent behaviour:

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Timeline

Undercover officer's 19-year deception

2001

Undercover police officer begins relationship with ‘Mary’ using his fictitious identity. The couple later have a child together

2013

Avon and Somerset police hold an emergency meeting at which senior officers are told the undercover officer has been deceiving a woman for more than a decade. Representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers attend meeting

2015

Crown Prosecution Service decides not to prosecute the officer. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, an official watchdog that has since been disbanded, is also understood to have examined the case and decided to take no action

2016

Avon and Somerset police inform the public inquiry into undercover policing, led by the retired judge Sir John Mitting, about the case

2018

The newly formed official watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, starts investigating the case

2020

Avon and Somerset police finally disclose to Mary that her partner of 19 years was an undercover officer living a double life. By that point, they are engaged to be married]

so according to the cps, "there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and the matter regarding mary being informed was a police matter, and both of those are very interesting things to say considering mary would not be informed of the deception for another five years. they were making choices for her without even telling her.

and thats also interesting because see in the uk, there is a law on the books that allows victims of alleged crime to ask a different cps officer to review their case if they received a decision not to prosecute.

thats the law stated as to why another review cannot happen because mary did not exercise that right.

mind you that mary was still not aware that her long time partner, who was a stepdad to one of her children and dad to another, was an undercover police officer. she would not find out for at least another five years.

so its really interesting as to how she was supposed to exercise that right.

also, mind you that the crown prosecution service was one of the six, count'em six public bodies who were aware of the deception, and at any point, they could have informed mary.

kinda feels like theyre witholding her right there, doesnt it?

i mean, former victims' commissioner vera baird believes so: "they deliberately eroded her rights by not telling her she has it. there is guidance in the cps that they should discuss complex issues with victims. but the only way you can trigger the victims’ right to review is if the cps tell her that they’ve had it and they’ve decided not to prosecute it. that is absolutely their obligation."

it is so clear that at no point did anyone have marys best interests in mind. because why would you? its not like shes the damn victim in all of this.

dont you all love how corrupt the cps and police in the uk are?

further into the article, mary's family describes the officer as "manipulative and controlling" which is unfortunately no surprise considering he was a fucking cop, and on top of that, a cop who was happy to lie to his girlfriend for 19 years.

its also made clear that theres no reason for him to lie to mary. she was not involved with whatever crimes he was investigating; in fact, she had absolutely no connections to it.

instead, he just lied to her for 19 years and several public bodies all lied for him too. because you dont grass on your friends, even when youre fully grown adults and in positions of considerable power.

oh and theres also this:

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Also at the meeting were attendees from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the now-defunct body that represented the most senior officers in England and Wales. It was a delicate time for ACPO, which was linked to an emerging scandal involving a host of other undercover police officers who had deceived women into relationships as part of operations to monitor mostly leftwing protest groups.]

just in case you needed to be reminded that the police are a corrupt organisation and you should never trust a police officer.

#british politics #britpol #uk politics #ukpol #british police #uk police #acab #crown prosecution service #corruption #the guardian #rob evans #aamna modhin #vera baird #avon and somerset police #watchdog #dont you just adore the shitshow that is our country? #tw abuse #just in case

[shakespearenews]

Beyond “compelling” stylistic evidence, the sonnet, titled To the Deserving Author, is signed with the mysterious pseudonym Cygnus, after the mythical figure who was turned into a swan – evoking Jonson’s very own tribute to Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon as the “Sweet Swan of Avon”.

Dr Chris Laoutaris, an associate professor of Shakespeare and early modern drama at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, told the Guardian: “This is how Jonson referred to him in his long poem in honour of the playwright in the first folio mourning Shakespeare’s ‘flight’ as the swan, whose living presence shall never again grace England’s stages.”

#william shakespeare #ben jonson #culture #uk news #stage #shakespeare #sejanus #sonnet #poetry #Cygnus #sweet swan of avon

[hummusandtomatoes]

#wild swimming #avon river #bath #bath uk #somserset #naturecore #english countryside #cottagecore #mine

[artschoolglasses]

Pulteney Bridge

Bath, England

#pulteney bridge #bridge #bath #england #uk #travel #travelling #avon #river avon #river #architecture #city #my photos

[jruthphipps]

Some small highlights this weekend include seeing the Melksham swans' cygnets for the first time this year (they have three!) and one of the dogs at the hairdressers choosing to sit on my lap while my hair was being done.

#swan #swans #cygnets #Melksham #Wiltshire #river avon #nature #wildlife #uk wildlife

[dramatic-long-coats]

Oh, Ophelia

You've been on my mind girl since the flood

Oh, Ophelia

Heaven help a fool who falls in love

~Ophelia, The Lumineers

(This is exactly where I imagined Ophelia to die.)

#film photography #photography #photographers on tumblr #desi #original photographers #desiblr #photos #my photos #Ophelia #hamlet #shakespeare #william shakespeare #london #stratford upon avon #river #death #love and death #madness #female madness #uk #england #english language #literature #the lumineers #ophelia

[mokamara-blog1]

The English Riviera

The English Riviera!!!!

View On WordPress

#avon dam #beaches #dartmoor #dartmouth #dartmouth higher ferry #devon #England #haytor #kingsbridge #kingswear #Nature #paignton #paignton pier #plymouth #Sea #steam train #summer #torcross #torquay #UK #United kingdom

[richwall101]

A Bristol Summer Evening (UK)

The Clifton Suspension Bridge & The River Avon at full Tide

#Bristol #Clifton #Suspension Bridge #River Avon #UK

[vox-anglosphere]

Nestled on the River Avon, Stratford is a mecca for theatre-goers.

#Stratford-upon-Avon #Warwickshire #Holy Trinity Church #UK #William Shakespeare #British Rail #vintage poster #River Avon #Shakespeare's birthplace #Memorial Theatre #classical plays

[ghostcatcherire]

Paranormal Adventures at ParaMeet South 2024

Dive into the supernatural world with my latest blog post on Parameet South 2024! From haunted items to spine-tingling talks, last weekend's paranormal convention in Wiltshire had it all.

Last weekend myself and my husband embarked on an exciting adventure into the realms of the paranormal at ParaMeet South 2024. Held at the historic Leigh Park Hotel in Wiltshire, this weekend event delivered a fascinating lineup of talks, encounters, and esoteric discoveries Myself on the left (Ghost Catcher Isles), my husband (centre), and Emma Heard on the right (Weird Wiltshire) with the…

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#Barrie John #bradford-on-avon #ellen hayward #forest of dean #forest of dean witch #ghost #HAPRC #haunted #haunted doll #haunted magazine #haunting #leigh park hotel #medium #Neil R. Storey #parameet #paranormal #paranormal convention #paranormal event #rachel hayward #the blackout murders #uk #wierd wiltshire blog #wiltshire #witch #witchcraft

[travelella]

Bradford-on-Avon, England, UK

Sarah

#Bradford-on-Avon #England #UK #United Kingdom #Europe