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In Fassnidge Park a lot of services are not immediately obvious to the casual observer: In addition to a skating court and a playground, it offers a basketball court, a football cage and a tennis court.
In Fassnidge Park a lot of services are not immediately obvious to the casual observer: In addition t...
In Fassnidge Park a lot of services are not immediately obvious to the casual observer: In addition t...
The skate park in Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge on an early morning. Very peaceful with the River Frays ...
The skate park in Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge on an early morning. Very peaceful with the River Frays ...
The bandstand in Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge on an early morning. Very peaceful with the River Frays r...
Inside the Fassnidge Park bandstand, Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge, where occasionaly the Hillingdon Co...
Barge passing the lock in Uxbridge in the Grand Union Canal to get loaded with gravel a little furthe...
Inside the major roundabout which forms the crossing between the A4020 and B483. This area used to be...
One of the more obscure areas around Uxbridge underneath the M40 motorway getting into London. I deli...
The Colne Valley provides the first significant area of countryside to the west of London. It is a mo...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
