Cathy Faithfull

Passion for the arts and life. Getting older and hopefully a little wiser!

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

@willtravers @BornFreeFDN @BornFreeUSA @BornFreeKenya Happy birthday Ginny - love always ❤️❤️

[Moz Perkins⚓️🇨🇶🇬🇧 Author 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MozPerkins]

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

[e-ART-h.co.uk @e_ART_h20]

Last two days of the exhibition @Camb_Artworks Green's Rd, Cambridge. #cambridge #contemporaryart #collaboration #artists #climatechange #printmaking #contemporaryprintmaking @cathyfaithfull @jotunmer

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

Time and Place contemporary art exhibition on climate change Cambridge. ArtSpace 5 Green Street Cambridge on until October 6th @e_ART_h20 https://t.co/pEsLqN3SNX https://t.co/ovAHs2Rbie

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

Time and Place - Visit Cambridge https://t.co/kUIQgmpq2d

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

@UKMeteorNetwork Saw what looked like a cross between a fireball and a shooting star (lasted several seconds) last night at about 10pm???

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

Ep 16. 30 Days without TV | SHMT Podcast https://t.co/QQQk54qnXu via @YouTube so proud of these two putting themselves out there and sharing their challenges.

[e-ART-h.co.uk @e_ART_h20]

Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold https://t.co/hc7KnioQQQ

[Born Free Foundation @BornFreeFDN]

This is what awaits Bellone, Saida, Angela and Louga at our big cat sanctuary at @ShamwariSafari. They'll be greeted by the sounds, smells and sights of Africa, which they were born to enjoy - just like King. Watch him enter his new home.
Find out more: https://t.co/30NRZGlQqN

[Will Travers @willtravers]

George “Who will now care for the animals, for they cannot look after themselves? Are there young men and women who are willing to take on this charge? Who will raise their voices, when mine is carried away on the wind?" SUPPORT ⁦@BornFreeFDN⁩ #WorldEnvironmentDay RT Wx

[AA2A - Artist Residencies @AA2Aproject]

Great to see @YorkStJohn 2018-19 @AA2Aproject Student Reps, Monica Marshall and Natasha Alexander's (https://t.co/OicgSYYRVc) work exhibited as part of the unis online BA degree shows. To find out more and view https://t.co/PibWLlTEZy @ysjfineart @IllustrationYSJ @YSJJobsCareers

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

“The end of the beginning…” New blog from our CEO @HENLEYDARREN, writing about what comes next for culture and creativity in England, as we all get to grips with the #Covid19 crisis: https://t.co/vnmjTr65vL

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

@BornFreeFDN I remember it well. Fond memories. Look how far you have come👏🏼👏🏼

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

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[e-ART-h.co.uk @e_ART_h20]

The seasons are all over the place these days... #workinprogress for #ticktock #exhibition #art #artistsresponsetoglobalwarming #climatechange #globalwarming #Cambridge #contemporaryart @Camb_Artworks 12-14 June 2020 @faithfull_cathy @JoTunmer

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

More than 90% of glaciers in the Alps could disappear by the end of the century https://t.co/yNPU7nndsV From @1843mag

[Roseline Isata Mansaray @IsataRoseline]

Hi am Roseline Isata Mansaray an African climate activist. I am committed to climate activism because me and the future generation need #ClimateAction Now. @GretaThunberg @FFF_SierraLeone @Fridays4future

[e-ART-h.co.uk @e_ART_h20]

@faithfull_cathy and @JoTunmer @e_ART_h20 @ARUCreative last week. Photo by @virtuallythere_ #earth #ContemporaryArt

[Cathy Faithfull @faithfull_cathy]

Fire raining on beaches, red skies and a billion animals killed: a different Australian summer | Brigid Delaney | Opinion | The Guardian https://t.co/FMQUlOTsxU

[Jo Tunmer @JoTunmer]

BBC News - Our Planet Matters: Climate change explained https://t.co/y5EHriBHIc