Peaceful Parks

Peaceful Parks. . Southampton has a long history of municipal parkland to provide peaceful community spaces for recreation, education, relaxation and creativity. Development of the Central Parks from the Lammas Lands commemorates the history of the City and commitment of the City Council to a peaceful communal space for all residents and visitors to the city to enjoy. The nearby Cultural quarter with theatres, galleries, performance areas and space to relax, celebrates the diverse cultures that make Southampton a vibrant City., UNA-UK is our leading source of independent analysis on the United Nations. , It is a vibrant grassroots movement campaigning for a safe, fairer and more sustainable world., United Nations Day-October 24 , The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organisation with the aim of promoting peace and international co-operation. The of organisation was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II with the aim of preventing another such conflict. The United Nations has a unique international charter and can take action on many of the challenges of the 21st century including human rights, climate change, sustainable development and food security., October 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. Each year, on that day, our Mayor raises the UN flag outside our Civic Centre in celebration of world peace and in respect for those in the City who gave their lives., Southampton Branch , HERBERT COLLINS (1885-1975) , Herbert Collins formed the local branch of the League of Nations in 1924 and was a founder member of Southampton United Nations Association He served as secretary of the branch until he retired in 1960. He established an International Charities shop in the city, inaugurated a public speaking competition on the subject of world peace in local schools and started the tradition of a flag-raising ceremony at the Civic Centre on UN Day. , (from Herbert Collins-Architect and Worker for Peace by Robert Williams) , He is remembered on a plaque in Swaything as the architect of peace., Peace Day - 21 September (UN International Day of Peace) , Jeremy Gilley, an actor and filmmaker, born in Southampton, and founder of the for-profit organisation, 'Peace One Day', to establish the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date., After two years of campaigning, the resolution to establish an international day of peace was passed unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly. As a result of his efforts, an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence was established., Queens Peace Fountain , This fountain was built to celebrate more than 50 years of Peace and service to our nation by Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen's Peace Fountain is much valued in our city by various groups and is the focal point to commemorate many poignant events in the City including the annual Peace Walk. Organised by The Council of Faiths group, people of all faiths are welcomed with talk, music and refreshments, before visiting selected places of worship., On 31st Aug 2017 citizens were invited to honour the memory of Alderman Jack Candy at the land he and his wife Irene helped to found. In 1986 Councillor Jack Candy was the 764th Mayor of Southampton., Memorial to Inspire Peace , The Grade II listed cenotaph was unveiled in November 1920. The noted architect Sir Ed Lutyens designed the monument, which was built of Poland stone, with funds raised by public subscription. The names of 1997 of those from the Bough of Southampton who fell in the Great War are inscribed on the four sides. The Memorial Wall commemorates an additional 371 names from world war two and those that gave their lives in world war two and subsequent conflicts., The coat of arms was awarded to British Towns and cities often containing references to local history, industry and folklore., Elizabeth I (1558-1603) visited Southampton twice during her reign and like many other Royal Tudors loved shows put on for them by local citizens at the Bargate (in folk tale known as Gateway to Peace)., Two wooden lions had been placed on the Bargate to please Henry II, later gilded to please Elizabeth and two wooden panels (of Bevois and Ascupart) to please Henry VIII. Henry VIII was sympathetic to the War of the Roses, but Elizabeth I was not and admired Southampton's neutrality., Elizabeth I valued the town's coat of arms with the Queen at the top holding a Sword of Justice and the Scales of Equality. The arms had both a red and white rose and the lions, which represented respect for Queen and Country and possibly symbolising Josian, the peace weaving legendary wife of the first Earl of Southampton, who when thrown to the lions, was not eaten, as she was pure., Elizabeth I gave a picture of herself to go on the Bargate above the wooden panels facing the lions. She gave the town the town the unprecedented right to have supporters in its coat of arms. These are the two Tudor ships - one for trade, Elizabeth wanted trade between east and west, and one for defence, with two gold lions.