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"Poultry and captive birds across England and Scotland must be kept inside for the second year in a row due to an increased risk of a devastating strain of bird flu.

The British government has issued an England-wide avian influenza prevention zone, meaning individuals with 50 or more poultry or captive birds must house them inside. A similar designation was made across the whole of Scotland on Tuesday."

"This strain of bird flu causes illness and high death rates in birds, and flu-like symptoms and conjunctivitis in humans who come into close contact with infected animals."

#BirdFlu #farming #England #Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/11/bird-flu-poultry-captive-birds-kept-inside-england-scotland

This gave me goosebumps and moist eyes the first time I heard it!

#TuneTuesday #CulturalMusic

https://youtu.be/TRQ2WwiMndY

The Grave of The Last Sin-Eater in England.

The grave of the last known sin-eater in England belongs to Richard Munslow, a respected farmer from the village of Ratlinghope in Shropshire, who died in 1906. His memorial stone, located in the churchyard of St. Margaret's Church, was restored in 2010 by local campaigners who raised £1,000 to preserve the site, which also commemorates the deaths of his four young children.

Unlike typical sin-eaters who were social outcasts, Munslow was a wealthy landowner who reportedly revived the ancient custom of eating bread and drinking ale over a corpse to absorb the deceased's sins following the tragic loss of his family to scarlet fever in 1870. The grave remains a notable historical site, visited by those interested in the unique folk traditions of the Welsh Marches.

Photo taken September 2017.

#folklore #MonochromeMonday #Shropshire #UK #churchyard #graveyard