Thought for the week Week commencing Monday 29th April 2013
Who is that on my bank note?
The Bank of England has announced that Sir Winston Churchill will feature on the new £5.00 note in circulation because he was "a hero of the entire free world", said Bank governor Sir Mervyn King. Those featured on our notes are usually people who are considered ‘great Britons’ so how many of them could you identify? £5: Elizabeth Fry, social reformer noted for her work to improve conditions for women prisoners £10: Charles Darwin, the scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution £20: Adam Smith, one of the fathers of modern economics £50: Matthew Boulton and James Watt, who brought the steam engine into the textile manufacturing process will replace notes featuring the first governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Houblon.