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John Victor Lindsay "Hoppy" Hopkins (15 August 1937 – 30 January 2015) was a British photographer, journalist, researcher and political activist, and "one of the best-known underground figures of 'Swinging London' " in the late 1960s. He also co-founded the highly influential nightclub venue UFO. LifeHopkins was born on 15 August 1937 in Slough, Berkshire, England.

Felsted SchoolFelsted SchoolFelsted School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school, situated in Felsted in Essex, England. It is in the British public school tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. Felsted is one of the 12 founder members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and a full member of the Round Square Conference of world schools. Felsted School is featured in the Good Schools Guide and is regularly featured in Tatler's Schools Guide.Atomic Energy Research EstablishmentAtomic Energy Research EstablishmentThe Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), also known as Harwell Laboratory, was the main centre for atomic energyresearch and development in the United Kingdom from 1946 to the 1990s. It was created, owned and funded by the British Government.Peace NewsPeace News (PN) was a pacifist magazine first published on 6 June 1936 to serve the peace movement in the United Kingdom. From later in 1936 to April 1961 it was the official paper of the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), and from 1990 to 2004 was co-published with War Resisters' International. Publication of the magazine has been suspended since the resignation of its entire workforce in September 2024.The GuardianThe GuardianBritish national daily newspaperThe Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited.EssexEssexCounty of EnglandNon-metropolitan and ceremonial county in EnglandEssex ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea. The county has an area of 3,670 km (1,420 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,929,610 in 2024.Melody MakerMelody MakerMelody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. In January 2001, it was merged into "long-standing rival" (and IPC Media sister publication) New Musical Express (NME).Emmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College, CambridgeLocationSt Andrew's Street, Cambridge CB2 3AP (map)Coordinates52°12′13″N0°07′28″E / 52.2037°N 0.1244°E / 52.2037; 0.1244Full nameEmmanuel College in the University of CambridgeLatin nameCollegium EmanuelisAbbreviationEMFounderSir Walter MildmayEstablished1584 (1584)Named afterJesus of Nazareth (Emmanuel)Sister collegesExeter College, OxfordEliot House, HarvardSaybrook College, YaleMasterDouglas ChalmersUndergraduates515 (2022-23)Postgraduates223 (2022-23)Endowment£154M (2024)VisitorVice-Chancellor of the Universityex officioWebsitewww.emma.cam.ac.ukECSUwww.ecsu.org.ukMCRwww.emmamcr.org.ukBoat clubEmmanuel Boat ClubMapLocation within Central CambridgeShow map of Central CambridgeLocation within CambridgeShow map of CambridgeEmmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.MoscowMoscowCapital and most populous city of RussiaCapital city and federal cityMoscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and more than 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area.Harwell, OxfordshireHarwell, OxfordshireHarwell is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse about 2 miles (3 km) west of Didcot, 6 miles (10 km) east of Wantage and 13 miles (21 km) south of Oxford, England. The parish measures about 3.5 miles (6 km) north – south, and almost 2 miles (3 km) east – west at its widest point. In 1923, its area was 2,521 acres (1,020 ha). Historically in Berkshire, it has been administered as part of Oxfordshire since the 1974 boundary changes.SloughSloughSlough () is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2021, the population of the town was 143,184. The wider Borough of Slough had a population of 158,500.UFO ClubThe UFO Club (short for Unlimited Freak Out) ( YEW-foh) was a short-lived British counter-culture nightclub in London in the 1960s. The club was established by Joe Boyd and John "Hoppy" Hopkins in 1966. It featured light shows, poetry readings, well-known rock acts such as Jimi Hendrix, avant-garde art by Yoko Ono, as well as local house bands, such as Pink Floyd and Soft Machine.Swinging SixtiesSwinging SixtiesThe Swinging Sixties was a youth-driven cultural revolution that took place in the United Kingdom during the mid-to-late 1960s, emphasising modernity and fun-loving hedonism, with Swinging London denoted as its centre.

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