Portal:United Kingdom/Did you know/March 2010

... that the Beaney Institute (pictured) in Canterbury has a £1,000,000 Van Dyck painting of Sir Basil Dixwell in its collection?
... that ambulanceman Stanley Skinner was awarded the British Empire Medal for his actions in the aftermath of the train crash at Marden, Kent in 1969?
... that for The Kinks' 1968 album Live at Kelvin Hall, sessions were held to "sweeten" the original live recording?
... that Nicholas If-Jesus-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon is considered a pioneer of fire insurance in England?
... that former Scotland international rugby union player Andrew Balfour led a health initiative that reduced malaria deaths in Khartoum, Sudan, by 90%?
... that the English pirate Peter Love set up a base of operation in the Outer Hebrides, but was betrayed by an associate outlaw and executed by the Scottish Government in 1610?