1.7 - Slough

Question 1

What is the junction project to connect slough to london

Answer 1

Crossrail project

Question 2

How many parks are there in slough

Answer 2

42

Question 3

Unemployment rate in slough

Answer 3

14% (as of 2017) compared to UK avg of 4.5%

Question 4

How many thriving businesses are there in slough

Answer 4

4,600 thriving businesses, accommodating around 87,000 jobs

Question 5

Railway station in slouh

Answer 5

Served by first great western which runs express services into london every half hour

Reaching london paddington station in only 17 minutes

Question 6

When did the beatles begin their first british tour in slough

Answer 6

1963

Question 7

How many locals complain that slough is known for 2 things

Answer 7

144,000 locals

Question 8

What are the two things slough is known for according to locals

Answer 8

John betjemans 1973 poem ‘slough’ ‘come friendly bombs and fall on slough! It isn’t fit for humans now’

The office, early 2000s tv which portrayed the mindless drudgery of the modern workplace

Question 9

What did the abu dhabi investment authority do in 2016

Answer 9

Bought the queensmere shopping centre (2.2 million square feet)

Question 10

What TNC’s has established offices in slough due to the close proximity to london (20 miles)

Answer 10

Nintendo, mars chocolate and O2

Question 11

aik saath in slough encouraging respect for other people in youth over 3 months increased by

Answer 11

64.3%

Question 12

aik saath in slough encouraging tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures increased by

Answer 12

71.4%

Question 13

how many languages are spoken in slough

Answer 13

150

Question 14

how much of sloughs population do white british make up

Answer 14

34.5%

Question 15

% of people in slough that voted FOR brexit

Answer 15

54%

Question 16

what happened in 1918

Answer 16

large area of agricultural land to west of slough developed as army motor repair depot

Question 17

what happened in april 1920

Answer 17

gov sold the site and contents to the slough trading co ltd

Question 18

what happened in the early 1950s

Answer 18

number of polish refugee camps scattered around the slough area
returning to poland was not an option by wartime refugees, many polish families decided to settle in slough

Question 19

the curve

Answer 19

cultural learning centre, with library, adult education facility and performance centre

Question 20

when was aik saath established

Answer 20

mid 1990s, following continued tensions between young people from hindi, muslim and sikh communities

tensions spread to the uk from overseas, e.g. between hinduas and sikhs following the amritsar temple massacre in 1984 in india