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What did you do on the car-free Sunday half a century ago? Email us your memories and photos

What did you do on the car-free Sunday half a century ago? Email us your memories and photos

This article invites readers to share their personal memories and photographs from the car-free Sundays held fifty years ago. The request follows a recent call by the International Energy Agency for global energy conservation measures. The piece considers whether reintroducing car-free Sundays could be a viable response to current energy challenges.

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