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Blue Rinse Brigade
The Conservative Women's Organisation (CWO) represents the female members of the Conservative Party in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Scottish Conservative Women's Council is the autonomous sister organisation of the CWO in Scotland. The Chairman of the British Section of the European Union of Women also sits on the CWO National Executive. The youth wing of Conservative Women's Organisation is called Conservative Young Women. As with all political parties, membership has declined and the CWO had about 5,000 active members in 2012 (although all the women members of the party are actually members). Attendance at the CWO Annual Conference has been between 300 and 750 in the past five years. It also sends delegates to the National Conservative Convention, the parliament of the party's voluntary wing (Voluntary Party). History The National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations' Central Women's Advisory Committee (CWAC) was formed in 1908 and officially fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur Butler
Fleur Josephine Butler (born 24 April 1967) is an English Conservative politician and novelist. A former member of the Congress of the Council of Europe and leader of Richmondshire District Council, she is president of the National Conservative Convention and a past chairman of the Conservative Women's Organisation. Early life Born in 1967, a daughter of the Hon. Samuel James Butler and his wife Lucilla Blanche Borthwick, Butler is also a granddaughter of the Conservative politician Rab Butler. She has two brothers and two sisters.''Burke's Peerage'', vol. I (2003), p. 441 She was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London and then at Newcastle University. Political career In 2007, Butler was elected as a Conservative to Richmondshire District Council in North Yorkshire, representing Leyburn, and was re-elected in 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no government funding. It can seat 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. It is the venue for the BBC Proms concerts, which have been held there every summer since 1941. It is host to more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestral accompaniment, sports, awards ceremonies, school and community events, and charity performances and banquets. A further 400 events are held each year in the non-auditorium spaces. Over its 151 year history the hall has hosted people from various fields, including meetings by Suffragettes, speeches from Winston Churchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Establishments In The United Kingdom
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisations Associated With The Conservative Party (UK)
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word ''organon'', which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ. Types There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governments, non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling public duties and developing commercial market activities. A voluntary association is an organization consisting of volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Bourne
Katy Elizabeth Bourne (born October 1964) is a Conservative politician who has served as the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016, she was re-elected for a second term in office. She was re-elected for a third term in 2021. After selling her leisure business in 2005, Bourne held a number of political and regional government roles from 2009 onwards. During this period, she served as a Mid Sussex District Councillor. Early life and education Bourne studied from the age of 10 at Roedean School, which is located on the outskirts of Brighton, until she was 16, when she moved to Aberystwyth University. Her studies at Aberystwyth resulted in her graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Early career Bourne was the founder of a leisure company, which taught people of a wide age range to dance. She sold the business in 2005, according to the Brighton ''Argus''. In 2008, Bourne was linked with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson Of Abinger
Fiona Ferelith Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, (née Allom) is a Conservative politician and life peer. Biography She was educated at senior level at Queen Anne's School, Caversham, Berkshire and Guildford High School, Surrey. She was granted a life peerage to join the House of Lords in September 2013. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours having expertise in quality review and audit in the provision of private healthcare services. the peerage was created on 16 September 2013 taking the title Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, of Abinger in the County of Surrey. She is an Honorary Vice President of the Conservative Women's Organisation and Chair of the Governance Board of the Independent ealthcareSector Complaints Adjudication Service, part of the Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations The Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations was formed in April 2013 by a merger between the Private Hospitals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay Of St Johns
Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns, (born 17 July 1947), is a Conservative Party (UK), British Conservative Party politician, previously serving as Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from August 2014 to June 2017. Anelay was appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union in the Second May ministry, after the 2017 reshuffle. Evening Standard (12 June 2017). Retrieved 12 June 2017. Anelay was Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 12 May 2010 until 6 August 2014, having previously been Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom), Opposition Chief Whip prior to the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 General Election. Early life Born in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford
Hazel Osborne Byford, Baroness Byford, (born 14 January 1941) is a retired member of the House of Lords, where she served as Opposition Parliamentary Spokesman for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs from 1997 to 2007. She sat as a Conservative. Her father, Sir Cyril Osborne, was Conservative MP for Louth, Lincolnshire from 1945 to 1969. She married, in 1962, Charles Barrie Byford, CBE (1931–2013). She was raised to the Peerage for life as Baroness Byford, of Rothley in the County of Leicestershire in 1996, having been appointed a DBE in 1994. Byford is president of Young Leicestershire, an honorary patron of the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade as well as president of The Royal Agricultural Societies of England. From 2007 to 2010 she served as president of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. She is a fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society and an honorary canon of Leicester Cathedral, Chairman of Leicester Cathedral Council. She was also formerly the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe
Joan Anna Dalziel Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe, (born 3 May 1930, née Owen) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1984 Birthday Honours, and was created a life peer on 14 February 1991 taking the title Baroness Seccombe, of Kineton Kineton is a village and civil parish on the River Dene in south-east Warwickshire, England. The village is part of Stratford-on-Avon district, and in the 2001 census it had a population of 2,278, increasing to 2,337 at the 2011 Census. Kin ... in the County of Warwickshire. From 1997 to 2001 she was Opposition Whip. Since 2006 she is the Opposition Spokesperson for Constitutional and Legal Affairs/Justice. Arms References External links * Profile (subscription required)"The Papers of Enoch Powell"Extract from ''Hansard'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Seccombe, Joan Seccombe, Baroness 1930 births Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Lister
Dame Unity Viola Lister, DBE ( Webley; 9 June 1913 – 15 December 1998) was a British Conservative political activist. She serve on the London County Council from 1949 to 1965 and on its successor the Greater London Council from 1965 to 1983. Early life She was born in Woolwich to a doctor father and Quaker mother. She had a facility for foreign languages, and this earned her an important post in the Military Censor's office during the Second World War. Post WWII Lister was a long-serving member of the London County Council, representing Woolwich West, and its successor body, the Greater London Council - from 1949–83, and as Deputy Chairman in 1963-64. She was a passionate Europhile believer in Britain's place at the centre of Europe. She served as a member of the executive of the European Union of Women from 1971, and was a member of the European Movement and the Conservative Group for Europe. The purpose of the committee was to encourage Tory women to join non-party or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroness Elliot Of Harwood
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a '' coronet''. The term originates from the Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Italy. It later spread to Scandinavia and Slavic lands. Etymology The word ''baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The scholar Isidore of Seville in the 7th century thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Emmet, Baroness Emmet Of Amberley
Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley DL (née Rodd; 18 March 1899 – 10 October 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Emmet was the daughter of Lilias Georgina (Guthrie) and the diplomat Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell. Among her siblings were Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell (who married the Hon. Mary Constance Vivian Smith), Hon. Gloria Rodd (wife of painter Simon Elwes), Hon. Peter Rodd (who married Nancy Mitford, one of the famous Mitford sisters), and Hon. Gustaf Rodd (who married Yvonne Mary Marling, daughter of diplomat Sir Charles Murray Marling). She was educated at St Margaret's School, Bushey and at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Career She was a member of London County Council from 1925 to 1934, representing Hackney North, and a member of West Sussex County Council from 1946 to 1967. Emmet was the first Chairman of the Children's Committee of West Sussex County Council and also Chairman of the Child Guidance Commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
