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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a secondary school and sixth form located in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It is the successor school to Ulverston Grammar School and Victoria Secondary Modern, which were combined in 1967 to form Ulverston Comprehensive School. This school ultimately became UVHS. Admissions UVHS is a comprehensive school and takes its pupils from the local area as well as from Barrow-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands and Coniston. The school also has a Sixth Form. Sport The school's most notable sporting achievements include winning the BSOA Large Secondary School Orienteering crown for 19 of the last 21 years. The orienteering team came back from the 2017 World Schools Orienteering Championship with a silver medal for the junior girls team and individual gold and silver medals for Year 9 pupil, Merryn Stangroom. Music UVHS Swing Band won the national SSAT competition for function bands in 2013, headlining at the Liverpool Echo Arena. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community School (England And Wales)
A community school in England and Wales is a type of state-funded school in which the local education authority employs the school's staff, is responsible for the school's admissions and owns the school's estate. The formal use of this name to describe a school derives from the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Board School 
In the mid-19th century, government involvement in schooling consisted of annual grants to the
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CGP (books)
Coordination Group Publications (CGP) is an educational publisher and textbook publishing company from the United Kingdom, founded and owned by Richard Parsons. Having published over 1,000 books, their series of best-selling GCSE study guides are known for their light and humorous writing style. History CGP was founded by Richard Parsons in 1995, following his resignation from his teaching position at Furness College. This was due to his dissatisfaction with the poor quality of study guides at the time. He then published his first manuscript, a Mathematics guide, which was a hit after being shared with individual schools. By the end of 2009, his 600 titles had sold over nine million books grossing over £48 million. Although he wrote the original books himself and they all bear his name, later books were written by other teachers. With 12 million products sold in 2020 alone, CGP has become one of the UK's leading educational publishers. Products ''CGP Revision Guides'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Bank Grammar School
Town Bank grammar school was an Early Modern grammar school in Ulverston, Lancashire from its foundation in 1658 until 1900. It was founded through a benefaction in the will of Thomas Fell. A pupil's view in the late 18th century was: From 1879 to 1882 the master was Arthur Richard Shilleto The Reverend Arthur Richard Shilleto (18 June 1848 – 19 January 1894) was a British clergyman and schoolmaster. He was the son of the classicist Richard Shilleto (1809–1876). Life Shilleto was educated at Harrow School, and graduated from T .... A parliamentary charity commissioner inquiry was launched in April 1893. The school was replaced by the Victoria Grammar School in 1900 and its endowment was used to provide two scholarships to the new school. References External linksPhoto of school in 1884 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Gillam
Jess Gillam (born 24 May 1998) is a British saxophonist and BBC radio broadcaster from Ulverston, Cumbria. Gillam hosts ''This Classical Life'' on BBC Radio 3. Education Gillam attended the Junior Royal Northern College of Music while at secondary school. She left sixth form early to concentrate on practising the saxophone and then attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester but dropped out before completing her undergraduate course. During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 she completed a Master's degree from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Recognition Gillam is the youngest ever presenter on BBC Radio 3 and the first saxophonist to be signed to Decca Classics Her debut album ''RISE'' reached No.1 in the UK Classical chart. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to music. Albums * ''RISE'' (2019) *''CHRISTMAS'' (2019) * ''TIME'' (2020) Virtual Scratch Orchestra During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's traditional kit consists of old gold shirts and socks with black shorts. Since 1979, the kit has also featured the club's "wolf's head" logo. Long-standing rivalries exist with other clubs from the West Midlands, the main one being the Black Country derby contested with West Bromwich Albion. Formed as ''St. Luke's F.C.'' in 1877, the club changed name to Wolverhampton Wanderers two years later and became one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888. They won the FA Cup for the first time in 1893, and again as a Second Division team in 1908 following the club's relegation two years previously. They fell to the third tier in 1923, but went on to win the Third Division North in 1923–24 and the Second Division in 1931–32. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Elokobi
George Nganyuo Elokobi (born 31 January 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender and is interim manager at Maidstone United. Elokobi moved from his native Cameroon to England at the age of 16, where he entered non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet. After a trial period, he was signed by Colchester United. He was loaned to Chester City in January 2005, where he made his professional debut, before going on to make 46 appearances for Colchester. He was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2008, helping the club to promotion to the Premier League. He established himself as a regular in the first-team between 2009 and 2011, before he was loaned to Nottingham Forest for the second half of the 2011–12 season, making twelve league appearances. He was loaned out to Bristol City in September 2012, but suffered a near season-ending injury on his debut when he fractured his ankle. He fell out of favour at Wolves, and at the end of the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eccleston
John Eccleston is an English puppeteer, writer and presenter known for his work as lead puppeteer of Rygel on '' Farscape'', Groove on ''The Hoobs'', and his many roles on British children's television alongside Don Austen. He was also behind the character Gilbert the Alien (voiced by Phil Cornwell) on ''Get Fresh''. He also performed Worth the Dog in the Woolworths adverts (again opposite Don Austen as Wooly The Sheep), Mervin J Minky on MTV's ''Fur TV'' and Rattus Rattus on the CBBC ''Horrible Histories'' series. Career John Eccleston began his career in 1981 with his then girlfriend, Suesan Craig, both from Cheshire. John and Suesan began phoning many local TV stations and John was given the opportunity to appear for his first TV appearance on "Billy Butler's Fun Factory" ITV. John and Suesan would entertain the children of their street from John's bedroom window with Suesan's siblings, Jane and Gerry, inviting the children to watch the performance. His first puppet "SAM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Newcastle (England)
The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York. The diocese presently covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria. The see is in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882. The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth — not far north of Newcastle city centre. The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. Christine Hardman retired as Bishop of Newcastle effective 30 November 2021, and Mark Wroe, Bishop suffragan of Berwick, became acting diocesan bishop. On 20 October 2020, it was announced that Helen-Ann Hartley, area Bishop of Ripon, is to be translated to Newcastle in early 2023. List of bishops Assistant bishops Among those others who have served the diocese as assistant bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Wharton
John Martin Wharton, (born 6 August 1944) is a British Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ... bishop, a retired Bishop of Newcastle (England), Bishop of Newcastle. Early life and education Wharton was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner. e was educated at Ulverston Victoria High School, Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics, politics and sociology in 1969. He was further educated at Linacre College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) and an Master of Arts (Oxbridge), Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1971, as well as at Ripon Hall, Oxford. Career Ordained ministry Wharton was curate of St Peter's Church, Spring H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Raven
Dame Kathleen Annie Raven, DBE, FRCN (9 November 1910, Coniston, Lancashire, England – 19 April 1999, Oxford, England) was a British nurse, matron, government health official, health care engineer, and educational philanthropist. Career * Matron, General Infirmary, Leeds (1949–57) * Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health (1957–58) * Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health and Social Security (1958–72) Background Kathleen Annie Raven was born and raised in Coniston in England's Lake District, attending Ulverston Grammar School. Art was a strong influence on her as a child; one of her grandmother's friends was the painter John Ruskin. She was brought up in a Plymouth Brethren household where her parents read a chapter of the Bible every night. She had three brothers with whom she climbed mountains, skated, fished and rowed. Her elder brother, Ronald Raven, became a surgeon. Visiting her brother when he was a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Lancashire (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Lancashire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Following the resignation of Rosie Cooper on 30 November 2022, the seat is currently vacant pending a by-election which is expected to be held in early 2023. Constituency profile The constituency is located in southern Lancashire, and borders Merseyside to the south and west and Greater Manchester to the east. Skelmersdale is the largest town, followed by Ormskirk and Burscough. The constituency shares its boundaries with the southern part of the borough of West Lancashire, while the northern part of the borough is in the South Ribble constituency. Farming is a significant industry in the constituency, with much of the farmland classed as grade 1 or grade 2. The entirety of the constituency is within the North West Green Belt. West Lancashire is home to a significant proportion of those working at managerial and professional levels and an above average retired age quotient. Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Pickthall
Colin Pickthall (born 13 September 1944) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Lancashire. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1992, and retired at the general election of 2005. Pickthall's father was a shipyard fitter. He attended Ulverston Grammar School, and then the University of Wales, obtaining a B.A. Hons. in English Literature and History. He then went on to the University of Lancaster, where he obtained an M.A. with the thesis "The Influence of Socialism on 20th Century British Poetry". He became a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and the Labour Party, in 1963. He married a Canadian, Judith Ann, in 1973; they have two daughters, Alisoun and Jenny. He initially worked as a lecturer of English at Ruffwood Comprehensive School and Edge Hill College of H.E. (where he became the Head of European Studies). At the general election in June 1987, Pickthall ran for Parliament in West Lancashire, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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