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Worcester Grammar School For Girls
Worcester Sixth Form College is a 16-19 Academy in Worcester, England. It is located in the south-east of the city and was founded on the site of the former Worcester Grammar School for Girls following reorganisation in 1983. Admissions The campus of the college is over in area and it shares playing fields and sports facilities extending a further . The college enrolled 1,569 students on daytime courses in 2008/09. As one of only two state schools offering sixth form education in Worcester, the school is specialised in mainstream education for students ages 16 – 19 most of whom were aged 16 to 18. The majority of students are full-time and follow National Curriculum GCE A-level courses. A February 2016 Ofsted inspection accorded the school a Grade 2 (Good). It is situated in Red Hill, next-door to Worcestershire County Hall and south of Worcester Woods Country Park. It is just over a mile north of junction 7 of the M5, accessed via the A44 and A4440. New College Worcester, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Abbott
Jake Abbott (born 4 February 1988) is an English rugby union player who has played most of his career as a flanker for Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership. Club career Worcester Malvern born and bred, Abbott has been connected with the Warriors since the age of 6 playing for the Minis/Juniors and is a product of the Warriors Academy system Abbott has worked his way through the entire system to become a first team star. Abbott first broke into the team at Warriors in October 2008 when he started the EDF Energy Cup game with London Irish. Less than a month later he scored his first senior try in the same competition against Harlequins. Following the Worcester Warriors relegation to the RFU Championship at the end of the 2009/2010 season, Abbott signed a one-year deal committing his future to helping the Warriors regain premiership rugby, but his efforts were cut short as he suffered a severe knee Injury in October 2010. Abbott was ruled out for the remainder of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Hilsum
Lindsey Hilsum (born 3 August 1958) is an English television journalist and writer. She is the International Editor for ''Channel 4 News'', and a regular contributor to ''The Sunday Times'', ''The Observer'', ''The Guardian'', ''New Statesman'', and ''Granta''. Biography Early life Her father is professor Cyril Hilsum, a physicist best known for research that helped form the basis of modern LCD technology. She attended Worcester Grammar School for Girls and the University of Exeter, where she graduated with a degree in French and Spanish. Career Lindsey Hilsum is ''Channel 4 News''s International Editor. She has covered the major conflicts including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2011, she reported the uprisings in Egypt and Bahrain, as well as Libya. She has also reported extensively from Iran and Zimbabwe, and was ''Channel 4 News'' China Correspondent from 2006 to 2008. During the 2004 US assault on Falluja, she was embed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron (13 September 1930 – 7 February 2015) was a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and a Labour life peer. Early life and education Gavron was the eldest son of Nathan Gavron, a patent lawyer, and Leah Gavron. He was brought up in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, and studied at Leighton Park School in Reading and then at St Peter's College, Oxford. Gavron became a barrister and was called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1955. Career Gavron borrowed £5,000 to purchase a failing publishing house in 1964. He renamed it the St Ives Group and served as chairman from 1964 to 1993. He was the director of Octopus Publishing between 1975 and 1987 and Electra Management from 1981 to 1992. He was also the proprietor of the Carcanet Press from 1983 to 2015 and served as the chairman of the Folio Society, (1982–2015) and the National Gallery Co Ltd (1996–1998). He was both chairman of the Guardian Media Group and a trustee of the Scott Trust b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfield And Haringey (London Assembly Constituency)
Enfield and Haringey is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Enfield and the London Borough of Haringey. Overlapping constituencies The equivalent Westminster seats are: *Edmonton (Labour) *Enfield North (Labour) *Enfield Southgate (Labour) *Hornsey and Wood Green (Labour) *Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ... (Labour) Assembly Members Mayoral election results ''Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.'' Assembly election results References {{London Assembly London Assembly constituencies P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Mayor Of London
A Deputy Mayor is a member of the London Mayoral cabinet, in the executive arm of the Greater London Authority. They serve as political advisors with responsibilities and powers corresponding to portfolios delegated by the Mayor. One of them must be designated as the Statutory Deputy Mayor, a member of the London Assembly who serves as the temporary Mayor during a vacancy or temporary incapacity of the Mayor. History Colour key (for political parties): Current or final office holders of a mayoralty are highlighted in bold Livingstone mayoralties The 2000 London mayoral election was won by Ken Livingstone, who ran as an independent after being expelled from the Labour Party. He announced that he would rotate the position of deputy mayor equally between the four parties represented in the London Assembly (London Labour, London Conservatives, London Liberal Democrats and the London Green Party). He offered the role to Nicky Gavron of the Labour Party for the first year. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Gavron
Felicia Nicolette C. Gavron (born November 1941) is a British politician who served as Deputy Mayor of London to Ken Livingstone from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2008. She was a member of the London Assembly from 2000 to 2021 and was the former Labour candidate for the 2004 Mayor of London elections. Biography Gavron was born in Worcester. She is the daughter of a German Jew who had fled Nazi Germany in 1936 as pressure on the Jewish community was mounting. In March 2008 she claimed that her mother was chosen to dance before Hitler in the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics, until the authorities discovered that she was Jewish. She studied at Worcester Girls' Grammar School, followed by the study of the history of art at the Courtauld Institute in London. She then gained a job as a lecturer at the Camberwell School of Art in South London. Political career Gavron first became interested in politics in the 1970s when she campaigned against the widening of the Archway Road in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Diamond
Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presently hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon as her co-presenter. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and ''Good Morning with Anne and Nick'' for BBC One, both with Nick Owen as her co-presenter. She has also worked previously for ''Loose Women'', BBC London, and is a regular columnist for the ''Daily Mail''. Since 2003, she has made regular appearances on Channel 5's topical discussion show ''The Wright Stuff'' and now its successor, ''Jeremy Vine''.Peoplematter.tv Retrieved 18 June 2010 In 1991, following the death of her third son Sebastian, Diamond successfully campaigned for research into |
Mark Farrell (tennis)
Mark Farrell (6 May 1953 – 26 November 2018) was a British professional tennis player. Career Farrell and Lesley Charles were mixed doubles finalists at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships. In 1974, he was also a losing finalist at a World Championship Tennis, WCT event in London and represented Great Britain in a Davis Cup tie against Iran Davis Cup team, Iran. He played the doubles rubber with John Lloyd (tennis), John Lloyd, and they won. Farrell scored a win against Björn Borg at the 1973 NSW Championships.''The Age''"Borg movie plan for Open" 13 July 1978, p. 25 Two years later, he scored a victory over Stan Smith at Nottingham. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1) WCT career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) References 1953 births 2018 deaths English male tennis players Sportspeople from Liverpool British male tennis players Tennis people from Merseyside {{england-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Charles
Lesley Charles (born 15 July 1952) is a former tennis player from the UK. In 1973 and 1975 she competed in the Australian Open. Charles was a Wimbledon mixed doubles runner-up in 1974, with compatriot Mark Farrell, losing in straight sets to Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States .... In 1974, Charles won 15 doubles titles with Sue Mappin, mainly on the British circuit. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) References 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Worcester, England English female tennis players British female tennis players Tennis people from Worcestershire {{UK-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer. She finished fourth place in the seventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2010. Following the seventh series finale, Lloyd was signed to Syco Music. Her debut single, " Swagger Jagger", was released in July 2011 and entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Lloyd's second single, "With Ur Love", was released in October 2011, and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Her debut studio album, '' Sticks and Stones,'' had two releases: its standard edition and a US version. The album peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart, while the latter version debuted at number nine in the US ''Billboard'' 200. Lloyd signed to US record label Epic Records in 2011 and achieved mainstream success in the US with the solo version of her single "Want U Back", which reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She released her second studio album, ''Sorry I'm Late'' in May 2014, preceded by the lead single, "I Wish". The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Antstey
Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. People Given name * Timothy (given name), including a list of people with the name * Tim (given name) * Timmy * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée Surname * Christopher Timothy (born 1940), Welsh actor. * Miriam Timothy (1879–1950), British harpist. * Nick Timothy (born 1980), British political adviser. Mononym * Saint Timothy, a companion and co-worker of Paul the Apostle * Timothy I (Nestorian patriarch) Education * Timothy Christian School (Illinois), a school system in Elmhurst, Illinois * Timothy Christian School (New Jersey), a school in Piscataway, New Jersey Arts and entertainment * "Timothy" (song), a 1970 song by The Buoys * ''Timothy Goes to School'', a Canadian-Chinese children's animated series * ''Timothy'' (TV film), a 2014 Australian television comedy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
