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3 days ago · Vanessa Redgrave was born on 30 January 1937 in Blackheath, London, the daughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. Laurence Olivier announced her birth to the audience at a performance of Hamlet at the Old Vic , when he said that Laertes (played by Sir Michael) had a daughter.
4 days ago · Nevertheless, it is hard to deny that Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, as he became, biographer of Gladstone and Asquith, friend of Mark Bonham Carter, his sister Laura and her husband Jo Grimond, Liberal leader from 1956 to 1967, seemed very much at ease when he led the Liberal Democrat peers from 1988 to 1997.
4 days ago · Laura Bonham Carter, daughter of Violet Bonham Carter and married to Jo Grimond (1913–1983), MP for Orkney and Shetland 1950–1983, Leader of the Liberal Party 1956–1967 and created life peer (1983)
Jun 15, 2024 · The Orkney Heritage Society is pleased to announce the date for this year’s Eynhallow Trip. Friday 19th July 2024. Check-in at Tingwall ferry terminal by 6.00pm, sailing at 6.30pm. Returning to Tingwall c. 10pm. Ticket price £35. (plus Eventbrite booking fee £3.62, total £38.62. A link for tickets will be posted here)
Jun 17, 2024 · Blide Blether June 17th 2024. Out & About to Happy Valley, A Grand Day out to Stenness. If you use the JustGiving Fundraising button you can raise funds for the Blide without the hassle of working out how to transfer the money to us.
4 days ago · Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In the Scottish Parliament, Orkney and Shetland are separate constituencies.
Jun 5, 2024 · The Northampton Chronicle & Echo is a local newspaper serving Northampton, England, and the surrounding towns and villages. It was published daily from Monday-Saturday until 26 May 2012 at a price.
