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George Webster (presenter)
George Webster (born 29 July 2000) is an English television presenter, actor, dancer and writer. He was discovered while volunteering at his local Parkrun by a Sky UK television crew, who made him the subject of an episode of ''Jessica's Parkrun Heroes'' in 2019. This film prompted Mencap to refer him to a filmmaker who was making ''S.A.M.'', a short film that was broadcast online in October 2020. After being scouted by the BBC, Webster recorded a video for BBC Bitesize, which went viral. He then began presenting for CBeebies, for which he won Best Presenter at the British Academy Children's Awards 2022. He has also appeared in ''The Railway Children Return'', ''Casualty'', '' World on Fire'', and the 2022 ''Strictly Come Dancing'' Christmas special. From 2023, he began publishing books, and has released ''This Is Me'' and ''Why Not?''. Early life Webster was born on 29 July 2000 in Rawdon, West Yorkshire with Down's syndrome. Growing up, he struggled to enunciate properly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Rawdon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It sits on the River Aire and on the A65 road, A65 south of Yeadon, West Yorkshire, Yeadon. The northern parts of the village are part of the Guiseley and Rawdon (ward), Guiseley and Rawdon ward of Leeds City Council and the southern part is in the Horsforth (ward), Horsforth ward. The whole village is included in the Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds North West parliamentary constituency. History The name comes from Old Norse ''rauðr'' meaning red, and Old English ''dūn'' meaning hill. While no documentary reference has been made to Rawdon before the Domesday Book was composed in 1086, the area had seen human activity at least as early as in the Bronze Age, as evidenced by archeological finds of bronze axe heads and a gold torc. In the Domesday Book Rawdon (also spelt Roudun, Rowdun and Rowdon) is mentioned as ''terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down's Syndrome Association
The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) is a British charity which describes itself as being the only organisation in the United Kingdom that focuses solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down's syndrome. The Association states its mission as being: to provide information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, and the professionals who work with them; to strive to improve knowledge of the condition; and to champion the rights of people with Down's syndrome. The Association was founded in 1970 by Rex Brinkworth as a local group and now has 20,000 members and about 126 local groups. Its headquarters is at the Langdon Down Centre, formerly Normansfield Hospital, built as a private hospital by John Langdon Down, the "Father of Down's Syndrome". The Langdon Down Centre includes the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability about the history of treating people with learning disabilities, and the Normansfield Theatre. Former footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Phillips
Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, comedian, and television presenter. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show '' Smack the Pony''. She is also known for her roles in '' Jam & Jerusalem'' as Natasha "Tash" Vine, '' Miranda'' as Tilly, '' I'm Alan Partridge'' as Sophie, ''Parents'' as Jenny Pope, '' Set the Thames on Fire'' as Colette in 2015, '' Zapped'' as Slasher Morgan, and her guest appearances as the fictional Prime Minister of Finland Minna Häkkinen in the US TV series '' Veep''. Phillips also co-starred in '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' as Mrs Bennet and in the role of Shazzer in all four films of the ''Bridget Jones'' franchise. From 2004 to 2019, Phillips played the title role in the BBC Radio 4 comedy show '' Clare in the Community''. In 2018 she was curator for series 12 of '' The Museum of Curiosity'' on BBC Radio 4. Early life and education Sally Elizabeth Phillips was born on 10 May 1970 in Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Fever
''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American Dance in film, dance Drama (film and television), drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian Americans, Italian-American man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Nightclub, disco while dealing with social tensions and disillusionment in his working class ethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn. The story is based on "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", a mostly fictional 1976 ''New York (magazine), New York'' article by music writer Nik Cohn. A major critical and commercial success, ''Saturday Night Fever'' had a tremendous impact on the popular culture of the late 1970s. It helped popularize disco around the world and initiated a series of collaborations between film studios and record labels. It made Travolta, already well known from his role in the popular TV sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'', a household name. He was nominated for the Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attitude (magazine)
''Attitude'' is a British gay lifestyle magazine owned by Stream Publishing Limited. It is sold worldwide as a physical magazine and as a digital download. The first issue of ''Attitude'' appeared in May 1994. A separate Thai edition was published from March 2011 to April 2018, a Vietnamese edition launched in November 2013, and editions in Belgium and the Netherlands launched in February 2017. Publication Circulation According to marketing news website The Drum, "''Attitude'''s circulation is not audited by ABC and it does not declare its figures, but it promotes itself as the UK's best-selling gay magazine." ''Attitude'' and ''Gay Times'' are considered the top gay men's magazines. ''Attitude'' describes its typical reader as "a gay male professional, typically in his 20s or 30s". Content In 1997, art historian Reina Lewis wrote that ''Attitude'' was "notable for its glossy and gorgeous fashion editorial and ..generally more visual-led han other gay and lesbian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Prize
The Iris Prize, established in by Berwyn Rowlands of The Festivals Company, is an international LGBTQ film prize and festival which is open to any film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences and which must have been completed within two years of the prize deadline. The prize is open to filmmakers from around the world and judged by a panel of international filmmakers and artists. The winner receives the largest prize for a gay and lesbian film in the world—a package valued at £30,000—allowing the winner to make their next film. It is awarded during an annual festival held in Cardiff that presents a programme of screenings including the competing films, several feature films, panel sessions with visiting filmmakers and culminates in a closing night award ceremony. The Iris Prize has secured the support of lesbian and gay film festivals from around the world, creating a single international platform with the inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Retford
Sam Retford (born 22 June 1999) is an Australian-English actor, known for portraying the role of Cory Wilson (Ackley Bridge), Cory Wilson on the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge'' (2017–2019). As well as starring in various stage productions, he has also made appearances in television series such as ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' (2019) and ''Death in Paradise (TV series), Death in Paradise'' (2021). In 2021, he joined the cast of the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Curtis Delamere. Early life Retford was born on 22 June 1999 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. His family then relocated to Crewe, England. He attended Brine Leas High School, and later studied acting at The Lowry Actors Company. Before he began acting professionally, Retford aspired to be a Marine biology, marine biologist. Career Retford began acting in fringe productions around the Manchester theatre scene, such as ''Lord of the Flies'' and ''The Newspaper Boy''. He made his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscars - Did It Really Go Far Enough
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The 2nd Academy Awards, second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 25th Academy Awards, 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production and trading centre (mainly with wool) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Leeds developed as a mill town during the Industrial Revolution alongside other surrounding villages and towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, and a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (née Ennis; born 28 January 1986) is a British retired athlete who specialised in the heptathlon and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion. She is also the 2010 World Indoor pentathlon champion. A member of the City of Sheffield & Dearne athletic club, she is a former British national record holder for the heptathlon. She is also a former British record holder in the 100 metres hurdles, the high jump and the indoor pentathlon. Since retiring from athletic competition, Ennis-Hill has appeared as an athletics commentator and studio pundit for the BBC. She has also worked as an entrepreneur and created several fitness apps specialising in women's health and training. Early life and family Born in Sheffield on 28 January 1986, Ennis-Hill is one of two daughters of Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell. She has a younger sister, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' were founded independently and have had common ownership only since 1966. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. ''The Times'' was the first newspaper to bear that name, inspiring numerous other papers around the world. In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution. ''The Times'' had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020; in the same period, ''The Sunday Times'' had an average weekly circulation of 647,622. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodhouse Moor
Woodhouse Moor is an open space approximately one mile (1.6 km) from Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. Today it consists of 3 parts: a formal park, Woodhouse Moor (often referred to as Hyde Park - see below), of around 26 hectares in area on the west of Woodhouse Lane (the A660), and two other open areas on the east of it. These are known as the Monument (or Upper) and Cinder (or Gravel, or Lower) Moors which are used for events such as circuses and sporting matches, and sometimes car parking. Woodhouse Moor is north-west of Leeds city centre and is bounded by Woodhouse, the University of Leeds, Burley, Hyde Park, and Headingley. As of 2005 the park had just under 3 million visits a year and is the second most popular urban park in Leeds. The park has five main paths which meet in the centre, each is tree-lined and they divide the park into different areas of usage. In the New Year Honours 2009, Head Gardener John Egan was awarded an MBE for services to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
