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Mary Ibberson
Ellen Mary Ibberson (13 December 1892 – 6 May 1979) was a British musician and teacher, who founded the first Rural Music School. She was the Founder-Director of the Rural Music Schools Association, which she led for 33 years. Life Ellen Mary Ibberson was born on 13 December 1892 in Hunstanton, Hunstanton, Norfolk. Ibberson took courses in German and piano in Dresden in 1911. She returned to England in 1913 to the new Letchworth Garden City, Garden City at Letchworth in Hertfordshire. Ibberson took part in activities including folk dancing and the Girl Guides, as well as becoming involved in campaigns for women's suffrage. Ibberson worked at the Settlement in Letchworth Garden City, an adult education organization which was founded in 1920, initially as a tutor. Ibberson was the sub-warden, and ran a music appreciation course there before founding her Rural Music School. Rural Music Schools In 1929, Ibberson founded the first Rural Music School in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunstanton
Hunstanton (sometimes pronounced ) is a seaside resort, seaside town in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,229 at the 2011 Census. It faces west across The Wash. Hunstanton lies 102 miles (164 km) north-north-east of London and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of Norwich. History Hunstanton is a 19th-century resort town, initially known as New Hunstanton to distinguish it from the adjacent village of that name. The new town soon exceeded the village in scale and population. The original settlement, now Old Hunstanton, probably gained its name from the River Hun (Norfolk), River Hun, which runs to the coast just to the east. It has also been argued that the name originated from "Honeystone", referring to the local red carrstone, carr stone. The river begins in the grounds of Old Hunstanton Park, which surrounds the moated Hunstanton Hall, the ancestral home of the Le Strange family. Old Hunstanton village is of prehistoric origin and lies near to the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
