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Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis, CBE (born October 17, 1935), is an English dairy farmer, most famous as the founder of the Glastonbury Festival. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 km² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2007 estimate 50...
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The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...
Biography
 Michael Eavis at Glastonbury 2005 at the charity launch He was educated at Wells Cathedral School, followed by the Thames Nautical Training College after which he joined the Merchant Navy. In 1958 his father, a Methodist local preacher [1], died and he inherited Worthy Farm. In 1969 he and his second wife Jean visited the Bath Blues festival, and inspired by this, they hosted a free festival the following year. This developed into the Glastonbury Festival as it is known today. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2883 KB) Description: Michael Eavis at the charity launch at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival with the Water Aid turd Photographer User:Justinc File links The following pages link to this file: Michael Eavis ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2883 KB) Description: Michael Eavis at the charity launch at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival with the Water Aid turd Photographer User:Justinc File links The following pages link to this file: Michael Eavis ...
Wells Cathedral School is a British independent school located in Somerset. ...
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Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...
A Methodist local preacher is a lay person who has been accredited by a Methodist church to lead worship on a regular basis. ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
In the 1997 General Election he stood as a candidate for the Labour Party in the Wells Constituency [2]. In 2004 however, he suggested that disillusioned Labour voters should switch their vote to the Green Party to protest at the Iraq War. The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ...
The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ...
Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ...
The subject of this article is the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...
Jean died in 1999, since then his daughter Emily has taken a more active role in running the event. With his third wife and mother, Michael remains a committed Methodist chapel-goer. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
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In November 2006 he was appointed as the president of the Somerset Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1] Eavis hold honorary degrees from the University of Bath (Doctor of Arts honoris causa, 2004)[2] and the University of Bristol (Master of Arts honoris causa, 2006)[3]. Eavis was awarded a CBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list.[4] Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
Chambers of commerce are business advocacy groups which are usually not associated with government. ...
An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ...
The University of Bath is a campus university located near Bath, England. ...
The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
References For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
November 30 is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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