Delayed Bombing Deaths

29/11/1941

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On 10 May Mr Frank Kingston, his wife and their daughter Edna had been injured when a bomb demolished their cottage in Cross Street. Neither he nor Edna had ever really recovered from the incident; Edna had spent a number of months in hospital afterwards. Almost immediately after her release, her father was admitted to hospital. Edna die on 14 November, and her father on 26 November. He was buried in Gedney Hill on this day. (Tebbs, H.F., Peterborough, Oleander Press 1979)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Referendum on the European Community

1975

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Harold Wilson, the Leader of the Labour Party had promised in the October 1974 General Election campaign to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership of the European Communities (EC) and then hold a referendum on whether to remain in the EC on the new terms. The Labour Party won the election and in 1975, the United Kingdom held its first ever national referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Community. All of the major political parties and the mainstream press supported continuing membership of the EC.

On 5 June 1975, the electorate were asked to vote yes or no on the question: "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?"
With a turnout of just under 65%, the outcome of the vote was 67.2% in favour of staying in, and the United Kingdom remained a member of the EC.

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