“To preside over this excellent club in the coming year is a great honour for me.” This view was expressed by the new President of the Rotary Club of Enniskillen, Jisbinder Singh Sembhi, affectionately known as Sembs, who has just taken up office, in succession to Siobhan O’Reilly, Immediate Past …
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It has been 42 years since a British woman won the single’s title at Wimbledon – Virginia Wade, who beat Betty Stöve in the final. Such was the importance of the occasion that the Queen made a rare appearance to present Wade with her trophy. Ken Saunders’ photograph captures Wade’s …
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