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| − | '''Bassetlaw''' is a local government district comprising the northern part of [[Nottinghamshire]]. It is mainly rural, with two towns, [[Worksop]] and [[Retford]]. | + | '''Bassetlaw''' is a local government district comprising the northern part of [[Nottinghamshire]]. It is mainly rural, with two towns, [[Worksop]] and [[Retford]]. There is no town or village called Bassetlaw: the district is named after the Bassetlaw wapentake (one of the historic divisions of Nottinghamshire). |
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
| − | [[Ian Campbell]] is a local councillor and was thought to be the UK's first openly gay mayor when he | + | [[Ian Campbell]] is a local councillor and was thought to be the UK's first openly gay mayor when he was elected as Town Mayor of Retford in 2010. |
[[Bassetlaw LGBT Forum]] was set up in July 2013.<ref>http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/community_and_living/equality_and_diversity/lgbt_history_month.aspx</ref> | [[Bassetlaw LGBT Forum]] was set up in July 2013.<ref>http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/community_and_living/equality_and_diversity/lgbt_history_month.aspx</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 25 July 2013
Bassetlaw is a local government district comprising the northern part of Nottinghamshire. It is mainly rural, with two towns, Worksop and Retford. There is no town or village called Bassetlaw: the district is named after the Bassetlaw wapentake (one of the historic divisions of Nottinghamshire).
LGBT history
Ian Campbell is a local councillor and was thought to be the UK's first openly gay mayor when he was elected as Town Mayor of Retford in 2010.
Bassetlaw LGBT Forum was set up in July 2013.[1]
