Lincolnshire Live Jul 15 25
Thatcher Fest in Grantham - full line-up of events celebrating Iron Lady:
The event will mark 100 years since Margaret Thatcher was born
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Grantham plans first Thatcher Fest for October 2025The planned week from 13 to 17 October 2025 marks the centenary with talks, films and local-history events.
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- The planned week is set to offer ticketed and unticketed events, including walking talks, screenings of The Iron Lady, displays and local-history activities.
- On October 13, Matt Tedford is scheduled to star at the Guildhall in Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, following five sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, UK tours and a West End season.
- On October 14, former Junior Health Minister Edwina Currie is due to host an evening of discussion and memories from her time in government, while Dr James Cooper is due to speak on October 15 about Thatcher, Reagan, Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War.
- On October 17, television personality, author and former MP Gyles Brandreth is due to host Quite A Centenary, celebrating Margaret Thatcher, Elizabeth II and Winnie the Pooh.
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