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image captionMargaret Keane died suddenly, aged 73, in July 2018
A family in Coventry has won an appeal to have their mother s gravestone marked with an Irish inscription.
The appeal was before the Church of England s court - the Arches Court of Canterbury - on Wednesday.
It follows a battle of almost three years to have Margaret Keane s final resting place marked with Irish words.
Margaret s daughter Bernadette Martin said they were delighted to win their appeal in London on Wednesday. For us as a family we re just delighted to leave London having got the ruling - we weren t expecting it, she told BBC News NI.
Derry s MP backs family s bid to have Irish language message placed on loved one s headstone
Judge said message could be seen as a political statement
Margaret Keane died in 2018.
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Foyle MP Colum Eastwood is supporting a family in England who want to have an Irish language message placed on a loved one s headstone.
Margaret Keane died in 2018 and is buried in grounds owned by St Giles Church, Exhall, near Coventry.
Her family wanted her headstone inscription to read: In ár gcroíthe go deo ( In our hearts forever ).
But a judge said untranslated, this may be seen as a political statement .
The 1940s festival in Woodhall Spa has been cancelled for a second consecutive year due to uncertainty surrounding coronavirus lockdown.
The weekend of July 17-18 had been penned in for the 2021 event after the 2020 festival was cancelled, but organisers have had to push it back another year.
Up to 50,000 people visit Woodhall Spa for the festival every year, and the committee have said holding such a large event during the pandemic would not be possible.
Classic cars and war memorabilia lines the streets of Woodhall Spa for the weekend. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
This decision was made despite the event coming one month after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown is due to end.