Richard Ashcroft psychedelic music and drugs. They also became a part of the Britpop movement. The band split in 1995, and around this time Ashcroft wrote a collection of songs he intended to release as his first solo album. However, by 1997 he had changed his mind and asked McCabe to return (alongside new member Tong), reforming The Verve and releasing the very successful album "Urban Hymns". Ashcroft was at the forefront of the band's popularity, receiving an Ivor Novello Award for his songwriting and being referred to by the press as "the unmistakable face of the Number One rock band in
Stella Ashcroft Stella Ashcroft Stella Ashcroft (born 27 July 2002) is an artistic gymnast from New Zealand, specialising in the vault, beam and floor events. In 2018 she competed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Ashcroft is from Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2016 she won a bronze medal at the Pacific Rim Championships. In 2017, she won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Junior Commonwealth Gymnastics Championships in Namibia. In 2018 Ashcroft received a New Zealand Racing Board Scholarship. In 2018 she competed at the gymnastics World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, her first event as a senior athlete.