Barbara Castle of Germany in 1990, for services to European democracy. In September 2008 Northern Rail, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and PTEG (Passenger transport executive Group) named a train after her. The plaque was unveiled by Barbara's niece, Sonya Hinton, and Ruth Kelly MP (then Secretary of State for Transport). A commemorative brochure of the event was produced by PTEG. Notes Footnotes Bibliography Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC, GCOT ("née" Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979,
Alma Birk, Baroness Birk from 1984 to 1990. She married Ellis Birk(1915-2003), a solicitor, senior partner of City of London law firm Nicholson, Graham & Jones (now merged into K & L Gates LLP) who was also a director of the Daily Mirror Group, Reed International, Central TV, and Wilson Bros (originally set up by Baroness Birk’s family) and other companies. They had two children. Alma Birk, Baroness Birk Alma Lillian Birk, Baroness Birk (née Wilson; 22 September 1917 – 29 December 1996) was a British journalist, Labour Party politician and Government minister. Birk was educated at South Hampstead High School and at the