PUNK SPECIAL ON FRIDAY!

Don't miss the Rebellion Festival Speech Special at 12 noon on Friday, featuring the full interviews with Knox of The Vibrators (pictured), Steve Drewett of the Newtown Neurotics and The A-Heads!

Houghton Weavers Interview

Today we welcomed the Houghton Weavers - well, two of them anyway - and the third one later... - to Preston FM where we recorded an interview for a special show to be aired next week.

Popular Lancashire folk band The Houghton Weavers will be featured in a special one hour radio programme on Preston FM next Friday (4th December) at 12 noon.
In this fascinating show, Guitarist David Littler and vocalist Tony Berry tell host Paul Breeze about how the Weavers first got together, about their successful BBC television series and recount various funny stories from their 35 years together as a band.
Featuring an exclusive preview of songs from their new CD “Ae Fond Kiss”, the show also looks ahead to the Weavers’ annual Christmas show at Preston Guildhall on Sunday 20th December.

Fever Dance Take British Title at Winter Gardens

Fever Dance - who teach at Fylde Rugby Club - won the British Closed Latin American Formation Team Championship at the British National Championships at the Winter Gardens on Thursday evening.
The team – trained by Rachel Holland (far right of photo) had already won the British Open title in May and will be representing England in the World Championships in Bremen in December.
Fever’s B team – competing in their first ever championship - came a creditable fourth place.
Fever Dance teach a range of ballroom and latin classes at all levels from beginners upwards - for more information visit their website at http://www.feverdancecompany.com/

Lucy Gets The "Miss Blackpool" Treatment !

As part of the research that we are doing for our special documentary programme about the "Miss Blackpool" competition, Lucy decided to find out for herself how it all works.

Here she is having her hair restyled at Mirror Talk hair salon, one of the competition's sponsors who do all the contestants' hair in preparation for the grand final.

Special Guests At Troops' CD Launch Party

World War 2 RAF veteran Roy Hardacre and Miss Blackpool Jessica Berry were guests of honour at a special musical evening that raised over £ 500 for a local ex servicemen’s charity at the Carousel Hotel.

Local good causes record label TTN Records launched their annual Christmas CD for the troops at a party night held in aid of the Blackpool branch of the Royal Marines Association.

The CD entitled “Wonderful World” by Frankie & Friends has 14 tracks by local artists, many of whom appeared on the night, along with Blackpool based Sahara’s Harem belly dance troupe and modern jive dancers from Bev Lewis’s Revolution Dance class.

Copies of the CD are available free of charge to ex servicemens’ groups to use for fundraising purposes, ideally to be auctioned at special events rather then just sold at face value. For more information, e-mail good causes record label TTN records ttnrecords@btinternet.com

Wonderful World CD Tracks:
Wonderful World – Frankie Smith
Colours Of The Wind – Briony Moxon
I Only Wanna Be With You – Emma Holbrook
Fly Me To The Moon – Sara Creeney
Funk – Broken Circuit
Love Scene – Keri Ward
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker – Mauri Clash City Rocker
The Perfect Year – Emma Holbrook
Arthur’s Theme – Beverley Alexander
Safe European Home – The Harry Rule Project
Sunday Morning – Ashley Benjamin
Fever – Sara Creeney
I Wish I Could Forget You – The Harry Rule Project
I Will Survive – Frankie Smith

Special Guests At Troops' CD Launch Party

World War 2 RAF veteran Roy Hardacre and Miss Blackpool Jessica Berry were guests of honour at a special musical evening that raised over £ 500 for a local ex servicemen’s charity at the Carousel Hotel.

Local good causes record label TTN Records launched their annual Christmas CD for the troops at a party night held in aid of the Blackpool branch of the Royal Marines Association.

The CD entitled “Wonderful World” by Frankie & Friends has 14 tracks by local artists, many of whom appeared on the night, along with Blackpool based Sahara’s Harem belly dance troupe and modern jive dancers from Bev Lewis’s Revolution Dance class.

Copies of the CD are available free of charge to ex servicemens’ groups to use for fundraising purposes, ideally to be auctioned at special events rather then just sold at face value. For more information, e-mail good causes record label TTN records ttnrecords@btinternet.com

Wonderful World CD Tracks:
Wonderful World – Frankie Smith
Colours Of The Wind – Briony Moxon
I Only Wanna Be With You – Emma Holbrook
Fly Me To The Moon – Sara Creeney
Funk – Broken Circuit
Love Scene – Keri Ward
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker – Mauri Clash City Rocker
The Perfect Year – Emma Holbrook
Arthur’s Theme – Beverley Alexander
Safe European Home – The Harry Rule Project
Sunday Morning – Ashley Benjamin
Fever – Sara Creeney
I Wish I Could Forget You – The Harry Rule Project
I Will Survive – Frankie Smith

Mike Taylor Trio at the Art Deco Cafe with Sara Creeney

Blackpool Welcomes Regiment Home

Members of the Royal Artillery regiments marched through the streets of Blackpool today on a welcome home parade.

Scarborough Break!

Yes - we've been away to Scarborough, taking in the cliffs and the north sea air. But we havenlt been lazy - we visited Jive Addiction's Modern Jive weekender and also the 12th Annual Scarborough Dance Festival. We recorded some fascinating interviews which we plan to share with you on our Tuesday afternoon show over the weeks to come.

Keep on listening to hear all about :

Amir Giles - expert in Argentine Tango - http://www.jango.co.uk/

UK Smoooth - http://www.uksmoooth.co.uk/

Philip Wylie & his dancing holidays

Top amateur dance couple Ramen & Fides

Miss Blackpool at 21t, St Annes

We met the reigning Miss Blackpool Jessica Berry at 21t in St Annes for a chat about her experience of being involved with the beauty contest.

As well as being great fun, this was all part of our fly on the wall documentary project that we are producing about about next year's Miss Blackpool competition.

In the meantime, listen out for some interview clips on our regular show in the weeks ahead!

Tony & Sara at the Art Deco Cafe

Tony Sullivan from The "Kings of Swing" and "Sin City Swing" with Sara Cheston gave a wonderful performance at the cafe in Stanley Park. They are on again on 6th December - check 'em out.