Titanic Remembered

Many people will be aware of the Lancashire connection of Mr. Wallace Hartley the bandmaster on the Titanic, who was born in Colne however, apart from the Managing Director of the White Star Line, Mr. Ismay, who was born in Crosby, several members of the crew were also from Lancashire and at least one passenger was from St. Annes on the Sea.

For an in-depth look at the Lancashire-based Titanic crew members, please see www.titanicinlancs.com - where you will also find details of commemorative events taking place in East Lancashire and details of the Titanic in Lancashire Museum in Colne.

And in St. Anne-on-the-Sea, Arnold Sumner suggests "Thinking about the sinking of the Titanic a hundred years ago".  His idea is that as many of us as possible get together in an informal gathering and go down to St. Annes beach on Saturday, 14th and Sunday, 15th April to build a sand model of the Titanic to remember one of the worst shipping disasters ever.

According to Arnold, who is currently researching the St. Annes passengers aboard the Titanic, a Mr Arthur Gee of Riley Avenue in St. Annes, was on board, on his way to Mexico. In a letter to his wife dated 10th April 1912, Mr Gee said: "In the language of the poet, "This is a knock-out". I have never seen anything so magnificent, even in a first class hotel. I might be living in a palace. It is, indeed, an experience...".

For further information, please contact Mr Sumner on 07980 403516 or 01253 721608.

If you can't get to London for the Titanic Requiem by Robin and RJ Gibb, performed by Robin Gibb, Aled Jones, RSVP Voices, special guest Isabel Suckling and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Central Hall Westminster on 10th April;   to Birmingham Town Hall on 13th April or the Barbican in London on 15th for Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic;   or St. Annes Cathedral in Belfast on 14th April for Philip Hammond's Requiem, Pendle Hippodrome Theatre is holding a Commemorative Evening on Sunday, 14th April 2012, featuring the world premier of 'Nearer my God to Thee' Wallace Hartley Remembered.  The film, narrated by Tony Livesey of BBC's North West Tonight Programme, is a biopic of the Lancashire born Bandmaster of RMS Titanic, Wallace Hartley, who was born in Colne.

Also showing will be the 1958 film 'A Night to Remember' starring Kenneth Moore.

Tickets:  Adults £5;  Concessions £3 from:

Discover Pendle - Boundary Mill Stores, Vivary Way, Colne, Lancashire - open 7 days a week:  Monday - Saturday 10 am to 8pm;  Sundays 11am to 5 pm.  £1 booking fee.   Tel. 01282 856186.

On-line - www.phtheatre.co.uk and follow on-line instructions

At the Theatre:  Box Office Open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 am till 1 pm.    

Tel. 01282 863210.

Pendle Hippodrome Theatre

New Market Street

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 9BJ