New dates for Dining with Music at the Pavilion Restaurant St. Annes

For a really wonderful evening out why not book a table at the lovely Pavilion Restaurant in St. Annes' Ashton Gardens.  Forthcoming events with talented artists are:

July
Friday, 13th July - Stuart Mayor Piano (in photo)
Saturday, 14th July - Peter Ritmo - Swing Singer
Wednesday, 18th July - Stuart Mayor
Thursday, 19th July - Stuart Mayor
Friday, 20th July - Stuart Mayor
Saturday, 21st July - Peter Ritmo
Friday, 27th July - Stuart Mayor
Saturday, 28th July - Peter Ritmo

August
Friday, 3rd August - Stuart Mayor
Saturday, 4th August - Peter Ritmo
Friday, 11th August - Stuart Mayor
Saturday, 12th August - Peter Ritmo.

Booking is essential - please call 01253 724440 for menu details and to reserve a table.

The Pavilion Restaurant and Tea Room, Ashton Gardens, St. Annes on the Sea, Lancashire

Miss Blackpool 2012 - Heat 4 Result and Interviews

Heat 4 Result:
1st Sophie Heald (left in photo)
2nd Lauren Chadwick (right in photo)

Both girls have now qualified for the Miss Blackpool 2012 Grand Final, which will be held on Friday 17th August at the Norbreck Castle Hotel. This is a fabulous black tie occasion - 4 course meal, live entertainment, plus the dramatic finale of the 2012 competition. Tickets £35 each available now - call Karen on 01253 820226

You can hear our great interviews from last night's heat right now by clicking on the relevant sound icon below (please note this may take longer to load if you are using a Mac...):



Heat 5 will be at Uncle Tom's Cabin in Blackpool next THURSDAY 19th July - free to enter - new contestants always welcome!

CD Release: "The Very Best Of Blancmange" - Exclusive Interview

Release date:16TH JULY 2012
THE VERY BEST OF BLANCMANGE
Label: Music Club Deluxe
Cat No.: MCDLX539
Barcode: 5014797675391

CD 1.
1. Living On The Ceiling 2. Don’t Tell Me 3. I Can’t Explain 4. Feel Me 5. Blind Vision 6. Waves 7. The Day Before You Came 8. I’ve Seen The Word 9. God’s Kitchen 10. That’s Love, That It Is 11. Wasted (Extended Version) 12. Lose Your Love (Album Version) 13. What’s Your Problem 14. Kind 15. All Things Are Nice 16. Murder 17. Running Thin (Peel Session) 18. I Would (Peel Session) 19. Making Aeroplanes (Without Victoria) (New Track)

CD2
1. Blind Vision (12” Mix) 2. Don’t Tell Me (12” Mix) 3. Feel Me (12”John Luongo Mix) 4. Game Above My Head (Long Version) 5. That’s Love, That It Is (Remix Extended Version) 6. Vishnu (Short Version) 7. God’s Kitchen (12” Mix) 8. Sad Day (Original Version) 9. Waves (Original Version) 10. Why Don’t They Leave Things Alone? 11. Lorraine’s My Nurse 12. See The Train 13. Don’t You Love It All 14. Living On The Ceiling (Long Version) 15. Hello Darling (Blue World)

Order link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Best-Blancmange/dp/B008BENEJQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1342002464&sr=1-1

To find out more about what the band are up to, visit the official website at: www.blancmange.co.uk

We have a special exclusive interview with Neil Arthur from Blancmange talking about the CD, Darwen and all other things Blancmange in our "Best Kept Secrets In Conversation" show on 103.2 Preston FM next Friday evening (20th July) from 7pm, where we'll also be playing his pick from the new release. 

You can hear a short preview clip from the interview right now by clicking on the sound icon below (please note this will take longer to load if you are using a Mac...):

Ice Hockey - Be A Fylde Flyer! Open Trials During July

Fylde Flyers senior ice hcokey team are looking for new players to bolster their squad ahead of the 2012/13 league campaign in ENL Div 2 N.

Open trials are taking place on Thursday evenings at the Sub Zero arena in Cleveleys, with the final team selection to be announced by the 1st August.

Trials are 9pm meet for 9.45 to 11.15pm ice time and everybody is welcome, although to have a chance of being selected for the team, you would need a high level of fitness and ability (ENL or EPL experience or top level full contact rec hockey) and be available to fulfill training and match night commitments for the forthcoming league season.

Anybody interested in attending the trials can call team manager Mick Caunce on 07595 393277.

The Fylde Flyers are also for looking for team and individual player sponsors as well as advertisers to go in the new colour programme covers that will be used for the season.

Once again, anybody interested should call Mick Caunce on 07595 393277.

PS: Yours truly dug his hockey gear out of the loft last week - just 22 years since it last saw the light of day - and discovered that everything appears to have shrunk since he last wore it... the ice hockey world can rest easy - no dramatic return is on the cards...

Wet Wet Wet's Graeme Clark To Make West End Debut - 29th July

Graeme Clark - bass player with Wet Wet Wet is set to make his west end theatre debut on Sunday 29th July as he appears in "Bullets & Daffodils" the new musical drama about the life and works of World War 1 poet Wilfred Owen.

Graeme said: "My songwriting mate, Dean Johnson, asked me if I would consider playing the part of a Scottish soldier signing up to go to war.

Interestingly enough my grandpa did sign up as a 14 year old in 1914, coincidentally, as a musician.
Old Grandad was pretty instrumental (excuse the pun) in my formative years and I thought if I could do any acting it would be great to do it in the context of my grandfather.  Here's to him and all the others who signed up for us!

I hope I can do him and the play justice - It's a fascinating story and a great piece of work."

The show - which also features All Creatures Great And Small actor Christopher Timothy on stage as the narrator - will be at the Jermyn Street Theatre in Jermyn Street on Sunday 29th July for one night only.

Tickets for the show can be booked here:  http://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/whatson.html#sundaysandmondaysatjermynstreet

Free To Enter Poetry Competition - closes 10th September

Fancy yourself as a bit of a poet? Why not send one of your compositions in for the free to enter Pendle War Poetry Competition 2012.

There are 3 judging categories: Adult, Under 18 and Overseas and the winning entries will be read out on stage at the East Lancs Premiere performance of "Bullets & Daffodils"  - the new show about the life and works of WW1 poet Wilfred Owen - at the ACE Centre in Nelson on 18th October.

There are some great prizes to be won and the top 20 entries overall will be published in the 2012 competition booklet.

For full competition rules and details of prizes, check out the official website at: www.pendlewarpoetry.com 

St Annes Music Festival 2012 - 18th to 22nd July

Current event listing is as follows:

Wednesday 18th July:
The Remainders - Wild Berry 6pm
Charlese & Matt - The Fairhaven 8pm

Thursday 19th July:
Patricia & Huey Singalong - The Sandhills 12 noon
Jilly Riley & The Spiral Scouts - Silantro 8pm
Mikey T's Rockin Boogie Band - The Fairhaven 8.30pm
Cartoon Food - Wild Berry 9pm

Friday 20th July:
Owain Jones - Silantro 5pm
Alan & Janet - Wild Berry 7.30pm
Moebius Loop - Tom Metcalfe - Katy Ryan - Silantro 8pm
Matt & Charlese - The Fairhaven 8.30pm
Magic Trees - The Townhouse 9pm
The Coustics - The Lord Derby 9pm
Drearer Knight - The Sandhills 9.30pm

Saturday 21st July:
Open Air Open Mic - Nom Nom 1pm
Charlese & Matt / Mikey T / Vineyard/ Happy Days and more - The Fairhaven from 2pm
Charlese & Tom Vernon Band - Nom Nom 4.30pm
Raven Traitor - Nom Nom 6.30pm
Open Mic - Wild Berry 7.30pm
The Remainders - Silantro 8.00pm
Cancer Research Open Mic - The Townhouse 8pm
George Spittal Open Mic - The Townhouse midnight to 3am

Sunday 22nd July:
Spiral Scouts - Wild Berry 2.30pm
Midnight Johnny - The Townhouse 3.30pm
TBC - The Olive Tree 3.30pm

More acts still to be announced - check the Facebook page for latest information: www.facebook.com/stannesmusicfestival