Sophie Ellis-Bextor, one of British music’s most distinctive vocalists, will be performing all her hits and a sprinkling of her favourite disco songs with a full orchestra at the Brighton Dome on Friday, June 7, 2019 from 7.30pm.
THE Song Diaries tour will see pop’s plumiest performer sing hits from her debut album, Read My Lips, through to 2016’s Familia, including Young Blood, Take Me Home, Get Over You and, of course, Murder on the Dancefloor.
Sophie said:“It’s so exciting to be performing hits from my entire career with full orchestral arrangements for the first time! This is a bit of a dream come true. I’m especially delighted that I get to do some proper full-on live disco with strings, it’s going to be really special!”
Event: Sophie Ellis-Bextor: The Song Diaries
Where: Brighton Dome, Church St, Brighton BN1 1UE.
Family and friends will gather at Legends from 9pm this evening (November 19) to raise a glass or two, to Rose Chillingworth and celebrate her life.
ROSE was born in 1932 and went to school locally in Tottenham, London. During the Second World War, she was evacuated to Mildenhall, Suffolk, along with her mother, brother and sister.
When Rose left school she went to work at Canon Rubber in Tottenham Hale, where she met her future Husband Ken. They loved to go dancing at the Tottenham Royal Dance Hall and often went to the cinema together. They began courting on 13.6.1948 and married five years later on 22.8.1953.
Rose and Ken
Rose and Ken started married life in Tottenham Hale, where they had Sue and Steve. The flat was then too small, so they moved to Wood Green, where Jan was born. Once again the maisonette was too small, so they moved to Enfield.
Rose worked at a printing company and Chubb Alarm. Ken went to work at Trox in Enfield and when the company relocated to Thetford in Norfolk, the family moved there and brought Broadlands on Hopton Road, Garboldisham.
Rose helped to start a youth club in Garboldisham and sat on various committees. She was a very social person with lots of friends from all walks of life. She had a bubbly personality with a beautiful heart and smile.
Rose’s hobbies included bingo, crochet, knitting, reading, crosswords and she loved reading her daily newspapers.
She loved going to darts and snooker with Ken, visiting lots of local pubs for the competitions when he was playing and she worked at various shops and factories in Thetford & Diss.
Daughters Sue and Jan married and produced five grandchildren, Wayne, Kerry, Nikki, David and Mikey, and loved looking after them. When Jan went back to work, Rose was childminder to Mikey.
When Mikey started play school Rose began helping out, all the children would call her Nanny,
and she continued to help out, after he went to school.
Eventually Rose had Great Grandchildren, Calum, Caitlin, Isla and Eden, with some step Grandchildren too.
They all loved her to bits and she them in return. They called her Nanny Ro-Ro, which she loved
and she was extremely proud of them all.
In 2001, aged 69, Rose decided she wanted some excitement and after visiting Brighton chose to move there to be near her son Steve who was a popular licensee in the city.
Rose and Steve
Rose was very popular in Brighton where she worked in the cloakroom and collected door money at the much missed Harlequin club.
She was well-loved by all the drag artists and customers alike with many calling her Mum or Nan.
She loved the Marine Tavern Quiz nights hosted by Nat, and was a regular fund-raiser for various charitable causes including cutting people’s hair, knitting scarves for Help The Heroes, and selling raffle tickets.
In 2015 Rose wanted to move back to Garboldisham to spend her remaining years there and see more of her great-grandchildren.
When her vascular dementia progressed, she required help with her personal care, which was provided by the brilliant staff at Sunrise Carers, but eventually Rose needed far more, so she became a resident at The Beeches in East Harling.
Steve her son says she was extremely lucky to be in such an amazing place for her last few months. He says the carers there were Angels in disguise, with nothing being too much for them.
Steve and the family are very grateful to each and everyone at The Beeches, where Rose was given the nicknames of Pickle, Nanna and 1 Eyed Pirate, was cared for with love and respect and where once again she was adopted as a Nan.
She had a full and social life, and made many friends along the way who loved her dearly.
Rose’s family are all very thankful that she still remembered them all in her remaining days.
Rose and her children, Steve, Jan and Sue
As Rose’s funeral was in Norfolk, Steve and the family wanted to have an event in Brighton where friends could remember Rose and celebrate her life.
Family and friends will be gathering at Legends tonight, Monday, November 19 from 9pm. Cabaret will be hosted by one of Rose’s favourite entertainers, Miss Jason and will start at 10pm. Surprise guests will be popping in to sing a few numbers.
The rock n roll girl with the powerful voice and infectious songs, Katrina Leskanich, front woman of 80’s pop group Katrina and The Waves, is back with a dynamite new band and new songs……..and she’s still rockin’.
KATRINA Leskanich, singer of the best feel good song on the planet, Love shine a light and front woman of the 80s group Katrina and The Waves comes to the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham on November 29.
KATRINA and The Waves had their first big break in 1984 when The Bangles covered their song Going Down to Liverpool which drew attention to the group and lead to an international deal with Capitol Records.
Their first Capitol album, Katrina & The Waves released in 1985, was a substantial critical and commercial success and the track Walking on Sunshine was a worldwide hit earning top ten spots around the globe.
Along with A-ha, Freddie Jackson and Julian Lennon, Katrina & The Waves were nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1986, ultimately losing out to Sade while the band were constantly touring the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan.
Their follow-up single, Do You Want Crying was a top 40 hit in the US and Sun Street a UK Top 30 hit in 1986. That’s the Way reached No. 16 in 1989 in the US charts.
In 1997 Katrina and The Waves’, representing the UK, was the runaway winner of the Eurovision Song Contest staged at The Point Theatre in Dublin, with the largest ever margin, singing Love shine a light, followed by an unprecedented four consecutive appearances on Top of The Pops and a No. 3 in the UK Charts.
Following the success of Walking On Sunshine, Katrina has been busy touring the world performing Katrina and The Waves hits and some of her own new songs.
She split from The Waves and released her first solo album, Katrina Leskanich in 2005, writing and producing many of the tracks, which included collaborations with Phil Thornalley, (Torn) and an acoustic cover of Kirsty MacColl’sThey Don’t Know and in 2007 Katrina covered ‘Hitsville UK’ on The Sandinista! Project – a new compilation and tribute to The Clash Sandinista! Album
KATRINA and her new band began their first UK tour in October, 2018 and will play the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham on Thursday, November 29 followed by The Astor Theatre in Deal, Kent on Friday, November 30 where she will be promoting her new Christmas single I can’t give you anything but love, a toe-tapping, melodic and tuneful number from the 1920s, with a very jazzy guitar solo and an unexpected sweet message for Christmas.
Katrina plays the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham on Thursday, November 29 followed by The Astor Theatre in Deal, Kent on Friday, November 30.
To listen to her new single I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, click here:
Former Welsh rugby captain, Gareth Thomas was the victim of a homophobic attack in Cardiff city centre on Saturday night, November 17.
Gareth Thomas
THOMAS suffered facial injuries following an attack by a 16-year-old in The Hayes area of the city at around 9pm following Wales’ 74 – 24 win over Tonga earlier in the day.
He chose to have the incident resolved using Restorative Justice. In a video he shared on social media where he appeared visibly shaken, he said he wanted to spread a “positive message” after being exposed to the hate crime due to his sexuality.
He said:“I want to say thank you to the police who were involved and have allowed me to do Restorative Justice with the people who did this because I thought they could learn more this way than any other way.”
South Wales Police has confirmed that a local 16-year-old boy has been dealt with “by way of restorative justice” after the incident.
Police said the teen admitted assault and was apologetic for his actions, while Restorative Justice was administered at the request of Mr Thomas.
Restorative Justice brings those harmed by crime or conflict and those responsible for the harm together, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to enter a dialogue.
In a statement, South Wales Police said: “We are aware that a video has been posted on social media by former rugby international Gareth Thomas in relation to a hate crime which happened on The Hayes in Cardiff city centre on Friday November 16.
“We can confirm a local 16-year-old boy was dealt with by way of Restorative Justice following the incident at around 9pm.
“Restorative justice was at the request of Mr Thomas and accepted by the teenager who admitted assault and was apologetic for his actions.
“Restorative justice is about putting victim needs at the centre of the criminal justice system, finding positive solutions to crime and encouraging young people to be accountable for the consequences of their actions.
“A hate crime is any crime motivated by hostility on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity.
“Hate crime has no place in society and has always been a priority for South Wales Police.
Ben Owen
Speaking about the attack, Ben Owen, International Gay Rugby Chair added:“To us Gareth is a hero, one of the few brave enough in men’s rugby to stand up and be open about who he is.
“But it shouldn’t be that way, it shouldn’t take bravery to be who you are or to go out for a few pints to celebrate your team winning.
“Hate crimes have no place in 21st century Britain and have no place in our sport, on or off the pitch.
“Luckily the actions of these sick few are not representative of the many in the rugby community.
“International Gay Rugby will continue to work at a grassroots level, with national unions and with World Rugby to make sure rugby remains a sport for all – a sport that says no the intolerance and bigotry that was seen in Cardiff on Saturday night.”
In a statement, South Wales Police said: “We are aware that a video has been posted on social media by former rugby international Gareth Thomas in relation to a hate crime which happened on The Hayes in Cardiff city centre on Friday November 16.
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