What's On at The Platform
Georgie Fame who will appear at the Platform on 2 October
This page contains details of current and forthcoming events at Lancaster City Council's live venue - The Platform, Morecambe.
To book tickets for events at the Platform, please telephone the Box Office on 01524 582803.
THE PLATFORM AUTUMN/WINTER 2010
Friday 10, Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 September
A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT MUSIC
Presented by the Light Music Society and Wesley Methodist Church
Friday 10 September
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS CONCERT
With Pilling Jubilee Silver Band and Wendy Sharrock (mezzo soprano)
Pilling Band website
8pm adults £8, Children £4
Saturday 11 September
FOOTLOOSE DANCE ORCHESTRA
A chance to dance to live music from the 1920s and 1930s
7.30pm £10
Sunday 12 September
A CELEBRATION CONCERT OF LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
With The Festival Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland (conductor)
Geoffrey Allan (leader)
7.30pm adults £12, Concessions £10, Children £5
Friday 24 September
WHOLE LOTTA LED
Whole Lotta Led pay tribute to Led Zeppelin and will be performing their Zep lV show. The first set will be a mixture of Zep classics and more .The second set will be the whole of Led Zeppelin IV album played in the same order as the original and the concert finishes with a mighty encore of more of Zep Classics. It’s been many years now since Zeppelin split up, tributes keep the music alive but when Whole Lotta Led recreate a Zeppelin concert they keep the music fresh. Uniquely for a tribute band they don’t have the pretence of trying to look like former members of Zeppelin, their integrity and musicianship comes through in the passion for the music they play. Jimmy Page met them and gave his blessing to what they are achieving. Come and see them live and you’ll realise why.
Whole Lotta Led's website
8pm £13/£11
Saturday 25 September
PETER DONEGAN & THE LONNIE DONEGAN BAND
Peter Donegan is the son of the late, great Lonnie Donegan. He has inherited his father`s charm and ability to deliver a fantastic live show. He plays acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and piano as well as taking over as `front man` with the Lonnie Donegan Band. Peter`s voice is likened to his father`s on songs such as `Rock Island Line`, `Putting on the Style`, `Pick a Bale of Cotton` to name but a few, but equally Peter settles well into the country rock and blues numbers which form a big part of the show.
Peter Donegan's website
7.30pm £14/£12
Friday 1 October
TOM HINGLEY AND THE LOVERS + Support
The Lovers is the brainchild of Tom Hingley, former lead singer of The Inspiral Carpets, a band that along with the Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses defined everything that was good about the UK music scene at the beginning of the 1990s. Despite of, or because of, over 20 Top 40 hits, seven Top of the Pops appearances, a rock solid fan base and successful tours all over the world, the Inspirals ran out of steam in 1995. However, a chance meeting with Steve Hanley former bassist of the Fall, led to the two realising that they still wanted to make, perform and record great music. They gathered together a band of fellow travellers who now include Steve’s kid brother and former Fall drummer, Paul Hanley, keyboardist and synth player Kelly Wood and ex-This Gigantic World guitar maestro Jason Brown. The result is a group of experienced musicians who play top quality material in their own style – the sound is raw, acerbic, funny, worldly wise and in-your-face memorable.
Tom Hingley's website
The Lovers website
The Lovers myspace
8pm £10
Saturday 2 October
GEORGIE FAME IN CONCERT
Featuring Georgie Fame & Sons. Performing hit numbers `Yeh Yeh`, `Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde`, `Getaway` and many more.
7.30pm £16
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Friday 8 October
KISS ME GOODNIGHT SERGEANT MAJOR!
Take a trip down Memory Lane and rediscover the spirit of the Blitz with this two hour show of pure nostalgia. The ultimate ENSA concert featuring tributes to Max Miller, Vera Lynn, Laurel and Hardy, Flanagan and Allen, Charlie Chaplin, Anne Shelton, Max Wall, George Formby and many more. Travel back to Britain’s finest hour with comedy sketches about the ARP warden, the Army medical and square bashing. The show finishes with an unashamedly patriotic flag waving finale!
2pm £8
Saturday 9 October
THE HAMSTERS
JIMI HENDRIX 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE TOUR
The Hamsters play Jimi Hendrix supported by The Hamsters! Guitar, bass and drums trio, The Hamsters have long been established as a premier live attraction. Although a band in their own right – playing rock, blues and Americana – they`ve also been widely regarded as the UK’s leading interpreters of Jimi Hendrix’s music. For this concert, they will be playing Jimi`s songs to commemorate his passing 40 years ago in September 1970. The band will `support` themselves by first playing a short set of their own brand of music, then return for a full Jimi show.
‘They’re fabulous: one of Britain’s very best live bands’ – Bob Harris, Radio 2
‘Nobody does the music of Jimi Hendrix better’ The Times
Visit The Hamsters web site
Visit The Hamsters Myspace
8pm £13/£12
Tickts for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Wednesday 13 October
KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW - SOLD OUT
Ken Dodd is one of Britian’s funniest comedians. He’s a comedy legend, icon and national treasure who has been entertaining audiences for over 50 years. Come and enjoy his famous Happiness Show and you will be absolutely discumknockerated (that’s Knotty Ash for ‘over the moon’) by a truly tattifelarius evening of laughter and songs presented by a comic genius. This is a fun filled variety show for all the family, with non-stop gags and a selection of songs in celebration of over half a century of hilarious ‘Happiness’ from ‘The Squire of Knotty Ash’
Ken Dodd's web site
7pm SOLD OUT
Friday 15 October
WILKO JOHNSON
When rock `n roll was shaken from its pre-punk complacency by the emergence of Dr Feelgood, it was guitarist Wilko Johnson who excited most attention – not only for the startling violence of his stage performance but also for his guitar style which combined the roles of lead and rhythm guitar in driving riffs and a stuttering machine gun frenzy. As a songwriter too, from the early Feelgood favourites such as ‘Back in the Night’ to the power and poetry of ‘Dupree’ and ‘Sneaking Suspicion’, Wilko has proved himself one of the best and most original exponents of R`n B this side of the Atlantic. Following his departure from Dr Feelgood, he worked with his own band and also joined Ian Dury’s brilliant Blockheads, co-writing several songs with Ian and featuring on the ‘Laughter’ album. Wilko will be joined by Norman Watt-Roy on bass and Dylan Howe on drums, both of whom have also been in the Blockheads.
With support from Peoples Republic of Mercia, a 4 piece r'n b band from Birmingham.
8pm £14/£13
Wilko Johnson's Myspace
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Saturday 16 October
CAROL ANN DUFFY`S THE PRINCESS' BLANKETS
Part of Lancaster Literature Festival
A magical blend of poetry, music and fairytale for children age 7 and over. Carol Ann Duffy, the current Poet Laureate, presents her illustrated children’s book The Princess’ Blankets with musician John Sampson. The Princess’ Blankets is a powerful new fairy tale of a princess who cannot get warm, no matter what is done for her. A magician with cold dark eyes brings her the Earth’s blanket, the Forest’s blanket and the Ocean’s blanket – but nothing can warm her, and the people of the kingdom suffer. Then a musician wanders into the land and her heart melts with warmth and love. Told to a stunning backdrop of illustrations by Catherine Hyde, like stepping into a book! Don’t miss this fabulous event for all the family. The book was the Key Stage 2 fiction winner in the English 4-11 2009 Best Children’s Illustrated Book Award.
‘A fairytale of breathtaking beauty’ Carousel
10.30am £7/£5 advance, £8/£6 on door
Saturday 16 October
ALEXEI SAYLE
Part of Lancaster Literature Festival
Alexei Sayle was born in Liverpool on the day egg rationing came to an end. He always knew his parents were different. They ate salad, read the ‘Soviet Weekly’ and attended union conferences. Determined to see Communism in action, they went to Czechoslavakia where they visited the sites of massacres, rode in space age limousines and sat in the audiences of bizarre mime shows. Alexei will perform excerpts from his new book ‘Stalin Ate My Homework’, an hilarious memoir of his confusing life as the son of Communist parents, his childhood in Eastern Europe and his years as a teenage Maoist. ‘Stalin Ate My Homework’ is a funny and perceptive portrait of a family, a city, a country and a continent going through enormous changes. Alexei will also answer questions from the audience about anything from his dazzling show business career to easy stubborn stain removal.
‘A national treasure…a comic delight…if you saw off screen Alexei on your travels you`d cross the road – not to avoid him but to cuddle him’ Evening Standard
‘Alexei has really got it as a writer…I read with great pleasure, he has the comedian`s gift of surprise’ The Independant
Visit Alexei Sayle`s web site
7.30pm £13/£12
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Friday 22 October
OFF THE WALL
Off The Wall have spent the last ten years touring the globe as one of the world’s best tributes to the legendary Pink Floyd. Now the band is going back to its roots with a tenth anniversary celebration tour of the UK. Original members, Bradford boys Kevin Fitzpatrick (keyboards and lead vocals) and Fluff Fortune (guitar and vocals) have seen a lot of members coming and going over the past decade but the latest incarnation is the most spectacular. Joined by Ian Hawkins on bass and vocals, Mick Bedford on drums and Sulene Fleming on backing vocals (and a show-stopping ‘Great Gig in the Sky’, Off The Wall are more Floyd than ever before. One of the most exciting bands on the circuit today, Off The Wall are renowned for stunning live shows creating a fantastic audio visual experience with a three screen projection backdrop and a full light show. An enthralling and exciting evening recreating the very best of Pink Floyd is guaranteed.
Off The Wall's website
8pm £16.50
Wednesday 27 October
HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG
Presented by The Peoples’s Theatre Company
Specially for parents to enjoy with their children, How The Koala Learnt to Hug is a charming tale about the magic of family and, of course, the importance of a nice warm hug! Written by Steven Lee, who runs the company, How The Koala Learnt to Hug has been adapted from his first collection of short stories which has just been published. Come and join a host of wild characters including Natascha the Witch and Karen the Koala for some great stories, sing along songs, superb games and first class hugging! This show is suitable for school age children and their grown ups.
2pm £6/£5 Family £20
Friday 29 October
TIM QUINN – ARGH!
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A LIFE AS A COMIC BOOK CREATOR
For over 30 years Tim Quinn worked for the world`s most famous comic book companies as scriptwriter, editor and illustrator, on everything from Beryl The Peril, Korky the Cat, Bunty, Desperate Dan and the Bash Street Kids to Spider Man and the Incredible Hulk. Tim will take his audience on a hilarious and highly nostalgic trip through the last 150 years, screening images of the best and worst strip creations and also behind the editorial scenes at various comic book companies he worked for both in the UK and the US. Hear how Tim teamed up with legendary Queen guitarist Brian May to create a comic book without pictures, see how the naughtiest comic strip ever seen was produced in the Marvel Comics basement, find out how the daughter of Enid Blyton teamed up with the editor of Spider Man, what the banned cover of Spider Man looked like and how Tim survived being editor of Barbie`s comic book!
TIM QUINN - CARTOON WORKSHOP
If you love to draw or just want to visit the world of comics and cartoons, you will have a whale of a time at Tim’s cartoon workshop which includes figure drawing, emotion, storytelling in pictures, character and story creation and comic book history. Suitable for all ages. Early booking recommended.
Tim Quinn's website
Afternoon Workshop 2pm £5
Evening Lecture 7.30pm £10
Friday 30 October
HOT RUNNING SOUL WITH
GENO WASHINGTON & THE RAM JAM BAND + JIMMY JAMES
Get ready for a fantastic evening of hand clapping, foot stomping Soul with Geno Washington and Jimmy James – two top Soul singers together again on the same bill with the fabulous Ram Jam Band. Featuring all the hits – Geno’s ‘Michael’, ‘Que Sera Sera’, ‘She Shot a Hole in My Soul’ and Jimmy’s ‘I’ll Go Where the Music Takes Me’, ‘Red Red Wine’, ‘A Man Like Me’ plus many more. Don’t miss these two legends of Soul live on stage for one night only!
Geno Washington's website
8pm £16 advance, £18 on door
Friday 5 November
RALPH MCTELL
Described by Billy Connolly as `Britain`s best singer/songwriter`. Ralph McTell is one of the UK`s most consummate entertainers. He has won The Ivor Novello Award and a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award for his songwriting. The audience will travel with Ralph on a 90 minute journey along the musical path he has followed for over four decades. Ralph`s astute observation and wry take on life shine through his songs and anecdotes. His rich baritone voice and his virtuosity on guitar promise a very special evening.
‘A big man with a big heart and a big, big talent’ Willy Russell
‘McTell hits the spot by telling your personal story: yours and everyone’s’ The Guardian
Visit Ralph McTell`s web site
8pm £16
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Friday 12 November
BRIAN KENNEDY
Brian Kennedy is one of Ireland’s most successful ambassadors of music. He is not only a prolific songwriter but also a master interpreter of lyrics and audiences around the world continue to praise his exceptional vocal talent. Performing live has always been at the core of Brian’s success, a fact not overlooked by Van Morrison who approached him to perform as part of his Blues and Soul revue which travelled the globe to critical acclaim. Brian has also toured with The Corrs, Tina Turner and Riverdance and represented Ireland in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, where he came 10th overall. Brian was selected to perform at the funeral of George Best where his powerful renderings of ‘You Raise Me Up’ and ‘Vincent’ resulted in the release of a charity single ‘George Best – A Tribute’ from which ‘You Raise Me Up’ rapidly shot to No 4 in the UK charts.
Visit Brian Kennedy`s web site
8pm £15/£14
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Saturday 13 November
REMEMBRANCE CONCERT
Featuring Morecambe Band with traditional Act of Remembrance
Visit Morecambe Band`s web site
7.30pm £6
Friday 19 November
START THE CAR - BUMBLE TAKES TO THE ROAD!
Come and discover the world according to David Lloyd, the legendary cricket commentator. David Lloyd, aka ‘Bumble’, is a former Lancashire and England cricketer who also coached both teams and he was eccentric enough then. Since moving behind the microphone as part of the iconic Test Match Special radio team, then joining the Sky Sports cricket commentary team he`s got far worse. In Start The Car! Bumble takes us on a fun filled journey through memories of more than forty years in the game, sharing tales of all sizes about the biggest names in world cricket, from Sir Ian Botham to ‘Sir’ Geoffrey Boycott, and all the run wickets and laughs in between. He is joined in the passenger seat by his friend Peter Hayter, the cricket writer for The Mail on Sunday and ghost-writer on best selling autobiographies with Ian Botham, Phil Tufnell and Marcus Trecsothick.
8pm £15
Saturday 20 November
3 BONZOS & A PIANO
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band fans will be delighted to learn that Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater and Sam Spoons have teamed up with super-pianist Dave Glasson to create more fun, music and subversive diversion in the spirit of the ageless band. Come along and enjoy diabolical mayhem from the largest number of Bonzos still playing together anywhere on the surface of the earth. Hear classics such as ‘Ali Baba’s Camel’, ‘Hunting Tigers Out In India’, ‘Alley-Oop’, ‘Can Blue Men Sing the Whites’ and many more. For those who missed the recent (and possibly final) Bonzos reunion tour or wish to re-live those glorious times, Three Bonzos and A Piano will provide a very entertaining, life affirming ‘hair of the dog’.
'Our heroes!' Stephen Fry and Adrian Edmondson
'The undisputed heroes of comedy pop' Robert Spellman, Daily Express
Visit Three Bonzos and A Piano web site
7.30pm £15 students £10
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Friday 26 November
CLIMAX BLUES BAND
Founded in the 1960s by Colin Cooper, Climax Blues Band has always focused on its roots, a unique combination of jazz and blues. After 18 albums, the classic world wide hit ‘Couldn’t Get it Right’ and tours of the UK, Europe and the US, the band is back on the road again and still playing the blues in a creative way that has always been synonymous with their name. Following Colin Cooper’s death from cancer in 2008, the band was determined to carry on as he would have wished. The current line up of Lester Hunt, George Glover, Neil Simpson, Roy Adams together with Colin’s replacement, Johnny Pugh is still playing the fine blues blend with the same standard of quality as the band did when it first started.
Visit the Climax Blues Band web site
8pm £13/£12
Sunday 28 November
PROMENADE CONCERT ORCHESTRA
MUSIC FOR YOU PRESENTS 'AN INVITATION TO THE DANCE'
For its first concert of its fourth season, the Promenade Concert Orchestra offers a programme covering many styles of dance music including Weber’s ‘Invitation to the Dance’ overture, ballet music by Tschaikovsky and Luigini, Spanish and Slavonic dances and English ballroom music
3pm £12/£10 children £5
Thursday 2 December
REVD PETER OWEN JONES – MORE TV VICAR?
Revd Peter Owen Jones, presenter of ‘Extreme Pilgrim’, ‘Around the World in Eighty Faiths’ and ‘How to Live a Simple Life’ speaks candidly about life in front of the camera, the new spiritual ethic and how it really feels to spend time alone in a cave in the dessert. His message is both challenging and uplifting and presents a very different view on how society needs to change and why.
8pm £15
Friday 3 December
ZULU
This new and vibrant company of Zulus reaches back into the past to preserve ancient skills while stretching forwards to contemporary Africa. Direct from Durban in KwaZulu Natal, the individual members of Zulu have performed in the UK as part of The Mighty Zulu Nation and on the West End stage in the Lion King as well as in various bands and groups at home. Their aim is to rekindle the spark of Zulu culture and heritage through traditional drama, song and dance. Learning from their own turbulent history of tribal war, Zulu now brings a message of peace to the world. The show will also include Zulu psalms and Afro jazz.
‘Choosing peace is not an act of cowardice, but the manifestation of wisdom’
Zulu web site
8pm £14/£12
Saturday 4 December
MARTYN JOSEPH
Lonely Like America Autumn 2010 UK Tour
Just when you think you’ve got a handle on singer songwriters, along comes Martyn Joseph to blow the myth away. On this tour showcasing material from his brand new studio album ‘Lonely Like America’, and in a year that marks 30 years in the business, Martyn proves that there is nothing predictable about his gigs – only that they can make you laugh, cry, get you thinking and leave you reeling. An acoustic artist with an electrifying spontaneity, this colossally gifted and gracious Welshman has had five Top 50 hits and has been in demand both sides of the Atlantic, winning fans everywhere with his uncanny melting pot of material which ranges from rock to blues, jazz, Americana and even ‘funk folk’. It might be just another evening when you go to a Martyn Joseph concert, but it certainly won’t be when you come out!
‘Britian’s best kept secret…a challenging songwriter and compelling courageous live performer’ Mojo
‘One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today’ Tom Robinson BBC6
Martyn Joseph's web site
8pm £14
Saturday 11 December
CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS
With Special Guests Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Marilyn Monroe
Celebrate Christmas with the UK’s number one Elvis production, from the team behind the acclaimed West End show Jailhouse Rock. Starring that show’s original star Mario Kombou and the Ivor Novello award winning musical director David MacKay, the show showcases over 40 years of favourite Elvis hits from the early days of rock and roll to the lavish Vegas years. The show features a ten piece band and guest appearances from musical legends Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Marilyn Monroe. Celebrate Christmas with the King and friends!
7.30pm £16.50
Thursday 16 December
MADDY PRIOR & THE CARNIVAL BAND - CAROLS AND CAPERS 2010
A unique celebratory show of Christmas music. Renowned folk singer, Maddy Prior joins up once again with the Carnival Band, who mix renaissance, modern and ethnic instruments with a refreshing cavalier attitude and plenty of humour. Together they put their inimitable stamp on a range of familiar and not so familiar festive fare, from favourites like ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ and ‘I Saw Three Ships’ to secular carols such as ‘The Boar’s Head’, dance tunes and specially composed songs from their latest album.
Visit Maddy Prior`s web site
8pm £16
Tickets for this show are also available from www.seetickets.com (booking fee payable)
Friday 17 December
MORECAMBE BRASS BAND ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE
Morecambe Brass Band Association proudly presents a Winter Showcase featuring Morecambe Band, Morecambe Brass Ensemble, Morecambe Junior Band and Morecambe Brass Academy. Over 80 musicians bringing brass band music to you. Doors open 7pm.
Visit Morecambe Band`s web site
Doors open 7pm
7.30pm £5 adults, £1 children
Saturday 18 December
MORECAMBE BAND – BRASS AT CHRISTMAS
Morecambe Band perform their traditional Christmas concert with carols for all. Doors open Visit Morecambe Band`s web site
Doors open 7pm
7.30pm £7.50
Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22, Sunday 26 and Monday 27 December
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Family pantomime presented by Fame Factory with the Robinson Read School of Dance. A gripping traditional tale of romance, comedy and good versus evil brought right up to date with music, dancing, some unexpected twists in the story and lots of audience participation! Suitable for all ages.
2.30pm each day Adults £7, concessions £6, Family £22
Saturday 22 January
LIMEHOUSE LIZZY – PRESENTING THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY
+ Support – Tin Pan Alley
Renowned for an action packed pyrotechnic fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. Their latest tour continues to explore and celebrate the artistic and musical legacy of the hard living, hard rocking, yet at times surprisingly tender and romantic artist that was Phil Lynott. Expect more of the Celtic influenced tracks like `Whisky in the Jar` and `Black Rose` amongst the usual razzamatazz and classic tracks `The Boys Are Back in Town`, `Sarah` and many others from one of the most highly rated acts on the circuit.
Limehouse Lizzy's website
Limehouse Lizzy's myspace
8pm £12 advance, £14 on door
Sunday 30 January
PROMENADE CONCERT ORCHESTRA - NEW YEAR VIENNESE CONCERT
For its fourth annual ‘New Year Viennese Concert’ the Promenade Concert Orchestra again welcomes you into the glamour of 19th century Vienna with waltzes, marches and polkas, the ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ overture as well as some old favourites and some surprise items to pop the champagne bottle open! This concert always sells out so early booking is advised.
3pm £12/£10 children £5
Friday 25 February
THE BOOTLEG SIXTIES
The sixties were without doubt the most dynamic and innovative of decades and their impact upon society is still being felt throughout the world even now. Let yourself be taken on an unforgettable journey with the songs, stars and images of pop music`s greatest decade and enjoy two hours plus of classic songs from the musical giants of the 60s. This is quite simply the finest 60s show in Britain today. From The Beatles to The Byrds, The Stones to The Seekers, hear all the top songs of the 1960s.
Visit the Bootleg Sixties web site
7.30pm £15
Saturday 26 February
DAVE SPIKEY - 'WORDS DON'T COME EASY' TOUR 2011
8pm TICKETS ON SALE SOON
Saturday 19 March
THE SEARCHERS
With such classic hits as 'Sweets for my Sweet', 'Needles and Pins', 'Don't Throw Your Love Away' and 'When You Walk In The Room', The Searchers have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world's leading nation in the music industry. With total sales well in excess of 40 million, their recent compilation album 'The very Best of The Searchers', which includes all of their hits, has seen a welcome and deserved return to the charts. The Searchers continue to tour the globe as much today as they have done throughout a fantastic career now remarkably spanning 5 decades. They have devised a special solo concert for UK touring, which will appeal to all ages. It includes allof their famous hits, plus many of their original album recordings, B-sides and a selection of other collector and well known favourites.
The Searchers website
7.30pm £16.50
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Friday 1 October
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE OLDER PERSON
Key speakers, information stands, entertainment and refreshments. Tickets and information from Noreen Haselden on 01524 762062
2pm to 4pm Admission free by ticket
Sunday 7 November
THE BABYMAZE BABY & TODDLER SHOW
From pregnancy to pre-school, we’ve got it covered. A fun day out for the whole family and an opportunity to get some unusual Christmas presents. Exhibitors will be offering everything from buggies to bras, and gifts to grobags. There will also be mini spa treatments, a professional photographer, craft area, activity sessions and a café to name just a few. The show in May attracted well over 800 visitors so be sure to put this one in your diary for November.
Visit The Babymaze web site
10am to 3pm Admission Free
Sunday 21 November
MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM CANINE SOCIETY DOG SHOW
Under kennel Club regulations with adult and junior handlers. Entry forms from Mrs Sally Lines on 01524 415479. Closing date for entries Monday 1 November.
Doors open 9.30am. Judging starts 10am
Sunday 5 December
ANIMAL CARE CHRISTMAS FAIR
Lots of stalls, hand made crafts and the grand Christmas Raffle will be drawn
Animal Care website
12.30pm to 3.30pm Admission free
Starting in January 2011
TRAVELS WITH A CAMERA
A new series of slide shows by Peter Logan. All are on Tuesdays and start at 7pm. Admission £2.50 including tea/coffee and biscuits
Dates: 18 January, 25 January, 1 February and 8 February
MORECAMBE BAY FLOWER ARRANGING SOCIETY
Meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm except February. For more information please telephone Secretary Margaret Dickinson on 01524 427558
OLD TIME & MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING
Every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm. Admission £2.50 including tea and biscuits.
BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS – GIVE BLOOD AT THE PLATFORM
Session dates: Tuesdays 5 and 26 October, Wednesday 24 November
2pm to 4pm & 5.30pm to 7.30pm
If you need advice, information or wish to make an appointment please ring the donor helpline on 0845 7 711 711 or visit blood web site
COFFEE MORNINGS AT THE PLATFORM
10am to 12 noon
Tuesday 7 September - Wesley Methodist Church
Tuesday 14 September - Primrose House
Tuesday 21 September – Pancreatic Cancer UK
Thursday 30 September - National Osteoporosis Society
Thursday 25 November – Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity)
Tuesday 7 December - Primrose House