STOURBRIDGE BRANCH

STOURBRIDGE BRANCH - OCTOBER 2013

MALCOLM'S REPORT

Another great evening was had for October although there some who could not attend for some reason or other there some tunes that I have never heard played on the ukulele before like Bring Me Sunshine as played by Zac Evans Gabriella plays such numbers likewise Matthew Richards I have one that I sometimes play that was arranged by the now late Tommy Ashmore from a Eclipse 78 [that were sold in Woolworths in the 1930s] Make Hay While The Sun Is Shinning as featured by Leslie Sarony who was one of the two leslies who were popular on the radio I still have a collection of them that were played on a wind up gramophone I would not attempt to play them on a modern stylus they do not come cheap. It is the time of the year with the dark nights when I do not like night driving especially being on tablets for the problem I have since Glenys passed away Xmas is not going to be the same this year without Her although She will be in Andrews & My thoughts I have started to get some of My interests back again like going down to the Severn Valley Railway at Bewdley into My 12^th year which would have been the same for Glenys early in October I attended the 75^th Anniversary Dinner of The Stourbridge and District Amateur Radio Society which I have been a member now for 62 years It was held at The Dilshad restaurant Old Swinford Stourbridge I am the third oldest serving member 66 & 75 are the other two. 75 yrs this December since Dudley Hippodrome first opened what a Nice gesture it would be if Dudley Council allowed the Friends Of The Hippodrome to have the building for five years & in that time it would be turned back into a theatre again & would be a asset to Dudley along with The Zoo & The Black Country Museum & like the time in July when GFS members played at the theatre in Morcombe the same could be done at Dudley Hippodrome It will happen I am certain ,at the moment money is being raised to start a Hippodrome charitable trust £5000 is needed & so far £1000 as been raised there are a lot of people in midland who want to see it opened watch this space. I am featured in the latest Wetherspoons News on page 43 the opening of the Avion Aldridge on the 9^th July Glenys was with Me there on the Friday Before as She was on the following Sunday 14^th July at The glass works cone in Wordsley for 1940s week end little did I or any one else no that two weeks later She would not be here . Still with My interests The first Organ Concert at The Buttermarket Shrewsbury [since September 2010 ] was held on the 22^nd September 7 followed by another on the 20^th October & 17^th November both organists for the two dates live at Lytham St Annes there will also be a Concert in December & the list for 2014 will be made Its great having the Organ Concerts again on The ex Ritz Chatham Wurlitzer 3 Manual 12 Rank Organ I will look forward to seeing some of You there at some of the concerts & make arrangements for some to play it. I have entered for Britains Got Talent but because I could not attend the Audition on 30^th Oct I was asked to send a DVD so what far better than the one of Myself playing at Dudley Hippodrome 7^th December last year & as I mentioned who knows B G T may well held there in the future. I could not attend the week end meeting in Blackpool because Andrew & Myself where invited to a Nieces wedding in Hereford & its 4^th time lucky I was asked to play for 15mins everyone enjoyed the performance even though it was short [see photo it was in a barn] Lyde Court Hereford, on Saturday I was at the Xmas Fair at Himley Hall & G Watkins Cider from Hereford where there who I meet up with at the Shropshire Steam rally I am still waiting for Denis the owner to invite some of us from the Stourbeidge Branch to play at His venue at Abbey Dore [see photo] The Next Jazz night at the Bonded warehouse Stourbridge December Friday 13^th December at 7.30 pm The Ralph Allin Quartet . Well That’s All For Now Very many Thanks for all Who Attended the October Meeting & for Christine ,David Matthew & Jonathan for the PA & Keyboard & Bernard on washboard & Special thanks to Angie & John at The Summerhouse & not forgetting Michael for organising the running order. Turned Out Nice Again Malcolm Your Roving Reporter