INSERT INTO `wpup_posts` VALUES (16430,1,'2019-12-30 14:41:11','2019-12-30 14:41:11','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1577716865474{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tony-Charles-4.jpg?id=16429) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577716811052{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-user\" title=\"About Tony\" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503316993459{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1502805224461\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Tony Charles</strong> is a magician with more than 20 years experience providing top drawer close-up magical entertainment and mix-n-mingle walkabout wizardry.\r\n\r\nWhether you represent a hotel, restaurant, venue, company or organisation and are arranging a party night, dinner or special event, magical entertainment is a fun and memorable way of breaking the ice, setting the right mood and simply enthralling your customers or guests.\r\n\r\nHis friendly style, high skill level and professional approach make him the perfect magician to entertain a wide range of audiences from your most important client to every family member.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-video-camera\" title=\"Video\" tab_id=\"1503312862921-279330b4-6c4e\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_video link=\"https://youtu.be/uc6cJZ6r9gM\" css=\".vc_custom_1503317009029{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1505212289567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Tony entertained our guests as they arrived. He had them drinking, laughing and enjoying the evening almost before it started. He was charming and I feel sure he will be asked to entertain some of the guests again since I have given Lea Graham’s details to several people. Sincere thanks to Tony, he went a long way to making my 60th a truly memorable one.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Anita Tullett</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"The children thoroughly enjoyed your input and you really did inspire and WOW them! I am looking forward to having you here again very soon.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Dan</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Tony entertained us all at our 50th Wedding Anniversary party and was a great success. Adults &amp; children were enthralled at his magical skills. We\'re so glad that Tony came to our party and we would certainly invite him along again.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span class=\"seller-review-name\">Trevor Sayer</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"I booked Tony for my Father\'s 75th Birthday - Tony was extremely popular with everyone and all I kept hearing was huge amounts of laughter from his tricks! His wicked sense of humour kept them all entertained and it\'s a must for any social gathering! Any excuse to book Tony I wouldn\'t hesitate - he\'s a must.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span class=\"seller-review-name\">Fiona Hosford</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"Our 60th wedding celebration was enhanced by Tony creating an additional dimension to the occasion. All ages, all guests gave us positive comments after 2 hours of table entertainment. His close-up tricks were amazing. We were particularly grateful for the time he spent with our young grandchildren (including twin boys of 6 years); they continued doing the tricks at home!\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span class=\"seller-review-name\">John Dummer</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"I booked Tony Charles to perform at my daughter\'s 7th birthday party. He is truly magnificent. He held 23 children (aged 6 to 7) totally spellbound for two wonderful hours. This alone is a feat I wouldn\'t have believed possible until I saw it! We\'ve had brilliant feedback from the childrens\' parents. The kids absolutely loved it. Tony had them focused from the first moment to the last.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span class=\"seller-review-name\">Rob John</span></strong> <i class=\"bark-icon-check-o\"></i></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\"A brilliant magician whose show is fun for both children and adults. We booked him for a village hall party with 40 kids and we were a little apprehensive about whether they would sit still. We didn\'t have to worry because the moment Tony started they were all under his spell! Tony invited our daughter up to be the star of the show and at first she was a bit shy but Tony was great at getting her to join in. He then involved lots of other children in his show and made balloon animals for everyone. We would not hesitate recommending him for any event.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span class=\"seller-review-name\">Andy Rudd</span></strong></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Magicians\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1577716643568-b4b5a78e-26bf-7\" taxonomies=\"116\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Tony Charles','','inherit','closed','closed','','14489-revision-v1','','','2019-12-30 14:41:11','2019-12-30 14:41:11','',14489,'https://www.leagraham.com/14489-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16432,1,'2019-12-30 14:44:53','2019-12-30 14:44:53','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" css=\".vc_custom_1503494553225{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/group2-2.jpg?id=14598);background-position:center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717090521{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503493994414{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]<strong>Vocalissimo</strong>, (formally Not Pavarotti) is a small, versatile group of singers which performs principally as a quartet (from a pool of 8 singers) with a pianist.\n\nPerformers include:\n<ul>\n 	<li>Carol – Anne Grainger (soprano)</li>\n 	<li>Laura Nayman (mezzo soprano)</li>\n 	<li>Christopher Killerby (Tenor)</li>\n 	<li>Kevin McRae (Baritone)</li>\n 	<li>Andrew Charity (pianist &amp; musical director).</li>\n</ul>\nVocalissimo performs throughout the UK and the group\'s members have had a variety of experience in opera, operetta and music theatre, singing with <em>D\'Oyly Carte</em>, <em>Pavilion Opera</em>, <em>Classical Productions</em>, <em>Geoffrey Mitchell Singers</em>, <em>Opera Rara</em>, <em>John McCarthy Singers</em>, <em>European Chamber Opera</em>, <em>Crystal Clear Opera</em>, <em>Holland Park Opera</em>, <em>The Gilbert &amp; Sullivan Company</em>, <em>The Ambrosian Singers</em>, and <em>London Voices</em>.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\n<div class=\"item-page\">\n\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\n\n</div>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Classical Ensembles\n</strong></h2>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1577716915221-01ea8527-0ca9-3\" taxonomies=\"113\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Vocalissimo','','inherit','closed','closed','','14546-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-30 14:44:53','2019-12-30 14:44:53','',14546,'https://www.leagraham.com/14546-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16433,1,'2019-12-30 14:45:15','2019-12-30 14:45:15','','group2-3','','inherit','closed','closed','','group2-3-2','','','2019-12-30 14:45:15','2019-12-30 14:45:15','',14546,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/group2-3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16434,1,'2019-12-30 14:45:32','2019-12-30 14:45:32','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" parallax=\"content-moving\" css=\".vc_custom_1507810936831{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wayne.png?id=14888);background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717128455{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-user\" title=\"About Wayne\" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507812578270{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]<strong>Wayne Trice </strong>has more than two decades of experience as a magician and entertainer.\n\nPerforming awe-inspiring magic right under people\'s noses and often in their own hands, Wayne\'s sorcery helps to break the ice amongst guests and often leaves them feeling amazed, dazed, and most importantly, thoroughly entertained.\n\n<strong>Cabaret Show</strong>\n\nWayne is also a seasoned cabaret performer. His magic show is the perfect way to follow a meal, allowing guests to digest before they hit the dance floor. The show is fully interactive and relies on volunteers from the audience to help create some astonishing illusions and tricks that defy explanation.\n\n<strong>Corporate</strong>\n\nWayne has a great deal of experience working on the stage and at corporate events. His professionalism make him a great choice for a compere to make any event run smoothly and for wedding enquiries, he can serve as a brilliant Toastmaster.\n\nWayne’s services are also an unusually brilliant way to attract people to your stand at a trade show. In the past, this has doubled and tripled the number of qualified leads for clients compared to previous events.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507812503952{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\"I was looking for something special to add to my 30th birthday party, and I certainly got that with Wayne! The closeup magic blew everyone away, it was utterly fantastic and just when you thought you knew what was coming next, Wayne would throw you a curve ball that brought a broad grin to your face. He\'s not only a marvellous magician but also a wonderful showman and conversationalist - my family and friends were as much wowed by his repartee as they were frustrated at their inability to explain what just happened in their very own hands.”\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>James Banton – Birthday Party</strong></p>\n“We booked Wayne for our office Christmas party and he was absolutely terrific. His closeup magic was faultless and had us all truly amazed. I would not hesitate to recommend Wayne to anyone looking for a very good entertainer for small or large events.”\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Hodson - Handelsbanken</strong></p>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Magicians\n</strong></h2>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1577716933735-f6779717-2639-2\" taxonomies=\"116\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Wayne Trice','','inherit','closed','closed','','14887-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-30 14:45:32','2019-12-30 14:45:32','',14887,'https://www.leagraham.com/14887-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16435,1,'2019-12-30 14:45:48','2019-12-30 14:45:48','','Wayne2','','inherit','closed','closed','','wayne2-2','','','2019-12-30 14:45:48','2019-12-30 14:45:48','',14887,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Wayne2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16436,1,'2019-12-30 14:45:58','2019-12-30 14:45:58','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717155743{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/group2-3.jpg?id=16433) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717090521{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-users\" title=\"About \" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503493994414{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]<strong>Vocalissimo</strong>, (formally Not Pavarotti) is a small, versatile group of singers which performs principally as a quartet (from a pool of 8 singers) with a pianist.\r\n\r\nPerformers include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Carol – Anne Grainger (soprano)</li>\r\n 	<li>Laura Nayman (mezzo soprano)</li>\r\n 	<li>Christopher Killerby (Tenor)</li>\r\n 	<li>Kevin McRae (Baritone)</li>\r\n 	<li>Andrew Charity (pianist &amp; musical director).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nVocalissimo performs throughout the UK and the group\'s members have had a variety of experience in opera, operetta and music theatre, singing with <em>D\'Oyly Carte</em>, <em>Pavilion Opera</em>, <em>Classical Productions</em>, <em>Geoffrey Mitchell Singers</em>, <em>Opera Rara</em>, <em>John McCarthy Singers</em>, <em>European Chamber Opera</em>, <em>Crystal Clear Opera</em>, <em>Holland Park Opera</em>, <em>The Gilbert &amp; Sullivan Company</em>, <em>The Ambrosian Singers</em>, and <em>London Voices</em>.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-music\" title=\"Music\" tab_id=\"1503401128253-32ea2227-90b2\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503494921384{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/347340607\" params=\"color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" iframe=\"true\" /][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507297198363{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\r\n<div class=\"item-page\">\r\n\r\n\"A heart- warming evening of music and song – not to be missed\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juliet Mander Theatre Manager, Sinden Theatre</strong></p>\r\n\"Vocalissimo performed to a full house and the audience thoroughly enjoyed being taken on a musical journey, there was even dancing in the aisles! Their pianist was first class and the whole evening seemed to fly by. I would have no hesitation recommending Vocalissimo for a fund raising event\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>John Quincy, Secretary, Caterham, Oxted &amp; Godstone Lions Club</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Classical Ensembles\r\n</strong></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1577716915221-01ea8527-0ca9-3\" taxonomies=\"113\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Vocalissimo','','inherit','closed','closed','','14546-revision-v1','','','2019-12-30 14:45:58','2019-12-30 14:45:58','',14546,'https://www.leagraham.com/14546-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16437,1,'2019-12-30 14:46:10','2019-12-30 14:46:10','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717167047{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Wayne2.jpg?id=16435) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717128455{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-user\" title=\"About Wayne\" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507812578270{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]<strong>Wayne Trice </strong>has more than two decades of experience as a magician and entertainer.\r\n\r\nPerforming awe-inspiring magic right under people\'s noses and often in their own hands, Wayne\'s sorcery helps to break the ice amongst guests and often leaves them feeling amazed, dazed, and most importantly, thoroughly entertained.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cabaret Show</strong>\r\n\r\nWayne is also a seasoned cabaret performer. His magic show is the perfect way to follow a meal, allowing guests to digest before they hit the dance floor. The show is fully interactive and relies on volunteers from the audience to help create some astonishing illusions and tricks that defy explanation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Corporate</strong>\r\n\r\nWayne has a great deal of experience working on the stage and at corporate events. His professionalism make him a great choice for a compere to make any event run smoothly and for wedding enquiries, he can serve as a brilliant Toastmaster.\r\n\r\nWayne’s services are also an unusually brilliant way to attract people to your stand at a trade show. In the past, this has doubled and tripled the number of qualified leads for clients compared to previous events.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1507812503952{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]\"I was looking for something special to add to my 30th birthday party, and I certainly got that with Wayne! The closeup magic blew everyone away, it was utterly fantastic and just when you thought you knew what was coming next, Wayne would throw you a curve ball that brought a broad grin to your face. He\'s not only a marvellous magician but also a wonderful showman and conversationalist - my family and friends were as much wowed by his repartee as they were frustrated at their inability to explain what just happened in their very own hands.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>James Banton – Birthday Party</strong></p>\r\n“We booked Wayne for our office Christmas party and he was absolutely terrific. His closeup magic was faultless and had us all truly amazed. 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Street</strong> (Bob and Kim) are a popular and versatile duo who play a wide variety of music - ensuring that everyone can enjoy their tunes.\n\nTheir repertoire mixes together pop hits from the 60s with current chart toppers and their act blends live vocals and humour with dexterous guitar playing by Bob.  Kim can also play light-hearted tribute to both Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse which can be incorporated in the act, while Bob performs a selection of swing numbers in the style of Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.\n\nStone &amp; Street first started working together as vocalists on the QE2.  They have worked on several cruise liners and have performed across Europe and the Middle East, as well as prestige hotels, theatres and military bases in the UK.\n\nThey have both appeared on television and supported many stars including Dionne Warwick, the Four Tops and Dame Edna.  Bob also toured with the West End musical “A Tribute to the Blues Brothers”.\n\nTheir standard routine is 2 x 75 minute sets with a break in between, with background music during the break.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=\"Listen\" tab_id=\"1515672195510-f3471f75-a6b0\"][vc_column_text]<iframe src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/419752307&amp;color=%23a02146&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-comment\" title=\"Testimonials\" tab_id=\"1503312725324-2d9c59a0-5a81\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1515670621721{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Coming soon.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-envelope\" title=\"Enquire\" tab_id=\"1503313150110-9b7a85d2-8c2d\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1503313756567{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"][contact-form-7 id=\"14172\" title=\"Entertainment Enquiries\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/3\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Other Duos\n</strong></h2>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=\"page\" max_items=\"10\" style=\"pagination\" items_per_page=\"1\" element_width=\"12\" arrows_design=\"vc_arrow-icon-arrow_03_left\" arrows_position=\"outside\" arrows_color=\"turquoise\" paging_design=\"none\" loop=\"yes\" autoplay=\"0\" item=\"14308\" grid_id=\"vc_gid:1577717660264-53883293-adfb-1\" taxonomies=\"134\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Stone and Street','','inherit','closed','closed','','15059-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-30 14:55:47','2019-12-30 14:55:47','',15059,'https://www.leagraham.com/15059-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16439,1,'2019-12-30 14:56:02','2019-12-30 14:56:02','','Destination_wedding-2','','inherit','closed','closed','','destination_wedding-2-2','','','2019-12-30 14:56:02','2019-12-30 14:56:02','',15059,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Destination_wedding-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16440,1,'2019-12-30 14:56:18','2019-12-30 14:56:18','[vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717772891{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background: #149b96 url(https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Destination_wedding-2.jpg?id=16439) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\".vc_custom_1577717741098{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 14vw !important;padding-bottom: 16vw !important;}\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1503316467769{background-color: #ecebe7 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][vc_tta_tabs shape=\"square\" color=\"turquoise\" gap=\"3\" active_section=\"1\"][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=\"fa fa-user\" title=\"About Stone and Street\" tab_id=\"1503312572590-38f9099b-d8a0\" add_icon=\"true\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1515671478245{margin-top: px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]<strong>Stone &amp; 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Capturing the same raw 60s energy, the band were chosen by the Stones themselves to perform at the first ever Rolling Stones convention at the Brixton Academy.\r\n\r\nThe Stains have been established for more than 20 years and have spent that time performing in a variety of venues - from arenas  to open air concerts, private party bashes to corporate events. 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Unlike any other cleaner or gym cleaner I have used, the UGC only requires one spray to clean some of the most awkward gym equipment and leaves the equipment smelling super fresh!” </em>\r\n\r\nBio-Productions new <strong>Ultimate Gym Cleaner</strong> is a neutral multi-purpose cleaner designed to thoroughly clean floors, walls and all surfaces within gyms, leisure centres, health suites and spas.\r\n\r\nIt offers excellent and speedy soil removal, saving time and labour, has a pleasant fresh fragrance and most importantly doesn’t leave behind harmful residues.  The formulation is Ideal for cleaning all surfaces safely (floors, walls, paintwork) including rubber matting and equipment and can be used by hand or machine.\r\n\r\nThe <strong>Ultimate Warrior Training</strong> gym, offered the perfect testing ground for Bio-Productions’ latest product. 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Unlike any other cleaner or gym cleaner I have used, the UGC only requires one spray to clean some of the most awkward gym equipment and leaves the equipment smelling super fresh!” </em>\r\n\r\nBio-Productions new <strong>Ultimate Gym Cleaner</strong> is a neutral multi-purpose cleaner designed to thoroughly clean floors, walls and all surfaces within gyms, leisure centres, health suites and spas.\r\n\r\nIt offers excellent and speedy soil removal, saving time and labour, has a pleasant fresh fragrance and most importantly doesn’t leave behind harmful residues.  The formulation is Ideal for cleaning all surfaces safely (floors, walls, paintwork) including rubber matting and equipment and can be used by hand or machine.\r\n\r\nThe <strong>Ultimate Warrior Training</strong> gym, offered the perfect testing ground for Bio-Productions’ latest product. 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During this time the company grew through two acquisitions and Nicki successfully completed a number of projects helping the company to transition to where they are now.\r\n\r\nFor five years prior to joining Extech Cloud Nicki worked for Lloyds Bank participating in a Lean Transformation, which proved invaluable to her position at Extech Cloud.\r\n\r\nDuring her time at Extech Cloud Nicki has experienced great career progression with an enviable record of personal self development and won Rising Star at the MD Hub Awards.\r\n\r\nDespite her success it hasn’t always been easy for Nicki. A few years into her tenure at Extech Cloud; an old back injury reared its head, making life very difficult. Unfortunately, surgery did not resolve the issue, and Director Andrew Hookway, recommended a gym in Lindfield taking Nicki to a consultation.\r\n\r\nOngoing work with the gym helped massively along with a special standing desk provided by Extech Cloud and ongoing support during her treatment. 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Both Dervla and Elliot have had very similar careers starting at an early age by entering competitions and taking part in their own local Operatic Society\'s where they performed roles from shows including The Sound of Music, The Student Prince, West Side Story and The Wizard of Oz.\r\n\r\nThey both subsequently went on to study at The Guildhall School of Music in London. While there Dervla won The Ulster Bank Foundation Award for Irish Young Musicians on the hugely popular Late Late Show with Gay Byrne and Elliot was the winner of the inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Award.\r\n\r\nAlthough they travelled a very similar path to one another they didn\'t actually meet until they both joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Dervla is still currently a member of the ROH chorus and has sung many roles for the company. 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Both Dervla and Elliot have had very similar careers starting at an early age by entering competitions and taking part in their own local Operatic Society\'s where they performed roles from shows including The Sound of Music, The Student Prince, West Side Story and The Wizard of Oz.\n\nThey both subsequently went on to study at The Guildhall School of Music in London. While there Dervla won The Ulster Bank Foundation Award for Irish Young Musicians on the hugely popular Late Late Show with Gay Byrne and Elliot was the winner of the inaugural Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Award.\n\nAlthough they travelled a very similar path to one another they didn\'t actually meet until they both joined the chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Dervla is still currently a member of the ROH chorus and has sung many roles for the company. 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In his new role Simon will be driving new client acquisition and creating new relationships, contributing to Extech Cloud’s ambitious growth and acquisition plans. Simon will have a particular emphasis on developing engagements across the following sectors: legal, manufacturing, professional services, logistics and recruitment.\r\n\r\nSimon will be working with his new clients to improve where they are now with technology and providing them with a future-proofed technology road map. His aim is to develop lifetime value clients; continually working with them in partnership.\r\n\r\nDirector Andrew Hookway is thrilled to welcome Simon on board, about his appointment he had this to say, “<em>We have known about Simon’s impressive track record for many years and I’m elated he’s finally joining the team in these exciting times.”</em>\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud<em> took the brave decision to refocus its business model well in advance of the marketplace and is now positioned as a market leader in Sussex and beyond. H</em>aving developed the<em> Extech Cloud Methodology, t</em>he service digitally transforms organisations by transitioning them to the public cloud, a revolutionary form of cloud computing.\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud’s ability to provide best-in-class public cloud services means it provides clients with four distinct advantages, over classical cloud or IT services:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cost-savings between 20%-50%</li>\r\n 	<li>Reduction of cybersecurity instances of up to 60%</li>\r\n 	<li>52% reduction in employees who say IT negatively affects their day-to-day work</li>\r\n 	<li>Monthly OPEX rather than cash-intensive CAPEX</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe proprietary process runs through seven different stages, which allows Extech Cloud to revolutionise its client’s IT infrastructure to a modern and innovative technology platform.  To date, Extech Cloud has successfully delivered over 100 cloud migrations of this type.\r\n\r\nSimon, 46, previously worked for IT First for 15 years, Face Media Group and the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity. In his role with IT First, Simon worked closely with Brighton &amp; Hove Albion FC as a key partner. He is hugely proud of the relationship and liaison with the club, over many years and especially, during the build process of the Amex Stadium, he comments, “<em>Good business relationships are really important, I always aim for long term partnerships.</em>”\r\n\r\nGoring-based Simon has known Extech Cloud Director, Andrew Hookway, for several years and said this about the company, “<em>Extech Cloud has always had a different offering to its competitors, which has further developed over the last three years. It partners with clients to add real value, which I find very exciting!</em>” He went on to say, “<em>It’s a very welcoming environment, I felt part of the team very quickly. 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Simon will have a particular emphasis on developing engagements across the following sectors: legal, manufacturing, professional services, logistics and recruitment.\r\n\r\nSimon will be working with his new clients to improve where they are now with technology and providing them with a future-proofed technology road map. His aim is to develop lifetime value clients; continually working with them in partnership.\r\n\r\nDirector Andrew Hookway is thrilled to welcome Simon on board, about his appointment he had this to say, “<em>We have known about Simon’s impressive track record for many years and I’m elated he’s finally joining the team in these exciting times.”</em>\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud<em> took the brave decision to refocus its business model well in advance of the marketplace and is now positioned as a market leader in Sussex and beyond. H</em>aving developed the<em> Extech Cloud Methodology, t</em>he service digitally transforms organisations by transitioning them to the public cloud, a revolutionary form of cloud computing.\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud’s ability to provide best-in-class public cloud services means it provides clients with four distinct advantages, over classical cloud or IT services:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cost-savings between 20%-50%</li>\r\n 	<li>Reduction of cybersecurity instances of up to 60%</li>\r\n 	<li>52% reduction in employees who say IT negatively affects their day-to-day work</li>\r\n 	<li>Monthly OPEX rather than cash-intensive CAPEX</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe proprietary process runs through seven different stages, which allows Extech Cloud to revolutionise its client’s IT infrastructure to a modern and innovative technology platform.  To date, Extech Cloud has successfully delivered over 100 cloud migrations of this type.\r\n\r\nSimon, 46, previously worked for IT First for 15 years, Face Media Group and the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity. In his role with IT First, Simon worked closely with Brighton &amp; Hove Albion FC as a key partner. He is hugely proud of the relationship and liaison with the club, over many years and especially, during the build process of the Amex Stadium, he comments, “<em>Good business relationships are really important, I always aim for long term partnerships.</em>”\r\n\r\nGoring-based Simon has known Extech Cloud Director, Andrew Hookway, for several years and said this about the company, “<em>Extech Cloud has always had a different offering to its competitors, which has further developed over the last three years. It partners with clients to add real value, which I find very exciting!</em>” He went on to say, “<em>It’s a very welcoming environment, I felt part of the team very quickly. Extech Cloud is very enlightened and has a great attitude towards its team and treats clients in the same nurturing way.</em>”\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud is an award-winning IT managed service provider based in the UK. Extech Cloud has supported growing businesses for over 30 years and has helped its customers achieve efficiencies and gain a competitive advantage through the use of technology.\r\n\r\nThe aim of Extech Cloud is to Humanise IT; delivering IT solutions, service and support with a personal touch.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"16480\"]','Multi Award Winning Microsoft Gold Partner Extech Cloud Makes a Strategic Appointment','','inherit','closed','closed','','16479-revision-v1','','','2020-02-24 10:12:50','2020-02-24 10:12:50','',16479,'https://www.leagraham.com/16479-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16482,7,'2020-02-24 10:13:43','2020-02-24 10:13:43','<h1><strong>Multi Award Winning Microsoft Gold Partner Extech Cloud Makes a Strategic Appointment</strong></h1>\r\nBuilding on its success over the past five years Extech Cloud is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Gregg to the role of Senior IT Consultant. In his new role Simon will be driving new client acquisition and creating new relationships, contributing to Extech Cloud’s ambitious growth and acquisition plans. Simon will have a particular emphasis on developing engagements across the following sectors: legal, manufacturing, professional services, logistics and recruitment.\r\n\r\nSimon will be working with his new clients to improve where they are now with technology and providing them with a future-proofed technology road map. His aim is to develop lifetime value clients; continually working with them in partnership.\r\n\r\nDirector Andrew Hookway is thrilled to welcome Simon on board, about his appointment he had this to say, “<em>We have known about Simon’s impressive track record for many years and I’m elated he’s finally joining the team in these exciting times.”</em>\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud<em> took the brave decision to refocus its business model well in advance of the marketplace and is now positioned as a market leader in Sussex and beyond. H</em>aving developed the<em> Extech Cloud Methodology, t</em>he service digitally transforms organisations by transitioning them to the public cloud, a revolutionary form of cloud computing.\r\n\r\nExtech Cloud’s ability to provide best-in-class public cloud services means it provides clients with four distinct advantages, over classical cloud or IT services:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Cost-savings between 20%-50%</li>\r\n 	<li>Reduction of cybersecurity instances of up to 60%</li>\r\n 	<li>52% reduction in employees who say IT negatively affects their day-to-day work</li>\r\n 	<li>Monthly OPEX rather than cash-intensive CAPEX</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe proprietary process runs through seven different stages, which allows Extech Cloud to revolutionise its client’s IT infrastructure to a modern and innovative technology platform.  To date, Extech Cloud has successfully delivered over 100 cloud migrations of this type.\r\n\r\nSimon, 46, previously worked for IT First for 15 years, Face Media Group and the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity. 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It comes packed with helpful tips as well as playful illustrations, courtesy of son and professional cartoonist James, to lighten the load.\n\nIt also draws on the experiences of a diverse range of people, who have either made or are making the move from full-time employment to flexible work as they approach retirement age.\n\n\'I interviewed a lot of people who had either shifted their working pattern, were in the process of doing so, or were just starting to consider it,\' David explains. \'We all got things right and wrong along the way, so this book is a chance for readers to learn how to successfully navigate what is becoming an increasingly well-trodden path.\'\n\nDavid Mellor\'s book, ‘Changing Tack: making the transition from working full-time to semi-retirement\' is published on 7 April 2020. To buy a copy, priced at £8.99, visit <a href=\"http://www.davidmellormentoring.com\">www.davidmellormentoring.com</a>\n\n- ends –\n\n16 March 2020\n\n[gallery ids=\"16121\"]','Sussex Entrepreneur Reveals the Road to Retirement','','draft','closed','closed','','','','','2020-03-16 10:14:41','2020-03-16 10:14:41','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?page_id=16484',0,'page','',0),(16485,7,'2020-03-16 10:22:51','2020-03-16 10:22:51','<h1><strong>Sussex Entrepreneur Reveals the Road to Retirement</strong></h1>\r\nWinding things down and enjoying retirement may be more achievable than most people think, according to Sussex entrepreneur and business author David Mellor.\r\n\r\nThe internationally renowned businessman is set to launch his latest book this month, which tackles the transition from full-time work to semi-retirement.\r\n\r\n\"Changing Tack is based on my own experiences since January 2019,\" says David, who is now enjoying semi-retirement. \"<em>I really want to help people go into this transition with their eyes wide open as opposed to eyes wide shut.</em>\"\r\n\r\n\"<em>Philosophically, having been quite selective about what work I will and will not do, I now feel that I am being paid to have fun; I would love other people to feel the same.</em>\"\r\n\r\nThe book, which is just the latest in David\'s popular business advice series, covers everything from setting retirement targets to following through. 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Thank you also for your generosity towards my Charitable Trust as I care very much about the work it does and the donations received around my birthday are the best gift imaginable.\r\n\r\nAll around the world, people are facing extremely difficult times. It is likely that we will all have to make hard decisions in the coming months. I am reminded of World War II, when our country faced the darkest of times and yet, despite our struggles, pulled together for the common good and we faced the common threat together as a country, and as a community of countries that joined as one right across the world.\r\n\r\nIn light of the challenges we now face, it is time for us all to rediscover that same spirit that saw us through the War. By keeping calm, looking after each other, and following the Government’s latest guidance, we can overcome the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) just as we have overcome so many other challenges before.\r\n\r\nI am sure many people, especially the elderly, are worried about what the future may hold. I encourage you all to keep smiling through. Even if we are isolated in person, we can still be united in spirit. As the War showed us so many years ago, we are all stronger than we think and however desperate things may seem today, remember that we can still be kind, we can still laugh… and we can still sing.”','MESSAGE FROM DAME VERA LYNN AS SHE MARKS HER 103rd BIRTHDAY','','draft','closed','open','','','','','2020-03-22 21:42:49','2020-03-22 21:42:49','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16491',0,'post','',0),(16492,10,'2020-03-22 16:58:53','2020-03-22 16:58:53','','','Copyright: Susan Fleet (please request permission to use photo)','inherit','closed','closed','','dvl-at-103','','','2020-07-07 15:12:22','2020-07-07 15:12:22','',16491,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DVL-at-103.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16493,10,'2020-03-22 21:40:51','2020-03-22 21:40:51','“Thank you all for the kind gifts, cards and gestures I received to celebrate my birthday this year. Once again, I am overwhelmed by everyone\'s kindness and generosity, and am so grateful to you all for helping me to mark this milestone.\r\n\r\nI feel very fortunate to have reached 103, and my day will be made all the more special by hearing from people all around the world. Thank you also for your generosity towards my Charitable Trust as I care very much about the work it does and the donations received around my birthday are the best gift imaginable.\r\n\r\nAll around the world, people are facing extremely difficult times. It is likely that we will all have to make hard decisions in the coming months. 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As the War showed us so many years ago, we are all stronger than we think and however desperate things may seem today, remember that we can still be kind, we can still laugh… and we can still sing.”','MESSAGE FROM DAME VERA LYNN AS SHE MARKS HER 103rd BIRTHDAY','','inherit','closed','closed','','16491-revision-v1','','','2020-03-22 21:40:51','2020-03-22 21:40:51','',16491,'https://www.leagraham.com/16491-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16494,10,'2020-03-22 21:42:38','2020-03-22 21:42:38','<h1>MESSAGE FROM DAME VERA LYNN AS SHE MARKS HER 103rd BIRTHDAY</h1>\r\n“Thank you all for the kind gifts, cards and gestures I received to celebrate my birthday this year. Once again, I am overwhelmed by everyone\'s kindness and generosity, and am so grateful to you all for helping me to mark this milestone.\r\n\r\nI feel very fortunate to have reached 103, and my day will be made all the more special by hearing from people all around the world. 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Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" link=\"file\" ids=\"16504,16503,16502,16510,16509,16508,16507,16506,16505,16492\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. 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If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. 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This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\r\n\r\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','publish','closed','open','','dame-vera-calls-on-britain-to-follow-the-example-of-captain-moore','','','2020-04-29 14:07:21','2020-04-29 14:07:21','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16511',0,'post','',0),(16512,10,'2020-04-29 14:02:36','2020-04-29 14:02:36','<h1>Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’</h1>\r\nDame Vera Lynn has called for people to support smaller charities during the Coronavirus crisis, after her own Children’s Charity announced it was struggling due to dwindling donations.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure it can continue to provide its essential services during the global pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Like the rest of the country, I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s incredible achievement just a few weeks ago,” said Dame Vera. “These are very difficult times for everyone, whether it be personally, professionally or financially and small charities are no exception.\r\n\r\n“If at all possible, I ask people to follow the wonderful example of Captain Moore and support smaller charities like my own that are not on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis but still provide vital services to vulnerable people across the country.”\r\n\r\nIn recent weeks, the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has had to temporarily close its centre in Cuckfield, West Sussex but continues to support young families with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments.\r\n\r\n“We are now providing one-to-one video support to families as well as general activities and advice to keep the children as active as possible,” said Deborah Hay, Chairman of DVLCC. “Much of our work is to help them build motor control, so it is important we maintain that progress.”\r\n\r\nIn order to so, however, the Charity is in desperate need of more funds. “Unfortunately, we are facing a financial crisis even as we try to maintain a vital lifeline to the families we help,” Deborah continues. “Our services are free-of-charge, but we don’t receive any statutory funding, and we aren’t eligible for any of the Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grants or Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are signs of hope for the Charity as supporters rally together to raise funds. Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. 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If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. 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Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\n\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\n\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\n\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\n\n--end--\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\n\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\n\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. 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If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\n\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. 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This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\n\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\n\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','inherit','closed','closed','','16511-autosave-v1','','','2020-04-29 14:03:44','2020-04-29 14:03:44','',16511,'https://www.leagraham.com/16511-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16514,10,'2020-04-29 14:03:53','2020-04-29 14:03:53','<h1>Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’</h1>\r\nDame Vera Lynn has called for people to support smaller charities during the Coronavirus crisis, after her own Children’s Charity announced it was struggling due to dwindling donations.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure it can continue to provide its essential services during the global pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Like the rest of the country, I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s incredible achievement just a few weeks ago,” said Dame Vera. “These are very difficult times for everyone, whether it be personally, professionally or financially and small charities are no exception.\r\n\r\n“If at all possible, I ask people to follow the wonderful example of Captain Moore and support smaller charities like my own that are not on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis but still provide vital services to vulnerable people across the country.”\r\n\r\nIn recent weeks, the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has had to temporarily close its centre in Cuckfield, West Sussex but continues to support young families with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments.\r\n\r\n“We are now providing one-to-one video support to families as well as general activities and advice to keep the children as active as possible,” said Deborah Hay, Chairman of DVLCC. “Much of our work is to help them build motor control, so it is important we maintain that progress.”\r\n\r\nIn order to so, however, the Charity is in desperate need of more funds. “Unfortunately, we are facing a financial crisis even as we try to maintain a vital lifeline to the families we help,” Deborah continues. “Our services are free-of-charge, but we don’t receive any statutory funding, and we aren’t eligible for any of the Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grants or Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are signs of hope for the Charity as supporters rally together to raise funds. Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" link=\"file\" ids=\"16504,16503,16502,16510,16509,16508,16507,16506,16505,16492\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. Early intervention is important to enable children to learn and develop physically, socially and emotionally, forming the bedrock of the independence that they can achieve later in life.\r\n\r\nThe Charity’s story began in late 2000 with the announcement by the national charity Scope, that it would no longer be able to fund its network of School for Parents, facilities providing early intervention services based on the principles of Conductive Education to support parents in raising a pre-school aged child with cerebral palsy or other neurological condition.\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the importance of early intervention, and determined not to see the School For Parents at Ingfield Manor, West Sussex close, Dame Vera and her friends launched the \'Bluebird Appeal\' and raised enough awareness and considerable funds to save the school. If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. This included formally terminating its collaboration with Scope at Ingfield Manor.\r\n\r\nIn 2017, the Charity embarked on an exciting new chapter in its history by moving to a new home in Cuckfield, West Sussex, where it is able to continue offering early intervention services as well as providing more services, activities and help to families.\r\n\r\nThe Charity receives no statutory funding and is entirely reliant upon the donations it receives from individuals, community groups, companies and charitable trusts.\r\n\r\nDame Vera, our President, said: \"Early intervention is key to helping young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning conditions gain a solid base from which they can develop their independence and self-esteem in later life. This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\r\n\r\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','inherit','closed','closed','','16511-revision-v1','','','2020-04-29 14:03:53','2020-04-29 14:03:53','',16511,'https://www.leagraham.com/16511-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16515,10,'2020-04-29 14:04:33','2020-04-29 14:04:33','<h1>Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’</h1>\r\nDame Vera Lynn has called for people to support smaller charities during the Coronavirus crisis, after her own Children’s Charity announced it was struggling due to dwindling donations.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure it can continue to provide its essential services during the global pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Like the rest of the country, I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s incredible achievement just a few weeks ago,” said Dame Vera. “These are very difficult times for everyone, whether it be personally, professionally or financially and small charities are no exception.\r\n\r\n“If at all possible, I ask people to follow the wonderful example of Captain Moore and support smaller charities like my own that are not on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis but still provide vital services to vulnerable people across the country.”\r\n\r\nIn recent weeks, the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has had to temporarily close its centre in Cuckfield, West Sussex but continues to support young families with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments.\r\n\r\n“We are now providing one-to-one video support to families as well as general activities and advice to keep the children as active as possible,” said Deborah Hay, Chairman of DVLCC. “Much of our work is to help them build motor control, so it is important we maintain that progress.”\r\n\r\nIn order to so, however, the Charity is in desperate need of more funds. “Unfortunately, we are facing a financial crisis even as we try to maintain a vital lifeline to the families we help,” Deborah continues. “Our services are free-of-charge, but we don’t receive any statutory funding, and we aren’t eligible for any of the Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grants or Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are signs of hope for the Charity as supporters rally together to raise funds. Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" link=\"file\" ids=\"16504,16503,16502,16510,16509,16508,16507,16506,16505,16492\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. Early intervention is important to enable children to learn and develop physically, socially and emotionally, forming the bedrock of the independence that they can achieve later in life.\r\n\r\nThe Charity’s story began in late 2000 with the announcement by the national charity Scope, that it would no longer be able to fund its network of School for Parents, facilities providing early intervention services based on the principles of Conductive Education to support parents in raising a pre-school aged child with cerebral palsy or other neurological condition.\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the importance of early intervention, and determined not to see the School For Parents at Ingfield Manor, West Sussex close, Dame Vera and her friends launched the \'Bluebird Appeal\' and raised enough awareness and considerable funds to save the school. If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. This included formally terminating its collaboration with Scope at Ingfield Manor.\r\n\r\nIn 2017, the Charity embarked on an exciting new chapter in its history by moving to a new home in Cuckfield, West Sussex, where it is able to continue offering early intervention services as well as providing more services, activities and help to families.\r\n\r\nThe Charity receives no statutory funding and is entirely reliant upon the donations it receives from individuals, community groups, companies and charitable trusts.\r\n\r\nDame Vera, our President, said: \"Early intervention is key to helping young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning conditions gain a solid base from which they can develop their independence and self-esteem in later life. This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\r\n\r\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','inherit','closed','closed','','16511-revision-v1','','','2020-04-29 14:04:33','2020-04-29 14:04:33','',16511,'https://www.leagraham.com/16511-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16516,10,'2020-04-29 14:05:35','2020-04-29 14:05:35','[caption id=\"attachment_16506\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-16506 size-full\" src=\"https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Family-Hay-Bakeathon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /> Debbie Hay and family[/caption]\r\n<h1>Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’</h1>\r\nDame Vera Lynn has called for people to support smaller charities during the Coronavirus crisis, after her own Children’s Charity announced it was struggling due to dwindling donations.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure it can continue to provide its essential services during the global pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Like the rest of the country, I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s incredible achievement just a few weeks ago,” said Dame Vera. “These are very difficult times for everyone, whether it be personally, professionally or financially and small charities are no exception.\r\n\r\n“If at all possible, I ask people to follow the wonderful example of Captain Moore and support smaller charities like my own that are not on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis but still provide vital services to vulnerable people across the country.”\r\n\r\nIn recent weeks, the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has had to temporarily close its centre in Cuckfield, West Sussex but continues to support young families with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments.\r\n\r\n“We are now providing one-to-one video support to families as well as general activities and advice to keep the children as active as possible,” said Deborah Hay, Chairman of DVLCC. “Much of our work is to help them build motor control, so it is important we maintain that progress.”\r\n\r\nIn order to so, however, the Charity is in desperate need of more funds. “Unfortunately, we are facing a financial crisis even as we try to maintain a vital lifeline to the families we help,” Deborah continues. “Our services are free-of-charge, but we don’t receive any statutory funding, and we aren’t eligible for any of the Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grants or Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are signs of hope for the Charity as supporters rally together to raise funds. Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" link=\"file\" ids=\"16504,16503,16502,16510,16509,16508,16507,16506,16505,16492\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. Early intervention is important to enable children to learn and develop physically, socially and emotionally, forming the bedrock of the independence that they can achieve later in life.\r\n\r\nThe Charity’s story began in late 2000 with the announcement by the national charity Scope, that it would no longer be able to fund its network of School for Parents, facilities providing early intervention services based on the principles of Conductive Education to support parents in raising a pre-school aged child with cerebral palsy or other neurological condition.\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the importance of early intervention, and determined not to see the School For Parents at Ingfield Manor, West Sussex close, Dame Vera and her friends launched the \'Bluebird Appeal\' and raised enough awareness and considerable funds to save the school. If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. This included formally terminating its collaboration with Scope at Ingfield Manor.\r\n\r\nIn 2017, the Charity embarked on an exciting new chapter in its history by moving to a new home in Cuckfield, West Sussex, where it is able to continue offering early intervention services as well as providing more services, activities and help to families.\r\n\r\nThe Charity receives no statutory funding and is entirely reliant upon the donations it receives from individuals, community groups, companies and charitable trusts.\r\n\r\nDame Vera, our President, said: \"Early intervention is key to helping young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning conditions gain a solid base from which they can develop their independence and self-esteem in later life. This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\r\n\r\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','inherit','closed','closed','','16511-revision-v1','','','2020-04-29 14:05:35','2020-04-29 14:05:35','',16511,'https://www.leagraham.com/16511-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16517,10,'2020-04-29 14:07:21','2020-04-29 14:07:21','<h1>Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’</h1>\r\nDame Vera Lynn has called for people to support smaller charities during the Coronavirus crisis, after her own Children’s Charity announced it was struggling due to dwindling donations.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) recently launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure it can continue to provide its essential services during the global pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Like the rest of the country, I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s incredible achievement just a few weeks ago,” said Dame Vera. “These are very difficult times for everyone, whether it be personally, professionally or financially and small charities are no exception.\r\n\r\n“If at all possible, I ask people to follow the wonderful example of Captain Moore and support smaller charities like my own that are not on the front line of the Coronavirus crisis but still provide vital services to vulnerable people across the country.”\r\n\r\nIn recent weeks, the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has had to temporarily close its centre in Cuckfield, West Sussex but continues to support young families with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments.\r\n\r\n“We are now providing one-to-one video support to families as well as general activities and advice to keep the children as active as possible,” said Deborah Hay, Chairman of DVLCC. “Much of our work is to help them build motor control, so it is important we maintain that progress.”\r\n\r\nIn order to so, however, the Charity is in desperate need of more funds. “Unfortunately, we are facing a financial crisis even as we try to maintain a vital lifeline to the families we help,” Deborah continues. “Our services are free-of-charge, but we don’t receive any statutory funding, and we aren’t eligible for any of the Government’s Coronavirus Small Business Grants or Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are signs of hope for the Charity as supporters rally together to raise funds. Britain’s Got Talent winner, Colin Thackery, has pledged support to the Charity’s ‘Keep Smiling Through’ appeal as an ambassador, while supporters taking part in the #twopointsixchallenge – aimed at helping charities who would have benefitted from the London Marathon on Sunday – have pledged over £4,500 so far.\r\n\r\nEven the Charity’s Chair of Trustees took part in the 2.6 Challenge and baked 26 cakes in 26 hours, which went to workers in the emergency services.\r\n\r\n“I would like to wish Captain Moore a very happy birthday,” Dame Vera added. “He is a clear example of the best of Britain and I am delighted to see the way people have rallied around him. These are very challenging times but the community spirit and generosity on display across the United Kingdom gives me real hope that the future is bright.”\r\n\r\nTo donate to the ‘Keep Smiling Through’ campaign, visit: <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough\">https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/keepsmilingthrough</a>\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" link=\"file\" ids=\"16504,16503,16502,16510,16509,16508,16507,16506,16505,16492\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Note to Editors</strong>\r\nSince the Charity was established in 2001 by Dame Vera Lynn, it has helped more than 600 families who have children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.\r\n\r\nOver the last year, the Charity has provided 1,200 hours of hands-on support to families and 275 hours of outreach support.\r\nEach year in the UK, 1,800 children are born with cerebral palsy.\r\n\r\nCerebral Palsy is a physical disability that affects movement, balance and posture as well as cognitive, social and communication skills and is often caused by an injury to the brain. Early intervention is important to enable children to learn and develop physically, socially and emotionally, forming the bedrock of the independence that they can achieve later in life.\r\n\r\nThe Charity’s story began in late 2000 with the announcement by the national charity Scope, that it would no longer be able to fund its network of School for Parents, facilities providing early intervention services based on the principles of Conductive Education to support parents in raising a pre-school aged child with cerebral palsy or other neurological condition.\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the importance of early intervention, and determined not to see the School For Parents at Ingfield Manor, West Sussex close, Dame Vera and her friends launched the \'Bluebird Appeal\' and raised enough awareness and considerable funds to save the school. If it were not for her efforts, many children would have lost out on an amazing start.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn Children\'s Charity continued to provide for the early intervention service at Ingfield Manor in collaboration with Scope, until late 2016, when the Charity took a number of decisions to ensure a more sustainable future. This included formally terminating its collaboration with Scope at Ingfield Manor.\r\n\r\nIn 2017, the Charity embarked on an exciting new chapter in its history by moving to a new home in Cuckfield, West Sussex, where it is able to continue offering early intervention services as well as providing more services, activities and help to families.\r\n\r\nThe Charity receives no statutory funding and is entirely reliant upon the donations it receives from individuals, community groups, companies and charitable trusts.\r\n\r\nDame Vera, our President, said: \"Early intervention is key to helping young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning conditions gain a solid base from which they can develop their independence and self-esteem in later life. This is why I was determined to ensure this service could continue in my home county of West Sussex and support families from across the South East.\r\n\r\n\"I am so proud of how far the Charity has come and all the work it does to support our families. It makes it all worthwhile when the children we have helped get in touch to tell us what they are doing and achieving as adults.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Pilar Cloud: <a href=\"mailto:pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk\">pilar.cloud@dvlcc.org.uk</a>','Dame Vera calls on Britain to ‘follow the example of Captain Moore’','','inherit','closed','closed','','16511-revision-v1','','','2020-04-29 14:07:21','2020-04-29 14:07:21','',16511,'https://www.leagraham.com/16511-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16518,10,'2020-05-12 15:15:06','2020-05-12 15:15:06','<h1>Sussex cleaning company makes moves to fight Coronavirus</h1>\r\nCompanies across Europe are turning to British manufacturer, Bio Productions, during the Coronavirus crisis as the pandemic continues to affect global supply and demand.\r\n\r\nIn March, sales records were shattered as Covid-19 spread around the world. “Business boomed as organisations looked to us to improve their cleaning procedures. We exceeded all our monthly sales records,” says Managing Director, Angela Gill. “It was an extremely busy period for us as we dispatched products across the UK and Europe.”\r\n\r\nThe business has been dealing with increased interest from existing, silent and prospective customers alike, as companies have looked further into the Bio Productions catalogue to protect their workforces with a wider range of products.\r\n\r\n“We’ve seen a change in what our customers are looking for,” Angela explains. “There has been a definitive dip in sales for biologicals, which are less effective at combatting viruses, in favour of biocides like our Sta-Kill Biocidal Cleaner and Deodoriser.”\r\n\r\nOther companies, including competitors, have also been in touch asking for help to fulfil orders for in-demand products because Bio Productions manufactures its products in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.\r\n\r\nYet the company has faced increasing challenges since the United Kingdom entered lockdown. “Sourcing raw materials from Europe has been difficult,” Angela continues. “We’re getting limited deliveries that are often delayed and the price of some materials has soared from £800 per barrel to £7000 and above.”\r\n\r\nWith almost half of the nation working from home and schools shutting indefinitely, the demand for cleaning chemicals has also fallen in April. At the same time, customers that are still operating face falling profits and have requested longer payment terms.\r\n\r\n“We’re doing our utmost to support our customers with those terms,” Angela explains. “We know it’s a tough time for everyone, and so we’re endeavouring to weather the storm as best we can and ensure we can still supply their essential cleaning products.”\r\n\r\nThe crisis has also led to changes in the workforce. After hiring extra staff in March, Bio Productions has since divided its manufacturing teams to comply with the Government’s social distancing advice.\r\n\r\nWith demand falling during lockdown, 50% of workers have recently been furloughed but the company’s machines continue to operate.\r\n\r\n“There’s no doubt these are unprecedented times,” Angela says. “Our hearts go out to the businesses that have been brought to their knees. We’re fortunate enough to know that demand will return when lockdown lifts. We’re also incredibly proud to be British manufacturers, which will become even more important in the next few months as the global demand for cleaning chemicals surges.\r\n\r\n“Once schools, offices, pubs and restaurants re-open, customers around the world will need our cleaning products. Our message is that we’re ready to support them, just as we have supported our customers that are still operating during these tough times.”\r\n\r\n--end-- 12 May 2020','Sussex cleaning company makes moves to fight Coronavirus','','publish','closed','open','','sussex-cleaning-company-makes-moves-to-fight-coronavirus','','','2020-05-12 15:15:06','2020-05-12 15:15:06','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16518',0,'post','',0),(16519,10,'2020-05-12 15:00:25','2020-05-12 15:00:25','','Bio-Productions Ltd, Burgess Hill West Sussex UK','Bio-Productions Ltd, Burgess Hill West Sussex UK','inherit','closed','closed','','bio-productions-ltd-burgess-hill-west-sussex-uk-18','','','2020-05-12 15:00:46','2020-05-12 15:00:46','',16518,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BioProductions_125_JH.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16520,10,'2020-05-12 15:01:16','2020-05-12 15:01:16','<h1>Sussex cleaning company makes moves to fight Coronavirus</h1>\r\nCompanies across Europe are turning to British manufacturer, Bio Productions, during the Coronavirus crisis as the pandemic continues to affect global supply and demand.\r\n\r\nIn March, sales records were shattered as Covid-19 spread around the world. “Business boomed as organisations looked to us to improve their cleaning procedures. We exceeded all our monthly sales records,” says Managing Director, Angela Gill. “It was an extremely busy period for us as we dispatched products across the UK and Europe.”\r\n\r\nThe business has been dealing with increased interest from existing, silent and prospective customers alike, as companies have looked further into the Bio Productions catalogue to protect their workforces with a wider range of products.\r\n\r\n“We’ve seen a change in what our customers are looking for,” Angela explains. “There has been a definitive dip in sales for biologicals, which are less effective at combatting viruses, in favour of biocides like our Sta-Kill Biocidal Cleaner and Deodoriser.”\r\n\r\nOther companies, including competitors, have also been in touch asking for help to fulfil orders for in-demand products because Bio Productions manufactures its products in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.\r\n\r\nYet the company has faced increasing challenges since the United Kingdom entered lockdown. “Sourcing raw materials from Europe has been difficult,” Angela continues. “We’re getting limited deliveries that are often delayed and the price of some materials has soared from £800 per barrel to £7000 and above.”\r\n\r\nWith almost half of the nation working from home and schools shutting indefinitely, the demand for cleaning chemicals has also fallen in April. At the same time, customers that are still operating face falling profits and have requested longer payment terms.\r\n\r\n“We’re doing our utmost to support our customers with those terms,” Angela explains. “We know it’s a tough time for everyone, and so we’re endeavouring to weather the storm as best we can and ensure we can still supply their essential cleaning products.”\r\n\r\nThe crisis has also led to changes in the workforce. After hiring extra staff in March, Bio Productions has since divided its manufacturing teams to comply with the Government’s social distancing advice.\r\n\r\nWith demand falling during lockdown, 50% of workers have recently been furloughed but the company’s machines continue to operate.\r\n\r\n“There’s no doubt these are unprecedented times,” Angela says. “Our hearts go out to the businesses that have been brought to their knees. We’re fortunate enough to know that demand will return when lockdown lifts. We’re also incredibly proud to be British manufacturers, which will become even more important in the next few months as the global demand for cleaning chemicals surges.\r\n\r\n“Once schools, offices, pubs and restaurants re-open, customers around the world will need our cleaning products. Our message is that we’re ready to support them, just as we have supported our customers that are still operating during these tough times.”\r\n\r\n--end-- 12 May 2020','Sussex cleaning company makes moves to fight Coronavirus','','inherit','closed','closed','','16518-revision-v1','','','2020-05-12 15:01:16','2020-05-12 15:01:16','',16518,'https://www.leagraham.com/16518-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16521,10,'2020-05-16 12:20:57','2020-05-16 12:20:57','<h1><strong>Sussex craftsman creates \'lasting thank you\' to NHS</strong></h1>\r\nSussex woodcarver, Roy Martin James, has turned his hand to supporting the NHS by designing an angel-themed ornament.\r\n\r\nSix weeks ago, woodcarver Roy James Martin set to work creating a special plaque that would memorialise healthcare workers\' response to the Coronavirus crisis.\r\n\r\nThe design portrays an NHS \'angel\' complete with a face mask, and decorated with the distinctive rainbow, and a dove depicting hope. Crafted from Sussex oak sourced from Wenban Smith in Worthing, West Sussex, it could be replicated and sold to raise funds for charity.\r\n\r\n\"The design elements were inspired by the idea that NHS nurses are \'angels without faces\',\" Roy, who lives in Burgess Hill, explained. \"The woodcarving is based on images of NHS staff fighting the virus on the frontline. The idea was to craft something that captures the incredible care and kindness they\'ve shown in these tough times.\"\r\n\r\nAs a local tradesman, Roy has felt the effects of the global pandemic. His business has reduced by 50% during lockdown. The plaque project became an opportunity to put his hands to good use for a particularly worthy cause, and Roy has spent more than 300 hours working on it over the past six-weeks. He wishes to pay tribute to John Nicholas \'Reproduction\', whose exceptional French Polishing skills added the final touches, and his landlord who granted a three-month rent \'holiday\' for his workshop at Randolphs Farm, Hurstpierpoint.\r\n\r\n\"I wanted to make the most of this time,\" said Roy, who has been honing his craft since he was just 15 years old. \"Work is difficult right now and as nice as it is to clap for carers on a Thursday night, I wanted to use my hands and time to create something tangible that showed my appreciation, and hopefully make some money for charity.\"\r\n\r\nRoy hopes that the plaque will make its way to Downing Street, with Maria Caulfield MP presenting it to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He would like to think the PM could give it to the hospital which cared for him and saved his life, as he battled the virus.\r\n\r\nRoy concluded, \"If the Prime Minister and possibly Matt Hancock are willing to accept my work and even endorse it, we may have the opportunity to make people smile. The NHS and key workers deserve recognition, I really hope we can give them a lasting Thank You, and this will in the long term benefit worthy Charities.\"\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"16522,16523\"]','Sussex craftsman creates \'lasting thank you\' to NHS','','publish','closed','open','','sussex-coronavirus-nhs-plaque','','','2020-05-16 12:22:52','2020-05-16 12:22:52','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16521',0,'post','',0),(16522,10,'2020-05-16 12:19:09','2020-05-16 12:19:09','','thumbnail_IMG_4539','Roy James Martin with his NHS plaque','inherit','closed','closed','','thumbnail_img_4539','','','2020-05-16 12:20:19','2020-05-16 12:20:19','',16521,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/thumbnail_IMG_4539.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16523,10,'2020-05-16 12:19:26','2020-05-16 12:19:26','','thumbnail_IMG_4548','Roy James Martin\'s NHS plaque','inherit','closed','closed','','thumbnail_img_4548','','','2020-05-16 12:20:12','2020-05-16 12:20:12','',16521,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/thumbnail_IMG_4548.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(16524,10,'2020-05-16 12:20:57','2020-05-16 12:20:57','<h1><strong>Sussex craftsman creates \'lasting thank you\' to NHS</strong></h1>\r\nSussex woodcarver, Roy Martin James, has turned his hand to supporting the NHS by designing an angel-themed ornament.\r\n\r\nSix weeks ago, woodcarver Roy James Martin set to work creating a special plaque that would memorialise healthcare workers\' response to the Coronavirus crisis.\r\n\r\nThe design portrays an NHS \'angel\' complete with a face mask, and decorated with the distinctive rainbow, and a dove depicting hope. Crafted from Sussex oak sourced from Wenban Smith in Worthing, West Sussex, it could be replicated and sold to raise funds for charity.\r\n\r\n\"The design elements were inspired by the idea that NHS nurses are \'angels without faces\',\" Roy, who lives in Burgess Hill, explained. \"The woodcarving is based on images of NHS staff fighting the virus on the frontline. The idea was to craft something that captures the incredible care and kindness they\'ve shown in these tough times.\"\r\n\r\nAs a local tradesman, Roy has felt the effects of the global pandemic. His business has reduced by 50% during lockdown. The plaque project became an opportunity to put his hands to good use for a particularly worthy cause, and Roy has spent more than 300 hours working on it over the past six-weeks. He wishes to pay tribute to John Nicholas \'Reproduction\', whose exceptional French Polishing skills added the final touches, and his landlord who granted a three-month rent \'holiday\' for his workshop at Randolphs Farm, Hurstpierpoint.\r\n\r\n\"I wanted to make the most of this time,\" said Roy, who has been honing his craft since he was just 15 years old. \"Work is difficult right now and as nice as it is to clap for carers on a Thursday night, I wanted to use my hands and time to create something tangible that showed my appreciation, and hopefully make some money for charity.\"\r\n\r\nRoy hopes that the plaque will make its way to Downing Street, with Maria Caulfield MP presenting it to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He would like to think the PM could give it to the hospital which cared for him and saved his life, as he battled the virus.\r\n\r\nRoy concluded, \"If the Prime Minister and possibly Matt Hancock are willing to accept my work and even endorse it, we may have the opportunity to make people smile. The NHS and key workers deserve recognition, I really hope we can give them a lasting Thank You, and this will in the long term benefit worthy Charities.\"\r\n\r\n--end--\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"16522,16523\"]','Sussex craftsman creates \'lasting thank you\' to NHS','','inherit','closed','closed','','16521-revision-v1','','','2020-05-16 12:20:57','2020-05-16 12:20:57','',16521,'https://www.leagraham.com/16521-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16525,10,'2020-06-18 09:14:07','2020-06-18 09:14:07','<h1><strong>STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF DAME VERA LYNN</strong></h1>\r\nThe family of Dame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today (day/date), surrounded by her close family.\r\n\r\nFurther information regarding a memorial service will be announced at a later date.\r\n\r\nDonations to the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust Registration\r\nNumber 1089657\r\n\r\n<strong>OBITUARY</strong>\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus, forever known as the ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, was one of Britain’s best-loved and most enduring entertainers.\r\n\r\nBorn Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London, she began performing publicly at the age of seven, adopting her grandmother\'s maiden name (Lynn) as her stage name.\r\n\r\nHer first radio broadcast was with the Joe Loss Orchestra in 1935 and in the pre-war years of big dance bands, her winning looks, ready smile and pure voice – her natural East End vowels toned down with BBC radio pronunciation – put her much in demand.\r\n\r\nHaving recorded with Joe Loss and fellow band leader Charlie Kunz, among others, she released her first solo record on the Crown (later Decca) label in 1936 \"Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire”, and a year later moved to sing with the aristocrat of British dance bands, Bert Ambrose.\r\n\r\nBut it was her 1939 recording of We\'ll Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, which immediately cemented her as the nation’s favourite, that she would become most famous. It was during the Phoney War, between 1939 and April 1940, that the Daily Express asked British servicemen to name their top musical performer and Vera Lynn emerged as \"the Forces\' Sweetheart\", a name that would remain throughout her life.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn stepped up her own war effort in 1941 when boosting morale was most needed. She broadcast her own radio programme, Sincerely Yours, in which she sent messages to British troops serving abroad and performed songs most requested by them, accompanied by her own quartet. Broadcast after the news and Mr Churchill’s Sunday address, ”Sincerely Yours” became the sound of the resistance for those fighting abroad. She also began visiting hospitals to interview new mothers and send personal messages to their husbands overseas. In 1943 she recorded the second of the songs for which she is best remembered - The White Cliffs of Dover – and in the same year appeared in the film We\'ll Meet Again.\r\n\r\nAs part of the Forces’ entertainment service ENSA, Vera Lynn toured Egypt, India and, most notably, Burma at the height of the conflict, giving outdoor concerts for the troops within sound of the gunfire. In March 1944 she went to Shamsheernugger airfield to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima, prompting her host and lifelong friend Captain Bernard Holden to commend \"her courage and her contribution to morale\". One of the few surviving major entertainers of the war years, in 1985 she received the Burma Star for entertaining British guerrilla units in Japanese-occupied Burma.\r\n\r\nAfter Hitler and Churchill, Vera Lynn became, for generations, the name most readily associated with the Second World War and her songs, including \"We\'ll Meet Again\", \"The White Cliffs of Dover\", \"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\" and \"There\'ll Always Be an England\" never lost their appeal. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart with “We\'ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn”.\r\n\r\nDuring the immediate post-war years, she appeared frequently on radio and television in the UK and the United States, featuring regularly on Tallulah Bankhead\'s US radio programme, The Big Show, and recording on both sides of the Atlantic, including in 1952 \"Auf Wiederseh\'n Sweetheart\", the first single by a British performer to top the US charts where she remained for nine weeks. The same year, she had three singles in the first UK music chart compiled by New Musical Express and in 1954 made it to Number 1 with \"My Son, My Son\", which she co-wrote with Gordon Melville Rees.\r\n\r\nIn 1960 she left Decca Records after nearly 25 years, and joined EMI where she continued to cut Top 10 discs.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn was the subject of the British TV show, “This Is Your Life”, on two occasions and in the late 1960s and early 1970s was a frequent guest on other variety shows, notably the 1972 Morecambe &amp; Wise Christmas Show. In 1976 she hosted the BBC\'s A Jubilee of Music, celebrating the pop hits of the period 1952–1976 to commemorate the start of Queen Elizabeth II\'s Silver Jubilee year. For ITV she presented a 1977 TV special to launch her album “Vera Lynn in Nashville”, which included pop songs of the 1960s and country songs.\r\n\r\nA close friend and favourite of The Queen Mother, Vera Lynn featured in the Royal Variety Performance on four occasions in 1960, 1975, 1986 and 1990.\r\n\r\nMade a Dame of the British Empire in 1975, she lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, from the 1960s where she was an integral part of village life and became actively involved with numerous charities in the area. Notably, and the one of most importance to her, is the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, based at Cuckfield, West Sussex, which offers an early intervention service for babies and young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. Throughout her life Dame Vera also devoted much time and energy to charities connected to breast cancer and ex-servicemen. She was still held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the Twentieth Century. Approaching her 100th birthday Dame Vera was honoured once again by being awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016, and further honoured on the 8th May this year, VE Day, with a reminder by Her Majesty of the importance of the words in Dame Vera’s song “We’ll Meet Again”.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tributes</strong>\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn was one of the greatest ever British popular singers, not just because of her immaculate voice, warm, sincere, instantly recognisable and musically flawless. She will be remembered just as affectionately for her vital work in the Second World War and for her own Charitable Foundations in the 75 years since. A link with more certain times has been irrevocably broken. <em>Sir Tim Rice</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera never lost her reality. The voice like a bell was a gift, which she shared so generously and bravely.\r\nBut the magic was that her personality was genuine, open, warm. Meeting her was one of the high points of my life.\r\nShe looked at you &amp; SAW you. And connected. There is no one in our lives, except The Queen, who had the power to connect a nation.\r\nFor that, she will be remembered &amp; always with love.\r\n<em>Miriam Margolyes</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera was an indomitable, distinguished, courageous and superlative artist from a very young age. An icon whose work lifted the hearts and souls of the British people and significantly contributed to Victory in our darkest days. My father adored the purity of her voice and we still have the tear stained music copy, as he wrote her arrangements he could hear her wonderful soaring tone. Personally, I will never forget the unannounced arrival of her Majesty the Queen at the celebration of Vera\'s 100th Birthday at the London Palladium; a perfect and fitting tribute. It was the greatest joy and a privilege to have known her. <em>Anthony Andrews</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera has been a dear friend since the early 1970\'s and for many years a neighbour in the village of Ditchling. The world knows of her great voice that through the good and bad times has thrilled millions. My own father firmly believed that the Second World War was won by Sir Winston Churchill and Vera Lynn. As a friend she was the warmest and kindest of people, I never saw her angry or say a bad word of anyone, people would stop her in the street and she always found time for them. She cared particularly about our armed forces, \'her boys\' as she called them. Her work for charity, especially young people with cerebral palsy was tireless and inspiring. There will never be anyone like her again. <em>Roger Redfarn</em>\r\n\r\nWe have been extremely honoured to have had Dame Vera Lynn as our President and she was always a very passionate and wonderful ambassador for this Charity. Moreover, she has always been hands on, enjoying participating in sessions, singing songs with the children and setting the tone with real determination to ensure that \"her families\" were never forgotten. She is very fondly regarded by all of the staff and families, and will be greatly missed by so many people. <em>Pilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC)</strong>\r\nAround 1,800 babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year in the UK.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity was set up in 2001 although Dame Vera first became involved with cerebral palsy since the 1950s when she and a group of showbiz friends decided that something needed to be done for babies with cerebral palsy as little was known about it. The original charity was set up 60 years ago. DVLCC offers early intervention for children under five, supporting families with weekly three-hour sessions, which are structured to focus on them helping their child achieve success.\r\n\r\nA highly skilled and professional team use the principles of Conductive Education, an active programme of learning, to help a child develop physical, emotional, social and communication skills through play activities that are fun.\r\n\r\nChildren are taught through their parents, and the skills learned are then incorporated into the child’s daily routine at home to maximise their abilities and build confidence and self-esteem in both parent and child.\r\n\r\nUntil very recently, Dame Vera visited the Charity on a regular basis.\r\n\r\n<strong>FURTHER INFORMATION</strong>: Susan Fleet, PA to Dame Vera Lynn\r\nLea Graham Associates\r\n01444 235475/07885 373394','Dame Vera Lynn passes away aged 103','','publish','closed','open','','dame-vera-lynn-passes-away-aged-103','','','2020-06-18 09:14:58','2020-06-18 09:14:58','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16525',0,'post','',0),(16526,10,'2020-06-18 09:14:07','2020-06-18 09:14:07','<h1><strong>STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF DAME VERA LYNN</strong></h1>\r\nThe family of Dame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today (day/date), surrounded by her close family.\r\n\r\nFurther information regarding a memorial service will be announced at a later date.\r\n\r\nDonations to the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust Registration\r\nNumber 1089657\r\n\r\nOBITUARY\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus, forever known as the ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, was one of Britain’s best-loved and most enduring entertainers.\r\n\r\nBorn Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London, she began performing publicly at the age of seven, adopting her grandmother\'s maiden name (Lynn) as her stage name.\r\n\r\nHer first radio broadcast was with the Joe Loss Orchestra in 1935 and in the pre-war years of big dance bands, her winning looks, ready smile and pure voice – her natural East End vowels toned down with BBC radio pronunciation – put her much in demand.\r\n\r\nHaving recorded with Joe Loss and fellow band leader Charlie Kunz, among others, she released her first solo record on the Crown (later Decca) label in 1936 \"Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire”, and a year later moved to sing with the aristocrat of British dance bands, Bert Ambrose.\r\n\r\nBut it was her 1939 recording of We\'ll Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, which immediately cemented her as the nation’s favourite, that she would become most famous. It was during the Phoney War, between 1939 and April 1940, that the Daily Express asked British servicemen to name their top musical performer and Vera Lynn emerged as \"the Forces\' Sweetheart\", a name that would remain throughout her life.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn stepped up her own war effort in 1941 when boosting morale was most needed. She broadcast her own radio programme, Sincerely Yours, in which she sent messages to British troops serving abroad and performed songs most requested by them, accompanied by her own quartet. Broadcast after the news and Mr Churchill’s Sunday address, ”Sincerely Yours” became the sound of the resistance for those fighting abroad. She also began visiting hospitals to interview new mothers and send personal messages to their husbands overseas. In 1943 she recorded the second of the songs for which she is best remembered - The White Cliffs of Dover – and in the same year appeared in the film We\'ll Meet Again.\r\n\r\nAs part of the Forces’ entertainment service ENSA, Vera Lynn toured Egypt, India and, most notably, Burma at the height of the conflict, giving outdoor concerts for the troops within sound of the gunfire. In March 1944 she went to Shamsheernugger airfield to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima, prompting her host and lifelong friend Captain Bernard Holden to commend \"her courage and her contribution to morale\". One of the few surviving major entertainers of the war years, in 1985 she received the Burma Star for entertaining British guerrilla units in Japanese-occupied Burma.\r\n\r\nAfter Hitler and Churchill, Vera Lynn became, for generations, the name most readily associated with the Second World War and her songs, including \"We\'ll Meet Again\", \"The White Cliffs of Dover\", \"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\" and \"There\'ll Always Be an England\" never lost their appeal. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart with “We\'ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn”.\r\n\r\nDuring the immediate post-war years, she appeared frequently on radio and television in the UK and the United States, featuring regularly on Tallulah Bankhead\'s US radio programme, The Big Show, and recording on both sides of the Atlantic, including in 1952 \"Auf Wiederseh\'n Sweetheart\", the first single by a British performer to top the US charts where she remained for nine weeks. The same year, she had three singles in the first UK music chart compiled by New Musical Express and in 1954 made it to Number 1 with \"My Son, My Son\", which she co-wrote with Gordon Melville Rees.\r\n\r\nIn 1960 she left Decca Records after nearly 25 years, and joined EMI where she continued to cut Top 10 discs.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn was the subject of the British TV show, “This Is Your Life”, on two occasions and in the late 1960s and early 1970s was a frequent guest on other variety shows, notably the 1972 Morecambe &amp; Wise Christmas Show. In 1976 she hosted the BBC\'s A Jubilee of Music, celebrating the pop hits of the period 1952–1976 to commemorate the start of Queen Elizabeth II\'s Silver Jubilee year. For ITV she presented a 1977 TV special to launch her album “Vera Lynn in Nashville”, which included pop songs of the 1960s and country songs.\r\n\r\nA close friend and favourite of The Queen Mother, Vera Lynn featured in the Royal Variety Performance on four occasions in 1960, 1975, 1986 and 1990.\r\n\r\nMade a Dame of the British Empire in 1975, she lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, from the 1960s where she was an integral part of village life and became actively involved with numerous charities in the area. Notably, and the one of most importance to her, is the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, based at Cuckfield, West Sussex, which offers an early intervention service for babies and young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. Throughout her life Dame Vera also devoted much time and energy to charities connected to breast cancer and ex-servicemen. She was still held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the Twentieth Century. Approaching her 100th birthday Dame Vera was honoured once again by being awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016, and further honoured on the 8th May this year, VE Day, with a reminder by Her Majesty of the importance of the words in Dame Vera’s song “We’ll Meet Again”.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tributes</strong>\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn was one of the greatest ever British popular singers, not just because of her immaculate voice, warm, sincere, instantly recognisable and musically flawless. She will be remembered just as affectionately for her vital work in the Second World War and for her own Charitable Foundations in the 75 years since. A link with more certain times has been irrevocably broken. <em>Sir Tim Rice</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera never lost her reality. The voice like a bell was a gift, which she shared so generously and bravely.\r\nBut the magic was that her personality was genuine, open, warm. Meeting her was one of the high points of my life.\r\nShe looked at you &amp; SAW you. And connected. There is no one in our lives, except The Queen, who had the power to connect a nation.\r\nFor that, she will be remembered &amp; always with love.\r\n<em>Miriam Margolyes</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera was an indomitable, distinguished, courageous and superlative artist from a very young age. An icon whose work lifted the hearts and souls of the British people and significantly contributed to Victory in our darkest days. My father adored the purity of her voice and we still have the tear stained music copy, as he wrote her arrangements he could hear her wonderful soaring tone. Personally, I will never forget the unannounced arrival of her Majesty the Queen at the celebration of Vera\'s 100th Birthday at the London Palladium; a perfect and fitting tribute. It was the greatest joy and a privilege to have known her. <em>Anthony Andrews</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera has been a dear friend since the early 1970\'s and for many years a neighbour in the village of Ditchling. The world knows of her great voice that through the good and bad times has thrilled millions. My own father firmly believed that the Second World War was won by Sir Winston Churchill and Vera Lynn. As a friend she was the warmest and kindest of people, I never saw her angry or say a bad word of anyone, people would stop her in the street and she always found time for them. She cared particularly about our armed forces, \'her boys\' as she called them. Her work for charity, especially young people with cerebral palsy was tireless and inspiring. There will never be anyone like her again. <em>Roger Redfarn</em>\r\n\r\nWe have been extremely honoured to have had Dame Vera Lynn as our President and she was always a very passionate and wonderful ambassador for this Charity. Moreover, she has always been hands on, enjoying participating in sessions, singing songs with the children and setting the tone with real determination to ensure that \"her families\" were never forgotten. She is very fondly regarded by all of the staff and families, and will be greatly missed by so many people. <em>Pilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC)</strong>\r\nAround 1,800 babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year in the UK.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity was set up in 2001 although Dame Vera first became involved with cerebral palsy since the 1950s when she and a group of showbiz friends decided that something needed to be done for babies with cerebral palsy as little was known about it. The original charity was set up 60 years ago. DVLCC offers early intervention for children under five, supporting families with weekly three-hour sessions, which are structured to focus on them helping their child achieve success.\r\n\r\nA highly skilled and professional team use the principles of Conductive Education, an active programme of learning, to help a child develop physical, emotional, social and communication skills through play activities that are fun.\r\n\r\nChildren are taught through their parents, and the skills learned are then incorporated into the child’s daily routine at home to maximise their abilities and build confidence and self-esteem in both parent and child.\r\n\r\nUntil very recently, Dame Vera visited the Charity on a regular basis.\r\n\r\n<strong>FURTHER INFORMATION</strong>: Susan Fleet, PA to Dame Vera Lynn\r\nLea Graham Associates\r\n01444 235475/07885 373394','Dame Vera Lynn passes away aged 103','','inherit','closed','closed','','16525-revision-v1','','','2020-06-18 09:14:07','2020-06-18 09:14:07','',16525,'https://www.leagraham.com/16525-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16527,10,'2020-06-18 09:14:58','2020-06-18 09:14:58','<h1><strong>STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF DAME VERA LYNN</strong></h1>\r\nThe family of Dame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age of 103.\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn who lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, passed away earlier today (day/date), surrounded by her close family.\r\n\r\nFurther information regarding a memorial service will be announced at a later date.\r\n\r\nDonations to the Dame Vera Lynn Charitable Trust Registration\r\nNumber 1089657\r\n\r\n<strong>OBITUARY</strong>\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn, CH, DBE, LLD, M.Mus, forever known as the ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’, was one of Britain’s best-loved and most enduring entertainers.\r\n\r\nBorn Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London, she began performing publicly at the age of seven, adopting her grandmother\'s maiden name (Lynn) as her stage name.\r\n\r\nHer first radio broadcast was with the Joe Loss Orchestra in 1935 and in the pre-war years of big dance bands, her winning looks, ready smile and pure voice – her natural East End vowels toned down with BBC radio pronunciation – put her much in demand.\r\n\r\nHaving recorded with Joe Loss and fellow band leader Charlie Kunz, among others, she released her first solo record on the Crown (later Decca) label in 1936 \"Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire”, and a year later moved to sing with the aristocrat of British dance bands, Bert Ambrose.\r\n\r\nBut it was her 1939 recording of We\'ll Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, which immediately cemented her as the nation’s favourite, that she would become most famous. It was during the Phoney War, between 1939 and April 1940, that the Daily Express asked British servicemen to name their top musical performer and Vera Lynn emerged as \"the Forces\' Sweetheart\", a name that would remain throughout her life.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn stepped up her own war effort in 1941 when boosting morale was most needed. She broadcast her own radio programme, Sincerely Yours, in which she sent messages to British troops serving abroad and performed songs most requested by them, accompanied by her own quartet. Broadcast after the news and Mr Churchill’s Sunday address, ”Sincerely Yours” became the sound of the resistance for those fighting abroad. She also began visiting hospitals to interview new mothers and send personal messages to their husbands overseas. In 1943 she recorded the second of the songs for which she is best remembered - The White Cliffs of Dover – and in the same year appeared in the film We\'ll Meet Again.\r\n\r\nAs part of the Forces’ entertainment service ENSA, Vera Lynn toured Egypt, India and, most notably, Burma at the height of the conflict, giving outdoor concerts for the troops within sound of the gunfire. In March 1944 she went to Shamsheernugger airfield to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima, prompting her host and lifelong friend Captain Bernard Holden to commend \"her courage and her contribution to morale\". One of the few surviving major entertainers of the war years, in 1985 she received the Burma Star for entertaining British guerrilla units in Japanese-occupied Burma.\r\n\r\nAfter Hitler and Churchill, Vera Lynn became, for generations, the name most readily associated with the Second World War and her songs, including \"We\'ll Meet Again\", \"The White Cliffs of Dover\", \"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\" and \"There\'ll Always Be an England\" never lost their appeal. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart with “We\'ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn”.\r\n\r\nDuring the immediate post-war years, she appeared frequently on radio and television in the UK and the United States, featuring regularly on Tallulah Bankhead\'s US radio programme, The Big Show, and recording on both sides of the Atlantic, including in 1952 \"Auf Wiederseh\'n Sweetheart\", the first single by a British performer to top the US charts where she remained for nine weeks. The same year, she had three singles in the first UK music chart compiled by New Musical Express and in 1954 made it to Number 1 with \"My Son, My Son\", which she co-wrote with Gordon Melville Rees.\r\n\r\nIn 1960 she left Decca Records after nearly 25 years, and joined EMI where she continued to cut Top 10 discs.\r\n\r\nVera Lynn was the subject of the British TV show, “This Is Your Life”, on two occasions and in the late 1960s and early 1970s was a frequent guest on other variety shows, notably the 1972 Morecambe &amp; Wise Christmas Show. In 1976 she hosted the BBC\'s A Jubilee of Music, celebrating the pop hits of the period 1952–1976 to commemorate the start of Queen Elizabeth II\'s Silver Jubilee year. For ITV she presented a 1977 TV special to launch her album “Vera Lynn in Nashville”, which included pop songs of the 1960s and country songs.\r\n\r\nA close friend and favourite of The Queen Mother, Vera Lynn featured in the Royal Variety Performance on four occasions in 1960, 1975, 1986 and 1990.\r\n\r\nMade a Dame of the British Empire in 1975, she lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, from the 1960s where she was an integral part of village life and became actively involved with numerous charities in the area. Notably, and the one of most importance to her, is the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, based at Cuckfield, West Sussex, which offers an early intervention service for babies and young children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. Throughout her life Dame Vera also devoted much time and energy to charities connected to breast cancer and ex-servicemen. She was still held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the Twentieth Century. Approaching her 100th birthday Dame Vera was honoured once again by being awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016, and further honoured on the 8th May this year, VE Day, with a reminder by Her Majesty of the importance of the words in Dame Vera’s song “We’ll Meet Again”.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tributes</strong>\r\n\r\nDame Vera Lynn was one of the greatest ever British popular singers, not just because of her immaculate voice, warm, sincere, instantly recognisable and musically flawless. She will be remembered just as affectionately for her vital work in the Second World War and for her own Charitable Foundations in the 75 years since. A link with more certain times has been irrevocably broken. <em>Sir Tim Rice</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera never lost her reality. The voice like a bell was a gift, which she shared so generously and bravely.\r\nBut the magic was that her personality was genuine, open, warm. Meeting her was one of the high points of my life.\r\nShe looked at you &amp; SAW you. And connected. There is no one in our lives, except The Queen, who had the power to connect a nation.\r\nFor that, she will be remembered &amp; always with love.\r\n<em>Miriam Margolyes</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera was an indomitable, distinguished, courageous and superlative artist from a very young age. An icon whose work lifted the hearts and souls of the British people and significantly contributed to Victory in our darkest days. My father adored the purity of her voice and we still have the tear stained music copy, as he wrote her arrangements he could hear her wonderful soaring tone. Personally, I will never forget the unannounced arrival of her Majesty the Queen at the celebration of Vera\'s 100th Birthday at the London Palladium; a perfect and fitting tribute. It was the greatest joy and a privilege to have known her. <em>Anthony Andrews</em>\r\n\r\nDame Vera has been a dear friend since the early 1970\'s and for many years a neighbour in the village of Ditchling. The world knows of her great voice that through the good and bad times has thrilled millions. My own father firmly believed that the Second World War was won by Sir Winston Churchill and Vera Lynn. As a friend she was the warmest and kindest of people, I never saw her angry or say a bad word of anyone, people would stop her in the street and she always found time for them. She cared particularly about our armed forces, \'her boys\' as she called them. Her work for charity, especially young people with cerebral palsy was tireless and inspiring. There will never be anyone like her again. <em>Roger Redfarn</em>\r\n\r\nWe have been extremely honoured to have had Dame Vera Lynn as our President and she was always a very passionate and wonderful ambassador for this Charity. Moreover, she has always been hands on, enjoying participating in sessions, singing songs with the children and setting the tone with real determination to ensure that \"her families\" were never forgotten. She is very fondly regarded by all of the staff and families, and will be greatly missed by so many people. <em>Pilar Cloud, Executive Manager of DVLCC</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC)</strong>\r\nAround 1,800 babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year in the UK.\r\n\r\nThe Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity was set up in 2001 although Dame Vera first became involved with cerebral palsy since the 1950s when she and a group of showbiz friends decided that something needed to be done for babies with cerebral palsy as little was known about it. The original charity was set up 60 years ago. DVLCC offers early intervention for children under five, supporting families with weekly three-hour sessions, which are structured to focus on them helping their child achieve success.\r\n\r\nA highly skilled and professional team use the principles of Conductive Education, an active programme of learning, to help a child develop physical, emotional, social and communication skills through play activities that are fun.\r\n\r\nChildren are taught through their parents, and the skills learned are then incorporated into the child’s daily routine at home to maximise their abilities and build confidence and self-esteem in both parent and child.\r\n\r\nUntil very recently, Dame Vera visited the Charity on a regular basis.\r\n\r\n<strong>FURTHER INFORMATION</strong>: Susan Fleet, PA to Dame Vera Lynn\r\nLea Graham Associates\r\n01444 235475/07885 373394','Dame Vera Lynn passes away aged 103','','inherit','closed','closed','','16525-revision-v1','','','2020-06-18 09:14:58','2020-06-18 09:14:58','',16525,'https://www.leagraham.com/16525-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(16530,10,'2020-07-07 15:12:30','2020-07-07 15:12:30','<h1><strong>DAME VERA LYNN’S FAMILY FAREWELL</strong></h1>\r\nThe private funeral service for Dame Vera Lynn will take place on Friday 10 July, with the cortège departing the family home in Ditchling at 11:40 en route to Woodvale Crematorium north of Brighton.\r\n\r\nThe cortège bearing Dame Vera will pause at the crossroads in the centre of Ditchling to acknowledge her long and happy 50 year association with the village and to allow residents to pay their respects. A flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, consisting of a Spitfire and a Hurricane will take place during the pause at twelve noon, overhead the centre of the village.\r\n\r\nFinally the cortège will move on to the Crematorium in Brighton where a tri-service route-lining party will wait outside the chapel, together with a military bearer party ready to receive the coffin. A bugler from the Royal Marines will provide a musical tribute inside the chapel. The Ministry of Defence will be represented by a senior officer who along with the bugler and the small family group will be the only people to attend the funeral service.\r\n\r\nNOTE TO MEDIA: Dame Vera Lynn’s family respectfully ask any visiting media representatives to observe strict social distancing and to be mindful of Ditchling residents on the day. There will be no media/film access to the chapel during the service. Out of courtesy, please let me know if your media outlet will be sending crew to film elements of the cortege.\r\n\r\nA full memorial service will be held at a later date.\r\n\r\nFURTHER INFORMATION: Susan Fleet, Dame Vera Lynn’s PA\r\n\r\nTel: 01444 235475/07885 373394','DAME VERA LYNN’S FAMILY FAREWELL','','publish','closed','open','','dame-vera-lynns-family-farewell','','','2020-07-07 15:12:30','2020-07-07 15:12:30','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16530',0,'post','',0),(16531,10,'2020-07-07 15:12:30','2020-07-07 15:12:30','<h1><strong>DAME VERA LYNN’S FAMILY FAREWELL</strong></h1>\r\nThe private funeral service for Dame Vera Lynn will take place on Friday 10 July, with the cortège departing the family home in Ditchling at 11:40 en route to Woodvale Crematorium north of Brighton.\r\n\r\nThe cortège bearing Dame Vera will pause at the crossroads in the centre of Ditchling to acknowledge her long and happy 50 year association with the village and to allow residents to pay their respects. A flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, consisting of a Spitfire and a Hurricane will take place during the pause at twelve noon, overhead the centre of the village.\r\n\r\nFinally the cortège will move on to the Crematorium in Brighton where a tri-service route-lining party will wait outside the chapel, together with a military bearer party ready to receive the coffin. A bugler from the Royal Marines will provide a musical tribute inside the chapel. The Ministry of Defence will be represented by a senior officer who along with the bugler and the small family group will be the only people to attend the funeral service.\r\n\r\nNOTE TO MEDIA: Dame Vera Lynn’s family respectfully ask any visiting media representatives to observe strict social distancing and to be mindful of Ditchling residents on the day. There will be no media/film access to the chapel during the service. 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He will receive his gong at a socially distanced event later this year.\r\n\r\nThe judging panel said that Nass won the award thanks to strong client testimonials and a proven track record of outstanding results.\r\n“Every individual and business is different, and Nass has helped them be successful and achieve the goals set out,” said Tom Avon of Corporate LiveWire Prestige Awards. “People clearly work with him on an on-going basis, which is the biggest testimony to how effective his services are.”\r\n\r\nThe award also recognised Nasser’s philanthropic endeavours as Business Ambassador for the <em>Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity</em>. Over the past few years, he has helped the Charity with its fundraising endeavours.\r\n\r\nThe judges explained: “It’s nice to witness, that despite how busy he must be, Nass still makes time to support the Charity. He obviously has a great relationship with all those he has helped, and we’re very pleased to recognise his hard work.”\r\n\r\n<em>Business Pulse</em> provides companies with the tools they need to achieve maximum growth. Since it was founded in 2014, it has helped diverse clients find funding, create business plans, set-up accounting systems, manage crises, and much more.\r\n\r\n“Receiving this award is the icing on the cake,” said Nass, who is currently helping businesses cope in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. “I love helping businesses achieve real results. Every business owner has an incredible talent but may not be a natural businessman or woman. 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He obviously has a great relationship with all those he has helped, and we’re very pleased to recognise his hard work.”\r\n\r\n<em>Business Pulse</em> provides companies with the tools they need to achieve maximum growth. Since it was founded in 2014, it has helped diverse clients find funding, create business plans, set-up accounting systems, manage crises, and much more.\r\n\r\n“Receiving this award is the icing on the cake,” said Nass, who is currently helping businesses cope in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. “I love helping businesses achieve real results. Every business owner has an incredible talent but may not be a natural businessman or woman. 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My mother always loved receiving messages from all over the world, and Ditchling held a special place in her heart.\r\n\r\nShe would have been thrilled and touched that so many people paid their respects on the day of her funeral and the worldwide media coverage was exceptional.\r\n\r\nIt means so much to us to see my mother’s legacy living on. We are sure her music will endure forever but most importantly, we hope that people will continue to support those charities that she cared about so much.\r\n\r\nVirginia Lewis-Jones – daughter of Dame Vera Lynn','Thank you from Dame Vera Lynn\'s family','','publish','closed','open','','thank-you-from-dame-vera-lynns-family','','','2020-08-03 20:27:51','2020-08-03 20:27:51','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16537',0,'post','',0),(16538,10,'2020-08-03 20:23:37','2020-08-03 20:23:37','We would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support over the past few weeks. 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Local people tell us that, despite being surrounded by some of the finest countryside in England, it is still difficult to track down home-produced meat, dairy and other high-quality Sussex foods without going miles out of their way for them. This project is not only essential to future proofing our farm for the next 100 years, but it will also provide a way for local farmers and food producers to find a wider audience. We are really keen to engage with our local community and would welcome feedback.”</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ote Hall has been mostly owned and run by the Godman family since the 16<sup>th</sup> century. Up until the 1960s it was famous for its prize-winning pedigree dairy Guernsey cattle. These were replaced with native pure bred Sussex beef cattle which are currently sold directly to farm shops, as well as local and London butchers.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Godman Irvine family have close connections with the local community, regularly hosting the annual Wivelsfield Church Fete, and supporting the Better Together Christmas Day lunch in Wivelsfield Village Hall, which feeds approximately 100 people from surrounding villages, including Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Haywards Heath and Cuckfield. It is proposed to hold this event in future in the new tea room.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">A percentage of the profits from the Ote Hall Farm Shop and Tearoom will be donated to the Godman Foundation. This is a new charity which will be established to promote education, training and mentoring of young people, including those with learning difficulties, in what will become a prominent hub of the community.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For further information: <a href=\"mailto:Otehall@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Otehall@gmail.com</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Captions: Carola Godman Irvine and proposed farm shop sketch</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=QI4SOKKT0DH00&amp;activeTab=summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=QI4SOKKT0DH00&amp;activeTab=summary</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">...End...    20 October 2020</p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"16548,16549\"]','Ambitious farm shop scheme for Ote Hall to deliver local produce and jobs to the community','','publish','closed','open','','ambitious-farm-shop-scheme-for-ote-hall-to-deliver-local-produce-and-jobs-to-the-community','','','2020-10-20 10:52:49','2020-10-20 10:52:49','',0,'https://www.leagraham.com/?p=16547',0,'post','',0),(16548,10,'2020-10-20 10:52:07','2020-10-20 10:52:07','','Proposed Ote Hall Farm Shop','','inherit','closed','closed','','proposed-ote-hall-farm-shop','','','2020-10-20 10:52:07','2020-10-20 10:52:07','',16547,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Proposed-Ote-Hall-Farm-Shop.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(16549,10,'2020-10-20 10:52:13','2020-10-20 10:52:13','','Carola Godman Irvine','','inherit','closed','closed','','carola-godman-irvine','','','2020-10-20 10:52:13','2020-10-20 10:52:13','',16547,'https://www.leagraham.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Carola-Godman-Irvine.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(16550,10,'2020-10-20 10:52:49','2020-10-20 10:52:49','<h1 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Ambitious farm shop scheme for Ote Hall to deliver local produce and jobs to the community</b></h1>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">One of the oldest family farms in Mid Sussex, which has been part of the Burgess Hill community for almost 500 years, will outline plans this week to bring a new sustainable shopping and dining experience to the local community.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The proposed Ote Hall Farm shop and tea room will put truly local produce on the town’s doorstep and create up to 25 full-time equivalent jobs on the 350-acre farm which currently employs just one member of staff.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Facilities will include butchery and deli counters, and offer craft drinks, fresh, frozen and pantry goods as well as weigh-your-own dry ingredients, providing an outlet for other farmers and food producers in the county. 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Lockdown Letters to My Mum features fifty mischievous letters written by Guy, who lives in Ditchling, to his mother in her care home between March and August this year.\r\n\r\nThe letters capture the emotional highs and lows of lockdown between the caring team, their residents and families, whilst reliving the mischief and misbehaviour of Guy’s schoolboy days into his early adult years in Africa.\r\n\r\n“The last time I regularly wrote to my mum, Peggy, was back in the 1960’s and early 70’s when I was at boarding school in Sussex while my family were in Nigeria,” Guy explains. “I thought it was time to share some toe-curling adventures with my mother that she was better off not knowing back then. Now she’s in her 90s and there’s a pandemic, we can happily raise a glass of wine with a bit more perspective!”\r\n\r\nThe letters were read to Peggy by many different members of the team at St Clare’s Care Home on Ditchling Common, who encouraged Guy to write more. 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