Photos of Thanks for the Memory Variety Show 22 November 2015

Our first Thanks for the Memory Variety Show was held on 22nd November 2015 from 2 - 5pm in the theatre at The Winsford Academy, Cheshire

It was a superb afternoon of entertainment with music through the years from the Dave Egerton Big Band, Cockney Carol and the Ageless Ukes, Sam Lyon, Spotlight Glee Club, Winsford Education Partnership Choir;  and Music, Drama and Dance groups from the Winsford Academy.

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Thanks for the Memory Big Band Concert at Cranage Hall -10 May 2015

Thanks for the Memory 2015 50 years of Music 1920's - 1970's with Dave Egerton Big Band

The Concert was held on Sunday May 10th 2pm Hosted by Cranage Hall Hotel & Conference Centre

We had a great afternoon of Big Band music and songs from the 1920’s to 1970’s with the Dave Egerton Big Band bringing back the memories and laughter of the past.



This year writer/singer/radio host, Jan Eberle, also supported us. Jan is the youngest daughter of singer & music pioneer Ray Eberle. Ray, of course, is remembered as the original male vocalist for the famed Glenn Miller Civilian Orchestra from 1938-1942. 

Jan strongly believes that: ‘music is the universal language that transcends all. While time and disease may rob us of so much, including our memory, it is music that knows no bounds.’

The audience sat back while we took them down memory lane to the Swing era, from Glenn Miller to the Beatles; Fred Astaire to Vera Lynn to Van Morrison; Frank Sinatra to The Temptations … and much much more.

Through this great afternoon of entertainment we raised money for Nantwich Dementia Friends Group and the Alzheimer’s Society.

The concert was sponsored by Cranage Hall Hotel and Conference Centre and Oakmere Wealth Management

 

 For information on upcoming concerts and to book tickets for events please contact:

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Dame Vera Lynn also supported us again and wished us luck.

This year writer/singer/radio host, Jan Eberle, also supported us. Jan is the youngest daughter of singer & music pioneer Ray Eberle. 

Jan strongly believes that: ‘music is the universal language that transcends all. While time and disease may rob us of so much, including our memory, it is music that knows no bounds.’

Ray, of course, is remembered as the original male vocalist for the famed Glenn Miller Civilian Orchestra from 1938-1942.

The audience sat back while we took them down memory lane to the Swing era, from Glenn Miller to the Beatles; Fred Astaire to Vera Lynn to Van Morrison; Frank Sinatra to The Temptations … and much much more.

Nantwich Museum

Through this great afternoon of entertainment we raised money for Nantwich Dementia Friends Group and the Alzheimer’s Society.

The concert was sponsored by Cranage Hall Hotel and Conference Centre and Oakmere Wealth Management

 For information on upcoming concerts and to book tickets for events please contact:

W: www.thanksforthememory.org.uk | E: tim.ashcroft@thanksforthememory.org.uk
T: 07710 603 952 Tw: @Memory_Moments

Thanks for the Memory Concert a great success!

Big Band Music and Songs from the 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s from the Dave Egerton Band.
A letter of support from Dame Vera Lynn.
Many of the audience coming from care homes, some with dementia, and all singing along to songs they thought they had long forgotten.

‘Thanks for the Memory’ was a fantastic event. We also received a letter of support from Dame Vera Lynn which was read out before we sang ‘ There’ll be Blue Birds over the White Cliffs ofDover’ , and of course ‘We’ll meet again’. Having started with music from 1926 we finished with the Beatles and once more all sang along to Hey Jude!!! It was inspiring to see so many people there, many accompanied by their carers, clearly enjoying themselves, laughing and singing along.

During the interval Sam Lyon, a local singer song-writer, played songs from the 1960’s.

Chris Daffy ran the raffle and we raised in total £1300 that afternoon and this will be donated 50/50 to the Alzheimer’s Society and Nantwich Museum Dementia Friendship Group.

General Manager of Cranage Hall, Richard Mansell, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be able to support ‘Thanks for the Memory’ and be part of the inaugural concert series”. It is now planned to repeat this next year.

So … what next … well … we are planning put on another Thanks for the Memory concert later this year, in Nottinghamshire, which will be hosted by Eastwood Hall Hotel – a sister hotel to Cranage Hall. We are planning a charity dinner in the autumn at Cranage Hall to also raise money; we are already booked for next year to repeat this back at Cranage Hall: and we are investigating other opportunities to use the power of music to help those with dementia and to raise money to help them.

So many people helped to make this happen and we hope others will also want to put on similar events. Please contact us if we can collaborate.

For more information please contact:
W: www.thanksforthememory.org.uk | E: tim.ashcroft@thanksforthememory.org.uk
T: 01606 551122 | M: 07710 603 952 | Tw: @Memory_Moments

 All photos are by Cheshire Media Academy.

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