PRESTON & DISTRICT CONCERT SECRETARIES FEDERATION Entertaining Preston since 1958

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SECRETARY MRS ANN BRETHERTON Tel 01772 460784/07847394330

Well hello again you smashng club-goers and welcome to the March Guild Book. Our first meeting and showcase got off to a good start in January at THE DEEPDALE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB,Firstly our meeting, we only had two absentees and would like to take this opportunity to thank those that DID attend,.These meetings are very important as we make decisions and plan things for the future and any grievances e.g Artists not turning up can be heard so it's very important,if your Concert Secretary can't attend then an apt replacement can come so long as they have some idea of what's happening and report back to your club regarding decisions etc.At the showcase we had 3 acts introduced by ever popular ERIC JONES,firstly we had lovely female RAYNA JAYMES whom had a most power Cher like voice she sang some great songs and went down pretty well with the smallish audience which was smaller than usual at this popular venue, The next two Male artists where in my own opinion very similar to each other ,ADRIAN HIGHAM and CRAIG STANLEY, they played fine spots with Bob Dylan type songs and country stuff,although they weren't to everyones liking i'm sure they have a fine future in the right place for them,Well done lads. To me though the highlight of the afternoon was ERIC belting out the terrific song I LIKE THE WAY YOU MOVE which was appreciated by all. Thanks must go to the two young ladies at the Deepdale bar whom kept our glasses full also the nice Buffet presented by the club commitee and MARK CLARKE for making sure the day went off smoothly..

Best Regards from MICK The Editor

SHOWCASE ATTENDENCE LEAGUE

Acregate L.C 1 Lostock Hall.R.B.L. 1
Bamber Bridge Cath. 1 Penwortham S&S 1
Deepdale S&S 1 St.Anthony's 0
Empire Services 0 St Gerard's 1
Farington Cob Club. 1 St Gregory's 1
Neadow St,L,C. 1 Wilbraham Club. 1
Eccleston W.M.C. 1

COMMAND SHOW HELD AT BAMBER BRIDGE CATHOLIC CLUB ON 14th NOVEMBER 2025.
Our annual Command Show held at the extraordinary concert room at B B C C where the near capacity audience enjoyed a night to remember. the awful weather on the night didn't deter the clubgoers from the event,it must have one of the best performance stages in the North West. To begin the show right on Time was our very own Compere and singer ERIC JONES after a couple of songs he introduced the first Act, REBECCA the best Female act of the year, a well established lady whom gave us a "Whirlwind" Performance including the likes of Cher and Celine Dion she went down a real treat with cheers and applause from all a great vocalist and personality to boot. Second act was PHIL RICHMOND another fantastic well known performer who won the Best Male of the year,he at once said How Do I Follow that meaning REBECCA,well he didn't fail giving us a great rrendition of mostly well known numbers,A great performance again from a wonderfull man Well done PHIL. That took us to the Interval in which we had a succesfull raffle run bye our two regular volunteers PAM & FLO Thanks Girls.with bottles of Wine and Spirits kindly donated by our member clubs Many Thanks For those efforts.Then we had the Presentation of Trophies to the Four Winning Acts, Well then the Second Half began with vocal/instrumentilist winner JOHMMY.B who gave us another Great performance with his cracking voice and keyboard playing with a great list of mostly familier songs Well done JOHNNY. The forth and last act was played by Duo/Group winners MACSEN a father & son act who both vocalised and played guitars which produced a great sound they came from North Wales in the horrible weather which deserves praise alone. CAME 11.30pm and the show was over bearing in mind praise must go to all concerned with the HOST CLUB,,DEREK BAILEY for his lighting and impresive On stage graphics WOW,also the rest of the Commitee for allowing us the venue,it's the second time that they have hosted this Prime Event and here's hoping for many mote to come.Last but not least thank you to the excellent bar service run by K.Farrington and Paula Birch. To all that attended the show we at the Federation hope that you enjoyed the event and Many Thanks please keep supporting YOUR CLUBS and we can look forward to nights out like this in the future and don't forget OUR SHOWCASES held at the end of every month pn Sunday afternoons troughout the year at various venues. BEST REGARDS MICK & ALL THE EXEC COMMITEE.