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April 26, 2006

talent on show

I spent yesterday afternoon at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton where I had been asked to be a judge at the 59+ Talent Competition.
The contest replaces the popular national Silver Stars competition which ran until last year.

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April 20, 2006

titanic event

TOMORROW sees the British Titanic Society descending on Liverpool for its annual convention.
It’s rather a coup for the city because the ship enthusiasts normally gather in Southampton where the Titanic set sail from in 1912.

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April 18, 2006

cultural copy cats

I spent the Easter weekend in Nottingham.
The trip was ostensibly to see the Bolshoi Ballet perform a gala show on Saturday night.
But it was also aimed at seeing what another British city has to offer compared to our own.
A British city that styles itself a ‘capital for culture’ to boot.
And I thought we were supposed to be the cheeky ones?!

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