Garden Party at Buckingham Palace

It was the annual 'NOT FORGOTTEN ASSOCIATION" Garden party at Buckingham Palace,

A very lovely day,glorious sunshine and lovely friends and Dougie organises Guest celebrities

who were all wonderful with the guests of ex service men and women, It is such a wonderful event

meeting people  who served our country it is such a humbling experience.

Fabulous to see Chris Biggins, Robert Meadmore ,Anita Harris, Patti Boulaye, Ken Dodd

Nigel Planer, Nicolas Grace, Amanda Reedman, Anton du Bec and Erin Boig, Jean Fergusson

Lynda Baron ,Simon Williams and Ray Winston to name but a few!!! 

guest of Honour was HRH The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurance , Who walked and around talking to everyone

a masterclass in action.... Dear Judy Green and Lisa Lee were fab as ever gathering everyone to right place...

and it was lovely to have Don and Terry Campbell who have given myself and Dougie so much support with our

year in Blackpool! lastly  Reece Campbell for always being there for Dougie and myself who always goes the further mile  in work and as a friend...

                                                          

Kensington Palace...

A trip to London got a chance to have a walk in Kensington Gardens, then I went to Kensington Palace

well worth a visit, really enjoyed the  Royal Dress exhibition, Dresses of the Queen, Princess Margret

and Princess Diana, The Palace is well worth a visit... the cafe's are lovely....and loved the gardens!!

Sitting in the Garden!

Nothing nicer than sitting in the garden having a coffee,watching the poppies grow

and getting a visit from  Molly the beagle who is adorable!!!

Savoy!

Sunday was a busy day as ever in my life! after the Janet Cram awards, We  rushed to the 'Savoy'

for a night of Burlesque, with our stunning girls The fabulous Lisa and Carly  for a cabaret show !its on the first sunday of every month! Hosted by Miss Polly Rae (loved her costumes!) and some fab acts! proud to say there were all English!!  for a lovely night at the Savoy!!  PICS... showgirls resting their long long legs! and the second Pic

is from when we launched Trends and we were back at the Savoy!!


JANET CRAM AWARDS!

I was thrilled to be asked to be a judge on this years 50th celebration of the Janet Cram awards,

So memories flooded back as it was in Cecil Sharp House where 44 years ago I mean 44 years ago!!!

that I won the award, it was as if time hasn't changed!!!

It was lovely to see familiar faces and friends and of coarse my proud Mum and sister Janet who is a examiner

for ISTD, just fabulous to see Norma Arnold,(beautiful as ever)Vicky McDonald,Kim Miller brought back such happy happy memories!! what a lucky childhood I had with such lovely people,all thanks to my smashing family!

Judging was hard as all the students were of high standard, so it became personal choice for the winner!

Here is a picture of my beloved Miss Mavis Butler with me when I won the award in 71! she would of been so proud that I was there.... Happy Days!!!

 


Q90 LAUNCH!

Q90 Has been launched,thrilled that we will be working on such a event for Her Majesty The Queen,

It will be at Windsor Great Park next May,so preparations are under way!!

VE Day LONDON ST JAMES'S PARK

A fabulous day working on the Ve celebrations for the British Legion in St James's Park,

worked with a lovely bunch of dancers from Birds Collage and the lovely Pink Champagne Girls

we performed a show for all the veterans, after HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall greeted everyone, It was so humbling to be a small part in such a wonderful celebration.... great to see the Trends team doing what they do best!!!

Bruv gets a BAFTA!

Really proud of my brother with receiving a BAFTA for one of his productions at the BBC!

Dearest Kim,

This week the sad news that dear friend Kim Bor passed away,

I had known Kim since the age of 13....and can only think of warmth affection to such a lovely lady....we had good times... We first met on a dancing cruise... and hit it off I was the only dancing boy on the cruise !! then we met again at collage at Laine theatre Arts again I was the only boy!!

and boy did we have some laughs......

Then we worked together on a number of shows and tv specials for Dougie and some great stories of Kim.... never frightened of anything.. loved her spirit!

As I started to choreograph Kim worked with for me and continued our friendship with laughter!

a great story teller!!!!In this time  Kim met the love of her life Steve, what a dynamic couple....

the fire of steve and his passion for the business,and Kim's eye for detail business skills ... costumes and picking fabulous dancers so Bor Productions were created and worked their socks off in this tough business... I was fortunate to work for them  as a choreographer all over the world.. they sent me to some amazing places....with some special people.... crazed cruise directors!!! some wild shows.... that only Steve and Kim could create!!! BUT GOOD TIMES....

As we all moved on Kim and I enjoyed working together on the costume side and always enjoyed our meetings and working together on some amazing costumes...She loved the shows ... and I was always in admiration of them both, They have three amazing children who have the Bor passion  for what ever they do..... dear little pisti was born to be in the business... and has worked so hard in everything he does... Then talk about generations Valentina worked for me as a dancer and there she has the Bor spirit by always training into another skill, from silks to adagio act and now a rollerskating act

and young William whom I don't know but here he is  great sportsman....

I wish them all my love at this sad moment in life but know they will be strong and be guided by Kim"s spirit....

Dear Kim..... I will think of you with warmth in my heart love Antxxx