London...

A crazy week of meetings, all good fingers crossed! rushing around London...

and getting to grips with iPhone camera...  much easier than carrying the big cameras around..

Went to Lloyds of London in the city, and got shown around the top floor AMAZING!

Visited the Kings Place in York Way  fab architecture, great space for events... and cool place for meetings!

Went to camden and enjoyed the young talented designers work,  a  event at the Savoy...

eat the best burgers in town  at Jo Allans... please never change... its the one thing since I was 16 hasn't changed and love it for that...and the burgers... Then had a lovely walk through Hyde Park.... oh I love London!

 


WATCH THIS SPACE!!

Watch this space ! After great feed back from a recent Dancers Reunion ....
Going to start a EX DANCERS CLASS the first Sunday in every month!!! ALL EX DANCERS WELCOME! So watch this space for more information!!!

BYE BLACKPOOL!

Bye Bye Blackpool!
It's been quite a journey..... 
Thanks to all great people I met and worked with...
and some special life long friends....love Ant xx
ps... I will be back soon lol xxx

2nd Generation Dance Reunion...!

We had a an amazing day!! Face book was steaming ! with all the photos .. which have been brilliant!

a special day to remember!.. heres what I wrote on fb!

So knocked out by all the lovely comments..... I know how Dougie was so touched by it all.... I just so enjoyed seeing you all ... and how we all still have that passion for dance! I had no idea how to judge it... but seeing you all lap it and dance was thrilling... I have been honoured to work with you all at some point... how many generations were there!!! and proud that we have such a connection...... all due to His lordship!!
My thoughts go out to so may people... how dear Jamie would of loved it, and Gerry.... and Alister ....I hope they were watching!! boy I miss them so much....
Then there was our dancing cums no longer with us... but they were there...... and all our friends who couldn't make it from all over the globe you were missed..

WOW... I know looking back is sentimental... but how we appreciate it now is just fabulous..... and we still have it!!! 

I have a big Thank you to Lisa Mulidore... in putting this in action.....
also I am loving all the photographs!! The diet starts now!lol....
and John Greaves Photos really capture the event that will always cherish..

Thanks to Luke Batchelor for helping out with the techincs!...
and dear friend Judy Green

Thank you all for coming..... hope we can do next year! 

Just to let you know money raised is going to Amy Golden a true inspiration
for her inspiring play ........"GET ON WITH IT " who is raising funds to perform this at Edinburgh Fringe this year.
share the link on Joan Golden page...www.kickstarter.com

 

February Already!

Well I don't know where January went ! Although it was a long month....

It flew by with out me even blinking..... It  was full of meetings so running up and down the M6...

I think we all did at bit  of thinking  with a month that seemed full of sad news with people passing...

A dear friend Petal Nelson known to many at the Trends family sadly pasted away...She was there from the start with Jamie.... becoming the agent for so many dancers singers  throughout her successful agent career...

Also another chapter is about to begin ... This month was the start of moving back down south after 11 years of being up here in the north..... So  the journey has begun... we starting this adventure  house sitting for very dear friends  who have kindly let us house sit in their gorgeous  home... near Andover.... it seems the right place to be for us at the moment.. fate??  We are having a lot of meetings in Windsor, which is 50 minutes away and 1.15 hours to centre London and 40 minutes from my family. I have really enjoyed our time down there so far... the country side is lovely... all the villages seem chocolate box in love with Stonebridge... So the Hampshire  boy is back in Hampshire

BOY!! where have the years gone... I still have ties with Blackpool ! So its not a total cut off!! 

Will miss our long time  friends we have made... Our paths are changing but I hope I will never loose their friendship... they have been  through a  slight difficult patch with me.. and supported us all the way.. they need breathing space ! lol... But I will miss them.... .Its been a crazy 11 years.... laughter,fun ? Good and BAD.  Happy? and SAD... Impossible.... non Rewarding and Rewarding...A real mixture of emotions...But very Hard work!!!..

 

The whole journey of coming up has been life changing... (sounds like I am on Big Brother !) but i lasted the 11 years instead of a month...

I will be very sad to leave the house.. for the past 20 months it been a really nice place to live...Thanks Richard and Katrina...

Home life has been lovely.... 

its suited us the style of the house ... if only we could box it up and put it on wheels.. its all we needed..

but 200 miles in the wrong direction.... So we have been house searching around Andover area

Im sure something will pop up...  SO the new chapter awaits...

 

My new best Friend..

Finally met Alfie my sisters Dog... what a sweet thing he is ...

Horse Show Olympia!

A crazy week of long hours, but working with a great team of people!

everyone has worked so hard and the response has been terrific!

working with the Birds College students has been sheer joy, with their talent 

and ambition, and it has been really lovely to meet new people ... friends....

working with friends, from High Jinx,,Knights of Arkley

The Acts have been fab, Love the fire act that opens the show... exciting stuff!

Although the hours have been so long... I love in my heart working on events shows...

thats me through and through...  thanks to all at Horse power!

 

With a Royal Visit!!  What  WEEK!

Wonderland walk!

After a not such hard day Olympia, went for a walk around the Winter

Wonderland at Hyde Park... wow its got bigger and bigger ! very impressive!

the lighting designers should go to Blackpool to teach them how to do lights!!

thats what the prom should look like!.. then walked along Knightsbridge...

Harrods lovely designed windows... but HARRODS NO CHRISTMAS TREES OUTSIDE!!!!!!

 


more pics!!!

Horse Show rehearsals!

Rehearsals are underway for this years Horse show! everybody from our team

has worked really hard...  Working with a great bunch of dancers from BIRDS COLLEGE

REALLY FIRST RATE, ! amazing acro from the boys!! you get such a buzz from young talent!

and there nice too... its fabulous seeing Bernard again !!! who used to WORK with us at Trends London...

helping with the wardrobe!!! fabxx

 



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TW Juniors Christmas Cracker!

After only 4 weeks of saturday morning work shops, working on a christmas performance,

 The youngsters pulled it off! bless them all ,they did so well may of been upstaged by the baby ballet!

which of coarse was very sweet! but they pulled it together... so proud how far they have come in their first term...

When I think how some were so shy could hardly speak..and to perform  in front of a audience  takes some doing...

Very touched by Maddison and Marco who even wrote

 their own stories... so endearing! feel like a proud dad!

they all have touched my heart.... all of them so different....sweet bunch and actually are very nice to each other and caring which is lovely to see...and they look out for each other......and me.. bless em.... x

 

NFA Christmas Party!

An afternoon at St James Palace for the NFA Christmas Party!

 

Dearest Mum with her great granddaughter

Lovely pic of my dear mum and Emily,sweet!

 



Love this time of year!

The house is getting there for Christmas!!!

 

Christingle! at Phil winston's Theatreworks

Phil Winston's Theatreworks presented 'Christingle' A evening with all the students in studio 1 which was transformed into a fabulous performance space, intimate a great place for any try outs.. and performances,
The students upped the game with a full host of witty and festive songs and sketches, with the debut performance of the first years in the end of their first term, who did remarkable well, some terrific talent to watch out for.
Enjoyed seeing the second and third years who's confidence grows and performance skills shine...I take my hat of to all involved in putting on "Christingle" To see the college give a performance 'out of the box '
Its now officially the festive season!

 

The trees up!!!

Got the tree up!!! is it just me.. or does it make a huge mess everywhere!!!

I seem to have boxes of stuff... why!! lol  i suppose I have to many trees! seem to have one in each room!

 

TW JUNIORS REHEARSAL!

The last saturday rehearsals before the show next week!

bless em.. they have done so well in their first term

I have enjoyed working with them ...they come out with the funniest of things...

they are so creative too....and get me well done in!!!!


NFA AT CHRISTMAS PARTY AT ST JAMES'S PALACE!

Lovely day spent at St James's Palace for the Not Forgotten Association Charity.

Dougie Produced the christmas show  and it really puts you in the mood that christmas is just around the corner!

How lovely to was to see the choir singing by a 20ft tree as you entered, really stunning singing..

Then with all the entertainers and performers that were there made it very special.....

Great to see Robert Meadmore and what a fabulous voice he has .. fantastic as ever..

Lovely to see Anita Harris looking stunning.. and Mike, The Jack pack were terrific.. stunning guys and voices not bad either!!!  Carl Scofield great act... the rap is brilliant! ..Sweet Heart Sisters and all the others were fab!

I had to introduce the artists to Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex, she was so charming...natural 

and lovely to everyone...To see the ex service men and women plus it all back to perspective... so humbling....

So proud of Dougie, he just has the right way of dealing with shows in all aspects....calm collected and with tremendous respect....oh and forgot to say Billy Differ as Father Christmas is Christmas!

 

Rehearsals at Birds college

Great working with the students of Birds College for this 

years Royal Horse Show at OLYMPIA opens Dec 16th..

great bunch of students... looking forward to the show!!!

Walking through London

A quick visit to London and walk about rushing between events and meetings

with camera in hand....love London when the lights for christmas glow the streets...