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I am truly thankful to facebook… I know people moan about it …

I wrote post about my bruv Richard who sadly passed away a year ago, and it was the anniversary

of his passing, I wanted to send my thoughts of love to the family here in Uk and Denmark,

The response from friends with beautiful touching messages really did help my feelings and didnt let me get too down, but it lifted my spirits with celebrating Richard … how he would of loved the girl attention !

I love to love to hear from people that maybe I had lost contact with or had worked with ,I enjoy everyones news … there to celebrate success with them , be a support in times of sadness see what they are up to….

is that me being nosey !lol..

Our Generation Dance classes wouldn’t of happened with out facebook,

nor in this strange time would we have been able to do the classes on line …

so Thank you FACE BOOK It works for me !

My Dear Bruv Richard ...

A sad day in the Diary of Life

My dear brother Richard passed away a year ago today , A kind,warm,loving man

Much loved by All ..

My love & thoughts go to his Danish family lovely Hanne his wife , his pride & joy sons Daniel, David Mark and their families & his beloved grandchildren.

My own family dear Mum ,Father Janet & Paul

What a special guy ....

always in our hearts and thoughts

All my love Antony xx

A TRIP TO LONDON !

I had to go London to pick up the costumes from RV then decided to drive around around London,

To see the lights, shops decs etc ! it was rather sad … so many paces have unfortunately not survived these past months …It was quiet seeing London not be the vibrant city I love .. I hope in time it will recover

WINNIE TREE PROPERTIES

Love it ! My friends business in Blackpool Winnie Tree Properties getting in the Christmas spirit ! Great fun ... I am sure it will put a smile on everyone’s face ! Boy do

They all need that in Blackpool ! Xxx

Well done team Winnie ! Ps great what your doing with presents for children ! Every success to you !

What a week !

what a week … with news of the new tier system,

My heart and thoughts go out to everyone in Theatre, Hospitality.....and all sectors that are affected by the tier news ...

especially all my friends in Manchester and Blackpool...

I just dont know what to say ....x

So still in lock down here until next Wednesday tier 2, I am disappointed like so many

I was so hoping to see my friends from up north….. Its not easy is it !…

so with the weather being fresh had a few thoughtful walks ! in Wherwell

LE PALM BEACH !

This week the lovely Keeley Scott posted on social media clips of PALM BEACH CANNES

It brought back lots of happy memories , Trends had a contract there for about 9 years, in all from 1978 to 1980 then 84,85.86,87 98 to 1999 if my memory is right ! I danced in the 1980, 84 85, Then choreographed with Dougie the other seasons, I used to be there all summer and look after the show etc and all the gang … each year we changed programmes ever 6 weeks so a lot of midnight rehearsals as too hot during the day .

It was a magical setting … the stage outside and sometimes for galas stages built over the swimming pool

ah the swimming pool delvulge…we were guest to go to the pool all day soak up the sun … discounts with food and drink ! (oh my bar bill) the lunch buffet was her HOLLYWOOD GLAM ! Truly some great fun was had by all … I can remember it like it was yesterday … THE BEST OF TIMES ..

THE SHOWS WERE FABULOUS .. as a dancer nothing ever came close .. the show was just us ,it was our show a heavy dance show with lots of costume changes …i can say on behalf of everyone that ones body was in tip top shape to dance, the heat, feeling the sun all day everyone looked great , you couldn’t dance better after the show you were a ball of sweat … but my god did it feel good … the come down was hard because it up lifted you so much … then it was off to canteen there where we had drinks and lots and lots of laughter…

We had great groups of dancers so happy I am in contact with a lot of them .. thats special Generation Bond we have .. we met wonder people , Claude the agent was just lovely and his wife a well known french Ballerina , there boat … oh the trips on his boat were magical ….

I was so lucky … thinking of this the memories are flooding back we rented a apartment each year oh the fun ..makes me think of dearest Gerry who was Jamie’s sister who ran the wardrobe … oh thats a book in itself she was fabulous …

For me no happier times for me than sharing with Dougie Jamie and Geoff and everyone who visited

Dearest Jamie it was the best ….Thank you

Cannes I will always love you ….Palm Beach your in my heart !

I dont know if the link will work but here is the link Keeley sent

Which lead to seeing pics of various years at Palm Beach that every one posted

Le Palm Beach

Le Palm Beach - Diaporama sur un établissement devenu mythique à Cannes,

(its on you tube )

What we were Watching !


BBC 4 ON FRIDAY 20TH AT 7PM

WHAT WE WERE WATCHING SONG AND DANCE SPECTACULARS 60’S 70’S 80’S

Well that was so special last night watching the programme with Dougie..

We have had the most lovely response to the programme and much well deserved praise to Dougie …

Huge thanks to producer @SIMONGORETZKI ON TWEETER

SIMON DOWCONZKI Who did a marvellous edit with his team how I would of loved to have been a researcher on this programme !

Beautifully presented by Grace Dent

Seeing all my dancing hero’s that inspired me because as a kid that’s what I wanted to be in the young generation as I’m sure a lot of you did to! I was fortunate to have my dream .. I joined the last group of 1976/77 when Nigel was choreographer ..this is before I worked for DOUGIE and the 2nd Generation family ! Although Dougie and I paths crossed before when I had won an award when I was a kid and I don’t know how it happend but with award money I was lucky enough to have a weeks training with the newly formed 2nd Generation when they were doing 2 G’s and the pop people! I remember I was in awe of them ... and had the most amazing time !

Luckily I got to work with some of my hero’s ! With special mentions of Wei Wei ! Bobby ,Roger and still till this day dance along side the one and only Trev Willis ( I think he was in nearly in every clip of last night show !

What was amazing at the time of the shows the showed of the 6Os and 70’s there were only 3 tv stations ... with high viewing figures and Dougie creating their own individuality personality’s they were stars in their own right.

Last night after watching Dougie said I didn’t have a style of dancing, it changed all the time depending what we were doing ...

To me that you can recognise his style and work. Not only for the originality and the dancers individually he used the cameras as a dancer ..so it all became one ...

It’s been lovely seeing all the messages and comments and I know how much it has meant to DOUGIE ...

The impact he has had on so many of us ... is very special ... xx

A Memory!

Not seen this before but a while back in the 80’s I assisted Dougie who staged “Anita Harris ‘s Act” at her sell out season at the ‘TALK OF THE TOWN “

It was a great act, and she was fabulous to work with no detail unturned … I loved her costume !

heres the link to the video ! the opening titles is very camp ! sponsored by silhotte the sunglasses company

and there a quick glimpse of my self and Dougie in rehearsals at the Talk of the town !

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?view=detail&mid=330080A174EA39B0A716330080A174EA39B0A716&q=anita+harris+at+the+talk+of+the+town&shtp=GetUrl&shid=321cffc9-fb34-4d57-97b9-c8a96cac1554&shtk=QW5pdGEgSGFycmlzIGF0IFRoZSBUYWxrIG9mIHRoZSBUb3du&shdk=QnJpdGlzaCBlbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50IGxlZ2VuZCBBbml0YSBIYXJyaXMgcGVyZm9ybXMgaGVyIGF3YXJkIHdpbm5pbmcgc2hvdyBhdCBMb25kb24ncyBUaGUgVGFsayBvZiB0aGUgVG93bg%3D%3D&shhk=8kJswuuH73FvEVNpc9EmD0b6tmfw%2F8K%2BcJo96EsKoOQ%3D&form=VDSHOT&shth=OSH.mUN9AJi%252FJ2Y4p%252BEgCRMuVQ

BBC 4 FRIDAY 20TH Nov 7pm

On BBC 4 AT 7pm ‘What we watched Song and Dance spectaculars 60’S 70’S 80’S

Looking forward to watching this sounds fun….. chatted with the producer and he said he could of made 234 more programmes out of it … the good old days …

As a child all i wanted to be in was the Young Generation…. and I got in the last group of Y G’S in 1976!

and our first show was A New Years Evening show a Jubilee of Music with loads of top stars from he world of entertainment hosted by Dame Vera Lynn ( my life has made a full circle lol)

Here is a review of the programme tonight !

This, much to my surprise, is a mini-masterclass in how to present a compendium of archive light entertainment. In the late ‘60s and ‘70s, dance troupes such as Pan’s People and The Young Generation were toothsome fixtures on British television. They were naff, brilliant, weird, charming; vaguely hippie-ish, but thoroughly scrubbed clean of all muddy traces of the counterculture.

Their elaborate and sometimes overly-literal interpretations of contemporary pop hits were something to behold. Host Grace Dent is clearly a fan. I was expecting an irony-drenched sneer-fest. Instead, it's a fond, irreverent celebration. Dent's links are brief, she allows room for the clips to breathe. Highlights include a Lulu performance of the Theme from Shaft featuring a cameo from Les Dawson, Aretha enduring awkward comedy banter with Cliff, and The Young Generation launching the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. It’s all wonderful.

 BELOW A PIC OF THE YOUNG GENERATION !

Costume set dressing for RV 2020!

EXCITED ACTUALLY DOING A INVOICE FOR 2020 !

GETTING COSTUMES READY FOR SET DRESSING AT Royal variety performance 2020

can you believe in Blackpool !

HATS WEEK GENERATION CLASS

LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE HAD SOME FUN WITH HATS WEEK !

ME CAUGHT IN ACTION AND SOME OF THE GROUP SENT ME PICS !

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE DEBORAH GOODMAN BACK IN CLASS !

THE SHOW MUST GO ON !

GREAT PIC OF CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS AND BONNIE LANGFORD

WITH “THE SHOW MUST GO ON PRODUCTS “ IT RAISED A LOT OF MONEY TO HELP EVERYONE IN THE SAME BOAT … A WORTHY CAUSE IN SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME X

LOCK DOWN 2

SOUNDS LIKE A SEQUAL MOVIE LOCKDOWN 2!

KEEPING LOCKED DOWN IN OUR VERY SWEET VILLAGE .. ENJOYING THE COUNTRY WALKS BUT NOT ENJOYING THE LEAVES THAT FALL IN THE GARDEN !…..LOOKING AFTER THE DOUGIE ….

PRETTY MUCH VERY QUIET HERE ,ALTHOUGH IT DOESN’T SEEM SO HARSH AS LAST TIME ,

THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE THINGS OPEN AND HAPPENING THAN BEFORE …..

SO COOKING UP A STORM … WHEN WILL THIS DIET START !!!

ALTHOUGH APART FROM A FEW TRIPS WE HAVE REALLY BEEN QUITE LOCKED DOWN HER SINCE MARCH

ANYRATE STAY SAFE, STAY HAPPY XX

The Generation Family..

We are so touched … Before Lockdown Jackie and Trev popped down on behalf of the Fabulous Generation family to give us a presentation of a lovely gift to us both .. Jackie wrote a fabulous poem

very funny and oh so Jackie ! It was very moving and a heart full of thanks to all of them … so generous and kind and thoughful… so we are looking for ward to our getaway day at the Vine Yard Hotel in Newbury

Quick trip to London

Just before lock down had to get to London to pick up some costumes …

Lunch in Sloane sq then a very brief walk down the Kings Rd seems absolutely ages since I had walked down there … Brought back so crazy memories !

i feel so sad for all the main stores and all the individual retail shops its been such a tough year on them

well its been tough on every one … thinking of everyone … x