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Woodspring Masonic Lodge 8791 who meet in the Yatton Temple here in the Province of Somerset.

I had the greatest honour to attend their Christmas meeting as I was picking up a cheque donation from them for The Somerset Branch of The Masonic Fishing Charity that I head up.

The ceremony was a 2nd degree for our wonderful brother and Adair Club member Alistair, the WM led his team magnificently as each officer did a cracking job to deliver one of the finest ceremonies I have ever seen, this was to a packed temple too with many brothers of rank and opulence from this province and others.

I also got to spend time with my chums from the peace lodge in Bristol who were there on a Fraternal visit.

The festive board was awesome great food, wonderful wine spent in the company of truly awesome men and masons who are pillars of our communities, I was truly humbled to be in their presence.

Lots of funds were raised in donations from the brethren for such worthy local charities.

The carol service was jolly fun as we finished off the night singing the roof off, the 12 days of Christmas Woodspring style is something to behold and an annual delight for me.

Go visit Woodspring Lodge brethren a truly magnificent night awaits you, that's why I am their PIG.

If you would like to know more about becoming a Freemason click on the website link below 👇

www.somersetfreemasons.org

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Back to the Bread and Butter

After the excitement leading up to the Cup Tie and the closing of the transfer window, it is back to the bread and butter of the Championship for North End with 18 crucial games remaining before the end of the season, Now we know where we are with the playing squad it is up to Ryan Lowe to do three key things between now and the final game against Sunderland on Bank Holiday Monday May 8th. Firstly the manager must, somehow, to improve the form and more importantly the performances in front of the faithful at Deepdale. Secondly he must try and maintain the excellent away form North End have shown this season. Third and finally he must convince the North End fans that he has the tactical nous to change games and, ultimately, affect results im a positive way. Too often this season the manager has been criticised for late substitutions that have had little impact on the game. North End sit just two points behind the play off places having played the same number of games and in a league of such equality it still gives North End a decent chance of making one of those play off spots by the end of the season. The signing of Josh "Maradonnonomah" Onomah from Fulham is an interesting one and if the lad gets game time and confidence I hope he can be a real asset in this 18 game mini season that we are about to embark on. With four forward to interchange as well North End are probably in a better position squad wise that they were a month ago but, as usual, time alone will tell just how good the transfer window has been and the best time to make a judgement on that is probably tea-time on Monday May 8th.

Last Saturday saw our expected exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Spurs in a game where North End closed down well in the first half but offered little after the break and were punished by a couple of touches of class from the visitors. All too often in these type of games we seem to have a decent spell but ultimately offer little likelihood of pulling off a giant killing. The 5-3-2 shape worked well in the first half although Tottenham were really only in second gear for much of the half. When the game opened up after the break we were quickly a goal down and never seemed to recover. I wasn`t particularly disappointed with the result but I was disappointed that we offered very little threat in the second half and played as if a defeat was inevitable.

On Saturday the real stuff starts again as Bristol City are the visitors to Deepdale in a game that could see North End right up there challenging again. I know that we are just two points from the play offs but the fans certainly need a lift at Deepdale and I actually think that this might be the day that North End show what they can do at home as well as on their travels. I expect Cannon to partner Delap up front and perhaps Onomah will have to start from the bench as he is lacking a little match fitness. North End really must clear their head at home and with all other distractions out of the way this is the game that could set the ball rolling for Ryan Lowe and the team in front of our home fans. North End were narrowly defeated down at Ashto Gate earlier in the season but I fully expect us to gain revenge at the weekend and take North End to win 3-1.

And finally this week:- I ventured up to the Stanley Sports Hub on Tuesday afternoon to watch a very young North End reserve side take on Accrington Stanley Reserves. A very entertaining game finished 3-3 with man of the match, Finlay Cross-Adair, getting two for North End and Kian Best scoring the other with a superb free kick in the inside left position just outside the box. Im sure the dozen North End fans who made the trip were well entertain but as cold grounds go this is right up there as you are in the foothills of the Pennines and it was so cold on Tuesday afternoon even the Seagulls had balaclava`s on!

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JR`s HIGH FIVES

Preston to beat Bristol City 7/5

A £5 Stake returns £12.00 on bet365

SEASONS STATS

Returns £142.63 Stake £120.00

Percentage profit+/-loss + 18.86%

Predictions 24 won 13 lost 11.

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Emma Albani, soprano (1847-1930). Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse was born on November 1, 1847, in Chambly, Quebec, where she lived until 1851. Emma received her first music lessons from her mother, but began studying music with her father when she turned five. In Paris, Emma studied with Gilbert-Louis Duprez, a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire and principal tenor of the Paris Opera. Six months later, she moved to Italy to study with Francesco Lamperti, a teacher renowned for his mastery of the Italian method of singing. In April of 1870, at the age of 22, Albani debuted in the city of Messina in Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula. As she recalled in her autobiography, the Sicilian audience responded to her debut performance with wild enthusiasm. She wrote, "I was literally loaded with flowers, presents, and poetry, the detached sheets of which were sent fluttering down in every direction on the heads of the audience; and among the numberless bouquets of every shape was a basket in which was concealed a live dove. They had painted it red, and the dear little bird rose and flew all over the theatre." After fulfilling her contract at Messina, Albani returned to Milan to resume her studies with Lamperti. It was not long before she accepted another engagement in Cento, where she appeared in Rigoletto for the first time. Albani next performed in Florence and then in Malta, singing in La Sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, Robert il Diavolo, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and in Meyerbeer's L'Africaine. While in Malta, Albani made the acquaintance of a number of British soldiers who were stationed there, and they persuaded her to go to London to pursue an engagement at Covent Garden. In June of 1871, one year after her debut in Messina, Albani arrived in London to audition at Covent Garden. After hearing her sing, Frederick Gye, the manager of the prestigious opera company, offered the young singer a five-year contract and scheduled her Covent Garden debut for the following spring. While waiting for her debut, Albani attended Covent Garden performances and heard some of the singers (among them opera legend Adelina Patti) with whom she would share the stage in the following season. She remained in London for a short time before returning to Italy to continue her studies with Lamperti. Together they studied Ambroise Thomas' Mignon and Rossini's Conte d'Ory in preparation for another engagement at the Pergola Theatre in Florence. Whenever she could find a spare moment in her busy schedule of performance and studies, Albani endeavoured to experience other aspects of the rich culture of Milan, Sicily and London by visiting their art galleries and museums. The Pergola Theatre engagement, which included performances of La Sonnambula and Lucia di Lammermoor, was a resounding success and Albani made her way back to London for her first Covent Garden season. On April 2, 1872, Albani debuted at Covent Garden as Amina in La Sonnambula and her performance deeply impressed both the audience and critics. Her admirers showered her with gifts of flowers and jewellery, and one reviewer wrote, "The great event of the month has been the success of Mlle. Albani, who made her debut as Amina in 'La Sonnambula'. With a genuine soprano voice, a facile and unexaggerated execution, and a remarkable power of sostenuto in the higher part of her register, this young vocalist at once secured the good opinion of her audience . . . . there can be no doubt that future performances will fully justify the verdict so unanimously and unmistakably pronounced upon her first appearance." Although only 24 years old when she debuted at Covent Garden, Albani had already performed publicly in as many as eight different operas in five European cities. Albani became interested in oratorio (large-scale musical works on a sacred theme) through two musicians she met during her first season at Covent Garden. Composer/conductor Sir Julius Benedict and Covent Garden organist Joseph Pitman encouraged Albani to perform oratorios in order to

expand her vocal repertoire. Opportunities for singing both oratorio and secular music were in abundance, due to the numerous music festivals held each year throughout the English provinces. So when she was offered a minor role at the Norwich Festival in October of 1872, Albani eagerly accepted. She sang "Angels, ever bright and fair" from Handel's Theodora, and thus began a career in oratorio performance that would endure long after the conclusion of her career in opera. After singing at the Norwich Festival, Albani travelled to Paris for an engagement at the Salle Ventadour and then returned to London for her second season at Covent Garden. During this season, she sang the roles of Ophelia in Hamlet and the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro for the first time. Her next engagement took her far from London—in November of 1873, she departed for Russia, appearing first in Moscow in the operas La Sonnambula, Rigoletto, Hamlet and Lucia di Lammermoor, and then performing in St. Petersburg, where the Tsar attended the performances and personally congratulated the singers. Albani was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response of the Russian audience who, more than once, applauded Albani through 20 curtain calls in one evening. During her third season at Covent Garden (1874-75), Albani sang much of the same repertoire as in the first two years: La Sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, Linda di Chamounix and Flotow's Marta. Just after the end of her third season at Covent Garden, one such opportunity occurred that especially delighted Albani—Queen Victoria commanded the young singer to perform at Windsor Castle. In July of 1874, Albani met the Queen for the first time and sang "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto, "Robin Adair", "Ave Maria" by Gounod, and "Home, Sweet Home". Queen Victoria was both an appreciative and well-informed patron of music. At one time, Felix Mendelssohn had been her teacher and through her studies, she had developed an interest in a wide variety of musical styles. On subsequent performances for the Queen, Albani was asked to sing French and Scottish songs, as well as works by Brahms, Grieg, Handel and Mendelssohn. In the autumn of 1874, Albani embarked on another ambitious tour, this time to the American cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Chicago. The highlight of her American engagement was a production of Wagner's Lohengrin, in which Albani appeared in the role of Elsa. The management in New York had decided to produce the opera at the last minute, thus Albani had had only 15 days to study her role. She sang the role in Italian, as was the custom at that time, and a review from the New York paper Republic stated, "The worst enemies of Wagner -- and he has many obdurate ones -- cannot but admit that there is a peculiar spell of fascination about his melodious harmonies, and of these Mlle. Albani looks, acts, and sings as the very priestess of them might.". By the time Albani had started her fourth season at Covent Garden in 1875. For the next 4 years, she continued to appear at Covent Garden, adding to her repertoire such roles as Marguerite from Gounod's Faust, Elisabeth from Wagner's Tannhäuser and Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander. In addition to her Covent Garden appearances, Albani continued to tour ambitiously, singing in Venice, Paris, Nice, Ireland, Scotland and the English provinces. She also secured yearly engagements at the English music festivals. In 1875, she appeared at the Norwich festival, singing in Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise and Sir Julius Benedict's St. Cecilia. She sang in both the Bristol and Birmingham festivals in the following year, appearing in Elijah, Beethoven's Engedi (Mount of Olives) and Handel's Messiah. Other oratorio engagements included performances at the Leeds Festival (1876), the Gloucester Musical Festival (Sept. 1877) and the Worcester Festival (1878). On August 6, 1878, at the age of 30, Albani married Ernest Gye in London. She became pregnant with her first and only child shortly thereafter,

but continued to perform, appearing at the Norwich Festival and then embarking on another tour of Russia. While in Russia, Albani was devastated to learn that her father-in-law, Frederick Gye, had passed away as a result of a hunting accident. The manager of Covent Garden never had the opportunity to see his grandson, Frederick Ernest, who was born on June 4, 1879. Albani did not appear in any operas during the year her son was born, but by the spring of 1880, she was back on the Covent Garden stage performing a new role in Herold's Le Pré aux Clercs. Concert tours took Albani to Florence, Nice and Brussels, and in 1881, she was invited to sing in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Royal Opera in Berlin. Emma had sung the role of Elsa on numerous occasions, but only in Italian. For the Berlin performance, she restudied the part in German and gave her first performance in the German language in front of a receptive audience in Berlin. A Berlin correspondent of the Times reported, "Madame Albani appeared to-night as Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin, singing her part in the native German. The house was crowded to the very ceiling, and extravagant prices were paid for seats. The Emperor and his Court were present, and all the leaders of Berlin society. Madame Albani achieved what may well be called a complete triumph, greater even than any she has won hitherto. After the first and second acts she was recalled thrice, and when the curtain finally dropped, four times, the audience cheering enthusiastically." A few years later, in 1884, Albani sang the part of Elsa in German at Convent Garden. Opera companies had been chastised by critics for their practice of performing all opera in the Italian language and in order to keep up with the changing tide, they had begun to produce operas in their original language. During the 1880s, Albani had a number of encounters with renowned composers. In March of 1886, she met composer/pianist Franz Liszt at a London reception and he expressed his admiration for her talent after she sang the lead in his oratorio The Legend of St. Elisabeth. Albani also had a close relationship with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan) and sang in his oratorio Golden Legend at the 1886 Leeds Festival. She met Johannes Brahms on a visit to Vienna and her performance of an excerpt from his German Requiem moved the composer to tears. Albani's final season at Covent Garden (1896) included yet another new role -- Isolde from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. She appeared opposite the famous tenor Jean de Reszke and both received rave reviews. Albani retired from the Covent Garden stage soon after this performance, but her singing career was far from over. She embarked on a nation-wide tour of Canada in 1896, concertizing in Halifax, Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver. In 1898, she appeared before a crowd of 3,000 in Sydney Australia, before moving on to Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. (Albani, p. 164) She continued to receive invitations from Queen Victoria to sing at Windsor Castle and when the Queen died in January of 1901, Albani was the soloist at the final services at St. George's Chapel. Near the end of her career, Albani's concert engagements brought her to Tasmania, New Zealand, South Africa and India. She also made several recordings dating from around 1904. Included in the recordings are arias by Handel, Gounod's "Ave Maria", and "L'Eté" by composer Cécile Chaminade. Albani was already past her prime when she made these recordings—in fact, as early as 1896, there was evidence that her voice was beginning to deteriorate. A review of a concert that took place at Toronto's Massey Hall described her performance in this way: "Albani is still wondrous in her volume and braviture, but the music has gone a little out of her voice; the fatal hardness that tells of wear and tear and strain is creeping in." On October 14, 1911, at the age of 54, Albani performed publicly for the last time. One year later, she published Forty Years of Song, in which she

recorded her lengthy and eventful career that included over 35 operatic roles. After her retirement, Emma and her husband continued to live in their house in Kensington, but as a result of some poor investments, they experienced devastating financial difficulties. Albani began teaching and even performed in music halls to earn money, but by the mid-1920s, her situation was quite desperate. Fortunately, benefit concerts held in Montréal, London and Emma's hometown of Chambly, raised enough funds to allow the aging singer to live in comfort until she died in 1930.

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20 Original Winners of 2018

This compendium of original indie pop and rock hits of 2018 is truly a remarkable one. All of these records soared to the top of our musical quality survey during 2018. These are some of the records that made 2018 one of the most artistically successful years in the eclectic utterly non-commercial virtual internet radio station industry. From one of the top female vocalists of 2018, Shannon Shaw and her recording of “Broke My Own” to the popular group sound of the Orange Peels and their big entry “All Our Tomorrows”, this collection reads like a veritable Who’s Who.

The year 2018 was a year of big hits from accross the pond, and our British cousins are represented here by, among others, Wales’ Gruff Rhys, Scotland’s Ace Elementary, and Goat Girl from London, England’s legendary Brixton district.

This is an album that includes a wide variety of tastes in today’s popular music and it is a collection that is unlike any other anthology of hits currently available. Twenty big original hits by the original artists who made them famous . . . the 20 ORIGINAL WINNERS OF 2018.

Apologies to the hit men of defunct record label Roulette Records, whose mid-20th century popsploitaion compilation LP “20 Original Winners of 1964” is the inspiration for this mix and it’s (not so original) cover art.

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Running Time: 1 hour, 7 seconds

Tracklist

Sonny (3:41) — Ace Elementary | Edinburgh

Dip (2:51) — Culture Abuse | San Francisco / Los Angeles

Are You Electrified? (5:09) — Arthur Buck | U.S.A.

Teen Tango (3:10) — The Golden Dregs | London

The Absentee (2:40) — Belle Adair | Florence, AL

39 Steps (1:10) — Unlikely Friends | Tacoma, WA

Chico's Radical Decade (2:40) — The Go! Team | Brighton, UK

New Ruins (3:13) — Candace | Portland

Easy Listening (3:38) — Family Fodder | London

Magazine Street (3:25) — Anton Barbeau | Sacramento / Berlin

All Our Tomorrows (2:10) — The Orange Peels | Boulder Creek, CA

Broke My Own (2:59) — Shannon Shaw | Oakland

Moved You Right (3:24) — Freak Heat Waves | Victoria, BC

Oh Dear! (3:13) — Gruff Rhys | Cardiff, Wales

The Man (3:11) — Goat Girl | Brixton, London

7 or 9 (1:32) — Freak Genes | Manchester. UK

Bye, Imbecile! (2:24) — Mourn | Barcelona

Golden Dream (3:27) — Snail Mail | Baltimore

It Can’t Be Love Unless It Hurts (3:02) — Tracyanne & Danny | Glasgow / Bristol

Your Love Is My Favourite Band (3:07) — The Vaccines | London

All tracks released in 2018.

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Cracker Jack Leach has put Moeen in shade against Ireland but Ali will survive when the Ashes begins

Cracker Jack Leach has put poor Moeen in the shadow against Ireland … but Ali will survive when the Ashes starts

One of England's spinners scored 92 on Thursday, but the other made nine

But chances are that Jack Leach will be dropped for the first Ashes Test

And Moeen Ali – whose batting is disappeared plughole – will survive

by by Lawrence Booth for the Daily Mail Published: 21:07 BST, July 25, 2019 | Updated: 21:07 BST, July 25, 2019

One of England & # 39; s spinners scored 92 on Thursday. The other made nine. But chances are that Jack Leach, despite being moved by an astounding hundred as a night watchman, will be dropped for the first Ashes test in Edgbaston, while Moeen Ali – whose batting along the hook cavity has disappeared – will survive.

This is of course not as ridiculous as it sounds. Leach is standing on the side in front of his left arm spin, and started this game with a first class batting under 11. There are 177 Test wickets and five hundreds.

But to see the two perform on Thursday was to show the one in the possibility of your life, and the other to wage an inner struggle that shows no sign of a speedy end – certainly not on time for Australia on Thursday.

Jack Leach made the most of the opportunity because he scored 92 points against Ireland on Thursday

While Leach went far beyond his job description, becoming England's fifth night watchman in the 1990s to record a test match score, Ali was put out of his misery by Boyd Rankin, whose succession of short balls eventually produced a timid violin

There is a hugely popular member on the side, and an ever-endearing cricket player. But his recent form has not been able to justify the invoicing of his all-rounder. Since the beginning of September 2017, he has an average of 17 in 29 test-innings, with six ducks and six other one-digit scores.

Neither has made one-day runs. Since a blistering century against the West Indies in Bristol two years ago – an innings overshadowed by events later that night outside the Mbargo nightclub – he has not made an ODI 50. He was dropped halfway through the World Cup.

All the percussion tools are available, but on Thursday Leach has come a long way.

Moeen Ali will survive for the Ash despite his batting disappearing along the plughole

In 19 first-class innings from the start of the English tour through Sri Lanka for Christmas and the start of this game, he once achieved double digits. That series included his other knock as a Test Night Watch when he was out for a single in Pallekele. It is not an insult to suggest that nothing has prepared anyone, not even Leach himself, for what happened here.

There was plenty of playing and missing against the accurate seamstresses of Ireland and two bad drops. But they came when he was 72 and 92, by then he had shown some compact discs.

At one point, when he used his feet to take an off-break from Andy McBrine over midwicket, he looked like a real batsman. And there were moans when Tim Murtagh let him catch Mark Adair's second slip, three balls after Adair dropped him. The weirdness of a tailender approaching a hundred is one of those glorious sights that only cricket can offer.

& # 39; He struck well, & # 39; Adair said. & # 39; For every ball he played and missed, he played a nice cover drive. That doesn't take anything away from him. & # 39;

It was the kind of performance that must have felt a world away last summer. In Leach & # 39; s first game back for Somerset after breaking his thumb in the nets, he was hit on the side of the head by a delivery from Surrey & # 39; s South African fast bowler Morne Morkel. The impact forced out the lenses of his glasses and he missed a few weeks because of concussions.

England spinner Leach found his Eureka moment with the bat in the heat wave with the Lord

& # 39; That was a difficult point and had a knock-on effect on my batting, & # 39; he said. "But I have worked hard and it is nice to see Boyd Rankin, someone who bounces a lot, and feels comfortable about it.

" I felt really focused out there. That is something that I will certainly pick up and keep trying to do. & # 39;

Ali must want him to come across his own Eureka moment. For now, however, he relies on his status as the English bowler in possession to help him through the Ashes.

Modestly recognized Leach his place in the pecking order. & # 39; It would be a great series to be part of it, & # 39; he said. & # 39; I see myself as a second spinner for Mo. He has been very good in England for a long time and I learn a lot from him. If there are dry wickets and they think they want to play two, that may be where I eat in. & # 39;

Either, or England thinks they occasionally need a night watch.

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Bristol Palin Baby Daddy Dakota Meyer Home Broken Into

Bristol Palin Baby Daddy Dakota Meyer Home Broken Into

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Teen Mom OG star Bristol Palin’s baby daddy Dakota Meyer is the victim of a home burglary.

Meyer’s brother Timothy Gilliam, who shares the home, arrived at the Adair County residence at 6:23PM on August 9 to find his front door kicked in, Kentucky State Police reported.

According to the press release, food out of the refrigerator and a green 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a black hood…

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Vale Of Brislington Lodge 1296, they meet in the Keynsham Temple here in the Province of Somerset.

By golly what an absolutely stonking awesome night I had last night as a guest of The VOB.

I was truly honoured to be there amongst awesome Men and Freemasons, mere words or photos just do not do this lodge, it's members or Freemasonry justice.

The 3rd degree ceramony was masterfully lead by the WM my dear friend WBro DG, he set the bar very high indeed, truly a great man to follow, which his entire team did magnificently, even Bro S who was being raised was well drilled in his answers.

A ceremony in Bristol workings to behold that was.

The festive board or after meeting as it's known, the food and wine exquisite, the company exemplary, the toasts and speeches inspirational, the evening jovial and thoroughly enjoyed by one and all.

The Somerset Pirates 🏴‍☠️ were there in good number to which I was honoured be amongst, as with The Adair Club (Light Blues) there too I fill my role as the NW officer.

The fun jovial raffle raised a good deal of money for a local worthy small charity as did the alms.

An absolutely awesome night at The VOB, I am looking forward to going back there on our next Masonic season.

If you would like to know more about becoming a Freemason click on the website link below 👇

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Solid first half is all to no avail for tame North End

North Ends interest in the FA Cup came to an abrupt halt at Deepdale as Spurs ran out 0-3 winners with a comfortable second half performance. North End had put up a very solid if unspectacular showing in the first forty five minutes to go in 0-0 at half time. However after the break the visitors took control as North End couldn't keep up the first half momentum and two goals from Son and one from debutant Danjuma saw the boys from White Hart Lane into the hat for the last sixteen. Deepdale was buzzing at kick off with 21,219 inside the Stadium but by time the final whistle went it had been a similar story of North End rolling over late on and to be honest there never looked like there was going to be a giant killing. Although North End showed up well in a tenacious first half showing we never got anywhere near to "giving it a go" after the break and the home fans once again went home disappointed with a Cup exit distinctly lacking in any glory.

Ryan Lowe named his strongest side with the players he had available which was effectively a 5-3-2 with Cannon and Evans up front. Whiteman and Evans came in for Delap and Woodburn as North End went about pressing Spurs as soon as they got 35 yards from goal. The first chance went the way of the visitors but was superbly charged down by Ryan Ledson. At the other end Hughes had a goal bound shot blocked as North End tried to keep the visitors at bay. To be fair I though Browne and Ledson were excellent on the right hand side in the first half to stave off the Tottenham threat. Freddie Woodman then made an excellent save from Son as Spurs pressed hard in the ten minutes before half time. Woodman saved comfortably again just before the interval but North End went in level at half time and were probably good value for the score line without really threatening Forster`s goal at the other end.

There were no changes for North End at half time with the manager obviously looking for the same tempo of North Ends first half performance to be repeated after the break. However the writing was on the wall when Son hit a beautiful strike from 25 yards just five minutes after the break and from that moment on the game was never in doubt. The visitors were well in charge and although North End rallied a little after the goal and had a shot from Whiteman just wide, it was Spurs who sealed the game when Sons turn and shot from 18 yards beat Freddie Woodman to send the away side into the fifth round. No real signs of North End having a go at Tottenham, which was very disappointing after the pre match hype. Danjuma then added insult to injury late in the game with a third as North End, once again, tamely bowed out of the FA Cup at the last 32 stage of the competition.

So it is back to the bread and butter of the league for North End after the big cup game came and passed without so much as a whimper to be honest. Every game now is of huge importance because North End, inspite of an appalling home record, sit just two points behind Norwich who are in sixth and just five points behind Middlesbrough in third place with a game in hand. I think the game against Bristol City is a huge for the club and Ryan Lowe in particular. With a trip to Burnley the following weekend this weeks game against the Robins is crucial in keeping us up with the play off pace. North End still have to play all the top five five in the championship with all the games against the top four being away from home. This is the moment for Preston "to give it a" because we don`t want to be saying at the end of the season that we were just two points behind the play offs at the end of the transfer window yet the season fizzled out into mid table mediocrity. Now is the hour, North End, lets make it happen.

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PRESTON 0-3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

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WOODMAN 7

BROWNE 8 STOREY 7 LINDSAY 6 HUGHES 7 BRADY 7

WHITEMAN 7 LEDSON 7 McCANN 6

CANNON 6 EVANS 7

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Subs

JOHNSON 6

WOODBURN 6

FERNANDEZ 6

CROSS-ADAIR 6

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MOTM: Alan Browne

Attendance 21,219

Preston Fans 15, 645 (73.73%)

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masterlist containing each ocs own mini-masterlist.

Ada Ward

Adelia Colfield

Alastair Lowther

Anastasia Lucas

Anika Bailey

Apollo Capano

Ariella Robert

Astrid Montgomery

Athena Hawthrone

Ayla Patterson

Brielle Howelle

Bristol Adair

Béatrice Bossuet

Cassandra Solace

Cassian Asbury

Calliope Whitlock

Carmen Gildon

Catherine Prudence

Chanel Stone

Dawn Holland

Davina Gerwin

Delilah Hayes

Delphine Mullabyaly

Dominique Wright

Elain Fairisles

Elenora Enright

Eloise Parsons

Elvira Nereret

Emelia Lawson

Emmeline Griffiths

Evangeline Hillingham

Everett Talpiner

Feyre Baume

Guinevere Poole

Gwendoline Barrington

Helia Loathe

Isla McCall

Isobel Atkins

Jasmine Patterson

Jenna Kutcher

Keira King

Lilith Domowsky

Louise Park

Lorenzo Silverberry

Lucien Alardice

Maeve Avila

Marlene O'Connor

Matilda Larson

Morrigan Roquerral

Myra Chavez

Nelle Clarke

Nesta Meyers

Noëlle Sartre

Nora St. Paul

Nyx Covensun

Octavia Spencer

Odette Monroe

Ophelia Maxwell

Penelope Parker

Phoenix Swann

Poppy Mendoza

Priscilla Simon

Priya Dean

Quinn George

Raven Sarratt

Rowena Blackburne

Rhysand Crowle

Ruby Tannenbay

Sage Willis

Scarlet May

Stella Peirce

Valérie Lafaille

Victoria Levasseur

Vincent Wells

Yvonne Brooks

Zelene Ford

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Record of the WaterCityBristol event held at CentreSpace, Bristol in July 2017 As described here by Katherine Jones - http://ift.tt/2xFFJYw (text below) Katherine also provided the photos Thanks to all the performers, and to Antony Lyons, Nick Hand, Helena Enright and Owain Jones for organising and hosting Down by the River ​On July 2nd 2017 we gathered at Centrespace - an artist-owned studio and event space located along the tiny Leonard Lane in Bristol, and home to the Letterpress Collective - for an evening of water-inspired poetry, music and film. The event, which sought to bring together some of the creative expressions around water, as well as to remind ourselves and others of human-water connections further afield, brought together a wonderful collection of artists who performed to an appreciative crowd. Helena Enright, a performer and drama lecturer at Bath Spa MC'ed the evening, and also shared material from her own work on the River Shannon, gathering stories of this river (more on that later). The evening was opened by the wonderful Holly Corfield-Carr, a multi-talented poet and artist who presented poems alongside a film, taking us through a journey through Bristol's harbour, imagining rising tides and flows. The words and images together were amazingly atmospheric. Holly's work is also funny, with photography and words woven together to draw out the wonder and delight of both water and people. There are signs that have been worn away, (disembark safely now says 'bark safely'), and my favourite observation, of an illusion created at sea of Denny Island floating - and thereby becoming part of Wales, given some legal division of the island as that which is above see being Wales and that below being England! You can read and view some of Holly's wonderful work on her website and blog here: http://ift.tt/2wWHzAG Holly's wonderful opening poems were followed by a screening of the fantastic short animated film produced by Water City Bristol's Hidden Ecologies strand. The film, put together by animator Lucy Izzard, with the voices and drawings of the children of class 5 at Victoria Park primary school, was really well received, with the room filling with laughter at the charming moments in the journey of the eels. Following this, Helena shared some great stories from the River Shannon, based on conversations she had had with people living close to the river, or with intimate connections with it. A group of sisters reminisced about their father packing their whole big family into a boat, with a couple of boys attached to a raft at the back, sharing the joys of the river, and some hairy moments as well! On the topic of boats, Jack Adair Bevan, an apprentice boat builder at Underfall Yard gave a talk about the process of building the famous Bristol pilot cutters, including a short history of why these boats were so special, having been built to navigate the very particular tidal estuarine conditions coming into Bristol, and the particular ways in which their design and motion followed these conditions. The craft of building pilot cutters is being kept alive by a small number of enthusiasts, and the care and attention and love that goes into building these boats was very evident in Jack's talk. We were then treated to the beautiful sounds of Agua de Beber, singing watery bossa nova, music from the shores of Brazil, a country with nearly 7500 kilometres of coastline! Bossa nova apparently emerged through the blending of different styles of music, and was given its name as something new, on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Listening to Agua de beber's vocalist Kat's soothing voice, it was easy to imagine relaxing on such a beach. We were brought back to the local next, but in mind of connections further afield, when Nick Hand, one of the Letterpress Collective's printers presented a photo essay about the Pill Hobblers, skilled boatsmen who guided ships into the treacherous harbour to unload their goods. A profession that clearly was one of great prestige, we were shown images of hobblers in three-piece suits and bowler hats! Hardly the image you might expect of people out in the tidal waters of the Bristol Channel! The hobbler community at Pill is apparently very secretive, and so Nick had spoken only to the wife of a hobbler, as none of the hobblers themselves were willing to be recorded. The boats and arrivals into the harbours of Bristol come with a reminder of other boat journeys too, some with darker stories of challenges both at sea, and on land where situations like war have, particularly in recent times, led to mass movements of people, often in treacherous conditions over waters that have claimed the lives of many. In recognition of this, we were lucky to be treated to a performance by Oud duo Nabra, comprised of Knud Stuwe and Ali Elmubarak. The pair had met through a scheme to introduce refugees to musicians...

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Carolyn Maitland

Carolyn Maitland will join Bill Kenwright’s production of the timeless story of love, despair and hope, GHOST – THE MUSICAL, in the part of Molly alongside Andy Moss as Sam. Taking its inspiration from the classic movie, this innovative reimagining features an expanded book, new music and original staging, and will continue to tour the UK in 2017, starting at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on 17 January.

Carolyn’s musical theatre credits include ‘Ellen’ in Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre), ‘Joelle’ in Groundhog Day (Old Vic), ‘Rose’ in From Here to Eternity (Shaftesbury Theatre) and ‘Kate’ in Kiss Me Kate (Old Vic, West End & Chichester).

Musician and actor Andy Moss, best known for the role of Rhys Ashworth in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, one he played for 8 years, will continue to wow audiences around the UK as ‘Sam’. His credits also include Cutting It, Coronation Street and most recently he appeared as Paul Cuthbert in the long running BBC soap opera Doctors.

West End musical theatre star Jacqui Dubois (original London cast of Rent and Children of Eden, other credits include The Lion King, Fela and most recently People, Places and Things ) plays ‘Oda Mae Brown’, the part made famous in the film by Whoopi Goldberg. Sam Ferriday (Jersey Boys, Blue Man Group, The Prodigals) plays ‘Carl’, alongside Leo Sene as ‘Willie’, James Earl Adair haunting proceedings as the ‘Hospital Ghost’, and Gary Lee Netley as the ‘Subway Ghost’. Tarisha Rommick plays ‘Louise’ and Simbi Akande ‘Clara’. Completing the cast is Lori Baker, Ethan Bradshaw, Lauren Drew, Matthew Vinetot, Mike Ward and Kelly Hampson.

The Double Academy Award winning movie is a huge success story, both critically and at the box office, where it was the highest grossing film in the year of its release. It starred the late Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg and was directed by Jerry Zucker. Bruce Joel Rubin’s script won the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay and Whoopi Goldberg won the Oscar® for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The film’s most iconic and moving scene was famously performed to The Righteous Brother’s Unchained Melody, which also features in the musical version.

Walking back to their apartment late one night a tragic encounter sees Sam murdered and his beloved girlfriend Molly alone, in despair and utterly lost. But with the help of a phony storefront psychic, Sam, trapped between this world and the next, tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving her from grave danger…

Bill Kenwright said; “Ghost is a story full of hope, and is one of those films which never leaves you. The book by Bruce Joel Rubin and score by Dave Stewart and Glenn Ballad come together wonderfully in one of my favourite new musicals in years.”

Bruce Joel Rubin said; “This is a show with such a strong emotional and musical life that it can mould to many visions and interpretations. It can be performed on any scale, and its vibrant heart will still captivate an audience and allows the imagination to flourish. It is purely theatrical in the greatest sense. We are very excited by the potential that the new version holds”.

The production tours the UK from 29 August 2016, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

Thu 01 – Sat 10 SEP 2016 – SEP 2016 New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon BOOK TICKETS

Mon 12 – Sat 17 SEP 2016 – SEP 2016 Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol BOOK TICKETS

Mon 19 – Sat 24 SEP 2016 – SEP 2016 New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham BOOK TICKETS

Mon 26 – Sat 01 SEP 2016 – OCT 2016 Sunderland Empire BOOK TICKETS

Tue 25 – Sat 29 OCT 2016 – OCT 2016 Palace Theatre Manchester BOOK TICKETS

Mon 31 – Sat 05 OCT 2016 – NOV 2016 New Theatre, Oxford BOOK TICKETS

Mon 21 – Sat 26 NOV 2016 – NOV 2016 Edinburgh Playhouse BOOK TICKETS

Mon 30 – Sat 04 JAN 2017 – FEB 2017 Princess Theatre, Torquay BOOK TICKETS

Mon 27 – Sat 04 FEB 2017 – MAR 2017 New Victoria Theatre, Woking BOOK TICKETS

Mon 20 – Sat 25 MAR 2017 – MAR 2017 Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent BOOK TICKETS

Mon 10 – Sat 15 APR 2017 – APR 2017 Liverpool Empire, Liverpool BOOK TICKETS

Tue 18 – Sat 22 APR 2017 – APR 2017 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre BOOK TICKETS

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Another Deepdale no show brings pressure all round

As the boos rang out and chants of "you don`t know what your doing" filled the air during and after the Sheffield United defeat at Deepdale I thought to myself that the long honeymoon was over for Ryan Lowe and he had to start delivering the goods regularly at home. Six wins out of twenty since the manager took over and only one win in eight this term is not the home record North End fans were looking for. Against Stoke there were few boos and no chants, just empty seasts long before the end of the game and that to me is very worrying indeed. The are two sides to the story of course but another defeat at Deepdale, this time 0-2 to Stoke, should really be setting the alarm bells ringing in the boardroom at Preston and not just in the managers office. I hear and read more and more people unhappy with the performances but clearly saying that you cannot keep blaming the manager.

The gaffer made three changes to the side that lost at Bristol on Wednesday evening with Jordan Storey, Alan Browne and Bambo Diaby coming in for Greg Cunningham, Daniel Johnson and Liam Lindsay. The latter two both having picked up knocks at Ashton Gate. Woodman was first into the action with a good smothering save as the visitors started the better. North End moved the ball about well enough but offered nothing up front inspite of the hard work of Maguire. Storey had a header saved and there were claims for a penalty which were immediately waived away by Mr Donohue, who may well want to reflect on his general performance on Saturday afternoon. Hughes went down in the box five minutes from the break but once again nothing was given and at the other end Storey made an excellent last gasp tackle on Gayle. A third penalty shout for North End went up just before the break, this time for handball, but once again nothing was forthcoming.

No changes for North End at the interval but once again the visitors started the stronger in the second half with a shot flying over the bar early on. Just before the hour mark the Potters took the lead when a Gayle cross from the left found Smallbone unmarked and he made no mistake in giving Stoke the lead. You knew then there was no way back for North End when the visitors went two up eight minutes later as Campbell cleverly squared up Diaby and curled a shot past Woodman into the far corner. The keeper has been excellent this season but he might well hold his hand up at giving the striker too much to aim at on this occasion. Two more chances went the way of the visitors but North End were a beaten side and only the debut of young Finlay Cross-Adair with eight minutes to go brought some applause from the quickly emptying Deepdale terraces.North End surrendered meekly in the end however there was no one left to boo as the referee blew for full time.

Once again, as we have seen on many occasion in the last decade or so, the blame game has started at Deepdale. The facts are that North End`s home record is poor under Lowe averaging least than a point and a half a game. The away form on the other hand reads played nineteen won eight drawn five lost six which is a shade over a point and a half a game. Nothing wrong with us on the road but we seem to have a real problem at Deepdale and the issue there is that the new Season Card holders are not likely to return with a win ratio of less than one ine three. Certainly a big week coming up for North End with a trip to lowly Huddersfield on Tuesday evening where I am sure we will be looking to get back to winning ways and then an absolutely must not lose at you know where next Saturday lunchtime. Four points from these two games looks a minimum ask to at least quell the undercurrent of dissatisfaction running through the fan base.

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PRESTON 0-2 STOKE CITY

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WOODMAN 6

STOREY 6 DIABY 6 HUGHES 7

WHITEMAN 7

BROWNE 6 McCANN 6 BRADY 6 FERNANDEZ 6

MAGUIRE 6 RIIS 5

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Subs:-

WOODBURN 6

EVANS 6

POTTS 6

CROSS-ADAIR 6

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MOTM: Ben Whiteman

Attendance 17,498

Preston Fans 14,263 (81.51%)