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Hello again! Well the longer days are coming so it hopefully puts in the mood to go out more.
Well space does not allow me to put a FULL report for February's Showcase held at THE ACREGATE CLUB
well it's been a pretty long while since we had one there but WOW it was worth the wait,it's a great venue for our shows with comfort the main advantage
Well we had no less than SIX acts,1st was BECKY DEMAIN a sure fire young lady whom belted out numbers including CHER and CELINE DION she is expanding her career to include them both
Next we The lovely young HANNAH Mc CABE,which was her 3rd appearence at 16 she is very very talented .and the regular audiences just love her
.Hey i'm not forgeting our ERIC whom as usual kept the show running as smooth as possible
We then had Four Male Artists to come and to be honest they were ALL fantastic,Namely REECE THOMAS,BRIAN TAGG,MATT DALTON and JOHN BAKER(JOHNNIE.B.)
as i beforementioned space doesn't allow me to give a full report so please watch for their names in future and go and see them please.
Well to conclude,I have been attending showcases for the last 15 years and I have 'never seen one so good in all that time it was a great afternoon enjoyed by all
Finaly but not least Thanks must go to The Acregate .Clubs Con Sec PAUL ,Host LESLIE and all others concerned including The lovely buffet laid on by The Catering Staff
Our wonderfull Secretary ANN BRETHERTON for Producing this memorable Showcase
Hope to see you all very soon and PLEASE keep supporting YOUR CLUBS they needyou's

ONE LAST WORD "PLEASE PLEASE" KEEP SUPPORTING THE CLUBS
BECAUSE IF THEY GO THEN WE WILL ONLY BE LEFT WITH FOND MEMORIES !!!!

The annual Command show was held at this wonderfull venue for the first time and what a great concert room it was for it,with plenty of room and comfort for all.

This years Male Vocalist winner the popular ALAN KELLY who is well known in the Preston area who gave us his usual high standard of vocals and banter whom received a smashing ovation ,our second performer was a lovely young Lady the winner of the Female Vocalist prize was JAYCEE what a lovely performance she gave from a mixture of Motown and other chart hits this girl was outstanding and received a great clap of hands and cheers

The next artist was this years.Comedy/vocal winner MR DAVE ROSS "FRAY WIGAN" oh yeah Dave besides having a fine singing voice cracked a load of old and new jokes which truly entertained all of us.

Last Act of the Evening was A cracking four piece LIVE GROUP (not a backing track in sight)

this years command show selection LA BAMBA, with has the name suggests gave us lots of hits from the 60s and more a very talented set of Four Gentlemen,who went down a bomb.

All in all it was a great "Night Out" which was a near sell out,so thanks must be in order to the wonderful commitee and staff whom kept us all well served at the bar,the caterers whom served some excellent food, Derek Bailey (stage manager) whom controled the outstanding colourfull stage backdrop which kept us informed of all that was going on.Last but by no means least,Thank You to all that attended I hope you all come to NEXT YEARS SHOW..