Jump to content

The Chapel of Rest

rendelharris

By rendelharris
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

Sue

Sue

Posted
Posted

ontheedge Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> The great shall always live on, see the family are

> in financial difficulty so maybe those who admire

> them could donate, sad to see amazing & national

> treasures struggling



The donation page was started before Norma died. The picture has now been updated to show one of Norma, but the description hasn't been.


Thousands of people from all over the world have donated:


https://ko-fi.com/elizacarthy

  • 2 weeks later...
malumbu

malumbu

Posted
Posted

Jack Smethurst. Not going to post a link to a tabloid. I feel that he was rather denigrated due to his part in Love Thy Neighbour, it was clumsy comedy, helped propagate some inappropriate language and stereotypes, but always had Smethurst's Character coming off worse. He also played a lovely caring part in an earlier sitcom, For the Love of Ada.


I've attached a link to an interview of Rudolph Walker, now more famous for East Enders, who played the black neighbour, that helps to put things in context.


Smethurst was a nice guy, his politics certainly more palatable than Meatloaf's and my one criticism is that Love Thy Neighbour painted trade unionism in a poor light.


https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/oct/22/tvandradio.television1

  • 2 weeks later...
malumbu

malumbu

Posted
Posted

In the last few days Nicky Tesco lead singer of the Members, saw them many moons ago supported by Laura Logic - I've posted a track on the weekend thread https://louderthanwar.com/nicky-tesco-the-members-rip/


Children's author Shirley Hughes at 94 - not a bad age https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/02/shirley-hughes-childrens-author-and-illustrator-dies-aged-94 I loved her slightly different book, Enchantment in the Garden


And as Cat pointed out Shane Warne at only 52 https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/shane-warne-dead-b986120.html I saw him in a one day match in Wellington, and the Kiwis loved him (no they didn't...)

  • 3 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...
malumbu

malumbu

Posted
Posted

quite sad at the loss of Cathal Coughlan, formally of Microdisney, Fatima Mansions and more recent projects. I caught both in the day, last seeing him at a Southbank concert - a 'musical conversation' between his native country (Ireland) and ours.


https://www.ft.com/content/8b1431bc-1048-11e6-91da-096d89bd2173


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/23/cathal-coughlan-frontman-with-irish-indie-bands-microdisney-and-fatima-mansions-dies-aged-61

Sephiroth

Sephiroth

Posted
Posted

from an Irish magazine in 1994


"Recently, Coughlan has moved back to London, a city to which he once said he would never return. He and his wife live in Dulwich, a curious little enclave sandwiched between the Olde Tory Towne of Dulwich Village (where Thatcher was supposed to domicile after she retired) and Peckham. When Cathal goes running, he slows down while passing through the heart of Dulwich Village to give the locals a good look at his favourite Fatima Mansions t-shirt, the one depicting Michael Portillo and Peter Lilley in flagrante delicto."

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • jfern
      Lost Cat Henslowe & Underhill Road

      By jfern · Posted

      Missing Cat! 11 months old/ Our friend, Coco, has gone missing. Last seen evening of 31st October near top of Henslowe rd where it meets Underhill Rd in SE22. We know she has started wandering up Friern Rd and further we guess but we imagine she has been spooked by Halloween / Fireworks goings on. She is a grey Siberian mix with some brown stripes down her, very friendly and likes to eat. Please let us know
    • Angelina
      Fireworks

      By Angelina · Posted

      That said, organised displays could be on Saturday before and after and the actual day, and private ones could just not have the loud ones.  It’s all down to accessibility and people caring/not caring
    • exdulwicher
      Fireworks

      By exdulwicher · Posted

      The problem this year is that 5th November falls on a Wednesday. So some places will be bringing their "bonfire night" forward to Saturday 1st and some will be knocking it back to Saturday 8th and there'll probably be a few that just go with Wednesday 5th anyway. If you're doing a public display, having it on a weekend gets more crowds. Which basically means a solid week of fireworks.
    • SophieA
      Fireworks

      By SophieA · Posted

      Fireworks in this area do feel totally incessant at this time of year, almost every evening there is terrible noise. I feel great concern for wildlife, pets (I have a senior cat who hates them), as well as people who struggle with PTSD etc. Last year I even had people setting them off in front of my home. Tonight and yesterday evening have been particularly bad. Is there anything we can do as a community to prevent this? What action can we take? Surely we shouldn’t be expected to just put up with it every year for weeks on end! 

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...