It is not easy to make Ennerdale feel crowded, but fans of Francis Dunnery almost managed it when they flocked over the West Cumbria from USA, Canada, Scandanavia, Germany, Italy and many partos the Britain to hear their hero sing with his band, Brand New It Bites at Whitehaven Civic…
PATIENTS at a Cumbrian hospice are to be able to enjoy the latest computer games thanks to a donation from a Cumbrian charity. The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund, which was founded in 2002 by Egremont musician Francis Dunnery, this week presented a cheque for £500 to Eden Valley…
It was a case of It Bites past meet It Bites present at Whitehaven Civic Hall on Saturday. Local rock icon Francis Dunnery, who made his name with It Bites in the 1980s, was joined on stage by the band’s current frontman John Mitchell for a special encore performance of…
TICKETS are on sale for a special charity concert with local guitar legend, Francis Dunnery. He will be performing at Whitehaven Civic Hall on October 24 in aid of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery’s Children’s fund. The concert is just one of the 12 dates in the Brand New It…
Music fans from around the world will be heading to West Cumbria for a weekend of fund raising fun, organised by Sellafield worker Mark Andrews. Mark is treasurer of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund, which has raised over £50,000 since its inception in 2002. The charity was set…
THE Home and Hospital Tuition Service, which provides education for children who are too ill to attend school, has been presented with a cheque for £1,000 thanks to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund. The money will be used to purchase new computer software which can aid stress reduction…
The Baz Dunnery Memorial gig was a huge success and raised £1,550. All of the money will be donated to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (www.ckdcf.org). Having moved to a bigger venue due to demand, the 250 tickets for Egremont Market Hall sold out quickly. The evening was…
PUPILS at Mayfield School have enjoyed a live music performance from a professional harpist and even had the opportunity to try out a tune for themselves. Harpist Margaret Knight visited the Whitehaven school on Friday last week to perform for the pupils and staff, and to help them enjoy the…
PUPILS from Mayfield School in Whitehaven will enjoy the benefits of a live music performance thanks to a donation from rock star Francis Dunnery. The Egremont-born musician handed over £500 to the Whitehaven school, raised through the charity he set up in memory of his parents, the Charlie and Kathleen…
BUSINESSES from around Copeland gather at the Sellafield Centre last week for the 2008 Copeland Pride Awards…. Judges had spent two days visiting the finalists who had been nominated to choose winners in the categories of accommodation, retailing, pub/club, customer service and food establishment. Criteria for all categories included qualities…
