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Come and meet Fiz

October 15, 2014, 10:45 am
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CORRIE STAR’S TASTY TREATS

 
Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine’s Manchester restaurant and tea rooms, Annies, has won many accolades and awards since it opened two years ago.  More recently she and partner Chris Farr have expanded the business to sell their own made range of pickles and preserves through the restaurant and at specialist food markets.

 Now they’ve teamed up with Oldham’s leading family-run garden centre, Daisy Nook, to offer their products direct to the public - the first time the range will be available through another retailer.

 “It’s a perfect partnership,” explained Jennie.  “Both businesses are family run and share a common ethos of promoting local products that are superb quality.”

 Jennie and her family will be launching the range, called Annies Tea Shop, at the garden centre’s Christmas preview evening on Wednesday 29 October between 6.30pm and 9pm.

 “We’ll be letting people try some of the jams and chutneys for themselves – I’ll be happy to sign any of the purchases – and there’s a 10% discount for the night!” said the actress who is expecting her first child in November. 
 

The Daisy Nook Christmas Preview Evening sees the unveiling of the store’s royal themed Christmas displays.  As well as Jennie’s appearance, Gary’s Feathered Friends will be giving shoppers the chance to meet their owls and birds of prey – and there’s 10% off just about everything in store for the evening.  Doors open at 6.30pm. www.daisynook.com

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Ex-Corrie cast in pantomime

October 18, 2014, 9:17 am
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Here's a list of the main ex-Corrie actors (and some who will be ex- by the time the curtain goes up) in pantomime this season:

Chris Gascoyne (Peter) is in Jack and the Beanstalk in Birmingham
Sherrie Hewson (Maureen Holdsworth) is in Aladdin at Hull.
Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer) is in Dick Whittington at Swindon
Eric Potts (Diggory) is in Dick Whittington in Bristol
Marc Baylis (Rob) is in Sleeping Beauty at Bromley
Bruce Jones (Les Battersby) is in Aladdin touring to a number of venues including Heywood and Ellesmere Port
Scott Wright (Sam the Stripper) is in Aladdin at Lythan St Annes
Vicky Entwistle (Janice) is in Sleeping Beauty at Mansfield
Bradley Walsh (Danny Baldwin) appears in Peter Pan at Milton Keynes
Tupele Dorgu (Kelly Crabtree) is in Snow White at New Brighton
Kevin Kennedy (Curly) is in Peter Pan at Norwich
Fine Time Fontayne (Peter's prison cell mate) is in Aladdin at Oldham
Nigel Pivaro (Terry Duckworth) is in Aladdin at Rickmansworth
Brian Capron (Richard Hillman) is in Cinderella at Sevenoaks
Ken Morley (Reg Holdsworth) is in Sleeping Beauty at Southport
Nick Cochrane (Andy McDonald) is in Jack and the Beanstalk at St Helens
Steven Arnold (Ashley Peacock) is at Woking starring in Aladdin

There will be others I'm sure - but these are the ones I've noticed so far.

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Stars in Pantomime

October 19, 2014, 6:29 am
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Want to see an ex-Corrie star in pantomime?  Here's a pretty comprehensive list:

Chris Gascoyne (Peter) - Birmingham - Jack and the Beanstalk
Sherrie Hewson (Maureen) - Hull - Aladdin
Nigel Havers (Lewis) - Swindon - Dick Whittington
Eric Potts (Diggory) - Bristol - Dick Whittington
Marc Baylis (Rob) - Bromley - Sleeping Beauty (see bottom picture)
Bruce Jones (Les) - Touring - Aladdin
Scott Wright (Sam the Stripper) - Lytham St Annes - Aladdin
Vicky Entwistle (Janice) - Mansfield - Sleeping Beauty
Bradley Walsh (Danny) - Milton Keynes - Peter Pan
Tupele Dorgu (Kelly) - New Brighton - Snow White
Kevin Kennedy (Curly) - Norwich - Peter Pan (see top picture below)
Fine Time Fontayne (Peter's cell mate) - Oldham - Aladdin
Nigel Pivaro (Terry) - Rickmansworth - Aladdin (see middle picture below)
Brian Capron (Richard Hillman) - Sevenoaks - Cinderella
Ken Morley (Reg) - Southport - Sleeping Beauty
Nick Cochrane (Andy) - St Helens - Jack and the Beanstalk
Steven Arnold (Ashley) - Woking - Aladdin

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Around Manchester

October 19, 2014, 6:32 am
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Another of my pictures of Manchester.  The old coal dock at Castlefield.  For Corrie fans - it's where Roy Cropper went into the water at the hands of Tony Gordon - and where Tyrone tried to dispose of some Christmas turkeys.
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Christmas is Coming

October 19, 2014, 6:42 am
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Just some of the Christmas events at Daisy Nook this season:

Wed 29 Oct 6.30-9pm
Join us as we launch our Royal themed Christmas displays.  Meet the live owls!  Meet Corrie's Fiz! 10% off just about everything in store.  Free drink and cake for each customer*
*First come, first served basis.

Sat 8 and Sun 9 Nov
Best of British Weekend
Loads of things going on - all free!  We just ask that you donate something to our charity of the month - Help For Heroes.  Activities include: Climb aboard  a vintage bus, watch the clog dancing, meet the British Lion, meet 'Del Boy' and have a picture with the Reliant Robin plus talks on gardening and Coronation St + get loads of advice from our Christmas designer.

Thur 13 Nov
Flower Arranging Night 7pm
Join Kathleen Williams as she shows you all the tricks of the trade needed to create something fantastic for your home.  Tickets cost £3 in aid of Guide Dogs.
After the demo take some time to do a spot of shopping.

Sun 16 Nov
Meet Queen Victoria.
The official royal lookalike from Osborne House will be in store throughout the afternoon.

Weekends in December - we welcome a changing programme of bands and choirs. 

www.daisynook.com
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Jennie's in a pickle

October 31, 2014, 11:46 am
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Daisy Nook's Christmas Look

October 31, 2014, 11:49 am
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The entrance and start of Daisy Nook's royal themed displays - here we have Balmoral

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The castle entrance

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The purples and silvers of the Throne Room

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Santa's sleigh

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Santa in his house preparing for the big night

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The entrance to our 'Downton Abbey' section

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The Flower Market

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The Food Market

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Behind bars - on Corrie

October 31, 2014, 11:51 am
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Tracy's wedding location

October 31, 2014, 11:58 am
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Here's where Rob and Tracy's wedding was filmed - Capesthorne Hall near Macclesfield in Cheshire.

As far as I'm aware it's the first time it's been used as a Corrie location - though I could be wrong.



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In Manchester next weekend?

November 1, 2014, 7:04 am
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In Manchester next weekend?

We have a great 'Best of British' weekend planned at Daisy Nook.
All activities are free but we are taking donations for the charity Help For Heroes who will also have a stall selling all their merchandise on both days.

The programme is as follows:

Sat 8 November:
All day: Meet the Town Crier and the British Lion plus climb aboard a London bus from the Manchester Transport Museum.
Noon - 4pm: Meet our Del Boy lookalike and his Reliant Robin as we celebrate classic British TV show 'Only Fools and Horses'.
Noon - 4pm: Enjoy traditional clog dancing by The Milltown Cloggies
2.30pm - 3.30pm: Our gardening expert Paul will be talking all things gardening in the Community Room - and answering your green fingered questions.
Shop open 9am - 5pm

Sun 9 November:
11am: Silence in memory of fallen heroes.
Noon - 4pm: Meet the British Lion
1pm - 4pm: Our Christmas designer Wendy will be available in the main shop to assist with your purchases, offer advice and share the tricks of the trade in making your home sparkle this Christmas.
2pm: Mark will be talking about the world's longest running continual drama 'Coronation St' in the Community Room between 2pm and 3pm.
3.15pm: Paul shares all his gardening top tips until 4pm in the Community Room
Shop open 10.30am - 4.30pm

www.daisynook.com


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Around Manchester

November 1, 2014, 7:07 am
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Daisy Nook at Christmas

November 14, 2014, 10:38 am
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Best of British Weekend

November 14, 2014, 10:42 am
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Filming at Daisy Nook - again!

November 14, 2014, 10:45 am
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We've been filming at Daisy Nook for Channel 4's 'How To Sell Your Home'.  The home owners were being filmed looking for ideas to transform their garden - they liked what we had so much that they actually bought everything from us too!  that's what we call a result.  The show airs in the UK in January.


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Christmas Day British Viewing Figures

December 26, 2014, 5:09 am
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Christmas Day British Viewing Figures top 10
  1. The Queen (BBC One and ITV) - 7.82 million
  2. Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special (BBC One) - 7.61 million viewers
  3. EastEnders (BBC One) - 7.55 million
  4. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) - 6.98 million
  5. Call The Midwife (BBC One) - 6.83 million
  6. Miranda (BBC One) - 6.67 million
  7. Coronation Street (ITV) - 6.41 million
  8. Doctor Who (BBC One) - 6.34 million
  9. Emmerdale (ITV) - 5.53 million
  10. Downton Abbey (ITV) - 5.52 million

Source: Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)
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Is Deirdre about to quit?

January 18, 2015, 12:09 pm
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News reaches me that actress Anne Kirkbride could be about to leave Corrie.  Of course the actress has been missing for several months - meaning that Mrs Barlow was absent for daughter Tracy's wedding and step-son Peter's trial.

ITV say they aren't aware that Anne is about to quit - but it's a story carried in several national newspapers today.
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                                              Poor Deirdre in the midst of another crisis.

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Anne Kirkbride Dies

January 19, 2015, 2:30 pm
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It was announced this evening that following a short illness actress Anne Kirkbride had died.  The actress played Deirdre Barlow in Corrie for many years but had left the show for a sabbatical last year.
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Cunard's 175th Birthday

July 6, 2015, 11:55 am
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Well, what a weekend I've just had.  I was in Liverpool as a guest at the service to celebrate the Cunard shipping line's 175th birthday.  Yes, 175 years ago on Saturday (4 July) the first Cunard ship set sail from Liverpool to Canada and the USA.  Well, Queen Mary 2 set off to recreate the voyage so is currently en route for Halifax, NS.

I had a front row seat at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral for the special concert featuring the Liverpool Philharmonic and choir, the cathedral choir and guest soloists.  Plus the Welsh Guards, former Corrie stars Thelma Barlow and Roy Barraclough (of course they filmed on the old QE2), Carol Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher's daughter), former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Lord David Steel, news presenters Jennie Bond and Michael Buerk, veteran of the Falklands war Simon Weston, plus descendants of Arthur Rostron (Captain of the Carpathia which rescued hundreds from the Titanic) and of Sir Samuel Cunard himself. It was a very moving two hour show - which I saw twice!

Then it was on board the QM2, my favourite Cunard ship, for a special dinner - before being kicked off before she set sail sadly!

A great treat.

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Upcoming tours

July 6, 2015, 12:05 pm
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I'm now planning the itineraries for some forthcoming tours:
Kemptville Travel's World of Coronation St - 9 and 11 Sept
Coronation Travel - 5 Oct

I also have the following talks:
23 July - 11am 'Coronation St' Shaw, Oldham
5 Aug - 10.30am 'All at Sea' Oldham Probus
2 Sept - 8pm 'Crimes and Cons' Ryecroft Hall Ladies
29 Sept - 10.30am Full Circle, Oldham Coliseum Theatre
30 Sept - 2pm 'Crimes and Cons' Stalybridge Civic Hall
30 Sept - 7.30pm 'All at Sea' Dukinfield Town Hall
19 Oct - 2pm 'Coronation St' United Church, Hyde
4 Nov - 8pm 'It's a Living' Delph Wives
25 Nov - 2pm 'Coronation St' Stanley House
7 Dec - 2pm 'Pantomime' Stalybridge Civic Hall
8 Dec - 10.30am 'Pantomime' Centre for All Nations, Oldham

I will also be on the Corrie set on:
15 August - can't say why!
2 December - for a private event.

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For all speaking and guiding enquiries please contact my agent at theagency@btinternet.com


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Farewell Weatherfield!

August 7, 2015, 10:47 am
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It's time to hang up my hairnet, put the flying ducks away - to pack up me pigeons.

'What on earth's he on about?' I hear you ask.

Well, after more years than I care to - or can - remember, I'm waving a fond farewell to the annual Kemptville Travel Coronation Street Tour.  In recent years I scaled back my involvement from the full 10 to just 2 days but after this year I won't be guiding any days at all.  I'm pleased to be joining the group in September for two days of Corrie locations as my swan song.

It's been a great honour to share production tales and hidden locations with so many wonderful Canadian fans down the years and I'm sure I will miss it. 

I'm just giving up the Kemptville Travel tour and the Weatherfield Walking Tours at the moment.  Anything I've agreed to do already in 2016 I will of course honour but then that will be the end of my Weatherfield duties after about 20 years.

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