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Going back toTerry Heath’sFOLLOWING ONfrom my recent articlesabout the earlydays of soul music inTelford, a great many thingshave happened. SylviaDean, another original SundayHeath’s soulie, has starteda new facebook group,Shropshire soul friends60’s/70’s which already hasaround 200 members. It isa very live and active groupwhich puts old photographsof friends of the group, rangingfrom holidays, weddingsand pictures taken of localbands and dances. It alsohas enabled old friends fromaround the country to renewfriendships with people thatthey have not seen in somecases for over 30 years.The creation of this grouphas triggered an idea thathad been floating around for prevailinga year or so, that of a TerryHeath’s Reunion.22 / www.wrekinnews.co.ukRob Corbett writesWhen another old Heath’ssoul regular, Don Forbes,contacted me to ask if Iwould help set up a reunionI immediately agreed.Don then contactedthe current owner of theold Town House, Mr EricRagonesi, to establish if wecould use the venue. Havingagreed that we could,a meeting was arranged.Sadly in the intervening period,Eric’s brother, Sam,another original Heath’s soulmember, passed away. Thistragedy delayed things, forobvious reasons, but themeeting finally took placewith Eric and the currentoccupier Costas, Don andmyself. As a result of thecircumstancesDon and I decided that all ofthe proceeds from the eventSuit Hireshould be donated to theAir Ambulance, in memoryof Sam. This decision beingfully endorsed by Sam’sfamily and friends.So the date was set, Sunday24th May, and with greatsupport from PP Media, ticketswent on sale on Friday16th April. Within a week 250tickets had been sold, manyto people from all over theUK who are keen to revisittheir old stomping groundand meet with old friends.All of the DJs are providingtheir time free of chargeand include Micky Ward, PhilTaylor, Don Forbes, Don Allen,John Venn, Keith Thomsonand myself plus SpecialGuest Mr Joe Dean. OtherDJs may be added once finalarrangements are made.Music policy will be strictlyKings Menswear & Suit HireTel: 01952 259107Email: info@kingsmenswear.co.uk · www.kingsmenswear.co.uk32 Woodside Road, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire TF1 5EZsoul and Motown from themid 60’s to early 70’s, whenHeath’s was at it its peak.There have been manychanges to the Town Housesince the golden years ofour time there, and many willfind it totally unrecognisableto how it was, but where elsecould you hold a Heath’sreunion, and the soul of thebuilding certainly remains.Tickets are available toanyone that is interestedin the music from this erawhether you were fortunateenough to attend, (ornot) the soul music Meccaof Telford, that was TerryHeaths during the period1967 to 1974.At the time of going topress ticket sales have exceeded300, so if you wantto be part of this great eventyou had better get your ticketsquickly.TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:-The Golden Purse – Market Street, WellingtonThe Bulls Head – Dawley BankThe Castle Vaults – ShrewsburyHope to see you there for what will be a night of pure nostalgia.PROTECT YOURSELF ANDYOUR FAMILY FROM THE SUNIF YOU and your family aregoing to attend a fete, anoutdoor show or concert,this month, or if you orare just off for a walk, do,please, be aware of the potentialdanger from the sun.Even if the sun is notvisible, of for example, it isovercast, during the summermonths the sun canstill be strong enough tocause cases of quite painfulsunburn.What can you do to provideprotection from thesun?Protect your skin withclothing, don’t forget towear a hat that protectsyour face, neck and ears.Spend time in the shadebetween 11am and 3pmwhen it’s sunny.When choosing a sunscreenlook for a highprotection SPF (SPF 30or more to protect againstharmful UVA).Apply plenty of sunscreen15-30 minutes beforegoing out in the sunand reapply every twohours.Be sure to reapply sunscreenafter swimming andtowel-drying.Keep babies and youngchildren out of direct sunlight.For more informationabout Sun AwarenessWeek visit www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk.Lunch Clubat RamadaTelford IronbridgeWeekdays 12pm - 2pmServing a 2 coursemenu, only £7.95 pp,or £14 for 2 people.And what’s more –our lunch loyalty cardmeans your 6th visitis on us!To book call01952 425 008ramadatelford.co.uk