Danbury NOV 2018

‘WE WILL REMEMBER THEM’ AT CHELMSFORD MUSEUM
On Sunday 11 November
it will be 100 years since
the end of the First World
War. In the run-up to this
landmark date
Chelmsford Museum will
be hosting a very special
exhibition, ‘We Will
Remember Them',
running from Saturday
29 September to Sunday
11 November.
For the last few months
school children from
Springfield Primary
School have been
working with Chelmsford
Museum and the Golden
Oldies Charitable Trust
to create an exhibition
that will explore
Chelmsford's links with
those who fought for and gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country,
and ‘We Will Remember Them' is the result.
Nick Wickenden, Senior Curatorial Consultant, Chelmsford Museum
said: " The children from the school have come into the museum to
look at some of the First World War artefacts that we hold, for
inspiration. During the exhibition we will be displaying several of
these items for the public to see". Nick continued: "Many men from
the Chelmsford area gave their lives during the First World War and
we hope that their descendants will be able to come to the museum
to see the exhibition".
Jacquelyn Pick, Headteacher at Springfield Primary School, said: "It
is vitally important that children of today understand the impact that
was made by those who
served 100 years ago.
Included in our project
has been the learning of
popular WW1 songs
which we will be
performing at the
exhibition opening. The
children's English and art
work this term has been
based on WW1 and they
have thoroughly enjoyed
finding out about the
uniforms, an individual
Essex Regiment soldier,
the role of women in the
war and lots more
beside".
The exhibition will focus
in on several individuals
from the Essex Regiment
(with help from
volunteers from the Western Front Association), and will feature
information from a lottery-funded exhibition put on by Lowewood
Museum in Hoddesdon, which researched a WW1 medic, Stephen
Warner. Also on display will be the poignant effects of two young
privates, Harry Carter and William Marmon, whose bodies were
only discovered in the Somme a few years ago and identified
through DNA testing.
Entry to ‘We Will Remember Them' is free and the museum is open
Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, (closed Fridays in term-time),
Saturdays 10am to 5pm, and Sundays 1pm to 4pm.
To discover more about Chelmsford Museum, visit:
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/museums
BING CROSBY’S GRANDSON HEADS TO CHELMSFORD’S CIVIC THEATRE
FOR ONE-OFF Uk SHOW
Phil Crosby Jr, the
grandson of legendary
entertainer, Bing Crosby,
will be jetting in from
America and touching
down in Chelmsford for a
very special one-off UK
show at The Civic
Theatre on Friday 16
November.
Phil is a Los Angeles based crooner and musician who has
performed at top venues all over the world. Now Phil is making a
rare visit to the UK to perform just one UK show that will celebrate
and honor his grandfather, and many other classic crooners from the
golden age.
As the grandson of Bing Crosby, Phil grew up surrounded by
Hollywood royalty, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jr,
Andy Williams and many more. Phil started his entertainment career
at the age of eight, starring in television shows and commercials,
and had formed a blues/rock band in his teenage years. However,
the pull of the Crosby genes was strong, and Phil soon began
performing songs from the great American songbook and early 20th
century jazz.
Ian Knowles, Theatre Manager, Chelmsford's Civic Theatre, says:
"Phil has made a name for himself as a stand out entertainer who is
continuing the legacy of American music and culture, for a new
generation of fans. In fact, Phil's passion is to share his wonderful
insight to this very special era of American music with younger
people and with those who already appreciate this great American
musical movement.
"It's a real coup to bring such a talented and internationally regarded
artiste to Chelmsford's Civic Theatre and we look forward to
welcoming him to our stage."
Phil Crosby Jr has been hailed "as lush as his impressive lineage
suggests" by the Hollywood FM Bugle, ‘A vital link to the heyday of
Hollywood" by the LA Times, and "A chip off the old crooner" by Daily
News LA Life. This UK exclusive concert is a fabulous opportunity to
hear, and come face to face with the direct lineage from one of
Hollywood's leading entertainers, as he performs songs made famous
by Sammy Davies Jr, Cole Porter, Perry Como and of course Bing!
For full details and to book tickets visit
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres or call the Box Office
Tel No: 01245 606505.
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