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| MARCH
2008 NEWS: |
| Toyah @
Nightingales - Promo Posters |
| Sunday
30th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Paul...................................Pictures |
| A
couple of promo posters
advertising last night's
Nightingales PA. 
|
| Toyah @
Nightingales - More Pictures |
| Sunday
30th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Paul...................................Pictures |
| Another
two photographs of Toyah onstage
last night.
|
| Toyah @
Nightingales - Picture |
| Sunday
30th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Sam...................................Pictures |
| Toyah
onstage last night at The
Nightingale Club in Birmingham. 
|
| Toyah @
Nightingales - Set List |
| Sunday
30th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Paul.................................Gigs/Live |
| Toyah
played a great PA at Nightingales
last night, coming onstage after
1am. The
Nightingale, Birmingham: Saturday
29th March 2008: Set List:
Are You
Gonna Go My Way
Echo
Beach
Latex
Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)
It's
A Mystery
Thunder
In The Mountains
Sweet
Child 'O Mine
I
Want To Be Free
|
| Toyah
Wallpapers |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008 •
Thanks to AW..................................Pictures |
| Eight
wonderful wallpapers to Toyah-up
your desktop. Click below to go
directly to the Dreamscape Forum
to download a file with all
eight. 
|
| Celebrating
Toyah's 50th Birthday |
| Saturday 29th
March, 2008 • Thanks to AW..................................Toyah50 |
| Over
the coming weeks, in the lead-up
to Toyah's 50th Birthday on 18th
May, I'll be adding, to
Dreamscape, interesting, obscure
or just plain unforgettable bits
and pieces from Toyah's amazing
career. To start off, here's two
rarely seen photographs of Toyah
from 1983, first published in
'Patches' magazine in a jewellery
feature. 
|
| Daily
Mantra - Olivia Newton
John’s Great Chinese Walk
For Cancer |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008.......................................................Press Clips |
| Breast
cancer survivor Olivia Newton
John is planning a 21-day walk
along the Great Wall of China to
raise money for a brand new,
state of the art, treatment and
research cancer center. Her
journey begins on April 7th, and,
if all goes to plan, will end in
Beijing on April 29th. Fellow
cancer survivor Sharon Osbourne
is one of the many celebrities
planning to join Olivia on her
228 km trek.
“The
walk on the Great Wall symbolizes
the cancer journey," said
Olivia in an interview with ET.
"It's long and arduous, but
we'll triumph in the end."
Click HERE if
you’d like to sponsor Olivia
and her team, which includes Joan
Rivers, Leeza Gibbons, Scott Wolf
(Party of Five), Sir Cliff
Richard, Toyah Willcox, and Danni
Minogue (Kylie’s sister).
|
| The
Telegraph - Fame and Fortune:
Toyah Willcox |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008.......................................................Press Clips |
 Toyah is
interviewed in today's
'Telegraph'. It's similar to the
one she gave 'The Sunday Times'
last August, and another in July
2003 also titled "Fame and
Fortune". Fame
and Fortune: Toyah Willcox
Toyah
Willcox, 49, shot to fame as a
punk rock singer in the 1980s and
went on to establish a TV and
theatre career. She lives in
Worcester with her husband, rock
guitarist Robert Fripp, 61, and
spoke to Mark Anstead
How do
you think your childhood
experience influenced your
attitude to money?
Initially
my childhood was very affluent.
My father inherited three very
successful joinery factories and
although our five-bedroom house
was in an ordinary road in
Birmingham, it was the biggest
house in the street. We used to
drive a new Rolls Royce every
year.
When I was
seven years old my father was hit
badly by a slump in the stock
market and he lost everything.
Our standard of living dropped
dramatically, but he managed to
keep the house and keep me in a
private school, which was a big
achievement.
How did
that affect you?
It
partly contributed to my strong
drive to be financially secure
and independent. That and people
telling me I would never achieve
my dreams.
I am
dyslexic and they all laughed
when I said I was going to act
and sing and get out of
Birmingham.
To this
day I find if people doubt me it
is incredibly motivating.
Are you
cautious with money or liberal
with it?
I'm
incredibly cautious because I've
seen how easily you can lose it.
I don't know who gave my father
his advice, but they should be
shot.
Back then
stocks and shares were
phenomenally successful, but he
didn't spread his investments. I
have learned from that.
I always
travel "cattle class"
because I don't see the point of
spending thousands of pounds just
to sit in a chair. I don't see
holidaymakers on those flights, I
see business people saving money
like me.
Have
you been in debt?
Yes,
many times. When I was at drama
school, it was a constant
struggle to meet my rent payments
and I was so poor at times all I
could afford was a Mars bar.
Friends kept me going - people
like film director Derek Jarman
would say, "Toyah, come
round for a meal".
Poverty is
frightening and anyone who
profits from other people's
hardship, like landlords,
deserves to rot in hell as far as
I am concerned.
Has
being better off made you
happier?
I
think I'm only happy when I'm
under a certain amount of stress
and I can see the light at the
end of the tunnel. I really enjoy
the pressure.
How do
you separate responsibility for
finance with Robert?
Everything
is separate. We have a
complicated way of working out
who pays what.
What's
your best buy?
An
apartment I bought in the south
of France last year overlooking
the harbour in a very old town.
There are 67 steps up to it and I
love it to death. In France,
property prices are still rising
and attractive properties like
mine are hard to get.
The French
always want new-build, so it's
really just the Swiss, Dutch,
British and Germans who go for
character homes.
I think
its value has doubled already,
but that's partly because the
euro is so strong.
I bought
another property in France four
years ago for £200,000 and that
has also doubled in value. I let
it to a company executive and I
will let this new one when I've
finished renovating it.
But you
said you would never be a
landlord?
Yes.
I've changed my mind, but only
because I went to the richest
area of Europe and let to people
who work in information
technology companies who I know
can afford it. That gives me no
moral qualms, but I still have
problems with the idea of letting
in England.
I find it
easier to be a businesswoman in
France where I am not known. I'm
about to buy another property out
there and my investments will
form a small specialised
business.
How
many properties do you own?
I
have two riverfront properties in
the Midlands, which I bought in
1999 and 2000 for £147,000 and
£170,000. My parents live in one
and the family uses the other for
holidays.
I also
have a one-bedroom house in
Chiswick I bought in 1994, which
I will never get rid of because I
can't envisage buying into London
again. In England I am mortgage
free so there are no worries
about making them pay.
What's
your worst buy?
In
1985 I bought a studio flat in
Chelsea for £159,000. Then,
during the really bad property
slump of 1990, it fell into
negative equity and I had to sell
for £142,000.
My
mortgage had shot up to £17,000
a year because of interest rate
rises and I was panicked by my
advisers into selling it. I wish
I had hung on for another year -
it is now worth £2.5m. All I
needed was 12 months to get
control of my finances and I
could have ridden out the storm.
In what
other ways do you invest?
I
put about four hours a day into
managing my property portfolio
and share portfolio. Investments
can be fluid and I want to know
what's happening all the time.
Do you
invest in individual savings
accounts (Isas)?
Yes,
I have four and I always put my
annual maximum amount in. I look
upon them as my hidden pot.
Do you
use high interest savings
accounts?
Yes,
but I bank with Lloyds TSB and
they've been very good to me so I
just use whatever savings rate
they have.
They
realise I need a relationship
with my bank where I can phone
and get through immediately if I
suspect fraud.
Do you
bank online?
I
prefer to go in and see what's
happening, but it's getting to
the point where it is going to be
too expensive banking the old
way.
Do you
have many credit cards?
An
American Express, a Barclaycard
and a Marks & Spencer
MasterCard. A credit card is more
convenient than carrying cash.
How do
you tip?
My
husband says my purse screams
whenever I open it. I think I'm a
fair tipper, but not if someone
has been a s**t.
Do you
get involved in finding the best
mortgage deals?
I've
had more sexism dealing with
banks in this country than
anywhere else. When the Bank of
Scotland started up in the 1980s
I went to see the manager, but he
wouldn't talk to me - he wanted
to see my husband. They burned
their bridges with me.
Are
pensions a good idea?
Yes,
I used to have 20, but I
amalgamated them recently and put
most of them into a SIPP. I was
hoping I would be able to invest
the whole lot in residential
property, but I can still do
commercial property.
I still
have three other pensions - the
Legal & General one has done
particularly well - but the rest
is in the SIPP, which I manage.
Toyah
will be releasing her new album,
In the Court of the Crimson
Queen, later this year.
|
| Toyah
on Tonight |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008........................................................Television |
| Toyah
will appear in an edition of
ITV1's Tonight programme
next month.
Tonight
: ITV1 - Friday 11th April :
8.00pm
How
Do You Sleep? With the news that
more Britons than ever are
suffering from sleep deprivation,
Tonight considers ways to
guarantee a perfect night's kip
without turning to the medicine
cabinet. Self-confessed insomniac
Toyah Willcox reports on the
latest techniques, from sleep
pods to sleep concerts, and meets
the scientists questioning
whether we should be aiming to
give up sleep altogether.
|
| New
Toyah Photographs |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Dean................................Pictures |
| Two
new photographs of Toyah. The
first is an official portrait,
part of the recent Humans
session, taken by Karen Moskowitz
at the end of February, and is
being used on Toyah's imdb page. The
second is a candid shot by Robert
Fripp, of Toyah onboard the
P&O Aurora in mid March in
Egypt. 
|
| Northampton
Chronicle - Toyah to open Living
Show |
| Saturday
29th March, 2008.......................................................Press Clips |
Toyah
Willcox will open the Northampton
Natural Living show later this
year.
The
singer and actress will be
answering questions about her
experiences with holistics and
her spiritual path at the one day
event.
The
show aims to give visitors the
chance to explore the potential
of their mind, body and spirit
with a variety of traders,
workshops, speakers and
demonstrations. Among the
attractions will be herbalists,
homeopaths and naturopaths,
kinesiologists, Reiki masters,
Indian Head Masseurs, psychics,
astrologers and healers.
Organiser
Tim Marlowe said: “The free
workshop programme offers
something for everyone, from
newcomers wanting to dip their
toes into this exciting field, to
old hands wanting to top up on
their skills and knowledge.”
Joining Ms
Willcox will be the founder of
the BBC’s spirituality
website, Maggy Whitehouse, author
Dr David Hamilton, health and
healing expert Mhairi Kent, local
numerologist Richard Abbot, as
well as speakers Amanda Malloy
and Nicola Phoenix.
The show
will take place on Sunday, May 11
at the Freemasons’ Hall, St
George’s Avenue. For further
information log on to
www.naturalhealthshows.co.uk
|
| Toyah
PA @ Nightingales Tomorrow Night! |
| Friday
28th March, 2008..............................................................Gigs/Live |
 Toyah
plays The Nightingale in
Birmingham tomorrow night. Here's
hoping the PA will be as much fun
as her last visit to the venue, a
very hot and sweaty night back in
the Summer of 2004. Have a fun
night all of you who are going
along. Bright red pvc
catsuits are optional ;)
The
Nightingale, Kent Street B5 6RD
(Tel: 0121 6221718)
www.nightingaleclub.co.uk
|
| Toyah
on TV |
| Friday
28th March, 2008............................................................Television |
Never
Mind The Buzzcocks : VH1 UK -
Tuesday 8th April : 10.40pm
Music
quiz hosted by Mark Lamarr with
team captains Phil Jupitus and
Sean Hughes. Guests are Tom Gray,
Toyah, Kele Le Roc and Adam
Bloom. Brum :
CBeebies - Thursday 10th April :
8.40am
Brum
: CBeebies - Thursday 10th April
: 3.15pm
Brum
and The Football Hero. The
adventures of a little car who
lives in a motor museum, narrated
by Toyah Willcox. Brum scores the
winning goal when he comes on as
a substitute during a football
match. [NB: Not sure if Toyah is
still narrating these, my TV
guide has her listed but I think
they may have been redone with
another person]
|
| The
Kenny Everett Television Show -
On ParaComedy |
| Monday
24th March, 2008..........................................................Television |
| The
memorable hair changing colour
sketch from Saturday night's The
Kenny Everett Television Show
on ParaComedy 2. 
|
| The
Kenny Everett Television Show -
Toyah as Kenny |
| Monday
24th March, 2008..........................................................Television |
| ParaComedy
2 aired eight episodes of The
Kenny Everett Television Show
on Saturday night. This included
the 1982 show with Toyah
performing 'I Want To Be Free',
and the hair changing colour
sketch (see caps above). 
The show
also featured Toyah dressing up
as Kenny, and Kenny dressing up
as Toyah and
"performing" 'I Want To
Be Free'.
|
| Toyah
newsy Bits & Pieces! |
| Monday
24th March, 2008..............................................................Various |
| • Toyah
recently guested on the BBC4
documentary series Worlds of
Fantasty. This was a
documentary series about fantasy
fiction looking at how the genre
has become one of the biggest
forces in popular culture, from
books to computer games. No doubt
it will air again at some point
if you missed it. • Dreamscape
mentioned a while ago that Toyah
will be playing at The Shugborough
Music & Fireworks Weekend on Friday 1st
August. The Festival website now
also says Toyah will host the
show too.
The ever popular
Rock and Pop night is now even
more spectacular than ever before
and is guaranteed to get you on
your feet.
Join the party
and dance the night away once
again with a great night of live
music headed and presented by the
sensational Toyah Willcox and
co-presenter Malcolm Boyden.
70's iconic Rock
legend, TV presenter and author,
Toyah Willcox makes a star
appearance with her band of
musicians and performs hits from
the 70's & 80's.
• The
Humans MySpace has two
great new pictures of the band.
|
| Handbag.com
- Top 10 Eighties Beauty Icons |
| Tuesday
18th March, 2008.............................................................Internet |
| The
handbag.com website
recently placed Toyah in their
Top 10 Eighties Beauty Icons
list. The article was published
on Wednesday 12th March. 
9.
Toyah Willcox: Her pop career
may have been short-lived, but
her look lives on.
Anti-establishment punk Toyah
Willcox's image is one of the
most instantly recognisable from
the '80s, and one of the most
extreme.
The full
list is: 10. Paula Hamilton, 9.
Toyah Willcox, 8. Kim Basinger,
7. Jerry Hall, 6. Joan Collins,
5. Cindy Crawford, 4. Molly
Ringwald, 3. Paula Yates, 2.
Deborah Harry, 1. Madonna.
|
| Toyah
in the Press - The
Observer/Evening Standard |
| Tuesday
18th March, 2008........................................................Press Clips |
| Toyah
is namechecked in an article in The
Observer (15th
March), titled The New Grey
Whistle Test, and quoted in a
feature, The Shaftsbury curse
is lifted by Hairspray, in The
Evening Standard (17th
March) 
|
| eGigs.co.uk
- BIMS Music Festival announces a
host of acts |
| Tuesday
18th March, 2008...........................................................Gigs/Live |
| The
British International Motor Show
Music Festival has announced a
collection of world-famous live
acts who will perform nightly
concerts in the purpose-built
dockside arena each night of the
Motor show.
The
line up includes Alice Cooper,
Chicago, Meat Loaf, UB40, Status
Quo, Squeeze, Here and Now 80s
Tour (featuring Bananarama,
Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young,
Toyah, Kid Creole and the
Coconuts, Midge Ure and Nick
Heyward), Deep Purple and Jools
Holland featuring Marc Almond.
There are two final artists to be
added to the line-up who will be
announced shortly.
Wed 23
July UB40
Thu
24 July Alice Cooper
Fri
25 July Status Quo
Sat
26 July Squeeze
Sun
27 July Here & Now 80's show
(including Toyah)
Mon
28 July Artist TBC
Tue
29 July Artist TBC
Wed
30 July Deep Purple
Thu
31 July Chicago
Fri
01 August Jools Holland feat.
Marc Almond
Sat
02 August Meatloaf
The
British International Motor Show
is open from 10.00am –
9.00pm daily. The actual concerts
commence at 9.00pm with doors at
8.00pm.
Music
Festival tickets will be sold
separately but include free
access to The British
International Motor Show on the
day of the concert giving you two
shows for the price of one,
saving between £10 to £14.
Ticket prices: £ 25.00/ £30.00/
£27.50 / £32.50 –
Wheelchair spaces are available
with Carer free (All tickets
subject to booking fees).
The two
week extravaganza in London
expects to attract over half a
million people, making it the
biggest show in the UK.
With over
six hundred cars, 60 car
marquees, plenty of global
premieres and interactive
features, the Show appeals to
everyone from car enthusiasts to
families looking for a day out.
IMIE
Marketing Director Kirsty
Perkinson said, "This year's
show is set to be even bigger and
more exciting than ever before.
Whilst we have the largest
collection of cars under one roof
in the UK, the Show is not just
for petrol-heads. With fun
features like the Kidz Car Zone,
the Marine Experience and all new
Motor Show Music Festival, there
really is something for
everyone."
|
| Toyah
on TV - Quatermass |
| Tuesday
18th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Paul..............................Television |
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Tuesday 18th March :
2.00am
Ringstone
Round. Episode 1. Professor
Bernard Quatermass returns to
London after years living in the
Scottish Highlands, and is
shocked to discover the city in a
state of anarchy. After
witnessing Russian and American
spacecraft being destroyed by an
unknown force, he is taken to an
observatory in the country by
astronomer Joe Kapp, and is
intrigued by groups of
hippie-like youngsters known as
the Planet People who have
gathered at a local stone circle,
Ringstone Round.Starring: John
Mills, Simon McCorkindale,
Barbara Kellerman, Margaret
Tyzack, Brewster Mason, Ralph
Arliss and Toyah Willcox. Quatermass
: ITV4 - Tuesday 18th March :
8.00pm
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Wednesday 19th March :
2.20am
Lovely
Lightning. Episode 2. Professor
Quatermass and Kapp watch in
horror as a huge bolt of
lightning hits the gathering at
Ringstone Round, reducing the
crowd to a carpet of white ash on
the ground. Isabel, the sole
survivor of the incident, is
taken to London by Quatermass and
Annie Morgan, but Kapp and his
family must stay behind to face
the reprisals of the Planet
People. Starring: John Mills,
Simon McCorkindale, Barbara
Kellerman, Margaret Tyzack, Ralph
Arliss, Annabelle Lanyon and
Toyah Willcox.
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Monday 24th March :
8.00pm
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Tuesday 25th March :
2.10am
What
Lies Beneath. Episode 3. Hiding
out below London's streets,
Professor Quatermass meets an
elderly scientist who could help
solve the mystery of the alien
forces threatening Earth.
Starring: John Mills, Simon
MacCorkindale, Barbara Kellerman,
and Margaret Tyzack.
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Tuesday 25th March :
8.00pm
Quatermass
: ITV4 - Wednesday 26th March :
3.00am
An
Endangered Species. Episode 4.
Quatermass risks his life to set
a trap for the alien force, but
the arrival of a group of Planet
People at the stone circle near
Kapp's house puts his plans in
jeopardy. Starring: John Mills,
Simon MacCorkindale, Barbara
Kellerman, Margaret Tyzack
|
| Eight
is the magic number... |
| Tuesday
11th March, 2008.........................................................Site News |
| Dreamscape
was eight-years-old yesterday.
Time flies. At this rate we'll
soon be a teenager; dyeing our
hair black (or maybe pink),
staying out late and inviting the
local Hells Angels over for
Sunday tea ;)) 
|
| Toyah @
Nightingales - Press Ad |
| Tuesday
11th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Paul................................Gigs/Live |
| A
press ad, from 'Bent' magazine,
for Toyah's Nightingales PA. 
|
| Official
Toyah - March Blog & News
Update |
| Tuesday
11th March, 2008.............................................................Internet |
| Toyah's
March Blog has been added to the
Official Toyah MySpace and
www.toyahwillcox.com. News also
updated. Click below to go to the
Official site. 
|
| French
And Saunders - Complete Series 1
- 6 DVD |
| Tuesday
11th March, 2008..........................................................Releases |
| The,
long-awaited, French And
Saunders - Complete Series 1
- 6 was released on DVD a couple
of weeks ago. Toyah's performance
of 'Because The Night' plus her
sketch with Dawn and Jennifer is
included. 
|
| Worcester
News - Stars of Cult Film Reunite |
| Tuesday
11th March, 2008........................................................Press Clips |
| Stars
of cult classic film Quadrophenia
will be reunited thanks to a
Worcester businessman. Tim Evans,
who owns movie memorabilia store
Videodrome, Broad Street,
Worcester, is organising a major
convention to celebrate the
much-loved 1979 movie about Mods.
Target 30,
being held in Brighton on
Saturday, April 5, and Sunday,
April 6, will bring together
original cast members including
Phil Daniels and Toyah Willcox
and give fans the chance to buy
commemorative memorabilia.
"I
got into the film in the early
80s when I saw about 13,"
said Mr Evans.
"I
used to hire it from the video
store every weekend. It was the
first film I ever bought so it
has always had a special place in
my heart really."
Mr Evans
was inspired to hold the
convention after he organised a
cast reunion at Earls Court,
London last year.
"It's
going really well and we've just
moved to a bigger venue
overlooking the old pier, which
is a location in the film,"
said Mr Evans.
"We've
got people from America, Germany
and all over the UK coming
down."
Quadrophenia,
which also starred Sting, Ray
Winstone, Leslie Ash, Mark
Wingett, Phil Davies, Garry
Cooper and Trevor Laird,
kick-started a Mod revival.
Thousands
of inpressionable teenagers,
including Worcester historian
Dilip Sarkar, were influenced.
Mr Sarkar,
an A-level student in Worcester
at the time, jumped at the chance
to take part in Target 30.
"My
job is to act as Master of
Ceremonies all weekend, doing,
among other things, an on-stage,
Parkinson-style chat with members
of the cast," he said.
"I am
also researching a book called
Quadrophenia Revisited, for
release at a future
convention." On the Saturday
night, there will be a gala
dinner and a one-off auction.
There will also be special
screenings of Quadrophenia at the
Duke of York Cinema, Brighton.
One of the
aims is to gather support for
next year's convention that will
mark the film's 30th anniversary.
For more
information - including how to
buy tickets, visit
www.quadrophenia.biz or call Mr
Evans on 01905 745301.
|
| London
Lite - Split Personality |
| Saturday
8th March, 2008 •
Thanks to Kurt...............................Press Clips |
| A
humourous Toyah picture puzzle
from Thursday's edition of
'London Lite'. 
|
| Target30
- Quadrophenia Convention 2008 |
| Saturday
8th March, 2008................................................................Events |
| Due
to demand for the Target30: Quadrophenia
Convention it has been moved to:-
HOLIDAY INN – Brighton
Seafront, Kings Road - Brighton -
BN1
2JF
This new hotel is just 5 minutes
walk (about 200metres) along the
seafront from The Royal Albion.
Overlooking the west pier. This
offers significant improvement in
facilities and also allows a more
spacious environment with full
disabled access and on-site
parking. The hotel
has additional bedrooms available
and we have negotiated a
substantial discount to their
normal tariff for anyone wishing
to stay as part of the convention
£125/night B&B Just quote
‘Quadrophenia’ when you
book. Please call in house
reservations on 01273 828276 for
concessionary room rates.
We are
very pleased to have Phil Daniels
(Jimmy), Phil Davis (Chalky),
Toyah Willcox (Monkey), Garry
Cooper (Pete), Mark Wingett
(Dave), Gary Shail (Spider) and
Trevor Laird (Ferdy) appearing
all weeked (subject to work
commitments).
Mark
Wingett and Toyah Willcox will be
introducing a showing of
Quadrophenia at The Duke of York
Cinema, Brighton 10pm on the
Saturday night. Tickets are
available here.
TOYAH
ITINERARY: SATURDAY & SUNDAY
9.00am:
TOYAH STAGE TALK Q&A –
Arundel Suite
9.45am:
TOYAH & TREVOR LAIRD PHOTO
STUDIO – Lancing room 3
10.30am:
TOYAH COFFEE CLUB – Lancing
room 2
11.30am:
TOYAH & TREVOR LAIRD
AUTOGRAPHS – Glyndebourne
Suite
2.30
– 5.00pm: TOYAH TOUR
WARDROBE EXHIBITION Lancing 2
See the
full itinerary here.
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| The
Great Walk to Beijing 2008 -
Sponsor Toyah |
| Saturday
8th March, 2008................................................................Events |
| Please
click on 'The Great Walk to
Beijing 2008' logo below to
sponsor Toyah. So far she only
has two sponsors, I'm sure we can
help her gather many more. The
link below will take you directly
to her profile. 
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| Toyah
on TV |
| Saturday
8th March, 2008..........................................................Television |
| Never
Mind The Buzzcocks : VH1 UK -
Tuesday 18th March : 10.40pm Music
quiz hosted by Mark Lamarr with
team captains Phil Jupitus and
Sean Hughes. Guests are Tom Gray,
Toyah, Kele Le Roc and Adam
Bloom. |
| Gloucestershire
Echo - Artist Rustles Up Charity
Painting |
| Saturday
8th March, 2008.........................................................Press Clips |
| A
Bishop's Cleeve artist sparked a
bidding war for charity.PJ Crook
stepped in to help celebrity mate
Toyah Willcox raise money for
Macmillan Cancer Support. When the
artist was asked to donate a
painting to auction she spent two
weeks coming up with a mini
masterpiece.
TV viewers
will see the local artist's
painting go under the hammer and
raise £1,000 for charity in a
forthcoming episode of the BBC TV
show Celebrity Cash in the Attic.
PJ was
delighted to discover she had
helped her actress and singer
friend, the star of the episode,
raise £1,000, which was almost
double the £640 she was hoping
to raise to fund a Macmillan
nurse for one week.
She said:
"The auction happened last
week. I got an email from Toyah
saying it went really well. The
painting was in a wonderful
telephone bidding war. Everyone
was taking a real interest
because of the TV programme and
it got a large cheer when the
final bid won with £1,000.
"With
the buyer's premium that will be
closer to £1,200, I'm not sure
if all of that goes to Macmillan,
but at least the £1,000 bid
will. I'm really pleased it's
done so well. It was only a tiny
painting of eight inches by 10
inches, so it was very
small."
Cash in
the Attic helps viewers to raise
money by finding antiques in
their homes, valuing them and
selling them at auction.
PJ's
friendship with Toyah, who lives
in Pershore near Tewkesbury, was
the reason her work ended up
being sold - the programme's
producers noticed many of her
paintings on the star's walls.
She said:
"They saw that Toyah had a
lot of my paintings in her house
and they thought it would be a
good idea to put one of mine up
for auction.
"Toyah
got in touch and told me they
would be call. The producers
asked me for something to auction
and I painted it specially for
them."
The
painting shows all of the world's
animals living in harmony, with
angels representing Macmillan
nurses and it took PJ about two
weeks to complete.
The
programme will be broadcast later
this spring.
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| The
Great Walk to Beijing 2008 |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008................................................................Events |
Toyah is
participating in Olivia
Newton-John's Great Walk to
Beijing this April. Toyah says:
"I am
joining Olivia Newton-John on the
‘Great Walk to Beijing’
to raise money for the Olivia
Newton-John Cancer and Wellness
Centre, this centre is the
primary site for clinical cancer
trials worldwide and works at
developing cancer vaccines and
therapies for cancer patients
globally. The walk takes place
from 7th April – 29th April
and I am joining Olivia from 13th
– 16th April to walk 36 km
with her.
 I will
walk from the Black Mountains,
through the Gobi desert and onto
the oldest part of the Great
Wall, which dates back to 150BC.
The walk will be difficult and
confronting – like life,
there will be many ups and downs
and unforeseen challenges.
Every step we take will offer
hope and strength to individuals
facing cancer. If you would like
to sponsor me please go to
www.greatwalktobeijing.com."
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| Cash In
The Attic - More Pictures |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008 •
Thanks to Merx..................................Pictures |
| Pictures
of Toyah and John at the filming
of Cash in the Attic last
Tuesday. 
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| Toyah @
Skegness |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008 •
Thanks to Martyn...............................Pictures |
| Toyah,
onstage and backstage, in
Skegness on Friday 22nd February. 
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| Toyah
Gig Guide 2008 |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008............................................................Gigs/Live |
Fri
14th March - Minehead - Full band
set
Sat
29th March - Nightingales,
Birmigham - Live PA
Sat
31st May - Back To The 80's -
Braehead Arena, Glasgow
Fri
13th June - Wisley Music Festival
- Wisley Gardens, Surrey
Sat
28th June - Grassington Festival,
Yorkshire - Full band set
Sat
5th July - Kings Lynn Festival -
Full band set
Sat
12th July - The Quarry,
Shrewsbury - Here & Now band
Sun
20th July - Very Best of the 80s,
Stanstead Park - Here & Now
band
Fri
25th July - Wickerman Festival,
East Kirkcarswell - Full band set
Sat
26th July - Powderham Castle,
Exeter - Here & Now band
Sun
27th July - British Motor Show,
London - Here & Now band
Fri
1st August - Shugborough Music
& Fireworks, Staffordshire
Sat
9th August - Ascot Racecourse,
Berkshire - here & Now band
Sat
1st November - Embassy Ballroom,
Selsey |
| Here
& Now - Three New Shows
Announced |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008............................................................Gigs/Live |
| Here
and Now have issued press
releases on three further shows.
Two have previously been added to
Dreamscape's Toyah Gig Guide. See
above for the updated dates. We are
pleased to announce a mini Here
And Now show in Wisley
FRIDAY
13TH JUNE 2008: RHS GARDEN
WISLEY, SURREY
THE
STARS OF THE 80'S
BELINDA
CARLISLE
NICK
HEYWARD
TOYAH
ALTERED
IMAGES
Tickets
available from 0871 230 1095 (24
hours) or via the web
www.rhs.org.uk/wisley
We are
pleased to announce yet another
Here And Now summer show
in
Shrewsbury
SATURDAY
12th JULY 2008: SHREWSBURY THE
QUARRY
RICK
ASTLEY
BANANARAMA
MIDGE
URE
NICK
HEYWARD
HEAVEN
17
T'PAU
TOYAH
Tickets
available from 01603 660444 or
Shrewsbury Music Hall 01743
281281
Via
the web www.imlconcerts.co.uk
Spectacular
firework finale. On sale Friday
29th February
We are
pleased to announce another Here
And Now summer show, this one at
the legendary Ascot Racecourse
SATURDAY
9th AUGUST 2008: ASCOT
RACECOURSE, BERKSHIRE
KID CREOLE
AND THE COCONUTS
BANANARAMA
BELINDA
CARLISLE
PAUL
YOUNG
ABC
T'PAU
TOYAH
Tickets
are offically on sale Friday 29th
February but members of this site
can purchase them as of now
Tickets
available from Ascot box office
0870 727 1234 between 9.00am and
5.00pm, Monday to Friday or 24
hours from www.ascot.co.uk
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| Cash In
The Attic - Lot Pictures |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008 •
Thanks to Merx..................................Pictures |
| The
Calamity Jane full-size
cut out, record player and signed
'The Blue Meaning' vinyl, from
the Cash in the Attic
auction. 
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| Cash In
The Attic - Filming Pictures |
| Saturday
1st March, 2008 •
Thanks to Damon...............................Pictures |
| Pictures
of Toyah at the filming of Cash
in the Attic last Tuesday.
The show will air on BBC1 in May. 
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