I’ve always been a huge fan of Laurel and Hardy. This week I found a silent film that Stan Laurel made in 1923 called ‘The Soilers’. A camp cowboy appears regularly throughout the ten minute film. Here are two clips: Stan grew up in and around theatres in Britain because his father was a theatre … A camp cowboy in a Stan Laurel film from 1923
Manchester club Cruz 101 celebrated its 17th birthday on 23 May with a £10,000 prize raffle. Entrants could win a brand new 2009 Citroen C1 with private registration plate. However rumours are circulating that the car was won by the nephew of the owner of the club. We have asked Cruz 101 for a statement … Did a relative of Cruz 101’s owner win the top prize in the club’s £10,000 prize birthday raffle?
Much has been written about the extra income that Manchester Pride brings in for the local economy. In 2008, Andrew Stokes, who is chairman of Manchester Pride and chief executive of Marketing Manchester (the tourist board) told the press that Pride was worth more than £17.5m per year to Manchester’s businesses. Other estimates have been … Snouts in the trough at Manchester Pride: the Tourist Board
* Employment tribunal reaches decision * Funding crisis: Outnorthwest magazine slashed * An NHS-funded registered charity that engages in politics * 62% of the annual income goes to pay 23 employees
It’s the evening of Monday 26th August 1991 and Manchester’s second ‘Carnival of Fun’ weekend is coming to a close. Of course, this is the forerunner of the current Manchester Pride.
In those days before the ‘no-money-left-for-charity’ scandal of 1999, the event attracted the support of some big names. Princess Diana sent a telegram wishing every success in 1991 and there was a buzz that someone important might make a surprise appearance on the final night.
Here’s a PDF copy of the Lesbian and Gay Foundation’s Annual Report and Financial Statements, for the year ending 2008.
More than a quarter of the LGF’s income comes from
It’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month. If you grew up in Britain in the 1960s or 1970s then you probably remember the 13-part series Robinson Crusoe on BBC Television. This French production was shown many times between 1965 and the early 1980s, often during school holidays. Featuring handsome Robert Hoffman, people remember the programme … LGBT History Month: the 1960s BBC TV series Robinson Crusoe, Lee Payant and Gordon Heath
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