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Abby
Sefton Hospital gets visited by Noddy!
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STAFF from
Abbey Sefton Hospital in Crosby where visited by Noddy as part of
the preparation for the 'Noddy Walk' in Warrington in aid of
the Arthritis Research Campaign on Sunday, 11 June 2006.
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"The staff at
Abbey Sefton Hospital were terrific, ever so supportive of our vital
work!" said Ruth Owen, arc Area Appeals Manager.
See
www.noddyappeal.org for more
details or
www.arc.org.uk
Wirral 06
Business Fair
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to play at
The Havana Club
Photos by MD Boyce.
BRADFORD band
OPERATOR SIX will be playing at The Havana Club in Southport on
Friday 2 June 2006. After successful gigs in Glasgow, London and
Leeds the band will be ready to break onto the mersey scene. The
Remedy.. Grey Is The Monument and Glass Vegas will be supporting,
doors open at 8 with £4 at the door.
If 2005 turned out to
be a year to remember for Bingley-based crowd pullers Operator Six,
then 2006 could well be the year that propels the band into the
national spotlight.
Operator Six are a 4
piece; Adam Boyce (guitar/Vocals) and brother Alexander Boyce
(Guitar) reside in Bingley while Darren Akeroyd (Bass) and Ian ‘THE
WIG’ Atkinson (Drums) hail from Oakworth in Keighley.
To describe the
musical style of Operator Six isn’t an easy thing to do, with so
many different influences Operator Six have a good mix that makes
them sound like no one else.
2005 started with the
recording of their eagerly anticipated self funded debut studio demo
album entitled ‘Alibi’ which they recorded in the picturesque
Calder Valley, on the slopes of the Pennines close to Hebden Bridge.
Produced and Engineered by Steve Fenton, the final product was a
powerful 10 track album which received exciting reviews.
In May of 2005
Operator Six had a tough decision to make, the opportunity to sign
to newly created independent label ‘Cone Records’ was on the
table but decided against it in favour of gaining more experience
before committing to such a deal.
The band then
appointed ex Oasis roadie and current Paul Weller guitar tech Roger
‘Trotwood’ Nowell as their manager, with his experience of
the music industry, contacts and ‘Get things done’ attitude
it was defiantly a positive move.
July of 2005 proved to be a major turning point for the band which
saw the band supporting the ‘Modfather’ himself Paul Weller at sell
out crowds at Bradford’s St Georges Hall and Telford’s International
Centre.
The success of the
Weller dates lead them to support Ocean Colour Scene at the
picturedrome in Holmfirth.
With the band constantly writing new material friend of the band
Paul Weller invited them down to his private recording studio ‘Black
Barn Studios’ in January of this year where they laid down 3 brand
new tracks.
For the past couple of months Operator Six have been concentrating
on playing gigs across England and Scotland, promoting themselves by
appearing on local radio stations and writing more songs and with
growing interest from major labels such as V2, EMI and Sony BMG 2006
promises to be a year to remember. |
