Magnum coming to 53 Degrees on their Wings of Heaven 20th Anniversary Tour

2007 has seen Classic Rock band Magnum back in the UK Album Charts with their excellent “Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow” album.  Now the band prepare to follow this by performing their classic album “Wings of Heaven” Live in its entirety for a forthcoming Live Album to be recorded on the following UK Tour to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of this album with a date at 53 Degrees on Monday 12 November 2007.

“Wings of Heaven” was a Top 5 album in 1988 and contained 3 Top 40 singles which saw the band appear regularly on Top of the Pops.  These shows will be a set of 2 halves with the band performing the “Wings of Heaven” set alongside other Magnum classics and songs from the current “Princess Alice” album so book tickets early to avoid disappointment.

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Advanced tickets £17.50. Doors open at 7:30pm. 16+

Tickets available from all the following outlets:-

Students’ Union Reception, Fylde Road, Preston. 01772 893 000

Action Records, Church Street, Preston. 01772 258 809

Online from www.53degrees.net

Emma’s out to help the North West’s working students

EMMA Lipscombe is set to arrive at all North West colleges and universities to help trade unions and working students learn more about each other.  The 25-year-old former Unison steward is the TUC in the North West’s Student Project Organiser. Her aim is to raise student awareness of the value of trade unions while helping the TUC learn what work students undertake to fund their studies.

Emma, a former student herself, said:- “My work is about making students aware of the value of unions in campaigning and protecting people’s rights in the workplace. But it’s also about making sure we know what types of work students are taking up while they are studying. So I will be visiting all the North West’s universities and colleges and as many workplaces as possible. It’s a challenging role and an important one.’’

The North West has 225,000 full-time higher and further education students and another 335,000 part-time students. Of these, an estimated 400,000 hold down jobs while studying.  Research has shown that 40% of full-time students now believe their studies have been hampered by their need to work to fund themselves through college.

A year ago, the TUC and the National Union of Students (NUS) agreed to work closely to address the challenges posed by the growth of student employment. Less than 7% of full-time students are trade union members – and this figure drops to 4% among 18 to 25 year old students.  The TUC believes that both student workers and unions can benefit from closer relations:- Students can gain the workplace protection and services that trade union membership offers while the unions can increase their membership.  Which is where Emma comes in. She will be holding union awareness-raising sessions at all North West colleges and universities and visiting workplaces to meet working students.