Bulletin 14.01.22. | Bowler Dessert

14.01.22.

New Night Owls Tent of Oldham

Most of us are Oldhamers and existing members of Be Big Tent in Ashton under Lyne and have been for 30 years plus. We’re also frequent visitors to Sailors Beware in Hyde and will continue to be.

As there’s never been (to my knowledge) a SOTD Tent in Oldham, which is a neighbouring Greater Manchester Borough to Tameside (Ashton, Hyde and Stalybridge), we decided to form Night Owls as there seemed to be a lot of local interest in L&H in Oldham.

Why Night Owls? The Owl is the symbol of Oldham so it seemed appropriate as there’s also currently no other UK Tent we’re aware of using the name.

Check out our Facebook page “Night Owls UK “ - we called it that as there’s a US Tent in Connecticut on FB called “Night Owls Tent”.

Following our opening night on 4th January we’ve had some good press (see above) and we’re expecting a good turnout for our next meeting on 1st February.

Garry Errock

Donation to Variety

Bowler Dessert Online has donated £25.00 to Variety, the Children’s Charity, helped by the sale of Christmas cards last year. Thanks go to all those who bought cards. Your donation has been much appreciated.

Beau Chumps meet

Over 30 were at the first Beau Chumps tent meeting of 2022, and a swell time was had by all.

A remarkable £110 was added to tent coffers via the raffle and sales stall and Blind Veterans UK was nominated as this year’s charity by Chump Andy who already raises funds for that splendid cause.

Thanks to all who attended and we’re already looking forward to February 9th when we’ll enjoy the director’s cut of Gary Winstanley’s ‘Laurel and Hardy’s Road to Laughter’.

Mke Jones

McGrath’s play back on the radio

First broadcast in 1996, Tom McGrath’s play Laurel and Hardy is being aired next Sunday (16th) afternoon, 16.00, preceded by the Glen Mitchell prog about the UK tours.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j8wd

Dave Williamson

Address change at Laughing Gravy Tent of Tingley

Shirley Bottomley, Grand Sheik of the Laughing Gravy Tent of Tingley (Oasis 47), has changed her address to

8 Balmoral Court

Tingley

Wakefield

WF3 1FG

Brats Tent

Laurel and Hardy in Glasgow

Catch a rare clip of Laurel and Hardy in Glasgow in 1952 at https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=189173808659077.

Neil Brand event

Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh will host Neil Brand with a musical accompaniment to silent Laurel & Hardy films on Thursday 10th February at 19 30.

Chris Craig

Intra-Tent Journal

What's black and white and read all over? This winter's issue of the ITJ, due to be mailed mid-January (at the printer now). Featured: the final instalment in "Transition to Sound."