A date for the reunion has finally been agreed, and it will be held on:-
Saturday 21st July 2007
The reunion will be held in the school halls from 7pm until 2am
Admission will be ticket only £15 and smart casual dress in essential.
Extensive bar facilities will be available (last orders at 1am). and a home made hot pot supper served during the evening.
Live music will be provided by a rock band, Jazz band and Irish band. There will be karaoke facilities and in between it all two disco's playing in both large and small halls.
Initial indications are that demand for tickets will be high and unfortunately will be limited. The evening will be strictly 18 years and over, tickets can be applied for by post on a first come first served basis.
Write to...
Mr K Halliwell
Wright Robinson Sports College
Abbey Hey Lane
Gorton
Manchester
M18 8RL
enclosing a cheque made payable to "Wright Robinson School Reunion " along with the form below.
Please print your name on the back and send together with a stamped addressed envelope indicating how many tickets and when you left ( with maiden name if appropriate ).
Partners and friends can attend but preference will be given to past pupils. Make sure all past pupils enter their name and when they left as a board will show these on the night. and the following form
Should you wish to look around the old building before demolition this summer, the school will be open on the Saturday between 2 and 5pm. The new building currently being built behide the the old one will open in September 2007.
So let us mark the end of the old era with a fantastic celebration of our lives , meeting old friends and making new and look forward to the start of a new one for Wright Robinson.
DO NOT MISS OUT BE THERE!
This is the last reunion is in the old building.Staff old and new will see you on the night.
Entertainment Schedule
Hi there – please also see the 2 comments below for other opportunities!!!!
We are looking for bands/acoustic acts to fill our Thursday night slots at the carlton club in whalley range. All gigs are paid – we charge £3 on the door and the takings are shared equally between each band member and the two organizers. Our last night paid 5 people (2 organisers + 3 piece band) £35 each. There were 60 people there. The club capacity is 120 which we have filled in the past so payment depends on how many people we all bring along! If you are interested in a slot please email Mike on info@exr.org.uk
We are also looking for participants in the following (we still need a number of acts) …
Our 2nd Acoustic competition (EXR Acoustic Award) begins this week (Wednesday 1st August – and every Wednesday after that) at REVISE bar, Chorlton and runs for 23 weeks – we say ‘acoustic’ but any instrument except a drum kit is allowed. There will be 64 acts in 16 heats (4 per heat) over a six month period. All acts getting through their heat and into the quarter finals will receive a decent prize. You play for half an hour and there is an audience vote at the end of the night. So bringing your support is useful BUT not crucial as the most important thing is the floating audience and bar staff as we found earlier this year. Top prize in the 1st competition was a day in Airtight recording studio and £250 and was won by ‘Coraline’– not bad for an hour and a half’s work. We are presently putting the prizes together for this competition. One will be the free recording of an album at our recording studio. Wee will also produce a compilation album of the last 16 which will be promoted through our organization and from which you will get recognition and some cash. The stage will be professionally dressed and photography will be by well known Manchester music photographer Andy (‘dArbyshire’) Darbyshire (www.myspace.com/acousticattitude). There will also be DVDs of your performance available cheaply for use on MySpace, YouTube etc.
Our 1st Electric competition (EXR Electric Award) begins at Czech Bar, Hulme (nr Royal Northern College of Music) on Friday 5th October. There will be a launch with a couple of well known Manchester bands on 28th September. Again it’s a 64-band competition with prizes from quarter finals upwards. This is a 360 capacity venue so you will have a great crowd. Our top prize so far is a weekend in Prague for the band. All of the info relating to the Acoustic Award also applies here.
One other point – every band/act involved in the competition gets a free page on the EXR site (www.exr.ORG.uk) where you can add your mp3s, pics, blurb and MySpace address
So, please contact us ASAP to secure a place as this will be a very popular event.
Fancy a laugh on the night guy's then don't miss Comedy singer songwriter of the year 2006/07 Dominic Collins in the KARAOKE ROOM 7-30pm --- 9-30pm ---- 1130-pm ask him to play songs like Our new Ancoats masionette Canadian geese over Ancoats skies Being a city fan The Mancunian Way Can you lend me a tenner please Dad and loads more see you on the night guy;s Dominic :-)
O.k - First proper gig of the summer is on Sunday 1rst of July at M19 in Levenshulme.
It'll be the first gig with the new line up of myself, Mona, Ian on Bass and our new drummer John.
its an acoustic all dayer starting from 2pm with a free BBQ for anyone there early enough. free entry before 3pm with a flyer which i'll attach for people to print off and reduced entry after that. think we'll be playing a couple of sets throughout the day and into the evening but when/if i know times i'll post them - FLYER AND INFO ON M19 MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/acousticfest
we are listed as The Menders (shit name but u no)cause i didnt give them a name and thats my email - if your using a flyer please say our name on the door because we get paid for every person coming in - might pay for half a pint or something!!!
got a couple of really nice new tunes so get yourselves down to hear them unplugged before we plug our electric guitars in!!!
