The Prince's Trust - An Exclusive Evening with Heather Small - June 25th

An Exclusive Evening with Heather Small
The Prince's Trust Leadership group in the North West is proud to present a very special evening featuring one of the UK's most distinctive voices.


Date: 25th June 2009
Location: Davenport Green Hall, Hale.
Dress Code:Dinner jacket and cocktail dresses

During the evening, our Search for a Hero Awards will be celebrating the achievements of young ambassadors and business mentors. Scott Chapman will also be entertaining us over dinner.

The evening starts at 7pm with a champagne reception. Carriages at Midnight.

This promises to be the event of the season and is not to be missed.

How to book
Tickets, per table of ten, are £1,000 for NWLG Members and £1,250 for Non-Members.

For more information and tickets, please contact Julia Worthington at 01244 403067.




SetList:
Search For The Hero
Movin On Up
Angel St
One Night In Heaven

Heather performs new song "70,000 Days" at International Creative Forum

The International Creative Forum

An international, stellar cast of artists, thinkers and cultural commentators will gather to perform, display, discuss and share their ideas....

Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London

Saturday 10 November 2007

The International Creative Forum (ICF) is one of the highlights of the Freedom and Culture programme. An international, stellar cast of artists, thinkers and cultural commentators will gather to perform, display, discuss and share their ideas on the significance of the bicentenary of the Parliamentary abolition of the slave trade.

Renowned international figures such as Professor Angela Davis, the American activist, academic, and writer and Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka will be speaking at the ICF.

Audiences will have the opportunity to hear singing star Heather Small performing her own composition, especially commissioned by Freedom and Culture.

Talented composers, Shirley Thompson and Philip Herbert, have also been commissioned by Freedom and Culture to provide further dazzling musical contributions that reflect on the themes and issues raised by the bicentenary.

Freedom and Culture will also be commissioning a spoken word artist to perform at the International Creative forum. Visual artist Mary Evans has been commissioned to create an original, site-specific work for the ICF. Other participants include multi-award winning author Andrea Levy as well as acclaimed filmmaker John Akomfrah.

Cost:

• £120 (organisations with a turnover of over £150k a year)

group bookings of ten or more will qualify for 10% discount

• £60 (everyone else)

To book a place please telephone the Southbank Centre on

0871 663 2598

Monday to Friday 9.30am until 5.30pm

for further information telephone Umi Mistry / Will Dawson on

0113 394 4620 or email admin@freedomandculture.org

www.freedomandculture.com

The ICF is part of a suite of Freedom and Culture events taking place at the Southbank from 9 -11 November and includes programmes for both adults and children. Denys Baptiste and the London Philharmonic, to name but a few, are participating in the other weekend events

Heather Small opens Spinning Field, Manchester

Spinning a golden future
Dianne Bourne
28/ 6/2007


THE launch of the latest phase of Manchester's gleaming new commercial heartland was celebrated at a glittering party.

Developer Allied London took the wraps off 3 Hardman Street, the latest phase in its £1.5bn Spinningfields development. The celebrations were attended by 1,000 people and starred singer Heather Small.

Miss Small sang many of her M People hits. She said it was great to be back singing `in Manchester'.

The massive skyscraper - still under construction - is flanked by futuristic buildings clustered around the new Hardman Square.

Last night's event, dubbed 'The Big Party' featured a massive fireworks display, aerial acrobatics and Brazilian-style samba dancers - all in the tree-lined square.

Fireworks

Party guests included Manchester Council leader Sir Richard Leese, chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein, Urban Splash boss Tom Bloxham and Hilton Tower architect Ian Simpson.

Sir Howard said: "This is another milestone in the achievement of our ambition of making a new commercial quarter which is not only good for the city but for the entire north west."

Property magnate Mr Simpson said the development has been a `fantastic result' for Manchester.

He said: "This used to be an area of dereliction, so to attract the type of business and quality of architecture and public spaces here makes this an awesome addition to the city centre."

The development will feature a glitzy shopping centre and a host of top restaurants including Yo Sushi, Café Rouge, Carluccio's Italian Restaurant and Gourmet Burger.

Talks with exclusive fashion retailers, including Giorgio Armani and Hugo Boss, are under way.

Located between Deansgate and the banks of the River Irwell, the Spinningfields development is already home to the Manchester Evening News, its parent company M.E.N. Media and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

[Source: ManchesterEveningNews]

In Concert: Clitheroe, The Grand

Heather Small - The Grand, Clitheroe
Friday 28th March
*****
Making our way to Clitheroe was problematic to say the least, trust us to set out in the middle of rush hour! 2 and a half hours later, after a lengthy car journey, my friend Stuart and I finally arrived in the small rural town. The "The Grand" is a brand new 3 Million pound venue which used to be a local cinema, and on the opening night it had some very special guests indeed.

Tonight the venue was looking stunning, after a champagne reception with the VIPs, the locals (and Heather Small fans) were let in from the rain. I could hardly believe my luck when I was directed toward the front seats, there was not a better seat in the house. On my left, the owner of the venue, on the right, the Mayor of Clitheroe and his wife. But most importantly, directly ahead, the stage!

With a capacity of no more than 300 it was an intimate evening with great talent. First up was Esther O'Conner, along with her Father (former Wet Wet Wet guitarist) and Brother, the O'Conner family impressed the audience and warmed them up nicely with their songs. There was a short ten minute break after their set and the audience was asked not to record any video, audio or take any photo's whilst the main act was on stage.

Heather Small took to the stage looking beautiful in a long black dress and silver stilettos, accompanied only by two talented backing singers. Straight away Heather started belting out her signature song, classic anthem "Proud" and the audience were hooked. The set list was short and sweet but non the less very impressive, showcasing Small's solo hits as well as classics from M People. The title track of Heather's 2006 release "Close To A Miracle" and the classic "How Can I Love You More" were the evenings highlights! A dedication went out in the form of "Search For The Hero" to all who made the dream venue a reality, and she even broke out into some sexy dancing. This obviously proved too much for one of the more "mature" VIPs as he took his handkerchief from him pocket and let out a infatuated whistle whilst wiping the sweat from him brow. He was not at all pleased when Heather directed her attention to Myself and friend Stuart on one verse of "Moving On Up", she sang the line "I've had enough of me, baby, being part of you" accompanied by a wink and kiss, we naturally returned the favour and broke out in dancing! Madonna eat your heart out, this lady has real sex appeal.

After her performance Heather returned to the stage for one last song and to thank the audience. A fantastic end to the night, although it had come far too quickly. But with the help of a little sweet talking, we were honoured with the opportunity to meet the star herself. A very genuine woman with a warm personality, Small happily signed my album covers and posed for photo's with us. The backing singers were also great, they complemented my hair and chatted to us for a while, suggesting we should travel to the M People concert in Denmark during the summer. But most importantly I got a hug and kiss on the cheek from Heather herself. Just like she sang only half an hour before, it really was "One Night In Heaven".