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Clifton Hall - Book update

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:09:54 +0100

It seems to be taking me forever to complete Book II, about the lives of Reg and Dorothy Calvert and Clifton Hall, otherwise known as the 'School or Rock' or 'School of Pop.' The book is almost ready to publish - and is currently being read / edited. 190 pages and many photographs. It will cover the period between 1960 and 1964, continuing from Southampton days and the move to Clifton Hall near Rugby.

Writing this book is like putting together a massive jigsaw. So many people have come forward with their memories of working for Reg and Dorothy Calvert and their amazing time at Clifton Hall. Woven into the story is detail of struggle, failure and success, great sadness and much fun!

Book Progress Report - Book Two 'Clifton Hall' is now almost complete. ...

Sat, 30 May 2015 21:09:08 +0100

REG - DEATH OF A PIRATE - Play review

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:34:12 +0100

4th November, 2011. Abbey Theatre Nuneaton.
What a night! ~ After a 'poor' dress rehearsal the previous night - we were all worried. But on the night - we pulled it off and everyone came out of the theatre 'buzzing'. It was great to hear the audience laughing and enjoying the play. The story of Reg and Dorothy's lives is extraordinary. Full of drama, highs and lows. Not what the audience were expecting. Many of the audience remembered them, Glen Dale, Andy Brown, Barney Peacock, Roger Scarrott - had lived at Clifton Hall (School of Rock 'n' Roll) and others had either come to their dances or been in one of the bands who had played for them. The BBC Midlands Today came and filmed part of the rehearsal on Tuesday and broadcast an interview on Thursday 3rd November. Pinkerton's Assorted Colours were the guest band - and they were brilliant and played on by popular demand - long after the play had finished as the audience didn't seem to want to go home. They were discovered by Reg and Dorothy Calvert and had a top twenty success with 'Mirror Mirror.' One of the main comments repeated by the audience as they came out of the theatre was 'This ought to be a film'.