Many of you will know our Claire Smith who works out of Desiree’s Nails, Tanning, Hair and Beauty salon in Eastside, Kirkintilloch. Claire has very kindly offered a voucher for a Gel Polish for the Memory Fest ’16 raffle!
Claire has worked from the salon for many years now and does get booked up quickly so if you are the lucky winner on Sunday, remember to book your visit to Desiree’s to see Claire as quickly as possible.
Liam Fitzpatrick called around tonight with another raffle prize for Memory Fest this evening (and to purchase another four tickets for some of his pals!).
One lucky person who purchases raffle tickets will be the winner of this lovely bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey … provided I can leave it alone until then (only kidding, I am strong, I will not drink the raffle prize!).
Liam is Managing Director of Chieftain Contracts Ltd., based in Bonnybridge and a leading player in the design, construction and maintenance of indoor and outdoor sports pitches.
Chieftain Contracts are Sports Pitch Contractors and Civil Engineers and have delivered projects to the Manchester Commonwealth Games, numerous Schools and Academies, Football Clubs and various installations at Stirling University.
If you have a project in mind, why not give Liam and his team a call to discuss the options available? Their number is 0132 481 2911, they would love to hear from you with your ideas.
Don’t worry, his words, not mine!
Who is he, some of you might be asking? Well his name is Andrew (or Andy) Tunnicliffe and he is currently the CEO of Aon Risk Solutions in the UK. By day he leads 1400 colleagues across 17 offices, but apart from that, Andy is a very keen and experienced musician. He has played bass for over 30 years and plays double bass and fretless bass too!
He is currently in an eight piece band playing jazz funk and soul hits as well as current chart hits (although previously has also played some classic rock and still loves it!). The band, The Velvet Underwriters, have played together for 10 years in the London area winning the prestigious Insurance Battle of the Bands in 2009.
More recently they were the headline act at the 2014 Mistletoe Ball, held at the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane and played in front of a 2,500 crowd at the Yately Gig on the Green music festival in 2015.
Unfortunately, Andy is unable to attend our own Memory Fest ’16 so I was hoping he could perhaps donate a CD of their music that we could auction or raffle …. can you believe they haven’t actually produced one yet? I think that might have to be added to a to do list somewhere!
Still wanting to help, however, Andy has made a great offer to give someone a lesson for a couple of hours covering all bass techniques, including plectrum playing, pizzicato finger technique and slap bass. This will probably take place somewhere close to Glasgow the next time he is in the area (within the next few months) so the lucky winner will have to be a bit flexible.
Come on then, how much are you willing to offer for this opportunity? We will run the auction on the night, however if you are unable to attend and interested in having a lesson with the bass player from The Velvet Underwriters just get in touch with us and let us know what you would pay for the privilege. I’m told it could also be offered for a group of up to 4 people if this would be better for anyone.
This time next week it will be all over, R.is.E will have just finished their second set, the winners of the silent auctions will have been announced, everyone will have their raffle prizes and there should be at least a couple of the males in the audience that are super smooooth (and I don’t mean with their chat up lines!). Hey, we will even know Monkey’s name and he will have a new home!
Those of you that are able will be able to party on into the early hours at Club Bliss, but the Memory Fest part of the evening will have wound up. The cameras will have stopped rolling and the bands will have packed away … until next year? Well, lets wait and see how successful it will have been. Wouldn’t it be great to see Memory Fest become an annual event on the calendar, raising awareness and funds through Classic Rock for Alzheimer Scotland and Dementia UK?
Remember if you are unable to make it next week, you can always leave a donation on our Just Giving page, if you are able. Every penny is appreciated.
Salon Above offers an array of luxurious beauty & hair treatments for men and women, in a warm tranquil environment.
Their aim is to provide you with all your beauty and hair needs, and also help you to relax, de-stress and stimulate your mind and body.
They have very kindly offered a massage for us to raffle next Sunday evening during Memory Fest ’16 – we are still waiting for full details but they will be available on the night.
In the meantime, why not check out their Facebook Page or Instagram?
We so appreciate that these Raffle prizes keep coming in to Memory Fest ’16, helping us to raise awareness and funds through Classic Rock.
Established in Scotland for 114 years, Ghiloni’s is praised for the high quality of their food and drink and particularly on their excellent ice cream.
Well, with a £10 Gift Voucher from the Cafe, you will be able to sample it for yourself (if you win the raffle of course!).
You could try their new look cafe and treat yourself to one of their lovely, freshly prepared desserts, they have waffles (made on the premises), amazing home made ice cream and a selection of cakes, such as, hot chocolate fudge cake or caramel apple pie etc , all served with ice cream and fresh cream or hot yummy custard.
Nicola from Solo Hair on Townhead, Kirkintilloch has given us a £15 voucher to include as one of our Raffle prizes.
This is where Cathy has her hair cut and I know she is hard to please, so they must be OK!
I also did a quick search on Google as I was writing this and came across this lovely review “Great hair cut I got from Nicola, best wee hairdresser in Kirkintilloch”
So if you buy some Raffle tickets at Memory Fest ’16 on 1st May, you could be their next satisfied customer!
Who hasn’t tried this wonderful place in the heart of Kirkintilloch? Cathy is always in there and can’t say enough about the quality of food and service.
Offering some of the best coffees in Kirkintilloch, made by their trained Baristas, freshly made Sandwiches (made from bread baked daily on our premises), Baguettes, Paninis, Bagels, Jacket Potatoes with delicious fillings, home made Soup, wonderful hand made Cakes & Tray Bakes and extra large Scones, in a friendly and relaxed environment, 75 has become a rendezvous for locals and tourists alike, desperate for good food & great coffee in Kirkintilloch.
Well, now you could try it using a £10 gift voucher if you are the lucky winner on May 1st at Memory Fest. Look at the prices though, even if you don’t win, why not pop in for a coffee anyway?
Thanks Food@75 for supporting our Memory Fest ’16 event.
No, its OK, we haven’t made a typo, we did actually mean to title this article Mugstock 2016!
You see, the organisers of this festival of music and merriment known as Mugstock 2016 have very kindly provided us with not one but two weekend tickets to their event which takes place on another Bank Holiday, 29-31 July 2016. This is a huge prize, each ticket has a face value of £75.
The image to the right shows some of the stats from last year and 2016 is set to be even bigger!
So you can still come to our Memory Fest ’16, which is taking place on this next Bank Holiday Sunday and, if you are lucky whilst you are there you can win these tickets to go to Mugstock 2016 as well!
Even if you don’t win the tickets (and only one person can win) it is seriously worth going to Mugstock for a weekend of great entertainment, check out their ticket prices.
…. Hairy Men!
Yes, you read that correctly, we need three very hairy men that are going to be willing to have a strip torn off (well several actually) at our Memory Fest event at Club Bliss on 1 May 2016.
Do you fit the bill? Do you know someone that would be willing to help us out? Come on, its all in a good cause, its for Chairiteee! We thought we had someone already but Monkey has refused to do it at the last minute!
Hairy Chest or Hairy Back, apparently either one would be suitable for Claire to work on. Claire works at Desiree’s Nails, Tanning, Hair & Beauty and is giving up her time and providing her experience to make sure everything is carried out safely.
Send us a message if you are up for it, first come, first served (unless a really hairy bloke comes along that we could make more money out of!).