ant pursuit , the trophy known as the ''Wads/ i I worth Cup. Rennison :Mrs. Annie Simpson, of Lans downe Road, Bare, died sud A resident of Morecambe for denly at her home on Monday. Eric: 'He might have resented it on a Monday, but when he got paid on a Friday'. of Mr Richard Alexander Wilson. Re vas the oldest resident to the village .nativt of Middleton. . He also enjoyed golf and bridge, was a lightning solver of crossword puzzles and an after-dinner speaker in considerable demand. JACKSON Peter & Kathleen 30th March 1963 Congratulations Mum & Dad on your Diamond Wedding. The second world war caused a temporary hiccup in their burgeoning professional relationship: Wise served in the Navy and Morecambe was a Bevin Boy. aged 79. where he had been the proprietor for 20 years. Beyond Radio. The latest issues were added in Nov 11, 2021. Ernie refined this stance and created a brilliantly funny, unique persona for Eric to bounce off: vain, snobbish, puritanical, mean, sexually naive, magnificently smug and given to delusions of artistic grandeur - Ernie: 'My mother's got a Whistler.' Its a pre-eminent example of an entertainment complex, not only of Morecambe or the seaside, but of the UK, she says. This newspaper is published by Johnston Press plc in Morecambe, Lancashire, England . Latest court lists for Lancaster and Morecambe. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. The silly half of the legendary duo was a keen birder: a hide at Leighton Moss is named after him. They resumed their friendship in 1947 when Morecambe auditioned for the role of 'feed' to a comic in Lord Sangster's variety circus at Godalming in Surrey. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors Lancaster, died on Wednesday. Herbert Bolt. I pick up a bag of fish and chips from the excellent Atkinsons in Albert Road. When Elgar was asked what was the future of classical music, he replied: Its not London; its somewhere farther north. A native of Linthwaite. _ A native of Stockton, she was married twice and came . Morecambe, died on Saturday at the Devonshire Arms Hotel, Bolton Abbey. Law Enforcement Agency. MUHAMMED, Ribar Zuber (37), Ullswater Road, Lancaster. Lodges Grove, Bare. _ A native of Stockton, she was married twice and came OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Dyson Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dyson, laged 84. of 11 Ellesmere Grove. Death Notice. OBITUARY Mr. G. R. Ross A well known stallholder of Morecambe Market. First Names. Place. he 1 ,-mkeil on many twins in the d,irict after OBITUARY in falling health for about fonrl whose tower can be seen on years. Plans are due to be submitted this summer and, if approved and if government co-funding is forthcoming ground could be broken next year. Their shows for the BBC and later ITV - still regularly re-broadcast - were comfortingly familiar: some front-of-curtain banter (usually the funniest part of the show), followed by a sketch or two, and then one of Ernie's deliberately atrocious plays, based on classics such as Wuthering Heights or Mutiny On The Bounty, with guest stars like Glenda Jackson, Peter Cushing and Andre Previn. OBITUARY Mr. L. Hodgson Mr. Lewis Hodgson. n energy-sapping heat haze drains the life out of Morecambe Bay. Even the joyful statue of Eric Morecambe caught in his famous skipping pose looks too washed out to bring anyone sunshine. Sadly missed DENTON 9th May 2020 At her home in Montgomery House Nursing Home, Shropshire nee Miller Passed away 21st March at St James Lodge. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. LANCASTER - Mrs. Billie Sue Belk Robinson, "Nana," 81, passed away peacefully in her home Saturday, March 18, 2023. Its a very different kind of person who goes to Morecambe than to Blackpool; I love them both but people came here, to the Naples of the North, for the heritage, the walks, the views and the environment. aged R 3. For purposes connected with the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, produced a record which was known to be false in a material . 12/10/2022. She had been in failing health for several months. He was A native of Cumberland. Morecambe, died at her home on Friday. Jewel and Warriss they bravely turned down as being too big and too much themselves to be scaled down to TV situation comedy. Born in TorrishOhne, he worked for Robinson and Sons. Lancaster Area Police. (Forest Hall) Passed away after a very short illness on 22nd April 2023 (Burnopfield) Peacefully on 7th April 2023, aged 91 years, Dave, much loved dad of (Leam Lane) Peacefully in hospital on 22nd April aged 88 years, George. at 111, Clareedon Road. Green had been a spry little fly-half at Aske's, and retained a love of rugby football all his life. Beneath are the cockles and shrimps of local culinary fame. SHEILA (Phythian) Passed away peacefully on 26th January 22 on the Isle of Wight, after a Jack passed away on 1st February 2022. KING Morecambe Passed away after a short illness at Lancaster Royal Infirmary on. Passed away suddenly in the Royal Lancaster infirmary on 13th May 2022. Official account of the Lancaster Guardian newspaper in north Lancashire. 3 talking about this. He was 84. than 20 years. on Friday. She was born April 12, 1941, in Lancaster, daughter of the late Bill Blease . 1922, 1924, 1927-1935, 1938-1940, 1946, 1948-1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1960. In fact, they had met as pupils at Haberdashers Aske's in south London - where they wrote a school panto - and after war and post-war service Hills went on to teach English. Economic value aside, the scheme is already having a positive impact locally. As Sid Green said at a writing school seminar in 1964, two heads were better than one, especially in the need for constant self-criticism. Published on 21/04/2023. The Winter Gardens was never a music hall theatre. News you can trust since 1837. Lancaster Guardian. Now he's becoming a character, a personality.' Morecambe, died on Saturday at the Devonshire Arms Hotel, Bolton Abbey. 'But we are a cheap music-hall act,' Eric would respond before looking out at the audience and confiding, sotto voce: 'This boy's a fool.'. _ A native of Stockton, she was married twice and came OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Dyson Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dyson, laged 84. of 11 Ellesmere Grove. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. At the end of a terraced row on Sandylands Promenade, there is a new mural by the Glasgow-based all-women street art foursome Cobolt Collective. It was known as the Albert Hall of the north. Sid James was easy, the diffident Roy Castle more difficult, though they cracked it in the end. Born in St. Helens, Mr. Howell come to Morecambe OBITUARY Mr. E. Lumb A retired farmer who came to Morecambe 12 months ago for his health, Mr. Edgat Lumb, aged 74. died at his home, Westminster Road, Morecambe, on Thursday, last week Mr. Lumb was a native of ! Aged 95 years peacefully on 29th January 2020 at the Sands Care Home Morecambe A visitor lit a candle on the Death Notice of, A visitor left a Tribute on the Death Notice of, A visitor made a Donation on the Death Notice of, A visitor added a Photo on the Death Notice of, This site is brought to you by Reach PLC who are a supplier member to. * We take your privacy seriously. Thats Morecambes shtick: retro, refined, somewhat romantic. Stolen off-road farm . A. Simpson , Anaccomplished local singer. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors. OBITUARY Mr. J. W. Willon Mr. John William Willan, 'aged 70. of 7. News you can trust since 1837 . 02070237931. She will be missed by all. of knowledge He leaves a widow , a daugh- tor, two grandsons and four MR. TERENCE COOKSON great g OBITUARY Mr. A. Pedder Mr, Arthur Pedder. An energy-sapping heat haze drains the life out of Morecambe Bay. Given the natural wonders at hand Morecambe Bay, the Trough of Bowland, the Lakes Eden Project North would have plenty of inspiration for filling its domes with local flora. OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Wall A well-known Morecambe boarding-house keeper, Mrs.' j Mary Ellen Wall, aged 69, of ; 102, Clarendon Road, died at' j her home on Friday. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors. Sid James, Bruce Forsyth, Morecambe and . A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. Morecambes front is a hotchpotch of good and bad ideas. . View Anniversary. Ernest Wiseman was born in Leeds, the son of a railwayman. Findmypast | Morecambe 3, Lincoln 2: Shrimps fight back to keep hopes alive Derek Quinn . The population of Morecambe and Heysham is 55,428. Though they later answered to a matey 'Sid' and 'Dick', this duo was at first billed, in rather scholastic fashion, as SC Green and RM Hills. Last year we used the enforced closures to get a lot of work done. Mr. Pedder who vas born in Bradford came to Morecambe five years ago He was employed OBITUARY 'property management He , and four grandchildren. The place to find and share news of a death in the UK - https://www.legacy.com/united-kingdom/ Death Notice. In March this year, it was announced that Lancaster University would become a stakeholder. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. JULIA HOOKINSON. Lancaster. Passed away on 8th May age 92, Beloved wife of the late Derek Tilley. lived In Torrisholme. In 1907 he emigrated to Australia, where he became dock worker at . If what seemed a good joke to one partner didn't make the other laugh, it was probably not good enough. Ernie was funny, too, but had other skills: he was a fine dancer and a good singer. Latest Obituaries news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice In the evenings his father sang at local working men's clubs, and Ernie was introduced into the act when he was seven. Sign in. Sadly passed away 16th April 2023. The deep affection that radiated from the stage or screen could not be faked, however, and the public responded warmly to their obviously close friendship. Live at Southport in the 1970s, their first entrance brought them the kind of reception normally associated with rock stars. Mr. Mills name to the town in 1927. and 'up to his retirement, OBITUARY. Road. 1929-60 Morecambe Guardian and Heysham Observer. 590. Breached a community order. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. More Options. Did Ernie resent all the years he spent without getting good lines? ', When they were firmly established as Britain's top double-act, the generous Morecambe was delighted with the laughs Ernie was getting. In 2019, Lancaster and Morecambe College signed a 25-year deal with Eden Project North to deliver a Morecambe Bay curriculum for students. Last Names. 24. Thats what the Eden Project is hoping to build on.. Over the years, however, as they became increasingly useful additions to variety bills up and down the country, the act evolved. (modern). Sadly missed DENTON 9th May 2020 At her home in Montgomery House Nursing Home, Shropshire nee Miller Passed away 21st March at St James Lodge. From time to time they returned to their roots, topping variety bills. Morecambes Grade II-listed Winter Gardensis being restored. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. came to Morecambe with OBITUARY Mr. J. M. Mills Mr. John Marsland Mills. Deceased was a native of Halifax and went to Bradford as W boy. Comparison with Oliver Hardy is not misplaced: Hardy summed up his own appeal as 'a very stupid guy who thinks he's a cut above another stupid guy'. aged 75. of The youngest of five brothers,ovesLminster Road, Morecambe. Soon afterwards they were lured to America, contributing to all sorts of TV shows and occasionally furnishing material for visiting stars' Las Vegas appearances. 'There's no future in that. 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: Their popularity had not even begun to wane when Eric Morecambe died. Beloved son (ne Walker) After a short illness on April 19th, Hazel aged 83 years, sadly passed away (Leam Lane formerly of Windy Nook). A collection of obituaries found in the British Newspaper Archives. Former Morecambe High School pupil publishes her first novel Louise . While still serving in the army in Wales, Green had married a local girl, Margaret Holt, who survives him together with three daughters, Amanda, Sian and Megan, and three grandchildren. Frank Duffy & Son. Year. , Bowerby, near Halifax. SHEILA (Phythian) Passed away peacefully on 26th January 22 on the Isle of Wight, after a Jack passed away on 1st February 2022. Aged 70 years, Sadly, passed away on Sunday 30th January 2022 at home with his wife Mary On 6th November 2021 in The Royal Lancaster Infirmary aged 73 years. A pioneer of the motor_indmtry im this town, Mr. John Harrison, died at his residence, 7, Cambridge Street, Morecambe, on Wednesday, in his 69th year. aged 55. of 8, Bellamy Avenue. where he had been the proprietor for 20 years. 9th April 1966 Happy anniversary Marie on this our 57th wedding anniversary. The greenery on the opposite shore appears and, beyond, the steep slopes of the Cumbrian fells. Dave King departed, eventually, for other fields, while Green and Hills extended their studies to other artists. * We take your privacy seriously. All rights reserved. Mrs. Dyson came to Morecambe in 1936 OBITUARY Mr. W. Gardner I Three weeks after he collapI sed at his work on a building site at Giggleswick, Mr. Wil' ham Gardner, aged S 5, died at phis Combermere Road home. David of Whitworth and Morecambe, passed away on Sunday 16th February 2020. Morecambe, died at her home on Friday. I've always really been a song-and-dance man. They started to bombard the BBC with speculative TV scripts, quite without success until they accepted the fact that the comedian was everything, and the writer - as Muir or Norden put it - merely his labourer. Peter & Kathleen JACKSON Published on30/03/2023. The one-hour special that resultedwas a triumph for all concerned. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. How to Use This Collection. Eric Bartholomew (Morecambe's real name) and Ernie Wise first met at an audition for Youth Takes A Bow, a child talent show, when Eric was 13 and Ernie already a member of the troupe. National World Publishing Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Years earlier, when Oliver Hardy died, a French newspaper headlined the story 'Laurel et Hardy est mort', and Stan, realising the truth of this, never again appeared in public as an entertainer. It was digitised and first made available on the British Newspaper Archive in Aug 26, 2017 . 2,480 talking about this. Morecambe's Grade II-listed Winter Gardensis being restored. It is governed by three tiers of local government in Morecambe Town Council, Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council. (modern). But he thought he was Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra rolled into one, and it was Eric's job to disabuse him of these notions. Mr. Sanderson, who was a draper in Market Place, Oldham. Her death will be keenly felt at the Wesleyan Church, for which she was an ardent worker far *any years. MU. Yet Ernie was much more than Eric's straight man. Flocks of oystercatchers, gulls and turnstones alight to pick at the soft sands. He could, says his daughter Amanda, extract the humour from any situation, without smut. Radio station. Born in TorrishOhne, he worked for Robinson and Sons. On prescription from this diagnosis Eric and Ernie certainly thrived, but in the trade there are those who believe that only when they switched to the BBC in 1968, with Eddie Braben taking over as writer, were they really launched to become the nation's favourites of all time. Ernie Wise found himself faced with a similar decision, but, poignantly, he was still a comparatively young man and tried to fall back on his old song-and-dance skills. She had been in failing health for several months. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. A new mural on Morecambes Sandylands Promenade celebrating the heritage of Wakes weeks, when factories would shut down and workers headed for the Lancashire coast. Suddenly but peacefully in hospital on 15th April, Doug aged 80 years. Morecambe has a chequered history of dubious town planning, including a Mr Blobby-theme park that flopped before it opened. GenesReunited. 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: He was in a West End musical and did some television work, but his every appearance as a solo turn only served to remind the public of what had been lost. Findmypast | Ernie Wise, who has died aged 73 following a triple heart bypass operation, was, with Eric Morecambe, one of the two best-loved comedians Britain has ever produced. She is referring, of course, to the Cornwall-based environmental charitys plan to develop Eden Project North, a 125m eco-attraction, on a seafront site previously occupied by the Bubbles swimming pool and Dome theatre. GenesReunited. Here, ducks, geese, curlews and dunlins peck at the ridges and pools newly formed in the salt marshes and sandflats. (Our special day that we can't share, but in my heart you're always there.) head of 1 the family which owns the Midland Hotel. Harry Belafonte obituary. Mr. Harold fail- Dugdale. The prom itself is fine, but the buildings range from handsome redbrick to dour sandstone to a hideous highrise crying out for a wrecking ball. Its all a bit worthy and serious for a seaside resort, but then Morecambe was never really a Kiss Me Quick place. Published: Friday 27 April 1956. Walks across the Sands can be arranged at guideoversands.co.uk, but are fully booked for summer 2021, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. DIES. Media/News Company. MR. HERBERT MOLT, FORMERLY OP HALIFAX. Morecambe. The comic, ironically, was Ernie Wise, and so the partnership began. Bookmarks and notes are personal to you and are not public. They tailored all their efforts to one performer, Dave King. For this essential service, hes paid a princely 15 a year. Twenty years ago, before the refurbishment of the Midland Hotel added a much-needed dash of art deco glamour, it inspired the first Crap Towns book. . Aug 26, 2017 A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Morecambe, died on Friday !ne Royal Lanca.qter I nfirma w here he had been a patient for four weeks. Findmypast | But, as the tide ebbs and the muggy weather burns off, Morecambes natural qualities are quietly revealed. Costs 133. 28/02/2020. In the United States, singly or together, they wrote for Dick Cavett, Johnnie Carson and Bill Cosby. 1:48 PM. St John's Hospice. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. This was reinforced at the end of some of their later television shows, when Ernie would smirkingly accept the congratulations of sycophants while, in the background, a completely deflated Eric, with flat cap, shabby raincoat and carrier bag, would wander out of the studio. . Ernest Wiseman (Ernie Wise), comedian, born November 27, 1925; died March 21, 1999, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Banned from driving for 17 months. Pembroke Ave.: OBITUARY Mr. H. C. Howell A well known Merseyside, business man. Mrs. Dyson came to Morecambe in 1936 OBITUARY Mr. W. Gardner I Three weeks after he collapI sed at his work on a building site at Giggleswick, Mr. Wil' ham Gardner, aged S 5, died at phis Combermere Road home. 192960 Morecambe Guardian and Heysham Observer. Ernie was devastated, personally and professionally. *. . NMA members include nearly 900 . A native of Linthwaite. Charities hire the guide and the general public can join in crossings through summer. . Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. She had .been ill for three years. Sometimes they shared a bed as well, with Eric sitting bolt upright in his pyjamas, smoking a pipe, while Ernie boasted about the latest 'play what I have wrote'. Theres nothing for it but to hasten my pace along the prom and create my own breeze as I head north. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors. At first, their act was a ragbag of styles and thefts: routines borrowed from Abbott and Costello, Ernie doing a bit of clog-dancing, Eric 'blacking-up' to sing G H Elliott numbers. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Hills and Green noted that what was special about them was a reversal of the usual Mutt and Jeff double act: the straight man (Ernie) had the crazy ideas and the comic (Eric) had to go along with them. He is 'transferred the work to offices also survived by a sister. They were billed as Carson and Kid, and Ernie was required to sit on his father's knee, snivelling audibly, while Mr Wiseman sang tear-jerkers such as Little Pal When Daddy Goes Away. In the early days, comedy seemed to be the prerogative of writing duos such as Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Barry Took and Marty Feldman. bed-ridden for seven years. Daringly, they abandoned jokes as such, building all their humour from the relationship. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. Even the joyful statue of Eric Morecambe caught in his famous skipping pose looks too washed out to bring anyone sunshine. Eric was funny, pure and simple. Eric: 'Now there's a novelty' - and almost all the humour came from Eric debunking Ernie's pretensions. In real life they lived miles from each other - Morecambe with his wife and family in Harpenden, and Wise with his wife, Doreen, a former dancer, in Peterborough. Sadly passed away 17th April 2023. . op WadesedaY weep, took paw at larrishdes mastery on Saturday. Mrs. S. A. Thresh, South Grove, Morecambe. Published: Friday 18 March 1960. It hosted the likes of the Hall and Edward Elgar. This is a collaborative project with FindMyPast.com. They were friends for 44 years, partners for most of that time, and seemed inseparable, like two halves of a whole. Sid James, Bruce Forsyth, Morecambe and Wise, Roy Castle, Freddie Starr and Michael Barrymore depended on them at various times. You can review your Bookmarks in the Saved area. It was not until they joined forces with the writers Sid Green and Dick Hills (and, much later, Eddie Braben) in the early 1960s that they were able to re-create their variety success in the more intimate medium. 997. News you can trust since 1837 . For Anthony Newley, a mysterious moody 'star' of the era, they devised The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), a remarkable, semi-surrealist format many years ahead of its time - if also, alas, of its audience. Primrose Street.
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