Win tickets and drinks to see Richard Dawson at Sunderland’s new Fire Station Auditorium
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Win tickets and drinks to see Richard Dawson at the new Fire Station Auditorium
We have a pair of tickets to give away, as well as a bottle of wine in the foyer bar, to see the inimitable songwriter at the Sunderland city centre auditorium on Saturday, January 22.
Both a realist and somewhat sentimentalist, Richard is known for his guitar-driven folk music. Moving towards a heavier, more rock-influenced sound during his 2019 album 2020, he continued to tackle the topic of struggle within a harsh and unpredictable world.
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The new mid-size venue seats 550 people or 800 standing when the central seats are retracted
And now onto his more recent collaborative record Henki, with Finnish band Circle, he continues to be a guiding force within the local music scene, with his vocal performance and humorous execution.
Speaking ahead of his appearance at The Fire Station, he said: “The Fire Station looks so great and I can’t wait to play there with my friend the estimable drummer, Andrew Cheetham.
“I haven’t played in Sunderland for many, many years. I reckon this’ll be one of the last shows I’ll do focusing on the 2020 material. You can only hold on so long before you’ve got to make way for the new.
“I didn’t get to play out this stuff in the real world half as much as I thought I would so whenever I do get the chance the sense of importance in grasping the moment and squeezing as much life out of it as possible isn’t hard to find. I hope we’ll be able to make an exciting show for you, in very strange circumstances.”
The new Fire Station Auditorium.
Opening last month, the Firestarters season runs until June 2022 at the new venue and features more than 40 artists and performers from a range of genres and art forms.
The mid-size venue, which holds 550 people as a seating venue or 800 standing, completes the transformation of the former central Fire Station which now houses the Engine Room bistro, dance studios and arts space in the old Edwardian wing and the venue in the new wing, an £11m addition to the site.
Designed by the same architect as the Sage and with world leaders in acoustic design, it’s set to play a major role in the cultural rejuvenation of the city.
It’s estimated it will plough around £5million into the local economy, creating footfall for neighbouring bars, restaurants and hotels.
Richard Dawson performs at The Fire Station on January 22
*Tickets for The Fire Station are available at SunderlandCulture.Org
Win
To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to Richard Dawson at The Fire Station on January 22, answer this question: what’s the name of the opening season at The Fire Station?
::A. Firestarters
The prize includes a bottle of wine in the new foyer bar
::B. Firefighters
::C. Fireflames
Email your answer, as well as your name and contact details, to [email protected] by 9am on Tuesday, January 18. The winner will be notified by email.
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White joined host Steve Harvey on a special episode of this talent show for seniors that reunited her with tap dancer Arthur Duncan, whom she’d featured on The Betty White Show nearly 60 years prior.
“I was on the show, and they had some letters out of Mississippi and elsewhere that some of the stations would not carry the show if I was permitted to stay on there,” Duncan explained of his stint on White’s show. “Well, Betty wrote back and said, ‘Needless to say, we used Arthur Duncan every opportunity we could.’ "
That letter helped Duncan keep his television tenure and would launch his career, allowing him to become the first Black regular on a variety show when he was hired on The Lawrence Welk Show.
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England’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign starts on Sunday with a tough opening match against reigning champions Bangladesh at Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis.
Head Coach Richard Dawson leads a 15-strong squad, skippered by Hampshire’s Tom Prest, which features players from 11 counties.
Completing group A are Canada and UAE, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the Super League knockout stage for a chance to win the tournament.
Two years ago in South Africa, England were edged into third place in a tough group featuring Australia and West Indies, but went on to win the Plate League to finish ninth overall.
When do England U19s play?
Sunday, 16 January – England U19s v Bangladesh U19s (1pm start GMT)
Tuesday, 18 January – England U19s v Canada U19s (1pm)
Thursday 20 January – England U19s v UAE U19s (1pm)
How can I follow the games?
All of England’s matches will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, with broadcasts typically beginning 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of the match.
You can also follow the live scorecards on the England Cricket app, which can be downloaded here for iOS and Android users.
Who’s in the England U19 squad?
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire), Sonny Baker (Somerset), Nathan Barnwell (Surrey), George Bell (Lancashire), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire, vice-captain), Josh Boyden (Lancashire), James Coles (Sussex), Alex Horton (Glamorgan), Will Luxton (Yorkshire), Tom Prest (Hampshire, captain), James Rew (Somerset), James Sales (Northamptonshire), Fateh Singh (Nottinghamshire), George Thomas (Somerset)
Travelling reserves: Josh Baker (Worcestershire), Ben Cliff (Yorkshire)
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It has now been 24 years since England’s sole ICC U19 Men’s CWC victory, but the team did reach the semi-finals on the way to third place back in 2014.
Last time out, England failed to get through the first round, edged out in a group also featuring Australia and the West Indies before going on to finish ninth with three wins in the play-offs.
This year, Hampshire batter and skipper Tom Prest will be hopeful of a stronger showing for a completely new-look side coached by Richard Dawson.
The team also features Barbados-born spinner Jacob Bethell, who will hope to impress on his return to the Caribbean, as well as fellow spinner Archie Lenham, who featured regularly for Sussex across all three formats in 2021 at the age of just 17.
Canada head to the West Indies to take part in a fifth successive ICC U19 Men’s CWC, and an eighth overall.
The North Americans will be hoping to improve on a best previous result of 11th place, which came in 2010.
They have never made it past the first round and into the quarter-finals, and will be up against it here with the defending champions Bangladesh and England in the group.
Skipper Mihir Patel was part of the team in South Africa, including scoring 90 against fellow Group A outfit UAE in a first-round defeat that was later avenged in the play-offs.
Canada U19 (Playing XI): Anoop Chima(w), Arjuna Sukhu, Ethan Gibson, Gurnek Johal Singh, Siddh Ladd, Yasir Mahmood, Mihir Patel(c), Kairav Sharma, Sheel Patel, Harjap Saini, Parmveer Kharoud
England U19 (Playing XI): George Thomas, Jacob Bethell, Tom Prest(c), James Rew, William Luxton, George Bell, Alex Horton(w), James Sales, Thomas Aspinwall, Fateh Singh, Joshua Boyden
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Sadler hails Sales’ ‘fantastic’ progress as teenager prepares for World Cup challenge
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Northants all-rounder James Sales
The 18-year-old is set to start for his country when they open their Group A campaign against reigning champions Bangladesh in the West Indies on Sunday afternoon.
Sales starred in England’ s warm-up victory over Papua New Guinea in midweek, claiming three for 14 and also hitting a quickfire 46 not out from just 31 balls as his team claimed a thumping 281-run win.
That performance, allied with some decent showings in the one-day series in Sri Lanka in November, should go a long way to ensuring the former Overstone Park youngster gets the nod when coach Richard Dawson names his team for Sunday’s tournament opener.
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And that would top off a remarkable few months for Sales, who only made his first team debut for the Steelbacks in the Royal London One Day Cup in August, before going on to make his Championship debut later in the summer.
That led to him being offered and signing a three-year professional contract at Wantage Road, as well as his selection for the Under-19 World Cup, where England will be based in St Kitts & Nevis.
Asked about his selection for the World Cup, Sadler said: “It is fantastic, and Salesy’s rise has been quite quick hasn’t it?
“He was playing some academy and second team cricket, he put in some performances and he matured, and then obviously the opportunity to play in the first team came along and he took it with both hands.
Northants head coach John Sadler
“He was brilliant in the 50-over competition for us, he did well in the four-day stuff, and his recognition with England Under-19s is fantastic and we are delighted for him.”
Sales, the son of former Northants skipper and batsman David, seems to have taken his recent rise in his stride, and Sadler admits he has been impressed.
“I can’t speak highly enough of Salesy, he has been great,” said the 40-year-old, who took over as head coach from David Ripley in October.
“He is very, very raw, he has some fantastic potential, but we don’t want to pile too much pressure on him at the minute, we just want him playing his cricket, enjoying it, and learning along the way.
“We will support him all the way, but it is brilliant for the cricket club that he is involved in the England set-up.”
Asked about what Sales has to offer as a player, Sadler added: “I see him as an all-rounder.
“I am not going to pigeon-hole him into anything, but he is a modern day cricketer.
“He can bat, he can bowl, and he can field as he is a natural athlete.
“With that, we don’t want to pile too much pressure on him, we just want him playing, learning, contributing, whether it’s with England Under-19s or the first or second team at Northampton.
“Wherever he is, he just has to turn up, learn and we will support him.
“But he is somebody who can contribute in all three disciplines, which is exciting.”
After England’s opener against Bangladesh on Sunday, they play Canada next Tuesday (Jan 18) and then wrap up Group A with a clash with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday (Jan 20).