I Can't Believe It...

I think I have only been in the Town Hall in Bishop Auckland once in my life...it was where Mum as a child performed in a kind of concert and sang Jerusalem and a local folk song...bless her...I think when I last was there possibly thirty years ago, they were showing Laurel and Hardy films(as there is some kind of appreciation/fan club locally)and the town has a connection to Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Who? That is Stan Laurel...as his father was the manager of the town's theatre known as the Eden Theatre. There is so much about him on You Tube I have only linked to one such programme. This also features another great of the silent era Buster Keaton...

There is a wonderful statue of Stan in Bishop Auckland here's a clip of it being unveiled by his niece in 2008. But again quite a few places around the UK has one...I think just about everyone likes to acknowledge their connection with him.

I found this of Laurel and Hardy, I have never seen it before...superb!

Well, I have discovered that a few concerts and shows take place at the Town Hall and on November 21st Richard Digance is appearing and the tickets are only £8 probably cost as much for the return bus ticket but considering most tickets in the local theatres are nearer £16-£22 that is a bargain...So hopefully I'll forget my troubles for a couple of hours and be able to smile...I think it is his only show in the North East for months but I have found that he is to appear in Darlington in March so there is another chance should this show get cancelled or the weather turns nasty, when snow comes Bishop Auckland can be difficult to reach...even by bus...