When I receive my honorary Doctorate from University of Manchester in October it will be conferred by the Chancellor of University of Manchester. When Vice Chancellor Dame Nancy Rothwell offered me Read more [...]
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Tag Archives: Dave Haslam
Dear Greg Dyke Chairman of The FA Cup
Dear Greg Dyke, Chairman of The Football Association, In the eighties, my early days at BBC, it was common knowledge amongst friends that there was more diversity in the canteen than anywhere Read more [...]
FA Cup poem kicks off 2015.
New year starts off on the centre spot. Yesterday it was announced on BBC World TV. With FA Cup fever gripping the nation ahead of this weekend’s Third Round, The Football Association is releasing Read more [...]
What is The Christmas Dinner and how is it doing?
This Christmas Dinner in Manchester is inspired by The Tope Project who did it first in London last year. Louise Wallwein writes on the crowdfunder site "The Christmas Dinner is a pop up organisation Read more [...]
Places for care leavers at The Christmas Dinner.
I check with The Christmas Dinner referral team to see how many care leavers are confirmed. Twenty five. There's space for 45. I’m told an anxious young man has telephoned saying he needed travel Read more [...]
Thankyou crowdfunders #TCD2013
If you have a good idea for the community in Britain there is a way to make it happen. Thankyou Louise Wallwein from The Christmas Dinner team. Louise had the idea to approach crowdfunder.co.uk to raise Read more [...]
FESTIVAL VIP TICKET SALE FOR #TCD2013
We only have seven days left to crowdfund to reach 10,000 total. Then we have funded this and and much of next years Christmas Dinner. Wharehouse Project have offered VIP Festival ticket sales to The Read more [...]
SALANDER FEEDBACK.
I received the first feedback on SALANDER my installation at The Roundhouse which opened to the public yesterday. I asked if I could share and the author gave permission. Salander has sold Read more [...]
Picture House Cinema backs The Christmas Dinner #TCD2013
I've just this minute met Leah Byrne of Picture House Cinemas. We met in Shoreditch House. Picture House have donated a whole cinema experience for The Christmas Dinner in Manchester as well as additional Read more [...]
#TCD2013 The Christmas Dinner
"Use the twitter hashtag #TCD2013 for all communications on The Care Leavers Christmas Dinner in Manchester. Or the poet gets it. I said The poet gets it" Read more [...]