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The team at KL.FM were in jubilant mood this week, after winning the Sony Award for best small radio station for the second year running.

Managing Director Darren Taylor told us “We were absolutely thrilled to win the Sony Radio Station of the Year Award for our category. We’ve really changed the way we engage with our listeners over the last two years, and clearly the Sony judges realised that we are doing something a bit special here.

“This award is not just for everyone that works here but is genuinely for the whole of King’s Lynn and I’d like to think the whole of King’s Lynn would share that success with us.”

The full interview with Darren Taylor was broadcast on the 1800Online show.

To listen to the Interview CLICK HERE

1800Online is presented twice weekly by Alan T Shearer and is sponsored by King’s Lynn Online. You can listen to previous shows at PodcastMachine

Local radio station KL.FM has won the Sony Station of the Year Award (under 300,000 category) for the second year running.

Presenter Adam Newstead proudly announced on Twitter:

‏KLFM won AGAIN!!!! Sony Award Radio Station Of The Year 2013. So proud

Host Chris Evans welcomed hundreds of hopefuls from radio stations around the country to the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

The ceremony featured performances from Robbie Williams, The Saturdays and Jamie Cullum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We thought you might like to see the first official trailer for the Alan Partridge Movie.

The Alan Partridge movie portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date- specifically how he tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio.

The Alan Partridge Movie will be in UK cinemas from August 7, 2013.

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The most famous male stripper act in the UK is making it’s way to King’s Lynn.

The incredible stripping hunks will be appearing in a 2 hour show at the Corn Exchange on Thursday 23 May. It promises to be an action packed night of Music, Muscle, Magic and Mayhem that will leave you breathless and panting for more!

With special guest appearances on massive TV shows such as The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Celebrity Big Brother, Pineapple Dance Studios, Loose Women, This Morning and The Only Way Is Essex, The Dreamboys have become the only male strip group in history to earn themselves celebrity status.

The Dreamboys are also making a special trip to Lynn on Tuesday 30 April, when they will be doing interviews, photo calls and a fan signing in The Vancouver Quarter. Plus one very lucky competition winner and friend will have lunch with The Dreamboys at The Dukes Head Hotel.

The boys will be doing the fan signing at the bandstand in The Vancouver Quarter, King’s Lynn, between 11.30 – 12.30.

There will be music and dancing to entertain visitors around the GEAR course on Sunday 5th May.

Springwood High School’s top musicians will be spreading themselves around the route. A string quartet in The Walks, a swing band in the Vancouver Centre and possibly something rockier too. We are told to wait and see!

And runners should watch out near the Bank House on the South Quay where the King’s Lynn Samba Band will be going full tilt to spur them on their way. An all-round great day of artistic and sporting activity is in prospect for 5th May!

For further information about musical opportunities at Springwood High School go to www.springwood.norfolk.sch.uk And for more on the KL Samba Band: www.deepmusic.co.uk/samba

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Ahead of her concert in King’s Lynn, we spoke to one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. The one and only Elkie Brooks …

You’re appearing at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange on Friday, and I believe you like to have a look round the town when you come?

Oh I always do. I always get there a day before and check it all out, then I’m nice and relaxed for the evening.

So whats happening in the world of Elkie Brooks at the moment?

Well, my autobiography is out at the moment and I’ve also re-released my album Powerless. We sell the books and the albums at the gigs. I’m also planning another album. It’ll be one step on from Powerless featuring the material I’m now collecting and other stuff I’ve been wanting to do for many years, and original material that I’m writing with my son Jay. It’ll be our fourth album together.

Youve had some really Massive hits – Lilac Wine , Pearl’s A Singer, Don’t Cry Out Loud, Sunshine After The Rain, No More The Fool, but I think my own particular favourite is Fool If You Thinks Its Over – what’s your favourite?

Yes I do like Fool If You think It’s Over. It was written by Chris Rea, an amazing writer and fantastic musician and a really lovely person as well. I remember When I was putting the Pearls album together it was my choice to do that particular song. Chris had a really big hit with that over in America, but I managed to have more of a hit over here than he did. I would love him to write another song for me.

You’ve worked with the late Robert Palmer and Vinegar Joe. Was that a formative time for you?

We found Robert when he was working with Alan Bown, and years before that the Mandrakes. I went up with my then husband Pete Gage, and we formed a band called Gaga and the singer was leaving so we thought Robert would be a good replacement. We went to see him at a club in Hamley. It was a very bluesy R & b type club and saw him with Alan Bown and thought he would be perfect.

We left the album with Robert and 6 months later he got back to us and said yes he would like to join the band. It was a very good partnership. We disbanded after about a year and formed Vinegar Joe, which was more of a rock, r&b type of band. I really enjoyed my time with Vinegar Joe but unfortunately Robert decided to leave.

I wanted to keep the band going but the rest of them felt it wouldn’t be the same without Robert, so I more or less had to go solo then.

You sing Rock, jazz, blues even country. Which genre is your favourite?

I’m a singer. If you sing and you sing well you should be able to sing anything. I saw the wonderful, amazing Aretha Franklin on YouTube some time ago. Her great friend Pavorotti was ill at the time, and she took his place singing it all in Italian.

I started my singing career listening to a lot of Ella Fitzgerald and Cliff Richard. I had singing lessons with our local Rabbi, and all my songs were in Hebrew!

So, whats next for Elkie Brooks?

My most important thing is getting this next album together, and hopefully we are going to get a couple of interesting guests on there.

You can also listen to this interview below:

Tickets can be obtained online at kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

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Our local radio station KL.FM has been nominated once again for UK Sony Radio Station of the Year, the same award that they won last year.

Also this year ‘HomeTime with Si’ presenter Simon Rowe is in the running for UK Radio Presenter of the Year.

Simon said “This is a public vote and for my show to win I need listeners to vote. To be honest, as I’m up against all the ‘big guns’ in London and the nationals too, so if you think I deserve a vote please search for Simon Rowe on the Sony Golden Headphones website at www.sonygoldenheadphones.com.”

If you vote for Simon, you’ll be entered into a draw to win a pair of Sony MDR-1 headphones which have been crafted by music-lovers and tuned by musicians for exceptional bass response, pristine sound quality and comfortable wear.

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The latest episode of the hugely popular Channel 4 series Come Dine With Me will feature contestants from the King’s Lynn area, and include some catastrophically bad food, rising tensions and wind-ups and bust-ups a plenty.

The programme, to be screened on Friday March 22 at 8pm, will show body builder Daniel Coleman taking on London snob Maggie Flowerdew, Norfolk local Richard Moore and outspoken Amber Woolmington.

In each episode, the programme visits a different area of the UK. Over the course of a week each contestant takes it in turn to host a dinner party for the others. At the end of the week the best host wins a £1,000 cash prize.

Yes it’s that time of year again, when the fun fair comes to the Tuesday Market Place, here in King’s Lynn.

The official opening by the Mayor will be on Thursday 14th February at 12 noon. Family Day will be on Monday the 18th, from 12 noon till 10pm, when all rides will be a just £1, apart from the Dodgems.

The Mart will be open from Thursday 14th to Saturday 23rd, opening on weekdays from 6pm and on Saturdays from 12 noon. The Mart will be closed on Sunday.

Traditionally, the Mart is the first funfair in the Showmen’s calendar where new rides are tried out and old favourites brought out from winter storage.

Some of us dread the Mart, as we know it usually brings with it a spell of cold weather. But others look forward to all the fun of the fair, having a go on the side stalls and buying candy floss, rock and all types of other sweeties from the mobile shops!

The Hung Kuen Lion Dance Team celebrated the Chinese New Year in the Vancouver Quarter, King’s Lynn.

“Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once..”

The King’s Lynn Operatic and Dramatic Society – KLODS – are presenting their production of ‘Allo ‘Allo by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd at the Arts Centre in November.

The stage version of ‘Allo ‘Allo is everything you’d expect from the enduring BBC television classic and more. Local café owner, René Artois, is in a bit of a pickle. The German army have occupied the quaint French town where he lives, stealing its valuable treasures.

Apart from the first cuckoo clock ever made, The Fallen Madonna (with the big boobies) by Van Klomp has fallen into the hands of the local commandant, Col von Stohm. Hitler wants the painting. But Strohm intends to keep it, forcing René to hide it in his café.

All of this would be fine if René wasn’t hiding two clueless British airmen, forcibly working for the resistance, flirting with the waitresses and avoiding the Gestapo as well as advances from his own wife.

The last thing he needs is a British agent disguised as a policeman trying to help…!

Currently in their 111th year, KLODS have been consistently performing at the King’s Lynn Art’s Centre since it’s re-opening in 1951. Local teacher and first time director Jill Catmull is at the helm of KLODS 206th production.

‘Allo ‘Allo is a comedy event not to be missed!

Children welcome – contains mild adult references.

Allo Allo is at at the King’s Lynn Art’s Centre, from November 1st – 3rd.

King’s Lynn Arts Centre can be found at kingslynnarts.co.uk

The KLODS Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/groups/2255388287

Hugely popular Channel 4 series Come Dine With Me is coming to the King’s Lynn area. Keen amateur chefs will have the opportunity to appear on the show and possibly win a prize of £1,000!

In each episode, the programme visits a different area of the UK. Over the course of a week each contestant takes it in turn to host a dinner party for the others. At the end of the week the best host wins a £1,000 cash prize.

To apply, email comedinewithme@itv.com or call 0871 200 3939 telling them where you are from and why you think you could win the grand.

Callers from a BT landline will be charged a set up fee of 14p per call plus 10p per minute. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will cost considerably more.

The production team will endeavour to get back to as many of you from the King’s Lynn and surrounding area as possible.

Above video courtesy of Gary Pooley @steelemediauk

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