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4th June 2006 Summer Fundraising Fun - Kaleidoscope's June 2006 Event The fine weather outside didn't get in the way of making Kaleidoscope's summer event on Saturday 3rd June 2006 a great success, with a much higher attendance - and resultant charity total - than is traditional for this time of year. Joining us for the day was William Smethurst, producer of such hugely popular shows as Jupiter Moon, Crossroads and The Archers, who provided a fascinating insight into his long career in television and radio. Particular highlights included his work as a script editor, the real story behind "Butcher Bill", and his approach towards making changes or firing actors, as well as lots of useful advice for aspiring television writers. Given that Kaleidoscope's usual guests are traditionally directors or producers, it was an interesting contrast to hear a writer's perspective. Also returning was Kaleidoscope favourite James Cellan Jones, who signed copies of Forsyte and Hindsight, his newly published memoirs, as well as cringing all the way through his Video Arts film "Negotiating Profitable Sales", which he later declared to be the most boring film ever made and apologised profusely for! Screening highlights included Z Cars spin-off Barlow At Large, an untransmitted comedy pilot starring Pauline Collins, Jupiter Moon, Manhunt and the chance to see Patrick McGoohan, Alfred Burke and Wilfrid Brambell together in Adventures of Aggie. The second viewing area was devoted to the factual output of Thames Television and featured a number of interesting documentaries including the controversial This Week edition Death on the Rock. We are pleased to announce that the event raised a brilliant £169.84, which brings Kaleidoscope's total for our chosen charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to £6,259.76 since 1994. Thanks from all of us to everyone who donated so generously. Sue Coombes, Honorary Secretary of RNLI Stourbridge Branch, said: "Thank you for a brilliant day yesterday - it was great to see so many people supporting you - and us! You will be delighted to hear that the day raised £169.84 - absolutely fantastic - which brings the total raised by Kaleidoscope since 1994 to £6,259.76. This, as I have said before, would cover the cost of kitting out six lifeboat crew members or training six lifeboat crew members - it costs £1,000 every year to train just one crew member, to turn someone who is willing to help save a life into someone who can, and thus turn casualties into survivors. Saving lives is what our crews do - supporters like you make it possible." More information about the event can be found here. |
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