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09-Dec-2016
by Rob Howard
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| Accordionists Rob Howard and John Jones MBE will be playing once again in the Stockport Air Raid Shelters on Chestergate, Stockport, Cheshire SK1 1NE, on Monday December 12th, Thursday 15th, and Monday 19th. The evening includes a guided tour at 7pm, followed by a singsong of war songs and carols at 8pm, with refreshments. Roger, one of the tour guides, adds in a few George Formby songs on his ukulele. It's all very jolly and seasonal. The Air Raid Shelters, a labyrinth of tunnels that stretches underneath the town centre, opened in 1939, and became home each night for up to 7000 people during the Blitz in 1940/41. The Shelters were closed in May 1945, and were restored and re-opened by the council in 1996 as an educational resource and tourist attraction. John Jones received the MBE in 2012 for his exceptional fund raising for charities playing the accordion, and is one of Macclesfield’s most recognisable characters. Rob Howard is well known as the author of several books, the most recent being ‘Accordion Anthology’. He is also the News Editor for Accordions Worldwide. Both are members of the Stockport Accordion Club. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |