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Llandudno’s beaches have bagged quite a few beachy ‘Oscars’ for their excellent standards of cleanliness and water quality.

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special guests CHINA CRISIS Wrexham William Aston Hall - Thursday March 15, 2018 On leaving school Paul Young worked with his father for Vauxhall Motors and played in various bands at night. After singing in numerous bands, he introduced himself to the British public with the Q-Tips in the late 70s, but really came into his own with a formidably accomplished solo debut album, “NO PARLEZ”, released in 1983 and including the number one single “Wherever I Lay My Hat” which stayed at number 1 for most of that summer, followed by “Come Back And Stay” which maintained Paul’s presence at the top of the charts.

With the release of his second album “The Secret Of Association” and the success of “Every Time You Go Away” his status as a world star was confirmed.

One of many career highlights was his appearance at the 1989 “Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert”, where Paul performed the Crowded House song “Don’t Dream It’s Over” to worldwide acclaim.

2016 saw Paul release his brand new album “Good Thing”.

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Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of CHINA CRISIS, who started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. They found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums and hits across Australia, Europe and the Americas. The band are known for their string of hit singles, including African & White, Christian, Working with Fire and Steel, Black Man Ray and Wishful Thinking.

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Wrexham William Aston Hall - Saturday April 7, 2018 The South feature former members of The Beautiful South, including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles.

Since original singer Dave Hemingway left the group earlier this year, Gaz has now moved across to vocal duties. They play the songs made famous

by The Beautiful South and bring back the full flavour and excitement with the nine piece live band.

Their live show promises to continue to celebrate and perform the classic Beautiful South songs - A Little Time (the number one single), Perfect 10, Rotterdam, Old Red Eyes Is Back, Good as Gold, Don’t Marry Her. All performed again live, these songs (and many more) span an impressive 20 year career starting way back in 1989!

Come on! Let’s Carry On… Regardless!

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WHO AM I? KMD, MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He made over a hundred appearances for Celtic, Liverpool & Scotland (becoming its most capped & top-scoring player of all time). He won the Ballon d’Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 1983 and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983.

In 2009 FourFourTwo named him as the greatest striker in post-war British football, and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans’ poll of “100 Players Who Shook the Kop”. He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English Football Halls of Fame.

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He became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 after the resignation of Joe Fagan, winning a further three First Divisions, two FA Cups and four FA Charity Shields, before resigning from Liverpool in 1991.

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