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A Voluntary Free Community Newspaper for the Kibuorth Area
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JUNE 1989
Sky「s the limit2 Talent
It may come as a surprise to many students at Kibworth High School and visitors to the Community College that our modest caretaker, Jess 0wen,, has been hiding his 1ight under a bushel,as the saying goes! “Until five years ago Jess was a full-time professional entertainer,singing with a band,mostly in ,country and western“style.。 He appeared,and won, on ,New Faces“on television in the 70「s and subsequently had a recording contract with United Artists.。 He has appeared in many theatres , including those in Weymouth and Brighton and at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth. Possibly with a desire for a quieter 1ife,Jess took a job as a schoo1 caretaker and then transferred to Kibworth- High School,where an attractive bungalow went with the job. However,after a few years away from ,show biz“「“ ,Jess began to fee1 that he would 1ike to use his talents again and has,in recent years,been singing at various local dances and concerts。 Eventually Jess got together with two old friends,Rob Woodward of Coventry,a guitarist who has a recording studio,and Paul Turnbul1l of Hinckley,to form a group Called the “Caretakers「“ 。 After seeing an advertisement in ,The Stage「 ,they applied for an audition to take part in the Sky Television talent Show called “5ky 「Star Search「 。 The “audition wil1 be in London on 10th June and Jess and his group wil11 be performing a comedy number in hil1billy style called “Speedy Gonzalez「 . The song will1 be recorded and broadcast on 3rd July on Sky Channel . Jess「s wife and two daughters wil1 be going to London with him for the audition. Jess has written many Songs over the years,some of which have been published. His friend,Rob Woodward,has Fecorded some of his songs and has sent them to Arizona “where such interest has been shown 月 that a trip to America is Likely to | come about in August。 We wish Jess the very best of Luck in his audition.
Well versed in drama 0n Sunday 21st May,14 year old Michelle Bissett of The Lea,Kibworth competed in the East Midlands Performing Arts Festival held at The YMCA Theatre in Michelle was successful in six of her classes,being placed: First 14. yrs and under Sonnet,Second 15 yrs and under Poem,Second - 15yrs and under Shakespeare,Second -. 0pen Poem,Merit - 0pen Reading,Merit 16 yrs and under Duo Acting . Although Michelle failed to take the Sonnet Trophy she was presented with the Furnicraft Cup (Hinckley ) for the most promising performer under 15 years of age. Michelle attends the Guillain School of Theatre in Leicester.、 She is a pupil of Kibworth High School1 and in August she wil1 transfer to the Robert Smyth School,where she intends to take a GCSE course in drama. The band plays on Adrian Fowler of Kibworth and his two companions have recently won a place in the final of a national 3day school1 competition for the best band、。 They go to Pebble Mil1 on 7th June for the final and the best track wil1 be professionally recorded and played on Radio 1。 Adrian and his friends,Paul Wood of Great Glen and Stuart Rose of
Market_ Harborough,all play at least two instruments wel1. Paul and Stuart are also singers,with Adrian joining in on occasion. Adrian wi11 be going to Charles Keene College in September to study Electrical Engineering,keeping his music as a hobby。 We wish him and his band every SucCeSS。
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