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Press
Release 07/09/06 (1) |
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Two
lucky people will be getting the opportunity to enjoy a private dinner
with EastEnders stars John Bardon (Dot’s long suffering husband Jim
Brennan) and his wife together with Derek Martin (Charlie Slater) when
they bid for an Albert Square street sign containing all the signatures
of the current cast. This
once in a lifetime dining opportunity for two EastEnders fans, that will
be held in London, and is all thanks to an extremely generous offer from
John Bardon who has collected the signatures himself and come up with
the idea of a private dinner. Both
John Bardon and Derek Martin are members of the Grand Order of Water
Rats and heard about the Phoenix Fund’s auction through Past King Rat
Keith Simmons who is actively helping the fund with both the auction and
the charity variety show. Keith
told the Trader: “As soon as I mentioned the Phoenix Fund to rebuild
the theatre in Long Eaton to John Bardon he said he would like to help
and came up with this marvellous offer.
Both John and Derek Martin are great fun and whoever successfully
bids for the Albert Square sign will be invited to come to London to
enjoy a super dinner with them. This
really is a once in a lifetime opportunity for an EastEnders fan and I
hope John and Derek’s generosity will raise a lot of money for the
Phoenix Fund.” The
auction’s organiser, Graham Smith – Consultant Director of
Fundraising for the Phoenix Fund – told the Trader: “We are getting
a lot of interest in the auction that is going to be held at Royal Crown
Derby on Monday 16th October with Eric Knowles as our guest
auctioneer. Every week we
get another exciting lot for our auction and this week is no exception.
I would urge any EastEnders fans to contact me as soon as
possible to get their tickets or to enquire for more information.
They can do that by calling me on 0115 849 3520.” Pictures:
Albert Square sign, John Bardon, Derek Martin |
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