Much excitement across the RTR community, as we're appearing over at Gosport Sunset Festival for the very first time ...10 bands and the Have a Go sessions across the weekend afternoons to end our summer with a bang at Walpole Park!!
Stacks of great bands and festival fun from the Friday the 30th of August 2024 onwards ....and it's all free!!
www.gosportsunsetfestival.co.uk
RTR ROADHOWS - 12 NOON - 5PM
SATURDAY 31st AUGUST 2024 & SUNDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2024
Stacks of great bands and festival fun from the Friday the 30th of August 2024 onwards ....and it's all free!!
www.gosportsunsetfestival.co.uk
RTR ROADHOWS - 12 NOON - 5PM
SATURDAY 31st AUGUST 2024 & SUNDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2024
UPDATE!!! WOW!!!!!!! What an truly amazing afternoon at the Inn On The Beach ....ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!
All of the bands raised the bar yet again and OLIVE'S GONE were terrific ...looking forward to returning next year!!!
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A brand new gig for us and yes, we're back on Hayling before you know it!!! We're on the fabulous Inn On The Beach terrace, with the student bands from Pompey and Petersfield, for a great afternoon of RTR 'noize from across the decades!!'
All of the bands raised the bar yet again and OLIVE'S GONE were terrific ...looking forward to returning next year!!!
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A brand new gig for us and yes, we're back on Hayling before you know it!!! We're on the fabulous Inn On The Beach terrace, with the student bands from Pompey and Petersfield, for a great afternoon of RTR 'noize from across the decades!!'
UPDATE!!! A BRILLIANT AFTERNOON WAS HAD BY ALL AND £440 WAS RAISED FOR WAVE VIA PUBLIC DONATIONS!!!
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.....aannnnd we're back at the Plaza for another fun packed afternoon!!! All four schools and the tutor team will be there to entertain the masses. This year we're raising funds for Hayling's WAVE charity. This afternoon 'all ages' event is completely free as usual and donations to WAVE are heartily encouraged throughout!! It all kicks off at 12 noon!!
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.....aannnnd we're back at the Plaza for another fun packed afternoon!!! All four schools and the tutor team will be there to entertain the masses. This year we're raising funds for Hayling's WAVE charity. This afternoon 'all ages' event is completely free as usual and donations to WAVE are heartily encouraged throughout!! It all kicks off at 12 noon!!
UPDATE!!! A GREAT FUN PACKED AFTERNOON WITH PORTSMOUTH 1 AND IGNITION POINT PLAYING ....TOP FUN WITH THE HAVE A GO SESSIONS TOO!!
Our summer gigs kick in with the Peter Ashley Activity Centre with the Ready To Rock Roadshow, with student & tutor bands and Have a Go sessions!!! It's our third year there and it's always a great time!
Our summer gigs kick in with the Peter Ashley Activity Centre with the Ready To Rock Roadshow, with student & tutor bands and Have a Go sessions!!! It's our third year there and it's always a great time!
....AND WE DID IT AGAIN!! Another packed house at The Heroes on a blazingly hot Sunday afternoon too!! The lure of the beach and the barbecues just couldn't compete obviously!! The Havant and Portsmouth Ready To Rock bands absolutely smashed it with a huge selection of 'rockage from across the decades'! We're back in October for more 'noizey fun'!!!
Roll on the summer for some outside RTR gigs!
Roll on the summer for some outside RTR gigs!
TODD'S JOINED THE ABBA VOYAGE SHOW!!!
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Amazing news!! What a show to be a part of ... the one and only ABBA VOYAGE show!!!! Huge CONGRATULATIONS to Ready To Rock School's former RTR guitar student/RTR tutor par excellence Todd Blackmore on joining the brilliant ABBA Voyage show!!! So, so well deserved, Todd!!! |
A STAGGERINGLY GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!
What a FANTASTIC afternoon at Staggeringly Good on Sunday!! What a blast!!!
Well done too to all who played ...you're all stars ...and also to those that came along to support us over the six hours ....THANK YOU!!! x As ever, many thanks to the RTR team namely Louis Bastable, Jack Guy, Joe Harvey, Daniel Woods, Rachel Thompson-Smith & Ann Thompson-Smith ....and of course the RTR 'noize boi' Steve Browning!!
So great to meet Chief Executive Mel Goddard and her team and to get to hear of all of their good works within the Portsmouth Community.
All of the monies are in ....RTR door sales and donations raised and paid to The Roberts Centre totalled £1333.20 ....PLUS another £94.30 in cash donations dropped directly into the RC team's bucket by our lovely audience ...so £1427.50!!!!
Thank you to SGB's Jon, Joe and Laura for hosting us again! Absolutely marvellous!!
Well done too to all who played ...you're all stars ...and also to those that came along to support us over the six hours ....THANK YOU!!! x As ever, many thanks to the RTR team namely Louis Bastable, Jack Guy, Joe Harvey, Daniel Woods, Rachel Thompson-Smith & Ann Thompson-Smith ....and of course the RTR 'noize boi' Steve Browning!!
So great to meet Chief Executive Mel Goddard and her team and to get to hear of all of their good works within the Portsmouth Community.
All of the monies are in ....RTR door sales and donations raised and paid to The Roberts Centre totalled £1333.20 ....PLUS another £94.30 in cash donations dropped directly into the RC team's bucket by our lovely audience ...so £1427.50!!!!
Thank you to SGB's Jon, Joe and Laura for hosting us again! Absolutely marvellous!!
TIME TO GET STAGGERED!!!
We're back at the excellent Staggeringly Good Brewery, for our Spring Charity Gig, with a full '5 HOUR PLUS' rock marathon!!.
Eleven bands and 60 musicians raising funds for The Roberts Centre in Portsmouth, who provide advice and practical help for families, children, young people and vulnerable adults who are struggling to improve their family’s difficult circumstances, whether from homelessness or family breakdown. www.robertscentre.org.uk
The music kicks off at 12.00 noon on SUNDAY 24th of MARCH 2024 and is open to the public.
£8 adults & £6 under 14s (cash and contactless on the door.)
100% of the ticket proceeds will go to THE ROBERTS CENTRE.
Sponsored by Staggeringly Good Brewery. www.staggeringlygood.com
"NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!!"
www.readytorockschool.com
HOW BRILIANT WAS THAT???!!!
WOW!!!
Now that worked out incredibly well and far exceeded our hosts expectations!!
The photos were from early on and the crowd
doubled in size from this!!
'Where have all these people come from?? It's busier than most of our Saturday nights!'"
Needless to say, that landlord Jason wants us
to come back!!! May the 19th it is then!!
SOMETHING NEW!! SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE HEROES IN WATERLOOVILLE!!
Now here's something brand new for the Ready To Rockers....we've been invited to bring our student bands in to THE HEROES in Waterlooville ...yes, RTR students without The Young Blades!! MARVELLOUS!!
The lovely Sam Hollands-Rawlinson has given us a three 3 hour slot, from 4pm to 7pm on SUNDAY THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY 2024, and we're bringing in our junior, teenage and adult students from Petersfield & Waterlooville first!!
Over 30 musicians ....7 bands ....and 3 hours of 'rock across the ages' in two distinct senses!! One, across the decades and two, across the age ranges!!
It's open to all ages, with under 18s needing to be accompanied by an adult ...and it's free!!
Two more dates are firmly in the calendar too:-
SUNDAY 19TH MAY 2024
SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2024
Sunday afternoons are never going to be the same again!!
WHAT A FANTASTIC GIG AT THE WEDGE!!!!
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WELL THAT WAS FUNNNN!!!! WHAT A SUPERB GIG AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS YESTERDAY ....WE ALL HELPED TO RAISE £1800 FOR THE LORD MAYOR OF PORTSMOUTH'S CHARITY APPEAL!!!!!!!
Yes, another fantastic rock marathon of an afternoon with amazing performances from all involved!! Loads of highlights and of course, the Lord Mayor Thomas Coles was back performing with Charlie!! Thank you so much to all that attended, ...to Matt, Jass and Hollie for guest vocals ....to Lois for the photography and Mark F. for the videography and festive bonhomie. What a wonderful way to kick off Christmas!!! Have a great one ...one and all ...see you in the New Year!! |
THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS IS ON THE HORIZON!!!
VICTORIOUS - WHAT A WEEKEND!!!!
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Three full days this year and whilst it was a bigger challenge, we had a fantastic time with our students and the young to older 'Have A Go' rockers that got up to try out the instruments and jam with us. Unexpected guests too ...local guitar legend, Richie Stopforth wowed everyone with one of the tutor anthems, namely Gary Moore's Walking By Myself with the tutor band .....ANNND we had, in his civvies, the Lord Worshipful Lord Mayor Of Portsmouth, Tom Coles (red t-shirt) slamming the guitar with us for a bit of Nirvana, with Neal on drums and young Charlie O'Donnell! Great, great fun throughout and superb support across the weekend from the tutor team!
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BLIMEY, IT WAS WINDY ...BUT WE DID IT!!!
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Yes, the Hayling Sun Gods came through for us once again!!
Another amazing afternoon over at Eastoke Corner with the Ready To Rockers and despite the constant wind, we entertained the many, many friends, families and the curious Hayling holidaymakers and Islanders who came along and stayed for ages to support the bands and the charity. Thank you all!! ********** Smile4Wessex What a fantastic day yesterday at the Ready to Rock event at Hayling's Eastoke Corner. Despite the unseasonably high winds, there was great support for all the brilliant bands who entertained us for 6 hours. A huge thank you to Mark Thompson-Smith for inviting us along as their chosen charity for the event and to everyone who donated so generously in the buckets to raise a fantastic £524 for Smile4Wessex. Thank all so so much www.smile4wessex.org |
HAYLING!!!!! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK WITH US AGAIN????!!!!
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Hayling Island's in for another great day at The Plaza, with the return of the Ready To Rock School students to the island for another great afternoon of live rock music raising funds for SMILE4WESSEX charity. www.smile4wessex.org with 10 adult, teen and junior student bands from the four Ready To Rock Schools performing with their avid families and friends watching on.
"We always have a brilliant time playing at The Plaza. We bring a big crowd with us but it's always great to see the Islanders and holidaymakers that come along to swell the numbers supporting us and our charities too. We know that It will be another full afternoon of great performances with something for every generation watching to enjoy!" This summer's charity is SMILE4WESSEX which supports the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton. It is one of the largest and most highly respected neurological centres in the UK, providing acute and specialist care to patients from across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. The Ready To Rock School Summer Charity Gig is on SUNDAY THE 16th of JULY 2023 at EASTOKE PLAZA, Eastoke Corner, Hayling Island, with the first band kicking off at 12 noon. This free event is open to the public with all donations for SMILE4WESSEX gratefully accepted throughout the afternoon. |
WE'RE BACK AT FORT PURBROOK!!!
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Next up for Ready To Rock School??
Our Ready To Rock Roadshow returns to Fort Purbrook's Family Fun Day, with our tutors hosting the 'Have a Go' sessions and stellar performances scheduled in for our youngest and our 'more mature' student bands, to demonstrate that learning and playing live spans the generations!! Stacks of other family activities are on inside and outside the fort during the day ......get your tickets early...the demand was absolutely HUGE last year!! www.peterashleyactivitycentres.co.uk https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-fun-day-at-fort-purbrook-tickets-569292708817 |
VICTORIOUS 2023 BECKONS!!!!!
....AND WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY AT STAGGERINGLY GOOD WE HAD!!
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WHAT A GREAT GIG AT Staggeringly Good BREWERY YESTERDAY!!
OUR JUNIORS, TEENS AND ADULTS HAVE RAISED THE BAR YET AGAIN!!! TEN AMAZING PERFORMANCES FROM OUR BANDS!! 😃👍 A massive THANK YOU to all the RTR students that played, to their families, friends and the mildly curious that came along to support us and raised the fantastic total of £1455.90 for Havant and East Hants Mind!!! Well done all!! ❤️ www.easthantsmind.org Who knew that their CEO of the Trustees Richard Watt was a great singer and one hell of a front man too!! Yes, I got him up to perform our encore .....what a revelation, that was!! Absolutely brilliant!! Even his colleagues, Emma and Mike were amazed!!! 😃 Huge thanks go out to the RTR team, Louis Bastable, Jack Guy, Joe Harvey, Daniel Woods, Rachel Thompson-Smith and Ann Thompson-Smith plus guest singers, Jass Percy, Matt Illston and Emma aka Stone Coast and of course the man with the tablet, Mr Twiddle himself, Mr Steve Browning on sound! Thank you all!! ❤️ ...and finally to Jon and the SGB team, thank you too for making us feel so very welcome ....we'll most definitely see you again!! 😀 Next gig ...Hayling Island seafront at Eastoke Plaza, on Sunday the 16th of July!! 🤘 Here's our youngest band from Pompey average age of 11 ...excuse the music stand!! 😄 Thanks, Daniel Hawley |
SPRING'S IN THE AIR ...MUST BE TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!!
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We're at STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY for our Spring Charity Gig this year... a new venue for the BIG show! Ten bands, solo artists and some very special guest vocalists too!! www.staggeringlygood.com
"Staggeringly Good is such a great new addition to the South Coast area's venues and it's so brilliant to be able to be invited by the SGB team to put on one of our fundraising gigs for such a worthy and vital cause!" We're raising funds for MIND HAVANT AND EAST HANTS who provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem and campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. www.easthantsmind.org 100% of the ticket proceeds will go to the charity. The music kicks off at 12.00 noon on SUNDAY 26th of MARCH 2023 and is open to the public. £7 adults & £5 under 14s - payment on the door. Sponsored by Staggeringly Good Brewery. |
CHRISTMAS IS COMING SO IT MUST BE THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!!
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WHAT A GIG!!! From all of the feedback that has come in, it was the best one yet!!! A massive WELL DONE to all who played....the roars and applause from the crowd were evidence enough ...and the constant singing and dancing by the Creative Advances clan was a joy to behold!! They had a blast!! I'm absolutely delighted to say that with all of your help and the support of your family and friends, plus the merely curious public, we have jointly raised £1566 for Creative Advances!! Many, many thanks to Geoff and his brilliant team...fantastic once again |
COSMIC FRIENDS FEST CHARITY GIG @STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY!
A STAGGERINGLY GREAT GIG.....FOR A STAGGERINGLY GOOD CAUSE..... AT A STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY!!!!
A superb COSMIC FRIENDS day ahead at Pompey's newest music venue, namely the excellent Staggeringly Good Taproom And Bar: The Rex's Arms, with a full line up of great acts throughout the day raising funds for Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group - CCLG www.cclg.org.uk
Safe to say that there's a fair few from the broader Ready To Rock School Collective woven in amongst the performers too....bias fully declared...think I'll pop along!!!
Saturday 15th October 2pm - 11pm
Staggeringly Good Brewery, Rodney Road, PO4 8SS
Advance ticket - a donation above £4 via:-
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cosmic-fest
Door ticket price - a donation of £5 ....or more if you like!
A superb COSMIC FRIENDS day ahead at Pompey's newest music venue, namely the excellent Staggeringly Good Taproom And Bar: The Rex's Arms, with a full line up of great acts throughout the day raising funds for Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group - CCLG www.cclg.org.uk
Safe to say that there's a fair few from the broader Ready To Rock School Collective woven in amongst the performers too....bias fully declared...think I'll pop along!!!
Saturday 15th October 2pm - 11pm
Staggeringly Good Brewery, Rodney Road, PO4 8SS
Advance ticket - a donation above £4 via:-
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cosmic-fest
Door ticket price - a donation of £5 ....or more if you like!
VICTORIOUS ...HERE WE COME!!!
VICTORIOUS!!!!! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK???!!!! 😄🤘
Yes, it's that time again and the Ready To Rock School rockers are ramping up for another great weekend of 'all things rock' at the marvellous Victorious Festival in Southsea!! :)
Two days of great performances from our juniors, teens and adult students from our Petersfield, Havant, Waterlooville and Portsmouth schools, with our 'Have a Go' sessions for the festival goers, young and old, trying out the instruments and even playing a song or two with the tutors too! 🎸🥁🎸🎤
We'll be opposite the skatepark facing the seafront....don't worry you'll definitely hear us across the festival site.....last year that TOP chap and great supporter of all we do, Mr Geoff Priestley, he of the legendary The Wedgewood Rooms popped over... "I was right over by Castle Field and heard you from over there....yes, that sounds like Mark and the rock school!!!😄" Superb!! ❤️
Thank you once again to VF's Ben Miles and Rachel Grech for welcoming us on board!! TOP people!!! xx
READY TO ROCKERS ...IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!! :) 🤘🤘🤘
Yes, it's that time again and the Ready To Rock School rockers are ramping up for another great weekend of 'all things rock' at the marvellous Victorious Festival in Southsea!! :)
Two days of great performances from our juniors, teens and adult students from our Petersfield, Havant, Waterlooville and Portsmouth schools, with our 'Have a Go' sessions for the festival goers, young and old, trying out the instruments and even playing a song or two with the tutors too! 🎸🥁🎸🎤
We'll be opposite the skatepark facing the seafront....don't worry you'll definitely hear us across the festival site.....last year that TOP chap and great supporter of all we do, Mr Geoff Priestley, he of the legendary The Wedgewood Rooms popped over... "I was right over by Castle Field and heard you from over there....yes, that sounds like Mark and the rock school!!!😄" Superb!! ❤️
Thank you once again to VF's Ben Miles and Rachel Grech for welcoming us on board!! TOP people!!! xx
READY TO ROCKERS ...IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!! :) 🤘🤘🤘
WHAT A DAY AT HAYLING!!
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What a BRILLIANT day!!!
Ready To Rockers at their very, very best,...playing in front of a big supportive crowd on Hayling Island seafront and all raising money for Enable Ability, with EA's Hollie Sherred with us all day!! £651.06!!!! SUPERB!!! THANK YOU ALL!! Massive thanks to Mr Tablet Steve Browning for the sounds and PA gremlins management, TOP tutors Rachel , Dan, Louis, Jack and Joe and Annie PLUS The Macs and singers, Emma aka Stone Coast, Jenni La Luna, Mike Mardlin and young, Katie.......and as always, a big THANK YOU to Dale Norman!! x A nice write up in The News too!!! https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/ready-to-rock-school-supports-enable-ability-in-hayling-island-charity-gig-3776980 |
HAYLING!!!! HERE WE COME!!!!!!
Another fantastic summer rock marathon, at Eastoke Corner Plaza on Hayling Island!!
Ten bands (juniors/teens/adults) from our four schools PLUS The MACS featuring drum tutor Dan and former students, Riley, Jake and Tommy Mac...and it's all kicking off at noon!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL SUMMER CHARITY GIG
SUNDAY 17th JULY 2022 - 12pm kick off
EASTOKE CORNER, EASTOKE, HAYLING ISLAND PO11 9HL
This year we are delighted to be raising funds for Enable Ability, a small independent charity who provide care, welfare and advancement of disabled people in Portsmouth and the surrounding area. www.enableability.org.uk
A FANTASTIC ROCK MARATHON ….FOR A GREAT CAUSE....ON HAYLING SEAFRONT...WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE??!!! POP IT IN YOUR DIARIES!!
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FORT PURBROOK WELCOMES READY TO ROCK SCHOOL!!!
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We've been invited to 'bring the noize!!' to Peter Ashley's Activity Centre at Fort Purbrook!! Yes, a rare outing for our Ready To Rock Roadshow with 'have a go' sessions and also some of our current and former students performing across the afternoon, namely Nellie Fraser, The Macs and some of our Portsmouth juniors ....maybe even a little something from Mark and the tutor team! It's a fantastic afternoon jam packed with activities on the top field and within the fort itself ........and to think that the last time Mark was there was waaaay back, as a film extra, when they were filming Tommy at the west gates for the Tommy's Holiday Camp scene with Keith Moon!!! Time certainly flies by!!! |
CLANFIELD CHALLENGE DAY IS BACK!!!!
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We are delighted to announce Ready To Rock School will be linking up once again with Clanfield Challenge on Sunday 15th of May! www.clanfieldchallenge.co.uk
RTR students and tutors, past and present, are performing at South Lane Meadow as the morning races finish and on through the afternoon. All the acts have a connection to the rock school and will be performing from 10.30am through to approx. 4pm. 10.30am - 11.05am - Nellie Fraser (acoustic) 11.10am - 11.35am - RTR School - Petersfield Juniors 11.40am -12.15pm - Aztec Flowers (electric indie/pop/rock) 12.40pm - 1.10pm - Tom MacDonald (acoustic) 1.20pm - 2.00pm - Off The Record (electric rock) 2.10pm - 2.50pm - Ukes Of Hazard (ukelele band) 3.00pm - 3.40pm - Re- Veal (formerly The JARH) |
BACK AT WORKIES!!!
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What another brilliant afternoon with the Ready To Rockers yesterday and with so many people coming along to support us too!! Great to be back at Workies for another full on RTR marathon, raising funds for Ray Morgan's M.A.D Inclusion Discos £760 from the door payments plus a very generous donation of £250 from Tracy Spencer's Alfie's Tricycle charity to M.A.D. too ....£1010 in total!! Thank you all!!! So many great performances by all of the great students throughout the day...well done...very well done!! A massive THANK YOU to the constantly supportive RTR tutor team, Louis Bastable, Rachel Thompson-Smith, Kieran Boyd, Jack Guy & Daniel Woods....and the TOP 'noize boy', Mr Steve Browning..thank you, sir ...to Annie too x ....and, of course, to the Workies team! |
BACK AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!!!
WHAT A RETURN TO THE WEDGE WE HAD!!!
Well, you could say that it was worth the wait...but we'd obviously have preferred to have played in 2021...but regardless, what a massive sense of relief to be back at Mr Priestley's marvellous venue of all things noize!!
A brilliant afternoon, full of smiles, great playing and general loudness....an amazing and quite emotional day!
The RTR community came out in their droves and supported us all, raising a wonderful £1697 for Felicity and her family, which included an incredibly generous donation of £500 from Tracy Spencer's Alfie's Tricycle charity!! Thank you. x
What a day...so good to be back!!! Thank you all!!
VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL 2021!!! IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!!
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....and the Ready To Rock School Roadshow is back at Victorious Festival, with all of the bands from our Portsmouth, Petersfield, Waterlooville and Havant rock schools and our "Give It A Go!!" sessions for all of the young, teenage and adult, (yes, that's you Mum & Dads) festival rockers!! 🥢🎸🎤
Thank you for the invitation, once again Rachel Grech and Ben Miles....oh, Victorious, how we've missed you!!! ❤️ READY TO ROCKERS!!!! IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!! 🤟🤟🤟😃 |
HAYLING....WHAT A FORTNIGHT!!
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Two back to back weekends on Hayling, the first being the RTR School Summer Charity Gig at Eastoke Plaza...an absolutely brilliant full afternoon of RTR rock music and under a scorching hot sun too!! Thank you, Hayling Sun Gods yet again!
We raised £323.40 cash on the day, plus £200 in subsequent BACS transfers and an additional donation from RTR School of £50....a grand total of £573.40 to be donated to the Portsmouth Hospitals Charity Thank You Appeal!
Many thanks to all of those involved on the day, including our special guest vocalists, Amba Tremain, Steve Taylor and Lee MacDonald who added to the special nature of the day...and a special thanks to Dale Norman and the Havant Borough Council licensing team for enabling the event to go ahead.
It was so great to be able to play out live once again but knowing that we are able to say a small and humble RTR Thank You to the local NHS teams, who have faced the most difficult of times over the past 16 months and who are likely to face equally challenging backlog pressures in the future, is a true privilege. Thank you. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/qahospitalheroes...
The following weekend saw over 70 acts, including 8 acts from the RTR School Collective, play across Hayling venues as part of HI FEST, by kind invitation of organiser, Kevin Swinburn and all in aid of Hayling Island Lions. https://haylinglions.co.uk/
An amazing three days was had by all and plans are already in place for our return next year!
We raised £323.40 cash on the day, plus £200 in subsequent BACS transfers and an additional donation from RTR School of £50....a grand total of £573.40 to be donated to the Portsmouth Hospitals Charity Thank You Appeal!
Many thanks to all of those involved on the day, including our special guest vocalists, Amba Tremain, Steve Taylor and Lee MacDonald who added to the special nature of the day...and a special thanks to Dale Norman and the Havant Borough Council licensing team for enabling the event to go ahead.
It was so great to be able to play out live once again but knowing that we are able to say a small and humble RTR Thank You to the local NHS teams, who have faced the most difficult of times over the past 16 months and who are likely to face equally challenging backlog pressures in the future, is a true privilege. Thank you. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/qahospitalheroes...
The following weekend saw over 70 acts, including 8 acts from the RTR School Collective, play across Hayling venues as part of HI FEST, by kind invitation of organiser, Kevin Swinburn and all in aid of Hayling Island Lions. https://haylinglions.co.uk/
An amazing three days was had by all and plans are already in place for our return next year!
HAYLING....WE'RE BACK AGAIN...AND IT'S LESS THAN A WEEK AGO!!!
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....and before you know it....it's back to Hayling!!!
Over 70 acts, starting on Friday evening, with The Wall of Floyd plus two support bands at the Community Centre for a bargain price of £10!! All 9 of the venues across the island start off at 12 noon on the Saturday and the Sunday and entry to these is ABSOLUTELY FREE ......but I'm sure they will, quite rightly, be looking for donations to go towards the Hayling Island Lions fund. The RTR Collective are appearing at 5 of them, as below...come along and support us all!! HI FEST SATURDAY 24TH JULY 2.00- 2.45 Off The Record - West Town Inn 4.00 - 4.45 The JARH - West Town Inn 6.00 – 6.45 The JARH - The Lifeboat Inn HI FEST - SUNDAY 25TH JULY 12.00 – 12.45 Tom MacDonald and Josh Lloyd @The Hayling Billy Public House 1.00 - 1.45 Nellie Fraser - The Lifeboat Inn 2.00 – 2.45 Tom MacDonald and Josh Lloyd Ralph's Wine, Gin & Tapas Bar 3.00 – 3.45 Charlotte Neal and Markus Smith Ralph's Wine, Gin & Tapas Bar Bar 5.00- 5.45 Charlotte Neal and Markus Smith The Hayling Billy Public House 6.00 – 6.45 Mark Thompson-Smith & Markus Smith Olive Leaf 7.00 - 7.45 Holly and Riley from The JARH West Town Inn 8.00 – 8.45 Dead Authors West Town Inn 8.00 - 8.45 Off the Record The Lifeboat Inn 9.00 – 9.45 TS and The Young Blades West Town Inn "NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!" www.readytorockschool.com - B.E.M. |
HAYLING....HERE WE COME!!!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S BACK WITH A BANG....AND HAYLING IS WHERE'S IT'S ALL HAPPENING!! 😎
IT'S THE RETURN OF THE READY TO ROCKERS ROCK MARATHON!!
SUNDAY 18TH JULY 2021 - 12.00PM ONWARDS READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SUMMER CHARITY GIG EASTOKE PLAZA, EASTOKE CORNER, HAYLING ISLAND
10 RTR bands, acoustic acts and special guests too, all raising money for the PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS THANK YOU APPEAL, a recently created branch of the main PH charity in order to provide assistance to the local NHS staff that are in need.
www.porthosp.nhs.uk/charity/portsmouth-hospitals-thank-you-appeal.htm
IT'S SO GREAT TO BE BACK AND WHAT A GREAT CAUSE TO SUPPORT!!!
"NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!" www.readytorockschool.com - B.E.M.
IT'S THE RETURN OF THE READY TO ROCKERS ROCK MARATHON!!
SUNDAY 18TH JULY 2021 - 12.00PM ONWARDS READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SUMMER CHARITY GIG EASTOKE PLAZA, EASTOKE CORNER, HAYLING ISLAND
10 RTR bands, acoustic acts and special guests too, all raising money for the PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS THANK YOU APPEAL, a recently created branch of the main PH charity in order to provide assistance to the local NHS staff that are in need.
www.porthosp.nhs.uk/charity/portsmouth-hospitals-thank-you-appeal.htm
IT'S SO GREAT TO BE BACK AND WHAT A GREAT CAUSE TO SUPPORT!!!
"NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!" www.readytorockschool.com - B.E.M.
.....ANNNNNDDDDD WE'RE BACK!!!!!
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Yes, FINALLY, we are back to our normal face to face jamming up a storm lessons!!
What a relief to be able to get together again in all four 4 of our schools and to have gigs to look forward to. too. First up is our Hayling Island charity 'full on 5 hours plus rock marathon' on Eastoke seafront, on July the 18th, swiftly followed by loads of us across the island's venues for Hi Fest on the 25th. Then it's Victorious Festival on August Bank Holiday weekend!! TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!! |
....AND THAT'S A WRAP!!
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WHAT A SURREAL YEAR!!!
It's been an intensely frustrating nine months but the T-S motto of "Adapt and power on!!" has held us all in good stead and our RTR parents, students and tutors have been incredibly resilient under these strained and surreal circumstances...my thanks to you all!! An enforced lockdown, on to online lessons with a massive effort from the tutor team, back to group lessons after five months and then BAM!!!...virtually back to lockdown again after two brilliant months of 'making some noize' once again. Everything's crossed for a low Tier number and a swift return straight into gig prep! It's still a very tense situation around the world out there with so many people and families affected by this cruel disease and our collective hearts go out to all but we can at last see the light at the end of the tunnel with the vaccines coming online. Stay safe everyone ...2021 will be better!! :) ....and in other news.....I finally received our B.E.M. medal!! What a tremendous honour!!! |
LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY LONG TUNNEL!!
Lockdown has certainly gone on much longer than any of us thought and we know that there's a fair way to go yet!
That said, small positive glimmers of hope are emerging, with rehearsal studios opening, outdoor gigs starting to happen and the first signs of indoor venues being prepped for admittedly much smaller shows to start.....and community groups encouraged to re-commence too! That's us!!!!
Yes, we are back at our 4 venues as from Saturday the 5th of of September, following strict COVID-19 H&S guidelines and the excitement level has gone through the roof across the students, parents and of course, the tutors!! Time to make some NOIZE!!!!!
That said, small positive glimmers of hope are emerging, with rehearsal studios opening, outdoor gigs starting to happen and the first signs of indoor venues being prepped for admittedly much smaller shows to start.....and community groups encouraged to re-commence too! That's us!!!!
Yes, we are back at our 4 venues as from Saturday the 5th of of September, following strict COVID-19 H&S guidelines and the excitement level has gone through the roof across the students, parents and of course, the tutors!! Time to make some NOIZE!!!!!
WE'RE ONLINE...AND STILL ROCKING!! THE TUTORS' ANTHEM!!
Stacks going on online with lessons and recording...and it had to be RIVALS SONS' PRESSURE AND TIME for the tutor team!! What a song and a constant favourite pretty much played by tutors and students at every gig!! Hope we do it justice RS!
Writers - Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart & Miley.
Writers - Holiday, Buchanan, Everhart & Miley.
TWO HUGE CANCELLATIONS............ 😠
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Ohhhh noooo!!!! :(
Our two biggest gigs cancelled due to COVID!!! We expected both to go but it's a huge blow nonetheless for all of the RTR and local community overall!! Roll on 2021!!!!!! |
COVID - 19 ...AND WE'RE CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE 😠
Well, you can't say that we didn't go down without a 'time to don the Marigolds' fight!! Rock 'n' roll to the end, huh...now then....where's my pinny??!!
In the past we've battled through raging blizzards and huge floods just to keep the show on the road ....even triumphed over the gale force winds and torrential rains of the massive storm at Victorious Festival 2018, whilst so many others fell by the wayside...... but sadly and with massive frustration, we have to accept defeat to the threat of COVID 19. :(
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's flag will be run down to half mast for the foreseeable future and unfortunately, it means that our fundraising rock marathon for Felicity Gooderham is postponed until later in the year too. 😠
Keep safe everyone...stay healthy! We'll be back!! 🤘
In the past we've battled through raging blizzards and huge floods just to keep the show on the road ....even triumphed over the gale force winds and torrential rains of the massive storm at Victorious Festival 2018, whilst so many others fell by the wayside...... but sadly and with massive frustration, we have to accept defeat to the threat of COVID 19. :(
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's flag will be run down to half mast for the foreseeable future and unfortunately, it means that our fundraising rock marathon for Felicity Gooderham is postponed until later in the year too. 😠
Keep safe everyone...stay healthy! We'll be back!! 🤘
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BACK AT WORKIES ROCKING FOR FELICITY!!
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READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S ROCKIN' FOR FELICITY!!! READY TO ROCK SCHOOL SPRING CHARITY GIG SUNDAY 5TH APRIL 2019 - 2pm to 7.30pm 'WORKIES' - DUNSBURY WAY HAVANT PO9 5BD In aid of FELICITY GOODERHAM TICKETS:- £4 ADULTS / £3 UNDER 16s |
Ready To Rock School is having its annual Spring gathering, at the excellent Leigh Park Working Mens Club... one, to make 'a hell of a lotta noize' to entertain the RTR friends & families and the mildly curious ...and two, to raise some much needed funds for Felicity Gooderham.
Wheelchair dependant, four year old Felicity was born with a combination of severe brain conditions that continue to have a massive impact on her development, with drug resistant epilepsy, clonus and statemented blindness. This obviously has had a huge impact on her and her family and we are raising funds to help with Felicity's requirement for appropriate physical aids for the home.
Pop the date in your diary, share the post and poster and tag your friends.....another fantastic RTR SCHOOL gig's on the way!!
Wheelchair dependant, four year old Felicity was born with a combination of severe brain conditions that continue to have a massive impact on her development, with drug resistant epilepsy, clonus and statemented blindness. This obviously has had a huge impact on her and her family and we are raising funds to help with Felicity's requirement for appropriate physical aids for the home.
Pop the date in your diary, share the post and poster and tag your friends.....another fantastic RTR SCHOOL gig's on the way!!
NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST 2020 - BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL AWARD
What a wonderful and extra special way to end 2019!!
This out of the blue award is accepted on behalf of the entire tutor team and broader support team members, past and present, that go back further than RTR to 2006 . With the supportive parents, the inspiring students, the wonderful school and gig venue managers, it's a definite team effort and one that I'm just so, so lucky to have been at the head of....an enormous privilege and one that I hope to continue to be involved with for as long as possible.
Thank you so much to John Simmons for putting me forward and to Sally, Russell F., Marcus, Russell M. , Connor, Barbara & Ian for their kindness and generosity with their incredibly flattering and humbling supportive testimonials. Still stunned!!
www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/new-year-s-honours-2020-clanfield-music-teacher-mark-to-be-awarded-a-bem-1-9185382?fbclid=IwAR1FU1Ge-nLAaRzJ378ugHBowFhPftSSU0vjNZ4OoeV-2IqP-lJ5XCuNysA
Picture: Habibur Rahman. Story : Fiona Callingham
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ANDOVER
...and a cheque for £1446 has been safely handed over to Daybreak via my old school mate, Martin de Wied. Separate photos as Yasmin was out....thank you, sir! :) ...and thank you again to the Ready To Rock School Community and Geoff Priestley's The Wedgewood Rooms team ...a fantastic effort all round!!! :) www.daybreakfgc.org.uk "Family Group Conferences to help families through difficult times." |
WHAT A DAY!!!
NOW THAT WAS FUNNNNNNN!!!! :)
What a cracking afternoon at The Wedgewood Rooms yesterday with the Ready To Rockers ...10 absolutely FANTASTIC young, teen and adult bands playing their small, medium and large socks off, in front of what I have to admit was THE BEST...THE BEST ..THE BEST ...(you had to be there)...crowd we've ever had!!!!
Packed to the gills at times which, over the course of a five and a half hours stretch, is testament to this amazing event and the wonderful enthusiasm of all of the broader RTR School community who attended ...singing...screaming ... clapping...cheering...whooping... hollering...dancing...on their feet for standing ovations too!! To say that it gladdens the heart is a massive understatement...thank you, all!! :)
Thank you to 'that very nice man' Geoff Priestley for hosting us, Ben on the sound and the rest of the Wedge team for looking after us so well.
Thank you to our top tutors, @Luca Davidson (Sam Fender's twin brother...he really is!!), Louis Bastable, Riley Mallon, Rachel Thompson-Smith and to Luke Harewood for the gig prep. duties...Luke couldn't attend due to his much waited for op.....the ever present top tech Steve Browning who ended up being Geoff's lampie for the day so Santa definitely came early for him ..."A new toy to play with!!" ...adult guitar student, Mark Forbes for his boundless enthusiasm and RTR videoing...Young Blade Tim Hills for his constant attendance with his 'camera for every occasion' Tim Hills Photography for all your photographic needs! :) ...and to teen students @Riley Hawley and Kieran Boyd for helping get the students ready backstage to keep the show rocking and rolling along!!
Thank you too to my old Northern Grammar School friend, Martin de Wied for coming down as the representative of our chosen charity, Daybreak and fully explaining the much valued and vital assistance that they give to families in much need of their help. www.daybreakfgc.org.uk "Family Group Conferences to help families through difficult times."
I'm delighted that the wonderful sum of £1430 was raised from RTR advance ticket and The Wedge box office sales and that 100% of the total will be handed over to this much valued charity. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!! :)
What an absolute privilege to be a part of yesterday and I know I am certainly biased ....but for those of you that weren't there...you really, really missed one hell of a gig!!! :)
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!"
www.readytorockschool.com
What a cracking afternoon at The Wedgewood Rooms yesterday with the Ready To Rockers ...10 absolutely FANTASTIC young, teen and adult bands playing their small, medium and large socks off, in front of what I have to admit was THE BEST...THE BEST ..THE BEST ...(you had to be there)...crowd we've ever had!!!!
Packed to the gills at times which, over the course of a five and a half hours stretch, is testament to this amazing event and the wonderful enthusiasm of all of the broader RTR School community who attended ...singing...screaming ... clapping...cheering...whooping... hollering...dancing...on their feet for standing ovations too!! To say that it gladdens the heart is a massive understatement...thank you, all!! :)
Thank you to 'that very nice man' Geoff Priestley for hosting us, Ben on the sound and the rest of the Wedge team for looking after us so well.
Thank you to our top tutors, @Luca Davidson (Sam Fender's twin brother...he really is!!), Louis Bastable, Riley Mallon, Rachel Thompson-Smith and to Luke Harewood for the gig prep. duties...Luke couldn't attend due to his much waited for op.....the ever present top tech Steve Browning who ended up being Geoff's lampie for the day so Santa definitely came early for him ..."A new toy to play with!!" ...adult guitar student, Mark Forbes for his boundless enthusiasm and RTR videoing...Young Blade Tim Hills for his constant attendance with his 'camera for every occasion' Tim Hills Photography for all your photographic needs! :) ...and to teen students @Riley Hawley and Kieran Boyd for helping get the students ready backstage to keep the show rocking and rolling along!!
Thank you too to my old Northern Grammar School friend, Martin de Wied for coming down as the representative of our chosen charity, Daybreak and fully explaining the much valued and vital assistance that they give to families in much need of their help. www.daybreakfgc.org.uk "Family Group Conferences to help families through difficult times."
I'm delighted that the wonderful sum of £1430 was raised from RTR advance ticket and The Wedge box office sales and that 100% of the total will be handed over to this much valued charity. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!! :)
What an absolute privilege to be a part of yesterday and I know I am certainly biased ....but for those of you that weren't there...you really, really missed one hell of a gig!!! :)
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!"
www.readytorockschool.com
THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS IS CALLING!!!!!
ARE YOU READY TO ROCK???!!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL are back at the fabulous WEDGEWOOD ROOMS for their Christmas Charity Gig, with a full 5 hour plus rock marathon, featuring the young, teenage and adult rockers from the four rock schools in Havant, Waterlooville, Petersfield and Portsmouth.
"Our students, will be 'bringing the noize' back to the legendary Wedgewood Rooms once more, with rock songs from across the decades and showing all of the skills that they have learned at their regular weekly lessons and their other live gigs!!
This time we will be raising funds for DAYBREAK. "Family Group Conferences to help families through difficult times."
www.daybreakfgc.org.uk/ Registered Charity No. 1077607
100% of the ticket proceeds will go to DAYBREAK and the funds raised will be directed to the Portsmouth and Southsea area."
The music kicks off at 1.30pm on Sunday December the 15th and is open to the public.
Tickets:- £6 in advance & £7 on the door.
The event is sponsored by the Wedgewood Rooms.
For more information contact Mark via www.readytorockschool.com
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL are back at the fabulous WEDGEWOOD ROOMS for their Christmas Charity Gig, with a full 5 hour plus rock marathon, featuring the young, teenage and adult rockers from the four rock schools in Havant, Waterlooville, Petersfield and Portsmouth.
"Our students, will be 'bringing the noize' back to the legendary Wedgewood Rooms once more, with rock songs from across the decades and showing all of the skills that they have learned at their regular weekly lessons and their other live gigs!!
This time we will be raising funds for DAYBREAK. "Family Group Conferences to help families through difficult times."
www.daybreakfgc.org.uk/ Registered Charity No. 1077607
100% of the ticket proceeds will go to DAYBREAK and the funds raised will be directed to the Portsmouth and Southsea area."
The music kicks off at 1.30pm on Sunday December the 15th and is open to the public.
Tickets:- £6 in advance & £7 on the door.
The event is sponsored by the Wedgewood Rooms.
For more information contact Mark via www.readytorockschool.com
WHAT A WEEKEND AT VICTORIOUS...AND NOT A WELLIE IN SIGHT!!!
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VIVA VICTORIOUS!!!!
A truly brilliant 'super sunny' weekend at Victorious Festival and a fantastic couple of days with the Ready To Rockers....we had crowds of over 100 at times...BRILLIANT! :) Here's a clip of Portsmouth students Josh Lloydy, Josh Marchant, Callum Johnson, Tommy Mac and Oliver Lloyd 'piling on' the Metallica with a little assistance from Fraser Purser, Louis Bastable and yours truly!! This where you found the metal at the festival, folks!!! :) |
VICTORIOUS IS COMING!!!!!!
WHAT A DAY!!!
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What a day....WHAT A DAY!!! .......the biggest crowd at Hayling so far and such an amazing atmosphere throughout, with far too many highlights to mention ...but this really took the Plaza roof off!! I FINALLY managed to get to perform one of my most favourite songs with Louis Bastable and our older Havant students, Mark Forbes, Mark Holland, Hannah Taylor, Lois Spencer and the irrepressible force that is Jade Pullen!! :)
BORN TO RUN!!!!!!!! TURN IT UP!!! NO...REALLY...TURN IT UP!!! :) Dedicated to New Jersey's Eugene Walsh and his lovely family ...R.I.P. sir. x Sadly, TONIC were unable to attend ....so no funds raised. :( |
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S BACK ON HAYLING!!!!
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READY TO ROCK SCHOOL SUMMER CHARITY GIG
SUNDAY 21st JULY 2019 - 12-30pm kick off EASTOKE CORNER, EASTOKE, HAYLING ISLAND PO11 9HL Hayling Island's Playing On The Plaza season welcomes the return of READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's Summer Charity Rock Gig, on Sunday the 21st of July, for the sixth year running. Over 60 young, teenage and adult rockers, from the Havant, Waterlooville, Portsmouth and Petersfield rock schools, will be rocking out all afternoon at Eastoke Corner seafront, playing rock songs from across the decades. Ready To Rock School's Mark Thompson-Smith's said "This will be our 6th year in a row on Hayling and once again, we're bringing 11 RTR School student bands and over 200 avid family and friends from the mainland for another brilliant day of rock. The Hayling weather gods have certainly been kind to us over the past years and the island's grapevine is working nicely again so fingers crossed, we'll attract even more people to watch us this year. I know I'm biased but it really is a top day out, a full on rock show and a 'must see' for all music fans on the island and local mainland.... and all for a very worthy cause too. We're raising funds for Southsea based Tonic Music for Mental Health, www.tonicmusic.co.uk who all do fantastic work near and far to raise awareness and provide support and guidance for those that need it and I'm absolutely delighted to be able to support them in this small way via Ready To Rock. The music kicks off at 12.30pm at Eastoke Corner on Sunday July the 21st 2019 and is open to the public. The event is supported by Playing On The Plaza and Havant Borough Council. |
RTR SCHOOL COLLECTIVE @Staggeringly Good's 'HIVE AID'!!
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....and we're back at Staggeringly Good on SUNDAY 23RD JUNE with yet another brilliant bunch of Ready to Rock School Collective related bands and acoustic duos!!! :)
HIVE AID...that is genius, you have to admit...raising money for bees!!! :) @LUCA DAVIDSON & @MADISON WELLINGTON - 2.45 pm Glass Cage ft. Matt Purkis - 3.45pm Charlotte Neal & Markus Smith - 5pm Electric Milk ft. Jack Guy - 6.15pm STAGGERINGLY GOOD MUSIC ...WITH STAGGERINGLY GOOD BEER...WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE!! :) www.facebook.com/staggeringlygood |
JUST A BIT GOING ON!!
FRIDAY 14TH JUNE
The JARH @The Harvest Home Denmead's BEERFEST - 5pm to 7pm
SATURDAY 15TH JUNE
RILEY MALLON / LUCA DAVIDSON & MADISON WELLINGTON @CHIFEST, CHICHESTER - 12pm
JUST ANOTHER CRISIS! & THE JARH@The Lifeboat Inn, HAYLING ISLAND's 'LOVIN' IT LIVE' CHARITY DAY - 11.30am & 1.15pm
OUR PROPAGANDA ft. Harvey Groom @FAREHAM COLLEGE FESTIVAL - 12.45pm
FLYING MACHINES @FLASHFEST, SPRINGWOOD CENTRE W'VILLE 2pm-10pm
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES @THE HARVEST HOME DENMEAD's BEERFEST - 3pm to 4.15pm
The Boost Button ft. Eloise Bryant and Abi Lipscombe @THE HARVEST HOME DENMEAD's BEERFEST - 6.30pm to 7.30pm
THE JARH @The Farmer Inn, Catherington - 9pm
WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE
Riley Mallon @AMP SOUTHDOWNS WEDGE GIG - TIMES 7.30pm
THURSDAY 20TH JUNE
EVANGELINE ft Riley Mallon @The Wedgewood Rooms - 7.30pm
FRIDAY JUNE 21ST
Flying Machines @Suburbia Southampton, SO'TON 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS - 6.30pm
Our Propaganda @The Joiners ROCK NIGHT - 7.30pm
SATURDAY 22ND JUNE
Emerald Falls ft Joe Sillence & THE COLLISION @SWANFEST, SWANMORE - 12pm
@T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES @THE 'HELP FOR HEROES' DAY The Heroes, W'VILLE - 8.30pm (Music all afternoon from 12pm)
SUNDAY 23RD JUNE
RTR SCHOOL COLLECTIVE @Staggeringly Good BREWERY 'HIVE AID' DAY
@LUCA DAVIDSON & @MADISON WELLINGTON - 2.45 pm
Glass Cage ft. Matt Purkis - 3.45pm
Charlotte Neal & Markus Smith - 5pm
Electric Milk ft. Jack Guy - 6.15pm
WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE
The Collision ft Evan Latter & Chris Latter @The BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD - 7.30pm
SUNDAY JUNE 30TH
FLYING MACHINES @The Lord John Russell, SOUTHSEA - 7pm
The JARH @The Harvest Home Denmead's BEERFEST - 5pm to 7pm
SATURDAY 15TH JUNE
RILEY MALLON / LUCA DAVIDSON & MADISON WELLINGTON @CHIFEST, CHICHESTER - 12pm
JUST ANOTHER CRISIS! & THE JARH@The Lifeboat Inn, HAYLING ISLAND's 'LOVIN' IT LIVE' CHARITY DAY - 11.30am & 1.15pm
OUR PROPAGANDA ft. Harvey Groom @FAREHAM COLLEGE FESTIVAL - 12.45pm
FLYING MACHINES @FLASHFEST, SPRINGWOOD CENTRE W'VILLE 2pm-10pm
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES @THE HARVEST HOME DENMEAD's BEERFEST - 3pm to 4.15pm
The Boost Button ft. Eloise Bryant and Abi Lipscombe @THE HARVEST HOME DENMEAD's BEERFEST - 6.30pm to 7.30pm
THE JARH @The Farmer Inn, Catherington - 9pm
WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE
Riley Mallon @AMP SOUTHDOWNS WEDGE GIG - TIMES 7.30pm
THURSDAY 20TH JUNE
EVANGELINE ft Riley Mallon @The Wedgewood Rooms - 7.30pm
FRIDAY JUNE 21ST
Flying Machines @Suburbia Southampton, SO'TON 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS - 6.30pm
Our Propaganda @The Joiners ROCK NIGHT - 7.30pm
SATURDAY 22ND JUNE
Emerald Falls ft Joe Sillence & THE COLLISION @SWANFEST, SWANMORE - 12pm
@T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES @THE 'HELP FOR HEROES' DAY The Heroes, W'VILLE - 8.30pm (Music all afternoon from 12pm)
SUNDAY 23RD JUNE
RTR SCHOOL COLLECTIVE @Staggeringly Good BREWERY 'HIVE AID' DAY
@LUCA DAVIDSON & @MADISON WELLINGTON - 2.45 pm
Glass Cage ft. Matt Purkis - 3.45pm
Charlotte Neal & Markus Smith - 5pm
Electric Milk ft. Jack Guy - 6.15pm
WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE
The Collision ft Evan Latter & Chris Latter @The BOILEROOM, GUILDFORD - 7.30pm
SUNDAY JUNE 30TH
FLYING MACHINES @The Lord John Russell, SOUTHSEA - 7pm
WHAT A STAGGERINGLY GOOD SUNDAY AHEAD!!!
Staggeringly Good and Ready To Rock School have teamed up to present a fantastic Sunday afternoon of great live music at the brewery, with a select few teenage students and past/present adult tutors from the Ready To Rock School Collective.
Headliners FLYING MACHINES are ably supported by RILEY & HOLLY from THE JARH, NO PRISONERS plus MARKUS SMITH and Ready To Rock's main man, MARK THOMPSON-SMITH.
It all kicks off at 2pm through to 8pm this SUNDAY 5TH MAY!!
STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY
RODNEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH PO4 8SS
STAGGERINGLY GOOD MUSIC WITH STAGGERINGLY GOOD BEER....WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE??? :)
www.readytorockschool.com
www.staggeringlygood.com
www.facebook.com/staggeringlygood
www.facebook.com/FlyingMachinesUK
www.facebook.com/noprisonersofficial
www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H
Headliners FLYING MACHINES are ably supported by RILEY & HOLLY from THE JARH, NO PRISONERS plus MARKUS SMITH and Ready To Rock's main man, MARK THOMPSON-SMITH.
It all kicks off at 2pm through to 8pm this SUNDAY 5TH MAY!!
STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY
RODNEY ROAD, PORTSMOUTH PO4 8SS
STAGGERINGLY GOOD MUSIC WITH STAGGERINGLY GOOD BEER....WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE??? :)
www.readytorockschool.com
www.staggeringlygood.com
www.facebook.com/staggeringlygood
www.facebook.com/FlyingMachinesUK
www.facebook.com/noprisonersofficial
www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE GIGS!!
...and the Ready To Rock School Collective students and tutors (past and present) kick in to gear!!
FRIDAY 26TH APRIL - 8.00PM
UKES OF HAZARD & FLYING MACHINES @THE VILLAGE INN, BURITON
SATURDAY 27TH APRIL
NO PRISONERS (private party)
SATURDAY 27TH APRIL - 9PM
CHARLOTTE NEAL & MARKUS SMITH @O'Neill's Southsea
SUNDAY 28TH APRIL - 10.30AM ONWARDS
SAVANNAH HACK with JAKE SIMMONS @Chichester Marina
FRIDAY 3RD MAY - 7.30 SHOW/DOORS & BAR 6.30PM
LEATHER & LACE featuring yours truly @PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, HAVANT
SUNDAY 5TH MAY - 1PM ONWARDS
RILEY & HOLLY from THE JARH, NO PRISONERS, FLYING MACHINES & MARK SMITH et moi
@STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY, PORTSMOUTH
FRIDAY 10TH MAY - 8.30PM
THE JARH & NO PRISONERS @THE LIFEBOAT INN, HAYLING ISLAND
SATURDAY 11TH MAY - 8.30PM
MARK SMITH & I (acoustic) @THE HAYLING BILLY, HAYLING ISLAND
FRIDAY 17TH MAY - 7.30PM
ELECTRIC MILK, BLACK CHERRY JAM, EMERALD FALLS & FLYING MACHINES @BATTLE OF THE BANDS, TPS STUDIO, PETERSFIELD
FRIDAY 17TH MAY - 7.30PM
THE JARH - 8.30PM @THE SHIP AND BELL, HORNDEAN
SATURDAY 18TH MAY - 12PM ONWARDS
NO PRISONERS @WATERLOOVILLE PRECINCT
SUNDAY 19TH MAY
SAVANNAH with JAKE SIMMONS, THE JARH & CRISIS! @CLANFIELD CHALLENGE, CLANFIELD
RACES FROM 9AM/ENTERTAINMENT FROM 11AM - 4PM
SATURDAY 25TH MAY - 8.30PM
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES featuring Rachel, Louis and George S-C @THE EASTGATE, CHICHESTER - 9PM
SUNDAY 26TH MAY - 8.30PM
THE JARH @THE SHIP & BELL, HORNDEAN BEERFEST
GREAT LESSONS, GREAT GIGS AND A GREAT WELCOME FOR YOUNG, TEENAGE AND ADULT ROCKERS!!
PETERSFIELD - HAVANT - WATERLOOVILLE - PORTSMOUTH
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!'
www.readytorockschool.com
FRIDAY 26TH APRIL - 8.00PM
UKES OF HAZARD & FLYING MACHINES @THE VILLAGE INN, BURITON
SATURDAY 27TH APRIL
NO PRISONERS (private party)
SATURDAY 27TH APRIL - 9PM
CHARLOTTE NEAL & MARKUS SMITH @O'Neill's Southsea
SUNDAY 28TH APRIL - 10.30AM ONWARDS
SAVANNAH HACK with JAKE SIMMONS @Chichester Marina
FRIDAY 3RD MAY - 7.30 SHOW/DOORS & BAR 6.30PM
LEATHER & LACE featuring yours truly @PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, HAVANT
SUNDAY 5TH MAY - 1PM ONWARDS
RILEY & HOLLY from THE JARH, NO PRISONERS, FLYING MACHINES & MARK SMITH et moi
@STAGGERINGLY GOOD BREWERY, PORTSMOUTH
FRIDAY 10TH MAY - 8.30PM
THE JARH & NO PRISONERS @THE LIFEBOAT INN, HAYLING ISLAND
SATURDAY 11TH MAY - 8.30PM
MARK SMITH & I (acoustic) @THE HAYLING BILLY, HAYLING ISLAND
FRIDAY 17TH MAY - 7.30PM
ELECTRIC MILK, BLACK CHERRY JAM, EMERALD FALLS & FLYING MACHINES @BATTLE OF THE BANDS, TPS STUDIO, PETERSFIELD
FRIDAY 17TH MAY - 7.30PM
THE JARH - 8.30PM @THE SHIP AND BELL, HORNDEAN
SATURDAY 18TH MAY - 12PM ONWARDS
NO PRISONERS @WATERLOOVILLE PRECINCT
SUNDAY 19TH MAY
SAVANNAH with JAKE SIMMONS, THE JARH & CRISIS! @CLANFIELD CHALLENGE, CLANFIELD
RACES FROM 9AM/ENTERTAINMENT FROM 11AM - 4PM
SATURDAY 25TH MAY - 8.30PM
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES featuring Rachel, Louis and George S-C @THE EASTGATE, CHICHESTER - 9PM
SUNDAY 26TH MAY - 8.30PM
THE JARH @THE SHIP & BELL, HORNDEAN BEERFEST
GREAT LESSONS, GREAT GIGS AND A GREAT WELCOME FOR YOUNG, TEENAGE AND ADULT ROCKERS!!
PETERSFIELD - HAVANT - WATERLOOVILLE - PORTSMOUTH
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!!'
www.readytorockschool.com
HOW MARVELOUS WAS THAT??!!
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NOW THAT WAS FFFFUUUUNNNN!!! :) :) :)
Another absolutely BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT DAY with the Ready To Rockers in a packed Havant Workies main hall yesterday. A wonderful five and a half hours full of many, many highlights and so many personal triumphs for our students and a couple of Mums too ..Emma Palmer and particularly Allison O'Neill McDonald ......AAAANNNNDDD a fantastic £759.40 raised FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE INCLUSION DISCOS from door admission and additional donations...THANK YOU ALL!!! :) www.madinclusiondisco.com (site coming soon) www.facebook.com/groups/224027228470247 |
WE'RE BACK AT WORKIES!!!
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READY TO ROCKERS ...TIME TO MAKE SOME NOIZE!!!! :)
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SPRING CHARITY GIG SUNDAY 7TH APRIL 2019 - 2pm to 7.30pm 'WORKIES' - DUNSBURY WAY HAVANT PO9 5BD in aid of MAKING A DIFFERENCE INCLUSION DISCO Yes, Ready To Rock School is having its annual Spring gathering at the excellent Leigh Park Workies... one, to make 'a hell of a lotta noize' to entertain the RTR troops and the mildly curious ...and two, to raise some funds for a wonderful and brand spanking new 'not for profit' venture that is providing events for those with special needs and disabilities, namely MAKING A DIFFERENCE INCLUSION DISCO. Pop the date in your diary, share the post and poster and tag your friends.....another fantastic RTR SCHOOL gig's on the way!! :) MAKING A DIFFERENCE INCLUSION DISCO Co. No. 11769926 (not for profit) www.madinclusiondisco.com (site coming soon) www.facebook.com/groups/224027228470247 |
THE JARH....GOING FROM STRENGTH TO TO STRENGTH!!
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In the space of two years, Havant RTR students, Jake, Riley and Albert , have gone from jamming around at each others houses, to performing a handful of brief appearances at fetes and pub gardens, to now becoming, with the incredibly fortunate link up with friend, Holly, not only 'the youngest rock band on the South Hampshire circuit' but also one of the busiest bands out there too.
A remarkable set of youngsters, with appearances at The Wedgewood Rooms, Victorious Festival, Portsmouth Guildhall and GosFest , The JARH are becoming the band to see on the local pub music scene, due to the maturity and quality of their performance and the variety of songs that they play. A brilliant set of youngsters that continue to amaze their audiences and their much more mature contemporaries ..."They shouldn't be this good at their ages surely...but they are!" www.facebook.com/pg/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H |
NO PRISONERS!!!!
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The latest young band from RTR School is NO PRISONERS!
Current Portsmouth students, JOSH LLOYD, TOM McDONALD and KIERAN BOYD have linked up with Havant student, Vicky Steel and former Waterlooville vocal student, KIRSTEN PETHER to form the hi-energy outfit, NO PRISONERS with gigs already under their belt including their very first appearance at the legendary Wedgewood Rooms! More gigs coming up including a support slot with RTR's leading lights THE JARH www.facebook.com/noprisonersofficial |
WHAT A GREAT GIG...AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!
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What another extraordinary Sunday afternoon down at Mr Priestly's legendary Wedgewood Rooms!!
Roughly five and a half hours of TOTAL ROCK with so many highlights throughout...quite the achievement!! Well done all!! John, understandably couldn't make it but wife, Gina was there, as were a good number of their family, including daughter, Layla. Monies raised :- £75.84 cash containers and £1443 ticket and door receipts , therefore £1518.84. 100% of the latter was donated to John and the sealed containers to MNDA (S.E. Hants & Portsmouth). Gina, John and Layla have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to us all and a thank you letter was received from MNDA. |
JOHN REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
UPDATE:- in light of John's current situation, 100% of the ticket proceeds will now go towards his ventilator costs.
I've informed MNDA head office that we will happily accept any voluntary cash donations for the charity during the afternoon.
MUSOS & MUSIC FANS....THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS...JOHN WALTON NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Come and join the Ready To Rock School bands and their 200+ fans for another fantastic rock marathon raising funds for John!! NEARLY 6 HOURS OF TOTALLY INSPIRING ROCKAGE!! :)
£5 ....12 BANDS ..TO SUPPORT ONE OF OUR OWN IN HIS TIME OF NEED.... 100% of the ticket proceeds will go towards John's need for a ventilator, with a cash collection going to the local Motor Neurone Disease Association branch.
Come on down to The Wedge and join us!! :)
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S CHRISTMAS CHARITY GIG
SUNDAY 16th DECEMBER 2018 - 1.30PM
THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS, SOUTHSEA
In aid of John Walton and MNDA (Portsmouth & SE HANTS)
TICKETS £5 (ADVANCE) & £6 (ON THE DOOR) - 100% OF TICKET PROCEEDS TO JOHN (Cash collection for MNDA on the day.)
http://www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/…/READY-TO-ROCK-SCHOOL.aspx
I've informed MNDA head office that we will happily accept any voluntary cash donations for the charity during the afternoon.
MUSOS & MUSIC FANS....THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS...JOHN WALTON NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Come and join the Ready To Rock School bands and their 200+ fans for another fantastic rock marathon raising funds for John!! NEARLY 6 HOURS OF TOTALLY INSPIRING ROCKAGE!! :)
£5 ....12 BANDS ..TO SUPPORT ONE OF OUR OWN IN HIS TIME OF NEED.... 100% of the ticket proceeds will go towards John's need for a ventilator, with a cash collection going to the local Motor Neurone Disease Association branch.
Come on down to The Wedge and join us!! :)
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S CHRISTMAS CHARITY GIG
SUNDAY 16th DECEMBER 2018 - 1.30PM
THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS, SOUTHSEA
In aid of John Walton and MNDA (Portsmouth & SE HANTS)
TICKETS £5 (ADVANCE) & £6 (ON THE DOOR) - 100% OF TICKET PROCEEDS TO JOHN (Cash collection for MNDA on the day.)
http://www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/…/READY-TO-ROCK-SCHOOL.aspx
WE'RE BACK AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS RAISING MONEY FOR JOHN & MDNA.
Come and join the Ready To Rock School bands and their 200+ fans for another fantastic rock marathon raising funds for John!!
NEARLY 6 HOURS OF TOTALLY INSPIRING ROCKAGE!! :)
METALLICA - FALLOUT BOY - THE KNACK - IRON MAIDEN - FOO FIGHTERS - THE CLASH - GREEN DAY - ALIEN ANT FARM - DAVID BOWIE - MUSE - ARCTIC MONKEYS - ROYAL BLOOD - THIN LIZZY - DORJE - FLORENCE & THE MACHINES - STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - MOTORHEAD - KAISER CHIEFS - RHCP - JUDAS PRIEST - CHRIS CORNELL - AC/DC - BILLY TALENT - THE POLICE - KINGS & CASTLES - THE COMMITMENTS - THE SCORPIONS - PANIC AT THE DISCO - STEREOPHONICS - HARD FI - BON JOVI - THE KILLERS - THE REMBRANDTS - DIO - COLDPLAY - THE CAESERS - HAWKWIND - BIFFY CLYRO - FREE - EXTREME...and many more!! :)
£5 ....12 BANDS ..TO SUPPORT ONE OF OUR OWN IN HIS TIME OF NEED.
Come on down to The Wedge and join us!! :)
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S CHRISTMAS CHARITY GIG
SUNDAY 16th DECEMBER 2018 - 1.30PM
THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS, SOUTHSEA
In aid of John Walton and MNDA (Ports & SE HANTS)
TICKETS £5 (ADVANCE) & £6 (ON THE DOOR)
100% OF TICKET PROCEEDS TO JOHN & MNDA.
http://www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/…/READY-TO-ROCK-SCHOOL.aspx
THE COLLISION - TUTORS CHRIS AND EVAN ARE OUT ON TOUR!!!!
VICTORIOUS '18 - .... AND THEN THE HEAVENS OPENED BUT WE KEPT ON PLAYING!!!!
WE'RE BACK AT VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL!!!!!!
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THE READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE IS BACK AT V.F.!!! SATURDAY 25TH & SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST - 12pm to 6pm Full 'come up and give the instruments a go' roadshow on the fringe of the KIDS ARENA....PLUS our student bands from our PORTSMOUTH, HAVANT, WATERLOOVILLE & PETERSFIELD schools too....PLUS a whole host of present/past students and tutors playing on the various stages across the site! : www.victoriousfestival.co.uk |
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE ARE 'ALL OVER' THIS WEEKEND!!!
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One amazing weekend followed by another...Hayling was TRULY fantastic!! Thank you to all of you that took part, players and watchers alike! Well done all! 😎
We raised £352.18 for Alfie's Tricycle and Tracy sends massive thanks to everyone for supporting the cause....she also has four volunteers to jump out of the plane to help raise funds too!! Brilliant...if a little mad!! 😊 This weekend is another amazing music packed weekend featuring loads of RTR School Collective members, as asterixed. The Red Lion in Chalton BeerFest and Gosport Waterfront Community Festival ...both start today...7pm & 6pm respectively. GOSPORT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL IT ALL KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY AT 6 O'CLOCK WITH THE J.A.R.H.!!! :) 27th / 28th / 29th JULY @WALPOLE PARK, GOSPORT FRIDAY 27th - GATES 5.30pm GENO WASHINGTON & THE RAM JAM BAND THE COLLISION* - LUCKY 13* - GLASS CAGE* - THE J.A.R.H.* SATURDAY 28th - GATES 12.30pm HEATWAVE - THUNDERSTRUCK - THE MAFIA - ORANGE STREET - THE MIGHTY FLY - KINGS & CASTLES - OUR PROPAGANDA* - MONSTER - ROCK OF THE POPS - MIA SUNDAY 29th - GATES 12.30pm THE DREAMERS - IMAGINE THE BEATLES - THE TEMPLE BROS - GROOVE MONSTER - DIVA DECADES - WALKWAY - SPLINTER - ROY PEPLOW - JUST SAM - LACEY LOVE – NEVAEH www.gosportwaterfrontfestival.com www.facebook.com/gosportcommunityfestival THE RED LION CHALTON'S BEERFEST 2018!!! SUN...BEER...MUSIC...MORE SUN...MORE BEER...MORE MUSIC...AND THE PUB'S LOOKING ABSOLUTELY SPIFFING AFTER THE RE-FURBISHMENT TOO!!! :) FRIDAY 27TH JULY 9.10PM - 10.30PM THE ROLLING TONES 8.00PM - 8.50PM - THE PUNK PIRATES 7PM - 7.40PM - ELECTRIC MILK SATURDAY 28TH JULY 7.30PM - 10.30PM - THE SUPERHEROES 4.45PM - 5.45PM - BEMIS 3.30 PM - 4.15PM - THE J.A.R.H.* 2.20PM - 3.10PM -LUCKY 13* 1.10PM - 2.00PM - FANTASTIC PLANET 12.10 - 12.45PM - CRISIS!* - 1st gig outside of RTR School!! 😊 SUNDAY 29TH JULY - the 'chill out' day! 4.30PM - 5.30PM - THE GROOVE SURGEONS 3PM - 4PM - RUSS HIBBERD & THE FACTORY FIVE 1.30PM - 2.30PM - BRENT HUTCHINSON 12.20PM - 1.20PM - THE SUNBEAMS www.facebook.com/RedLionChalton |
HAYLING'S GOING TO ROCK!!!!
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SUN'S OUT...SUN'S BEEN OUT FOR DAYS........ MUST MEAN THAT THE READY TO ROCKERS ARE HEADING FOR HAYLING!!!! :) READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SUMMER CHARITY GIG 2018!!! SUNDAY 22ND JULY - 12.30PM EASTOKE PLAZA, EASTOKE CORNER HAYLING ISLAND PO11 9HL Yes, we're back for another terrific FIVE HOURS PLUS rockin' afternoon on the seafront, jam packed with the super duper RTR bands with more 'rockage' than a rock thingy thing on a rock day!! :) We're collecting money for ALFIE'S TRICYCLE this year...well, if Tim Hills can throw himself head first out of a plane for this worthy cause then it's the least we can do to support him and Alfie's admirable aims!! :) www.facebook.com/alfiestricycle |
LEATHER & LACE ROCK CLASSICS & POWER BALLADS SHOW
@PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE - HAVANT FRIDAY MAY 25TH
in association with
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL
A DAZZLING NEW THEATRE AND A BRILLIANT NEW ROCK SHOW THAT WILL HAVE YOU SINGING TO THE ROOFTOPS AND DANCING IN THE AISLES ........WHAT A FANTASTIC COMBINATION!!
"Superb!" "Fab night!" "Brilliant!!" "Absolutely amazing!" "Fantastic gig!!"
"That was one of the most entertaining evenings I've had in years ... loved it!!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hh3JnOdyk
LEATHER & LACE ROCK ANTHEMS & POWER BALLADS SHOW
FRIDAY 25TH MAY 2018 @PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, HAVANT PO9 4BU
https://tinyurl.com/ydbt3mnu
DOORS:- 6.30PM SHOW:- 7.30PM
TICKETS:- £12.50 (plus booking fee) - available via L&L website
www.leatherandlaceshow.com/shows
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL AND PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, ARE DELIGHTED TO BRING A BRAND NEW AND EXCITING LIVE ROCK SHOW TO THE SOUTH COAST'S NEWEST VENUE......LEATHER & LACE!!!
"Leather & Lace" is a dynamic new show bringing all those 'Classic Rock Anthems' & 'Power Ballads' you know and love to the stage.
Led by frontman and READY TO ROCK SCHOOL owner, MARK THOMPSON-SMITH, this superb 7-piece rock band, features some of the finest musicians & singers on the circuit today, faithfully recreating the 70s/80s/early 90s classics from artists such as, Journey, Bon Jovi, Heart, Queen, Whitesnake, Europe, Boston, Cher, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Mr Mister, Extreme, KISS, Toto, Def Leppard, Van Halen and many more.
With band members havIng played in 'The Sweet', 'Praying Mantis' 'The Supersonic 70s',' Rock Anthems', 'Dressed To Kill (KISS tribute)', 'Dizzy Lizzy', 'Metalworks (with members of Judas Priest and Alice Cooper)', 'Marco Mendoza Band' and 'Son Of Man' to name but a few, you know that their pedigree is high and their standard of musicianship still higher."
WWW.LEATHERANDLACESHOW.COM
www.facebook.com/LeatherandLaceShow
www.twitter.com/@Leather_Lace7
www.instagram.com/leather_and_lace_rock_show
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hh3JnOdyk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPb03Xvgzo&feature=youtu.be
"Superb!" "Fab night!" "Brilliant!!" "Absolutely amazing!" "Fantastic gig!!"
"That was one of the most entertaining evenings I've had in years ... loved it!!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hh3JnOdyk
LEATHER & LACE ROCK ANTHEMS & POWER BALLADS SHOW
FRIDAY 25TH MAY 2018 @PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, HAVANT PO9 4BU
https://tinyurl.com/ydbt3mnu
DOORS:- 6.30PM SHOW:- 7.30PM
TICKETS:- £12.50 (plus booking fee) - available via L&L website
www.leatherandlaceshow.com/shows
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL AND PARK COMMUNITY THEATRE, ARE DELIGHTED TO BRING A BRAND NEW AND EXCITING LIVE ROCK SHOW TO THE SOUTH COAST'S NEWEST VENUE......LEATHER & LACE!!!
"Leather & Lace" is a dynamic new show bringing all those 'Classic Rock Anthems' & 'Power Ballads' you know and love to the stage.
Led by frontman and READY TO ROCK SCHOOL owner, MARK THOMPSON-SMITH, this superb 7-piece rock band, features some of the finest musicians & singers on the circuit today, faithfully recreating the 70s/80s/early 90s classics from artists such as, Journey, Bon Jovi, Heart, Queen, Whitesnake, Europe, Boston, Cher, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Mr Mister, Extreme, KISS, Toto, Def Leppard, Van Halen and many more.
With band members havIng played in 'The Sweet', 'Praying Mantis' 'The Supersonic 70s',' Rock Anthems', 'Dressed To Kill (KISS tribute)', 'Dizzy Lizzy', 'Metalworks (with members of Judas Priest and Alice Cooper)', 'Marco Mendoza Band' and 'Son Of Man' to name but a few, you know that their pedigree is high and their standard of musicianship still higher."
WWW.LEATHERANDLACESHOW.COM
www.facebook.com/LeatherandLaceShow
www.twitter.com/@Leather_Lace7
www.instagram.com/leather_and_lace_rock_show
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hh3JnOdyk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPb03Xvgzo&feature=youtu.be
THE J.A.R.H.'S NEW VIDEO!!
Here are three of our Havant students, Jake, Albert and Riley with their good friend, Holly, on vocals...they're called THE J.A.R.H....they take lessons...they jam ...they play our gigs...they play their own gigs... event organisers and pubs now call them to play their gigs too...they've played at The Wedgewood Rooms and they've played at Victorious Festival.......their average age is 13.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXJQV1Ee6w
Want to be in a band? Be like THE J.A.R.H. :)
www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!"
www.readytorockschool.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXJQV1Ee6w
Want to be in a band? Be like THE J.A.R.H. :)
www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!"
www.readytorockschool.com
READY TO ROCKERS STORM THE GOSPORT COMMUNITY WATERFRONT FESTIVAL!!
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How exciting is this???!!!!
The organisers of the re-kindled GOSPORT COMMUNITY WATERFRONT FESTIVAL have asked the Ready To Rock Collective to open up the Friday night for headliner and soul legend, GENO WASHINGTON & THE RAM JAM BAND!! Brilliant!!!! Kicking things off, are the youngest rock band on the local circuit namely THE J.A.R.H. , average age of 13, with over 20 gigs booked in this year already proving the axiom that age is no barrier! www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H Next up, RTR Team Leader, Matt Purkis fronts his r&b and grunge tinged band, GLASS CAGE, full of that extra special raw edge that is setting them apart from the pack. www.facebook.com/pg/GlassCageBand Indie rockers, LUCKY 13, led by the mesmerising vocal talent that is Ella May Payne, are the pride of the RTR School Collective with nearly 5 years of performances on the local circuit and beyond, with electrifying appearances at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Guildhall, Victorious Festival and the 02 Islington. www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth The final band is local indie/pop rock favourites, THE COLLISION, fronted by that force of nature, LEWIS SMITH with RTR tutors, Chris & Evan Latter. Hi energy and daftly catchy songs means one HUGE Collision party!! THE COLLISION...don't miss 'em!! www.facebook.com/TheCollisionUK |
ANOTHER FANTASTIC GIG AT WORKIES!!
Yet another fantastic gig at Workies last Sunday afternoon!!
Five jam packed hours of all of that good rock stuff by the Ready To
Rockers and full hall to boot! :) The performances were once again, up another gear even from The Wedgewood Rooms gig in December and I thought that was the best gig we'd done so far in all of the time or running RTR....quite amazing.
Thank you to Workies, to the tutor team, Steve Browning and Fraser Purser for his sterling work throughout, to all of the students for putting on such a great show and to all of the parents, friends, club members and the merely curious who came in and raised £605.20 for FitzRoy's Love4 Life project...brilliant!! www.fitzroy.org/love4life
Five jam packed hours of all of that good rock stuff by the Ready To
Rockers and full hall to boot! :) The performances were once again, up another gear even from The Wedgewood Rooms gig in December and I thought that was the best gig we'd done so far in all of the time or running RTR....quite amazing.
Thank you to Workies, to the tutor team, Steve Browning and Fraser Purser for his sterling work throughout, to all of the students for putting on such a great show and to all of the parents, friends, club members and the merely curious who came in and raised £605.20 for FitzRoy's Love4 Life project...brilliant!! www.fitzroy.org/love4life
LUCKY 13....AND THE JARH!!!!
This post delights me more than you can ever imagine!! :) :) :)
THE J.A.R.H. ARE SUPPORTING LUCKY 13!!! :)
It doesn't seem like 5 minutes ago since newly formed L13's Ella Payne, Oliver Baker, Fraser Purser and George Seymour-Cole were starting out, average age of 13, with their half hour sets in the local pubs...and look at them now!! Wedgewood Rooms/Victorious/O2 Islington etc. with so much more ahead of them!
...and now we have THE J.A.R.H.'s Jacob Simmons, Albert Trevellick, Riley Hawley and Holly Barnett, average age of 13, following in their footsteps!!!
Am I allowed a little smidgen of RTR School tutor team pride??...I think so! Brilliant!! :)
Thank you to Sabina Stanton, Baz and L13 for the support and the opportunity! :)
LUCKY 13 & THE J.A.R.H. The Spotted Cow Cowplain
SATURDAY 3RD MARCH - 8PM
www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth
www.facebook.com/TheOfficialJ.A.R.H
www.facebook.com/SpottedCowWaterlooville
SPRING CHARITY GIG ALREADY??? MUST BE WORKIES THEN!!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL are back at it.......'bringing on the noize' and raising some much needed funds for another worthy but little known charity namely, the Petersfield based FitzRoy with our donation earmarked specifically for their wonderful LOVE4LIFE project, located in Fareham.
'The project enables people with learning disabilities to make and enjoy friendships and relationships. The project runs opportunities for socialising, and provides safe ways for people with learning disabilities to date.'
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SPRING CHARITY GIG 2018
LEIGH PARK & DISTRICT TRADES UNION & WORKING MENS CLUB
439 DUNSBURY WAY, LEIGH PARK, HAVANT PO9 5BD
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2018 - Doors - 1.45pm
Tickets - £4 adults £2 under 16s - 100% of the ticket money and donations to FitzRoy 's LOVE4LIFE
www.fitzroy.org/love4life
Registered charity No. 1011290
'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!"
www.readytorockschool.com
Photo courtesy of Tim Hills of Tim Hills Photography.
WHAT A VERY SPECIAL MORNING!!
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What a very special morning!!
I was finally able to hand over the Ready To Rock School cheque, to two lovely members of Q.A. Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit team. The £1376 raised, from our Wedgewood Rooms gig, will help to go towards much needed new equipment within the department and many thanks and much appreciation was expressed to all who helped raise the funds for our donation. What was even better was being accompanied by 'the beautiful little fighter', Amaris along with her beaming Mum, Rosie Barnett and Annie's nephew/proud Dad, Paul Reggie Stedall! :) Amaris was born prematurely at 26 weeks and spent 10 weeks in the care of the fantastic NICU team...and look at her now! :) :) What a wonderful way to say "Thank you" to such an amazing department and team...they really do perform miracles for little miracles!! |
WE CAME, WE PLAYED....WE CONQUERED!!!
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What a day!!! What a triumph!!!
Our third visit to the legendary Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea...and it just gets better and better each time! So many band and solo highlights across the full 6 hours and in front of a packed house too. Petersfield, Portsmouth, Havant & Waterlooville Ready To Rockers...WE SALUTE YOU!! Absolutely stunning!! Here's part of Pompey's tribute to Prince...oh my...wonderful!! |
WE'RE BACK AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!!!!
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HE MADE IT TO THE TOP!!!!!
THE ROCK GOD'S HEADING UP KILIMANJARO FOR ROWAN'S HOSPICE!!!
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THE ROCK GOD'S TAKING ON THE ROCK!!!
Some will know Lee McDonald and his son, Tom but the vast majority won't. Both Lee and Tom are students of RTR School, Lee learning guitar at Waterlooville and Tom drums at Portsmouth. Both the 'boys'...Lee's just a bigger lad after all ...are great chaps and throw themselves wholeheartedly in to their lessons and gigs. After Lee's inaugural outing at The Wedgewood Rooms and the subsequent brilliant photo taken by Lauren, he's become one of the RTR poster boys and was termed by me as 'The Rock God'! Well, the Rock God is taking his RTR nickname quite literally and on to another level...a much higher level....a Rock God aiming to stand on one very large chunk of rock ...KILIMANJARO!!! 😊 Not only does he deserve a massive ROUND OF APPLAUSE...but I'm sure that you'd all like to show your support for his efforts in raising much needed funds for Rowans Hospice too. Lee's Just Giving link is below, as is Rowans, should you wish to donate directly:- www.justgiving.com/fundraising/omnia-kilimanjaro www.rowanshospice.co.uk Well done, sir....WELL DONE!! 😊 |
LUCKY 13 ARE PLAYING IN LONDON @THE O2 ISLINGTON!!!!
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Fantastic news!!
Ella, Fraser, George & Olly are playing at London's popular O2 ACADEMY - Islington on FRIDAY OCTOBER THE 20TH!!! The 'Absent Kelly Emerging' evening features up and coming bands from across the UK and beyond and our own LUCKY 13 get the opportunity to join American artist CHARLOTTE BERG, KEYS, THE PALMERS and headliners SHE'S SEVENTEEN. Doors open at 6pm with L13 opening the show! Tickets are £6 from the band or £9 from the venue! www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth [email protected] www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyislington/events/999835/absent-kelly-emerging-feat-shes-seventeen-tickets Add to that they are on Express FM. next Monday the 18th September, at 7pm on The Shout!! Performance and interview too! 😊 93.7 FM http://www.expressfm.com |
THE COLLISION ARE HEADLINING THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!!!
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Here's a 'heads up' for tutor's Chris and Evan's headlining gig with THE COLLISION @THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS
THE COLLISION supported by MARMALADE MOONSHINE, FLOWVERS (featuring former student, Connor Griffiths) & EYES TO THE SKIES- SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017 TICKETS :- £6 ADVANCE DOORS 8PM - under 14s MUST be with an adult. I can't recommend this gig highly enough....3 fantastic support bands and headliners, THE COLLISION led by the irrepresible LEWIS SMITH!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zruRobbPV4 Lewis is a total inspiration and a young guy who has grabbed life with both hands, after a life threatening incident nearly 3 years ago, one that was only resolved after several cranial operations. He's totally commited to music, performing both solo and also alongside Chris, Evan, Tom and Dan in The Collision...he's a 'must see!' 😊 www.facebook.com/TheCollisionUK |
....THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER!!!
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THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER!!! The Ready To Rock School Collective are on the march this weekend with 3....yes, THREE charity gigs appearances!!! :) FIRST UP!!! FRIDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER @Funland,Hayling Island 7PM - 8PM THE J.A.R.H. - Holly Barnett on vocals!!! :) IN AID OF EPILEPSY ACTION UK www.epilepsy.org.uk SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER @ What's On at the Good Intent, PETERSFIELD 12NOON - 11PM WITH JUICY LUICY HEADLINING!! T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES 7.30PM - 8.30PM ALL DAYER IN AID OF HOME START BUTSER www.homestart-butser.org.uk SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER The Falcon, WATERLOOVILLE 1PM - 7PM - 'JAM FOR S.A.M.M.' NAMELESS/Liv Belcher/ROOM THREE/Mark Thompson-Smith & Markus Smith/THE J.A.R.H./PAT & DAVE/PETE RICHMOND/THE BIG JAM/ IN AID OF S.A.M.M. www.samm.org.uk 'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!" www.readytorockschool.com |
WE'RE BACK AT VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL!!!!!!
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THE READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE IS BACK AT V.F.!!!
Full 'come up and give the instruments a go' roadshow PLUS our student bands from our PORTSMOUTH, HAVANT, WATERLOOVILLE & PETERSFIELD schools too....PLUS a whole host of present/past students and tutors playing on the various stages across the site! : www.victoriousfestival.co.uk THE COLLISION – REAL ALE TENT (Evan Latter & Chris Latter) Charlotte Neal & Markus Smith – SHOWCASE STAGE THE BOOTLEGS (Nathan Hill) – ACOUSTIC STAGE INDIANA QUIET CATS (Joe Sillence) – SEASIDE STAGE SLICK MINDED INDIVIDUALS(James Rizzi & Luke Turner) – PEOPLE'S LOUNGE OUR PROPAGANDA (Harvey Groom) – SEASIDE STAGE SMILEY CAMPBELL BAND(Ben Corner) – REAL ALE STAGE JERRY WILLIAMS (Ben Corner) – CASTLE STAGE JAMIE HIRON – SHOWCASE STAGE Joe Booley – BUTSERFEST STAGE JOE BOOLEY BAND - A.M.P. STAGE FUNKY TOWN (Connor Griffiths, Olly Browning, George Seymour-Cole & Rya Baker) – A.M.P. STAGE KASSASSIN STREET (Nathan Hill & Rowan Bastable) – CASTLE STAGE |
PORTSMOUTH F.C LEGENDS vs TEAM MARLOWE FUNDRAISER!!
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The 'Can you help with any music?' call came in and the RTR COLLECTIVE offer of help was there like a flash!!
PORTSMOUTH F.C. LEGENDS vs TEAM MARLOWE PETERSFIELD TOWN F.C, LOVE LANE, PETERSFIELD, GU SUNDAY 20TH AUGUST 2017 - 12 NOON & KICK OFF 1PM £3 entrance donation! www.facebook.com/pg/teammarlowefight Alan Knight/Guy Butters/Dave Waterman/Mark Kelly/Paul Walsh/ Sean Davis/Touchline Tony/Andy Awford/Patrick Agyemang 12.30pm - MARK THOMPSON-SMITH & MARKUS SMITH 1.15pm - LIV BELCHER 2.00pm - THE J.A.R. 2.45PM - JANET TEE, JAMES TAPSTER & MARKUS SMITH 3.00pm - CHARLOTTE NEAL & MARKUS SMITH 3.30pm - WAY OUT featuring HARRY GEEVES Stalls, bouncy castle, face painting, raffle, P.F.C. memorabilia auction, food, drink and some rather damn fine music in the club too! What a TOP afternoon in store all in aid of little Marlowe! |
MED3 MUSIC
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A lovely message from Terry and Louise Mills from MED3MUSIC after my visit down to Portsmouth, to donate the proceeds from our Hayling gig.
What a real treat to sit and listen to the group members' original songs...and then Terry got me up to sing...hadn't done that with him in nearly 30 years! "A huge thank you to Mark Thompson-Smith and The Ready To Rockers from Portsmouth, Petersfield, Havant and Waterlooville who played their hearts out for 6 hours on Sunday at their Summer Charity Rock Gig raising a fantastic £230 for Med3 Music. Thank you so much x" www.facebook.com/Med3Music |
WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY AT HAYLING!!!
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I know that I always say how great our gig days are but this was the best so far for so many reasons and backed up from the feedback that we've received on the day and since....FANTASTIC!!
So many highlights from the students from across all of our schools in front of an ever larger crowd....and the sun came out too! Despite the sun cream application I was still sunburt! It really was a top day with funds being raised for MED3MUSIC www.facebook.com/Med3Music...cash donations on the day of £220 then a further £10 from my Mum, bless her. Our students of all ages had so much fun across the 6 hours of performances but this photo sums up the adults' feelings on the day!! Lee 'Rock God' MacDonald & Paul 'Drop Bear' Clark!! Brilliant!! |
THE SUN'S OUT....THAT MUST BE HAYLING ON THE HORIZON THEN!!!
THE J.A.R. & THE RTR SCHOOL COLLECTIVE'S ON THE MARCH!!
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RTR'S latest band's out playing this weekend and join's the ranks of the Ready To Rock School Collective!!!
SATURDAY 13TH MAY 2017 HAVANT EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNITY DAY, HAVANT Charlotte Neal & Markus Smith - 11.30am The J.A.R. - 1.15pm SUNDAY 14TH MAY 2017 CLANFIELD CHALLENGE - SOUTH LANE MEADOW - A DAY OF RUNNING RACES, GREAT MUSIC, STALLS...BEER...I'M SURE THERE'S BEER! :) www.clanfieldchallenge.co.uk THE J.A.R. - 11.00am, Yours truly and Matt Purkis - 11.40am LUCKY 13 - 1.15pm FUNKY TOWN featuring Rya Baker, Olly Browning, George Seymour-Cole and Connor Griffiths - 2.15 |
WHAT ANOTHER GREAT DAY @WORKIES!!!
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How wonderful to be able to help like this! :)
Hi Mark, Thank you for coming in earlier in the week. I have attached a photograph that Howard took for us. I have scheduled to share that photo on our social media platforms tomorrow please feel free to share it too. The buckets contained a £69.87 making a fantastic grand total of £555.87! That absolutely brilliant total could fund 8 pre-school sessions with our specialised Teachers of the deaf. A huge thank you for all the hard work that went into organising this event. I have attached an updated copy certificate which you might like to share with the Ready to Rock Community. I would like to send you a hard copy but I don’t currently have your address, if you could send it to me I will get that in the post asap. From everyone at The Elizabeth Foundation a huge thank you again for all the hard work that went into the Ready to Rock Event. Best wishes, Lorna Hawkins Fundraising Coordinator The Elizabeth Foundation Direct Tele: 02392 322163 Exch Tele: 023 9237 2735 Email: [email protected] Website: www.elizabeth-foundation.org |
IT'S SPRING!!! IT MUST BE WORKIES!!!!
LUCKY 13's UPCOMING GIGS!!
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WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY AT THE WEDGE!!!
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WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DAY AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!! It really was....a fantastic pro. set up by all of the RTR and Wedge teams, the doors opened and people started to flood in!!
273 through the doors with the students and tutor teams making over 320 in all!! The band performances were top drawer and our newbies conquered their nervous excitement to take the stage and subsequent applause!! Well done all of you. We managed to raise a grand total of £1440 from ticket sales and donations....what a result!! Many thanks to Geoff Priestly and his team for hosting us again and Geoff's already booked us back in again for next year...thanks you, sir! Gail's memory was wonderfully honoured with both Joe and sister, Jess in attendance. Jess and I handed over the cheque to Julie Kill from the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Q.A Hospital (Cosham)....she was delighted to receive it and offered her thanks to all involved. |
IN MEMORY OF GAIL @ THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS
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WE'RE BACK AT THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS!! :)
Yes, excitement abounds at Ready To Rock School as we return to Mr Priestley's TOP venue in Southsea for another rock marathon!! The RTR young, teenage and adult rockers from our Portsmouth, Petersfield, Havant and Waterlooville schools are putting on their Christmas charity gig full of TOTAL ROCK songs from across the decades. This year we are raising funds for MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE at Q.A. Hospital, Cosham in memory of sadly departed Gail Ford. www.macmillan.org.uk Gail's son, Joe, had been one of our longest standing guitar students at Portsmouth and I know that his weekly lessons and his love of rock music helped to ease some of the autistic challenges he faces in his daily life.Gail totally supported Joe with this and her truly tragic and swift passing is a bitter blow...she really was a lovely lady. As such, the afternoon will be an appropriate way to celebrate Gail's life as she loved live music and seeing Joe play on stage with us. I'm sure that she will be with us in spirit supporting us all. Tickets are £5 in advance and are available via the rock schools and The Wedge's box office. www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk |
LOVE BAFFINS CHRISTMAS MARKET!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL ARE......READY TO ROCK!!
A great session with our Havant rock school last night preparing our youngest rockers for their gig at LOVE BAFFINS CHRISTMAS MARKET this Saturday!
NIRVANA/IMAGINE DRAGONS/WHITE STRIPES/THE BUZZCOCKS/NEIL YOUNG/JAMES BAY are all on the set list!! :)
Come on down to The Baffins Pub...two great bands from 11am to 1pm then students from Portsmouth College and Ready To Rock School throughout the afternoon!!
LOVE BAFFINS CHRISTMAS MARKET
SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER - THE BAFFINS, PORTSMOUTH
THE PETTY CRIMINALS - 11am
STONE COAST - 12pm
ELLA PAYNE(LUCKY 13/Portsmouth College & RTR School) - 1pm
BALTIC (Portsmouth College)
RTR School Havant juniors - 3pm
MARK THOMPSON-SMITH & MATT PURKIS (RTR School) - 4pm
If you like what you see and hear, we still have a few FREE TASTER spaces for our YOUNG ROCKER & TEENAGE ROCKER sessions for DRUMS/GUITAR/BASS at our Saturday morning rock school Admiral Lord Nelson School ....just in time for our BIG charity gig rock marathon at The Wedgewood Rooms on December the 18th....fancy giving it a go?? :)
A great session with our Havant rock school last night preparing our youngest rockers for their gig at LOVE BAFFINS CHRISTMAS MARKET this Saturday!
NIRVANA/IMAGINE DRAGONS/WHITE STRIPES/THE BUZZCOCKS/NEIL YOUNG/JAMES BAY are all on the set list!! :)
Come on down to The Baffins Pub...two great bands from 11am to 1pm then students from Portsmouth College and Ready To Rock School throughout the afternoon!!
LOVE BAFFINS CHRISTMAS MARKET
SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER - THE BAFFINS, PORTSMOUTH
THE PETTY CRIMINALS - 11am
STONE COAST - 12pm
ELLA PAYNE(LUCKY 13/Portsmouth College & RTR School) - 1pm
BALTIC (Portsmouth College)
RTR School Havant juniors - 3pm
MARK THOMPSON-SMITH & MATT PURKIS (RTR School) - 4pm
If you like what you see and hear, we still have a few FREE TASTER spaces for our YOUNG ROCKER & TEENAGE ROCKER sessions for DRUMS/GUITAR/BASS at our Saturday morning rock school Admiral Lord Nelson School ....just in time for our BIG charity gig rock marathon at The Wedgewood Rooms on December the 18th....fancy giving it a go?? :)
WHERE DID THAT DECADE GO THEN???!!!
Yes, unbelievably, today marks the 10th anniversary of Ann and I opening up rock schools in Hampshire, England!!
Initially, under the Clive's Easylearn franchise banner and then under our own Ready To Rock School flag when the former company liquidated, we, along with the many fantastic tutors in our team, have somehow arrived at this rather amazing milestone... I'm not sure how we managed to make it to this point but we did!! It's definitely been a rock and roller coaster particularly during the recession with the accompanying financial and personal issues which I won't bore you with but, throughout, our belief in passing on the rock baton to all of our students who have started their own music based race, has never wavered.
My eternal thanks to all of the tutor team members past and present, to over 320 previous and current wonderful students who have attended/are attending our schools, to all of the ever supportive parents throughout, to the welcoming venues and their representatives, to Jenny and the Nevada team for their support, Nic Lipscombe for the artwork, Anita, Kayleigh, Kate, Olly and Lauren for the photos, Steve, Dave and Loz for their desk twiddling and to all of the remarkable charities who have provided us with an opportunity to help in our small way whilst adding a constant sobering perspective to our lives too.
My final and eternal heartfelt 'Thank you' goes to Ann who has supported me through some of my darkest times in order for us to continue running the schools...she is, with full pun intended, 'my rock' and with her and Rachel's love and undiminished backing we keep it all rolling on!
I'm truly, truly privileged to continue to be a part of this magical musical world of learning, playing and achieving.....TEN YEARS??!!
Well, they do say time flies whilst you are having fun!! :)
Initially, under the Clive's Easylearn franchise banner and then under our own Ready To Rock School flag when the former company liquidated, we, along with the many fantastic tutors in our team, have somehow arrived at this rather amazing milestone... I'm not sure how we managed to make it to this point but we did!! It's definitely been a rock and roller coaster particularly during the recession with the accompanying financial and personal issues which I won't bore you with but, throughout, our belief in passing on the rock baton to all of our students who have started their own music based race, has never wavered.
My eternal thanks to all of the tutor team members past and present, to over 320 previous and current wonderful students who have attended/are attending our schools, to all of the ever supportive parents throughout, to the welcoming venues and their representatives, to Jenny and the Nevada team for their support, Nic Lipscombe for the artwork, Anita, Kayleigh, Kate, Olly and Lauren for the photos, Steve, Dave and Loz for their desk twiddling and to all of the remarkable charities who have provided us with an opportunity to help in our small way whilst adding a constant sobering perspective to our lives too.
My final and eternal heartfelt 'Thank you' goes to Ann who has supported me through some of my darkest times in order for us to continue running the schools...she is, with full pun intended, 'my rock' and with her and Rachel's love and undiminished backing we keep it all rolling on!
I'm truly, truly privileged to continue to be a part of this magical musical world of learning, playing and achieving.....TEN YEARS??!!
Well, they do say time flies whilst you are having fun!! :)
ANOTHER ROCKING WEEKEND @HORNDEAN'S MERCHISTOUN HALL SUMMER FAIR!!
Well, what a brilliant couple of weekends we've had at Waterlooville and Victorious Festival....quite amazing!! More on that to follow....BUT there's more fun to be had this weekend too ....yet another opportunity for some more of our students to shine!
Charlotte Neal, from our Waterlooville school, steps up to the mike again and this time out she has Matt Tiger Purkis from the tutor team on guitar duties! Marvelous!! :)
Shortly after, we'll have three nervously excited young rockers from our Havant School 'bringing the noize'.....Albert, Jake and Riley!! Can't wait!! :)
MERCHISTOUN HALL SUMMER FAYRE
PORTSMOUTH ROAD, HORNDEAN
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER THE 3RD - 12 NOON 'TIL 4PM
Charlotte Neal & Matt Tiger Purkis (acoustic) - 1pm
Albert Trevellick, Jake Simmons and Riley Hawley (band) - 2.30pm
Charlotte Neal, from our Waterlooville school, steps up to the mike again and this time out she has Matt Tiger Purkis from the tutor team on guitar duties! Marvelous!! :)
Shortly after, we'll have three nervously excited young rockers from our Havant School 'bringing the noize'.....Albert, Jake and Riley!! Can't wait!! :)
MERCHISTOUN HALL SUMMER FAYRE
PORTSMOUTH ROAD, HORNDEAN
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER THE 3RD - 12 NOON 'TIL 4PM
Charlotte Neal & Matt Tiger Purkis (acoustic) - 1pm
Albert Trevellick, Jake Simmons and Riley Hawley (band) - 2.30pm
VICTORIOUS KIDS....ARE YOU READY TO ROCK???!!!
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VICTORIOUS KIDS.....ARE YOU READY TO ROCK???!!!
Are you and your young rock fans going to Victorious Festival??? READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S 'bringing the noize!' to the Kids Arena and giving aspiring young rockers, between the ages of 8 and 15, the chance to get up and 'rock out' with our excellent RTR tutors!! We might even get one or two of the Mums and Dads up too... after all, you are never too old to rock and roll!! We'll also be featuring some of our top young students, including the mighty LUCKY 13, just to show you what's possible when you join one of our four local rock schools. Want to be involved? We're starting to book young rockers in for the Victorious weekend slots now via our Contact Form! www.victoriousfestival.co.uk |
WE'RE ALL OVER WATERLOOVILLE!!
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READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's all over Waterlooville on the 20th & 21st of August!!
We're at the bandstand in the precinct on SATURDAY AUGUST THE 20TH with our fine vocal student, Charlotte Neal, opening up proceedings and then making way for the mighty LUCKY 13!! www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth Local favourites Marmalade Moonshine headline at 1.15pm. Next day, it's the full RTR Collective experience with bands and the Rock Roadshow at Waterlooville Fete, over at the Recreation Ground, from 11am to 4pm. LUCKY 13 is on at 1.30pm Charlotte's new band....which at the moment is called CHARLOTTE'S NEW BAND!! :)...they're on at 2.45pm. Rather a good preparation for us at Victorious Festival the next weekend too!! :) |
THE RTR SCHOOL COLLECTIVE'S AT DENMEAD'S MIDSUMMER PARTY!!!
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Another great opportunity to catch up with all things Ready To Rock School this Friday evening, June the 24th!!
The READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE appears at Denmead's Midsummer Party from 5.30pm onwards with acoustic acts and bands playing up until 9.00pm. The RTR students and tutors are joined by special guest, Tom Millichamp, with LUCKY 13 headlining the bill. It all takes place 'smack bang' in the middle of the village outside Janine Pert's Discover Wine and is completely FREE!! :) See you there!! :) CHARLOTTE NEAL with MATT PURKIS & EVAN LATTER EUPHONY/TOM MILLICHAMP/BLACK AND BLUE KIRSTEN PETHER, EVAN LATTER, MATT PURKIS, CHRIS LATTER & TOM JEFFERSON LUCKY 13 |
WE'RE GOING TO THE SEASIDE!!!
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Yes, get your buckets and spades out of the cupboards....we're back at Hayling Island for another FANTASTIC summer gig at Hayling Island's Eastoke Plaza!!
Another 5 hour rock marathon on Sunday July the 17th with it all kicking off at 12.30pm. This year we will be collecting for Hampshire based OPEN SIGHT www.opensight.org.uk Open Sight is the largest charitable organisation in Hampshire working with people who have, or who are at risk of developing sight loss. Based in Eastleigh, Open Sight has provided uninterrupted support to the blind and partially sighted community of Hampshire since 1922. The charity has been suggested by one of our student's parents to raise awareness of all of the good works that they do. Come on down and support us....the sun's booked so DON'T FORGET YOUR SUN CREAM!!! |
MADDI!!
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Maddi popped in to the Havant rock school last night, with Shelly Reid, Louis Bastable and Spencer Crockford, to say a final 'Thank You' for helping to raise £350.08 towards her funds last month. The drum kit took a fair old hammering as she showed off her skills at her lesson before the photos...great fun!! :) Take care, Maddi x www.gofundme.com/miracle4maddi www.facebook.com/miracle4maddi |
LATEST NEWS JUST IN!!! WE'RE AT VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL!!!
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Yes, we've been kindly invited to 'BRING THE NOISE!!' to the fabulous VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL 2016 on Southsea seafront!!!
The READY TO ROCK SCHOOL ROADSHOW will be barrelling in to the Family and Children's area to give the young festival goers, a chance to get up with the tutor team and 'PLAY IN A ROCK BAND', at one of the BIGGEST and most EXCITING music festivals in the UK. 60,000 people are expected each day of the August Bank Holiday weekend festival, not only to see a fantastic array of bands and artists, including headliners, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Manic Street Preachers....but ALSO to see these lucky new ROCK STAR contenders play too!! What a buzz for them to be able to say 'I played at The Victorious Festival with Ready To Rock School!!' ...who knows where that may lead them??.....maybe to play on the bigger stages at the festival in the future, just like our leading lights LUCKY13, who played at Victorious 2014 and are back this year to play in front of an even bigger crowd, ...we'll get them over to the RTR School marquee to show you what they can do too!! With Ready To Rock School rock dreams ARE possible!! :) www.victoriousfestival.co.uk |
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL TO THE RESCUE!!
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.....and in the 'Break Glass In Case Of Emergency' category ...the Ready To Rock School Collective comes to the rescue!!
That lovely lady Barbara McDougall is putting on an event this Saturday, at Milton Cross School, Portmouth, to highlight the various services and activities available in the city to carers and families of young ones and young adults with special needs...and suddenly there was unexpected gap in the entertainment slot..oh calamity......never fear, Thompson-Smith is here! :) Fraser Purser, Oliver Baker, both from Lucky 13, are joined by yours truly, Matt Tiger Purkis, Olly Browning and Edward Cole to provide the musical entertainment between 1pm and 3pm to confuse and amuse not only ourselves but all who attend too...'Are they a jazz band??'.... 'What key are you playing in Olly?...are you?....oh....just keep going..they may not notice! :) The event kicks off at 10am ...workshops, stalls, exhibitors, craft activities creche, refreshments, craft activities, advice & support ...and us! :) All are welcome!! :) For more information contact www.portsmouthparentvoice.org |
A NIGHT OF BOWIE....AND WHAT A NIGHT!!
What an extraordinary night at the Wedgewood Rooms for Ella and I as we were both invited to be part of, what turned out to be, one of the most special evenings that The Wedgewood Rooms has ever hosted. What a privilege to be a part of this amazing, AMAZING night.
A charity tribute night for one of the worlds top rock icons, featuring a whole host of fantastic musicians from the local area and led by the 'man with the plan', Mr Paul Caruana from Casemates Rehearsal Studios. In tandem with Geoff Priestly from 'The Wedge', Paul organised, at short notice, a great house band and sent out invitations to bands, solo artists and singers to perform a whole show's worth of Bowie's songs from across the decades... a very tall order!
The show sold out rapidly and could have sold out twice over such was the demand for the tickets and far exceeded everybody's expectations....an incredible night!
The atmosphere in the room was unbelievably electric and as the evening progressed, it ran the whole gamut of emotions as the songs spun out ....dancing, singing, quiet reflection with tears and smiles in equal measure but the main tone was one of celebration and gratitude for the memories....thank you, Mr David Jones R.I.P. x
A charity tribute night for one of the worlds top rock icons, featuring a whole host of fantastic musicians from the local area and led by the 'man with the plan', Mr Paul Caruana from Casemates Rehearsal Studios. In tandem with Geoff Priestly from 'The Wedge', Paul organised, at short notice, a great house band and sent out invitations to bands, solo artists and singers to perform a whole show's worth of Bowie's songs from across the decades... a very tall order!
The show sold out rapidly and could have sold out twice over such was the demand for the tickets and far exceeded everybody's expectations....an incredible night!
The atmosphere in the room was unbelievably electric and as the evening progressed, it ran the whole gamut of emotions as the songs spun out ....dancing, singing, quiet reflection with tears and smiles in equal measure but the main tone was one of celebration and gratitude for the memories....thank you, Mr David Jones R.I.P. x
....and we're back @WORKIES!!! Must be Spring then!!
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@Good grief...it's that time already! :)
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL is back at Havant's Workies for another 5 hour rock marathon, featuring the amazing young, teenage and adult rockers from their Havant, Waterlooville, Portsmouth and Petersfield schools. Nine great bands and fantastic solo acts will be performing a whole host of rock songs from across the decades, with all proceeds in aid of Maddi Crockford-Reid's Miracle4Maddi fund. www.gofundme.com/miracle4maddi www.facebook.com/miracle4maddi SUNDAY MARCH 20TH @LEIGH PARK WORKING MEN'S CLUB £3 ADULTS £2 UNDER 16s 2pm MADDI NEEDS YOUR HELP....COME AND JOIN US! :) |
ICEBREAKER - SOUTHSEA ROCKS!!
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A fantastic Saturday in Southsea ahead, with ICEBREAKER 2016!!
ICEBREAKER - SOUTHSEA SATURDAY 30TH JANUARY www.facebook.com/events/1136718709677177/ ...10 venues, over a hundred bands and solo acts, the after show party and a silent disco at The Wedge too...ALL FOR A TENNER?? THAT'S RIDICULOUS!!! The Ready To Rock School Collective get a look in with LUCKY 13, featuring Ella Payne, Fraser Purser, George Seymour-Cole and Oliver Baker, kicking things off @The Edge Of The Wedge around 2pmish and SAHARA SNOW featuring Edward Cole from the tutor team @The Deco around 10pmish...brilliant!! :) 'NOT ALL MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE SAME!' |
CHEQUE HANDOVER TO CICRA!!
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...and FINALLY, we get to present the cheque...£972.96 raised at our Wedgewood Rooms gig ...a fantastic effort...thank you again to all involved!! Havant Ready To Rock School presenting the same, last night, with that fine man, Anthony Griffiths, accepting on behalf of CICRA (Children In Childhood Research Association) www.cicra.org |
WHAT A BRILLIANT GIG!!!!
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Ryan (8) drums, Joe (10) guitar, Rafi (11) bass and Harry (15) drums, with a little help from Olly on rhythm and lead on the outro...and some old bloke out front doing his best to keep up with them all...it was far too early in the day to be taking on The Darkness!! :)
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A truly amazing day throughout, from the youngest to the oldest bands, at The Wedgewood Rooms yesterday raising funds for CICRA www.cicra.org!!
So many fantastic performances from across the 4 schools...but this final one, early on, from the youngest ones from Petersfield, summed it all up....huge smiles, even more huge smiles, loud cheers and even louder cheers from start to finish! Thank you so very much to all of the students, the parents, families, friends and the mildly curious that attended to create a fantastic atmosphere. Lucky 13, you were tremendous once again! A big THANK YOU to the Ready To Rock School team, namely, Olly Browning, Matt Tiger Purkis, Edward Cole, Chris Latter, Luis Abram, Joe Booley and our 'Break Glass In Case Of Emergency' David Bicheno-Samways along with Mr Steve Browning...and Molly too! a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Lauren purser for the amazing photos...fantastic!! ...and a huge round of applause to Geoff Priestley and the entire Wedgewood Rooms team for making us feel so very welcome on our very first visit there.....a brilliant day and a fantastic start to Christmas!! :) Merry Christmas, one and all!! :) |
IT'S CHRISSSSTMAAAASSSS!!
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READY TO ROCK SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CHARITY GIG SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBER 1.30PM - THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS, SOUTHSEA in aid of Chrohn's In Childhood Research Association www.cicra.org 5 FULL HOURS OF 'ROCKAGE'!!... It's a veritable smorgasbord of rock delights....and all for the ridiculously ludicrous price of £4!!!! Rock for charity...what a perfect combination!! :) www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/WhatsOn/LiveMusic/READYTOROCKSCHOOL.aspx |
LUCKY 13.....A FANTASTIC RESULT...RUNNERS UP!!!
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WELL DONE, LUCKY 13...A VERY WELL DESERVED 2ND PLACE!!
Absolutely blown away by last night's performance at The Wedgewood Rooms Showcase '15 Final in Southsea!! Half of the much older bands were intimidated by the occasion ...not Ella, Fraser, George or Olly!! Stunning performance....SOOOOO proud!! :) |
....AND THEY ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL!!!!!
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AMAZING!!! Age is no barrier and Ella, Olly, George and Fraser go from strength to strength...through to the final against much older competition!!! GO ON THE L13!!! |
RTR SCHOOL @GULLFEST2015...L13 represents!!
A fantastic new addition to the local summer music scene.... GULLFEST 2015!!
SATURDAY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER @THE SEAGULL, PORTCHESTER in aid of MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT.
A Ricky Mathews & Bee Bee promoted ALL DAY event from 10am to midnight packed some of the best bands around :-
10am Sierra POLAR
11am Lucky 13 - Ready To Rock School
Noon Paramore (Or Less)
1pm Angry Joe
2pm Stone Free
3pm Union King
4pm The Jaspers
6pm Davey Jones' Locker
7pm Jamin With Steve
8pm Reactor 1
9pm-11pm The Bu$iness
11pm-Midnight (charity totaliser)
We've been invited to be a part of proceedings so we're sending in the RTR School 'Leaders of The Pack'...LUCKY 13!!
A GREAT DAY, GREAT CAUSE AND A WHOLE LOT OF LOCAL ROCK TOO!!
SATURDAY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER @THE SEAGULL, PORTCHESTER in aid of MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT.
A Ricky Mathews & Bee Bee promoted ALL DAY event from 10am to midnight packed some of the best bands around :-
10am Sierra POLAR
11am Lucky 13 - Ready To Rock School
Noon Paramore (Or Less)
1pm Angry Joe
2pm Stone Free
3pm Union King
4pm The Jaspers
6pm Davey Jones' Locker
7pm Jamin With Steve
8pm Reactor 1
9pm-11pm The Bu$iness
11pm-Midnight (charity totaliser)
We've been invited to be a part of proceedings so we're sending in the RTR School 'Leaders of The Pack'...LUCKY 13!!
A GREAT DAY, GREAT CAUSE AND A WHOLE LOT OF LOCAL ROCK TOO!!
LUCKY 13'S ON A ROLL...GIGGING...GIGGING & WINNING!!!
Our leading lights are gigging like crazy at the moment with a run of 8 gigs including a fantastic 'WIN' @THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS in SOUTHSEA on August the 20th.
They are now through to the semi final on Wednesday September the 2nd ....fantastic!!
Tickets are available from the band and the WR website or on the door!
www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk
www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth
ROCK 4 RUSS 2 - Russ needs your help!
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When 'one of your own' is in trouble, you automatically offer a helping hand and our local musos are doing just that in abundance, on SUNDAY THE 16TH OF AUGUST, with the 2nd ROCK 4 RUSS fund raising gig @.THE HEROES in WATERLOOVILLE.
The event is in aid of drummer and all round top man, Russ Mahoney, formerly of YOYO, THE CHAPS, JELLYBEANS, COUNTY LINE, FLIPTOP and BRIAN CONNOLLY'S SWEET, to assist him with the costs of his stem cell operation, after suffering a stroke 4 years back which has caused the paralysis of his left arm. The target is £15,000 ....a good start has been made by online donations and the funds raised at the first ROCK 4 RUSS gig, at the Cellars at Eastney last month but more is needed. www.gofundme.com/uutaes This time, Tony Coles at The Heroes, has offered his fine venue and the following bands and musos have rallied to the call to help. PEACH & THE NEW BEATS - REACH OUT TILL DAWN - LUCKY 13 - HAZZARD COUNTY - THE BERNDASHIANS - READY TO ROCK SCHOOL - THE MEN FROM MONTGOMERY - THE SUPERHEROES - T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES - DR ROCK (members of THUNDERSTRUCK) - PJ (FLIPTOP) - RITCHIE (MAFIA) - TOBY & ROBBIE (MONSTER) ... and MANY MORE!! It all kicks off at 1.30pm .....it's FREE ENTRY but donations on the the day are very welcome!! Please lend your support, share with your friends and let's make this another great day for Russ!! |
....and before you know it...WE'RE BACK @THE BILLY!
Yes, in short order, the READY TO ROCK SCHOOL COLLECTIVE is back on Hayling Island, at The Hayling Billy!
FRIDAY AUGUST THE 14TH sees the return of READY TO ROCK SCHOOL NIGHT featuring RTR's own JOE BOOLEY with his acoustic set and then RTR'S MATT PURKIS with the premiere of his new blues band, BLACK AND BLUE BAND.
The evening continues with students and tutors combining for another exciting set of rock songs to take you up to witching hour!
The following day sees more bands from the Ready To Rock School Collective firmly in evidence @The Hayling Billy's Summer Party, namely LUCKY 13, THE DROP BEARS and REACH OUT TILL DAWN, raising money for ROWAN'S HOSPICE in Purbrook.
A fantastic day full of bands from the local area and all supporting a wonderful charity! :)
www.rowanshospice.co.uk
FRIDAY AUGUST THE 14TH sees the return of READY TO ROCK SCHOOL NIGHT featuring RTR's own JOE BOOLEY with his acoustic set and then RTR'S MATT PURKIS with the premiere of his new blues band, BLACK AND BLUE BAND.
The evening continues with students and tutors combining for another exciting set of rock songs to take you up to witching hour!
The following day sees more bands from the Ready To Rock School Collective firmly in evidence @The Hayling Billy's Summer Party, namely LUCKY 13, THE DROP BEARS and REACH OUT TILL DAWN, raising money for ROWAN'S HOSPICE in Purbrook.
A fantastic day full of bands from the local area and all supporting a wonderful charity! :)
www.rowanshospice.co.uk
RAIN DIDN'T STOP PLAY @HAYLING!!
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....and the heaven's opened!!
Sadly, our plans for a 3rd visit to Hayling Island's Eastoke Corner seafront was well and truly scuppered by the rain but fear not...PLAN B came in to play. Landlady, Mandy and manager, Martin, offered us the opportunity to play at that fine pub, The Hayling Billy and the gig was rescued. We all rushed down, set up the smaller gear in quick fashion and everyone squeezed in for the whole afternoon!! What a great turn around to avoid a disastrous cancellation...and what a great time was had by all!!! Well done, everyone and thank you again, Mandy and Martin! The ladies from The Samaritans raised £177.73 during the afternoon! |
DRAKEFEST 2015!!
LUCKY 13, FLYING MACHINES & T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES
take to the DRAKEFEST stages this weekend i.e. 3rd/4th/5th of July.
Held at THE ADMIRAL DRAKE, RUDMORE ROUNDABOUT, PORTSMOUTH, this annual charity music festival brings in the best of the rock bands from the Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
Again, DRAKEFEST is raising money for vital charities, namely, MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT, SAM'S HAVEN, BREAST CANCER CARE & HANNAH'S HOLIDAY HOMES APPEAL.
We're delighted to be involved this year, particularly LUCKY 13, who are stepping up a level to the Outside Stage after amazing everybody last year inside The Drake.
LUCKY 13 - OUTSIDE - 1PM SAT JULY 4TH
FLYING MACHINES - INSIDE - 4PM SAT JULY 4TH
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES - OUTSIDE - 1PM SUN JULY 5TH
This is another triumph for George and Fraser from LUCKY 13..... 4 years back they were with us at a rock roadshow at DRAKEFEST 2011 jamming some of our simpler rock songs!
To say that they have progressed way above that now is a definite understatement!!
take to the DRAKEFEST stages this weekend i.e. 3rd/4th/5th of July.
Held at THE ADMIRAL DRAKE, RUDMORE ROUNDABOUT, PORTSMOUTH, this annual charity music festival brings in the best of the rock bands from the Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
Again, DRAKEFEST is raising money for vital charities, namely, MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT, SAM'S HAVEN, BREAST CANCER CARE & HANNAH'S HOLIDAY HOMES APPEAL.
We're delighted to be involved this year, particularly LUCKY 13, who are stepping up a level to the Outside Stage after amazing everybody last year inside The Drake.
LUCKY 13 - OUTSIDE - 1PM SAT JULY 4TH
FLYING MACHINES - INSIDE - 4PM SAT JULY 4TH
T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES - OUTSIDE - 1PM SUN JULY 5TH
This is another triumph for George and Fraser from LUCKY 13..... 4 years back they were with us at a rock roadshow at DRAKEFEST 2011 jamming some of our simpler rock songs!
To say that they have progressed way above that now is a definite understatement!!
SUMMER'S COMING!!!!!
HAYLING ROCKS!! JULY THE 12TH 2015 - HAYLING ISLAND!!
Good grief....the merest hint of sunshine and all roads point to READY TO ROCK SCHOOL'S SUMMER CHARITY GIG...ON HAYLING!!!
Another exhilarating day planned at Eastoke Corner, in association with the Playing on The Plaza event team...a full 5 hours plus of summer rock music aplenty from the Ready To Rockers for our third year running! :)
It truly is a fantastic afternoon for all of the family, with great music, two top pubs, an arcade, cafes, gift shops,, ice cream parlour, fish and chip shop, the play park for the kids...the beach and the sea!! You couldn't get a better day....and I've already put my order in for the sun!! :)
We'll be collecting for The Samaritans www.samaritans.org this year as suggested by one of our parents and we'll be doing our level best to raise as much money as possible with your help again.
So, bring your chairs, your beach towels, your windbreaks your picnics, your swimming togs...budgie smugglers are to be worn with caution....I'll put them on the risk assessment category just in case....and your sunscreen.....the past two years have been scorchers!! :) :)
LUCKY 13, FLYING MACHINES & T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES IN POMPEY x2!!
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T-S & THE YOUNG BLADES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS LUCKY 13!!
@THE HARVEST HOME BEER FESTIVAL, DENMEAD SATURDAY JUNE 20TH
MAY'S GIGS!!.....how many???
MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND!!!
May Bank Holiday Weekend on the horizon and two great seaside gig nights coming up featuring a 'goodly' number of the Ready To Rock School Collective.
First up, READY TO ROCK SCHOOL NIGHT on FRIDAY THE 1ST OF MAY @THE HAYLING BILLY, HAYLING ISLAND, with a fine selection of the RTR tutors and students from across the 4 schools, including Miss Ella Payne from Lucky 13 and the debut of Paul Clark and Nick Randall's new band of brothers, THE DROP BEARS!
Following up on the 3rd, Will ChuMp's top Bank Holiday Sunday night gig @DRIFT BAR, SOUTHSEA featuring Markus Smith and his FLYING MACHINES, Kiera Boyle's INTO THE AVALANCHE and headliners, REACH OUT TILL DAWN featuring Chris Fifi Latter, Evan Latter, Max Salgado-nacke, Jack Wilmshurst and Laura Forbes!
What a great RTR bank holiday weekend ahead!!
RTR STUDENTS SET UP THEIR OWN GIG!!
Ready To Rock School students, from our Havant and Waterlooville schools, are putting on their own gig at THE CORNERSTONE, in Denmead, on FRIDAY APRIL THE 24TH.
Drum student, Chris Latter, is organising a FREE gig at the former Mead End pub with his band, REACH OUT TILL DAWN headlining the evening.
Along with lead guitarist brother Evan, bassist Jack Wilmshurst, rhythm guitarist, Max Salgado-Nacke and vocalist Laura Forbes, the band have invited INTO THE AVALANCHE, fronted by RTR vocal tutor, Kiera Boyle and also SAD CAESAR to open the event.
The gig is sponsored by Sundaes Cafe at The Cornerstone.
Doors open at 7pm with an OPEN MIC from 10pm.
www.facebook.com/ReachOutTillDawn
MIND cheque presentation!
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That very nice man, Ross Borman, from Havant and East Hants MIND, came over to Havant Academy and met the Ready To Rock School team and Havant students.
www.easthantsMIND.org Jack Cotten presented Ross with our £491.66 cheque, from our charity gig at Workies, flanked by Luis Abram and Louis Bastable...and Louis's new guitar ...we just had to get that in the photo too!! |
RAISING THE ROOF AT THE PETERSFIELD FESTIVAL HALL!!
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Ready To Rockers from LUCKY 13, George, Oliver and Fraser certainly raised the roof and made the 280 strong audience take full notice on Saturday the 11th, as they performed a fantastic set with guest vocalists, KIRSTEN PETHER and PHOEBE MARTIN, both students from our Waterlooville school.
Ready To Rock School had been invited to take part in the Town Mayor's Charity Night with the more gentle acts namely, Hampshire Acoustic Guitar Orchestra (HAGO) and the Portsmouth Military Wives following the boys and girls...they were asked to turn down by the Mayor but the message didn't quite reach the band in time! :) |
Ready To Rock School students and tutors out on manoeuvres!!
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!!
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The snowdrops are out and the geese are flying back
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...and the gigs keep a'coming!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
PHOTO COURTESY OF Michel Focard de Fontefiguieres
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Well, what a fantastic end of year gig we had at Petersfield Social Club ...great performances and a lot of fun!
Thank you, once again, to all of you that attended and to all of you that played. With your help we raised £310.80 for the Rosemary Foundation and we were able to present the cheque to the some of the wonderful RF team earlier this month. New Year's Eve was also a Ready To Rock School based event, with The Young Blades accompanying me at The Wheelwright's Arms in Havant, with not only Tim, Mark and Olly firing on all cylinders but we had Jack holding the drum fort for Russell too....top man! Not only that, but we had students Rachel T-S, Ella, George and Fraser up for a few songs too, with their families in attendance before we saw in the new year in grand style...it was like our own little rock club at the back of the pub...a great night had by all!! So..... we're in to 2015....let's make it as much fun as last year.....let's rock!!!!! |
IIITTTT'SSSS CHHHRRRRIIIISSSTMMMMASSSS!!!!
HAYLING NIGHTS - a double header on Hayling Island!!
SPRINGWOOD ROCKS!!!!
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........and the Ready To Rock School gigs 'just a keep on coming!!'
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GOOD LORD, WE'VE GONE PLAYING MAD!!!!!
BUSY, BUSY.....VERY BUSY!!!!
Yes, the READY TO ROCK community seem to have hit a purple patch of gigs!!
Students, student bands and the tutors are all out and about playing ....fantastic!!
Gigs in Portsmouth, Fareham, Hayling Island, Waterlooville, Petersfield and Havant too in the next 7 weeks!!
An extraordinary burst of activity from us all...so much fun....want be part of the best way to learn??
Apply for a FREE TASTER...you know it makes sense!!
READY TO ROCKERS AT THE HAYLING BILLY!!
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Ready to Rockers at The Billy on Friday November the 21st!!! As a result of LUCKY 13's highly successful showcase evening at The Hayling Billy, back in August, we've been asked by manager Martin to bring in even more of our students for one of their main evenings. So, we have LUCKY 13 & REACH OUT TILL DAWN co-headlining and more of our senior students in with the tutors to show the Billy crowd what they can do...what a top evening ahead!! |
REACH OUT TILL DAWN & LUCKY 13 ROCK KINGSLEY'S @SOUTHSEA FOR SAMUEL!!
....and now they are organising joint gigs!!
Yes, REACH OUT TILL DAWN and LUCKY 13 are jointly organising a gig at KINGSLEY'S in SOUTHSEA on WEDNESDAY THE 29TH of OCTOBER...luckily it's half term!!
The bands, ably supported by their parents and Pompey's 'Mr DJ', the legend that is Steve Kingsley, are raising money for Samuel Deakin - Mant's operation fund. www.samuelsfund.co.uk
With Ella opening up proceeding with a short acoustic set of originals and covers the Ready To Rockers are showcasing new songs to all in attendance.
A prize raffle will be also be held to add to the donations.
The night kicks off at 7.30pm!! FREE ADMISSION!!!
KINGSLEY'S, 68 OSBORNE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, PO5 3LU
ROCK ORIGINALS CHEQUE PRESENTATION
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Natalie Bettinson, Alzheimer's Society area representative visited our Waterlooville school and accepted a cheque for £898 from RTR students, Jack Wilmshurst and Chris & Evan Latter from REACH OUT TILL DAWN. Natalie expressed her hearfelt gratitude to all who attended the ROCK ORIGINALS night and those that played their part in performing on the night...she also stayed for the guys jam song ...she was mightily impressed...well done guys!! |
GUITAR LESSONS - BASS GUITAR LESSONS - DRUM LESSONS - VOCAL LESSONS
PORTSMOUTH - HAVANT - WATERLOOVILLE - PETERSFIELD
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Hot on the heels of LUCKY 13 are REACH OUT TILL DAWN featuring four of our RTR students, namely Evan & Chris Latter, Jack Wilmshurst from our Waterlooville school and Max Salgado-Nacke from our Havant school and joined by vocalist, Laura Forbes.
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THEY PLAYED THEY SAW, THEY CONQUERED!!!
What an absolutely extraordinary weekend for the Ready To Rockers from Petersfield & Portsmouth schools and for music events in Hampshire as a whole!
The Victorious Festival was an absolute triumph for the organisers, the council, for the bands, the solo artists and for the 80,000 happy, smiling people who attended over the weekend....and particularly for LUCKY 13 who pulled in a great crowd at the CASEMATES STAGE amazing all with a terrific performance of originals and covers.
Just as successful, although much smaller in scale, was the Petersfield Summer Festival again with fantastic support and organisation, with our Petersfield school representing RTR ...I'm still getting over the moment of sudden realisation that we were about to play Highway To Hell, on a Sunday, right in front of St Peter's Church!! Forgive me, Lord....but it was great fun!! :)
WHAT A PACKED WEEKEND AHEAD!
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A fantastic day ahead for our Ready To Rockers on Sunday August the 24th!!
The Petersfield students are performing at The Square, as part of the Petersfield Summer Festival, at 12.15pm and LUCKY 13 from Portsmouth are also performing at the Victorious Festival on Southsea Common, at 11.15am...what a great day for all of them!!!
The Petersfield students are performing at The Square, as part of the Petersfield Summer Festival, at 12.15pm and LUCKY 13 from Portsmouth are also performing at the Victorious Festival on Southsea Common, at 11.15am...what a great day for all of them!!!
CHARLOTTE IN AFRICA!!
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SANDRA ACCEPTS OUR CHEQUE!
WESSEX HEARTBEAT ACCEPTS OUR CHEQUE!
Wessex Heartbeat representative Sandra Cooper came down to our Waterlooville rock school to see and accepted our cheque for £214.45.
A lovely letter of thanks to all the team, students and all who donated on the day was handed to me along with a very nice certificate too.
Well done everyone and thank you to Sandra, Ken Wilde and Jennifer Kenny from the charity. www.heartbeat.co.uk
WHAT A DAY!!!!
THE HAYLING WEATHER GODS MUST LOVE US!!
What another extraordinary day at Eastoke Plaza!
I thought last year was amazing but it truly was another brilliant afternoon in the stunning sunshine, with an even bigger crowd avidly watching the students rock their socks off all afternoon. Fantastic performances throughout, all topped off with a great headlining set by REACH OUT TILL DAWN...first gig out...great potential!!
Well done, Laura, well done guys!
Kind donations came in throughout the afternoon and I'm delighted to say that we raised £214.45 for Wessex Heartbeat with no charity expenses incurred. www.heartbeat.co.uk
Catch the latest videos on www.youtube.com/READYTOROCKSCHOOL
What another extraordinary day at Eastoke Plaza!
I thought last year was amazing but it truly was another brilliant afternoon in the stunning sunshine, with an even bigger crowd avidly watching the students rock their socks off all afternoon. Fantastic performances throughout, all topped off with a great headlining set by REACH OUT TILL DAWN...first gig out...great potential!!
Well done, Laura, well done guys!
Kind donations came in throughout the afternoon and I'm delighted to say that we raised £214.45 for Wessex Heartbeat with no charity expenses incurred. www.heartbeat.co.uk
Catch the latest videos on www.youtube.com/READYTOROCKSCHOOL
WE'RE GOING BACK TO HAYLING!!!
WE'RE BACK AT HAYLING!!!
Yes, SUNDAY JULY THE 13TH sees the return of the the Ready to Rockers, young uns, teenagers and slightly more mature ones too, to the scene of last year's amazing day at Hayling Island's Eastoke Seafront ...probably the best weather you could ever wish for last year with the students from the 4 RTR schools entertaining the sun drenched crowds for a full 5 hours...a truly brilliant, brilliant day!
We've been invited back as part of the PLAYING ON THE PLAZA season so, put it in your diary...SUNDAY JULY THE 13TH for sun, sea, beach, play park for the little ones, 2 pubs for the older ones across the road with an award winning fish and chip shop and an ice cream parlour to die for too all with the Ready To Rock Students playing their hearts out all afternoon for you, all in aid of WESSEX HEARTBEAT www.heartbeat.co.uk...it's a win, win, win, win, win, win situation all round!!
We kick things off at 1pm ...I've pre-booked the weather!!! :)
Yes, SUNDAY JULY THE 13TH sees the return of the the Ready to Rockers, young uns, teenagers and slightly more mature ones too, to the scene of last year's amazing day at Hayling Island's Eastoke Seafront ...probably the best weather you could ever wish for last year with the students from the 4 RTR schools entertaining the sun drenched crowds for a full 5 hours...a truly brilliant, brilliant day!
We've been invited back as part of the PLAYING ON THE PLAZA season so, put it in your diary...SUNDAY JULY THE 13TH for sun, sea, beach, play park for the little ones, 2 pubs for the older ones across the road with an award winning fish and chip shop and an ice cream parlour to die for too all with the Ready To Rock Students playing their hearts out all afternoon for you, all in aid of WESSEX HEARTBEAT www.heartbeat.co.uk...it's a win, win, win, win, win, win situation all round!!
We kick things off at 1pm ...I've pre-booked the weather!!! :)
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NEWS!!
LUCKY 13 have been included in the line up for the Victorious Festival!! www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/line-up/
This huge festival is being held in Southsea, on August the 23rd and 24th and the young Ready To Rockers, from our Portsmouth school, have a slot on the Casemates Showcase Stage on Sunday the 24th...I am ecstatic!! Well done, Oliver, Fraser, George and Ella!!
CHARLOTTE'S OFF TO UGANDA WITH A BAG OF MUSICAL GOODIES!!
A wonderful gig once again and a fantastic response from the parents and members of Workies.
£533.99 in donations all going towards the TENDER TALENTS MAGNET SCHOOL in Kampala, Uganda.
The cheque has duly been handed over to Miss Charlotte Randall, one of our Waterlooville drum students and she, along with her Portsmouth Grammar School classmates, will be taking over a collection of new musical instruments in the summer.
IF IT'S SPRING...IT MUST BE WORKIES!!!
Yes, the rain's finally stopped and the sun's out...must be Spring!!! ...that must also mean, it's time for another Ready To Rock School Charity Gig!! Those marvelous people at Workies in Havant have invited us back again for another 5 hours of rock excitement from our students on SUNDAY APRIL THE 6TH.
We've another fun packed and inspiring afternoon of rock stars playing their hearts out for all and sundry. Our fund raising this time goes 'international' courtesy of our Waterlooville student, Charlotte Randall.
Charlotte, along with her Portsmouth Grammar School classmates are raising money to buy musical instruments for the Tender Talents Magnet School in Kampala, Uganda and we're delighted to join in with their efforts!
More details of the school are available via www.musequality.org
We've another fun packed and inspiring afternoon of rock stars playing their hearts out for all and sundry. Our fund raising this time goes 'international' courtesy of our Waterlooville student, Charlotte Randall.
Charlotte, along with her Portsmouth Grammar School classmates are raising money to buy musical instruments for the Tender Talents Magnet School in Kampala, Uganda and we're delighted to join in with their efforts!
More details of the school are available via www.musequality.org
LUCKY 13!!!!!!
LUCKY 13...that's a name that you're going to hear a lot around the South Coast over the next few years!
George, Oliver, Fraser and Ella, from our Portsmouth School, are already out playing in the city with their own songs and impressing all, and I mean ALL, who see them with the skills that they've been learning at Ready To Rock School. They've had older bands who follow them on the bill quaking in their boots!!
Fronted by Ella Payne, who is also playing her own solo gigs around the South, these wonderful students of ours are blazing a trail and are the prime example of what wonders music and creativity can achieve!!
Check out their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/lucky13.portsmouth
Click Like even to show them you care or check out their song Toronto on the link below! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx6fUp5HOZA
IT'S CHRISTMMMMASSS!!
Yes, it's that time again and as the winter draws in we've a warming Sunday afternoon ahead of us full of fantastic performances from our marvelous students. This time we're at The Blue Lagoon in Hilsea, Portsmouth PO2 9PR on SUNDAY THE 15TH OF DECEMBER 2PM -7PM!!
We've a full packed programme choc full of the best rock songs and a little softer side thrown in to cushion the blow to the senses!
Not only that we have the young band prodigies who are currently astounding the Portsmouth musicians community, namely LUCKY 13 who are headlining the day with their selection of original songs...remarkable!!
This time we are supporting the Brain Research Trust in memory of Mike Edwards, who sadly lost his brave battle with this cruel condition 18 months ago. www.brainresearchtrust.org
Tickets are limited and available in advance:-£3 for adults £2 Under 16s.
Contact [email protected]
We've a full packed programme choc full of the best rock songs and a little softer side thrown in to cushion the blow to the senses!
Not only that we have the young band prodigies who are currently astounding the Portsmouth musicians community, namely LUCKY 13 who are headlining the day with their selection of original songs...remarkable!!
This time we are supporting the Brain Research Trust in memory of Mike Edwards, who sadly lost his brave battle with this cruel condition 18 months ago. www.brainresearchtrust.org
Tickets are limited and available in advance:-£3 for adults £2 Under 16s.
Contact [email protected]
CLAIRE ACCEPTS OUR CHEQUE :)
The Children's Society's South East Co-ordinator Claire Cranfield accepts our cheque for £282.56 from the fabulous gig on Hayling Island .
'This was a great opportunity for Ann and I to hand over our cheque but also to gain a better understanding of all of the good works that the Society carries out with the young people around the country....I'm sure that we'll be able to help again in the future'
'This was a great opportunity for Ann and I to hand over our cheque but also to gain a better understanding of all of the good works that the Society carries out with the young people around the country....I'm sure that we'll be able to help again in the future'
HAYLING ROCKS!!!!!!!
WHAT A DAY!!!
We had an absolute blast on Sunday, down on Hayling Island....5 fun filled hours of great music under a beautiful sun filled blue sky...it really could not get any better!! :)
Thanks to all who came down to watch and also to those that contributed to The Children's Society collection buckets...£282!! Wonderful!
We had an absolute blast on Sunday, down on Hayling Island....5 fun filled hours of great music under a beautiful sun filled blue sky...it really could not get any better!! :)
Thanks to all who came down to watch and also to those that contributed to The Children's Society collection buckets...£282!! Wonderful!
Chic's GOOD TIMES wriiten by the gods of disco BERNIE EDWARDS (R.I.P.) & NILE RODGERS!!
READY TO ROCK SCHOOLS AL FRESCO!!
Playing On The Plaza, Hayling Island
JULY 7th 2013
Summer's here...no, honestly it is, we had a brief glimpse of it last weekend so it must mean that the READY TO ROCK SCHOOL Summer Rock Gig is on its way!!
It's outdoors too at Hayling Island's PLAYING ON THE PLAZA
on SUNDAY JULY THE 7TH 1PM TO 6PM!!!
A fantastic afternoon with the Ready To Rockers playing songs from the likes of FOO FIGHTERS, THIN LIZZY, RISE AGAINST, THE SCORPIONS, MUSE, THE BLACK CROWES, PEARL JAM, IRON MAIDEN, THE KILLERS, CREAM, PARAMORE, VAN HALEN, NICKELBACK, LED ZEPPELIN, STEREOPHONICS, JOURNEY, LOST PROPHETS, FLEETWOOD MAC, SKUNK ANANSIE, DIO ...the list is literally endless!!!
5 amazing hours of brilliant music from young rockers from the ages of 9 to 17 and it's all for free, with a little loose change contribution to The Children's Society most
welcome...and, of course, the glorious summer sunshine will be thrown in at no
extra charge...now then, where are my shades??
It's outdoors too at Hayling Island's PLAYING ON THE PLAZA
on SUNDAY JULY THE 7TH 1PM TO 6PM!!!
A fantastic afternoon with the Ready To Rockers playing songs from the likes of FOO FIGHTERS, THIN LIZZY, RISE AGAINST, THE SCORPIONS, MUSE, THE BLACK CROWES, PEARL JAM, IRON MAIDEN, THE KILLERS, CREAM, PARAMORE, VAN HALEN, NICKELBACK, LED ZEPPELIN, STEREOPHONICS, JOURNEY, LOST PROPHETS, FLEETWOOD MAC, SKUNK ANANSIE, DIO ...the list is literally endless!!!
5 amazing hours of brilliant music from young rockers from the ages of 9 to 17 and it's all for free, with a little loose change contribution to The Children's Society most
welcome...and, of course, the glorious summer sunshine will be thrown in at no
extra charge...now then, where are my shades??
Fibrosis Unit Cheque Presentation
Marc Bone hands over the cheque for £512.81 from our gig at Workies to the wonderful Cystic Fibrosis Unit Team from University Hospital Southampton. A marvellous group of caring professionals, a very worthy cause and an incredibly touching moment.
CHERYL MARKLOVE R.I.P. 17/03/2013
Charity Rock gig on March the 17th 2013.
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL kicks off their official launch with a Sunday afternoon, jam packed with the very best in rock music and all performed by their very talented young students.
The show is at the excellent Workies (Leigh Park Working Mens Club) venue in Dunsbury Way, Havant on Sunday March the 17th from 2pm www.workingmensclubleighpark.co.uk and provides the student bands with a brilliant opportunity to play on stage in front of a large and very appreciative audience whilst at the same time, help to raise money for a very worthy cause, namely, the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at the University Hospital Southampton.
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's Mark Thompson-Smith heads up the day and along with his fantastic tutor team, aim to ensure that that the RTR opening day goes with a real bang!!
Mark said 'The gig at Workies on the 17th is going to be a great day not only for the students and the charity but also for the entire RTR team as we will be fully open for business for new students.
Come and join the young Ready To Rockers for a fantastic afternoon of absolutely brilliant rock music at a great venue too...an huge stage and
hall....be prepared to be amazed!!!
Let me know if you would like to come along and I'll put your names on the door ....see you there!!' 02392 598731 - 07905 008130
Workies (Leigh Park Working Mens Club)
439 DUNSBURY WAY, LEIGH PARK, HAVANT, HANTS, PO9 5BD
02392 472624 - www.workingmensclubleighpark.co.uk
The show is at the excellent Workies (Leigh Park Working Mens Club) venue in Dunsbury Way, Havant on Sunday March the 17th from 2pm www.workingmensclubleighpark.co.uk and provides the student bands with a brilliant opportunity to play on stage in front of a large and very appreciative audience whilst at the same time, help to raise money for a very worthy cause, namely, the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at the University Hospital Southampton.
READY TO ROCK SCHOOL's Mark Thompson-Smith heads up the day and along with his fantastic tutor team, aim to ensure that that the RTR opening day goes with a real bang!!
Mark said 'The gig at Workies on the 17th is going to be a great day not only for the students and the charity but also for the entire RTR team as we will be fully open for business for new students.
Come and join the young Ready To Rockers for a fantastic afternoon of absolutely brilliant rock music at a great venue too...an huge stage and
hall....be prepared to be amazed!!!
Let me know if you would like to come along and I'll put your names on the door ....see you there!!' 02392 598731 - 07905 008130
Workies (Leigh Park Working Mens Club)
439 DUNSBURY WAY, LEIGH PARK, HAVANT, HANTS, PO9 5BD
02392 472624 - www.workingmensclubleighpark.co.uk