eternal Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Gareth is going to be turning on the Christmas Lights in Altrincham 17/11/18 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValR Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Little bit confusing as on GARETH'S facebook page it says Monday 17th December which is obviously wrong - thrilled though as Altrincham is where I live! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Surely its not a Monday and surely its not that late in the year? Can someone check with Gareth? Is there anything else on Facebook that has been confirmed that we neef to know about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariaw81 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Thank you for posting Chris 🙂 on Facebook it’s been corrected now Val and now says 17th November. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValR Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Chris there have been a lot of announcements on local Altrincham sites and it is definitely Saturday 17th November so his Facebook page is wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariaw81 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 16 minutes ago, ValR said: Chris there have been a lot of announcements on local Altrincham sites and it is definitely Saturday 17th November so his Facebook page is wrong. His Facebook page announcement has been corrected now 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/events/304726660121615/?ti=icl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Oh great it has been corrected. Thanks for letting us know. Wonder who put it on wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Full schedule of times and who is appearing: http://altrincham.today/2018/11/01/news/revealed-full-details-altrincham-christmas-lights-switch-show-saturday-november-17th/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Anyone going today have a fab time. Altrincham has just been awarded the Chamption High Street Winner What a week for them with Gareth singing there today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Wow Gareth has certainly attracted a crowd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Thanks to Andy Egan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 This is good: Altrincham HQ @altrinchamhq 4h4 hours ago More I’m gonna put this out there and say This was the best #altrincham Christmas light switch on in years Well done @hitsradiouk @Gareth_Gates @AltrinchamBID @stamfordquarter and so is this: Petes TV @prankmanchester 2h2 hours ago More Replying to @wesbutters @hitsradiouk and 2 others No problem. Never been a @Gareth_Gates fan but that Man can sing. I suppose I better give him his due and the acting/singing teaching place he has set up with the lady from Corrie. They have done good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindajan Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Gareth was in excellent form for the Christmas lights switch-on in Altrincham this afternoon/evening. I sat on a wall for the earlier part of the main entertainment but got up and moved gradually closer to the stage when Gareth came on stage. He looked very smart with a grey winter coat over his clothes but not close enough to describe better, (I'm sure Maria will as she was right at the front). Gareth sang five songs: Suspicious Minds Anyone Of Us Perfect (which he dedicated to Faye who was in the audience) Unchained Melody Spirit In The Sky He encouraged the crowd to join in throughout and there was a great atmosphere. It was especially lovely to hear Perfect in full and live. Gareth's voice suits this song so well and it seems completely back to its very best. Gareth then left the stage for a few minutes before coming back with the other guests to switch the lights on. Shortly after it was all over. Maria & I hung around for a while to see whether Gareth would come out. After a while James Moores and Emma Lansley (Fates) appeared. We stopped them & chatted a bit about Fates, then asked whether Gareth was coming out but he & Faye had already left another way to go to his car on the roof (car parking extended over several of the buildings). It was lovely to see Gareth performing again and hadn't really expected to be able to speak to him on this occasion. Good to see Maria too before and after the show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethsmelody Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thank you for all the post . Linda well done on going and for your lovelly write up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 It's always so lovely when you know people are going that they come on here and tell us how it went. It's exciting! So glad you could make it as know you haven't been well lately. Shame you didn't get to meet Gareth but I suppose with the amount of people there it was safer for him to dash off. Saw on Twitter someone say security was a bit of a nightmare. Hope someone has a recording of Perfect. Thanks Linda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thanks Linda for your report, and thanks Eternal for the snippets, love them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thanks for all the snippets from The Christmas lights switch on . Good to read a report of Gareth's songs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thank you Lindajan for telling us all about the lights switch on and what Gareth sang. Not had chance to listen to the snippets yet as I am at the moment in A & E at Harlow Hospital 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Nice to read this report Lindajan about lights switch on and also that it's the best switch on Altrincham have had. Pity you didn't get chance to speak to Gareth on this occasion. Haven't had time to listen to snippets yet, but will later today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariaw81 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Here’s 3 short recordings I’d done of Suspicious Minds, Any One of us and Perfect, I realised after I should of done more of each song especially Perfect as it’s not been sang as much as the others of course. I’ve not really had chance to listen to the videos others have done so don’t know if they got the high note in Unchained Melody, I’d of definitely recorded that song too if I thought he won’t get the crowd to do that part like he has for as long as I can remember since the vocal cord injury. Theres not much I can add that Linda hasn’t already explained bless her, was lovely to see her, I got covered in fake snow being at the front. I should of stood at the right side of the stage instead of the left lol as the right side was where Gareth hung about between his gig and the light switch on itself. Suspicious Minds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariaw81 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Any One of us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariaw81 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Perfect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValR Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Sorry for starting this as a new topic but for some reason I am unable to post a reply on the original one. Thank you so much Linda for your excellent report about the lights switch on, pleased you found somewhere to sit as I know it's was a small area and not many seats there. Thanks also Maria and glad that you got so close even if you think you were on the wrong side and got covered in 'snow'! I've also watched several of the videos posted on Facebook by Andy Egan and Altrincham Matters and it really does look as though it was a brilliant event - regretting not going now! Edits to say that I've just looked at the Altrincham Matters facebook page and it's been viewed by 4.6k people which can only be a good thing for Gareth! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylvia Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 This is the link to all the songs Gareth sang the full version of them all. Hope thi https://www.facebook.com/AltrinchamMatters/videos/2027773910594990/?t=2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Thanks Sylvia/ And just to say I merged Val's post into this postings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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