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Wednesday 21st November 2007 - The Chapel Choir of Royal Holloway & RH Baroque Orchestra       
 

HANDEL - Messiah (Part I)

Tbc soprano
Tbc alto
Tom Cockett tenor
Simon Whiteley bass

Rupert Gough conductor
RH Baroque Orchestra (coached by Simon Jones, RWCMD)

Venue: Windsor Building, Royal Holloway, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX

Tickets: £15, £5 (concessions), available on the door from 6.45pm.



About Ad Pontes...

STAINES was originally known as AD PONTES in year 14AD.  Ad Pontes (Latin for
at the Bridge) was of strategic importance as it was located at the only crossing point of the River Thames upstream from London on the road to Silchester.  The bridge was probably made of stone so the word ‘Stones’ may come have been corrupted, over time, into the name Staines.  There is also some suggestion that the prehistoric site of the “Nine Stones” was located nearby (some say near Hythe by the M25) and the Saxon for “stones” is “Stanes”.

The Staines Arts and Lifestyle Magazine is called AD PONTES 

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Fright Nite every Wednesday at the Iguana

The Iguana features a dance floor, pool tables, designated parking for motorcycles and a midnight license.

Regular Drinks Deals and Cocktails



Djs Rex, Rezident, Paul, Epicenter and Stuart mixing up a set of:

Hatebreed, Downset, Lost Prophets, Faith No More, AC/DC, Sevendust, Disturbed, Pantera, Metallica, Trapt, Goldfinger, NOFX, Green Day, Reel Big Fish, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beastie Boys, R.A.T.M. Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Life of Agony, Tool, Slayer, Seputura, Incubus, Machine Head, Audioslave, Monster Magnet, Transplants, Ministry, NIN, Distillers, Velvet Revolver, Fallout Boy, Deftones, Limp Bizkit, and loads more...



http://www.theiguanaegham.co.uk/

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Big Jim Sullivan and Duncac MacKenzie at Staines Riverside Club

6 LALEHAM ROAD (opp GRESHAM ROAD) STAINES TW18
THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Entry £3



Big Jim Sullivan has played on 59 hit singles. In 1969 Sullivan joined Tom Jones, with whom he spent the next five years touring, and it was during his time in Las Vegas that Sullivan met and formed a friendship with Elvis Presley.Sullivan left Tom Jones in late 1974, and teamed up with Derek Lawrence, a record producer whose credits include Deep Purple and Wishbone Ash, to form a record label named Retreat Records. They produced various artists on this label over a period of about two years. Among these artists were Labi Siffre, Chas & Dave and McGuinness Flint. Sullivan himself fronted a band called Tiger, who put out three albums on this label. Also, Lawrence and Sullivan went to the United States to produce a glam metal band named Angel.In 1978 he became part of the James Last Orchestra for nine years; with a brief amount of time away for him to do a major tour with Olivia Newton-John after her success with Grease.Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Howe were given guitar lessons by Sullivan.Jimmy Page borrowed Sullivan’s Gibson J-200 acoustic for the recording of Led Zeppelin I.

http://www.bigjimsullivan.com/

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Best wishes to all

The Editor

ADPONTES-STAINES

November 2007

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