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WILL YOU TAKE PART IN A WIRRAL CHALLENGE NEXT MONTH TO RAISE MONEY FOR STICK‘ N’ STEP?
STAN BOARDMAN- MY LIFE STORY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
‘ Stan is arguably the most natural funniest man I ' ve ever come across, and was my secret weapon in 2 Wembley Cup Finals!!’- Ron Atkinson
Stan Boardman- My Life Story
Stan ' s life-story is extraordinary and inspiring. As a three year old boy, during the Second World War, the communal bomb shelter in which he was sat took a direct hit from a Nazi bomb, killing 18 people inside. Stan should never have survived, yet miraculously he did. This book documents how he faced those traumas, his struggles and successes, the people he met, and life on the comedy circuit in the 70 ' s, 80 ' s and 90 ' s. We discover the laughs too, and also, an unlikely friendship with Hollywood ' hellraiser ' Oliver Reed. What really happened that night on the infamous ' Des O ' Connor Show ' and his joke about a ' Fokke-Wulf ' airplane? Was he really banned from television? It is a story about the man behind the laughter, and it will surprise many.
Jacket photograph © Paul Boardman ISBN 000-0-000-00000-0
STAN BOARDMAN MY LIFE STORY
‘ A comedy icon before we knew what that meant, from tragedy to comedy and so much more.’-
John Bishop
‘ A Liverpool legend and a comedy great. What a life, what a book!-
Chris McCausland
‘ Is Stan funny? You bet! A natural comedian who has a great story to tell.’-
Jimmy Tarbuck
‘ Stan is one of the funniest people we have ever met, onstage and off.’-
Kenny & Marina Dalglish
STAN BOARDMAN
MY LIFE STORY
Foreword by Craig Johnston
Cerebral palsy charity Stick‘ n’ Step is asking local people to take on a special challenge in July to help raise essential funds. Two exciting fundraising events are taking place on the same day, Sunday 6th July, both starting in New Brighton and finishing at Thurstaston.
The Wirral Kayak Challenge, now in its 13th year, challenges participants to row 14 miles around the Wirral coast line. Wirral Coastal Walk, organised by the Rotary Club of Mid Wirral, covers 12.5 miles of coastal path, with options of shorter distances of four and eight miles too.
The Wirral Kayak Challenge starts from Harrison Drive beach at around 7am – just after high tide, with participants heading over behind Hilbre Island for low tide, and then on to the finish at Dee Sailing Club for around 3pm where there will be entertainment. Wirral Coastal Walk starts from Floral Pavillion, New Brighton and ends at Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre at Thurstaston.
Netty Doyle, Regional Fundraiser at Stick‘ n’ Step, said,“ We invite our local community to come together and take on one of these amazing challenges to help us raise money for disabled children across the region. Both these events provide a great day out and they are only made possible thanks to the dedication of Mike Dudley and the Wirral Kayak organisers and John Mottershead and all at Rotary Club of Mid Wirral.”
To take part in either of these challenges to raise money for Stick‘ n’ Step, please contact Netty Doyle on 0151 638 0888 or email Netty @ sticknstep. org
Stick‘ n’ Step provides free weekly conductive education sessions to children and young people with cerebral palsy up to the age of 25. The charity relies on supporters and volunteers to help raise the £ 750,000 required to deliver its services to over 100 families each year at its Wallasey and Runcorn centres. Find out more about the charity by visiting www. sticknstep. org.
Stan ' s life-story is extraordinary and inspiring. As a three-year-old boy, during the Second World War, the communal bomb shelter in which he was sat took a direct hit from a Nazi bomb, killing eighteen people inside. Stan should never have survived, yet miraculously he did.
This book documents how he faced those traumas, his struggles and successes, the people he met, and life on the comedy circuit in the 70s, 80s and 90s. We also discover the laughs, as well as an unlikely friendship with Hollywood hellraiser Oliver Reed. What really happened that night on the infamous Des O ' Connor show and his joke about a Focke-Wulf airplane? Was he really banned from television? It is a story about the man behind the laughter, and it will surprise many.
QUOTES: John Bishop:“ A comedy icon before we knew what that meant, from tragedy to comedy and so much more”
Chris McCausland:“ A Liverpool legend and a comedy great. What a life, what a book!”
Kenny and Marina Dalglish:“ Stan is one of the funniest people we have ever met on stage and off”
Ron Atkinson:“ Stan is arguably the most natural funniest man I ' ve ever come across and was my secret weapon in 2 Wembley cup finals!!
Jimmy Tarbuck:“ Is Stan funny? You bet! A natural comedian who has a great story to tell”
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