{"id":1457,"date":"2011-03-30T11:39:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabbitwho.com\/blog\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2011-04-15T05:09:48","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T10:09:48","slug":"buy-a-bed-appeal-saturday-takes-place-at-highworth-methodist-church-at-6pm-tickets-cost-6-and-are-available-from-denise-or-sue-on-01793-762365-gloucester-house-addictions-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rabbitwho.com\/blog\/buy-a-bed-appeal-saturday-takes-place-at-highworth-methodist-church-at-6pm-tickets-cost-6-and-are-available-from-denise-or-sue-on-01793-762365-gloucester-house-addictions-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"BUY A BED APPEAL – Saturday, takes place at Highworth Methodist Church at 6pm. Tickets cost \u00a36 and are available from Denise or Sue on 01793 762365 – Gloucester House Addictions Rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A UNIQUE EVENING OF
\nMUSICAL PLEASURE
\nin Aid of
\nSATURDAY 2nd APRIL 2011
\nAt: Highworth Methodist Church
\nLechlade Road, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7HG
\nDoors Open 6.00 pm.
\nNIGHT PARADE
\nWith Special Guest John \u201cRabbit\u201d Bundrick from The Who
\nANNA CORCORAN
\nWith Phil Spalding
\nHANNAH CLIVE
\nA Sweetheart with a Sweet Voice
\nRefreshments Included and ‘Meet & Greet’ the performers after the show.
\nTICKETS \u00a36.00 from Denise or Sue 01793 762365 Office Hours
\nOR from Gloucester House, High St, Highworth
\n4 Lads From Liverpool
\nFrom London
\nFrom Liverpool
\nBUY A BED. . .SAVE A LIFE
\nGLOUCESTER HOUSE ADDICTIONS
\nREHABILITATION CENTRE<\/p>\n

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Pop druggie in Swindon charity concert
\n8:00am Monday 4th April 2011<\/p>\n

THERE was not a spare seat in the room when rocker Phil Spalding took to his guitar to raise money for the charity that saved his life.
\nPhil, 53, of Rodbourne, held a charity concert in Highworth on Saturday night to raise money for Gloucester House Rehabilitation Centre, where he turned in 2005 to kick his heroin addiction.
\nThe crowd was also treated to a performance by Phil\u2019s long-term friend The Who keyboardist John \u2018Rabbit\u2019 Bundrick.
\nAbout 200 people attended the concert in aid of Gloucester House\u2019s Buy a Bed, Save a Life campaign.
\nPhil said afterwards: \u201cI used to do this when I was stoned or drunk and doing this clean and sober is a really scary feeling.\u201d
\n\u201cThe centre was able to help me get a new life. I was dying when I went there. I have just about become brave enough now to start doing something like this. Many people who know me were very happy to help because they knew how messed up I was.\u201d
\nHe performed well-known favourites including True Colours and Hallelujah, alongside pianist and singer Anna Corcoran, as well as songs she has written.
\nJohn Bundrick, who has been part of The Who since 1979, played alongside Liverpool band Night Parade.
\nHe said: \u201cI am proud to have been asked to do this. I went to Alcoholics Anonymous, one day I saw a hand switch off a light switch and I haven\u2019t drunk since. I have been sober now for around 15 years.
\n\u201cPete (Townshend) has been my saving grace, we are very close in an odd sort of way. We know when we look at each other when we know we are connecting.\u201d
\nThere was also a performance from Hannah Clive at the concert, which was held at Highworth Methodist Church.
\nSusan Tollington, centre manager at Gloucester House who helped and counselled Phil from the day he arrived at the centre, was watching the performance.
\n\u201cMore than \u00a31,000 has been raised today which means we can sponsor some more clients through Gloucester House,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWe can give somebody a chance to get a new life.\u201d
\nFor more information about Gloucester House call 01793 762365.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to all who supported our special concert which was promoted by a former resident.
\nThe fund raising event took the form of a Mini festival at Warneford School, Highworth, on Sunday 5 December 2010.
\nInternationally renowned bass guitarist Phil Spalding has played on recordings by Elton John, Robbie Williams, Mick Jagger, Kylie Minogue, Jo Cocker and Seal. He has also worked with The Who\u2019s Roger Daltrey and has persuaded a couple of mates, John Bundrick and Simon Townshend, from the iconic rock band to give up their time to join him performing at a mini music festival at Warneford School Highworth,
\nPhil is a recovering addict who, five years ago, undertook a course of rehabilitation at Gloucester House. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the centre\u2019s \u2018Buy a bed \u2026 save a life\u2019 appeal set up to attract funds to cover the cost of rehabilitation for those who do not have recourse to public funds and in appreciation of the help he received he now wants to use his contacts to help swell the coffers.<\/p>\n

On the advice of Roger Daltrey Phil arranged for a small scale concert to be performed and promoted free of charge by some of his friends in the professional music business. These include \u2018Night Parade\u2019, an emerging band from Liverpool being promoted by former \u2018The Who\u2019 keyboard player John \u2018Rabbit\u2019 Bundrick who also performed with them on the night. Other artistes were Simon Townshend (brother of \u2018The Who\u2019s Pete Townshend), Anna Corcoran and a collection of older musicians who perform by the name of \u2018Space Odic Samurai\u2019.
\nPhil successfully negotiated the recovery programme at Gloucester House. He is fully committed to a new life of abstinence from drink and drugs.
\n\u201cIt is possible to live today without recourse to the use of drink and drugs to solve problems,\u201d says Phil. \u201cMy five years of abstinence have been nothing short of amazing.\u201d
\n\u201cThe people at Gloucester House do amazing work and without them I wouldn\u2019t be here today. Everyone deserves a chance in the eyes of God.\u201d
\n\u201cGloucester House provides a service for a lot of people who wouldn\u2019t otherwise get the opportunity to turn their life around. I\u2019m talking about people from the street, prison, hostels and other such places which result in dissolution and despair. This is a matter of life and death and nothing is more serious than that. It\u2019s about inclusion not exclusion. We\u2019re hoping that through our concert the \u2018Buy and bed \u2026 save a life\u2019 appeal will garner the attention that it undoubtedly deserves.\u201d
\nLast month Phil celebrated five years of abstinence through the support given by Gloucester House and his on-going membership of 12 step fellowships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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