A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. This was no reflection on Ernie - he was still regarded with huge affection but there seemed no real place for him until he became a chronicler of a lost showbiz age, drawing on his vast experience, always ready with a quote or an anecdote about days gone by, a familiar figure at comedy awards ceremonies and the like. Sid Green, who has died at the age of 71, partnered the late Dick Hills in one of the most prolific television comedy writing teams of the 1950s to 1970s. Cookie Settings. Death Notice. 997. They resumed their friendship in 1947 when Morecambe auditioned for the role of 'feed' to a comic in Lord Sangster's variety circus at Godalming in Surrey. Its a cue to turn back for lunch that and the fact that this precarious shore can turn what looks like short walk on a map into an inland tramp along A roads. For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive: This newspaper is published by Johnston Press plc GenesReunited. The No.1 UK for funeral notices, where you can search over 5,016,738 notices. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Walks across the Sands can be arranged at guideoversands.co.uk, but are fully booked for summer 2021, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. _ A native of Stockton, she was married twice and came OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Dyson Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dyson, laged 84. of 11 Ellesmere Grove. Morecambe, died on Friday !ne Royal Lanca.qter I nfirma w here he had been a patient for four weeks. Mr. George Richard Ross collapsed and died almost immediately at his nome at 293 Lancaster Road, Morecambe on Monday morning. on Tuesday. The elders lived latterly in Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, which they discovered when Megan, an actress, was in summer season there. Ernie was funny, too, but had other skills: he was a fine dancer and a good singer. In 2019, Lancaster and Morecambe College signed a 25-year deal with Eden Project North to deliver a Morecambe Bay curriculum for students. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. She had been in failing health for several months. I've always really been a song-and-dance man. Place. We have a vision of the Winter Gardens as a major music venue with a capacity of 2,500, hosting all kinds of concerts by top-notch acts, along the lines of Londons Alexandra Palace., Toulmin believes the terracotta-and-brick palace can play a pivotal role in restoring Morecambes former grandeur. Nevertheless, this air of comfy domesticity brought another subtlety - Eric's basic insecurity - to the act, the impression that if the high-flying 'Mr Showbiz' Ernie ever left the nest, Eric would feel very alone. The comic and his 'feed' were thus equals - a rarity in traditional double-acts. This was reinforced at the end of some of their later television shows, when Ernie would smirkingly accept the congratulations of sycophants while, in the background, a completely deflated Eric, with flat cap, shabby raincoat and carrier bag, would wander out of the studio. The greenery on the opposite shore appears and, beyond, the steep slopes of the Cumbrian fells. Sometimes they shared a bed as well, with Eric sitting bolt upright in his pyjamas, smoking a pipe, while Ernie boasted about the latest 'play what I have wrote'. She had been in failing health for several months. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. In their heyday, Morecambe and Wise often finished their stage and television shows by singing their theme song, Bring Me Sunshine. NMA members include nearly 900 . Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. View Anniversary. Mr. Herbert Charles Howell, aged 87. of 30. SHEILA (Phythian) Passed away peacefully on 26th January 22 on the Isle of Wight, after a Jack passed away on 1st February 2022. Ernie Wise, who has died aged 73 following a triple heart bypass operation, was, with Eric Morecambe, one of the two best-loved comedians Britain has ever produced. Death Notice. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. Fine 450, costs 65. The comic, ironically, was Ernie Wise, and so the partnership began. Passed away peacefully on Friday 14th April 2023, aged 83 years. Sadly missed DENTON 9th May 2020 At her home in Montgomery House Nursing Home, Shropshire nee Miller Passed away 21st March at St James Lodge. 'Some comedians reel off jokes as if they've just come out of a book,' said Ernie. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. Jewel and Warriss they bravely turned down as being too big and too much themselves to be scaled down to TV situation comedy. (modern). Radio station. Given the natural wonders at hand Morecambe Bay, the Trough of Bowland, the Lakes Eden Project North would have plenty of inspiration for filling its domes with local flora. Law Enforcement Agency. Aged 70 years, Sadly, passed away on Sunday 30th January 2022 at home with his wife Mary On 6th November 2021 in The Royal Lancaster Infirmary aged 73 years. he 1 ,-mkeil on many twins in the d,irict after OBITUARY in falling health for about fonrl whose tower can be seen on years. Skip to Search. 3 talking about this. Primrose Street. Skip to Search. For Anthony Newley, a mysterious moody 'star' of the era, they devised The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), a remarkable, semi-surrealist format many years ahead of its time - if also, alas, of its audience. Eric was funny, pure and simple. You bring yourself into the public eye, but where do you go from there? I pick up a bag of fish and chips from the excellent Atkinsons in Albert Road. n energy-sapping heat haze drains the life out of Morecambe Bay. Breached a community order. 'Heysham, on Saturday. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. There followed what was probably the key attachment of their joint career, to Morecambe and Wise for that lovable pair's ATV series between 1961 and 1967. Banned from driving for 17 months. If you need to publish a public notice, please contact Lancaster Guardian directly at: publicnotices@nationalworld.com. JACKSON Peter & Kathleen 30th March 1963 Congratulations Mum & Dad on your Diamond Wedding. 12/10/2022. came to Morecambe with OBITUARY Mr. J. M. Mills Mr. John Marsland Mills. 'No. A Lancaster perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Lancaster Guardian. Much loved (nee Gardner ) (Goosie) Peacefully on April 22nd at Guisborough Manor Care Home, Grace (nee Day) At home on April 23rd, Audrey aged 84 years, passed peacefully with her Peacefully in hospital, on April 19th, June aged 87 years. Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. The interment was preceded by service at St. Luke's Church, Weaste, and the chief mourners were: Mr. H. Gee, son: Mr OBITUARY. died at his residence on Sunday night. Morecambe . They started to bombard the BBC with speculative TV scripts, quite without success until they accepted the fact that the comedian was everything, and the writer - as Muir or Norden put it - merely his labourer. 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: Mr. Sanderson, who was a draper in Market Place, Oldham. At first, their act was a ragbag of styles and thefts: routines borrowed from Abbott and Costello, Ernie doing a bit of clog-dancing, Eric 'blacking-up' to sing G H Elliott numbers. Morecambe, died at her home on Friday. The one-hour special that resultedwas a triumph for all concerned. *. Ernie Wise found himself faced with a similar decision, but, poignantly, he was still a comparatively young man and tried to fall back on his old song-and-dance skills. Death Notice. GenesReunited. at 111, Clareedon Road. In the early days, comedy seemed to be the prerogative of writing duos such as Frank Muir and Denis Norden, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Barry Took and Marty Feldman. The suggestion that they might be gay never arose. Deceased was a native of Halifax and went to Bradford as W boy. IMMA SANDL'ESON. Sid James, Bruce Forsyth, Morecambe and Wise, Roy Castle, Freddie Starr and Michael Barrymore depended on them at various times. Morecambe 3, Lincoln 2: Shrimps fight back to keep hopes alive Derek Quinn . All rights reserved. Ernest Wiseman (Ernie Wise), comedian, born November 27, 1925; died March 21, 1999, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. op WadesedaY weep, took paw at larrishdes mastery on Saturday. Cite This Collection "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries." Database with images. *. In fact, they had met as pupils at Haberdashers Aske's in south London - where they wrote a school panto - and after war and post-war service Hills went on to teach English. Findmypast | Coming from Bradford, where he was born, 28 years ago, Mr. Harrison was OBITUARY Mr. H. C. Howell A well known Merseyside, business man. Her death will be keenly felt at the Wesleyan Church, for which she was an ardent worker far *any years. Survive ing relatives OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Wall A well-known Morecambe boarding-house keeper, Mrs.' j Mary Ellen Wall, aged 69, of ; 102, Clarendon Road, died at' j her home on Friday. You can review your Bookmarks in the Saved area. Lancaster Guardian. Got a. Morecambes front is a hotchpotch of good and bad ideas. aged 79. Multiple photos can be added at point of booking and directly on the notice once it has been published for free. Morecambe is home to the iconic Midland Hotel, Happy Mount Park, entertainment venue The Platform and the beautiful . of 33. Born in Oldham, where he ,was a shoe repairer. Live at Southport in the 1970s, their first entrance brought them the kind of reception normally associated with rock stars. OBITUARY Mrs. M. E. Wall A well-known Morecambe boarding-house keeper, Mrs.' j Mary Ellen Wall, aged 69, of ; 102, Clarendon Road, died at' j her home on Friday. Families and friends can share via various social channels, one single share can go further than you think. Search. News you can trust since 1837. Morecambe . The deep affection that radiated from the stage or screen could not be faked, however, and the public responded warmly to their obviously close friendship. Beloved Wife, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother (Chris) Suddenly in Victoria Hospital on Friday 7th April 2023, Chris, aged Mr Tony Haworth, of Swinnel Brook, Helmshore, died peacefully in Royal Blackburn Vivienne passed away on the 5th April after a long illness at Springhill Alan Holden, of Milnshaw Gardens, Accrington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 1 at the Brenda Margaret Hopwood of Queen Elizabeth Crescent died on Saturday, April A visitor lit a candle on the Death Notice of, A visitor left a Tribute on the Death Notice of, A visitor made a Donation on the Death Notice of, A visitor added a Photo on the Death Notice of, This site is brought to you by Reach PLC who are a supplier member to. Now he's becoming a character, a personality.' Help organising your research by adding bookmarking your articles. , Bowerby, near Halifax. many years, Mrs. Arnie Hen- aged 71, She had been ill in, rietta OBITUARY. Mr. Harold fail- Dugdale. Our 63rd. Green had been a spry little fly-half at Aske's, and retained a love of rugby football all his life. Though they later answered to a matey 'Sid' and 'Dick', this duo was at first billed, in rather scholastic fashion, as SC Green and RM Hills.