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New Bust for Bolton Museum

As we learned late last year, Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive will open later this year with a new bronze bust of Fred Dibnah by Bolton born artist Dr John Pilkington.

The making of a portrait bust cast in bronze would mean that Fred’s bust would undergo the industrial process of being poured in molten metal, something that Fred loved so much.

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I have to say it looks much better than other busts of Fred that we have seen before. What do you think?

We have just been sent details of a new play, called “The Demolition Man”, about the last years of Fred’s life has been commissioned and is due to be staged next year at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre Read the rest of this entry »

Word has come in that the Heritage Centre in Fred’s former residence, due to open on 15th June, has released a catalogue after commissioning “a local artist to design a whole new range of beautiful items of memorabilia that will be sold exclusively through the heritage centre”. Read the rest of this entry »

As we suspected a couple of days ago, the official announcement of the opening of a Heritage Centre in Fred’s former residence has been made. Read the rest of this entry »

Opening date confirmed

No official announcement as yet but I just noticed a eBay auction of tickets to what seems like the official opening of the Heritage centre at Fred’s former residence.

Update: Heritage centre confirmed to open in June. The press have been told that the official opening date is the 15th June. But the eBay auction for tickets (link below) still lists it as the 14th. Confusion.

Update 2: The opening date has been confirmed as the 15th, seems the eBay listing below incorrectly reported it as the 14th. Read the rest of this entry »

Sign up for amazing moments at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2010 this summer and walk, jog or run 5k to raise money to help beat cancer.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is the largest women-only fundraising event in the UK, where women of all ages and fitness levels come together raise money to help beat cancer.

This year we hope over 700,000 women will come together to raise over £60 million to fund Cancer Research UK’s life saving work. There are over 230 Race for Life events taking place across the country from May to the end of July, there’s bound to be an event close to every woman in the UK.

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News is coming in of an open day at Fred’s former home and location of the planned “Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre”. Read the rest of this entry »

Sponsor a Brick Campaign

In the continuing push for funds going towards the opening of Fred’s former residence as a Heritage Centre, word is coming in of a “Sponsor a Brick Campaign”.

When you sponsor a brick by donating £10, not only do you get a certificate (by email or post) but also entry into a competition to win a first prize of £7,500 £500 (updated: see below) cash, with lots of other prizes available. The Heritage Centre is also giving 25p of every brick to Cancer Research UK. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve just had word that a “Fred Dibnah Night” is going to be held in the St. Helens Theatre Royal on Saturday 9th October 2010. Read the rest of this entry »