The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau
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The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau is a voluntary organisation that was formed in Quedgeley
, Gloucester
, to foster interest in and preserve the memory of the legendary Welsh
composer
and actor
Ivor Novello
. The Honorary
Administrator is Nicholas Gaze, and he is assisted by Mary Falby and Chris Sansom.
An annual 'Ivor Day' event is held in the picturesque Berkshire
village of Littlewick Green
in June. A cast of performers gather in St. John's Church to perform recitals of prose and songs.
A Thanksgiving Service was held on 6 March 2001, in the "Actors' Church," St Paul's, Covent Garden
, London
to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of Ivor Novello. This was followed by a memorable concert in the Salon of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
.
A lilac
tree was planted in the grounds of St. John's Church, Littlewick Green, on 10 June 2001.
The patrons are the soprano
s Marilyn Hill-Smith and Sandra Watkins.
Quedgeley
Quedgeley is a suburb and civil parish of Gloucester, England, situated southwest of the city. It is the only civil parish in Gloucester, and a has a population of 11,800.-See also:*RAF Quedgeley, a large RAF logistics site which closed in 1995...
, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, to foster interest in and preserve the memory of the legendary Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
. The Honorary
Title of honor
An honorary title or title of honor is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits.Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does not have to carry any duties, possibly except for...
Administrator is Nicholas Gaze, and he is assisted by Mary Falby and Chris Sansom.
An annual 'Ivor Day' event is held in the picturesque Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
village of Littlewick Green
Littlewick Green
Littlewick Green is a small village in the north of the civil parish of White Waltham in the English county of Berkshire, located near Maidenhead....
in June. A cast of performers gather in St. John's Church to perform recitals of prose and songs.
A Thanksgiving Service was held on 6 March 2001, in the "Actors' Church," St Paul's, Covent Garden
St Paul's, Covent Garden
St Paul's Church, also commonly known as the Actors' Church, is a church designed by Inigo Jones as part of a commission by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1631 to create "houses and buildings fitt for the habitacons of Gentlemen and men of ability" in Covent Garden, London, England.As well...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of Ivor Novello. This was followed by a memorable concert in the Salon of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
.
A lilac
Lilac
Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family , native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere....
tree was planted in the grounds of St. John's Church, Littlewick Green, on 10 June 2001.
The patrons are the soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
s Marilyn Hill-Smith and Sandra Watkins.