Mayor's Laurel and Hardy charity event at Southern Pier Pavilion

The Mayor of Worthing hosted a charity evening of all things Laurel and Hardy at Worthing's Southern Pier Pavilion.
The Mayor wearing a fez  with Olga Babijtchouk and the Town CrierThe Mayor wearing a fez  with Olga Babijtchouk and the Town Crier
The Mayor wearing a fez with Olga Babijtchouk and the Town Crier

Mayor Sean McDonald’s evening was used to raise money for the Mayor’s charities, St Barnabas, Worthing Samaritans and Coastal West Sussex Mind.

Nearly 100 people attended to see three films, songs led by brilliant local guitarist Peter Ridge, games and a talk by the legendary comedian Jeffrey Holland.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The event was hosted by the southern Pier Pavilion, where the first moving pictures were shown in West Sussex in 1896.

Some of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors ParlourSome of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors Parlour
Some of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors Parlour

The evening also served as a launch pad for the local branch of the Laurel and Hardy society.

Cllr Louise Murphy, who attend the evening, said: “It was a fantastic introduction to Laurel and Hardy. I will be watching many more films when I have time.”

There was a Laurel and Hardy based raffle with many donated prizes.

Around £1,000 was for the Mayor’s charities.

Some of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors ParlourSome of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors Parlour
Some of the visiting Sons Of The Desert in the Mayors Parlour
Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Among those attending the event were the Town Crier, Olga Babijtchouk, a visiting American girl from New York, and some visiting Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1) Make our website your homepage at www.worthingherald.co.uk/

2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Worthing.news

3) Follow us on Twitter @Worthing_Herald

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!

The Worthing Herald - always the first with your local news.

Be part of it.

Related topics: