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The next moment the Vera Lynn classic, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,” started up and Whitley was transported back to a Valentine's Day in college ...

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Kent Online

Kent man Alf George meets Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn...again
Kent Online
For Dame Vera Lynn and Alf George it was a case of We'll Meet Again - literally. The Second World War Forces Sweetheart and veteran came face ...


The Guardian

Tom Jones battles with Eminem to be No 1
WalesOnline
Dame Vera Lynn recently made the top spot with a greatest hits collection at the age of 92, while Sir Tom himself last topped the charts with Reload in 1999 ...
Tom Jones: the oldest swinger in the chartsTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
Tom Jones oldest chart-topperStraits Times
Tom Jones set to become oldest male chart topperIndependent

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Tom Jones oldest chart-topper
Straits Times
... and the first since 'Reload' 11 years ago. Dame Vera Lynn made the number one spot this year with a greatest hits collection at the age of 92. -- REUTERS.

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BLIX STREET RECORDS TO RELEASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
CDInsight
... Nelson's transformative remake of “We'll Meet Again,” a song written in the 1930's and made famous during World War II by British vocalist Vera Lynn. ...


Billboard

Muse Honored At O2 Silver Clef Awards
Billboard
At 93, Dame Vera Lynn makes Bennett look like a newcomer. The WWII "Forces' Sweetheart" became the oldest artist to score a No. ...
Muse, JLS And Dizzee Win At O2 Silver Clef AwardsMTV UK
Slash and Muse Among Award Winners at Silver Clef Awards0 commentsLive4ever - The Britrock Daily
Muse pick up O2 Silver Clef AwardMetro

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Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Tom Jones: the oldest swinger in the charts
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
The old guys are but spring chickens (well, autumn chickens, maybe) compared to Dame Vera Lynn, who got to number one last year aged 92, although that was ...
Welsh crooner set to be oldest male chart-topperBreakingNews.ie

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The Island.lk (subscription)

The day Tony Greig snubbed Don Brandman
The Island.lk (subscription)
Bradman had been bred into my system from a very early age and I think he even topped Vera Lynn in my father's estimation. The only times that silence was ...


Taking strength from mum
Illawara Mercury
... only instructions she had left us was that she was to be cremated and she wanted Vera Lynn's Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye played at the funeral. ...


South Downs Living (blog)

Tunes of Glory is coming to Ardingly
South Downs Living (blog)
Blake are great fans of the wonderful Dame Vera Lynn and will delight in singing especially for this great British legend, guest of honour at Tunes of Glory ...


Flying high: Air Festival Patrons
carehome.co.uk News
Susan Willoughby, Chief Executive of Care South, says: 'Dutch Day' is attended by Dame Vera Lynn and the highlight is the cheese drop where miniature Edam ...


70th anniversary recalls the Battle of Britain in Flintshire
The Leader - Wrexham & Flintshire news
A Vera Lynn tribute act and a tour of a secret bomb factory are just some of the activities lined up for the Mold celebration. This summer marks 70 years ...


We'll Meet Again at Bemerton St John
Salisbury Journal
By Journal Reporter » THERE were echoes of Vera Lynn in the air as children at Bemerton St John Primary School put on a production called We'll Meet Again. ...


Dame Vera Lynn To Receive Icon Award
Glasswerk.co.uk
By Laura, Monday 28th June 2010 12.18pm (99 views) Nordoff Robbins today announced that iconic singer Dame Vera Lynn will receive the Investec Icon Award at ...


Thierry's US adventures
The Sun
FORCES' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn was due to receive a cheque for £5000 yesterday for her cerebral palsy charity. She was guest of honour at The War And ...


Open-air concert gives a chance to sing along
Diss Express
“There will be a large variety of music for people to sing along to, like Gracie Fields and Vera Lynn songs. “It will be an event for the whole family to ...


Weston & Somerset Mercury

Proms and picnic tickets selling fast
Weston & Somerset Mercury
There will also be a sing-along of a selection of songs of the war, such as Vera Lynn's White Cliffs of Dover. Visitors may turn up from 6pm. ...


ColdBee (blog)

Very vera – Vera Stewart cake
ColdBee (blog)
Very vera- carrot cake makes food biggie bite the dust somewhere along the way / here in my heart / let the rest of the world go by vera lynn. ...

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His Majesty celebrates 10 Years
PerthNow
Experience the amazing songs from Dame Vera Lynn through Jenkins nostalgic performance of a woman who symbolised passion. Vera Lynn courage and optimism in ...


Kent News

War and Peace show opens at Hop Farm today
Kent News
KENT NEWS: Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn will be the special guest at the War and Peace Show. The war-time singer will dedicate a Second World War Bren ...


Forces sweetheart Vera's warm wishes for Canvey Armed Forces Day
Essex Echo
LEGENDARY wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn has backed Canvey's Armed Forces Day – with a heart-warming letter and a signed photo. The Second World War forces ...

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Hayley Westenra at Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Kingston Guardian
While her contemporaries may be aiming to be the next Beyonce, Westenra has a rather different objective, continuing the work of her hero, Dame Vera Lynn. ...

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Rod Stewart Donates Concert Tickets To Troops
Look To The Stars
Patrons of charity include Samantha Cameron, Dame Vera Lynn, Andrew Flintoff, Gavin Hastings, Joanna Lumley, Alan Shearer, James Blunt, Ian Botham and Joss ...

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The Sun

Theatre of war
The Sun
War Notes will see Lili serenade audiences with classic wartime songs by artists such as Vera Lynn, interspersed with readings from letters by soldiers ...


No bluebirds in the sky but fine music filled the air
Worcester News
No concert such as this would have been complete without a mention of Forces sweetheart Vera Lynn and this was provided by bandsman Darryl Barry's ...


A FULL-SIZE Anderson Shelter will be part of the scene on Paignton Green as ...
South Devon Herald Express
The regatta committee has already welcomed Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn as the event's honorary patron, and there will be a number of other nods to ...


New Zealand Herald

Turning a sour kraut into a hit
New Zealand Herald
They seduce people. "But if you ridicule them, bring them down with laughter, they can't win. You show how crazy they are." Either that or, like Vera Lynn, ...

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Stewart offers troops free tickets
Belfast Telegraph
Patrons of charity include the Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron, Dame Vera Lynn, Andrew Flintoff, Gavin Hastings and Joss Stone. ...

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Rod Stewart offers troops tickets
The Press Association
Patrons of charity include the Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron, Dame Vera Lynn, Andrew Flintoff, Gavin Hastings and Joss Stone. ...

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Glenn Miller Orchestra at Swan Theatre, Worcester
Worcester News
But it was only towards the end when Ms Messeder's generous medley of Vera Lynn tunes brought the capacity crowd to its feet that the real feeling of a ...


Jayne Dawson: Keep smiling through
Yorkshire Evening Post
I have decided that age does bring wisdom and in any crisis now like to ask myself what would Vera Lynn have done. Back at the restaurant, we followed her ...


Spain were worthy first-time champions
Daily Dispatch Online
All that was missing was a rendition of Vera Lynn singing Now is the Hour. The cup finalists, Spain and the Netherlands, were the right teams to be there. ...


Tears and balloons as Llanover school closes
South Wales Argus
Tears were shed as the school's nine remaining Llanover Primary pupils performed on the African drums, followed by an emotional rendition of Vera Lynn's ...


Punters won over by Prince charming
Scottish Daily Record (blog)
Should I now consider donating all my old Vera Lynn 78s to the local charity shop? Nah, no chance. But it's right and proper that I pay a proper tribute to ...

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Dame Vera Lynn To Attend War and Peace Show
Tunbridge Wells People
By AGidney | Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 20:19 DAME Vera Lynn has warmly praised The War and Peace Show for its initiative in holding a free Schools Day for ...


Craplex Cockpit Computers 8 -- Unsafe At Any Speed
Huffington Post (blog)
John: "Doc Leveson explains, 'The best way to protect people is to keep them out of harm's way.' Vera Lynn explains what we gotta do."


Punters won over by Prince charming
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Should I now consider donating all my old Vera Lynn 78s to the local charity shop? Nah, no chance. But it's right and proper that I pay a proper tribute to ...


South Downs Living (blog)

Halloween and Charity Firewalk
South Downs Living (blog)
The Fox Inn, Rudgwick, and The Dame Vera Lynn Trust fire up together for their Haloween and Charity Fire Walk! The hottest date in town will be Friday 29th ...


Westlife and Tina Turner prove top of the pops at funerals in city
Lincolnshire Echo
They have now been replaced by Westlife's You Raise Me Up and Vera Lynn's war-time classic We'll Meet Again. And Lincoln residents in mourning have also ...


Wartime memories revisited in Dementia Awareness Week
Chester Standard
They also enjoyed a sing-a-long to the classic songs by icon of the time, Vera Lynn. The local library provided resources, including books and CDs about the ...


This is London

Stars join Chelsea Pensioners in the recording studio
This is London
... Scottish grandmother from Britain's Got Talent, while there is also talk of Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins and Dame Vera Lynn being lined up. ...


WLOX-TV and WLOX.com - The News for South MississippiDowntown Bay St. Louis ...
WLOX
Vera Lynn and Randy Sheets came over from Mobile to celebrate their 30th anniversary. "Anything that can keep our area vital and the economy going is ...

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Daily Mail

Battle of Britain: many salute the Few 70 years after RAF's finest hour
The Guardian
In the background loudspeakers played singers from 1940: "Hutch" Hutchinson and Al Bowlly, Gracie Fields and Vera Lynn. Between the memorial's Hurricane and ...
The unsung plane that REALLY won the Battle of Britain: The Hawker Hurricane ...Daily Mail

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Retirement – Who Needs It?
EVLiving
In 2009, Vera Lynn, maybe best known for her songs “We'll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover,” became the oldest living artist to top the UK album ...


Daily Mail

The unsung plane that REALLY won the Battle of Britain: The Hawker Hurricane ...
Daily Mail
At an RAF station on the ground, the mellifluous voice of Vera Lynn wafts from a nearby wireless. From the House of Commons chamber, Winston Churchill's ...

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Unreality TV (blog)

Big Brother 2010: Day 29 Highlights – John James gets sexy with a robot!
Unreality TV (blog)
Titan then sings We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn) and sprays the housemates with tears. Whilst this is occurring Ben is in the bathroom moaning about Mario ...

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Everyone's In The Mood for jazz as style gains new fans
Tamworth Herald
FOLLOWING a recent performance at Dame Vera Lynn's Charity Ball in London, swing and jazz band In The Mood will be making an appearance at the Tamworth ...

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July 8, 2010
The Northern Echo
This album does of course feature wellknown tunes such as Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs Of Dover, Gracie Fields' Wish Me Luck As ...


Classic line-up for a classic Lichfield Festival
The Birmingham Post
Plenty of Vera Lynn classics will be sung by former “Forces Sweetheart” Claire Sweeney, and there is a generous sprinkling of wartime film scores to relish ...


Spectator.co.uk

Beryl Bainbridge
Spectator.co.uk
... Queen's hand but Beryl did not and indeed, looked a bit non-plussed, before saying, in horrified realisation, 'Oh my God, I thought you were Vera Lynn.'

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