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Pope gives blessing to school cookery book
Mid Sussex Times
Dame Vera Lynn wrote an introduction and a letter from the Vatican, reproduced in the book, says the Pope has remembered the school in his prayers. ...

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The pitman and the Princess
The Northern Echo
... John Mills, Vincent Price, Gloria Swanson, Jenny Agutter, Michael Caine, Barbara Stanwyck, Merle Oberon, Larry Hagman, James Cagney and Vera Lynn. ...


BBC Berkshire

Slough singer gets signed to Sony
BBC Berkshire
"I tried everything - all the usual songs that get people going. Then I sang Yours which is a song made famous by Vera Lynn.


'Burma Boy' Andrew lived his colourful life to the full
Edinburgh Evening News
One of the highlights of this time was meeting Vera Lynn, who signed a five-pound note for him. He was released from service in 1946, and began working as a ...

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Burma Boy Andrew lived his colourful life to the full
Edinburgh Evening News
One of the highlights of this time was meeting Vera Lynn, who signed a five-pound note for him. He was released from service in 1946, and began working as a ...


Cheryl Cole & Susan Boyle Running Close In Sexiest Woman Vote
The Spoof (satire)
An artist who has influenced everyone from Dame Vera Lynn to ex striker Garry Lineker, she is expected to beat last years winner Cheryl Cole when the final ...


Former Canal Plus CEO Pierre Lescure joins the board of Audionamix
Targetwire (press release)
Late last year it worked with Universal Music to create a new version of Dame Vera Lynn's classic wartime hit We'll Meet Again with the contemporary Fron ...

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Katherine Jenkins inspired by Madonna for sensational stage show
WalesOnline
SHE'S long been regarded as the new Vera Lynn – but Katherine Jenkins is taking a leaf out of Madonna's book, judging by her energetic stage show. ...

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Made to order: 'The Crazies' is typical zombie fare
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
(OVERTURE FILMS PHOTO) At the beginning of "The Crazies," a Johnny Cash cover of Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" plays over a view of a scenic Iowa town. ...

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Something for everyone on stage at the Galtres Entertainment Centre in Easingwold
The Press, York
... Centre in Easingwold will be hosting a variety of events this month, from wildlife presentations to tributes to Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn. ...


Gracie's a hit again in new chart battle
Rochdale Observer
HMV's chart commentator, Gennaro Castaldo, said: "The recent No.1 album from Vera Lynn demonstrates that age need not be a barrier to chart success. ...


Giving stars a label is a favourite way to pass time
WalesOnline
Vera Lynn, warbler of patriotic ditties, was anointed the Forces' Sweetheart, beating Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton and possibly Danny LaRue to the title. ...


Concert series continues March 7
Orillia Packet & Times
... of the membership survey, next year's series will include in November, another Kerry Stratton orchestra and soloist, featuring the music of Vera Lynn. ...


The Guardian

The Crazies
The Guardian
... book-ended by performances of We'll Meet Again and Give Me Sunshine, sung not by Vera Lynn or Morecambe and Wise but Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. ...


Gaea Times (blog)

27th Annual PaleyFest presents 'Modern Family' held at The Saban Theatre in ...
Gaea Times (blog)
November 3rd, 2009 Former forces sweetheart DAME VERA LYNN has slammed modern day singers - insisting they don't do enough to support UK troops in war zones ...

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New Zealand Herald

Rugby: Charm key attack tactic
New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive has had his Vera Lynn moment - admitted mistakes, he's made a few, and that 2010 is the year of redemption. ...

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War veteran helps out troops
Yellow Advertiser
The Arsenal FC fan will promote his work during the event and has support from Dame Vera Lynn, who invited him to her home in Sussex last Monday to help out ...


Metro Santa Cruz

Short and Sweet
Metro Santa Cruz
Vera-Lynn's sayonara song "We'll Meet Again" sets the stage for the arrival of our eventual pal Mr. Happy Death. Here's a reminder of why it's so imperative ...


Movie review: The Crazies horrifies, and it's catching
Vancouver Sun
The Crazies starts with a scene of a town burning, to the tune of Johnny Cash growling We'll Meet Again, the Vera Lynn chestnut that gave Dr. Strangelove ...

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Jane McDonald cruises back into Aldershot
gethampshire.co.uk
... The Year and seen her name engraved alongside those of Charlie Chaplin, Vera Lynn and Morecambe & Wise on Blackpool Opera House's famous Roll of Honour. ...


Brains! (and biological weapons): The Crazies a zombie movie with a message.
Kelowna.com
The Crazies starts with a scene of a town burning, to the tune of Johnny Cash growling We'll Meet Again, the Vera Lynn chestnut that gave Dr. Strangelove ...

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Do mention the war — but only if you're not going to take it too seriously
Brisbane Times
... played "in and out the dusty bluebells", a game from the '40s, and sang It's a Long Way to Tipperary and We'll Meet Again, made famous by Vera Lynn. ...


Review: Noisettes, Rock City
This is Nottingham
Meanwhile, Shingai launched into an impromptu rendition of Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again, rasping the lyric in an exaggerated Cockney accent. ...


A forgotten part of a Lancashire city's history is being revitalised in an ...
Lancashire Evening Post
I also went to see Vera Lynn perform there in the sixties. "The orangeries are quite popular now – I will be growing oranges. It's an old thing to do from ...

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YouTube clips are being used in reminiscence therapy sessions for patients ...
Irish Times
Watching the sinking of the Titanic and Vera Lynn singing during wartime has brought up sad memories in the group which we have shared. ...


JANE HORROCKS TO RECORD DUET WITH GRACIE FIELDS
UK Express
A spokesman for Decca said: “Since the nostalgic success of Vera Lynn's recent album there has been a demand for a version to be available for people with ...


Oscar-Nominated Short Films
SFStation.com
Vera-Lynn's sayonara song “We'll Meet Again” sets the stage for the arrival of our eventual pal Mr. Happy Death. Here's a reminder of why it's so imperative ...

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Legion encore with 40s music
Niagara Advance
Sgt. Wilson s Army Show will feature the music of Vera Lynn, Doris Day, the Andrew Sisters, Glenn Miller and other 40S hits at the Legion hall Saturday. ...


MCC lays down the law to IPL
The Wisden Cricketer (blog)
Dame Vera Lynn could perhaps be engaged to perform a pop single at the ground. The vile 'DLF Maximum' to be replaced as a sponsor's slogan by the more ...


Brisbane Times

Jimmy Barnes outsells The Beatles
Brisbane Times
In an even more unlikely scenario, the Fab Four were beaten to the top of the UK charts by 92-year-old Dame Vera Lynn. We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of ...


Green and gold, the spirit is alive
Financial Times
Dame Vera Lynn, 92, does not like the idea that the port of Dover might be sold to foreign investors. Perhaps they should get rid of those pesky American ...


Anorak.co.uk (satire)

Cheryl Cole On Being 'Everybody's Icon' And Fighting For Ashley Cole
Anorak.co.uk (satire)
This is what national treasures do – Vera Lynn sings songs for fighters - Chelsy Cole is her spirit embodied. “Anyone who throws in the towel ends up ...

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Shropshire Star

Battle of the bands: Fron Choir v the Pope
Shropshire Star
Memory Lane included a guest appearance by Dame Vera Lynn. Votes can be cast via classicfm.co.uk/music and voting closes on April 23. ...

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Sgt. Wilson's Army Show
SooToday.com
A complete spectacular Army Show with the Music of Glenn Miller, The Andrew Sisters, Frankie Lane, Doris Day & Vera Lynn, and more. ...


Susan Boyle to be sent to Hell Man
The Spoof (satire)
Susan Boyle is to be sent to Hell Man sorry Helmand province in Afghanistan to sing for the troops just like Vera Lynn did during the Second World War. ...


John Rentoul: Touchy-feely catchy voter
Independent
"All this talk of whether we're about the Spice Girls or Vera Lynn is ridiculous." It was a curious sequence of non-sequiturs – and therefore all the more ...

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Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy Golf Day at Wildwood ...
South Downs Living (blog)
If so, time to look forward to summer and join the Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy who are holding a Golf Day at Wildwood Golf ...


Audio slideshow: The Ministry of Food
BBC News
Music: Courtesy KPM Music, and It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow performed by Vera Lynn. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley and Sanchia Berg. ...

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The unfunny joke of energy policy
Morning Star Online
It means so much to the boys who have sailed away from it and come back," said Dame Vera Lynn, forces sweetheart and singer of the classic The White Cliffs ...


Timeless Music Collaborates with iTunes & Bigpond to Launch Online CD & Mp3 Store
Online PR News (press release)
... Daniel O'Donnell and Foster & Allen to popular 1970's children's singer Patsy Biscoe to Dame Vera Lynn an english singer whose music career flourished ...


Keyboard king to entertain at afternoon concerts
Scarborough Today
Both concerts will have sections dedicated to Al Bowley and Vera Lynn. Howard has just released a CD called Music Howard's Way and begins a new season at ...


CD review: The Very Best of Vera Lynn... We'll Meet Again
Tonight
Dame Vera Lynn handed her "forces' sweetheart" mantle over to the gorgeous pop opera mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, having made a speech, saying: "These ...


Telegraph.co.uk

Dame Vera Lynn aghast at Dover sale plans
Telegraph.co.uk
It is the song with which Dame Vera Lynn will always be associated, but the Forces' sweetheart tells Mandrake that she will have little appetite for singing ...
PM to 'flog White Cliffs to France'The Sun
Fury over PM bid to sell Dover to FranceThe Sun

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Fury over PM bid to sell Dover to France
The Sun
Dover port, which nestles beneath its famous White Cliffs immortalised in song by Dame Vera Lynn, made £15.8million in 2008. It is just one of our national ...

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And a Nightingale Sang
The Guardian
... nostalgic saga of life on the domestic front evokes a world of make do and mend, casualties in foreign climes and the sound of Dame Vera Lynn, ...


Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Joe Johnston gives updates on Captain America casting, costume and villain
Coventry Telegraph (blog)
Think Vera Lynn, but in a red, white and blue outfit... The director explained: "The costume is a flag, but the way we're getting around that is we have ...

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Financial Times

The best of times, the worst of times
Financial Times
There was no retro appreciation of Vera Lynn. Sinatra was a joke. We even thought Elvis was ridiculous. But this is different. The quarter-life crisis must ...


Singer Glen speaks out against hatred
Tamworth Herald
... "what must be learned from the past to shape our tomorrow", before singing The Land Of Begin Again, a song written in 1942 and recorded by Vera Lynn. ...


Skydive for the Dame Vera Lynn Trust
South Downs Living (blog)
Due to the fantastic success of our Skydive last October, the Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy has booked Sunday 2nd May at Headcorn ...

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Radio 1

Unpublished music from Gracie Fields to be released
Radio 1
Rochdale-born Fields was a forces sweetheart alongside Dame Vera Lynn, who is enjoying a musical resurgence. Dame Gracie, who was once billed as the highest ...



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