Not only that, but, apparently, Richard has it written in his contract that, somewhere in the show, he must perform 'The Timewarp'!!!

The names previously being discussed to appear alongside Toyah were (believe it or not) Don 'Miami Vice' Johnson and Martine McCutcheon.

In a career spanning almost 30 years Toyah Willcox has been a succesful recording artist, film and stage actor, writer and businesswoman. She talks to Fitness First about beauty, image and writing her compellingly open and honest account of her recent facelift.

Q. We live in a very image-obsessed age and on one hand, some might see this as evidence of our shallowness, others might argue that failing to make the effort to look one's best indicates somehow a lack of self-respect or ambition. Do you feel that society should place so much importance on image and do you think this puts too much pessure on people - particularly the young?

A. Society has placed importance on image from as far back as the Pharaos. Image has set Kings and Queens apart from the comon hordes throughout the centuries therefor it is only natural in all cultures for people to question if their image reflects their successes in life, whether it be in finding a mate, or getting a job or in getting a role in a movie. There is nothing shallow about self-appearance because I believe it is natural to care about one's looks.

Do we put too much importance on image? Only when obsessed with an unnatural level of perfection. I do get despondent with the media for selling us what is beautiful and what is not, because surely beauty should be about celebrating diversity, but it seems we only get the 'Barbie doll' images shining happily from our magazine pages.

I have always said that if we can teach our sons to believe they are leaders from an early age then we can teach our daughters the same and that goes for enforcing self-worth. It is a crime to give the young the impression that ageing is something to fear or to be ashamed of. That said I neither fear nor feel shame in the ageing process I simply want to prolong a quality of life in an industry that will always be image conscious. I love my work and I love the entertainment industry, telling me to go away and have therapy so I can learn to age gracefully would be like telling a porn star to have therapy to remain a virgin. I fully accept the values of my workplace.

Q. In Diary Of A Facelift you recount a story about how, despite Katharine Hepburn's incredible talent her earliest reviews were all (negatively) about her appearance. Did you feel that your own achievements over the years were being sidelined by the public's preoccupation with looks?

A. It is true that in recent years my looks dominated my achievements when it came to critical comment. You say in your question 'the public's comments' - the public have nothing to do with this, they are passive readers. The comments I received were media reaction, people who decided it was more worthwhile to say I looked 'haggard' than to say 'wow what a great performance', that's life, it doesn't alter my talent,  Iam still talented, it doesn't alter my ambition, I am still ambitious, and all it does is stop me buying the newspapers and buy their rivals instead.

Q. Fitness First recently commissioned a survey that revealed that 15 per cent of British people would be prepared to pay over £10,000 to wake up tomorrow and find their body in the best shape it could possibly be. Do you feel that beauty will become more viewed as a commodity?

A. I find it surprising that only 15 per cent said this, I thought it would be more like 60 per cent. undoubtedly to some, beauty is a commodity, I can think of a hundred examples and not all of them are flattering. But what I have undergone is not about beauty it is about 'freshening up' and liberating myself from a potential 40 years of ageist reviews and comments such as 'are you angry?', 'have you been crying?', and 'are you not well?'. I'm 46 I have at least another 40 years in me and I want those years to be happy, after all I have worked for it and have saved for it, so is beauty increasingly going to be seen as a commodity, yes - but I have news for you - it has been since printing was invented.

Q. You refer to Sharon Osbourne and Debbie Harry as being the only people prepared to admit their cosmetic surgery. Why do you think there is so much more stigma attached to facial surgery as opposed to say, breast enhancement?

A. I admire them for being honest and admitting to surgery in a hostile environmant. Breast implants are asscoiated with young women and latest fashion and face lifts are associated with sad, ageing women, now that is what I call shallow. Face lifts have been around for over a century and have almost exclusively been the practice of the super-rich.

In recent years surgery has improved to the point that one need never have to admit to having had it because it's all starting to look natural (in the good cases). The danger here is that if we don't talk about it, misinformed women could go to 'cowboys' for surgery and we need to regulate this industry. Also we need to eradicate from our minds that ageing means we step outside of society. Personally I have never been more qualified in life to work and advise and I am showing no signs of slowing down. We have all seen in the space of a few years that the 30's are becoming the new 20's and 40's becoming the new 30's, we are all remaining healthier longer, this will mean we will remain sexually active longer and I don't know anyone who has sex and doesn't care about their image.

Q. Having your Diary published was an extremely brave and possibly risky step - was your motivation to achieve some sort of catharsis or a genuine desire to help others by recounting your experiences and your delight with the obvious positive result?

A. I wrote the book because if I see another advert for a beauty product with a surgically-enhanced model promoting it, I will scream and if I meet another woman who tells me she looks 10 years younger than she is, because she drinks water, I will scream again. Surgery is very, very common. It needs to enter our every day vocabulary in order to protect those who are considering it.

Q. During your career you have successfully reinvented yourself on numerous occasions and it is quite evident that you are thrilled with both your appearance and your self image at the moment - do you have any more surprises left for us?

A. Do I have any other surprises left? Well of course. Where there is secrecy there is the element of surprise, just watch this space.

Diary Of A Facelift by Toyah Willcox is avaialble at all good bookshops priced £14.99 in illustrated hardback.

It includes a detailed appendix of practical advice aimed at anyone considering or about to undergo facial surgery.

Many thanks to Steven Askey for this article.

"The Punk polls are continuing to get hits daily and we will give you a monthly provisional top ten of each poll chart. Dont forget you can vote daily in each of the polls. Multiple voting for one act on the one day from any PC, which will be identified by its IP number, will result in these votes deemed invalid and removed from the poll."

Apparently the website will soon have "The Psycho Interviews", which will be exclusive one on one interviews with the leading names in the Punk/Oi music industry.

Please click on the picture to add your vote.

These amazing looking features, including rare pictures rarely seen in the UK at the time of publication, took Toyah and her various early Eighties images to Europe.

Apologies!! I cannot speak even ein wort of German so I haven't a clue what the articles say.

The first article, including a small but cool pic of the Toyah band of the time, is titled "Rock Hexe Toyah".

The second, which I (most probably incorrectly) translated as "Make-up and fashion tips from Toyah", is a reproduction of an original "Toyah fashion" feature that was published in 'Jackie' magazine in mid 1982. Whether it uses the same text I'm not sure but it probably does.

More soon. And a HUGE THANKS to Andi Westhorpe for these.

Tracklist: 1. Echo Beach, 2. Hanging On The Telephone, 3. Thunder In The Mountains, 4. It's A Mystery, 5. Sweet Child 'O Mine, 6. I Want To Be Free, 7. River Deep, Mountain High, 8. Don't Stop Me Now.

As well as the eight-song appearance, the CD also has the bonus tracks 'Don't Stop Me Now' from Queen Mania and 'Sweet Child 'O Mine' from The Lee Mack Show.

Please click on the picture to visit the thread @ the Dreamscape Forum with info on how to buy a CD.

Paul offered to donate half the sales total towards Dreamscape's webhost bill, but I told him to go raffle his donut! ;o)

The Spring/Summer issue of the Wales Tourist Board's award-winning ‘View of Wales’ magazine is full of inspirational articles, including features from Toyah Willcox, Helen Willetts, Hazel Irvine, Dr Mark Porter and respected travel writer Simon Calder.

How Green Is My Valley?

Very green, if you happen to live in the Vale of Conwy. It's a verdant swathe of farmland and forest stretching from the coast of the foothills of Snowdonia. Not only that, but along the way there's Bondant, one of Britain's finest gardens. Toyah Willcox, an enthusiast of all things green, takes a look:

Katharine Hepburn once said to me that Wales was the most beautiful place on Earth. She was referring to North Wales - Snowdonia to be precise. According to the brochures, it's a 'land carved by glaciers and bathed in mystery, so much so it will draw you back time and time again'. Well it has only taken me 26 years to return, but I have been somewhat busy. If I'm not on stage, on the TV or writing a book I'm probably starving in the depths of the Australian jungle or trying to get the tea stains off my best porcelain mugs. I don't know how I do it but I always manage to forget to have holidays.

Now I am winding down the A470 from the coast towards Betws-y-Coed. It may sound romantic and believe me, it is! I am on my way through the Vale of Conwy and thinking I should have come back sooner.

I have the grand boast of being able to say I spent two months in Betws-y-Coed in 1978 making a film with the late, legendary Katharine Hepburn and director George Cukor. We were filming a remake of Emlyn William's The Corn Is Green, a Welsh classic. Most of our time was spent waiting for the rain to thin and the fighter jets from some nearby air base to stop 'buzzing' us. but that said, the warmth of the people and the magnitude of the natural beauty left an indelible and delectable mark on my memory.

Now I'm pulling into the drive of Tan-y-Foel Country House (the English pronounce it 'ton of oil') after a pleasant and not too long journey from London.

On first appearances it looks like a small, well-maintained guest house, albeit one with magnificent views over Snowdonia. Then I step through the front door and am blown away. Tan-y-Foel is a little gem.

Take the snappy modernism of London's Soho House and the grandeur of Bath's Ston Easton Park, remove the stuffiness and pomp of both and condense them into a six-bedroom private country house and you have Tan-y-Foel. The locals call it the 'posh Japanes place on the hill'. I call it 'yummy'. It's clean, crisp, friendly, incredibly relaxing and plainly adored by the Pitman family 'mother', father and daughter' who created it and run it personally.

I arrived with the world on my shoulders, worrying about misplaced e-mails, VAT accounts and a leaking immersion tank. Within five minutes the lot was forgotten. My only criticism was that my room was so comfortable (four-poster bed, large batheroom, etc, etc) that I could easily have stayed put and not walked a single hill.

Next morning I was greeted by the view over the rocky peaks of Snowdonia that gives Scotland, Switzerland or France a run for their money. But I wasn't here to climb mountains but to look at something a little less wild. Beneath me lay a beautiful, broad vale carved by the River Conwy. It was a garden in itself, with neat fields and rivermeadows flanked by hills and forests. My destination, however, was the genuine article.

Gardens spring from the soul, they are the last true freedom of expression we have in this day and age. Within six miles of the hotel is one the National Trust's showpiece properties - Bodnant gardens, 32 hectares of sumptuous colour laid out in a stunning way and filled with rhododendrons, azaleas, camelias, magnolia, hydrangeas, clematis and freesias.

So much pleases the eye here - almost too much if such a thing were possible. Don't even try to spend a few hours at Bodnant. Think about most of the day, because this is an experience you really shouldn't hurry as hectare upon brilliantly conceived hectare unfolds before you.

I almost started off on the wrong foot, if you are not careful or vigilant you, like many, could miss Bodnant's most famous feature, the Laburnum Arch, which is immediately on your left as you enter. Originally planted in the 1880's in the form of a curved tunnel, it is an overwhelming mass of yellow blooms from mid-May to mid-June.

Strolling through the arch, surrounded by reflective golden light thrown from a galaxy of grape-like flowers I bumped into a superstar among gardeners, Martin Puddle, Bodnant's third-generation Head Gardener. He wasn't hard to find. He was the one everyone was stopping to congratulate on keeping a garden of such enormity so pristine.

Martin walked with me to the five grand terraces. I stopped in awe. Bodnant's unique character comes from the way in which it has used the fall of the land to such striking effect, stepping down the hillside in a sequence of huge Italianate terraces into the wooded Dell at the front of everything.

Ahead of me was a lily pond the size of a small football pitch and tumbling below that was the Rose Terrace, followed by the Canal Terrace. And it didn't stop there! The formality of these terraces has a counterpint in the Winter Dell, a delicious mix of tangled woodland, shrubs and water features leading to an old mill.

We stood in admiration for the great mind (and income) that created this homage to Gardener's World. Bodnant is one of those fingerprints that the can-do industrialists of old left on the land along with satanic mills and titanic bridges. First on the scene was Henry Davis Pochin, a successful chemist (he invented, of all things, white soap!). But it was his grandson, the second Lord Aberconway, who really left his mark, creating Bodnant's glorious terraces.

Martin explained that at one end of the Canal Terrace was a stage for outdoor performances and at the other was the Pin Mill. It didn't look anything like a mill to me, even though I am reliably informed that it once served as a pin factory. It seemed more like the 'great big Greek thingy' you see on the hill as soon as you enter Athens.

What I love about this garden is that surprises like that keep on coming. Bodnant has so many levels, literally and metaphorically. Once you have explored the Laburnum Arch, navigated the terraces and admired the perfectly framed views across to Snowdonia, you still have The Dell in which to delve.

On the descent I discovered a magnolia (Magnolia Wilsoni) growing low enough to the ground for my short little legs to reach a bloom and sniff. It has the most extraordinary fragrance of passion fruit and vanilla. And, providing yet another contrast, in The Dell I had to peer skywards to see the top of the largest giant redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in Britain, one of the many magnificent specimens of 200-year-old native and introduced trees.

After the splendour and the crowds - for Bodnant is incredibly popular - I headed back into the Vale of Conwy. gardens and gardening are a passion in these parts. I'd been told about the small, neat village of Rowen, just across the valley. Every two years, the villagers open up their gardens to visitors and hill walkers. Although this won't be happening again until 2006, it's worth a visit at any time. Rowen, the complete opposite to the lavish wealth of Bodnant, is brimming with affordable inspiration and ideas. It's a rare sight in modern Britain to see such an unspoilt, timeless village. there's even a fabulously, uncrowded tea room - a huge welcome after the queues st Bodnant - called Pen-y-Bont where you can nourish yourself with everything from chicken breast in wine to home-made lemon sponge. And it's cheap but delicious!

Even though I had by now been thoroughly spoilt by the vale I always like to save the best till last. I have such vivid memories of filming in Betws-y-Coed I couldn't wait to return to see if it had changed in the 26 years since I was last there.

In many ways it hadn't. The hotel I had stayed at looked exactly the same. But further up into the town, I couldn't believe the number of shops - many, many of them, selling outdoor gear to crafts. I suppose this is no bad thing since when I was last here it was nearly impossible to feed yourself past sunset. But, one thing, I'm pleased to report, hasn't changed - those magical walks.

Good walking routes sprout in every direction from the centre of town. I chose the Swallow Falls Walk. I was on my own but still felt very safe. In this area there's a huge love of the outdoors, so wherever you venture you bump into like-minded people.

The Swallow Falls Walk takes you through shaded pine trees where the heady scent reminded me of a hot Mediterranean evening. I was there in the height of summer and the famous falls were what I would call friendly, trickling and welcoming, but I'm sure that after a serious rainfall the whole experience would change dramatically. As the sun started to fade this was a moment of bliss. It allowed me to visit old territory in my memories; of Katharine Hepburn chatting with the locals, completely under their spell; of the film crew lugging huge lights up the hillsides to shoot the night shots; of the phone calls to the Ministry of Defence asking them to re-route the fighter jets.

But my most enduring memory was of sitting in a field with Miss Hepburn talking about glamorous Hollywood and at the sam time thinking to myself, 'nothing compares with this'.

The article also includes a substantial 'travelfile', with details on how visitors can experience everything Toyah did.

Please click on the cover to go to the 'Visit Wales' website, where you can request a brochure.

Brum : CBeebies - Saturday 2nd July : 7.20am
Brum : CBeebies - Saturday 2nd July : 10.20am
Brum : CBeebies - Sunday 3rd July : 7.20am
Brum : CBeebies - Sunday 3rd July : 10.20am
Brum and The Airport Adventure. The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum, narrated by Toyah Willcox. When precious gems are stolen from a famous celebrity at the airport, Brum is soon on the trail of the two thieves.

The Late Edition : BBC2 - Thursday 7th July : 11.50pm
Marcus Brigstocke hosts the comic topical talk show, with guests Peter Tatchell and Toyah Willcox. 

And, don't forget, there are over 50 real ales and lagers to try between acts... 

Tickets for Friday and Saturday cost £10 and £12 respectively. Gates open at 6pm and close at 11.15pm. For booking and information, log on to www.hbmf.co.uk or call the ticket hotline on 781128. 

[ Source: 'Rye & Battle Observer' - Saturday 25th June 2005 ]

Toyah, who lives in Pershore, is passionate about recycling. 

"It's so important and it's something we can all do that makes a real difference to the planet," she said. 

She was particularly keen to stress the importance of recycling aluminium: "We sell around five billion aluminium drinks cans in Britain every year and they can be recycled over and over again." 

Toyah was also keen to involve children in recycling: "Children seem to grasp better than adults how easy it is to do something important for the planet," she said. 

The diminutive star is wholeheartedly behind Operation Target 75, a partnership between the local county and district councils which aims to increase kerbside recycling and reduce waste going in to landfill. 

A special bus with leaflets, displays and interactive activities will be touring Worcestershire and Herefordshire over the next few weeks.

[ Source: 'This Is Malvern': - Saturday 25th June 2005 ]

These are a follow up to Volumes 1 - 4 from last year.

The set includes: Radio 1: Rock On: 'The Changeling' interview from 1982. Toyah talks to Mark Ellen about her new album, aliens, fairies, her 'Brave New World' image and much much more. Also includes a selection of songs from the album. This is a fantastic interview about a fantastic album and Toyah era. 

And much more...

Special THANKS to Sean Polley for his help with these.

If anyone is interested, please feel free to email me: david@toyah.net (it's working again ,at last!)

Highlights of the interview included Toyah saying of her facelift: "Sometimes it is a selfish act, and I did it because I wanted to do something. But having a facelift doesn't stop you ageing, you're gonna carry on ageing, nothing will stop that, but hopefully I'll do it a little more attractively..." 

She also asked the interviewer, Marcus Brigstocke, "Am I boring you shitless?" 

He went on to check behind Toyah's ear to have a look at her surgey scars, while she sat on his knee! 

The Late Edition : BBC2 - Thursday 7th July : 11.50pm
Marcus Brigstocke hosts the comic topical talk show, with guests Peter Tatchell and Toyah Willcox. (BBC Four on BBC Two).

Thanks to Andrew York for the screen capture. View more at Dreamscape's CAPTURED section. Please click on the picture.

Dr Joshi's Holistic Detox: 21 days to a healthier you - for life.

Toyah Willcox
"You feel fabulous, fresh and energised for a long, long time."

Book Description:
He's the stars' secret weapon in the battle to stay healthy, gorgeous and energised. Now his unique approach to nutrition and well-being is available to every one of us. 

Please click on the book for further info on it @ Amazon.

This first CD, of two, is a must for any collection, featuring great artwork, Toyah discography (Part One), retro memoribilia, press adverts and Toyah photographs. The CD also boasts Toyah tracks making their debut on the CD format.

Victims Of The Riddle Part 1
Victims Of The Riddle Part 2
Neon womb
Indecision
Waiting
Our Movie
Danced
Last Goodbye
Bird In Flight
Tribal Look
Ieya
The Helium song
Danced (Live)
Ghosts (Live)
Neon Womb (Live)
It's A Mystery
Revelations
Warboys
Angels And Demons

This from the 'Cherry Red Records' website:

"Originally from Birmingham Toyah Willcox was a professional actress whose film appearances included Jubilee and Quadrophenia, when she suddenly found parallel success as a highly visual punk/pop singer. She is now also a frequently seen TV personality.

The first in our 2 part series, this release contains all the 'A' and 'B' sides from the first 6 Toyah singles. They all reached the Top 10 of the INDIE SINGLES CHART, and 'It's A Mystery' reached No 1 and was in the Indie Chart for 24 weeks. It also made No 4 in the official chart.

As if that wasn’t enough for starters, this brilliant release also features several tracks that have never been available on CD before."

To enter the competition simply answer the following: 

Q. What is the name of the guitarist, and the person who Toyah cites in the CD sleevenotes as "the bond I remember most", who co-wrote many of Toyah's best songs? 

Please send answers, via email, to: comps@toyah.net

Competition closes on Sunday 10th July 2005. Good Luck!

Thanks again to 'Cherry Red Records' and Doug Shipton in particular.

This will be the first time that Toyah's 2002 single 'Little Tears Of Love' will be available on a compilation, which will cost £12.

This taken from www.remembertheeighties.com, who have compiled the release:

"New and recent material from NINETEEN of the artists who helped define the eighties, including SEVEN tracks commercially available for the first time on this compilation. 

Released on July 11th but available to preorder in a special limited edition below. 

The first ONE THOUSAND copies of this album will be packaged in a DVD-style case and come with a twenty-four page booklet.

If you PREORDER BEFORE July 4th we will personalise the back cover for you. Click HERE to preorder a personalised copy

Subsequent pressings will be packaged in a normal CD jewelcase with sixteen-page booklet and personalisation will not be available."

Tracklist is as follows:

1. Revolution Of The Heart - Howard Jones, 2. Tears - Kajagoogoo, 3. Broken - Peter Cox (Go West), 4. Scar - Katrina Leskanich (formerly with Katrina & The Waves, 5. Close - The Alarm, 6. American Beauty - Peter Coyle (formerly with The Lotus Eaters), 7. Let It All Fall - T'Pau, 8. Pussywhipper - Sigue Sigue Sputnik, 8. Why So Rude? - Neville Staple (formerly with The Specials), 9. What Would You Do (skin)? - Midge Ure, 10. Age Of Unreason* - Spear of Destiny, 11. Die laughing - Nik Kershaw, 12. Little Tears Of Love - Toyah, 13. Sleepsong - Dr Robert (formerly with The Blow Monkeys), 14. This Is Not My World - Heaven 17, 15. All Day All Night - Go West, 16. So Lonely - Tony Hadley (formerly with Spandau Ballet), 17. Blue Was Never My Colour - Leee John (formerly with  Imagination), 18. Mi Chica Latina - Modern Romance.

The page now has details on 34 Various Artists compilations that feature Toyah songs, with 13 additions since the last update over a year ago.

One of the more interesting additions is the 'Wave Pop Generation' 3 CD set, released on Sony, that includes 'Soldier Of Fortune, Terrorist Of Love, the opening track on Toyah's 1985 CBS/Portrait album, 'Minx'.

Please click on the picture, taken from the reverse of the 1999 compilation 'Back To The Eighties' to visit the COMPILED section.

Bedded by his town's good-time girl, Eamonn quickly acquires a reputation as a man who can make babies. 

While both sides of Belfast struggle with their sperm-counts, the lucky man becomes the hot property of both Catholics and Protestants. Crown jewel comedy. 

Director: Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox and Olivia Nash.

Brum : CBeebies - Saturday 2nd July : 7.20am
Brum : CBeebies - Saturday 2nd July : 10.20am
Brum and The Airport Adventure. The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum, narrated by Toyah Willcox. When precious gems are stolen from a famous celebrity at the airport, Brum is soon on the trail of the two thieves.

Toyah has begun to line-up live shows for 2006... the singer has seven shows scheduled for 2005 including a gig with Nick Heyward and Limahl at the South Shields Cookson Festival, and has announced a further four for 2006.

Toyah's 'RTE' interview is still available to read at the website too. It's a cool read, with Toyah commenting on the 'Anthem' and 'The Changeling' CD reissues, and much more...

Joel Krutt, of  WHUS, interviewed both back in 1991 and has very kindly, via Owen Keenan, allowed me to place them on Dreamscape for Toyah (and Robert) fans to enjoy.

Please note that these files are quite large and may take a while to download (approx 10 minutes with a Broadband connection). If you choose to download can you please note Joel has requested that these should NOT be used in any commercial way whatsoever.

Thanks to Joel Krutt and Owen Keenan.

While on the subject of downloads, don't forget that selected edits of Toyah's 'Nightingales' PA, and the complete PA from 'The Club Stoke', both from 2004, can be found in Dreamscape's Live section (all courtesy of Merx), and two great clips from Toyah's first ever TV acting appearance 'Glitter', can be found in the Castaways section (courtesy of Andi Westhorpe).

Cherry Red Records, who released the two singles compilations, have now confirmed that they have negotiated with Safari Records and have been given the go ahead to release the album. Always a firm favourite with Toyah fans, it has never been available on CD.

'Mayhem' was originally released in 1985 by Safari Records, after Toyah had left the label to sign to CBS/Portrait, and is made up of demos, early versions of songs that were later released with different titles/arrangements, unreleased versions, and the track Toyah recorded for ITV's Pop Goes Christmas, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'.

'Mayhem' was sub-titled: 'A special collectors edition album of rare and archive recordings'.

The cassette version included three extra songs. These will be included on the new CD version.

Tracklist: 1. Clapham Junction, 2. Change Of Scenery, 3. Problem Child, 4. You're My Hero, 5. Cotton Vest, 6. Gaoler, 7. Guilty, 8. Three Sided Face, 9. Paradise Child, 10. Israel, 11. Christmas Carol, 12. The Merchant & The Nubile, 13. Danced (Unreleased version), 14. I Believe In Father Christmas, 15. Island Race.

More info on this exciting release as and when it becomes available. 

Thanks to Steve @ the Dreamscape Forum, Paul Williams, and to all @ Cherry Red.

Pop star and television celebrity, Toyah Willcox, is to make a guest appearance at this weekend’s Three Counties Show (17 – 19 June 2005). The colourful star, who lives in Pershore, Worcestershire, and has enjoyed a successful and diverse career spanning almost thirty years, is supporting Worcestershire County Council’s recycling project; Mission Impossible – Operation Target 75.

She will be at their stand on Friday 17 June, for the official project launch, and will judge all entries in a competition to design a poster, or write a limerick or poem to encourage people to recycle more materials.

Journalists and photographers are invited to a photocall at the stand on Avenue F, Row 5, at 12.30pm.

Said Sharon Gilbert, Press Officer for Show organiser, the Three Counties Agricultural Society: “Mission Impossible is a very worthwhile project, and we are delighted that the council have chosen to launch it at this Show.

The Showground has welcomed many celebrities over the years, and we are very pleased to add Toyah to what is becoming an all-star cast! I am sure that show visitors will look forward to meeting her this weekend.”

The Three Counties Show features livestock competitions, rare breeds, food and wine, country crafts, flowers, poultry, antiques, a fun fair, country pursuits, vintage tractors and much more.

Main Arena entertainment for this year includes the Grand Parade of Livestock, the Red Devils Parachute Team, the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team, and Paws For Thought Dog Agility.

Additional Information:

Toyah Willcox began life as an actress at the Old Rep Drama School in her home town of Birmingham. Her first notable role was in 1977, when Derek Jarman offered her the part of ‘Mad’ in the film ‘Jubilee’. She went into music at the tail end of the seventies, and was signed as a solo artist by CBS in 1985.

Photograph courtesy of:
http://www.toyahwillcox.com/

[ Three Counties Newsdesk - Wednesday 15th June 2005 ]

Local well-known pop star and TV celebrity Toyah Willcox will be officially launching the Operation Target 75 recycling exhibition vehicle at the Three Counties Show on June 17. Worcestershire County Council in partnership with Herefordshire Council, the six district councils and Welcome to Our Future, will launch Mission Impossible Target 75 at the Worcestershire County Council stand, at 12 noon.

Target 75 is part of the Mission ImPossible campaign which aims to increase kerbside recycling and minimise waste going to landfill. The new scheme aims to increase participation in kerbside recycling schemes to more than 75 per cent by March 2006. 

The recycling exhibition vehicle has displays and interactive activities to promote kerbside recycling. After its official launch at the Three Counties Show the vehicle will be going on a tour of Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

Local schoolchildren have been invited to design a poster or write a poem to encourage people to use their home recycling collection scheme. Children should bring their entries along to the stand, Toyah will be judging the entries and giving out prizes.

[ Worcestershire County Council - Monday 13th June 2005 ]

This rare poster was part of the National Association of Youth Club's 'Open Your Minds' campaign: "Open your hearts, Give today, Give youth a start"

The campaign ran, I think, in the late 1980's, using a great pic of Toyah... on a bike!

Toyah, for a time around 1987/88, was the Vice-President for the National Association of Youth Clubs in the UK, and spoke about various projects she wanted to start up. 

These included a tour of the "Inner cities" of the UK, talking to kids and encouraging them to get involved in music, theatre etc. As well as raise money for various youth charities.

The 'Worcestershire Express & Star' mentioned this week that she would be doing something to help promote recycling. No further info, I'm afraid.

Thanks to Katy (@ the Dreamscape Forum) and her brother James.

The legendary Toyah Willcox is our featured performer for the Saturday evening session complimented by Utter Madness and tremendous local talent 

Tickets are available and can either be purchased in advance by credit card from the Hastings Information Centre – either by phone on Hastings 01424 781128 or by calling at their office at the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre which is open Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 6.15; Saturdays from 8.30 to 5.00; and Sundays from 10.00 to 4.00pm. 

Tickets will also be available on the gate, subject to availability.

Her next appearance is at the 'Hastings Beer Festival' on Saturday 2nd July. Toyah is headlining the festival with full band accompanying her.

ArrowFM rcently ran a poll, asking who festival goers were looking forward to seeing most. The good news is that Toyah placed second (with 22.22% of the vote), beaten only by local boys. and chart regulars. Keane.

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