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 NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS:
 Toyah in Bracknell - Pictures
 Monday 26th November, 2007 • Thanks to Angus.........................Pictures
A couple of pictures of Toyah performing in Bracknell last Thursday evening. The first picture is Toyah outside, where she sang 'River Deep, Mountain High' and 'It's A Mystery'. The second picture is Toyah inside, performing 'Sweet Child 'O Mine'. She also switched on the town's Christmas lights.

 Toyah on TV
 Monday 26th November, 2007...................................................Television
The People's 50 Million Lottery Giveaway : ITV1 - Thu 6th Dec : 11.05pm
ITV teams up with the Big Lottery Fund to offer the largest prize ever seen on UK television, as four projects, each with a celebrity champion, present their case to the audience, before viewers vote for the project they'd like to see get the money. Today, Toyah Willcox champions the Black Country's vision to become the Green Country. Katie Derham presents.
 Daily Record - Eighties To Come Back Again With Festival
 Friday 23rd November, 2007..............................................................Gigs
RETROFEST will have a rival for the affections of Eighties music fans next year.

Back To The 80s was launched last year and will take place again on May 31, hosted by Colours Festivals and Real Radio at Braehead Arena near Glasgow.

The 10-hour extravaganza starts at 2pm and features Human League, Tony Hadley, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Go West, Heaven 17, Limahl, Toyah, Hipsway and Fourgoodmen. There's also a roller disco and karaoke tent.

Organiser Ricky Magowan said: "Eighties music brings back fond memories for those who were there and their kids who have grown up listening to their parents' favourites.

"There's something for everyone, whether you fancy a sing-a-long or are up for a boogie at the roller disco."

Tickets at £30 plus booking fee are available from Ticketmaster outlets, SECxtra, Ticket Scotland, The Box Office at Braehead and HMV, Braehead Shopping Centre.

Coaches will run from every major town and city in Scotland. Phone 07986 750986 or go to www.happybus.co.uk

Source: dailyrecord: 21/11/2007

 IC Berkshire - Toyah will light up Bracknell
 Friday 23rd November, 2007....................................................Press Clips
Snowflakes of a different kind will be falling on shoppers in a bid to help raise vital funds for a charity.

Sebastian's Action Trust will launch the Snowflake Appeal, a chance to make a dedication to a loved one, in Bracknell town centre tomorrow (Thursday) as TV and panto star Toyah Willcox switches on the Christmas lights.

For a small donation to the charity people will be able to write a message on a snowflake to a loved one who has either died or is not with them over Christmas and hang it from a tree, where it will stay throughout the festive period.

The money raised will help fund a holiday home for sick children.

Click below to read the full article

Source: icberkshire: 20/11/2007

 Market Rasen Mail - Local businesswoman gets award
 Friday 23rd November, 2007.....................................................Press Clips
A Walesby businesswoman has won the runner-up award at the 2007 Women of Achievement Awards.

Mary Birch of MEB Training, is a member of the Hull ‘Women in Business’ group, which covers Hull, East Yorkshire and North/North East Lincolnshire areas.

Women in Business is a networking organisation for decision-making women and bi-annually organises ‘The Women of Achievement Awards’, established to recognise the talents and excellent work women are achieving in their field, and to reward successful women from around the region.

There are five categories and Mary was nominated for the Established Business Award, presented to reward the commitment and achievement of a woman working in an established business. The awards were judged by a panel of five independent judges and at the awards ceremony at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Hull, 450 guests saw Mary rewarded with the runner-up award in this category.

Guest of honour at the ceremony was musician, author and actress Toyah Willcox.

Mary said: “I was proud to receive this award with so many worthy contenders. It was an honour to be recognised by my fellow businessmen and women."

Source: marketrasenmail: 21/11/2007

 Express & Star - The People's £50 Million Lottery Giveaway
 Friday 23rd November, 2007....................................................Press Clips
'Express & Star' have just ran two articles focusing on The People's £50 Million Lottery Giveaway, both namechecking Toyah. Go here and here to read them.
 Reel Events - Toyah Interview
 Friday 23rd November, 2007...........................................................Events
Check out the Reel Events website for a short, but perfectly formed, interview with Toyah.

She talks about how much she enjoys these type of events, fans (old and new), receiving feedback from fans ("they're always very, very nice... they aways tell me I look good!"), and hearing about what her songs mean to people.

Click on the pic for the two minute chat.

 New! Magazine - 'I don't regret not having kids'
 Monday 19th November, 2007 • Thanks to Paul.......................Press Clips
Toyah is interviewed in this week's 'New!' magazine, issue dated 19th November 2007.

Secret Diary Of A Call Girl's Toyah Willcox reveals why she's never wanted to be a mum and how a face-lift boosted her career...

Toyah talks about Billie Piper and Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, pop-stardom, plastic surgery, not having children, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, reality television and more.

Please click on the picture to zoom and read.

 Rare Toyah photograph from 1981
 Monday 19th November, 2007 • Thanks to AW.............................Pictures
It's another of our, very, sporadic "blasts from the past". Here's a rarely seen outtake from the late 1981 Top Of The Pops photo session also used for 'New Sounds, New Styles' magazine in 1982, and the 'Proud, Loud & Heard - The Best Of Toyah' hits CD, released in 1998 . The other shots from this session can be viewed in Dreamscape's Gallery.

 New Toyah Photograph
 Monday 19th November, 2007 • Thanks to AW.............................Pictures
A very recent photograph of Toyah out and about. This is possibly from the Women Of The Year Lunch & Awards that Toyah attended in mid-October.

 Family Of Noise - Killing Made Easy CD - New URL
 Monday 19th November, 2007..........................................................Music
'Killing Made Easy' by Family Of Noise, with Toyah on vocals, is still available to buy on CD. Click the banner below to visit the new url for more info on this.

 Toyah on TV
 Monday 19th November, 2007..................................................Television
Never Mind The Buzzcocks : VH1 UK - Monday 19th November : 10.40pm
Music quiz hosted by Mark Lamarr with team captains Phil Jupitus and Sean Hughes. Guests are Tom Gray, Toyah, Kele Le Roc and Adam Bloom.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue 20th November : 11.05pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am
Drama series starring Billie Piper. Belle thinks she has hit the big-time when an American film producer gets her an interview to join a group of exclusive prostitutes who work with the world's wealthiest men. However, working for the mega-rich comes with its own price tag, and Belle soon starts to miss her independence. Meanwhile, Ben has been dealing with a few changes in his own life, which may offer him a much-needed change of perspective. Starring: Billie Piper, Cherie Lunghi, Iddo Goldberg, Colin Salmon, Toyah Willcox, Stuart Organ.

Most Fertile Man In Ireland: Sky Movies Comedy - Mon 26th Nov: 8.10am
Most Fertile Man In Ireland: Sky Movies Comedy - Mon 26th Nov: 4.30pm
Twenty-four year old virgin, Eamonn Manley, lives with his mother in Belfast and is painfully shy with the ladies. Things change for Eamonn when Mary Malloy decides to make the first move and soon Mary realises that she is pregnant even though she was using birth control. The doctor discovers that Eamonn has an unusually high sperm count... His mother has the idea that he can help the local ladies who have had problems conceiving a baby... Director: Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox and Olivia Nash.

Proud Parents : S4C - Thursday 29th November : 1.15pm
Toyah Willcox. Proud Parents looks at a celebrity's life through the eyes of their parents. Performer, author and TV star Toyah Willcox visits her dad aboard his beloved boat.

 Toyah on TV
 Monday 19th November, 2007...................................................Television
The People's 50 Million Pound Lottery Giveaway
Thursday 6th December 2007 : ITV1 : 11:05pm - 11:20pm

Katie Derham invites viewers to vote for the UK project of national importance they would like see win a special £50 million lottery cash award in The People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway.

For this one-off award, the single biggest grant to be awarded by the Big Lottery Fund through a nationwide vote, four projects will showcase their ideas for the national landmark in separate programmes. Each show features a celebrity advocate who will champion the cause and invite the public to support their project to help secure the funding.

The celebrities – Ray Mears, Lorraine Kelly, Brian Blessed and Toyah Willcox – and computer generated images (CGI) will bring each project to life, giving viewers an experience as close as possible to the finished project.

Tonight sees Toyah Willcox put forward the case for the Black Country's Urban Park.

 Toyah Interview Archive
 Monday 19th November, 2007.......................................................Internet
Check out Minna's Toyah Willcox Interview Archive, which has been updated over the weekend with more transcripts from retro Toyah radio interviews.
 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl - Episode 8 Screen Caps
 Friday 16th November, 2007......................................................Television
Screen captures from the final episode of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, with Toyah as Hannah/Belle's mum. See below for repeat airing dates and times.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Sun 18th November : 11.00pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Mon 19th November : 0.00am
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue 20th November : 11.05pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am

 Happy Birthday Warrior Rock
 Monday 12th November, 2007...........................................................Music
Toyah's much-loved live double-album, 'Warrior Rock - Toyah on Tour', entered the UK Album Chart 25 years ago this very week. It was "unleashed" in late October 1982, and reissued, on CD, in 2005.

 Vote for Toyah in Birmingham's Walk of Stars
 Monday 12th November, 2007.........................................................Events
Please show your support for Toyah, in the Birmingham 'Walk of Stars':

Since the Walk of Stars website was launched in May 2007 there have been over 3000 nominations by the public for stars they would like to see put up for the public vote. The top most requested names have now been added. 

Bill Bohanna, Broad Street BID Director, said ‘We have had a terrific response and the public have really let us know who their favourites are. There are certainly some interesting names and this is just a small selection of those nominated so far and there’s plenty more to come.! It’s wonderful to see how many talented people have an association with the area and now the public can vote for them, it’s proving to be great fun!’

 The Sunday Times - So tell me, who gets the £50m?
 Monday 12th November, 2007..................................................Press Clips
'The Sunday Times' published an article on The People’s £50m Lottery Giveaway yesterday. This included a namecheck for Toyah. Click below for the article.

To help woo the public each finalist has its own celebrity champion. Sherwood has the actor Brian Blessed, Eden has Ray Mears, the survival expert, the Black Country has the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, and Sustrans has the presenter Lorraine Kelly. 

Source: timesonline: 11/11/2007

 Kidderminster Shuttle - Toyah guesting at event
 Monday 12th November, 2007..................................................Press Clips
Worcestershire County Council will be celebrating women in business at a special event next week, with 80s punk pop princess, Toyah Willcox, playing a part.

The third annual Worcestershire's Enterprising Woman conference takes place on Wednesday, November 14, as part of National Enterprise Week. The event is organised by the county council's economic development team, along with local colleges, banks, Women in Rural Enterprise and other public and private sector partners.

Workshops on the day include discussing green issues for business, legal affairs and use of blogs on the internet. It runs from 9am until 3pm. The conferences were originally held to allow women in business the chance to network, share ideas and take on factors that would help them plan their development.

This year's takes place at Worcester Racecourse and Toyah will be there as a successful local businesswoman who is focussed on green issues.

Margaret Gray, principal economic development officer, said: "Local women are involved in numerous successful enterprises in the county. This conference is the opportunity for them to meet and share ideas.

"It is also a forum to inform decision-makers of the needs of local businesses, so that as much as possible can be done to aid the economic development of Worcestershire's companies.

"Toyah's presence isn't a stunt. She's continued to be a successful Worcestershire businesswoman who feels a responsibility to look after the environment at the same time, showing the two can be compatible."

Limited places are still available and anyone interested should contact Rosemary Willmore, on 01905 766723. The cost of attendance includes lunch and refreshments.

Source: kidderminstershuttle: 07/11/2007

 Malvern Gazette - Toyah @ Women's Enterprise Day
 Monday 12th November, 2007..................................................Press Clips
Entrepenur Philippa Charlesworth from Malvern is among inspirational women taking part in an event next week in Worcester to mark Women's Enterprise Day.

Phillippa set up her own business, Jambo Jambo, selling recycled shoes and bags made by the people of the Kibera slum in Kenya.

She is taking part in the motivational and fun-packed event at the city's racecourse on Wednesday, November 14, organised by Women in Rural Enterprise. Also taking part is actress and singer Toyah Willcox.

It will also include workshops on Pods and Blogs, How Green is Your Business, Legal Advice and Time Management. The event is one in a series that WiRE runs as part of its Opening Doors programme - free training, workshops, information and support to help any woman, whatever her age or background, set up and run her own business.

Booking is essential. It is free for those who haven't yet started a business, or for those who have been trading for less than twelve months. For anyone else, the cost is £10. To book call Emma on 01952 815451. 

Source: malverngazette: 05/11/2007

 The Official Toyah MySpace - New music and pics
 Saturday 10th November, 2007........................................................Music
The Playlist at the Official Toyah MySpace has been updated. There's also a new, previously unseen, picture of Toyah. Click below to listen to preview clips of four songs from 'In The Court of the Crimson Queen', plus 'You're A Miracle' live at Ronnie Scott's in 2002.

 SAS Band & Toyah - Christmas Gigs
 Saturday 10th November, 2007..........................................................Gigs
Toyah is to play another two gigs with The SAS Band in December. She was guest vocalist at two of their gigs last December too, providing vocals on three songs each night. Click below to visit The SAS Band website.

 The Podge & Rodge Show
 Saturday 10th November, 2007.................................................Television
Toyah's appearance on The Podge & Rodge Show, from last Tuesday night, is now available to watch at the RTÉ website. You need Real Player to view it.

 Toyah at The Firecracker Ball - Tonight!
 Saturday 10th November, 2007..........................................................Gigs
Toyah plays at The Firecracker Ball tonight in Harrogate, along with Midge Ure, ABC and Go West. They will play with the Here & Now Band.
 The Official Toyah Willcox Website - November Blog
 Saturday 10th November, 2007.....................................................Internet
Toyah's November Blog is now available to read at www.toyahwillcox.comand the Official Toyah MySpace.

 The Humans - are busy!
 Saturday 10th November, 2007........................................................Music
Toyah updates us with a plethora of news about The Humans in her November Blog. The band guested on the Estonian equivalent of GMTV on Wednesday 24th October, all three of the Estonia gigs sold out, they were filmed so there should be a DVD available at some point. Toyah also mentions the (possbly working) title of The Humans album, due for release in 2008. Please visit www.toyahwillcox.com to read Toyah's November Blog, or click the Blog screenshot above.

 Toyah at An Audience with Celine Dion
 Saturday 10th November, 2007 • Thanks to Paul.....................News Clips
Toyah was one of the celebrity guests in attendance at the recording of An Audience with Celine Dion, on Tuesday 30th October.

The show, which has received a lot of press because Celine lip-synched throughout, will air at Christmas on ITV1.

 Jack & The Beanstalk - Panto website
 Saturday 10th November, 2007.....................................................Theatre
Check out the fun-filled Jack & The Beanstalk website, with spinning intro!

 Toyah in new book - neon 80s - Memories Of A Luminous Decade
 Wednesday 7th November, 2007.................................................Releases
It was the era of the New Romantics, Blitz Kids and Gender Benders. From the UK club scene came the likes of Boy George and Steve Strange. Fashion went wild with pirate shirts, kilts, glitter and makeup. 

Huw Collingbourne was there - a writer for ‘80s music magazines such as Number One, Kicks and Flexipop!, he interviewed all the stars of the day. In neon 80s, many of those interviews are printed for the first time in decades. Whether you were there at the time or only know the period through its music, neon 80s gives you a unique flavour of that luminous decade...

neon 80s Includes original interviews with: Steve Strange, Marilyn, Divine, Pete Burns, Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Limahl, Midge Ure, David Sylvian of Japan, Adam Ant, Toyah, Modern Romance, Matt Bianco, Heaven 17, Duran Duran, ABC, The Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde.

Plus new articles about the styles, fashions, musical trends and memorable events of the 1980s... 

At only £7.99, the perfect Christmas prezzy!!!

BUY NEON 80s

 Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You) - On TV
 Wednesday 7th November, 2007......................................................Music
Toyah guested on The Podge & Rodge Show, in Ireland, last night on the RTÉ Two channel. This was, primarily, to promote her new single, 'Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)'. 

'Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)' is available to download at iTunes - worldwide! - Click on the banner above to add it to your collection.

 BBC Berkshire - Jack and the Beanstalk
 Wednesday 7th November, 2007...................................................Theatre
The Hexagon in Reading presents a giant of a pantomime this year: Jack and the Beanstalk. So scatter your beans and come along to see Toyah Willcox, Christopher Lillicrap and more from 8 December to 6 January.

The Proper Pantomime Company bring their magical production of Jack and the Beanstalk to Reading audiences this Christmas. 

Expect The Hexagon to resound to the Giant's famous rumblings: Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!  Yes - to The Hexagon he will come! The panto opens on Saturday 8 December and comes from the team that presented the highly successful Aladdin at The Hexagon in 2006.

Join poor idle Jack and his mother Dame Daisy on their adventures as they try to raise money by selling the only thing they have left – Buttercup the family cow.

Top of the bill is Toyah Willcox playing the hapless Jack. 

Christopher Lillicrap, regarded as one of pantomime's top dames, reprises his role as Dame Daisy and is as compellingly unattractive, saucy, infernal, ingratiating and over the top as ever. 

Children will adore Buttercup the Cow, hot hoofing it to the Hexagon from her starring role in the hit Rock Musical Shake, Cattle and Roll. 

Look out for the beautiful Tania Whatley as the Enchantress, Simon Ludders (CBBC's Young Dracula) who plays the evil Burp and Harvey James as Silly Billy – he was a big hit with Hexagon audiences last year as Wishee Washee.

Come and join the gang for another magical family pantomime!

Source: BBC Berkshire: 05/11/2007

 Toyah on TV - Secret Diary Of A Call Girl - Update
 Wednesday 7th November, 2007...............................................Television
More air dates for the final episode of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Thu 15th November : 10.30pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Thu 15th November : 11.30pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Fri 16th November : 1.00am 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Fri 16th November : 2.00am 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Sun 18th November : 11.00pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Mon 19th November : 0.00am
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue 20th November : 11.05pm 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am
Drama series starring Billie Piper. Belle thinks she has hit the big-time when