Festive fundraiser for Lauriston School
Tower of Dad
Local band Tower of Dad will be playing a festive fundraiser for Lauriston Primary School on Saturday 12 December at the Royal Inn on the Park.
The event has been billed as an unmissable Christmas extravanganza. Singer Tanya Fitzgerald said, “Please come along and have a great night of music and dancing, and support a great local cause – Lauriston Primary School.”
Amongst the band’s influences she cites the Elvis Costello, The Clash, and Blondie: “We play late 70s and early 80s, but the less expected tunes.”
Commenting on their hopes for raising cash as well as the roof, Tanya said, “We’re hoping that people will dig deep and donate the suggested £10 or over and above.”
The main man keeping the whole thing together is Euan Hill aka ‘Cheech Miller’ (of the eponymous shop) who, as a top sound engineer, has toured with the likes of the Patti Smith, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Black Grape.
Tower of Dad (made of six dads, one son of a dad, one non-dad man, and a mum) came together in August 2008 for a charity variety night staged at the Hackney Empire by a local business woman.
Since then, there have been numerous appearances at various fetes and community events through the summer The band will be joined by fabulous ukelele band Uke Attack!! Uke Attack!! and The Victoria Park Players with their Christmas Revue.
The Tower of Dad Christmas Extravaganza is on Saturday 12 December at the Royal Inn on the Park, 111 Lauriston Road E9 7HJ – doors open 7.30pm.
Information is available from the following Victoria Park Village shops: Cheech Miller, Sublime and Victoria Park Books.
Erm this school is ranked 4th out of 54 Hackney Primary Schools. With the number of Chelsea Tractors that go there, unnecessarily polluting up Hackney roads, I can hardly think of a worse cause in this whole area.
well said!
Let’s not pass judgement over an entire school just because there are a few show-offs around who like to pick their kids up in stupid cars. I hate them as much as anyone else. But the gig is a fundraiser for the children and a good night out for the parents. If you don’t want to go to it…..don’t go.
Given the Lauriston Primary is a state school and not a private one, and the catchment area is actually extremely small there are very few ‘Chelsea Tractors’ going there as most people walk. The funds available to the Lauriston are exactly the same as for other schools in Hackney.
It may not be everybody’s cup of tea to help contribute to the school that their kids attend, but if a bunch of parents are prepared to give their time and money to support the school to help build a new wing, then I don’t think it is to be knocked, frankly.
For the record, my son is not eligible to attend Lauriston Primary School, but I believe in community and helping where I can.
And I also believe in helping make where you live a little more colourful sometimes.
plus I hear they do a mean version of Sheena is a punk rocker….
As a child I used to go Trinity Congregational Church Sunday School. Then in 1954 my Husband & I were married there, & we would like to know what it used for now, & to see what it is like inside .