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How far do you go to promote Beatles Day? Beatles Day 11 T-shirts have gone global with committee member Graham How sporting his around Sydney, Australia on a recent visit down under. Pictured in the sunshine outside the iconic Sydney Opera House, Graham was pleased to be spreading the word throughout the city. “Hastings is famous the world over, so now is Beatles Day!” he said. “Although, to be honest, I don’t expect too many visitors form Oz turning up on Sunday!”

As well as being for sale in the theatre foyer on the day, Raffle Tickets, T-shirts and official Beatles badges will be available from our stand in Priory Meadow on the following dates in April: 
Thursday 1st,  Friday 2nd (Good Friday), Friday 9th and Saturday 10th.

Click on the above links for details, and come along and buy before they sell out!

Following on from the Beatles Day 10 design featuring the famous Apple Corps. logo, this year's design features the apple cut in half, as on the B side labels. Once again  the design is printed on a quality black shirt and is available in a range of sizes, including children’s. 

The shirts are priced at just £10 (children's £8) with all profits going to Macmillan Cancer Support, and are avaiable in advance from Hastings Tourist Information Centre in Priory Meadow.

Due to public demand we also have a limited number of last year's T-shirts available at £9.

For the eleventh time, Beatles Day will feature over ten hours of non-stop music from the Beatles back catalogue performed by over 250 of the area’s top musicians, singers and dancers. 

Beatles Day 11 will showcase 21 acts new to Beatles Day, featuring some of the area's best up and coming young bands, including Inseminate and Stage Fright.

Also performing for the first time are fantastic blues band The Big Blue; the Plus Orchestra and the Hastings Horns. Joining local favourites including 1066 Rock-it Men, Claire Hamill, Slam, The Elevators and the Hastings Stage Studio are the very popular father and daughter duo from Norfolk, Geoff and Brooke Sharkey.

Travelling furthest is rock musician Tobias Kunzel, who is journeying all the way from Germany to play at the White Rock Theatre on Sunday, April 11th.

For the first part of the day, both stages in the White Rock Theatre will be used to fit in over 60 separate acts and guarantee an eclectic mix of performances covering almost every music genre.

The evening will finish with brilliant tribute band The Electric Beatles and a full on version of Hey Jude.
Beatles Day 11 is not to be missed!

The White Rock Theatre restaurant and licensed bars will be open throughout the day and there will be merchandising stalls selling exclusive Beatles Day 11 T-shirts, posters and a large raffle with some excellent prizes including a top prize of a Sanyo 37in LCD HD ready TV, courtesy of St.Leonards electrical store Adams & Jarrett.

You are promised a great family day out enjoying some of the best music from undoubtedly the most influential pop band in history — all performed live.

All of the musicians, organisers and helpers donate their time completely free and we are very grateful for the support from our sponsors: Adams & Jarrett, Berforts Printers, Booker & Best, General Dynamics, Hastings Borough Council, Links Screens, Manor Insurance, Priory Meadow, Spire Sussex Hospital and the Ultimate Alternative. Because of them, all the money raised goes to Macmillan Cancer Support. To date, the annual event has raised over £75,000 to help local people with cancer.

Beatles Day 11 starts at midday and goes through to around 10.30 and, with your wristband, you can come and go as you please throughout the day. 

Admission is just £10 for adults, £5 for children under 14 and £25 for a family of two adults and up to 3 children under 14.

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In 2009 Macmillan Cancer Support held the 10th Beatles Day at the White Rock Theatre Hastings.
Hundreds of local people came and saw over 350 musicians, singers and dancers perform Beatles music live from 12 noon to 11pm. Everyone who came really enjoyed themselves and we raised an amazing £14,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

We are going to hold another Beatles Day this year on Sunday April 11th, but running costs have risen considerably, up by 50%.

Are there any organizations, companies or individuals who could help us through sponsorship?  We would of course recognize our sponsors in programmes and other advertising.

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people living with cancer in East Sussex by providing practical, medical, emotional and financial support.

If you can help please e-mail mail@hastingsbeatlesday.org.uk or contact Dave or Doreen Upwood on 01424 420356.  Thank you.

Beatles Day returns to the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on Sunday, April 11.
To date, the annual event, which features over ten hours of non-stop music from the Beatles back catalogue performed by over 250 of the area’s top musicians, singers and dancers, has raised over £75,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

This year, Beatles Day promises to be one of the best yet with some up and coming young bands joining the long list of established favourites. 

For the first part of the day, both stages in the White Rock Theatre will be used to fit in over 50 separate acts and guarantee an eclectic mix of performances from a Capella, through rock, blues, classical, Latin and dance. 

The restaurant and licensed bars will be open throughout the day and there will be merchandising stalls selling tee-shirts, posters and a large raffle with some excellent prizes. 

You are promised a great day out enjoying some of the best music from undoubtedly the most influential pop band in history — live.

All of the musicians, organisers and helpers donate their time completely free and all the money raised goes to help local people with cancer. Beatles Day 11 starts at midday and goes through to 10.30 and with your wristband, you can come and go as you please throughout the day. Admission is just £10 for adults, £5 for children under 14 and £25 for a family of two adults and up to 3 children under 14.

Total now £14,143!!!

Prior to yesterday, the organisers were doubtful about any more, but this is by far the best result ever and things change. 

Also, without doubt, it was the best Beatles Day. . . for music, atmosphere and you, all the great people who came and supported either by performing, or by just being there, having a great time and spending money to support Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Watch the website for photos and video links.

Thanks again for being part of the great day!

On attendance, merchandise sales, the number of performers and for the amount raised for Macmillan Cancer Support . . . a fantastic £13,750!

Universally hailed as the best yet, the event ran from midday through to 11.30 yesterday (Sunday 5th) at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings. Over 320 musicians, singers and dancers on two stages entertained record audiences who enjoyed non-stop live music from the Beatles massive back catalogue. The evening ended in an fantastic audience sing-along of Hey Jude. 

Instigator of Beatles Day and the man who put yesterday’s programme together, Pete Prescott, was overwhelmed by the result. "I can't believe that everyone could be so generous. I cannot thank everyone enough, from the performers, all the organising committee, the volunteers, the White Rock, and especially the audience who gave so much for this very worthy cause."

Beatles Day 10 tee-shirts are now available from the Hastings Tourist Information Centre in Priory Meadow. This year’s design, modelled by Abi Mantel, features the famous Apple Corps. logo on a quality black shirt and is available in a range of sizes, including children’s.  The shirts are priced at just £8 with all profits going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Beatles Day 10 is on Sunday April 5th at The White Rock Theatre, Hastings and will feature over 60 acts during the ten and a half hour music marathon.

The final line-up has been confirmed for Beatles Day 10, the all-day live music extravaganza at the Hastings’ White Rock Theatre on Sunday, April 5th. 

This year, there are a record 320 musicians, singers and dancers with many of the old favourites and a fine selection of new and young bands from the area including, amongst others: Brooke Sharkey, The Blackman Brothers Band, The Bohemia Ukelele Band, Centre Page, Clay Henry, The Crayons, Dead Calm, Eclipse, The Electric Beatles, Claire Hamill, The Hastings Stage Studio singers and dancers, Mike Hatchard and Friends, Roger Hubbard, Lazy Angel, Local Heroes, The Lovely Ritas, Maid of Ace, Pass the Cat, Phil Hudson, Not Guilty, The Pop Beat Combo, Slam, Strangefruit and the 1066 Rock-it Men.

Beatles Day 10 starts at midday and goes through until 10.30, and will feature a live performance of Abbey Road, the eleventh official album released by The Beatles which they started recording at the famous Abbey Road studios in April 1969 — exactly forty years before Beatles Day 10. The day will finish in chaotic Latino-style with The Submarino Marinos featuring Blair Mackichen and Steve Furst.

Both stages in the White Rock Theatre will be used to fit in 60 separate acts and guarantee an eclectic mix of performances from a Capella, through rock, blues, ska, r&b, classical, Latin and dance. 

The restaurant and licensed bars will be available all day and there will be a face painter in the afternoon for the kids.  Add merchandising stalls selling Beatles Day 10 tee-shirts at just £8 each, posters; a large raffle with great prizes and you are promised a great day out enjoying some of the best music from undoubtedly the most influential pop band in history — all live.

To date, the annual event, which features over ten hours of non-stop live music from the Beatles back catalogue played by over 200 top musicians, has raised over £60,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. All of the musicians, organisers and helpers donate their time completely free and all the money raised goes to help local people with cancer. Admission is just £7.50 for adults, £3.50 for children 5-14 and £20 for a family of two adults and up to 3 children under 14. Pay on the door.

Beatles Day 9, held at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on Sunday 6th April has broken all records, raising a fantastic £11,515.86 for Macmillan Cancer Support. All the money raised goes to help people in Sussex affected by cancer. This is a fantastic amount raised by a fantastic group of people.

It was, without doubt, the best ever, with 55 individual acts featuring over 250 musicians, singers and dancers keeping the hundreds of people who braved the snow entertained for over ten and a half hours of live music from the Beatles and Lennon and McCartney back catalogue.

The day had a host of memorable performances with an eclectic mix of a Cappella, blues and jazz to Pink Floyd influenced rock but particular high spots were organiser Pete Prescott’s 
10 year old daughter Poppy performing She’s Leaving Home, and Norwich-based Brooke and Geoff Sharkey who received a rousing demand for an encore with their beautiful and haunting versions of Here, There and Everywhere, and Yesterday.

After a faultless live performance of the entire Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album with Claire Hamill singing George Harrison’s Within You, Without You to perfection, the multi-talented SubMarino Marinos featuring Blair Mackichen and Steve Furst finished the evening with a hot, Latin medley which can only be described as manic.

Pete Prescott was full of praise for everyone who took part. “Everyone was amazing” he said. The musicians, technicians, everyone back stage, the Macmillan volunteers, the staff and management of the White Rock, all the sponsors and everyone who came along and helped us reach our target. We couldn’t have done it without you”.

All the money raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support to help people in Sussex affected by Cancer.