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FEBRUARY |
We're on our way .... Where will we end up this time? |
Dec Con Houston: We eat well when we have a
stop over on a lengthy Plane journey
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Brendan Shine and Ann Breen who is the Irish Representative for Gertrude Byrne in Ireland, were Cruising with Con & Dec and were also very popular on board Holland-America MS Westerdam |
Con and Dec look dwarfed by the MS Westerdam as they took a chance to go ashore from their cruise. |
Con & Dec with Dominic Kirwin one of Irelands most popular singers |
Safety First as Con goes through his Fire Drill Aboard Ship |
An Irish Flag Waving Finale to the Show |
Irish Comedian Brendan Grace had great Craic with Con & Dec as they reminisced about shows they had been on together , including '3-2-1' |
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Dec enjoys being a 'Tourist' as he explores The Bahamas |
We certainly dined well on our Caribbean Cruise |
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March |
Rocking the night away at The Kerryman Serious Stuff Irish Music !! |
Vicci Strutting Her Stuff |
Con & Dec in Full Flow |
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A gathering of 'Stars' at Water Rat Udo Fontaine's Birthday Party held at Bob Potters Lakeside Club. L to R Dec and Victoria, with Water Rats Keith Simmons, ventriloquist genius Neville King and Bryan Burdon |
Dr. Jim Marshall OBE at Udo's Party. The old boy defies everybody..... Doesn't he look well? - the legend that is Jim Marshall with Dec and Victoria |
Dec with Bob Potter: Dec with the
legend, Bob Potter, the owner of Lakeside
Country Club the home of British Darts
Competitions
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The proud Grandfather.... Dec and Layla [10 months]
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Dec in Prague ... Capital of The Czech Republic |
Dec Comes Second: Dec is awarded as Second in South of England ... The Toastmaster's International Speaking Contest
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April |
A welcome revisit to Pontins in Blackpool for Con & Dec |
Our Tour of Scotland - SOLD OUT. Can't wait to go back!!
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Members of the Fan Club who came to see Con & Dec in Christchurch |
| May |
Con at the monument where Pope John Paul 2nd said Mass in Spain |
Con takes a quick Boat Trip in Ria de Vigo, Spain |
Con on a pilgrimage to the Cathedral at Santiago in Spain where St James is reputed to be buried. |
Con walked from Spain across the bridge to Portugal for the fun of it!! |
Dec and Con with New Baby Rat Songwriter Gerard Kenny
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A group of Con & Dec's Fans came to see them at Emsworth
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June |
Dec's Granddaughter is One Year Old!! |
The Entire 'Dec' family for the first time: Dec and Sandy with Oliver and Emma plus their son Zach ... Also Louisa and Ali plus Layla ... And not forgetting Victoria ... Or Auntie Dora as the two grandchildren want to call her!
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Con's Grandchildren Freddie, Miles and Lydia enjoyed a day of Summer in the garden - when it came |
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July |
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Con with George Jones, Robert Powell and Stan Boardman were all Supporting Georges Foundation |
Mr. & Mrs. John Lowe with Georges Sister Barbara McNarry and Con |
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Mayor Councillor Maurice Mills with Con & Stan Boardman |
Con with the Barclays Premier League and the European Champion Clubs' Cup both held by Manchester United |
John Lowe, Con and Len Ganley who helped organise the Celebrities for the George Best Foundation Golf Day |
Con an Dec spoke to Mike Mendoza about their New Record 'I Believe - The Very best of The Bachelors' on Talk Sport Radio Show. |
Con & Dec spoke on the BBC about their new record 'I Believe - The Very Best of The Bachelors' released by Universal Music UK. |
Con and Dec went to see Victoria, Dec's
Daughter perform as 'Counterfeit Kylie' at the Tower of London
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Con and Dec appeared at their friend Andrew's leaving party when he left Shipley's Luxury Bingo |
Con with Clive Abbott of The Black Abbotts, Shel McCrae from The Fortunes, and comedian Bryn Phillips |
Dec and Con rehearse for 'This Morning' TV Show |
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'I Believe - The Very Best of The Bachelors'
Our Record in the charts ... Sold out in Tesco's
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| August |
Con with The Mayor of Calderdale Conrad V Winterburn and Mayoress Mrs. Hilary Winterburn and this years Glamorous Grandmother of Elland |
Old friends Tony Christie and Norman Collier meet up with Con at the Howard Keel, Don Felder Golf Classic, at Carden Park |
Willy Morgan (second from right )and Don Felder of The Eagles invited Con to play at The Howard Keele Golf Classic at Carden Park |
Con joins in a Sing along with Johnny Briggs of Coronation Street, Snooker player Tony Knowles, behind, and Football Legend Frank Worthington. |
Con gets to sing with Actor Tim Healy of Auf Wiedersehen,Pet on The Celebrity Golf Tour. |
Willy Thorne the legendary snooker player, Con & Tim Healy - Guess where? |
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September |
Dec presents a Variety Club Coach
"Malcolm, the sunshine Coach organiser for
Variety Club of Great Britain presents a 'thank-you' plaque to Asda ...
a wonderful financial supporter of
Variety"
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Dec gets to play golf with Bobby Davro , Roy Holder as 'The Great Golf Team'!
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A 3 hour radio special with our old friend
'Monster' Eric Hall and the team
Dec officially opens the latest radio station
in the UK
'Seahaven FM'"
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October |
A packed audience at Lovat Fields Village witnessed a spectacular atmospheric show given by Con, Dec, Vicci and Alex. |
Con shows off his powerful voice singing 'No Arms Can Ever Hold You' one of their major hits from the 60's. |
Con & Dec are joined in harmony by Victoria and Alex as they sing 'I Believe' from their latest Chart Album. |
Con is admired by a Stag as he plays Golf at The Forest of Arden. |
Stuart Wade (Biff from Emmerdale), Tim Healy, Spencer Robson (Vocal Impressionist), Clive Abbot (Black Abbotts) and Con join together in a song at the Curry's Golf Day at The Forest of Arden. |
Ian St John the legendary footballer joins another footballing legend Gordon Lee and Con for a drink after their charity round of Golf at The Forest of Arden. |
Con with our good friend Andrew Sachs …. Looking ‘not himself’ as he must have known of the upcoming press nightmare re. his granddaughter, Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross – what a gentleman, he didn’t even mention it to us, his best friends, and Terry Marshall of Marshall Amplification |
Con & Dec with Olympic Boxing Gold Medallist James DeGale at the Sir Henry Cooper Boxing Night |
Con Dec and Andrew Sachs were guests of Terry Marshall son of Jim Marshall of Marshall Amplification at the Sir Henry Cooper Charity Boxing Night in aid of The Bud Flanagan Leukaemia Fund. |
Dec and Music Producer Tommy Scott with The Bachelors Manager throughout The Sixties Philip Solomon. Philip was responsible for discovering The Bachelors and guided their recording career. He was also responsible for discovering stars like Ruby Murray, Van Morrison, Phil Coulter, Frank Carson and Tommy Scott who wrote several of The Bachelors hits such as 'Oh How I Miss You'. |
The Telegram dated 8th March 1962 which started The Bachelors career with Philip Solomon. This telegram was asking Con to confirm their booking to tour with Nina and Frederick |
| November |
Crowd queuing to see Con & Dec at The Tower Ballroom in Birmingham.
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Con Dec and Vicci shared a bottle of Champaign with the Crew. Ashley, Alex on Drums and Neil on Sound after a sensational show at The Tower in Birmingham |
Dec and his wife Sandy joined Dr. Jim Marshall OBE and his son Terry at a Water Rats Function.
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| December |
Dec with Ben Goh the organiser, Vicci and Con. |
Derek Martin [Charley Slater in Eastenders] and Con were raising funds for The Grand Order of Water Rats |
Con and Dec congratulated Comedian Adger Brown after his terrific performance at the Fund Raiser. |
Con dressed as Santa Claus as he helped collect funds for Elland Rotary Club. The funds which came to £5130 were donated to Yorkshire Cancer Research. |
A New Granddaughter for Dec called Isabelle. What a Beauty
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Dec with his Son Oliver, and his Son Zak, cuddling his new Granddaughter
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A Nice Note to Finish 2008
Dear Con & Dec Thank you from Emsworth Sports & Social Club. On behalf of the Committee and Members of the Club, I would like say thank you very much for your contribution to our charity fundraising efforts this year. Out target for the year was £1000. With your support we achieved our highest ever total of £1250, please see attached picture of cheque presentation to Mr. John Reynolds, Emsworth area fundraising coordinator for St Wilfrid’s Hospice. Thank you once again and good luck for the new year, Frank Docherty (President) Emsworth Sports and Social Club
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DISCLAIMER: Please note that this is a historical site for reference only. This site does not purport to be a promotion of Dec Cluskey and Con Cluskey as 'The Bachelors'. Con and Dec [who recorded every Bachelors' Hit] are familiarly and legally known as Con and Dec The Bachelors. |
A 'Swinging Night' in Cromer - Even Dec was dancing!!
