Rotarian Con helped his local Rotary Club of Elland to plant 3000 Crocuses to remind people of Rotary's Mission to eradicate Polio from the world. When children are vaccinated their thumb is dipped in a purple die, thus the purple crocuses.

Comedian Tank Sherman joined Con, Dec, and Victoria at The New hall in Tiverton to raise funds for the local Rotary Club

Con, Dec, and Victoria were thanked by Rotarian Geoff Smythe, President of The Rotary Club of Tiverton for helping to raise £8,000 for their Charity Fund.

Con & Dec met up with old friend Derek Hardy and his wife Helen. Derek was Area Manager for Pontins Holiday Camps.

Philip Solomon - at lunch with Dec, Sandy, Victoria and Dorothy shortly before he passed away.

Sad news yesterday morning that Philip Solomon died in Bournemouth … very distressing as Sandy, Victoria and I had been visiting him regularly to keep his spirits up. Losing his battle against ill health, he just couldn’t take it any more … ‘no quality of life’, as he continually said … so he just gave up and faded away quickly … he would have been 88 in two weeks.

Dorothy [Solomon] is trying to be her usual strong self but failing miserably. I never thought I would ever hear her cry. They were so good together.

Philip and Dorothy were true legends in the management/agency business. Max and Blossom Bygraves together with Philip and Dorothy made a formidable quartet living side by side in London and in Bournemouth..

From their origins with Mario Lanza and Nina and Frederik, on to Bridie Gallagher, Ruby Murray [5 records in the top ten at the same time!], Jimmy Shand.

He discovered many, working closely with Hughie Green and his ‘Opportunity Knocks’. Freddie Davies, Norman Collier, Lena Zavaroni, Frank Carson, Pam Ayres.

On the ‘pop’ side he discovered ‘Them’ with their lead singer Van Morrison …. The Dubliners … Gilbert O’Sullivan, David McWilliams, Malcolm Roberts … guided The Bachelors right through their career.

Smack bang in the middle of all the Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdinck dramas! His record label ‘Major Minor’ scored many massive hits.

His lifelong interest was horse breeding and racing … he had much success. ‘My Charmaine’, named after the Bachelors’ hit, was one of his great triumphs. Through his years he became quite a respected force in the Art World.

Philip Solomon as Executive director of ‘the ship that rocked’ … Radio Caroline.

The Showbiz world is now a lesser place without Philip … may he Rest in Peace.

Frank Carson paid his respects to Philip Solomon and Spoke very movingly.

Dorothy Solomon said a last farewell to to Philip, her Life Long Partner.

Twinkle, whom Philip discovered, Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, Dec and Dorothy Solomon said farewell.