Two cars and a truck managed to crash
and delayed Con & Dec on the way to Tooting.
They still managed to get there in time
for the show.

Dec with Comedian Steve Salter,
who 'tore them up', Con and Victoria
at the Tooting Conservative Club. 'What a great show', 'When can you come back'
were the comments afterwards!!

Dec and Con in immaculate style in Tooting.

Dec had a great day at The Water Rats with

Keith Simmons and Steve who runs the Water Rats pub.

Dec came 2^nd in the International
Speech Evaluation competition at The Eastbourne
Lansdowne Hotel.

Dec winning at Battle Speakers Club. 
He is now three competitions away
from World Championship of Public Speaking
finals in Kuala Lumpur.

Kerry Pearce, Little Roni, Billy Pearce, Con and Con's son Phillip in Henry Boons, Wakefield. Phillip was appearing with Lou Golding who has just released a new album.

Con & Dec dropped into Wolstanton Golf Club to wish Sheila Ferryhough a Happy Birthday.

Dec, singer Faith and Con. Faith is a young 13 year old classical singer who appeared with them at Beeston  Victory Club.

Phillip Cluskey playing guitar
at Henry Boons in Wakefield
with Lou Golding

Review of MARCH 2014

 

Con & Dec had a chat with fellow Water Rat John Lodge Bass Player with The Moody Blues about their recording days with Decca Records

Nicholas Parsons joined Dec and Con for a drink at The Water Rats

Dec had a 'Play Off' against Derek Martin from Eastenders at The Water Rats Dart Tournament Dec came 2nd !!!!!!

Dec is presented with a Dart Board by Past King Rat Roger De Courcy which he won for coming 2nd at The Water Rats Darts Competition held after their Lodge Meeting.

Review of APRIL 2014

 

Double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist Chris Difford joined Dec and Con at their table for a 'chin wag' about music.

129th Anniversary Gala Dinner       Con & Dec were asked to a 'Fund Raising' night for Lewes Football Club in Lewes Town Hall. They were asked to sing everybody's favourite song 'I Believe'.

Con & Dec with ex servicemen Fred Glover and Cyril Tasker who took part in the raid known as 'A Bridge Too Far'.

Dec's daughter Victoria celebrated her birthday with her family

Review of MAY 2014

 

Con & Kay had friends visit from Dublin. Bert & Edna Cotter are childhood friends and enjoyed a few days together.

Con enjoyed a Water Rats meeting in Manchester surrounded by lots of friends. Actor Ian Lavender back left, John Stokes, Comedians Bernie Clifton & Freddie Davis back right.

Water Rat Stan Boardman had everybody in stitches with his antics at The Water Rats Northern Lodge

Review of JUNE 2014

Dec declares the Willingdon Village Fayre at St. Mary's Church officially open on Saturday 12th July

Dec with Serena Thompson who organises the Fayre

Dec with Fr. Kevin Agnew Rector of St. Mary's Church

 

Con arrives in style on The North Pier in Blackpool for the Opening Night.

Some of Con & Dec's Apppreciation Society members came to see the show on The North Pier in Blackpool

Mel Wood from Millside Radio, Nottingham interviewed Con & Dec at 'The Doghouse' when they appeared there.

Dec and Con on stage at The North Pier, Blackpool.

Review of JULY 2014

Review of AUGUST 2014

Wednesday 3rd September.... Winning again?

Dec wins the ‘Table Topics’ Competition
at ‘Eastbourne Speakers’
- a Toastmasters International club.  Here with Linda Hooper, his dear Toastie friend, at The Lansdowne Hotel,
Eastbourne.  He is now representing the club in
the Table Topics and Humorous Speaking competitions at the Toastmasters International Area Finals ...
what an achievement? 

Dec in Full Swing

Dec with his golfing partners ... The legend that is Jess Conrad [did I really say that?] John Virgo [the snooker supremo!] Rocky Taylor [the Bond 007 stunt man genius!]

Roy Wood, Third from left,
with some of the Water Rats who dressed up
to greet him when he became a Water Rat

Stan Boardman andKenny Cantor joined Con at The Water Rats. Stan was plugging his new song for Christmas

Con with Roy Wood who has just joined The Water Rats

Review of SEPTEMBER 2014

Con went along to St. Patrick's School in Elland as a member of The Rotary Club, to distribute Rotary Shoe Boxes to the children there. The boxes will be filled with Christmas presents by the children and distributed to the needy. Con met up with Boothby Graffoe the comedian when he went to watch him with Roni Hart and his son Phillip (Little and Often) and friend Jordon. Boothby was appearing at St. Georges Hall, Bradford with Omid Djalili

Dec and Tommy Rollason who was one
of the winners at ‘Alfie’s Talent Search’
run by Steve Hewlett at Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne.
Dec was chief judge and Tommy is
Water Rat Rollo Rollason’s son
a great tiny ventriloquist talent!

Brochure Cover Pic.:  Dec with members of the Toastmasters Club he founded with Meg Heyworth in 2006 ... Eastbourne Speakers ... now a rip roaring success as the place to learn and practice the biggest fear in life, Public Speaking. Dec Guitar Finger:  Dec’s studio is a dangerous place ... he ripped off a finger nail playing guitar too viciously .... but the musical results were sensational ... and the blood?

Review of OCTOBER 2014

“Dec joins Anita Harris and Paul James for a picture at Langham Hotel in Eastbourne ... what a wonderful entertainment Anita provided ... from her ‘Burlinton Berty’ through to her many Hits and her incredible years with the ‘Carry On’ films”

Dec and his wife Sandy spent an afternoon at Buckingham Palace

Review of NOVEMBER 2014

Con and Ingrid Holdsworth delivered some of the Rotary Shoeboxes which had been filled by pupils at St. Patrick's School in Elland. The shoeboxes will bring Christmas Cheer to poor children.