Published 24/11/2011George Eggo a friend of Stuart Adamson’s has kindly put up a jacket for auction.
George has said
“SKIDS / BIG COUNTRY /STUART ADAMSON FANS.
I am placing the jacket that Stuart has on in this picture up for auction and ALL proceeds will go to the Mary Leishman Foundation charity.
The jacket was given to me by Stuart many years ago as a gift and its in my wardrobe doing nothing,I know some people would love this as a gift for someone or even for a memory of the man himself.
Stuart like myself was a friend of Jim Leishman and he would approve that the money raised would be going to such a good cause.”
The current winning bid is just over £300, to place a bid or contact George you can email him at the address below.
BID: eggo58@hotmail.co.uk
Published 12/09/2011
For those who are unaware, a Big Country fan from Wigan (Gwenda Matthews) has for some time now been coordinating a fundraising project and liaising with Fife Council to have a permanent memorial bench placed in Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline (known locally as The Glen) entirely financed by fans of Stuart Adamson and those bands with which he is synonymous.
The funds include those raised at the last major Skids Fans Gathering for a similar project at that time which was never completed.
The bench has now been manufactured and engraved with several sets of Stuart’s lyrics and fitted with a commemorative plaque.
Following a meeting between Gwenda Matthews and Colin Gourlay with two Council Reps in the Glen on Friday afternoon, they have now determined an agreed date for the unveiling of the bench on Saturday 24th September around 12:00 and a short dedication ceremony will take place at this time in a temporary location to the east of the pond until a permanent location is prepared on the west side of the pond following some new landscaping works to be completed before December 16th 2011 (the tenth anniversary of his passing).
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Memorial For Stuart Adamson
Published 23/08/2011
The location of the Stuart Adamson memorial bench has been decided by Dunfermline Council the bench will be situated near the Lilly Pond in Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, photograph is shown.
The bench is still in the process of being made it has been 4 wks already! It was stated it would be 4-6 weeks so it should be soon. Will give you two weeks notice for fans to arrange to attend the unveiling.
If you need anymore info you can email me direct at :- gwenda.matthews265@btinternet.com
many thanks everyone for making this happen.
Gwenda Matthews
Colin Gourlay wrote “There are other memorial benches around and to the north of the pond. For those who don’t know ‘The Glen’ (as we locals like to call it) the lilypond is pretty much in the centre of the park. It’s within sight of the Pavilion (with several historic connections for both Skids and Big Country) and within sight of a public toilet block (which is manned a lot of the day so there will be someone to watch over it). The pond has many flowering lilies and is populated with goldfish. It’s both in a central and busy area of the Glen while at the same time it can be kinda secluded and quiet. Ideal in my opinion. The installation date and arrangements will follow. Hope you all approve. Best, Ghoulz
Published 30/06/2011
UPDATE ON MEMORIAL FUND………..
“4 sets of lyrics have been choosen for the Stuart Adamson memorial bench. These have been choosen from a poll voted for by facebook bc fans. These are as follows:
1) Here is strength for us to find, to turn the old to new and wipe our eyes of misty years and see the future through
2) Your name will never die; this time will be forever
3) In a big country dreams stay with you like a lover’s vioce fires the mountainside Stay Alive !
4) Some days will stay a thousand years some pass like the flash of a spark who knows where all our days go !
This fund is less than £100 short of its mark, please help by making a donation by following the link below
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MFJ3DF6MQXX94
Published 15/05/2011
A memorial fund and project to get a bench and plaque in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline in memory of local legend Stuart Adamson is underway.
Spearheaded by Gwenda Matthews there is now a Facebook campaign to raise awareness and support for the memorial fund project
Fans can visit the Facebook page using the link below
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/We-Want-a-Memorial-for-Stuart-Adamson/207808999252835
Gwenda has said “On my recent visit to Dunfermline I was shocked to find not a mention or recollection of Stuart Adamsons existance he was such a truly talented and amazing guy he deserves to be recognised and we as fan’s want to pay our respects to him ! Please help our cause by contributing to this page and let our voices be heard !!”
“This Year Being the 10th Anniversary of this mans passing, It Seems The Time is More Than Right To Give This Music LEGEND A Memorial in His Hometown of Dunfermline, So That His Fans, Friends & Peers all around the world Can Remember Him….”
A Paypal fund has also been set up so that fans can contribute to the £1,000 pounds to make this happen.
If you would like to donat to the fund, please follow the link below.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MFJ3DF6MQXX94
Published 11/01/2011January 3, 2011
Thanks to Dod for posting.
Original article can be found here
It was with some anticipation that I went along to see Big Country at the Lemon Tree, Aberdeen.
I hadn’t seen them perform since Stuart Adamson had passed away and I wasn’t sure how I, or indeed, any of the other fans would react, to a different singer.
From the opening number, 1000 Stars, the fans were right behind Mike Peters, the frontman with The Alarm, and made him more than welcome.
He seemed nervous at times and could be seen to be struggling with the words at some points but soon got into the swing of things. Bruce, Mark and Tony were also joined on stage by Bruce’s son, Jamie, who’s a welcome addition to the band. They put their heart and soul into every song and often made reference to Stuart. At one point Mike read a paragraph from a book from the 1800′s from which Stuart had got inspiration to write The Porrahman.
They sang all the old favourites including Harvest Home, Fields of Fire and Steeltown then came back on to do a 4 song encore which consisted of Lost Patrol, Chance, Restless Natives and In a Big Country. The time passed far too quickly and we were all left wanting more. Roll on the next time they come back to the Granite City.
-Rock Chick-
Big Wheel Contributor
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