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LADY CRABTREE AT FAIRLIGHT HALL (July 2019) and ROYAL EASTBOURNE GOLF CLUB (May 2019)
THE DOWAGER LADY CRABTREE is a comedy character
performed since April 1978 by author & broadcaster PAUL JAMES
(although don't spoil it for your audience by revealing her secret!)
 
Lady Crabtree was honoured to be a finalist in the
EASTBOURNE BUSINESS AWARDS 2018
where she was nominated for
"Outstanding Contribution to the Community"
and "Lifetime Achievement" awards
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The doyenne of ladies' clubs and Women's Institutes, Lady Crabtree is ideally suited to the more mature audience
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IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER OR ENTERTAINER,
LADY CRABTREE CAN BE BOOKED TO:
* RAISE A LAUGH AT YOUR WI, CLUB, GROUP or SOCIETY WITH ONE OF HER AMUSING TALKS. There are currently FIVE to choose from:
1. "HOW TO GROW OLD DISGRACEFULLY "
Lady C reveals that the advancing years are to be enjoyed rather than endured.
Anyone over the age of 50 will be able to identify with many of her wry observations!
"I don't think we have ever had someone who made us laugh so much. The ladies had a wonderful time."
Gill Bird, Cardiff Ladies' Lunch Club
"The peals of laughter and the attention of the audience confirmed her huge success...an afternoon to savour."
CommunityWise Ladies Club, Eastbourne
"So many people came up to me afterwards to say how much they had enjoyed your talk... a good laugh keeps you young!"
Valerie Winstone, Stratford-upon-Avon Ladies' Lunch Club
"Many thanks for the simply fantastic entertainment you gave us.
We have had so many comments on how much everyone enjoyed your talk."
Lioness Conference, Maidstone
"I am already being bombarded with requests for a return visit!" Pat Allen, Gables Court
"I haven't laughed so much for a long time!" Jane Craig, Castle Group WI, Ringmer
"An outstanding presentation...the best we've had throughout our large District this year....absolutely excellent."
Philip Leng, Oddfellows Friendly Society, Bexhill
"A big thank you for a cracking evening, Lady Crabtree was fabulous! I've heard loads of terrific comments from folk
that were there... We definitely want her back again!" Alison Attwood, Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club
"Amongst the comments I received as our members made ready to leave were 'amazing' and 'the best speaker ever',
which of course delighted our committee." Beryl Bodey, Catsfield WI
"Having the ability to establish such a great rapport with your audience is obviously second nature to you.
It was clear you enjoyed entertaining us just as much as we enjoyed being entertained by you."
Wendy Jones, Willingdon Flower Club
"I have never heard a U3A audience laugh so much in all the years I have been organising events.
Everybody left feeling far better than when they arrived. That is a sign of
a very successful, highly executed performance." Gary Cooper, Horsham & District U3A
2. "THE DOWAGER ENTERTAINS"
Lady C gives a jocular account of her life and work, with the occasional comic monologue
thrown in for good measure. From her early days in the theatre to becoming a society hostess;
from her career in the Royal Household to her public life today... it has truly been a life of variety.
"An hour of almost non-stop laughter!" Friends of the Devonshire Park Theatre
"Many thanks for such an entertaining afternoon - we haven't laughed so much for ages."
Russ Fry, West Chiltington Theatre Arts Club
3. "GREAT SOCIETY HOSTESSES"
A light-hearted but informative talk, in which Lady Crabtree speaks about some of her favourite Society Hostesses and their extravagant lifestyles.
"She enthralled us this time and so many members have asked if she can come back again to give another of her talks." Royal National Lifeboat Institute
4. "GLAD TO BE GREY"
Lady C's sequel to "How To Grow Old Disgracefully" .... another celebration of maturity and the many
advantages of getting older.
"Another great performance... I felt exhausted with laughter." Derek Mepham, Langham Hotel Lunch Club, Eastbourne
5. "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS?"
**NEW FOR NOVEMBER - DECEMBER EVENTS**
 
Eastbourne Herald 13th December 2013 LADY CRABTREE
* SHE CAN MAKE A TAILOR-MADE, WITTY SPEECH AT YOUR EVENT
* PERFORM A STAND-UP COMEDY ROUTINE AT YOUR GALA or VARIETY SHOW
* OPEN FETES and FAIRS ..... PRESENT PRIZES or AWARDS ...... or CUT A RIBBON AT YOUR OPENING CEREMONY
* ACT AS HOSTESS or COMPERE FOR CONCERTS, CHARITY EVENTS or CORPORATE FUNCTIONS
Eastbourne Herald, 19th Sept 2014
Some recent Lady Crabtree appearances:
22nd January 2013 - Polegate Wine & Social Club, Polegate Community Centre
24th May 2013 - Inner Wheel President's Night Dinner, Royal Eastbourne Golf Club
26th July 2013 - TV interview for the "Scott Spears Now" programme
12th September 2013 - Edwards Coaches Lunch, Langham Hotel
2nd October 2013 - The Good Life Show, Winter Garden, Eastbourne
2nd October 2013 - Langham Hotel Ladies' Lunch Club
3rd October 2013 - Edwards Coaches Lunch, Langham Hotel
29th October 2013 - CommunityWise Ladies' Club
31st October 2013 - Sovereign Rotary Club, Chatsworth Hotel, Eastbourne
26th November 2013 - Meads WI, Eastbourne
10th January 2014 - RNLI, Eastbourne
27th February 2014 - Gables Court, Eastbourne
11th March 2014 - Polegate Tuesday Fellowship, Polegate
26th March 2014 - Bay Wives Group, Pevensey
2nd April 2014 - WI 'Spring Group Meeting', Lewes
26th April 2014 - Carers For People, Civic Centre, Telscombe Cliffs
30th April 2014 - Buxted Court, Buxted
16th June 2014 - Eastbourne Area Epilepsy Group, Afton Hotel, Eastbourne
8th July 2014 - East Grinstead Meridian WI
19th July 2014 - Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne, WWI Centenary Show
26th July 2014 - Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne, WWI Centenary Show
17th August 2014 - Concentus Chorale
24th August 2014 - St Michael's Hospice, Hastings - Afternoon Tea with Lady C
13th September 2014 - Under Ground Theatre 'Lady Crabtree & Friends': Music Hall
17th September 2014 - Heathfield Trefoil Guild
26th September 2014 - Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes, Eastbourne
21st October 2014 - The M.O.R.E Club, Eastbourne
22nd October 2014 - Edwards Coaches lunch, Langham Hotel
23rd October 2014 - St Wilfrid's Hospice 30th Anniversary Lunch
29th November 2014 - Bexhill Horticultural Society
3rd December 2014 - Catenian Association Dinner
4th December 2014 - Kingston WI
5th December 2014 - Meads Afternoon Townswomen's Guild
10th December 2014 - Lewes Westgate WI, Lewes
11th December 2014 - Sovereign WI, Eastbourne
20th December 2014 - Meet & Greet Christmas Lunch, Seaford
7th January 2015 - St John's Guild, Eastbourne
9th January 2015 - Royal National Lifeboat Institute
15th January 2015 - The Twenty-Ten Club, Little Common
24th January 2015 - East Dean & Friston Village Hall Trust
21st February 2015 - Lioness Conference, Maidstone
23rd February 2015 - Gables Court, Eastbourne
26th March 2015 - 60th Wedding Anniversary, Cumberland Hotel
27th March 2015 - Bexhill 100 Classic Car Club
7th April 2015 - Southdown Group WI Spring Meeting, Hove
17th April 2015 - Castle Group WI, Ringmer
30th April 2015 - Thalia House, Bexhill
12th May 2015 - Polegate Ladies Circle
13th May 2015 - Bexhill Down Townswomen's Guild 50th Anniversary
27th May 2015 - Coffee Corner Afternoon Tea
15th June 2015 - Wivelsfield WI
19th June 2015 - Little Common Community Association, 70th Anniversary Dinner
25th June 2015 - Butts Brow WI
27th June 2015 - Oddfellows, Bexhill Conservative Club
8th July 2015 - Telscombe Cliffs WI 80th Anniversary Tea, Langham Hotel
15th July 2015 - Devonshire Park Townswomen's Guild
17th July 2015 - Healthy Living Centre, Worthing
22nd July 2015 - Barclay's Spread Eagles Club Lunch, Wickwoods Country Club, Albourne
6th August 2015 - Maples Care Home, Bexleyheath
16th September 2015 - Harbour WI, Centenary of WI 1915-2015
22nd September 2015 - Anderida WI, St Wilfrid's Hall, Pevensey
25th September 2015 - Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes, Eastbourne
1st October 2015 - Harbour Friends Lunch, Eastbourne
7th October 2015 - Gildredge Park Bowls Club Lunch, Eastbourne
13th November 2015 - Riverside Club, Lewes
24th November 2015 - Meads WI, Eastbourne
25th November 2015 - The Hawthorns, Eastbourne
2nd December 2015 - Ladies' Executive Club Lunch, Rochford
7th December 2015 - Pevensey Castle Masonics Lodge Dinner
9th December 2015 - Patcham WI Christmas Party
10th December 2015 - Westham WI Christmas Party
17th December 2015 - Ladies' Lunch, Falcon Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon
21st December 2015 - Golden Marigold Club, Bexhill
6th January 2016 - The Hawthorns, Eastbourne "The Dowager Returns"
23rd January 2016 - East Dean "Great Society Hostesses "
31st January 2016 - Sussex County Cricket Ground, Hove
6th February 2016 - Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club, Eastbourne
15th February 2016 - Cardiff Ladies' Lunch Club, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff
24th February 2016 - Cross-in-Hand WI
3rd March 2016 - Polegate WI Afternoon Tea
7th March 2016 - Ladies Who Lunch, Highwoods Golf Club, Bexhill
11th March 2016 - Little Common Horticultural Society
16th March 2016 - Little Common WI Birthday Meeting
18th March 2016 - Meads Ladies' Circle
6th May 2016 - Regency Group WI Spring Meeting
11th May 2016 - West St Leonard's Townswomen's Guild
9th June 2016 - Willingdon WI
13th June 2016 - Harbour WI, Queen's 90th Birthday celebration
14th June 2016 - Active Leisure Club, Little Common
3rd July 2016 - Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
20th July 2016 - Barclay's Bank Spread Eagle Club Lunch, Hove
26th July 2016 - Langney WI
30th July 2016 - Private function - 80th Birthday tea, Langham Hotel
11th August 2016 - The Hawthorns, Eastbourne
15th August 2016 - Sidley Friendship Group
26th August 2016 - Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
14th September 2016 - Bexhill Down Townswomen's Guild
24th September 2016 - Oddfellows Society, Bexhill
6th October 2016 - Eastbourne Masonic Friendship Club
11th October 2016 - East Blatchington Townswomen's Guild
14th October 2016 - Riverside Club, Lewes
18th October 2016 - Barclay's Spread Eagles Club Lunch, Eastbourne
19th October 2016 - Herstmonceux WI Birthday Meeting
20th October 2016 - Langham Hotel Lunch Club, Eastbourne
26th October 2016 - Cardiac Support Goup, Eastbourne
28th October 2016 - Meads U3A, Eastbourne
1st November 2016 - Thalia House, Bexhill
3rd November 2016 - Gables Court, Eastbourne
28th November 2016 - 40th Wedding Anniversary Lunch, Eastbourne
2nd December 2016 - Private function, Langney
3rd December 2016 - Private function, 95th Birthday Lunch, Horsebridge
14th December 2016 - Ferring WI 80th Birthday Meeting, Ferring
13th January 2017 - RNLI, Eastbourne
16th February 2017 - Ladies Who Lunch, Rustington Manor Hotel
24th February 2017 - Devonshire Club, Eastbourne
25th February 2017 - Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club
2nd March 2017 - Cranbrook Business Association lunch
6th March 2017 - Nat Assoc of Flower Arrangement Societies, Haywards Heath
14th March 2017 - Crowborough Vale WI Birthday Meeting
25th March 2017 - Christ Church, Eastbourne
4th April 2017 - Horam WI
7th April 2017 - Ladies' Luncheon, Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
11th April 2017 - Fairwarp WI
12th April 2017 - Robertsbridge WI
24th April 2017 - Mile Oak WI, Group Meeting
26th April 2017 - Hampden Park Bowls Club Dinner
11th May 2017 - Sainsbury's Veterans Association
17th May 2017 - Devonshire Park Townswomen's Guild
21st May 2017 - St Wilfrid's Hall, Pevensey Bay
27th May 2017 - Adur East Lions Club, Southwick
5th June 2017 - East Preston Festival
25th June 2017 - Friends of Devonshire Park Theatre
26th June 2017 - Hastings & Rother U3A
9th July 2017 - Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
11th July 2017 - Active Leisure Club, Bexhill
28th July 2017 - Go-Getters Club, Uckfield
29th July 2017 - Private function - 45th Wedding Anniversary Lunch, Seaford
5th August 2017 - Private function - 80th Birthday Lunch, Cooden Beach Golf Club
19th August 2017 - Parkinson's UK, Worthing branch
16th September 2017 - Oddfellows Society, Bexhill
19th September 2017 - Tuesday at Friends, Brighton
26th September 2017 - WI Group Meeting, Durrington
29th September 2017 - Friends of Clapham & Patching Churches
5th October 2017 - Catsfield WI
11th October 2017 - Sussex Centenary of WI Celebration, Crowborough
21st October 2017 - ChatterBex Club, Bexhill
26th October 2017 - Private function, Langham Hotel
8th November 2017 - After 8 Club, Burwash
15th November 2017 - East Preston Floral Club 50th Anniversary Lunch
24th November 2017 - Crowborough Wolfe Bowls Club
2nd December 2017- Mayfield Bonfire Society
4th December 2017 - Pembury U3A
6th December 2017 - Wooden Spoon Charity Lunch, St Leonard's
11th December 2017 - Midhurst Garden Club
13th December 2017 - Ferring WI
15th December 2017 - Meads Ladies Circle
17th December 2017 - RAF Lunch, Arundel
26th December 2017 - Private function, Langham Hotel
1st January 2018 - Private function, Langham Hotel
8th January 2018 - Ladies Who Lunch, Highwoods Golf Club, Bexhill
10th January 2018 - Burwash Ladies Group
12th January 2018 - RNLI, Eastbourne
14th January 2018 - Private function, 70th Celebration, Cinque Ports Club, Uckfield
5th February 2018 - Eastbourne Rambling Club
7th February 2018 - Nat Fed of Occupational Pensioners, Worthing
22nd February 2018 - Rushlake Green WI
24th February 2018 - The Earl Okin Show, Under Ground Theatre
12th March 2018 - Ferring Downs WI
24th March 2018 - Private function - Double Golden Wedding Anniversary
7th April 2018 - Hailsham FM Radio - The Simon Herbert Show
8th April 2018 - St Wilfrid's Hall, Pevensey Bay
14th April 2018 - Lady Crabtree's 40th Anniversary Show, Under Ground Theatre
17th April 2018 - Polegate Sundowners WI
18th April 2018 - Crowborough U3A
20th April 2018 - Angmering Green WI
30th April 2018 - Ham Manor Golf Club, Lady Captain's Dinner
8th May 2018 - Jewish Association of Cultural Societies
11th May 2018 - Warnham WI 100th Anniversary
19th May 2018 - Hailsham & District Flower Club 60th Anniversary Lunch
26th May 2018 - 80th Birthday Dinner, Hydro Hotel
4th June 2018 - East Preston Festival
18th June 2018 - Sidley Friendship Group
22nd June 2018 - Sainsbury's Veterans Association, Crawley
5th July 2018 - Chiddingly WI 100th Anniversary
10th July 2018 - Barclay's Spread Eagles Lunch, Eastbourne
12th July 2018 - Findon Village WI
16th July 2018 - British Legion Summer Event, Little Common
18th July 2018 - Forum Society 60th Anniversary, Hove
24th July 2018 - Edenbridge U3A
3rd August 2018 - Sandhurst Friendship Club
8th August 2018 - Second Hartley & District Active Retirement Association
23rd August 2018 - Thalia House, Bexhill
28th August 2018 - RAF Association, Hailsham
3rd September 2018 - Battle & District U3A
7th September 2018 - Crowborough Evening Townswomen's Guild
11th September 2018 - West Chiltington Theatre Arts Club
13th September 2018 - Mannings Heath & District Horticultural Society
14th September 2018 - Willingdon Flower Club Emerald Anniversary
15th September 2018 - Hillborough House, Little Common
18th September 2018 - Forest Row WI
20th September 2018 - University of Dundee Reunion Dinner
26th September 2018 - West Adur WI Group Meeting, Lancing
2nd October 2018 - Hellingly WI 100th Anniversary
9th October 2018 - Horsham Flower Club Emerald Anniversary
11th October 2018 - Sainsbury's Veterans Association, Bexhill
13th October 2018 - Harvest Supper, St Mary's, Willingdon
15th October 2018 - Rustington WI
17th October 2018 - Trefoil Guild, Heathfield
2nd November 2018 - Eastbourne Business Awards, Grand Hotel
10th November 2018 - Private function - 80th birthday - Random Hall Hotel
19th November 2018 - Cardiff Ladies' Lunch Club, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff
27th November 2018 - Meads WI
29th November 2018 - NHS Retirement Fellowship
5th December 2018 - Lashmar Ladies WI
6th December 2018 - Fryern Ladies Probus Club
11th December 2018 - Hastings Ore WI
13th December 2018 - Mannings Heath WI
14th December 2018 - Robertsbridge Historical Society
18th December 2018 - Gables Court, Eastbourne
19th December 2018 - Hillborough House, Little Common
21st December 2018 - St Catherine's Court, Littlehampton
26th December 2018 - Langham Hotel
1st January 2019 - Langham Hotel
7th January 2019 - Ladies Who Lunch, Highwoods Golf Club
10th January 2019 - National Trust, Horsham
15th January 2019 - Horsham U3A
19th January 2019 - Langham Hotel
25th January 2019 - Bexhill 100 Motoring Club
5th February 2019 - Tuesday at Friends 60th Anniversary, Brighton
21st February 2019 - Darby & Joan Club, Crowborough
28th February 2019 - Rustington Flower Club
13th March 2019 - Waldron WI
20th March 2019 - Rother WI Group Meeting, Battle
21st March 2019 - Chiddingly WI 100th Anniversary Lunch, Hydro Hotel
4th April 2019 - Catsfield WI 101st Birthday Meeting
7th April 2019 - Private function - 60th Wedding Anniversary Lunch
9th April 2019 - National Association of Retired Police Officers
11th April 2019 - Brighton Five Deans U3A
13th April 2019 - Private function - 70th Wedding Anniversary Party
18th April 2019 - RASCALS, Pevensey Bay
24th April 2019 - Sovereign Harbour Friends
16th May 2019 - Royal Eastbourne Golf Club Spring Meeting
21st May 2019 - Heathfield & District U3A
28th May 2019 - Active Leisure Club, Little Common
6th June 2019 - The Thursday Club, Sedlescombe
7th June 2019 - The Tangent Club, Horsted Place
14th June 2019 - Edenbridge Active Retirement Association
19th June 2019 - Peacehaven & Telscombe Flower Club
20th June 2019 - The Twenty-Ten Club, Little Common
3rd July 2019 - Southdown Strollers 20th Anniversary
6th July 2019 - East Sussex Federation WI 100th Anniversary
17th July 2019 - Bexhill Seagirls WI
22nd July 2019 - All Saints Monday Wives, Hastings
27th July 2019 - Private function - Arundel Cathedral Centre
5th August 2019 - Hands of Hope charity lunch, Peasmarsh
8th August 2019 - Horam & Heathfield Flower Club
13th August 2019 - Blatchington Hill Townswomen's Guild
28th August 2019 - National Association of Retired Police Officers
11th September 2019 - Waffle Club, Rustington
17th September 2019 - Forest Row WI
7th October 2019 - Battle & District U3A
12th October 2019 - London & South East Region Trefoil Guild Annual Review
21st October 2019 - Townswomen's Guild 90th Anniversary
26th October 2019 - Wealden Senior Citizens' Partnership, Uckfield
27th October 2019 - Lions 50th Anniversary Charter Lunch, Seaford
27th November 2019 - Kingscote WI, East Grinstead
6th December 2019 - Association of Carers Lunch
6th December 2019 - Willingdon Flower Club
11th December 2019 - Crowborough U3A
12th December 2019 - Hailsham Ropemakers WI
14th December 2019 - Crowborough Bereavement Support Group Lunch
15th December 2019 - RAFA Lunch, Arundel
17th December 2019 - Ferring Probus Club Lunch, Worthing
18th December 2019 - Arun East U3A, Rustington
26th December 2019 - Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
8th January 2020 - Waldron WI
9th January 2020 - National Trust, Horsham
15th January 2020 - Hailsham Nightingales WI
24th January 2020 - Probus Shelley Annual Lunch, Horsham
1st February 2020 - Colonel Stevens Court 25th Anniversary
10th February 2020 - Playden WI Birthday Meeting
25th February 2020 - Holbrook Horsham WI Group Meeting
10th March 2020 - Fairwarp WI Birthday Meeting
March/April/May/June bookings postponed due to Coronavirus pandemic
FUTURE BOOKINGS INCLUDE
Wednesday 18th March 2020 - Harbour Friends, Eastbourne Postponed due to Coronavirus
Wednesday 25th March 2020 - West Adur WI Group Meeting Postponed due to Coronavirus
Thursday 2nd April 2020 - Newhaven & Peacehaven U3A Postponed due to Coronavirus
Friday 3rd April 2020 - Sandhurst Friendship Club Postponed due to Coronavirus
Thursday 9th April 2020 - East Preston WI Birthday Meeting Postponed due to Coronavirus
Tuesday 5th May 2020 - Hailsham Rotary Club Postponed due to Coronavirus
Tuesday 12th May 2020 - Hilltop WI Group Meeting, East Grinstead Postponed due to Coronavirus
Friday 15th May 2020 - Ferring Flower Club Emerald AnniversaryPostponed due to Coronavirus
Tuesday 19th May 2020 - Horsham U3A Postponed due to Coronavirus
Tuesday 2nd June 2020 - Shoreham Beach WI Postponed due to Coronavirus
Monday 8th June 2020 - Park Centre Wives Group, Burgess Hill Postponed due to Coronavirus
Wednesday 10th June 2020 - Firle & Beddingham WI
Saturday 14th June 2020 - Fairlight Fete, Hastings
Thursday 18th June 2020 - RASCALS, Pevensey Bay
Saturday 20th June 2020 - Prince's Park Fun Day
Saturday 27th June 2020 - Worthing WI 10th Anniversary Garden Party
Saturday 4th July 2020 - Private function - 70th birthday, Grand Hotel
Thursday 9th July 2020 - Findon Village WI
Wednesday 15th July 2020 - Littlehampton Flower Club Postponed due to Coronavirus
Tuesday 28th July 2020 - Heffle WI, Heathfield
Wednesday 5th August 2020 - Burgess Hill Flower Club
Friday 7th August 2020 - Sandhurst Friendship Club
Wednesday 12th August 2020 - Arun West U3A
Thursday 20th August 2020 - Paddock Wood & District Active Retirement Assoc
Wednesday 26th August 2020 - Cross-in-Hand WI
Tuesday 8th September 2020 - West Chiltington Theatre Arts Club
Wednesday 9th September 2020 - Scaynes Hill WI
Friday 2nd October 2020 - HeartsEase, Seaford
Wednesday 28th October 2020 - Steyning & District Flower Club Emerald Anniversary
Thursday 12th November 2020 - Brighton Five Deans U3A
Tuesday 24th November 2020 - Active Leisure Club, Bexhill
Wednesday 25th November 2020 - Harbour Friends, Eastbourne
Tuesday 1st December 2020 - Rother Valley Arts Society
Saturday 26th December 2020 - Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne
Friday 14th January 2021 - Crawley U3A
Thursday 11th February 2021 - Wadhurst WI 100th Anniversary
Tuesday 18th May 2021 - Hilltop WI Group Meeting
Thursday 20th May 2021 - Rye Harbour Sailability charity
Tuesday 1st June 2021 - Shoreham Beach WI
Thursday 10th June 2021 - Horley & District U3A
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PHOTOS FROM A FEW RECENT APPEARANCES:
Fairwarp WI Birthday Meeting - March 2020
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Holbrook Horsham WI Group Meeting - February 2020
Playden WI Birthday Meeting - February 2020
Colonel Stevens Court 25th Anniversary - February 2020
Probus Shelley Annual Lunch, Horsham - January 2020
Hailsham Nightingales WI - January 2020
National Trust, Horsham - January 2020
Waldron WI - January 2020
Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne - December 2019
Arun East U3A - December 2019
Ferring Probus Club Lunch - December 2019
RAFA Lunch, Arundel - December 2019
Hailsham Rope Makers WI - December 2019
Crowborough Bereavement Support Group - December 2019
Crowborough U3A - December 2019
Willingdon Flower Club - December 2019
Association of Carers Christmas Lunch - December 2019
Kingscote WI, East Grinstead - November 2019
Lions 50th Anniversary Charter Lunch, Seaford - October 2019
Wealden Senior Citizens' Partnership - October 2019
90th Anniversary of the Townswomen's Guild - October 2019
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London & South East Region Trefoil Guild Annual Review - October 2019
Battle & District U3A - October 2019
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Forest Row WI - September 2019
Waffle Club, Rustington - September 2019
NARPO Hastings & District - August 2019
Blatchington Hill Townswomen's Guild - August 2019
Horam & Heathfield Flower Club - August 2019
Hands of Hope charity lunch - August 2019
Birthday/Anniversary Lunch, Arundel - July 2019
 
All Saints Monday Wives, Hastings - July 2019
Bexhill Seagirls WI - July 2019
ESFWI Centenary Garden Party, Fairlight Hall - July 2019
 
Southdown Strollers 20th Anniversary - July 2019
 
The Twenty-Ten Club - June 2019
Peacehaven & Telscombe Flower Club - June 2019
Edenbridge Active Retirement Association - June 2019
The Tangent Club, Horsted Place - June 2019
The Thursday Club, Sedlescombe - June 2019
Active Leisure Club, Little Common - May 2019
Heathfield U3A - May 2019
Royal Eastbourne Golf Club - May 2019
Sovereign Harbour Friends - April 2019
RASCALS Pevensey Bay - April 2019
Brighton Five Deans U3A - April 2019
Catsfield WI 1001st Birthday - April 2019
60th Wedding Anniversary Lunch - April 2019
70th Wedding Anniversary - April 2019
Chiddingly WI 100th Birthday Lunch - March 2019
Rother WI Group Meeting, Battle - March 2019
Waldon WI - March 2019
Rustington Flower Club - February 2019
Darby & Joan Club, Crowborough - February 2019
Tuesday at Friends 60th Anniversary - February 2019
Bexhill 100 Motoring Club - January 2019
Horsham U3A - January 2019
National Trust, Horsham - January 2019
 
Ladies Who Lunch - January 2019
Langham Hotel - January 2019
St Catherine's Court, Littlehampton - December 2018
Hillborough House, Little Common - December 2018
Gables Court, Eastbourne - December 2018
Robertsbridge Historical Society - December 2018
Mannings Heath WI - December 2018
Fryern Ladies Probus Club - December 2018
Lashmar Ladies WI - December 2018
NHS Retirement Fellowship - November 2018
Meads WI - November 2018
Cardiff Ladies' Lunch Club - November 2018
Random Hall Hotel, Slinfold - November 2018
Eastbourne Business Awards - November 2018
with Eastbourne MP Stephen Lloyd
The Trefoil Guild, Heathfield - October 2018
Rustington WI - October 2018
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St Mary's Church, Willingdon, Harvest Supper - October 2018
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Sainsbury's Veterans Association - October 2018
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Horsham Flower Club Emerald Anniversary - October 2018
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Hellingly WI 100th Anniversary - October 2018
 
West Adur WI Group Meeting - September 2018
University of Dundee Reunion Dinner - September 2018
Forest Row WI - September 2018
Hillborough House, Little Common - September 2018
Willingdon Floral Club Emerald Anniversary - September 2018
Mannings Heath Horticultural Society - September 2018
West Chiltington Theatre Arts Club - September 2018
Crowborough Evening Townswomen's Guild - September 2018
Battle & District U3A - September 2018
RAF Association, Hailsham - August 2018
Thalia House, Bexhill - August 2018
 
Second Hartley & District Active Retirement Association - August 2018
SHADARA
Sandhurst Friendship Club - August 2018
Edenbridge U3A - July 2018
Forum Society 60th Anniversary - July 2018
British Legion, Little Common - July 2018
Findon Village WI - July 2018
Barclay's Bank Spread Eagles Club Lunch, Eastbourne - July 2018
Chiddingly WI 100th Anniversary - July 2018
Sainsbury's Veterans Association, Crawley - June 2018
 
Sidley Friendship Group - June 2018
East Preston Festival - June 2018
80th Birthday Dinner, Hydro Hotel - May 2018
 
Hailsham & District Flower Club 60th Anniversary - May 2018
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Warnham WI 100th Anniversary - May 2018
Jewish Association of Cultural Societies - May 2018
Ham Manor Golf Club - April 2018
Angmering Green WI - April 2018
Crowborough U3A - April 2018
Polegate Sundowners WI - April 2018
Under Ground Theatre - April 2018
 
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St Wilfrid's Pevensey Bay - April 2018
Hailsham FM Radio - April 2018
Double Golden Wedding Anniversary Lunch - March 2018 
Ferring Downs WI - March 2018
The Earl Okin Show - February 2018
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Rushlake Green WI - February 2018
Eastbourne Rambling Club - February 2018
Chatsworth Hotel, Worthing - February 2018
National Federation of Occupational Pensioners
Cinque Ports Club, Uckfield - January 2018
 
RNLI, Eastbourne - January 2018
 
Burwash Ladies Group - January 2018
Ladies Who Lunch, Highwoods Golf Club - January 2018
 
Langham Hotel, Eastbourne - Boxing Day 2017
 
Meads Ladies Circle - December 2017
Conquest Hospital, Hastings - December 2017
RAF Lunch, Arundel - December 2017
 
Midhurst Garden Club - December 2017
 
Mayfield Bonfire Society - December 2017
East Preston Floral Club 50th Anniversary Lunch - November 2017
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Crowborough Wolfe Bowls Club - November 2017
 
After 8 Club, Burwash - November 2017
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ChatterBex Club, Bexhill - October 2017
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Centenary of WI in Sussex - Crowborough - October 2017
Catsfield WI - October 2017
 
Friends of Clapham & Patching Churches - September 2017
 
WI Group Meeting, Durrington - September 2017
Tuesday at Friends, Brighton - September 2017
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Oddfellows Society, Tunbridge Wells branch - September 2017
 
Parkinson's UK, Worthing branch - August 2017
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80th Birthday Lunch, Cooden Beach Golf Club - August 2017
45th Wedding Anniversary Lunch, Seaford - July 2017
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Go-Getters Club, Uckfield - July 2017
Active Leisure Club, Little Common - July 2017
 
Hydro Hotel - July 2017
Friends of Devonshire Park Theatre - June 2017
Hastings & Rother U3A - June 2017
East Preston Festival - June 2017
 
Devonshire Park Townswomen's Guild - May 2017
 
St Wilfrid's Pevensey - May 2017
 
Adur East Lions Club - May 2017
South Down WI Group Meeting - April 2017
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Hampden Park Bowls Club - April 2017
Fairwarp WI - April 2017
Crowborough WI - March 2017
Clair Hall, Haywards Heath - March 2017
 
Christ Church, Eastbourne - March 2017
 
Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club - February 2017
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Devonshire Club, Eastbourne - February 2017
Rustington Manor Hotel - February 2016
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RNLI - January 2017
Ferring WI 80th Birthday - December 2016
95th Birthday Lunch, Horsebridge - December 2016
Private soiree, Langney - December 2016
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40th Wedding Anniversary Lunch - November 2016
Gables Court, Eastbourne - November 2016
 
Thalia House, Bexhill - November 2016
Meads U3A - October 2016
Riverside Club, Lewes - October 2016
Cardiac Support Group, Eastbourne - October 2016
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Langham Hotel Lunch Club - October 2016
Herstmonceux WI - October 2016
East Blatchington Townswomen's Guild, Seaford - October 2016
Oddfellows Society, Bexhill - September 2016
Bexhill Down Townswomen's Guild - September 2016
Bexhill 100 Motoring Club - August 2016
Sidley Friendship Club - August 2016
The Hawthorns - August 2016
Barclay's Bank Spread Eagle Club lunch - July 2016
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Joyce Barrette 80th Birthday Tea - July 2016
Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne - July 2016
Photo: Hannah Francis
Active Leisure Club, Little Common - June 2016
 
Harbour WI - June 2016
 
Willingdon WI - June 2016
West St Leonard's Townswomen's Guild - May 2016
 
Regency Group WI Spring Meeting - May 2016
 
Little Common WI Birthday Meeting - March 2016
 
Meads Ladies Circle - March 2016
Little Common Horticultural Society - March 2016
Ladies Who Lunch, Bexhill - March 2016
Polegate WI - March 2016
Cross-in-Hand WI - February 2016
 
Cardiff Ladies' Lunch Club - February 2016
 
Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club - February 2016
Sussex County Cricket Ground, Hove - January 2016
 
East Dean Village Hall - January 2016
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The Hawthorns, Eastbourne - January 2016
Golden Marigold Club, Bexhill - December 2015
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Stratford-Upon-Avon Ladies' Lunch - December 2015
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Westham WI Christmas Party - December 2015
 
Patcham WI Christmas Party - December 2015
 
Pevensey Castle Masonic Dinner - December 2015
The younger generation are in a world of their own !!
 
Ladies' Executive Lunch, Rochford - December 2015
 
The Hawthorns, Eastbourne - November 2015
 
Meads WI - November 2015
 
Gildredge Park Bowls Club Lunch - October 2015
Harbour Friends Lunch - October 2015
 
Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes - September 2015
Anderida WI - September 2015
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100th Anniversary of Women's Institute in UK - September 2015
 
Maples Court, Bexleyheath - July 2015
Barclay's Bank Spreadeagles Lunch, Wickwoods Country Club - July 2015
Healthy Living Centre, Worthing, July 2015
 
Devonshire Park Townswomen's Guild - July 2015
Telscombe Cliffs WI's 80th Birthday - July 2015
Oddfellows Friendly Society, Bexhill - June 2015
Butt's Brow WI, Willingdon - June 2015
  
Little Common Communty Centre 70th Anniversary Dinner - June 2015
 
Bexhill Down Townswomen's Guild 50th Anniversary - May 2015
Thalia House, Bexhill - April 2015
 
Castle Group WI, Ringmer - April 2015
 
Southdown Group WI Spring Meeting, Hove - April 2015
  
Bexhill 100 Classic Car Club - March 2015
 
Shirley & Colin Nash's 60th Wedding Anniversary
Cumberland Hotel, Eastbourne - March 2015
Waiting for the chauffeur to take her to the hotel
Gables Court - February 2015
  
Lioness Conference, Maidstone - February 2015
 
East Dean Village Hall Trust, "An Evening with Lady Crabtree" - January 2015
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The Twenty-Ten Club, Little Common, January 2015
 
Meet & Greet Lunch for Carers, Seaford - December 2014
 
Sovereign WI - December 2014
 
Lewes Westgate WI - December 2014
 
Meads Townswomen's Guild - December 2014
  
Kingston WI - December 2014
 
Catenian Association Dinner - December 2014
 
Bexhill Horticultural Society - November 2014
 
St Wilfrid's Hospice 30th Anniversary Lunch - October 2014
 
The MORE Club, Eastbourne - October 2014
  
Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes, Eastbourne - September 2014
  
Trefoil Guild, Heathfield - September 2014
Under Ground Theatre, Old Time Music Hall - September 2014
 
St Michael's Hospice, Hastings - August 2014
  
Concentus Chorale - August 2014
 
WWI Centenary Show, Under Ground Theatre - July 2014
  
East Grinstead Meridian WI - July 2014
 
Eastbourne Area Epilepsy Group - June 2014
  
  
Buxted Court, Buxted - April 2014
  
  
Telscombe Cliffs Civic Centre - April 2014
 
East Sussex WI Spring Meeting, Lewes - April 2014
Polegate Afternoon Fellowship - March 2014
  
Gables Court, Eastbourne - February 2014
R N L I, Eastbourne - January 2014
 
Meads WI - November 2013
 
 
Sovereign Rotary Club Dinner, Chatsworth Hotel - October 2013
 
 
CommunityWise Ladies' Club - October 2013
 
The Good Life Show, Winter Garden Theatre, Eastbourne - October 2013
Edwards Coaches Lunch, Langham Hotel - September 2013
 
FOR A FULL SELECTION OF LADY CRABTREE PICTURES FROM ACROSS THE YEARS
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HOW IT ALL BEGAN......
In the Summer of 1976 PAUL JAMES was introduced to the comedy double act of Patrick Fyffe and George Logan - HINGE & BRACKET - and was inspired by this extremely clever female impersonation, where the line between reality and make-believe became blurred. He saw many of their live performances over the next twenty-five years, met Patrick on numerous occasions, and in 1985 Dame Hilda Bracket wrote the Foreword to one of Paul's books. Today Paul is very proud to own two of Dame Hilda's original stage costumes.
HINGE & BRACKET
Dr Evadne Hinge & Dame Hilda Bracket
http://www.hingeandbracketofficial.co.uk/
 
It was while appearing in cabaret in 1978 that Paul James decided to create his own character - and Lady Crabtree made her first public appearance. Originally intended to be a single performance only, Paul was surprised by the audience demand to see more of Lady C - and so the act began to develop.
   1980  1990  2013
Wanting Lady Crabtree to be as credible as Hinge & Bracket, yet completely different in style and character, he avoided their cosy nostalgia and made Lady C very much a woman of her times. The redoubtable Lady Crabtree told stories of her marital problems with husband Claude (chairman of the mid-Yorkshire Swine Breeders' Federation); the difficulties she had encountered on marrying into the aristocracy; the embarrassment caused by her twin sister Millicent (currently on husband number five), and was not afraid to air her views about public figures - especially when Mrs Thatcher entered Downing Street in 1979.
Although Lady Crabtree occasionally sang, there was a deliberate attempt to avoid comparison with Hinge & Bracket and she lacked Dame Hilda's incredible operatic skills. Lady C was much more likely to launch into a Joyce Grenfell style monologue... plus she was just a touch more glamorous.
  
Various invitations soon came in and Lady Crabtree judged a fancy dress competition and a beauty contest in Devon; made a presentation to Sir Anthony Harris (the son of 'Bomber' Harris) in London, and by 1982 had appeared on a celebrity panel game for BBC Radio 2, had undertaken many press interviews for newspapers and magazines, continued to perform in hotels, and frequently aired her views in the media. She made her first TV appearance on the popular BBC 1 programme 'Pebble Mill at One' , and wrote two books that became international best-sellers, for which she made extensive promotional tours across the UK and undertook the inevitable bookshop signings at well-known stores in towns and cities across the country.
The act developed further when Lady Crabtree was joined on stage by her son GILES CRABTREE in 1984, followed a year later by her old chum from Finishing School days MORAG AUCHTERMUCHTY.
Since 1991 Lady Crabtree has performed mostly as a solo act. She appears at a variety of functions each year, entertaining a number of clubs groups and societies, is regularly booked to appear at special events and anniversaries, and is a popular speaker giving many talks and loves acting as compere at events.
With clean, genteel humour, reminiscences and no offensive language, Lady Crabtree brings merriment to any occasion.
IF THE QUEEN ISN'T FREE, THEN BOOK LADY C....
Paul James Lady Crabtree
 
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EMAIL TODAY WITH YOUR REQUIREMENTS
AND DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES
connie@ladycrabtree.co.uk
LET THE FUN BEGIN !
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