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29/8/2003, 6:45pm BST
 
Tonight, Atomic Kitten will be joining boyband, Blue
(pictured right) to switch on the world famous Blackpool
Illuminations!!! The annual show of lights will last a
total of 66 nights until 2nd November 2003 and cover a six
mile stretch along the Blackpool Promenade from Starr Gate
to Bispham. The switching on of the lights will take
place at around 9:25pm (BST) following around an hour of
great music entertainment from Atomic Kitten and Blue and
other top music stars: Louise, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees
and Liberty X. Tonight's special event will be covered
by BBC Radio 2 (UK) and will be hosted by DJ, Janice Long
(pictured left). The fun all takes place at the BBC
Radio 2 Arena, Central Park, Blackpool, UK. You can
join in the fun at the actual event or catch it on BBC Radio
2 (UK) from 8:30pm (BST) onwards. This year's
Blackpool Illuminations costing some UK£2.4 million are
expected to attract over 3.5 million visitors over the
period they will be alight and continues an annual tradition
dating back from 1912 when the first Illuminations were held
in honour of Princess Louise. Such was the success of
the event it was and has been held yearly (except during the
world wars). You can find out more about the Blackpool
Illuminations at the Blackpool Tourism website by
clicking here.
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23/8/2003, 4:45pm BST
 Former
Take That member and now successful soloist, Mark Owen
(pictured) is about to release a second single which was at
one point considered a possible single for the Kittens to
release. Following on from his UK No.4 debut single,
'Four Minute Warning', Owen will be coming out with his
second single titled, 'Alone Without You' due 20th October
2003. He revealed how this single was influenced by
the vibes of Atomic Kitten's own sound and made him think of
giving his penned tune to the Kittens: "It was more of a
drumbeat really. I wrote a song that had the same beat
as 'Whole Again' and I thought, I might see if they [Atomic
Kitten] wanna record this one." However Owen is
pleased he's kept the tune for his own: "I've reworked the
song, which is called 'Alone Without You' now for my album,
which will be the next single, so it's a good job that I
didn't give them it now." If you want to know how this
new Mark Owen single will sound, it'll be out on the 20th
October 2003. |
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Lighting up |
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22/8/2003, 6:30pm BST
On Friday
29th August 2003, Atomic Kitten will be joining a whole host
of other stars as another season of the famous Blackpool
Illuminations begins. The Kittens are expected to
perform at this special event. The illuminations will
be switched on and joining the Kittens in the BBC Radio 2 Arena
in Central Park, Blackpool, UK will also be Blue, Robin Gibb
of the Bee Gees, Louise and Liberty X. Blue will be
turning on the lights that number in excess of a million and
cover some six miles of the Blackpool Promenade. The
lights will remain alight until the 2nd November 2003.
The event is free with a capacity crowd of around 15,000.
You can also catch all the action of the night on BBC Radio
2 (UK) from 8:30pm (BST). Find out more by visiting
the Blackpool Tourism website by
clicking here. The Blackpool Illuminations is a
world famous spectacular having started back in 1912 when it
was a light show held in honour of Princess Louise.
Such was the success of the event, the city council decided
to host the Illuminations every year, and so this has
happened except during the two world wars. Remember,
you can check out this brilliant light display from the 29th
August until the 2nd November 2003. |
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Atomic
Kitten are lending their support to Bookheads who help to
promote reading to people of all ages and is part of the
Booktrust charity. Teenage readers are mainly the
focus for Bookheads. Each of the Kittens have
recommended a book: Tash goes for 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by
Harper Lee, Lil has opted for 'The Chrysalids' by John
Wyndham and Jen recommends 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice
Sebold. You can learn more about Bookheads and find
out why the Kittens chose the books they did at the
Bookheads site by
Remember
that this Friday (29th August 2003), Atomic Kitten will be
joining a whole host of other stars for the start of this
year's world famous Blackpool Illuminations!!! Other
stars include Blue, Liberty X, Robin Gibb and Louise.
They will all be performing including the Kittens at the BBC
Radio 2 Arena, Central Park, Blackpool, UK on the night!!!
You can see them live there or catch all the action on BBC
Radio 2 (UK) from 8:30pm (BST)!!!
21/8/2003,
4:00pm BST
Atomic
Kitten will be joining forces with the UK road safety
charity, Brake, to promote safety on the roads and to
emphasise the large number of fatalities and injuries that
occur on the roads. Brake will be launching its annual
Road Safety Week beginning 22nd September 2003 with the
focus of the campaign on child pedestrians, the need to slow
down and awareness by drivers of these vulnerable groups.
As part of this special week, Atomic Kitten are playing
their part by donating each a pair of shoes which will be
placed alongside thousands of other pairs - in total around
3,500 - on the pitch of Hull City football club's ground.
The message is very strong reminding us that something like
3,500 fatalities occur on the UK's roads each year and the
number of unworn pairs of shoes remind us of the number of
people who won't be filling them due to dangers on the
roads. The shoes will then be placed on auction after
the Road Safety Week to help raise money for Brake.
Brake is a road safety charity primarily based in the UK
which aims to increase awareness of road safety and to aim
to cut down on the numbers of road accidents that occur,
resulting in either injury or death. The Road Safety
Week is a chance for anybody to get involved in helping to
spread the message about road safety and dangers. You
can find out more about Brake and its Road Safety Week by
visiting the
Atomic
Kitten once again demonstrated their outstanding live
performances to a huge sell-out crowd at the Newmarket
Friday Evening Meetings gig on the 15th August 2003.
The special series of gigs held at the Newmarket Racecourse
in the UK saw many music acts take to the stage. The
Kittens played to a crowd of around 20,000 following an
evening's worth of horse racing and became an instant
favourite with all the spectators. Earlier this week,
rumours had circulated that the Kittens weren't going to
perform at the gig at all but all this was cast aside as
they performed brilliantly at Newmarket!!!
16/8/2003, 7:30pm BST
11/8/2003, 3:00pm BST
