С новым годом

С новым годом 2011!

As we say in Russian!

I'd like to wish you all a very prosperous 2011.  I can only hope that the year will be better for everyone, and that just a little bit of peace might descend upon the world in some small way.  Idealistic I know, but I remain ever the optimist!

Things look they are going to be busy in 2011, which is great.  The Team and I will be keeping you updated on the latest news and events as they are announced.  In the meantime I hope that wherever you are and whatever you are doing tonight you have lots of fun!  Remember to stay safe and think of the poor folk who are having to work tonight...

Best wishes

Jeremy

A Tribute to Sir Norman Wisdom

The much anticipated series of Tributes to the Legendary Sir Norman Wisdom kicks off at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester on Sunday 13th February, 2011 at 7.30pm.

I'd love to see you there, you'll be helping me and a host of well known faces from the world of entertainment pay our respects to the comic genius that was Sir Norman.  Profits from the evening will be donated to three of Norman's favourite charities, so let's make this a fitting tribute to the little man!

Tickets are now on sale at £17.50, but you'll need to hurry as they are going fast.  Click on Norman for more information and to book.

Happy Christmas to One and All

On behalf of the entire Jeremy Spake.com Team I'd like to extend our sincere best wishes for the Festive Season, and wish each and everyone of you a Very Happy Christmas...We'll back in 2011, and it's going to be a very busy year with the launch of a new book and one or two other big projects which will be revealed in early 2011.

Be safe wherever you are and remember this is the time of giving, so be humble, considerate and avoid the Scrooge tendencies...I will be!!

Catching up with Old Friends

It's always nice to catch up with old friends who you've not seen for a while.  It's even better to discover that things are find and dandy with them as well.  

Yesterday I managed to catch up with BBC Essex presenters Steve Scruton and Sadie Nine when I paid the BBC Essex studios in Chelmsford  a visit.  In between the laughter we managed to have a good catch up, and special thanks to Steve for his usual warm hospitality during his afternoon show.

Chuckle at the Chaos

Please forgive me as I let out the odd cruel chuckle...but the past few days of travel chaos have reminded me of the many happy years spent trying to placate would be travellers in such situations. 

When people bemoan a lack of information, what more information could they need other than the 'Airport is closed', or 'Rail Services are severely disrupted'. Is it just me, or does the selfishness of people know no bounds in todays modern society.  After all, it wasn't so very long ago that you'd be happy spending hours on end travelling a few miles up the road by horse and cart!!

I ask you, do we all need to try an simplify things a bit? Let's spare a thought for the people who work in the various sectors of the transport industry who are being verbally abused because of the weather.  If any one of them could control the weather...well...they would hardly be sitting behind a check-in desk or standing on a railway platform would they!  They too are human beings with feelings, needs, expectations and aspirations so cut them some slack, and try relaxing!

If you are heading off this Christmas the entire Jeremy Spake.com Team wish you the best of luck...and don't forget to pack some humility and compassion in those suitcases!

In the Spotlight

In addition to all the social media links people now have to keep up with the latest goings on in the world of Jeremy. Media professionals who are fans of Spotlight may be pleased to learn that you can now make contact with my agent via my Spotlight page.  To find out more, click on the Spotlight logo.

A Winters Day...

Unlike so many of you out there who, over the past few days who have been stuck in airports, on roads, trains and buses, I am thoroughly enjoying the current spell of bad weather to grip Britain.  So much so, I've been enjoying long walks around the lanes close to home and thought I'd share this rather nice photo with you.

Remember to wrap up warm when you leave the house, and always check with your transport provider that they are actually operating!

Social Media Mayhem

The entire JeremySpake.com team have been driving me mad for days about getting with it and jumping on the social media band wagon.  Not being one to shy away from technology, I gave the go ahead for my out pourings and activities to be posted across the most popular social media platforms.  In addition to this blog, you can now follow me on Facebook, Myspace and of course tweet to your hearts content at Twitter.  Links are now available at www.jeremyspake.com  

On behalf of the JeremySpake.com team I wish you happy following!

The Sun's Military Heroes

Last night I managed to catch all of the Sun's Military Heroes Awards, and must confess to the odd tear in the eye!  A fantastic tribute to those who've served, are serving and perhaps most importantly of all those who are helping children who've lost a parent to conflict.  I was deeply touched by all of the stories of selflessness, and will be endeavouring throughout 2011 to help raise much needed funds for those affected by conflict.

New Book Underway!

After a great deal of pontification on my part, and not a lot of action, I've finally started putting fingers to keyboard to craft my next literary (or not as some might argue) outpouring.  The contents of the book shall remain a mystery for now...simply because I've only just started and it may well take a twist and a turn that even I did not expect...

Details will of course be posted here as soon as I have something more to tell, but suffice it to say at the moment I'm being drowned out by the clacking of the keyboard...

X Factor Finale

It hardly seems possible that the 2010 X Factor frenzy is nearing it's climax! Having followed some of the highs and lows of the series, and by lows I do mean Wagner (nice chap but like so many of us is deluded about his singing abilities), it was good to see the public getting it right last night. The final 3 acts deserve to be where they are, Rebecca is a star, One Direction have the teenager appeal, but for me Matt shows all the signs of being a star. His duet with Rhianna last night was superb, and I wish him well tonight.

Don't forget to cast your votes, and if you're not a supporter apologies for clogging up space in the Whispers, but it will all be over tonight!

X Factor Final

Ok I succumbed to another year of X-Factor, shame on me I know!  This year has been one of the better years in my humble opinion.  Although I must say it took far too long to expel poor old Wagner!!!  The final this year looks like being a two horse race, that said, I might be proved wrong.  My money is on either Rebecca or Matt winning.  Personally, I'd like to see Matt win, for no other reason than he's from Halstead not far from the Jeremyspake.com team and I.  It's nice to support a local guy especially one with obvious vocal talent.

Good luck Matt, I know that the Team and I will be voting for you!

Tweet away...

Twitter Jeremy

After a great deal of harrasment from the team I have decided to join the Twitter revolution.  How brilliant I'm going to be at this tweeting thing remains to be seen!!

You can now follow and tweet me to your hearts contents. 

Follow the bird for access to my twitterings...is that actually the right phrase?

Tributes to Sir Norman

No one can dispute the legendary genius that was 'Norman Wisdom'

If like me, you were a huge fan of Sir Norman Wisdom, you'll be pleased to hear that his agent Johnny Mans (who also happens to be my agent), is planning a host of tribute events in support of some of Sir Norman's favourite charities.  As the information comes into 'Jeremy's Whispers', I'll be sure to post it here so that those of you who'd like to support these worthy additions to the theatre calendar will be able to do so!

In the meantime I send my heartfelt condolences to Norman's family and fellow friends who will miss his humour enormously.

I'm Back...

Hi Folks...I know it's been far too long since I was last here...lots has been happening, more of which over the coming weeks. In the meantime, I'll be posting regular updates to blog here from here on in, so apologies to those of you who've been missing their dose of Jeremy's Whispers...

Happy Birthday Your Majesty

I'd like to say a huge thank you to the folks of Her Majesty's Househould Cavalry for making my second visit to their barracks in Knightsbridge such a pleasure. A day (Saturday 12th June, 2010), spent observing the tradition of 'Trooping the Colour', is, without doubt to be highly recommended. An amazing spectacle, made all the more interesting by the other guests around me to include the High Commissioners of so many Commonwealth countries and the Prime Minister. One African High Commissioner managed to find herself sitting in the Canadian High Commissioners seat, until such time as a fellow official pointed out she should be sitting next to Tonga!

When watching the pomp and ceremony of such events it is all too easy to forget that many of the men and women on parade will at some point come face to face with an enemy or two in their task of protecting the likes of you and me! I can't help but think we need to be doing more to support these and many other elements of our society to ensure our long term prosperity.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2010 Trooping the Colour, a delight I'm sure for everyone lucky enough to be watching.

Long silence

My apologies folks for the long silence...it's been a busy few weeks, in fact it's been a busy month since I last had an opportunity to put fingers to keyboard and offer some utterings here!

The team and I have been plotting and planning a few new events, the details of which be posted here in due course, but for the moment I'd like to encourage as many of you living in Herfortfordshire and west Essex to support the Mayor of Broxbourne's Charity evening on Saturday 13th March, 2010, which is being held in aid of Breast Cancer. I shall be there along with a host of local and not so local stars to help the Mayor's fundraising efforts go with a bang! To find out more about the event visit the main Jeremy Spake website, and click on the link

Hope to see you there!

Hope we're all surviving?

As I write, I hope that each and everyone of you is surviving the Siberian conditions that are gripping much of Europe and the Eastern Seaboard of North America. Friends in southern Portugal have reported unprecedented levels of snow, and my team in Central Siberia are experiencing temperatures averaging -58 degrees centigrade. Now that's definitely cold. For those of you in the UK who have struggled to cope with the onslaught of driving snow, take comfort from the fact that the temperature by and large hasn't dropped below -18! Small comfort I know, but something nevertheless.

Today marks my sister Sveta's birthday, so I'd like to wish here many Happy Returns for today, and look forward to her buying lunch in the not too distant future... For everyone else who may be celebrating a birthday today, I hope that you have a most enjoyable day.

Welcome to 2010!

A very Happy New Year to you all! As we usher 2010 in, I'm looking forward to a busy and hopefully fun packed year. There's plenty to tell you about right now, but the folks in my team have asked me to keep tight lipped about much of what we have planned for the start of the new decade.

One thing we have announced, is my planned charity drive from London to Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia. Details of this fantastic and slightly daunting challenge will be made available over the coming weeks, and you'll be able to help sponsor my efforts to raise much needed funds for children's charities along the route.

Here's to 2010 being a great year for one and all, and please remember that in Britain there's a General Election coming, don't waste your vote MAKE IT COUNT!