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Memorial for Corontion Street star Maggie Jones
By: Tony Flynn The stars of Coronation Street and the general public turned out in force at Salford Cathedral for a memorial service for Maggie Jones, better known as Blanche. Amongst the stars who attended were Anthony Cotton, William Roache, Anne Kirkbride, Sue Nicholls, Craig Gazey, Michael Le Velle, Craig Charles, Tupele Dorgu, Roy Hudd, Peter Armitage, Jack Shepherd, Alan Halsall, Chris Gascoyne, Andrew Whyment, and the original writer Tony Warren. There was a bible reading from Anne Kirkbride from the Book of Wisdom, Sue Nicholls recited, "If I should go.." by Joyce Grenfell, Anthony Cotton sang, "I'm Free" by Linda Jo Jackson, William Roache then gave the packed cathedral his memories of Blanche. Jon Christos and Jenny Williams sang the duet, "You raise me up" to a sombre but appreciative congregation. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
