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An evening with Heather Small,
Taken from: pattayapeople.com

"A fundraising charity concert with world famous soul singer, Heather Small and guests, was held at the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort on the evening of the 27th February. London born, Heather has been touring Thailand with her charity concert to raise money to support the Melissa Cosgrove Children Foundation, helping underprivileged children in Thailand and Burma. Heather’s distinctive voice has sold 10 million albums worldwide, including her solo album ‘Proud’ and her involvement with the popular M People group."

Heather donates clothes to raise money for Barnardo's

Heather helped one of her favorite charities "Barnardo's" by donating some items of her wardrobe to be sold in a special shop for the Charity.

"PUT YOURSELF IN DAME SHIRLEY'S SHOES
By Lorraine Connolly, Community Newswire

08 Jan 2010 - 15:09
Dame Shirley Bassey fans have a last chance to become the owner of a pair of the singing sensation's shoes and help vulnerable children at the same time.

The singer's donation to national children's charity Barnardo's has kicked off a bidding war among fans keen to secure the size six diamante-encrusted Yves Saint Laurent high heels.

With only a week to go until the silent auction closes next Friday, fans are being encouraged to make their final bids as quickly as possible.

Also for sale by silent auction and soon-to-be snapped up is a stunning outfit worn by Joan Collins' alter ego Alexis in the 80s soap opera smash Dynasty.

Gerard Cousins, director of retail and trading for Barnardo's, said: "This is a chance of a lifetime for someone to own a pair of designer shoes owned by one of the biggest singing sensations we have ever known.

"And some lucky person is also set to become the owner of a unique outfit worn by acting legend Joan Collins.

"The people who win these items will also know that their generous bid has helped to support disadvantaged children across the UK."

Dame Shirley and Joan Collins were among an array of stars and fashion icons who trawled through their wardrobes and donated glamorous outfits to support Barnardo's in the run up to Christmas. Other donations came from comedian Julian Clary, singers Alesha Dixon and Rachel Stevens, electro-pop ban La Roux, model Laura Bailey, 80s pop stars Lisa Stansfield and Carol Decker and M-People singer Heather Small.

The clothes and accessories flew off the shelves at the Barnardo's pop-up store in Carnaby Street and so far have raised £15,000.

All money raised from the silent auction and the Carnaby Street pop-up shop goes towards Barnardo's vital work in turning around the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people throughout the UK. This includes work with children affected by today's most urgent issues: poverty, homelessness, disability, bereavement and abuse.

Bids for Dame Shirley's shoes and Joan's Dynasty outfit are being accepted via silentauction@barnardos.org.uk until January 15.

Barnardo's works with more than 100,000 children, young people and their families in 415 specialised projects in local communities across the UK. For more information go to www.barnardos.org.uk."

Thailand Tour 2010

Heather is performs 3 concerts in Thailand in aid of Melissa Cosgrove Childrens Foundation.

2010 Thailand Tour DatesFriday 26th February - Bangkok, British Club Lawns
Saturday 27th February - Pattaya, Centara Grand Beach Resort
Tuesday 2nd March - Koh Samui, KC Resort

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[Press Release]
An EVENING with.... HEATHER SMALL

We are pleased to announce that HEATHER SMALL will be coming to THAILAND to perform ALL THE HITS for charity...LIVE!
4 CONCERTS
4 LOCATIONS
MILLIONS RAISED FOR CHARITY

After selling several million records, winning two Brit Awards and the Mercury Music Prize, performing across the globe and recording a track that has become an unofficial national anthem - international anthem even!

The Award Winning singer from M PEOPLE is without doubt one of the most successful female recording artists of recent years and she is coming to Thailand. Heather will be singing LIVE all the hits such as 'Moving On Up', 'One Night In Heaven' and 'Search For The Hero' and of course the Olympic Anthem “Proud”

The evenings are in support of the MELISSA COSGROVE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION and the fundraisers will be held over 4-nights in late February and early March.

DATES:
BANGKOK- BRITISH CLUB LAWNS on FRIDAY 26th FEBRUARY
PATTAYA- CENTARA GRAND BEACH RESORT on SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY
KOH SAMUI- KC RESORT on TUESDAY 02 MARCH

[NOTE: More INFO on all the shows and activity coming soon]

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
GIVING HOPE TO THOUSANDS

Award winning Fundraising guru Tracy Cosgrove has given hope to thousands of youngsters in Thailand through the Melissa Cosgrove Children's Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation which she set up after seeing at first hand the terrible conditions in which many are forced to live.

Her transforming work in orphanages, street children's projects, and for Aids and disabled youngsters, has received international recognition - and inspired hundreds of people who have been touched by her courageous story.

Now based in Pattaya, Thailand the MCCF team is working alongside the booming construction industry to continue giving hope and improving the lives of children living with their parents in the many squalid labour camps around the cities of Pattaya and Bangkok.

The starting point is to try and give the child...
‘The day in the life of a child’
A decent meal... Some new clothes...
A fun swim... An education... And day care centres... Very basic things which we take for granted in the West but which these children do not receive...

DETAILS ON SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES please contact Tracy Cosgrove at travelswithmum@aol.co.uk or call
Thai / English speaking: 0843520309
English Speaking: 0843520299

PRESS ENQUIRIES, PR ACTIVITY AND EVENT INFORMATION please contact Ruskie at ruskiecleaver@gmail.com

Supported by the BIG organization
http://www.mccf.uk.com/
http://www.bigorganization.ning.com/ [VIDEOS ON-LINE HERE]

An Evening of carols and performance in Chester Cathedral, 9th December 2009

Heather Small, Voice of M People performed at a beautiful evening of carols and performance at the Magnificent Chester Cathedral…In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Supported by The Bank of America’s Fraud Department & Moneysupermarket.com, Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual Christmas Carol Concert at Chester Cathedral on Wednesday 9th December will be yet another amazing evening of Carols by Candlelight with special guest performer Heather Small, the voice of Manchester based band M People which sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
It will be an opportunity to celebrate anyone who has supported Macmillan however big or small!

The evening will be compared by Smooth Radio and there will be performances from the fantastic Heather Small, The City of Chester Brass Band, Centenary Theatre Company, Harmony in Blue & Ensemble Cymru. Not forgetting Diane Tice, a cellist who launched her professional music career with a performance of Elgars Cello Concerto in the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 1992 will be welcoming you into the Cathedral as you arrive with her beautiful sound.
And of course the evening would not be complete without a great selection of Christmas Carols for everybody to sing along to and enjoy.

Aimee Scally, Fundraising Manager said:
“We are all extremely excited about the Carol Concert. We have some wonderful performances again this year, and we hope to make it as magical as possible for everybody who attends. To have Heather perform is absolutely fantastic; It would be wonderful to see as much support for the event, the performers and most importantly people affected by cancer as possible.”

A great big thank you to The Bank of America, Fraud Department, and Moneysupermarket.com who are supporting the event; helping to make it possible. Adrian Stearns, European Fraud Executive at Bank of America said:
“Bank of America is delighted to be able to support the work of Macmillan Cancer Support and this year’s concert in particular”.

Sarah Hayden at Moneysupermarket.com said, “We are supporting Macmillan Cancer Support’s Christmas Carol Concert as part of our community initiative to help local charities. We are delighted to be supporting this event; Macmillan does a fantastic job of helping those whose lives have been affected by cancer."

To continue this vital work and to achieve our goal of reaching EVERYONE affected by Cancer, we need the support of people from the local area, no matter how big or small. I am sure you will agree that as one in three of us are diagnosed with Cancer at some point in our lives, cancer is something that affects us all.

SETLIST:
Close To A Miracle
Search For The Hero
Proud

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"All You Need Is Love" - Music Video

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"All You Need Is Love" - Featuring Heather Small

Heather Small will feature on the Children In Need Single, “ALL you need is love”.

[Single Release Date]
Download - 1st November
Physical Single - 9th November via HMV

[Album Release Date]
9th November - via Tesco, itunes and www.charitygoods.com

If you can't wait to hear it head over to BBC Iplayer here and fast forward to 1h 58 mins.

Heather lends her beautiful sounding vocals to the track, below Heather's lines are highlighted in purple:

"Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
Love is all you need.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you
in time.
It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love, love is all you need."

Heather Small performs at the Collar and Cuffs Ball

Heather Small performs at the Star Studded Collars and Cuffs Ball at the Royal Opera House (London) on September 17, 2009.

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Heather to appear on "Millionare - Celeb Special" Tuesday, 8th September 09

Heather Small will appear in a celebrity charity version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" this Tuesday (8th September) partnered with Mark Foster. It will be aired at 8pm on ITV.

Regarding the show, Chris Tarrant said: "I always think that the celebrities who come on the show are incredibly brave and my heart is usually in my mouth for them! It's bad enough when you're gambling with your own money but when the money at stake is for charity it's terrifying. It's never as easy when you get out there as it looks at home."

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Heather Small to feature on Children In Need Charity Single

Heather Small is one of the artists to provide vocals on new album, "Bandaged Together" in aid of Children In Need 2009.

"We have now started work on BANDAGED TOGETHER and all being well, it will be released at the end of October or beginning of November, all in aid of BBC Children in Need.

At this early stage I can not give too much away, but I can tell you that our wonderful producer AD Chivers has managed to involve some of the top names in music in a recording at Abbey Road.

We have Bill Wyman, Midge Ure, Nick Mason, Roger Taylor, Bryan Ferry, Beth Rowley, Imelda May, Clare Teal, Hayley Westenra, Cerys Matthews, Hugh Cornwell, Heather Small, Paloma Faith, Cara Dillon, Peter Gabriel, Finbar Fury, Red Hurley, newly joined

Ade Edmondson & The Bad Sheperds, Anthony Head, Lee Mead and Vanessa Mae and more joining every day. We also have SHARON CORR and BAILEY TZUKE

Sir Terry Wogan and lots or radio 2 presenters joining in."

Check out the official website for more info.

UPDATE:
Heather Small is involved in the single “All you need is love” which was mostly recorded in Abbey Road.

The single includes Peter Gabriel, Midge Ure, Hugh Cornwell, Anthony Head, Beth Rowley, Brian May, Bryan Ferry, Bill Wyman, Nick Mason, Sharon Corr, Lee Mead, Hayley Westenra, Paloma Faith, Clare Teal, Cara Dillon, Bailey Tzuke, Red Hurley, Sir Terry Wogan, Finbar Furey. Ade Edmondson, Troy Donockley, Andy Dinan and Imelda May.

The single should be released on the 2^nd November and the album on the 9^th November.
They are both going to be on itunes or can be bought from www.charitygoods.com and it is in aid of BBC Children in Need.

Heather featured in the Barnardo's VIP Summer newsletter

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"Celebrity Cashiers" Heather Small volenteers in Barnardo's

Heather Small and Swimmer Mark Foster were volunteering at Barnado's Vintage Boutique on the 3rd of March. The two celebs from Strictly Come Dancing were working in the shop for Barnardo's to highlight the need for volunteers to work in their stores. They were later joined by Nicky Hambleton-Jones and Laura Bailey.

Heather appears on The Weakest Link - Strictly Special

Heather made an appearance on The Weakest Link - Strictly Come Dancing Special on December 28th 2008.

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Heather makes a stand to Beat Bullying

On Tuesday May 22nd at 10am it's time for "The Big Stand" to beat bullying. Join in! Heather is supporting the campaign.



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Heather Small gets busy.

Heather has participated in a new campaign by Barnardo's entitled Home Time - Putting Children in the Frame, a new exhibition which opens at the Getty Images Gallery in London on April 24. Heather was one of the main celebrity guest photographers to take part, she worked alongside 5 year old Nicole (who is awaiting adoption) on a set of photos as well as acclaimed photographer Cambridge Jones.

Heather Small takes Ambassador role

Multi-million selling music artist Heather Small is to become an Asthma UK Ambassador. The role will see Heather, who believes that her distinctive voice may be partly as a result of her having asthma, help raise the profile of Asthma UK in the media and wider community. Heather's band, M-People, were one of the UK's most successful ever dance acts, selling over 10 million records and winning two Brit Awards and the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. She has gone on to achieve solo success with hits such as the hugely popular 'Proud', which became the anthem for London's successful 2012 Olympic bid. As a child, Heather's asthma was so bad that her family considered moving from their home in west London to the Caribbean for a change in environment. Eventually a trip to the doctors helped point out the triggers she should avoid and her asthma became more controlled.'I've always known myself as someone with asthma,' she said.'As a child I thought I was invincible so I'd try everything. I did get out of breath and exposure to my triggers led to some very frightening attacks. But I was determined not to let my asthma hold me back - it shouldn't stop you from enjoying life and doing what you want to do.

'It's tragic that lives are lost due to asthma every day, and I hope that my work as an Asthma UK Ambassador can help raise awareness about the seriousness of the condition.'
For confidential advice and information on asthma, call the Asthma UK Adviceline on 08457 01 02 03 or email us through the website.