The Billy Fury Fan Club
In New Zealand
Actively raising money for very deserving causes.
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The Billy Fury Fan Club is a group of fans and friends of Billy’s who join together for three reasons: to have fun, to keep Billy’s memory alive and to raise funds for various causes which help people less fortunate than ourselves.
To relay some of our events in no particular order:
Billy’s Millenium birthday we hosted Billy’s Birthday Billynium where we turned back time with music from the decades of Billy’s life and beyond, which was a 4 hour show with 48 acts and 60 people involved and raised almost $5,000 for The South Auckland Hospice.
$9,500 was divided between the Child Cancer Foundation and the Hospice and was raised with
A Royal Variety Command Performance and was indeed a right Royal Nite with Royal look-alikes in the Royal box and 48 star acts. This took almost a year to organize. Billy’s Mam came over from Liverpool for this one.
Billy’s Birthday Bedroom Bedazzler (Pyjama Party) raised enough money to sponsor a Guide Dog for a blind person – The dog was named Billy – of course. Everyone turned up dressed for the occasion in pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers and had a lot of fun dancing, participating in silly games and watching yet another Krazy Kabaret in keeping with the theme.
A total of $3,500 was donated to Hospice as a result of our most ‘Ladylike’ nite – Fury’s Focus On Fashion.
A Pommy Pub Nite, which included Bingo, Krazy Kabaret, Singalong with the olde piano, pub grub of fish, chips and mushy peas. The atmosphere was perfect with metres of red, white & blue buntings, tablecloths, union jacks by the dozen and pictures of Billy. This raised over $4,000 for The Neurosurgical Foundation.
Over $5,000 was raised for The Hospice with a Mid-Winter Christmas FANtasia. Dancing, Krazy Kabaret, Karols by Kandlelite, Krazy Games and with the venue looking like a Grotto with a festive atmosphere was the order of the day.
$2,500 was handed over to the Alzheimers Society being proceeds from a hilarious MemoraBIILYa Quizz Nite.
A spoof on Gilligans Island – BILLYFANS ISLAND saw us stranded on a tropical island complete with blue skies, trees, leis and desert island discs with everyone bringing their own song, dancing and an appropriate Cabaret brought in $3,000 for yet another deserving cause.
Our JuBILLY Op Shop Ball was a huge success – everyone had to go to a Hospice Shop and purchase their Ball attire – the band had everyone dancing the nite away, with a few skits thrown in for a lot of laughs. Ticket sales went over $4,000 with an excess of another $1000 taken over the counters at Hospice shops.
Our trip of a lifetime ‘Around The World on BILLYair Flight 62’ was amazing. The venue resembled the inside of an aircraft – Passengers had to ‘board’ the aircraft after proceeding with their tickets, passports & sik-saks through check-in, passport control via the sniffer dog on duty. Bags we were placed on the security conveyor belt. With seat belts fastened passengers were taken on a 4 hour trip by way of our show with acts and stars from Around The World . We made a stop-over at The Pearly Gates to meet Our Billy. Another success for The Billy Fury Fan Club and our chosen charity benefited by our generous donation.
In 2003 we celebrated Billy’s Birthday with a FANtasy Nite. Everyone dressed as their FANtasy
and we had a great time raising funds to purchase a Mini Bronze Statue of Billy – a replica of the
7 ft statue which now graces The Life Museum in Albert Dock in Billy’s hometown Liverpool.
There was dancing, hilarious games and a Crazy Cabaret.
Then came our QuizzaBILLYty Nite which was a lot of fun – 30 teams of 6 dressed as a theme for their team – the focus on fun with our 5 judges (dressed appropriately) 5 runners who were Nuns and there to pray for their allotted teams, our Quizzmaster – Convict No.17041940. Proceeds went to make up the balance of funds needed for the statue – Plus a considerable amount was donated to The Hospice taken in fines throughout the evening – Elvis Whatsisname will never ‘Leave The Building’ again whilst the one & only Billy Fury is singing!!!
$6,000 (less expenses) was raised, once again for The South Auckland Hospice at Billy’s 64th Birthday celebration with a show featuring N.Z’s own Robbie Robson with guest Brian Child’s Australasia’s Number 1 Elvis (Whatsisname) impersonator.
We support the Cot Death Society, Daffodil Day and Gold Heart Day on an annual basis also.
Individuals have benefited with wheelchairs etc.
I put my heart and soul into our Billy Fury ‘do’s and they are hard work but very popular and all events sell out within 2 weeks of the tickets going on sale by word of mouth and enjoyed by all.
Legends Never Die and neither will my devotion and loyalty to Billy.
Rocking on Like Fury……..
Moya: President ~ The Billy Fury Fan Club. Est.1959.
E.Mail: billyfury@paradise.net.nz
Ph: (09)296-1327.
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