FANS of the legendary comic from across the North West will converge on Frodsham Community Centre in May for a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Formby.
May 26 is the actual birthdate of George who became one of the greatest and most highly paid entertainers of his time.
At the height of his fame during the Second World War he and his wife Beryl did a tremendous job in keeping up morale.
His songs with their cheeky innuendos live on today, although some were originally banned by the BBC as being 'too risky'.
The National George Formby Society suggested branches organise events to celebrate the occasion and many are planned.
One of these is being organised by the North Wales branch, which has a number of members from this area, and will be held in Frodsham Community Centre on the evening of Saturday, May 15.
It is being supported by other branches and individual fans from the North West.
Although the show will be generally based on the ukulele and George's songs there will be other items of entertainment such as puppets and general songs.
Organiser Cliff Royle said: 'The aim is to make the evening something of a variety concert and at times there may be as many as 20 or more on the stage playing ukes and singing songs like Leaning on a Lamppost.'
All profits from the event are going to Claire House Children's Hospice.
The show will start at 7pm and finish about 10.30pm.
The centre's bar will be open before the show, during the interval and afterwards until 11pm. There will be a raffle for which a number of prizes have already been donated. Tickets are available through Cliff on 01928 731088 and are £3 each, with a 10% discount for block bookings of 10 or more. No further concessions.
