Hello:

I have been contacted by Richard Ormerod, another
Sprout fan, who has started a campaign to get Paddy
McAloon awarded the Honorary Freedom of the City of
Durham.

He is asking all fans to join this petition and send
their letters to Councillor Fraser Reynolds, to this
address:

Councillor Fraser Reynolds
Leader, City of Durham Council
Town Hall, Market Place
Durham
DH1 3NJ

I have uploaded this info to my site:
http://www.ferhiga.com/prefab/pscampaign_eng.htm

And it also appeared at Sproutnet's site:
http://www.prefabsprout.net/keystothecity.html

Here is a suggested letter (please customize it and
add your own thoughts):

Dear Councillor Reynolds,

I am writing to request that Paddy McAloon be granted
the Honorary Freedom of the City of Durham, in
recognition of his achievements as one of Britain's
greatest ever songwriters.

As well as achieving much success with his own band,
Prefab Sprout, Paddy has also had his songs recorded
by internationally famous artists including Kylie
Minogue, Cher and Jimmy Nail.

As you are aware, Paddy comes from Witton Gilbert and
is widely recognised as one of the top songwriters of
his generation.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is Durham's John
Lennon, and I believe that the City should formally
recognise his outstanding talent.

Yours sincerely,
.................

Let's give all your help to this great idea

Best regards
Fernando



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