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| Panic on the streets of Timperley! Frank Sidebottom statue moves closer | Panic on the streets of Timperley! Frank Sidebottom statue moves closer |
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| A permanent statue of cult musical comedy star Frank Sidebottom moved one step closer to reality after plans were formally submitted to Trafford council in Manchester. | A permanent statue of cult musical comedy star Frank Sidebottom moved one step closer to reality after plans were formally submitted to Trafford council in Manchester. |
| If successful, a life-size representation of the unofficial "ambassador" for Timperley will be placed in the village. Fundraisers for the Frank Sidebottom statue campaign hope to unveil it in time for his birthday on 1 April. A decision is expected to be made within 28 days of the proposal, which was submitted on 20 November. | If successful, a life-size representation of the unofficial "ambassador" for Timperley will be placed in the village. Fundraisers for the Frank Sidebottom statue campaign hope to unveil it in time for his birthday on 1 April. A decision is expected to be made within 28 days of the proposal, which was submitted on 20 November. |
| A mould of Sidebottom is already being made in the Czech Republic after fundraisers secured £15,000 through donations from fans. They hope to raise the additional £5,000 it will cost to create the piece through a final fundraiser due to be held in Manchester on 15 December. | A mould of Sidebottom is already being made in the Czech Republic after fundraisers secured £15,000 through donations from fans. They hope to raise the additional £5,000 it will cost to create the piece through a final fundraiser due to be held in Manchester on 15 December. |
| The statue will be cast in bronze and include an enamel-painted replica of Sidebottom's outsized papier-mache head. | The statue will be cast in bronze and include an enamel-painted replica of Sidebottom's outsized papier-mache head. |
| Frank, the alter ego of Chris Sievey, who died suddenly in 2010 after a short battle with cancer, first appeared in 1984 as an aspiring pop star and fan of Sievey's punk band, the Freshies. | Frank, the alter ego of Chris Sievey, who died suddenly in 2010 after a short battle with cancer, first appeared in 1984 as an aspiring pop star and fan of Sievey's punk band, the Freshies. |
| Said to live in a shed in his mother's garden, he made his name through parody covers of songs by the likes of Queen, the Smiths and the Fall, finally securing an EP deal with EMI after sending them a particularly tongue-in-cheek Casio keyboard version of Anarchy in the UK. | Said to live in a shed in his mother's garden, he made his name through parody covers of songs by the likes of Queen, the Smiths and the Fall, finally securing an EP deal with EMI after sending them a particularly tongue-in-cheek Casio keyboard version of Anarchy in the UK. |
| He toured extensively around the UK in the 1980s and early 1990s with his Oh Blimey Big Band members Mark Radcliffe, Guardian journalist Jon Ronson and Chris Evans as a driver. He was also joined on stage by his enfant terrible sidekick, Little Frank. | He toured extensively around the UK in the 1980s and early 1990s with his Oh Blimey Big Band members Mark Radcliffe, Guardian journalist Jon Ronson and Chris Evans as a driver. He was also joined on stage by his enfant terrible sidekick, Little Frank. |
| Frank was heard on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 5 Live and presented his own ITV television programme, Frank's Fantastic Shed Show. He was most celebrated in his native north-west, where he held guest sketch slots on Piccadilly Radio was a guest reporter on the local news TV programme Granada Reports. | Frank was heard on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 5 Live and presented his own ITV television programme, Frank's Fantastic Shed Show. He was most celebrated in his native north-west, where he held guest sketch slots on Piccadilly Radio was a guest reporter on the local news TV programme Granada Reports. |
| After fading from public eye towards the end of the 1990s Sievey resurrected the famous Sidebottom guise in 2004, and continued to perform his comedy routine around the country until his death. | After fading from public eye towards the end of the 1990s Sievey resurrected the famous Sidebottom guise in 2004, and continued to perform his comedy routine around the country until his death. |
| Neil Taylor, councillor for Timperley and one of the main campaign organisers, said: "We've raised all the money without any public funding. The support from fans has been fantastic." | Neil Taylor, councillor for Timperley and one of the main campaign organisers, said: "We've raised all the money without any public funding. The support from fans has been fantastic." |
| The final fundraiser for the Frank Sidebottom statue will be held at Night and Day on 15 December and will feature performances from the Freshies, Frank impersonators and the actor Maxine Peake as well as a showing of his unaired TV pilot Frank's Celebrity Sleepover. | The final fundraiser for the Frank Sidebottom statue will be held at Night and Day on 15 December and will feature performances from the Freshies, Frank impersonators and the actor Maxine Peake as well as a showing of his unaired TV pilot Frank's Celebrity Sleepover. |
| Chloe Glover is a freelance writer, blogger and journalism student at the University of Salford. She also writes for the Salford Star and Quays News and is a volunteer at the Working Class Movement Library. | Chloe Glover is a freelance writer, blogger and journalism student at the University of Salford. She also writes for the Salford Star and Quays News and is a volunteer at the Working Class Movement Library. |
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