On Friday July 10, 2009, music legends the Bee Gees were honoured with the freedom of the Borough of Douglas in the Isle of Man.
The town of their birth was recognising three of its most famous sons, Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb.
On Friday July 10, 2009, music legends the Bee Gees were honoured with the freedom of the Borough of Douglas in the Isle of Man.
The town of their birth was recognising three of its most famous sons, Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb.
Barry and Robin returned to their birthplace to receive the honour, and now you can share this amazing moment
in this limited-edition DVD set.
It includes the full conferment ceremony from inside Douglas Town Hall, exclusive interviews, an exquisite souvenir photo booklet,
commemorative postcard and specially commissioned footage of Douglas and the Isle of Man with narration by Christine Collister.
This is an essential memento for any fan of the Bee Gees.
Click HERE To Buy The Full Limited Edition DVD
Bee Gees Douglas ceremony to be available on DVD
By JACKIE TURLEY
13 August 2009
MUSIC fans have another chance to watch the Bee Gees being made Freemen of the Borough of Douglas.
That's thanks to a DVD of the event, which took place at the town hall in July, which is due to go on sale by the end of the month.
It will feature the private ceremony where it may even be possible to catch a glimpse of fellow Freemen of the Borough Sir Norman Wisdom
and TT legend champion Geoff Duke watching the event from the public gallery of the council chamber.
The DVD will also contain footage of brothers Barry and Robin Gibb arriving with their family and friends and Ballacottier School's
junior choir, who sang Roll Away by Davy Knowles for the stars.
Manx singer songwriter Christine Collister will sing some of the Bee Gees' hits and explain the Bee Gees history
and why they were chosen to receive the honour.
And there are interviews with some of the hundreds of fans who lined the street outside the town hall on their reaction to the event.
Douglas Corporation has not decided the price or where the DVD will be sold, but a donation from each sale will go to the Mayor's charity.
Bee
Gees named
Freemen of
the Borough
By
RACHAEL
BRUCE
10
July 2009
BEE Gees Barry and Robin Gibb's arrival at Douglas Town Hall in the Isle of Man today (Friday) was heralded with a performance from Ballacottier School's junior choir.
The brothers
and their
late sibling
Maurice were
made Freemen
of the
Borough.
The honour
was bestowed
on them in
recognition
of their
contribution
to music
over the
past 50
years.
As the
brothers
arrived for
the private
ceremony in
the council
chamber they
were greeted
by the
38-strong
Ballacottier
School
junior choir
singing Roll
Away by Davy
Knowles.
Just last
night the
children
performed at
the school's
end of term
concert and
head teacher
John Rhodes
thought it
would be
great to get
the children
to sing for
the BeeGees.
James Davis,
who is a
parent,
contacted
Douglas
Council
leader David
Christian to
propose the
plan while
Ballacottier
music
teacher
Katie
Lawrence
contacted
Davy, who is
in the
States,
via Facebook to
seek his
permission
to perform
the song.
Davy replied
that it
would be 'an
honour'.
The Gibb
brothers
were born in
the Isle of
Man and for
a time lived
in a
corporation
house in
Willaston.
Robin now
owns a home
in
Knocksharry.
