Ray Donn BiographyRay Donn Biography

1960-68 Entered licensed trade "The Pegasus" Stoke Newington.
1968-70 "The Goat" Shirley.
1970-82 "Valley Club" for Charlton Athletic FC.
1982-97 "Syndale Park Motel" Faversham Kent. 
1997 To continue full time as TV & Film Supporting Artiste

1966-80 Produced & directed an annual show for charity "The Publand Variety Show"
featuring the top performers from pub & club entertainment presented at major
London Theatres concluding at The London Palladium.

 1970-84 In addition to and combined with my work directed Ray Donn (Leisure) Ltd
     a licensed entertainment & management agency booking artistes for club, theatre & TV.

 
1974 Executive committee member "Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund."
  Currently Honorary Treasurer.

1978-84 Secretary Comedians Golfing  Society

1997 Hon Treasurer Vaudeville Golfing Society a fraternity of professional entertainers.

 2004 Installed 100th WM Chelsea Lodge 3098
Currently Asst/Secretary
2006 Co-Producer "Royal Masonic Variety Show"
www.royalmasonicvarietyshow.org.uk


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Web Design & Maintenance of the Following Websites:
Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund. Royal Variety Performance.
 Grand Order of Water Rats  Vaudeville Golfing Society
Bud Flanagan Leukaemia Fund, Chelsea Lodge No.3098, and including other professional artistes & individuals.
    View Current Portfolio Here.

Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund
Patron HM The Queen
The Fund provides and maintains Brinsworth House a residential & nursing home
providing care for the sole benefit of retired professional entertainers and their dependants.
The Royal Variety Performance provides the main source of the funding.

Visit to Highgrove

Royal Variety Performance 2003

Royal Variety Performance
 November 1976

Highgrove House
3rd June 2003

Royal Variety Performance
24th November 2003

Royal Variety Performance 2004

RVP-2005

Royal Variety Performance
14th December 2004

Royal Variety Performance
21st November 2005
Royal Masonic Variety Show
12th November 2006

Special Guest Robin Gibb
Brinsworth 2007

Robert & Babs Powell
Brinsworth 2006

Chris Tarrant & Our Reg
Brinsworth 2007

Rick Wakeman & Ian Freeman
Brinsworth 2007


Peter Elliott, Jack Seaton & Sir Norman Wisdom
Brinsworth House Garden Fete


Joe Pasquale & David Neale
Freemasons Hall 2006


Julie Rogers
CGS Ball 2007


Bobby Davro
CGS Ball 2007


Sir Michael Parkinson CBE & Peter Elliott
Brinsworth House July 31st 2008

 

 


Royal Variety Performance 3rd December 2007
Empire Theatre Liverpool

 

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 Video Copyright 2006 Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund © All rights reserved.
DVD generously funded by Members & Guests Chelsea Lodge 3098 Centenary Year 2005

 

 

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