CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
24th December 2025
Remembering Joe who always enjoyed Christmas with family and loved ones. Sharing this photo from 2014 with Joe and sending Christmas Greetin...
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REMEMBERING JOE ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
26th May 2025
Joe Longthorne was born 70 years ago on 31st May 1955 in Hull.
A life unrivaled in so many ways, Joe was undoubtedly one of the all-time ...
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JOE HEADLINES AT THE 127TH GRAND ORDER OF WATER RATS ANNUAL CHARITY BALL
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Joe was honoured and delighted to have been invited to perform at 127th Annual Charity Ball of The Grand Order of Water Rats last Sunday 27th November 2016, held in The Great Room, Grosvenor House Hotel,Park Lane ,London.
The Grand Order of Water Rats is 126 years old, a charitable organisation their aim is always to help those less fortunate with fundraising. Member ‘Rats’ are invited to join from right across the world of show business and entertainment. Special invited ‘top table’ guests of the current King Rat Ian Richards included Brian May and Anita Dobson, Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Simon King and Jimmy Tarbuck OBE who received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Just a few of the charities that are helped by The Water Rats are:
Macmillan,
Cancer Research UK
Brinsworth House (EABF)
Age Concern.
Dyslexia Association.
Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Parkinson's Disease Society.
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
Royal British Legion.
Royal Marsden Hospital.
Royal Star & Garter Home.
St Johns Ambulance.
The Stroke Association.
