Once again Barmed was home to TV host and DJ Toby Anstis.
Toby was more than happy to have his picture taken with two lovely people
Shelley went along to speak to Toby and ask him about the famous people he had interviewed in the past.
Toby is always there for the public
Toby is back down at BarMed on the 17th December. Don’t miss it!
Where you at BarMed on this evening? You might see yourself on the footage 
On Saturday 10th April Toby Anstis played to the crowd at Bar Med.
Most will remember Toby Anstis as the entertaining presenter on CBBC from 1992 to 1995 but Toby has done so much more. Born in 1970 in Northampton Toby has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Marketing but decided the stage was his calling. Toby then went on to present the morning show on Heart FM radio station. In 2010, Toby Anstis played the role of Teen Angel in Grease until 20 March.
Toby answered the phone to invite the caller down to Bar Med
Shelley and Michelle went down to see Toby at Bar Med where he was ‘on the decks’ belting out some great tunes for the massive crowd who came to see him. Toby told Shelley and Michelle he had been to Bar Med on many occasions as he found it very friendly and Sam, the Manager of Bar Med, always made him feel more than welcome. Shelley and Michelle found Toby to be friendly, polite and very down to earth, as well as being a true gentleman with a great sense of humour!
Here are some pictures of the evening and below is the interview with Shelley and Toby.
Fuzzylicious Fresh looking great
On Saturday we joined The Connoisseurs at The White Knight in Pound Hill for their charity fundraiser day. The sun shone, the music played, the food was eaten and the charity fund went up and up.
Getting the kids involved
The Beautiful Fuzzilicious Fresh
We had the pleasure of speaking to the guys who put so much effort into making the day a great success and they told us they felt there were not enough opportunities for youngsters to participate in fundraising. In light of this, they put this day together in a way they felt would attract the younger side of the community. They certainly got it right! You can hear more from the guys in the interview at the bottom of the page.
Females get funky
It really was a wonderful day. From 14:00 onwards, each DJ took it in turns to play their selected preference of music, ranging from happy house to heavy drum and bass. First up we had the pleasure of the beautiful Fuzzilicious Fresh. A local female DJ, who told us that, to be any good, you must know your music and what your audience will want to hear. Fuzzilicious Fresh played some brilliant garage tunes for us.
Cherry… fly?
Next up, we were honoured with another female DJ who goes by the name of Cherry Fly. Cherry Fly wore an amazing black & purple outfit and blasted out some great house tunes. She told us she feels that a good education is a great asset to have, even when DJing: Cherry Fly went to college to advance her music knowledge along with her mixing skills and would encourage others to do the same.
The wonderful Cherry Fly
Filling our tums
Meanwhile, the hot dogs and burgers were flying off the grill. Dave Winbolt was the ‘chef’ for the day, assisted intermittently by Scott ‘Ronson’ Clarke. Dave created some delectable food at a reasonable cost, with all proceeds going to the nominated charity of the day, St Catherine’s Hospice.
Dave Winbolt & Scott 'Ronson' Clarke
Baby steps to dance diva?
My burger was cooked to perfection: I thoroughly enjoyed it! Everyone seemed to be having a whale of a time; one particular lad stood on the steps ‘cutting’ some moves to the tunes, especially as he could only have been about eighteen months old!
Cut Swifty mixing it up
Keefos on the decks
Dan Gee bangin' out the beats
Vibrant duo Del Santiago & Pierre Monnoit
Cut Swifty was the next DJ to entertain the ever growing crowd of supporters. Followed by Keefos, Dan Gee, Del Santiago & Pierre Monnoit (Multiplayerz), then last, but not least Marcus Lee, this was a night to remember.
The White Knight: Management
Marcus Lee making his mark
In amongst the revellers, running around keeping everyone happy and the place clean and tidy, were landlord and landlady of the White Knight, Bridgette and John. They have supported this event from the start and were honoured to have it held in the White Knight.
The White Knight public house is a splendid place to hold this type of event due to the space and atmosphere of the building. There are pool tables, darts and large flat screen TVs for the sports enthusiasts and a neat dance floor, with a stage for the DJs which also includes a convenient communal area around the dance floor which is great for private parties. We found the toilets were consistently clean and tidy and the service prompt and friendly. Bridgette and John told us all about their involvement- they told us it was a brilliant way to raise money for such a worthy cause, and they look forward to hosting other similar events in the future. A highly recommended location, in our humble opinion. For more information on the White Knight and its management, please watch the interview below.
So.. how much £££ did they make?
Always service with a smile
The White Knight, Pound Hill, Crawley
As the day drew to an end, the donation buckets started to fill up with donations from those jingling any change in pockets. We are pleased to announce the total amount raised for St Catherine’s Hospice came to a whopping £470! Dan told us that they hope this is the first of many fund raising events; we think they may be on to a winner and hope to be invited to the next one. Well done!
P.S. I believe Dan is already planning part two… watch this space….!
VIDEOS
Saturday evening, myself and a couple of the Crawley Happy Times crew popped down the Half Moon for a few drinks and to see The Analysir mix it up on the decks. As the night went on, The Analysir belted out some great tunes, some old, some new. There were some old faces there too and we enjoyed a great night of toe tapping, body-grooving beats.
The Analysir, AKA Merv Thorne, has been DJ-ing for over twenty years and does a lot of work with the youth of today in Crawley, helping them find their path in the music industry. Merv’s ambition would be to get a little place in Crawley town centre where he can hold ‘Open DJ’ nights, which I think would be a great asset to the town: the community will be able to share others’ knowledge and have a great night at the same time!
Merv explained to me that his friend, local lad Chris (Lil Chris), would be mixing it up later on in the evening, with some light house and garage tunes. Well, let me tell you, Lil Chris was well worth the wait!
My knowledge of DJs may not be completely universal, but I would definitely say Lil Chris has a brilliant future in the world of music and DJing. I guess he has had a great tutor in The Analysir (who he promptly ‘bigs up’ in his interview). Great set Lil Chris!
If you missed Saturday night, then I would suggest keeping an eye out on Facebook or on here for the next event featuring The Analysir.
We spoke to the bar staff at The Half Moon (Toni Green and Chloe Riche) who told us they loved working behind the bar and enjoyed the atmosphere, specially when The Analysir was in the house!
The Half Moon has a nice atmosphere and reasonable costs for drinks. I can personally recommend their BBQ Chicken Pizza.
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