[vc_row row_style=”full-width” padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_column padding_size=”no-padding”][rev_slider_vc][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlap=”bottom” overlap_distance=”0″ overlap_index=”50″ padding_size=”l-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1550681311509{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_id=”performing”][vc_column overlap=”bottom” overlap_distance=”95px” overlap_index=”50″ width=”1\/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”Performing” subheading=”Cambridge Footlights”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Bill was a member of the Cambridge Footlights which gave him an opportunity to write and perform his own material. Bill\u2019s membership of this exclusive club was often mentioned in reviews.<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image alignment=”center” image=”6801″][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_single_image alignment=”right” image=”6948″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6802″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”no-padding” parallax=”parallax” bg_image_url=”http:\/\/www.billcashmore.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/newspaper-bill-cashmore-background-150×150.jpg” background_image=”6803″][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column overlap=”bottom” overlap_distance=”100px” overlap_index=”50″ width=”2\/3″][vc_row_inner background_color=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1445753439968{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image alignment=”center” image=”6797″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner overlap=”right” overlap_distance=”0″ overlap_index=”50″ width=”1\/2″][wyde_heading style=”6″ text_align=”left” title=”Milford Mercury – June 11th 1993″ subheading=”Zany comedy at the Torch”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]”Just as television comedy is stuck in the summer doldrums, a zany twosome appearing at the Torch Theatre on Sunday evening created some of the the liveliest, crispest off-beat humour seen for a long time. In the best tradition of comic duos. Bill Cashmore and Andy Powrie’s double act was a treat. Like all good comedy, the evening’s entertainment relied as much on good acting as a funny script.<\/p>\n
Bill Cashmore excelled as a series of weirdos, the sort that you unwittingly sit next to on a long train journey.”<\/p>\n
“Bill loved the caption under the photo on this article”.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”180px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_style=”full-width” equal_height=”true” vertical_align=”bottom” padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_column padding_size=”no-padding” width=”1\/2″][vc_video media_url=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/zfbhFA7JY_I”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1445754246192{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”The Pie man!” subheading=”Bill as The Pie man in Fist of Fun”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Bill wrote that he played thugs, coppers and comedy.<\/p>\n Bill\u2019s TV credits included memorable appearances in \u2018Fist of Fun<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018The Day Today<\/em>\u2019.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_style=”full-width” equal_height=”true” vertical_align=”bottom” padding_size=”no-padding” background_color=”#e7e7e7″ css=”.vc_custom_1550837368437{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column padding_size=”no-padding” width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”On the TV” subheading=”From Knightmare to Ant and Dec”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]But he also appeared in cult children\u2019s series Knightmare, and wrote and appeared in ITV\u2019s live Saturday morning TV series Gimme 5, supporting a puppet sheep called Nobby and two teenagers called Ant and Dec.<\/p>\n We received the list of guests on a Tuesday, wrote the sketches on Wednesday, travelled up to Newcastle, rehearsed the show on Friday, did it live and hungover on Saturday and by one O\u2019clock we were waiting at Newcastle station for the train back to London. After a few shows Bill and Andy were starting to be recognised in the street. Bill took to wearing sunglasses for anonymity. Towards the end of the series we were on the platform for the London train, when we were spotted by a large throng of teenage girls who raced up the platform towards us. \u2018Bill and Andy!\u2019 they shouted. Bill took off his sunglasses since his disguise had clearly been rumbled. I had managed to locate a pen for autographs. \u2018Bill and Andy!\u2019<\/p>\n Bill acknowledged with a modest smile that we were in fact Bill and Andy.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Bill and Andy\u2019 \u2013 the crowd had reached us. And breathlessly they asked, \u2018Are Ant and Dec getting this train?\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018No, no I don\u2019t think so\u2019<\/em>, Bill admitted. The crowd dispersed instantly. He didn\u2019t bother putting his sunglasses back on.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1445754246192{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” image=”6819″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_video media_url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K8hyzDJ4sLA”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row text_style=”light” padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_overlay=”color” overlay_color=”#000000″ overlay_opacity=”0.3″ parallax=”parallax” bg_image_url=”http:\/\/www.billcashmore.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/newcastle-station-150×150.jpg” background_image=”6828″][vc_column overlap=”top” overlap_distance=”145px” overlap_index=”50″ text_align=”center”][wyde_heading style=”4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Are Ant and Dec getting this train?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:58px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”\u2018No, no I don\u2019t think so\u2019, Bill admitted” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:45px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20italic%3A700%3Aitalic”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlap_index=”50″ padding_size=”s-padding” el_id=”theatre”][vc_column overlap=”bottom” overlap_distance=”100px” overlap_index=”50″ width=”1\/2″ background_color=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1445760716641{padding: 30px !important;}”][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”Theatre” subheading=”…and the seven repertory companies”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Bill had an unusual claim to fame \u2013 he reckoned that he had closed down seven repertory companies. Or at least they closed after he had worked for them. His list:<\/p>\n The last three buildings still exist but they don\u2019t have rep companies. The truth of course is not that Bill had anything to do with their closure, but that funding for TIE and regional rep was being withdrawn.<\/p>\n Bill never used to waste time when visiting a new theatre. He would explore the town and seek out the most unique local shops. They or their eccentric owners would then usually appear in a sketch or play.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][vc_column overlap=”right” overlap_distance=”0″ overlap_index=”100″ width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image alignment=”center” image=”6826″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Granby\u2019s in Milford Haven was one such – and you can see from the window display that this clothing shop has been at the cutting edge of haute couture in West Wales for many decades.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”no-padding” background_style=”contain” background_position=”center bottom” bg_image_url=”http:\/\/www.billcashmore.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/daughter-play-bill-cashmore-fade-150×150.jpg” background_image=”6836″ el_id=”writing”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1457065870216{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner text_align=”center”][wyde_heading style=”4″ title=”Writing”][vc_custom_heading text=”Bill wrote pantos, one-act plays, one man shows, travel articles and hundreds of corporate training programmes.” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:25px|text_align:center|line_height:40px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_custom_heading text=”\u2018Daughter\u2019” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:75px|text_align:center|color:%23b9a06f|line_height:105px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” text_transform=”uppercase”][vc_custom_heading text=”\u2018Daughter\u2019 deservedly won a new writing award in 2017.” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:35px|text_align:center|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”300px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_style=”full-width” equal_height=”true” vertical_align=”bottom” padding_size=”no-padding” background_color=”#b9a06f” css=”.vc_custom_1565695994306{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column padding_size=”no-padding”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner text_align=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”links to Bill\u2019s online travel writing and other articles” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:25px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner text_align=”center” width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner text_align=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_style=”full-width” equal_height=”true” vertical_align=”bottom” padding_size=”no-padding” background_color=”#e7e7e7″ css=”.vc_custom_1550837386456{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_id=”sports”][vc_column padding_size=”no-padding” width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”Sports” subheading=”From hockey to running”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Even when Nottingham Forest\u2019s players were not thrilling on the pitch, Bill found much to delight him in the behaviour of the crowd. He was very much taken with a chant that the Forest fans began when Forest were playing Sheffield Wednesday:[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”“Monday\u2019s washing day“” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:30px|text_align:center|color:%233b6299|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_custom_heading text=”“Tuesday\u2019s ironing day“” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:30px|text_align:center|color:%233b6299|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_custom_heading text=”“Wednesday\u2019s shit“” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:30px|text_align:center|color:%233b6299|line_height:60px” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” text_transform=”lowercase”][vc_column_text]Bill was a keen University hockey player, a keen cricketer who played for many years for Chingford CC, and latterly a keen, or occasionally obsessive marathon runner![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1445754246192{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”overlap-fullwidth” image=”6843″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”l-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1550838238607{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_id=”giving”][vc_column overlap=”bottom” overlap_distance=”0″][wyde_heading style=”2″ text_align=”left” title=”Giving” subheading=”Helping to raise money”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Bill raised a lot of money running marathons (or half marathons) but he didn\u2019t just ask for money – he incentivised the donations. I was one of many of his friends who received this:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”l-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1550839660462{border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}” background_color=”#e7e7e7″][vc_column][wyde_heading style=”6″ text_align=”left” title=”Dear Andy…” subheading=”London marathon”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Hope all well. I am running the London Marathon on 24th April to raise money (target \u00a33,000) for Sightsavers.\u00a0I would be extremely grateful if you would consider\u00a0donating\u00a0by following this link:<\/p>\n\n
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