25-869: Haig may refer to: Places [ edit ] Haig Avenue , football stadium in Southport, England Haig, British Columbia , settlement in British Columbia, Canada Haig, Nebraska , a community in the United States Haig Point Club , private community on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Haig-Thomas Island , one of the Sverdrup Islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada Mount Haig-Brown , mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia The Haig ,
50-756: A Scottish commissioned officer, Philip Aubrey Hay (1923–1980). He moved to the Netherlands at the age of eight to live with his mother after his parents divorced. He lived in Amsterdam and later in The Hague , attending an English boarding school. After graduating from secondary school , he took courses at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague . Barry is of Jewish descent. Hay's grandmother, Flora Sluijter-Polak (born 29 January 1890 in Amsterdam),
75-524: A band called The Haigs . In the summer of 1967, he was asked to join the Golden Earrings , as they were then called (the "Earrings" was later changed to "Earring"), replacing Frans Krassenburg. Hay created the cover art for some of Golden Earring's albums . They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs " Radar Love " in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached
100-541: A covered main stand on the north side of the ground (the entrance to it is from Haig Avenue, the road) called "the Sam Shrouder Main Stand". This is opposite an uncovered terrace on the south side, known as "the Poplar Terrace". Behind the goals, the west ( Scarisbrick ) end is covered and this is where the majority of the home fans congregate. The west stand is called the "Jack Carr Stand", after
125-1305: A jazz club in Hollywood Companies and organizations [ edit ] Haig Fund , British charity set up in 1921 more properly the Earl Haig Fund charity Haig Homes , a British charity founded in 1928 to provide housing for ex-servicemen Earl Haig Fund Scotland , Scottish charity founded in 1921 People [ edit ] Mononym [ edit ] Hayk (also transliterated as Haik or Haig or Haig Nahabed), Armenian Patriarch Given name [ edit ] Haig Acterian , pen name Mihail (1904–c. 1943), Romanian-Armenian film and theater director, critic, dramatist, poet, journalist, and fascist political activist Haig H. Kazazian Jr. (1937-2022), American professor Haig Mardirosian (born 1947), American-Armenian academician and Dean Emeritus Haig Oundjian (born 1949), English-Armenian figure skater Haig Papazian , Lebanese-Armenian multidisciplinary artist, composer, and architect Haig Patigian (1876–1950), Armenian-American sculptor Haig Sare (born 1982), Australian rugby union player Haig Tchamitch , American bridge player Haig Tiriakian (1871–1915), Armenian politician and
150-624: A member of the Armenian National Assembly Haig Yazdjian , Armenian-Syrian composer, vocalist and oud player, producer Haig Young (born 1928), Canadian politician Middle name [ edit ] Ben-hur Haig Bagdikian (1920-2016), Armenian-American journalist William Haig Brown (1823–1907), English cleric and reforming headmaster James Haig Ferguson (1862–1934), Scottish gynaecologist Surname [ edit ] Haig (surname) Titles [ edit ] Earl Haig , Peerage of
175-544: A popular director at the club, and was named shortly after his death. The east ( Blowick ) end, used mainly by away team supporters, is open to the elements. The north and west sides of the ground back onto residential property and the uncovered south and east sides onto the playing fields of the nearby Meols Cop High School. Haig Avenue is a thoroughfare linking Scarisbrick New Road (A570) with Meols Cop Road and Norwood Road. There are limited car parking facilities and these are reserved for home, away and match officials. There
200-746: A small role - as himself - in An Amsterdam Tale . In 1994, he sang lead vocals and played alto flute on the Ayreon song " Sail Away to Avalon ", the single from the latter's debut album , The Final Experiment . During the 2000s, Hay provided the Dutch voice of Rock Zilla in the Canadian cartoon show My Dad The Rock Star , and he appeared in an advertisement for prescription sunglasses. In 2016, Hay released an album with side-project Flying V Formation, and his biography. In December 2017,
225-603: Is 20,010 for two matches played by Southport, against Newcastle United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1932 and against Everton in a 1968 FA Cup tie. Since Southport lost Football League status in 1978, the ground has seldom operated at more than a quarter full, although nearly full houses were registered for key matches such as the 1998 FA Trophy semi-final against Slough Town , which Southport won to reach their first ever Wembley final, and their 2010 FA Cup third round home tie against Sheffield Wednesday . The ground has
250-508: Is available for online streaming. The Big Band Theory featured music from Metropole Orkest . In 2009, he released a DVD of him and the Orkest performing the album live. In 1990, Hay lent his voice to the Dutch dub of the animated film " All Dogs Go to Heaven ", providing the voice of Charlie. He later did this again for the Dutch version of Fern Gully and for Hanekam de Rocker (together with his bandmate George Kooymans ). In 1999 he played
275-464: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Haig Avenue Haig Avenue (currently known as The Big Help Stadium for sponsorship reasons and originally known as Ash Lane ) is a football stadium in Blowick , Southport , Merseyside , England, that holds 6,008 people (1,537 seated, 4,471 standing) Since its opening in 1905 it has been
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#1732779958766300-489: Is usually ample parking in local streets. Southport F.C. moved to what is now called Haig Avenue in 1905 (then called Ash Lane). The road the ground is situated on and the ground itself were officially renamed Haig Avenue after Earl Haig in 1921. The grandstand that now stands at Haig Avenue was opened in August 1968, two years after the original main stand had burnt down. The wooden structure, which had been purchased from
325-510: The Southport Flower Show , caught fire on 27 December 1966, destroying the stand, dressing rooms and offices. The fire began at around 5am and destroyed most of the club's possessions, including kits, with only the club safe, holding some of the takings from the previous day's victory over Wrexham surviving. Following the fire, the club appealed for donations to help towards the £70,000 restoration costs. A temporary main stand
350-627: The "Popular Side" opposite the Main Stand. Covered terracing for about 10,000 spectators on the Popular Side and Scarisbrick End was demolished following legal action against the football club by Sefton Council under the Safety of Sports Grounds legislation. On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Merseyrail had agreed a sponsorship deal that would see Haig Avenue renamed the "Merseyrail Community Stadium". After years of procrastination,
375-796: The Flying V released a cover of The Ronettes ' 1963 hit song " Be My Baby ". In 2019, Hay released an album with musician JB Meijers ( The Common Linnets ); For You Baby , which contains Latin-flavoured cover versions and includes Blue Bayou , a duet with Danny Vera . On 5 February 2021, the band's manager announced to the Dutch press that their active career was over due to George Kooymans' serious illness. In 2022, he released another album in collaboration with JB Meijers, titled "Fiesta de la Vida". Hay married Sandra Bastiaan on February 22, 1992. The couple have two daughters, born in 1990 (Bella Hay) and 1999. In 2001, Hay left The Hague and moved back to Amsterdam, although he now divides his time between
400-713: The United Kingdom Clan Haig Other uses [ edit ] Haig-Simons income , measure of economic income also known as Schanz-Haig-Simons income Haig Point Range Lights , navigational range lights on Calibogue Sound at Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina Haig (whisky) , a brand of Scotch whisky The Haigs, a 1960's Dutch band that featured Barry Hay See also [ edit ] Hague (disambiguation) Haigh (disambiguation) Hogue (disambiguation) Haik (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
425-432: The club has since revised the completion date to November 2014. Everton Reserves currently play their home games at the stadium. On 4 August 2019, it was announced that the stadium would now be known as The Pure Stadium after Pure Business Group offered a three-year naming deal. It was revealed on 24 April 2023, that the charity, Big Help Project, will become a "Strategic Partner" to Southport FC, and that they are now
450-583: The club said that in the summer of 2014, with the financial assistance of the Trust in Yellow supporters' trust, County Insurance and a grant from the football authorities, it would erect new corner floodlights to replace those erected along the sides of the pitch over 40 years previously. While some preparatory work on the project started in May/June 2014, just within the deadline set in the town planning conditions,
475-571: The ground for the celebrations. Barry Hay Barry Andrew Hay (born 16 August 1948) is an Indian-born Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021. He has also released three solo albums. Hay was born in Faizabad , United Provinces (present day Ayodhya , India ), to a Dutch-Jewish mother, Sofia Maria née Sluijter (1922–2004, born in Makassar ), and
500-513: The home ground of Southport Everton Reserves also use the stadium for home games. The ground is situated in Blowick , which is just inside the east boundary of Southport near the A570 , the main road from Southport to Ormskirk and the M58 motorway. It is sited at the edge of a residential area, adjoining school playing fields . Haig Avenue now has a capacity of 6,008 but its record attendance
525-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Haig . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haig&oldid=1170424866 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732779958766550-546: The stadium sponsors for the 2023/24 season, which will see the Haig Avenue Stadium being renamed "The Big Help Stadium". The ground has played host to youth internationals in the past and has also been home to both Liverpool and Everton Reserves. It has also numerous hosted FA Women's Cup ties. Everton Ladies played the first half of the 2018-19 season at the ground. For the coronation of George VI in 1937, an estimated attendance of 15,000 packed into
575-618: The top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States chart, " Twilight Zone " in 1982, and " When the Lady Smiles " in 1984. During their career they had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts and released 25 studio albums. He has released three solo albums. Only Parrots, Frogs and Angels (1972) and Victory of Bad Taste (1987) both has little success. The Big Band Theory (2008)
600-614: Was killed in an Auschwitz concentration camp on 1 October 1942, and her child, Marcus Sluijter (born 21 August 1927) was also killed in Auschwitz, on 31 January 1943, aged fifteen. After the Second World War ended, Barry's mother hid her Jewish identity and "no longer wanted to know that she was Jewish". His maternal grandfather served in the Dutch East Indies Army . Hay started his music career with
625-463: Was put up instead during the season Billy Bingham 's side won promotion to the Third Division. Eric Morecambe presented the club with a trophy to commemorate their achievement. In April 1973, following his first Grand National victory, Red Rum was presented to the crowd at half time during a match against Lincoln City . Today there is open terracing at the "Blowick" away end and on
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