29-466: Stockbridge Village is an area of Knowsley in Merseyside , England . The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 6,018. Up until 1983, the area was formerly known as Cantril Farm , and was the subject of an article in a special report by The Economist entitled "A new kind of ghetto", which described it a predominantly White area of high unemployment and low aspirations. Formerly within
58-664: A charity single in aid of the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. In 2014, 'the Collective' reconvened again to record another charity record, with "All Together Now" being re-recorded again by members of the Farm now under The Peace Collective name. However, unlike "The Fields of Anfield Road" or "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", this failed to chart in the UK top 40, peaking at number 70. Throughout 2013 and 2014,
87-499: A number of changes, such as the famous Heat Waves swimming baths being demolished as well as St Dominic's school being replaced by a new community centre and two new schools. Despite popular belief, no members of the band The Farm were actually from Cantril Farm. Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
116-689: The UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2009 and reached number 14 a week later. In 2011, the Farm joined forces with others to create the Don't Buy The Sun Gig, at the Olympia in Liverpool, which was part of the continuing protest on Merseyside against The Sun newspaper for its false reporting on the Hillsborough disaster 22 years before. This comprised Mick Jones from the Clash , Pete Wylie from
145-548: The historic county of Lancashire , the original Cantril Farm council estate was built in the mid 1960s to rehouse some 15,000 people from inner-city slum clearances in Liverpool . It was part of a deal to rehouse some 200,000 people from inner-city Liverpool in new residential areas beyond the city's borders, with other families from inner-city Liverpool moving to other overspill places including Leasowe , Huyton , Kirkby , Halewood , Skelmersdale and Runcorn New Town from
174-410: The single , "Hearts and Minds", produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson , lead vocalist with Madness . In 1986, after McVann's death, Melvin left the band to pursue a varied career as the director of his own construction firm, but he eventually returned to music in 1990 under the guise of Mr. Smith, a two-piece band that toured frequently, but did not release anything of note. In 1987, the band supported
203-452: The 1950s into the 1970s. The land on which Cantril Farm would be built was purchased by Liverpool council in 1961 for a sum of £132,500. The first tenants arrived on the estate in 1965, but initially the estate lacked facilities such as public transport, health care and shops, with most of these facilities not being provided until at least 1967. Mobile shops were located on the estate until permanent buildings were erected. The first pub on
232-468: The Housemartins on their UK tour. After the departure of Melvin and the death of McVann, Hooton brought in a new line-up. They released four independent singles, but did not have a big break until 1990. In 1989, the band had been given a cameo role in the movie The Final Frame starring Suggs. They were signed after this and hired Suggs as their producer. Their first single under new management
261-726: The Mighty Wah, John Power and others. This then formed the core of The Justice Tonight Band which toured from 2011 to 2012, including four performances supporting the Stone Roses in their comeback tour in 2012. The Justice Tonight Band headlined the Strummerville festival in 2012 and went on to form the Justice Collective who had the Christmas number 1 with their version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother",
290-521: The Top 20 with a cover version of The Human League 's " Don't You Want Me ", recorded for charity album Ruby Trax - The NME's Roaring Forty (a follow-up to the NME's Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father ). The Farm's last 'new' top 40 under their own name was a re-recorded version of "Love See No Colour", now used as the title track of their 1992 album. The Sony Music version dispensed of the 'Scally-baggy' rhythms of
319-496: The album Hullabaloo on the Sire label, followed by their last major single. Despite being a group largely supporting Liverpool F.C. , they allowed Everton Football Club to release a version of "All Together Now" on MDMC Records (which was credited to Everton FC by the UK top 40 ) to accompany their presence in the 1995 FA Cup Final, in which Everton beat Manchester United 1-0. Their most recent hit single under their own name
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#1732790913899348-503: The autumn of 1968 two primary schools were opened on the estate - St Albert's and St Brigid's. Cantril High School was also opened to serve pupils aged 11–16, but it was only open for just over 20 years, closing in July 1991 due to falling pupil numbers. It was damaged in an arson attack not long after its closure and eventually demolished. However, the estate was in deep decline by 1980, with unemployment and crime being rife. Cantril Farm
377-451: The band along with numerous other celebrities, toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn 's bid to become Prime Minister . In June 2017, the band supported a Labour Party rally prior to the 2017 UK general election . In 2018, Carl Hunter directed the feature film Sometimes Always Never , which was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and starred Bill Nighy , Sam Riley , Alice Lowe , Jenny Agutter and Tim McInnerny . This film received
406-605: The band have continued to perform at festivals around the UK, including the Isle of Wight Festival in 2013. In 2014, Alan McGee said that the band's acoustic gig at his new venue The Tabernacle, was in his "Top Ten All Time Gigs". The Farm continued to perform live in 2015 at various festivals such as at the Shiiine On Weekender in November, 2015 and appeared live doing a number of acoustic performances. In 2016,
435-523: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 968491916 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:48:34 GMT The Farm (British band) The Farm are a British band from Liverpool . Their first album, Spartacus , reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991; Spartacus 30
464-665: The estate was opened in 1968, around the same time that the first bus routes were established. Subways were also erected to underpass the busiest roads on the estate for pedestrian safety. Small supermarkets were also erected in the late 1960s and the Withens Shopping Centre opened in 1970. St Jude's Parish Church was opened in 1972 at a cost of £40,000. St Albert's Roman Catholic church opened in 1966, and later on Cantril Farm Methodist Church opened. A second Parish Church, St Brigid's, opened in October 1967. In
493-565: The name of their former independent record company Produce). However their success was to be short-lived due to changes in the indie music scene and the move to a major. Their first single for Sony, "Rising Sun" (1992), moved away from the baggy sound and did not perform well, peaking at Number 48 in the UK Top 75. At this point the band had split from producers Pete Heller and Terry Farley and had joined up with Mark Saunders , who had produced Erasure and The Cure . In October 1992 they reached
522-573: The original Produce release (which had got 'lost in the Christmas chart rush' at the end of 1991), for a slower more synthpop sound with gospel overtones and a big budget video using classical and religious imagery. However, this song only reached Number 35 in the UK charts while the parent album did not chart at all (which means that The Farm join Steve Brookstein and Johnny Hates Jazz in the list of album chart 'One-Hit Wonders' ). The Farm were dropped from Sony Music. In 1994, they released
551-521: The right to buy scheme. Two school buildings on the estate were badly damaged in arson attacks and had to be completely rebuilt. Car theft was a major problem in the 1980s and 1990s. Stockbridge Village Trust Limited was established on 18 February 1983 as a non-profit-making Private Company limited by guarantee. The estate within the Borough of Knowsley, which was owned by the Borough Council,
580-569: The top part of the UK Singles Chart was " Groovy Train ", which reached the Top 10 in September 1990. During the summer that year they played in Ibiza and were a key feature in the film A Short Film About Chilling . In late November that year, they released their most memorable song, " All Together Now ", which instantly became a hit and peaked at number three in the charts in December 1990. It
609-503: The tower blocks, some 600 maisonettes and 340 low-rise flats were also bulldozed. The remaining properties were refurbished. The layout of the estate was altered to improve vehicular access. The shopping and recreational areas of the estate were also improved or replaced. All council properties on the estate were transferred to the Village housing association in 1995. In 2010, further regeneration work began on Stockbridge Village seeing
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#1732790913899638-589: Was " Stepping Stone ", a dance remake of Paul Revere & the Raiders and The Monkees ' single " (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone ", a 1966 single that in its day reached No. 20 in the U.S. Billboard charts for The Monkees. They appeared in The Face , an influential popular culture magazine in the UK, and their promotion of "No alla violenza" anti- hooligan T-shirts during Italia 90 helped to raise their profile further. The Farm's first song to reach
667-536: Was "All Together Now 2004", featuring the S.F.X. Boys Choir of Liverpool, as the official anthem of the England National Football Team at Euro 2004 . It was issued on 31 May 2004 and, as the name suggests, in a slightly remixed format, with radio commentary from the Euro 2004 qualifiers added to the track, whilst a bonus remix was included on the single with the help of DJ Spoony . The Farm
696-722: Was also one of the first bands to perform at the Echo Arena Liverpool when it opened in January 2008. The Farm were also central to the track released to commemorate the Hillsborough disaster , " The Fields of Anfield Road ", the proceeds going to the families of those killed in the disaster. Credited to the Liverpool Collective featuring the Kop Choir, this single was a new entry at number 16 on
725-650: Was conveyed to the Trust on 6 April 1983, at the District Valuer's valuation of more than £7million. This resulted in the Cantril Farm Estate being split, with two-thirds owned by the Trust, and one third owned by Liverpool City Council. The main part of the estate was renamed Stockbridge Village, while the section in Liverpool retained the Cantril Farm name. As well as the demolition of some of
754-705: Was formed in early 1983 and initially comprised Peter Hooton, Steve Grimes, John Melvin and Andrew John "Andy" McVann, who was killed in a police chase on 1 October 1986 at the age of 21, and to whose parents the band's subsequent album, Spartacus , is dedicated. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Excitements , initially including Phil Stephenson on bass guitar, Neil (Cad) Campbell on drums, Grimes on guitar and Thomas (the band's dancer). They became The Farm after Martin Dunbar (vocals) left and Peter Hooton joined, although they did play several gigs as The Excitements with Hooton on vocals. In 1984, they released
783-532: Was on the crest of this wave that their album Spartacus reached No. 1 in the UK the following year. In 1991, the Farm teamed up with Pete Wylie of Wah! (The Mongrel), to re-record his 1986 hit "Sinful" in the indie-dance 'baggy' style and followed it up with three smaller hits on the Produce record label. With the success of Spartacus , the band signed a major label deal with Sony Records , who gave them their own End Product record label (which played on
812-546: Was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. Spartacus includes two songs which had been top 10 singles the year before. In 2012, they toured with their Spartacus Live shows and formed part of the Justice Tonight Band, supporting the Stone Roses at Heaton Park , Phoenix Park , Lyon and Milan . They formed part of The Justice Collective which had the 2012 Christmas number one with their recording of " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ". The band
841-597: Was the scene of a riot in August 1981 soon after the infamous rioting several miles away in Toxteth . By 1982, unemployment on the estate was at 49% among males and 80% among young people, around four times the national average. Most of the estate's retail units were vacant. Household spaces were also becoming vacant as families were wanting to leave the estate and the vacant properties were difficult to let to new tenants, and very few tenants had opted to buy their properties under
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