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Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe  Wythenshawe shown within Greater Manchester
Population	66,267 (2001 Census)
Metropolitan borough	City of Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M22, M23
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Wythenshawe and Sale East
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Wythenshawe ( /ˈwɪðənʃɔː/; pop. 66,000) is a district in the south of the city of Manchester, England.

Historically within Cheshire,^[1] in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s to resolve the problem of its inner city slums. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km²), Wythenshawe has often been referred to as one of the largest council housing estates in Europe,^[2] although a significant proportion of the estate is now privately owned housing.

The district comprises nine areas: Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Sharston, Northenden and Northern Moor. The boundaries of these areas have changed throughout the district's history, and previously known areas such as Brownley Green and Crossacres have since been assimilated into one of the areas listed above, though many residents still refer to them by name.

History[link]

Wythenshawe Hall, a former stately home and local landmark in Wythenshawe Park

The name of Wythenshawe seems to come from the Old English wiðign = "withy tree" and sceaga = "wood" (compare dialectal word shaw). The three ancient townships of Northenden, Baguley, and Northen Etchells formally became the present-day Wythenshawe when they were merged with Manchester in 1931. Until then, the name had referred only to Wythenshawe Hall and its grounds.^[3]

For many centuries the Tatton family owned Wythenshawe Hall and much land in what is now Wythenshawe. Manchester Corporation, which was in desperate need of land to house the city's rapidly increasing population, pressured Mr Tatton to part with the land in 1926. What was once farmland was transformed into one of the largest housing estates in Europe.

Immediately south of Wythenshawe is Manchester Airport, formerly called Ringway Airport.

Before Manchester's Barton and Ringway airports were laid out, three farm fields between Rackhouse Road and Wythenshawe Road in what is now the north edge of Wythenshawe were used as Manchester (Wythenshawe) Aerodrome. This was the UK's first municipal airfield, and operated between April 1929 and early 1930. A barn was converted to act as the hangar and a farmhouse as the administration building. Temporary fuel pumps were installed.^[4]

Area where Manchester Airport and Wythenshawe are now, as around 1925

Housing and social history[link]

Wythenshawe is Manchester's largest district, a massive housing estate that was created in the 1920s intended as a "garden city" where an overspill population could be rehoused away from the slums and squalor of industrial Manchester.

Part of Benchill (not the area southwest of Gladeside Road) was built before World War II and called the Wythenshawe Ward of the City of Manchester. The rest was built starting around 1960.

The estate was built initially without shops, amenities or services, and there was very little employment directly to hand: people wanting to buy household supplies had to "wait until the mobile shop came round, or go to Northenden". Various residents' associations were set up to address these problems, but progress was very slow. Wythenshawe eventually expanded, and businesses were attracted to the area with the creation of the Sharston Industrial Estate and, later, the Moss Nook and Roundthorn industrial complexes. Wythenshawe gradually acquired all the amenities and facilities that the original planners had neglected to include, such as schools, shops, pubs and churches. The area also got its own hospital, and Wythenshawe Hospital grew out of the earlier Baguley Hospital after the Second World War in 1948. The largest shopping area was constructed in the 1960s in the town centre (known locally as the Wythenshawe Civic Centre), which has been expanded further since its initial construction. In 1971, the Wythenshawe Forum was opened, which included a library, a swimming pool and a theatre.

Many houses previously owned by the council are now under the control of local housing associations, such as Willow Park in Benchill and Parkway Green in Baguley.

Wythenshawe has 12 parks and 18 woodland areas including Wythenshawe Park which covers over 270 acres (1.1 km²) of green space and is home to Manchester's only community farm. At the centre of the park is the historic Wythenshawe Hall with its Civil War and Tatton heritage. The park also has riding stables, a horticulture centre, tea rooms, children's play area, athletics track, football pitches, tennis courts, bowls and golfing facilities. Other parks include Hollyhedge Park, Peel Hall Park, Painswick Park and Baguley Park. Northenden's Riverside Park is the first new park to be established in the city this century.

Governance[link]

The district is under the authority of Manchester City Council.

The area used to be its own parliamentary constituency, having been Manchester Wythenshawe since the 1960s and represented by Alf Morris of the Labour Party. Before the 1997 election, the boundaries were redrawn and part of the neighbouring area of Sale included in the seat. The constituency is now called Wythenshawe and Sale East. In the same year, Alf Morris stepped down and was replaced by Paul Goggins. It is still considered a safe Labour seat, with Labour securing over 50% of the vote (and more than twice as many votes as its nearest rival) in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 elections. Labour kept the seat in the 2010 elections, though their share of the vote was decreased to 44.1%.

At the time of the 2001 UK Census Wythenshawe was divided into five local government wards: Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park. Each ward was represented by three local councillors, giving Wythenshawe 18 of the 99 seats on Manchester City Council. Following a review by the Boundary Committee for England published in 2003, the ward of Benchill was abolished, and its former territory was divided between the wards of Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.^[5]

Wythenshawe typically returns all Labour councillors in local elections, although in the 2008 elections the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Northenden and a second seat (in the same area) in the 2010 elections.

Geography[link]

Wythenshawe is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Manchester city centre and is the southernmost district within the Manchester boundary.

Public services[link]

Wythenshawe is policed by the South Manchester Division of Greater Manchester Police. The Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Policing Team, which covers Sharston, Benchill and Woodhouse Park is situated on Poundswick Lane.

Wythenshawe's fire and rescue services are the responsibility of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and are based at a fire station on Brownley Road.

In the media[link]

Wythenshawe is the outdoor filming location for the Channel 4 series Shameless, which shows various shots of the local tower-blocks, housing estates and other architecture unique to this area. Wythenshawe also housed the outdoor sets for the show, which were built on private property. Production moved from West Gorton (in East Manchester) in early 2007, following disruption to filming caused by local youths.^[6]

In 2009, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (former wife of Prince Andrew) went to Wythenshawe to make a television documentary for ITV1 entitled The Duchess On The Estate.^[7] In it, she visited the Northern Moor area of Wythenshawe to meet locals and discuss their way of life, and to open a new local community centre.^[8] Both before and after its transmission, the documentary was widely criticised for being a self-serving publicity stunt by Ferguson, and she was also criticised for her patronising attitude towards the local people.^[9][10]

Economy[link]

About 43,000 people work in Wythenshawe. There are four areas of industrial activity (estates) - Moss Nook, Ringway (Airport Cargo Centre), Roundthorn and Sharston. It is home to Manchester Airport and UHSM Wythenshawe Hospital which are two of the largest employers in the area, and various national companies also have premises situated in Wythenshawe, including Virgin Media, F. Duerr & Sons, and Wylex / Electrium (now under Siemens ownership) amongst others.

Several greenfield and greyfield sites have been opened up to developers and there are several new housing developments within the area.

The town centre, originally built in the 1960s, was renovated between 1999 and 2002, to include new stores and other new features. The main shopping area now features gates that are locked at night to prevent the vandalism that was seen in previous years. The Forum centre, which houses a library, leisure centre, cafe and other amenities, has also been renovated in a more modern style. In 2007, Asda opened a new superstore with multi-storey car parking on the site of the old Co-operative store that was originally built in the 1970s. A walkway going between the multi-storey car park and the large supermarket building now features a wall mosaic depicting various aspects of the town. After the demolition of two 1960s blocks of multi-storey flats in 2007, a new local authority services hub is currently being constructed by Manchester City Council that will provide a new frontage for the town centre from its north-facing aspect.

See also[link]

• List of large council estates in the UK

References[link]

Notes[link]

Bibliography[link]

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Joseph "Joe" McElderry ( /məˈkɛldəri/; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer songwriter and model. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009.^[1] His first single "The Climb" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two years later in 2011. To date he has released three albums - two of them reaching the UK top three.^[2] He is currently working on his fourth studio album.

Early life[link]

Born in South Shields,^[3] England, McElderry is the only child^[4] of Jim McElderry and Eileen Joyce.^[5] The couple separated when McElderry was a child.^[6] McElderry was raised in a small flat on Tyneside.^[5]

McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications, and Newcastle College to study performing arts.^[7] He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008.^[8] McElderry studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Advanced Performance) at Newcastle College Performance Academy and in 2010 graduated with triple distinction.^[9] He took the role of 'Danny Zuko' in Grease performed at Harton Technology College.^[7]

McElderry is also close friends with one of The X Factor eight series winners, Jade Thirwall, who is also from South Shields. The pair used to duet together.^[10]

Career[link]

[edit] 2009: The X Factor

McElderry auditioned for The X Factor in 2007, but it wasn't shown because he felt he was too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away.^[8] He auditioned again in 2009 in Manchester and sang Luther Vandross's "Dance with My Father".

Mentored by Cheryl Cole, he made it through to the live finals and was announced the winner on 13 December 2009,^[1][11] beating runner up Olly Murs with his version of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb".^[12]

McElderry's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, whose parent company is Sony Music Entertainment. The contract has a stated value of £1 million, of which £150,000 is a cash advance and the remainder allocated to recording and marketing costs. The single "The Climb" was released as McElderry's debut single.

Along with The X Factor finalists, McElderry recorded vocal for featured on a charity single, a cover of Michael Jackson's hit "You Are Not Alone". It was released in aid of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital.^[13] The finalists premiered the song live on the 15 November edition of the programme; the single was available for digital download that day and a physical release followed the day after.^[14] The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart.

McElderry's debut single, "The Climb",^[15] was available to download at midnight on 14 December 2009 and was released physically on 16 December 2009. According to industry sources, approximately 100,000 copies of the single were sold on the day of its release.^[16] On 18 December 2009, it was announced that McElderry secured the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for 11–17 December 2009.^[17]

"The Climb" was a contender for 2009's UK Christmas number one,^[18] competing against, and losing to, Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name".^[19] McElderry's single sold 450,000 compared to Rage Against the Machine's 502,000 after a Facebook-based campaign was started in protest of The X Factor's dominance of the Christmas number one title. This was the first time since 2004 that the X Factor winning single was denied the top spot for Christmas in the UK Singles Charts. Simon Cowell stated that he was "gutted for Joe because a number one single meant a lot to him. But I have to congratulate Jon and Tracy [Morter, who started the Facebook campaign]."^[20][21] McElderry's single stayed at number one on the Irish charts for a second week securing him the Irish Christmas number one (18–25 December 2009),^[22][23] and the song moved up to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart on 27 December.^[24][25] The single had the fifth highest sales of all UK singles released in 2009 staying one week at #1. It was also the top selling Irish single of 2009 where it remained at the top spot for four consecutive weeks.

[edit] 2010: The X Factor Live Tour and Wide Awake

McElderry performing live at The O₂ Arena as part of the UK The X Factor series 6 tour.

"The Climb" was nominated in the British Single category at the 2010 BRIT Awards but lost out to fellow X Factor contestants JLS. McElderry performed "Don't Stop Believin'" and presented an award at the 15th National Television Awards in London on 20 January 2010.

In January 2010, he participated in the Helping Haiti charity single, a cover of "Everybody Hurts" arranged by Simon Cowell in order to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[26] McElderry took part in the Great North Run half marathon 21.0975-kilometre (13.1094 mi) race on 19 September 2010 raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust.^[27][28]

McElderry and seven other finalists, Olly Murs, Stacey Solomon, Danyl Johnson, Lloyd Daniels, John & Edward, Jamie Archer and Lucie Jones, appeared in the X Factor Live tour which began on 15 February 2010 at the Echo Arena Liverpool and concluded on 4 April at the SECC. McElderry performed the songs "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Love Story", "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", "She's Out of My Life", "Don't Stop Believin'" and his debut single "The Climb" on the tour. On 15 March, it was reported that McElderry had signed a modelling deal with Next Models.^[29] He performed on Radio 1's Big Weekend on 22 May 2010, singing an acoustic version of "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Telephone" in the Live Lounge tent and he also performed "Don't Stop Believin'" and his single, "The Climb" on The 5:19 Show.

McElderry signing autographs in Bangor at Radio 1's Big Weekend.

In 2010, McElderry recorded his debut album Wide Awake^[30] which was released on 25 October 2010.^[31] Producers of the album included Dallas Austin and John Shanks.^[32] He launched the album with a performance at G-A-Y .^[33]

The first single released from Wide Awake was "Ambitions", a cover of a song by Norwegian band Donkeyboy.^[34] He filmed a music video for the song in September 2010.^[35] The video was directed by Nigel Dick.^[36] Ambitions premiered on BBC Radio One on 19 September 2010.^[37] The single went on sale on 8 October 2010 in Ireland. It went on sale by digital download in United Kingdom on 10 October 2010, with the physical CD available for purchase in the United Kingom the following day. The song debuted at #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #4 on the Irish Chart.

McElderry's album Wide Awake debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart,^[38] with retail sales of 39,405 copies in the country during the album's first week of release.^[39] The album fell to number 20 on the chart the following week,^[40] and to number 40 the week after that.^[41] As of 4 December 2011, 101,454 copies of the album had been sold at retail in the United Kingdom.^[42]

"Someone Wake Me Up" was the second single taken from the album.^[43] It was released as a single on 5 December 2010 in the United Kingdom. It debuted and peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.^[44]

McElderry was approached by Twentieth Century Fox to record the specially written track, "There’s A Place For Us", written by American songstress Carrie Underwood, which features in the soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.^[45] and was also the B-side to "Someone Wake Me Up". The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2011 for Best Original Song - Motion Picture.^[46]

[edit] 2011: Departure from Syco, Popstar to Operastar and Classic

After "Someone Wake Me Up," McElderry released no further singles or albums with Syco. On 15 April 2011, it was reported in the news media that McElderry's contract with Syco would not be renewed when it expired the following month.^[47]

No publicly named person from Syco has made an on-the-record comment about the end of the company's relationship with McElderry. In an interview that aired on 18 May 2011 on the television programme North East Tonight, McElderry made his first public comments about his departure from the company. During the interview, he said:

[E]verything that happened with Syco, and parting ways with them — I believe it's all an experience.

I've gotten absolutely no regrets about anything that I've done over the past two years — in the music that I chose, and anything that I did, because at that time and at that moment in time when I chose to do those things and chose to do those songs, that was just what I wanted to do. And I enjoy taking risks. It's exciting.

For a boy of 19 to get what I've got at the minute and what I'm doing at the minute, it's amazing, and I am genuinely happy with what I'm doing.^[48]

In radio interviews during the month of July 2011, McElderry spoke further about the circumstances of the end of his relationship with Syco. He told Terry Wogan in an interview on BBC Radio Two that he had actually parted ways with Syco in February 2011.^[49] In an interview with Real Radio that aired on 13 July 2011, McElderry, when speaking about his commercial struggles, said: "I think a lot of it was to do with the fact that I went away for so long. . . . I think we left it a bit too late with releasing the album. But I think it's also down to the label."^[50] He said that there were "timing issues" and, "We missed out on a few things."^[51] In an interview with Tony Horne (who at that time was with Metro Radio in Newcastle upon Tyne), McElderry said that he did not believe that he was getting enough work to do while he was with Syco.^[52]

On 14 July 2011, McElderry told Radio Newcastle that he "wasn't happy" when he was with Syco.^[53] He said that Syco had made mistakes "timing-wise" and in "the marketing side of things."^[54] He declined in that interview to be more specific about what he thought the mistakes were, saying that it was "pointless" at that juncture to get into "the blame game."^[55] He did say that he was "happy" with his album, Wide Awake, although, if he had to do it over again, "maybe" he would have included "a few more ballads."^[56] But he added that the album's songs gave him "some great fast material" to perform alongside ballads when he performed live, and also said that, when he was making the album, he wanted to show that he could be "diverse" and perform fast songs as well as ballads of the type that he had performed on X Factor.^[57]

McElderry told Tony Horne that he had a meeting with Syco staff members in February 2011.^[52] He told Radio Newcastle that, at the meeting, he expressed his unhappiness with the company, and said to the staff members that the relationship with Syco was not working for him.^[53] According to McElderry, the staff members said that the relationship was not working for the company either, and all concerned agreed to go their separate ways.^[58] McElderry also told Radio Newcastle: "I just needed to go out and explore on my own and fend for myself a bit instead of being in this huge kind of establishment that kind of protected us. I needed to go out there and be a proper artist and fend for myself, by myself, and do things my way."^[59]

McElderry has also stated that his split with Syco was amicable, and there was no "fight" between them.^[60] He told Tony Horne, "I'm still great friends with all the team there."^[61] He told the Shields Gazette: "I really like Simon Cowell and always think very highly of him. . . . There's no hard feelings there — there never has been and never will be."^[62] He told Capital FM on 19 August 2011 that he was "forever thankful" to Syco and Simon Cowell for the opportunity that they gave him, adding, "I love them to bits."^[63] He said in the same interview that he was "a massive fan" of X Factor.^[64]

He also denied the report (attributed to an unnamed "friend" in the Daily Mail's article about Syco's dropping of him^[47]) that he was "devastated" when Syco dropped him. He said in radio interviews that he had not been "depressed."^[60][65] He told Dean Piper of the Sunday Mirror: "Being dumped by Syco wasn't the end of my world — it was the opposite. I'm actually glad it happened. People were coming up to me thinking I was going to be depressed but I honestly wasn't. My thoughts were, 'Right, let's get on with it and work out what to do next.'"^[66] Later, he told Out in the City magazine:

I mean this in the least big-headed way possible, but it wasn't a depressing time. Obviously, getting dropped by your record label is not an ideal situation, but I just kind of thought, "OK, what's next? Let's move on to the next chapter". I didn't dwell on it. I don't want to say that I wasn't bothered because obviously I care about my music, but I kind of thought: "Right, let's go out and explore who I'm going to release music with next". It was an exciting time, as well as being a kind of wake-up, I suppose.^[67]

Also in 2011, McElderry terminated his relationship with Modest! Management, the management company that had managed him since his victory on X Factor.^[68] He subsequently hired Angie Jenkison as his new manager.^[69]

On 20 March 2011, the Sunday Mirror tabloid published an article which claimed that McElderry's "dream of world stardom [was] over," and that he had moved out of an apartment in an upscale section of London and had moved back home to South Shields to live with his mother.^[70] McElderry later said that the article was so wildly inaccurate that he laughed when he read it. He told Out in the City magazine in August 2011: "I've always lived in South Shields, I've never moved to London, so I never 'moved back'! I just looked at that article, and I was laughing my head off at what a load of rubbish it was. I think it was the day that article went out, I had just put down a deposit on my own house, so I just thought: 'How far from the truth can it be?'. It was water off a duck's back. I just thought: 'Whatever — let them write whatever the hell they want'."^[67]

On 9 May 2011, McElderry performed the song "Something's Coming" from West Side Story at a reception at Buckingham Palace that celebrated young people in the performing arts.^[71]

In late January or early February 2011, ITV approached McElderry's management about his being a contestant on the upcoming second series of Popstar to Operastar.^[72] McElderry agreed and entered the show,^[73] which started on 5 June 2011. He won the show on 10 July 2011. After the show it was revealed that, in all of the episodes in which he competed, McElderry received more votes than all of the other contestants combined, never receiving less than 58.2% of the total public votes.^[74] He defeated Cheryl Baker in the final with 77.1% of the public vote.^[75]

On 11 July 2011, McElderry confirmed that he would be recording his second studio album, stating "It’s not going to be pop, it’s going to be a lot of big, lush ballads. I wanted to do a few more ballads on my first album. It’s going to appeal to all my fans. I’m going to sing a few Italian songs. I’m not going to change my voice – I don’t want to scare people too much... I can’t reveal which label it’s with but it’s an amazing label.^[76] The label was later revealed to be Decca Records.^[77] On 24 July 2011, he headlined a free homecoming gig at Bents Park as part of South Tyneside Summer Festival 2011, singing a set list of 20 songs, with over 20,000 people in the audience- the biggest turnout the event has ever had.^[78]

His album, Classic, was released on 22 August 2011. Classic debuted on the official UK top 40 albums chart at number 2 on the chart that was released on 28 August 2011.^[79] The album was certified gold, within 10 days after the release.^[80] As of 4 December 2011, 211,317 copies of the album had been sold at retail in the United Kingdom.^[81]

McElderry performed at Festival of Remembrance on 12 November 2011, this was the third time performing in front of The Queen.^[82] He embarked on his debut solo tour, Classic Tour in November 2011.^[83] He appeared on Big River Big Songs: The Tyne, singing the title track, "Big River".^[84]

McElderry released a Christmas album titled Classic Christmas on 28 November 2011.^[85] During the album's first week of release in the United Kingdom, 34,043 copies of the album were sold at retail in the country, and the album debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.^[86] On 8 December, he performed at Durham Cathedral to an audience of 1,500, singing, "In the Bleak Midwinter" and David Essex's "A Winter's Tale", with a new verse written by Tim Rice.^[87] He introduced The Nutcracker at The O2 Arena from 27 December 2011 to 30 December 2011 by singing 3 songs of Classic Christmas, "Adeste Fideles", "Silent Night" and a solo version of "O Holy Night".^[88]

[edit] 2012 - present: Street of Dreams and fourth album

In the Classic Tour Programme, McElderry spoke about what he'd like to do for his next album, "I'd really like to spend some time and do some song writing and do some more original songs, like on my first album... I feel like these past 2 years have gone so quick that I want to just step out of the craziness for a minute and write a nice song. Maybe write about what I've experienced."^[89] He has also shared his interest in collaborating with a rapper, saying “I always think that when you put a rapper with a singer that shouldn’t go, it is the most genius thing as it is so different.”^[90] He later revealed that he is interested in collaborating with Dappy.^[91] On 20 January 2012, he tweeted "I know I'm on holiday.... but just been sent some new songs to listen to for ideas etc.. Can't wait to start recording!!! :D".^[92] On 26 January 2012, he tweeted he was making mood boards, song list ideas and references for the album.^[93] He spoke about the direction of the album in the Sunday Sun, saying "This album is going to be a new direction, not classical or pop. It is going to be new and just me. People will get what they are expecting, but in a good way – it will be a nice surprise.”^[94] McElderry started recording the album in February 2012.^[95]

During the recording of the album, he performed at The Royal Albert Hall in support of The Hunger Project, singing "Don't Stop Believin'"', "Nessun Dorma" and a duet with Dionne Warwick, "One World, One Song”.^[96] He was also scheduled to make a guest appearance in the Coronation Street musical, Street of Dreams, singing the finale number "Ghost - Take My Hand" in the show's Newcastle dates, originally set for 29 May and 30 May.^[97] However, after the first two shows, the later dates, including the ones on which Joe was set to perform, were postponed.^[98]

The album is set to include collaborations with Marcella Detroit and Ludovico Einaudi.^[99] It will be released on 17 September.^[100]

Philanthropy[link]

In January 2010, he participated in the Helping Haiti charity single, a cover of "Everybody Hurts" arranged by Simon Cowell in order to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[26] McElderry took part in the Great North Run half marathon 13.1 mile race on 19 September 2010 raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust,^[27][28] which he is also an ambassador for.^[101] He performed at The Ray of Sunshine charity concert on 11 March 2011.^[102] Two days later, he performed at Theatre Royal in Newcastle to help raise money for Josie's Dragonfly trust. He also took part in a Comic Relief campaign, where celebrities and prolific Twitter users auctioned off the chance to be followed by a star, it raised £560.^[103] McElderry performed on 13 July 2011 at the Newcastle Teenage Cancer Trust Unit, the acoustic set was streamed live to all other Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country as well as on the website.^[104] He ran the Great North Run again in 2011, once again supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust, finishing in 1 hour and 42 minutes. The singer was put up for auction on QVC in aid of charity and eventually sold for £6,350, the shopping channel set up the auction in the name of Breast Cancer Care.^[105] On Sunday 11 March 2012, Joe played a secret acoustic gig to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London's iconic 100 Club venue, accompanied by Scottish musician Michael Sweeney on piano and vocals.^[106]

Other activities[link]

In March 2010 it was reported that McElderry had signed up as model for Next Models.^[107] McElderry has also worked as a substitute DJ on Newcastle's Metro Radio.^[108] In April 2011 Joe headlined National Student Pride in Brighton's seafront club Coalition which was attended by students from all over the U.K and sponsored by Ernst & Young.^[109] In January 2012 Joe made an appearance on BBC TV Series The Magicians. He appeared on Newsround in February 2012 answering questions about what he was like at the age of 10.^[110]

Personal life[link]

On 30 July 2010, McElderry announced on his official website that he is gay.^[111] The gay charity Stonewall has listed McElderry as a gay role model.^[112]

He is frequently asked in interviews whether he is still in touch with his former X Factor mentor Cheryl Cole, he usually replies saying they text each other regularly and see each other whenever they have the chance.^[113][114]

On 24 December 2011, a man was arrested in McElderry's home town of South Shields and later charged with harassment. McElderry's mother, Eileen Joyce, called police claiming she had been followed by a suspicious man in the town’s Asda superstore. The court heard 52-year-old Ennis McBride, had travelled to the North East shortly before Christmas and had been staying in a hotel in South Shields at the time of his arrest. McBride made no pleas to the charge and the case was adjourned until February 2012,^[115] where he pleaded not guilty. A trial has been set for 11 May 2012.^[116]

Awards and nominations[link]

Discography[link]

• Wide Awake (2010)
• Classic (2011)
• Classic Christmas (2011)
• TBA (2012)

Tours[link]

• The X Factor Tour 2010 (February 2010 - April 2010)
• Classic Tour (November 2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

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Honored in	Catholic Church.
Beatified	January 8, 1905, Rome,Italy by Saint Pius X
Canonized	1925, Rome by Pope Pius XI
Major shrine	Shrine of St. John Vianney; Ars-sur-Formans, France
Feast	August 4 August 8 (General Roman Calendar, 1928-1969)
Patronage	all priests, parish priests; Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney; Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa; confessors; archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish priest who in the Catholic Church is venerated as a saint and as the patron saint of all priests. He is often referred to as the "Curé d'Ars". He became internationally notable for his priestly and pastoral work in his parish because of the radical spiritual transformation of the community and its surroundings. Catholics attribute this to his saintly life, mortification, his persevering ministry in the sacrament of confession, and his ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Philomena.

Early life[link]

Vianney was born on 8 May 1786, in the French town of Dardilly, and was baptized the same day. His parents, Matthieu Vianney and Marie Beluze, had six children, of whom John was the fourth. The Vianneys were Catholics who helped the poor and gave hospitality to Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, the patron saint of tramps, who passed through Dardilly on his pilgrimage to Rome.

By 1790, the French Revolution forced many loyal priests to hide from the government in order to carry out the sacraments in their parish. In order to attend Mass, even though it was illegal, the Vianneys travelled to distant farms where they could pray in secret. Since the priests risked their lives day by day, Vianney began to look upon priests as heroes. His First Communion lessons were publicly carried out in a public home by three priests. He made his first communion at the age of 13.^[1] During the Mass, the windows were covered so that the light of the candles could not be seen from the outside. The secrecy of his Catholic practices continued, especially during his preparation for confirmation.

In 1802, the Catholic Church was re-established in France, resulting in religious peace throughout the country. By this time, Vianney was concerned about his future vocation and longed for an education. He was 20 when his father allowed him to leave the farm to be taught at Father Balley's "presbytery-school" in the neighbouring village of Ecully.^[1] The school taught arithmetic, history, geography, and Latin. Vianney struggled with school, especially with Latin, since his past education had been interrupted by the French Revolution. Only because of Vianney's deepest desire to be a priest - and Father Balley's patience - did he continue.^[2]

Vianney's studies were interrupted in 1809 when he was drafted into Napoleon's armies.^[1] He should have been exempt, as an ecclesiastical student, but Napoleon had withdrawn the exemption in certain dioceses because of his need for soldiers in his fight against Spain.^[3] Two days after he had to report at Lyons, he became ill and was hospitalized, during which time his draft left without him. Once released from the hospital, on 5 January, he was sent to Roanne for another draft.^[1] He went into a church to pray, and fell behind the group. He met a young man who volunteered to guide him back to his group, but instead led him deep into the mountains of Le Forez, to the village Les Noes, where deserters had gathered.^[4] Vianney lived there for fourteen months,^[5] hidden in the byre attached to a farmhouse, and under the care of Claudine Fayot, a widow with four children. He assumed the name Jerome Vincent, and under that name he opened a school for village children.^[6] Since the harsh weather isolated the town during the winter, the deserters were safe from gendarmes. However, after the snow melted, gendarmes came to the town constantly, searching for deserters. During these searches, Vianney hid inside stacks of fermenting hay in Fayot's barn. An Imperial decree proclaimed in March 1810 granted amnesty to all deserters,^[5] which enabled Vianney to go back legally to Ecully, where he resumed his studies. He was tonsured in 1811, and in 1812 he went to the minor seminary at Verrieres. In autumn of 1813, he was sent to major seminary at Lyons. Considered too slow, he was returned to Father Balley. However, father Balley persuaded the vicars general that Vianney's piety was great enough to compensate for his ignorance, and the seminarian received minor orders and the subdiaconate on July 2, 1814, was ordained deacon in June 1815, and was ordained priest August 12, 1815 in the Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble. He said his first Mass the next day,^[5] and was appointed assistant to Fr Balley in Ecully.

Curé of Ars[link]

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In 1818, shortly after the death of Father Balley, Jean-Marie Vianney was appointed parish priest of the parish of Ars, a town of 230.^[5]

A few years later, he founded an orphanage for destitute girls, called "The Providence" which was successful, however it was closed in 1847.

As parish priest, Vianney realized that the Revolution's aftermath had resulted in religious ignorance, due to the destruction of the Catholic Church in France. At the time, Sundays in rural areas were spent working in the fields, or dancing and drinking in taverns. Vianney was astonished, especially since Sundays were meant to be reserved for religion. Vianney spent time in the confessional and gave homilies against blasphemy and dancing.^[5] If his parishioners did not give up dancing, he refused them absolution.^[7]

Monsignor Balley was Vianney's greatest inspiration, since he was a priest who remained loyal to his faith, despite the Revolution.^[8] Vianney felt compelled to fulfill the duties of a curé, just as did M. Balley, even when it was illegal.

Later years[link]

Vianney came to be known internationally, and people from distant places began traveling to consult him as early as 1827.^[9] "By 1855, the number of pilgrims had reached twenty thousand a year. During the last ten years of his life, he spent sixteen to eighteen hours a day in the confessional. Even the bishop forbade him to attend the annual retreats of the diocesan clergy because of the souls awaiting him yonder".^[4] He spent at least 11 or 12 hours a day in the confessional during winter, and up to 16 in the summer.^[9]

Vianney had a great devotion to St. Philomena. Vianney regarded her as his guardian and erected a chapel and shrine in honor of the saint. During May 1843, Vianney fell so ill he thought that his life was coming to its end. He asked St Philomena to cure him and promised to say 100 Masses at her shrine. Twelve days later, Vianney was cured and he attributed his cure to St Philomena.

Vianney yearned for the contemplative life of a monk, and four times ran away from Ars, the last time in 1853.^[9]

The body of Saint John Mary Vianney wearing a wax mask, found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church. The body is entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France.

Death and veneration[link]

On 4 August 1859, Vianney died at age 73. The bishop presided over his funeral with 300 priests and more than 6,000 people in attendance.

Statue of Jean-Marie Vianney in the church of a small village in France.

Before he was buried Vianney was fitted with a wax mask.^[10] Biographers recorded miracles performed throughout his life, obtaining money for his charities and food for his orphans; he had supernatural knowledge of the past and future, and could heal the sick, especially children.

On 3 October 1874 Pope Pius IX proclaimed him Venerable; on 8 January 1905, Pope Pius X declared him Blessed and proposed him as a model to the parochial clergy; in 1925 Pope Pius XI canonized him, and assigned 8 August as his feast day. This feast was inserted in the General Roman Calendar in 1928 with the rank of Double. He was made patron saint of parish priests in 1929.^[11] The rank was changed to that of third-class feast in 1960, and it is thus celebrated by those who observe the calendar of 1962 as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. The date assigned by Pope Paul VI for the memorial of John Vianney is 4 August.

In 1959, Pope John XXIII issued Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia, an encyclical on Vianney.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of Vianney's death, Pope Benedict XVI declared a year for priests, running from the feast of the Sacred Heart 2009-2010.^[12][13]

The Vatican Post has prepared a set of stamps to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of St John Vianney. With the following words on 16 June 2009, Benedict XVI officially marked the beginning of the year dedicated to priests, "…On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 – a day traditionally devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy –, I have decided to inaugurate a ‘Year for Priests’ in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the dies natalis of John Mary Vianney, the Patron Saint of parish priests worldwide…" ^[14]

Pope Benedict XVI placed the Year of the Priest also known as the Year for Priests (June 2009-June 2010) under St John Vianney's patronage.

There are statues of Vianney in many French churches.

See also[link]

• Saint John Vianney's prayer to Jesus

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Walsh, Michael, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), 236.
2. ^ Marshall, Bruce. The Curé of Ars. (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1952), 273.
3. ^ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08326c.htm
4. ^ ^{a b} Otten, S. (1913) "Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Blessed." Catholic Encyclopedia http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/St._Jean-Baptiste-Marie_Vianney
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} Walsh, Michael, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), 237.
6. ^ http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CURE.htm
7. ^ Walsh, Michael, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), 237-8.
8. ^ Marshall, Bruce. The Curé of Ars. (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1952), 275.
9. ^ ^{a b c} Walsh, Michael, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), 238.
10. ^ The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati, by Joan Carroll Cruz, OCDS, TAN Books and Publishers, Inc, June 1977. ISBN 0-89555-066-0
11. ^ Walsh, Michael, ed. Butler's Lives of the Saints. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), 239.
12. ^ http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=14390
13. ^ http://www.annussacerdotalis.org/pls/clerus/V3_S2EW_CONSULTAZIONE.mostra_pagina?id_pagina=1809&rifi=guest&rifp=guest
14. ^ "Year for Priests – 150th Ann. of St John Vianney". World Stamp News. June 18, 2010. http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/06/year-for-priests-150th-ann-of-st-john-vianney/#more-1466. Retrieved September 12, 2010. 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 

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External links[link]

• John Vianney--Cure d'Ars