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On Saturday 30th November the Mr H Showband provided an outstanding evening of entertainment as part of the Playbarn Project's charity boxing night. The event was to raise funds and awareness for the Playbarn Project, a local charity providing help and support to unwell children.

After the boxing, the Mr H Showband took to the stage to entertain the guests until the early hours. Our inflatables were positioned on the ceiling in the marquee to create a unique visual element on the dancefloor and changed colour with the music throughout the night. The dancefloor was packed to capacity all night and everyone, including us, had a fantastic evening supporting this wonderful cause.

Andy Harvey, also known as Mr H, from Great Ashby, Stevenage, took part in the 30th series of channel 4’s Come Dine With Me, which saw him compete with four other strangers for a £1,000 cash prize.

Speaking to the Comet about his experience, the 46-year-old, said: “It was a wild adventure one that I would never do again. We were filming 18-hour days for a 22 minute programme.”

Mr Harvey, who owns Mr H Productions, said researchers got in touch with his company asking him to take part in the show.

“Filming would be from 6am each day for five days and we were exhausted by the end of filming and the pressure was very intense,” said the father-of-one.

Speaking about the dish he made to try and secure the title of the best dinner party host, the Manchester Close resident, said: “For starters I made fresh yabbie crayfish which was local, and came from the River Lea and I served that with a spicy cocktail sauce. The main was a steak fillet with pomme frites presented like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, accompanied with vegetables. For dessert was a chocolate fondant.

“It was a fabulous menu and I would say that it was the best out of all of them.”

Speaking about his fellow contestants, Mr Harvey said: “We all got on really well, and apart from the speaking about each other for the show and about what we each thought about the food we all cooked, we didn’t really have any disputes.”

Mr Harvey said that one menu, which was Greek inspired and consisted of croissant and feta cheese, was “horrendous”.

Mr Harvey also said that another contestant, who cooked a Moroccan inspired dish failed to impress him.

The format of the show means that contestants must prepare and cook the three-course meal by themselves. As part of the show the host must also lay on entertainment.

“I had two of the best percussionists in the country, a saxophonist and I had laid on a hot tub with ultra violet lighting and a band playing Show Me Love. It was mental, being the last to record; they had not seen anything like it. I went all out and spent thousands to pull out all the stops.”

The final week of this series of Come Dine With Me starts on Monday next week and viewers will have the chance to see Andy host the last night on Friday.

On Friday 30th August The Mr H Showband performed at Woolston Manor for the first time. The Raincurtain backdrop looked absolutely spectacular and the room lighting created a wonderful atmopshere throughout the afternoon. In the evening we transformed the room by the addition of our fantastic live artists and colour changing lights around the room. The staff were very accomodating and the general manager Peter was extremely helpful. The evening was a great success and we wish Carley and David all the best for their married lives together.