B@D Summer 2022
Bad Dream Fancy Dress are starting 2022 as they mean to go on with a series of singles and their third Album Bi Iconic. The latest single is The Darker Side of the Rainbow released on the 22nd July 2022 Buckle your safety belts 2022 is going to be another bumpy ride.
Bi Iconic Album 2022
July 22nd 2022
Rocket Man Heroes Covid 10 appeal
Heading into the lockdown and with their new recording studio finally completed Bad Dream Fancy Dress were looking forward to peace, quiet and the final completing of their latest ‘Bionic’ album. However fate took another turn of events when less than a week into isolation Jeff and Cat both realized they had contracted the deadly virus and were both feeling extremely unwell. The world of Bad Dream Fancy Dress was again thrown into chaos. With her usual mantra ‘If you have a cock-up make a feature of it’ Cat started recording the sounds and atmospheres of her Covid 19 experience on her mobile phone. The strained breathe, the eerie silence of a world free from cars and aero planes giving way to the sounds of nature and wailing sirens.
Perhaps simply to pass the Covid 19 boredom, Jeff started strumming on an Acoustic guitar. Elton John’s Rocket Man had been considered as a promotion single while making the ‘Space Goddess’ Album but abandoned for David Bowies ‘Life on Mars’. Cat had always liked the Kate Bush off beat version and an IDEA started to manifest itself. Between coughs and sneezes Cat noted that the lyrics were surprisingly contemporary to the challenges faced by NHS Care workers and people helping us to deal with the Virus.
Jeff laid down a drum tracks using Cat’s breath recordings as a bass tempo. And as soon as she was feeling better Cat gave a bold performance in a number of snatch takes blended together in the studio with Jeff’s acoustic guitar (bolder uplifting power vocals being added later on).
Wanting to say THANK YOU for all the help they received and frankly simply happy to have gotten through the experience, Jeff and Cat decided to release the finish version as ROCKET MAN HEROES to try and raise money for Covid 19 Charities.
With help from their wonderful Mastering Company ‘Hafod’ and Record Impresario Kevin Crase, ‘Rocket Man Heroes’ is due for release on the 10th July 2020 via CD Baby distribution. A download costs only 99p and all money raised from downloads will go to The British Red Cross Cross. Or you can download it here for £1.00 and we will give that money to Covid 19 charities listed here. You can also download our Space Goddess album FREE! and make a donation you can afford to one of our charities or a Covid 19 charity in your country.
The British Red Cross
If you have downloaded our Album for FREE Please make a donation you can afford to one of the following charities.
For 150 years, the British Red Cross has supported people through crisis and coronavirus is no exception. Across the UK and around the world they are supporting the most vulnerable people by delivering food and medicine, making sure refugees and people seeking asylum are safe, and supporting the NHS to get patients home from hospital.
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The British Red Cross has been working with hospitals up and down the country for over 70 years, and recent weeks have been no exception. As the NHS braces itself for the virus’ peak and possible further out breaks, they have been supporting healthcare workers wherever possible, while adapting many of their services to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers, and service users.
Assisted discharge service supports around 100 hospitals across the country. It is designed to help vulnerable or elderly patients who are medically fit to leave hospital, but who may not have friends or family close by to help in the days after their arrival home. During the outbreak, the service has enabled hospitals to free up desperately needed beds. Our staff and volunteers provide non-medical support and peace of mind to doctors, nurses and relatives that patients will be cared for when they go home.
This pandemic has no borders. That’s why, in 158 countries, The British Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are working tirelessly to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Across the world, the Red Cross is helping communities get through the crisis. Efforts stretch from Italy, where Red Cross workers have been driving people to hospital in ambulances, to New Zealand, where a Red Cross Virtual Tour is inspiring the country to keep moving in lockdown, while raising funds for the emergency response. The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest health emergency of our time. With your help, they will continue to provide vital support to those worst affected by the outbreak, wherever the need is greatest.
Donate by phone : 0300 456 1155
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Or follow the link below to make a donation:
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The British Red Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales (220949), Scotland (SCO37738) and Isle of Man (0752).
Unicef
UNICEF works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people because it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. It helps children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity. UNICEF involves everyone in creating protective environments for children. From Babies to education Unicef have been a key charity helping people through the Global pandemic.
Child Line
Dame Esther Rantzen, Founder of Childline, said: “Children and families have faced extraordinary challenges because of the Coronavirus pandemic and the next few months will be no different.
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“Childline provides a vital lifeline to young people who are trying to cope with the fear, anxiety and distress caused by the pandemic. We know from the counselling sessions we have delivered that children’s mental health has been directly impacted and those children who are living in homes which are not safe, where there is violence, addiction or abuse are finding it especially difficult during lockdown. Young people in times of stress often find that their friends and the security of school are crucial to their mental wellbeing, but now they are without them, and are isolated and alone.
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“It is imperative that we are there, particularly for those whose usual support networks are not in place and have nowhere else to turn. We are urging the public to support our Still Here for Children appeal so we can continue to support our young people whose lives have changed overnight.
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The coronavirus is continuing to make life tough for children. Lockdown may be easing but life is far from normal. Some children are still struggling with anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Many are trapped in unsafe homes. That's why it's vital Childline is still here for children, to give them somewhere to turn. And our helpline for adults must continue to be here so anyone worried about a child can get help fast.
We're working tirelessly to answer hundreds of calls every day to help the children who need us most. But we can only be here with your help. Please, will you give a gift now.
WHO
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Donate to the World Health Organization
Donor contributions make it possible for WHO to develop its programmes and provide technical support to Member States. During humanitarian emergencies, donor and partner contributions facilitate technical support, provision of medical supplies and coordination of services. To continue our work and to increase our capacity, resource mobilization is vital.
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​The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is one of WHO’s 6 regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, which comprises 21 Member States and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip), with a population of nearly 679 million people.
SHELTER
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
Our free emergency helpline is open 365 days a year and is often the first port of call for people facing a housing crisis.
Refuge
During corona virus and the pressure of lock down there has been a huge rise in domestic violence , affecting families and children leaving them thinking there’s no help no where to turn one to listen no one to help , and quarantine has been more like a prison to the victims involved . Refuge needs our help and support more than ever ….and remember domestic abuse is not just about the violence ..there is a place to turn to and someone to call …help its there …but refuge itself needs support so if this is something close to your heart like it is to me and you can find yourself in a position to help and donate please do
Alzheimer's
Alzheimers is a condition very close to my hart , I watched my mother get out and disappear under its cruel clutches its a frightening lonely place affecting so many and their families who also need on going support. Also so many live alone and rely on outside help Corona virus has had a massive impact on those who have it, exasperating its cruel symptoms of confusion and loneliness and fear if you can please donate towards this cause .
MIND
Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling.
We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We'll listen, give you support and advice, and fight your corner.
NHS WALES
NHS Wales is the publically funded National Health Service of Wales providing healthcare to some 3 million people who live in the country. The NHS has a key principle which is that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. If you are looking for information from a patient's perspective then NHS Direct Wales-is a health advice and information service available 24 hours a day, every day.
Health in Wales is the website of National Health Service (NHS) Wales, and brings together information sources about health services and the health and wellbeing of the population of Wales. NHS Wales provides services ranging from smoking cessation, antenatal screening, and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care.
Setting health policy for the NHS in Wales and the funding for health services is the responsibility of the Welsh Government. The aim of our charity is to make a positive difference to the health, wellbeing and experience of NHS patients, service users and staff across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. If you'd like to get in touch or find out more, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact the charity team on 01267 239815 or Fundraising.HywelDda@wales.nhs.uk
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Here at Bad Dream Fancy Dress we poticularly would like to thank the NHS and Careworkers for everything they have done for our communities. However we completely understand if you wish to donate to a health Care service local to yourself.
FOOD BANKS
So many families suffering terrible poverty during this crisis in the uk more and more people relying on food banks , no one should go to bed hungry everyone deserves to have food in their cupboards …..this pandemic doesn't means test…doesn't care if someone has lost their jobs so if you can please help or donate nationally or locally.
WE WILL CREATE A UK WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FOOD BANKS
We support a nationwide network of food banks and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change . Please give what you can afford. No one should ever go hungry.