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Last year the “social action platform” Global Citizen (don’t really know what it is, but that’s how they describe themselves:

We are a social action platform for a global generation that wants to solve the world’s biggest challenges.

On our platform you can learn about issues, take action on what matters most and join a community committed to social change. We believe we can end extreme poverty by 2030, because of the collective actions of Global Citizens across the world.)

awarded the inaugural Global Citizen George Harrison Award for excellence in music and advocacy to…

It was thought it may prove to be a one-off at the time, however it seems it is to become an annual thing as this year’s recipient has been announced, and the award goes to Annie Lennox, who has said:

The beauty and power of George’s music continues to inspire millions of people, with his social, political, universal message for a more sustainable, peaceful world. At a time when it appears we are facing more challenges than ever before, we need to embrace the notion of Global Citizenship. That means choosing hope over despair, responsibility over indifference, feminism over misogyny, and respect, love and kindness over bigotry, division and hatred.

We have so many resources that can be used to make a contribution to transformative change and it starts with each of us. I believe that everyone, individually or collectively can make a difference to the goal of addressing the issue of extreme poverty through the eight entry points of water and sanitation, food and hunger, health, environment, girls and women, education, finance and innovation and citizenship. I’m very grateful to be able to share and amplify this message and am truly honoured to be part of the ethos of George’s vision, which I endorse with all my heart.

She will be given the award on 18 September.

Posted on @Ahhh Girl’s recommendation and request.

A major new set of unseen Beatles photographs taken on 25 and 26 August 1967, during their visit to Bangor to attend the Maharishi’s TM conference, their stay shortened by Brian’s unfortunate death, are to be auctioned by Omega Auctions on 11 September. In all, 101 photographs, including the negatives and copyright, make up the lot, which is estimated at between £10,000-£15,000 (a higher amount reached would not surprise me).

This Daily Mail article contains some of the pictures. The auction catalogue (search for lot 224, as I cannot find a way to link directly to the page) contains 72 of the images, and gives the following description:

THE BEATLES IN BANGOR 1967 – incredible collection of 101 previously unseen and unpublished negatives featuring high quality images of The Beatles when they visited Bangor on the 25th & 26th August 1967 for a 10 day conference on Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.  The images range from candid individual portraits, shots of them entering and leaving the conference, group shots and pictures with their wives and girlfriends of the time.  The Beatles left the conference early following the tragic announcement of Brian Epstein’s death on Sunday 27th August which as the vendor explains is why the images were never used.  The images (of which 72 are shown in the listing) are to be sold with full copyright.  Provenance:  Taken in person by the vendor who was a freelance photographer at the time and later went on to work for the BBC for 31 years.

The pictures are well worth a look.

(Also posted in 1967 photographs.)

Four public transport buses in Liverpool decorated to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper joined the fleet yesterday. These are not special buses running as tourist buses, these are general fleet buses running normal routes for the next year (at least – who knows, they may decide to keep them).

Each bus is themed on the colour of a different Beatles Pepper uniform.

I very much doubt their drivers will be wearing those uniforms day-to-day.

I can imagine a certain person sitting at the bus stop and waving bus after bus past, muttering, “Can’t they see I’m waiting for Paul?” 

BBC Newsnight broadcast an interview with Ringo last night. He takes in the new album, him and Paul, The Beatles, being underrated, having his head chopped off, and Brexit in around five minutes:

As happens when anyone comments on Brexit, his comments are making headlines…