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Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89043
01/12/05 07:22 AM
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Just heard on BBC Radio that the Strawberry Field Children's Home in Liverpool is finally to close in June 2005. This was the inspiration for what John Lennon claimed was his best song.


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89044
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Is that so? I never knew that. Thanks for the info.

At least we'll have the Strawberry Fields forever in NY. If not, I'll have the pics forever.


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89045
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Apparently the Children's Home is near Menlove Avenue where Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi. Lennon used to play in its grounds as a boy. Interestingly it is called Strawberry Field, somewhere along the line Lennon added an 's', maybe for scanning purposes or maybe it was known locally as 'Fields'.


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89046
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Hi SM,

I have heard of this children's home. Why is it closing after all this time though??


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Thats sad to hear.John and Freinds used to play there as a child and his is the place where he got his insperation for SFF


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89048
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that's shite, why are they closing it?


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89049
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The home has been threatened with closure on two previous occasions once as far back as 1984 when Yoko Ono donated £80,000 to keep it open. The home is owned and run by the Salvation Army, a voluntary religious organisation, and it is being closed for two reasons 1) With the falling birth rate and increase in statutory care provision the Salvation Army no longer gets sufficient numbers of children and 2) because of 1, it's too costly to run.


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Here's an article in USA Today about it.

Strawberry Fields orphanage, immortalized in Beatles hit, to close
LONDON (AP) — Strawberry Fields is not forever, after all.
The Liverpool children's home that inspired the Beatles' hit song is to close, officials said Wednesday.

The psychedelic single Strawberry Fields Forever was released in February 1967 with Penny Lane on the reverse side and quickly made it to No. 2 in the British charts, but it was kept out of the top slot by Engelbert Humperdinck's Release Me.

John Lennon wrote the song's dreamy lyrics about a time in his childhood when he lived near the Strawberry Fields orphanage. It has been suggested that Lennon felt a kinship with the orphans after he was abandoned by his father and his mother, Julia, sent him to live with his Aunt Mimi, who raised him.

The Salvation Army, which now runs Strawberry Fields, said the current preference for placing children with foster families has reduced the need for orphanages. Only three youngsters remain at the home in Liverpool's Woolton district.

"We have to give two years' notice of closure, which we did yesterday, but there is no precise date for closure yet," said Marion Drew, divisional leader for the northwest region.

"The three children currently staying there will be found foster homes. That was always the plan for them, so they will not be affected by the closure."

Drew said the organization will try to relocate the 30 staff members working there.

Drew said no decision has yet been made on the fate of the building or its famous gates, which have become a landmark for Beatles fans paying homage to Lennon.

Lennon left money to the home in his will and in 1984 his widow, Yoko Ono, donated more than $70,000 to keep the facility open.


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Re: Strawberry Fields Forever?? #89051
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This is horrible. Is there any way to send money to make sure the facility and gates stay standing are are protected? I would willingly give a bundle of cash to help protect a landmark such as that.

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