The best-selling Internet magazine in the United Kingdom - "The Net", has seen fit to award The George Formby
Society site a 5-star award in their March 2000 issue. This means that the magazine has voted the site the best in the
Comedy section of sites from the March issue.
The review stated, "The exemplary Web site of the George Formby Society is an exhaustive trawl through the
northern comedian's 40-year career plus all the latest news
from the Society's fun-packed meetings. There's also the
opportunity to buy CDs and a whole load of other Formby-
related shenanigans. Highlights include the catalogue of an
auction of all George's possessions after his death - which
included soiled underwear - plus a 300-song discography. The
only complaint is the lack of audio clips: how much would you
give to hear a snippet of the classic 1933 tune With My Little
Ukulele In My Hand (withdrawn)?
"I am delighted that my efforts have been recognized by this
prestigious magazine and the fact that it gives the Society
some marvellous exposure just doubles the pleasure. Please
keep visiting the site to learn about the Society, and the world
of George Formby"
Peter Pollard - 03/2000
Net magazine awards 5 star review
Sadly, the net magazine no longer exists.
I believe that it was a victim of the covid
pandemic and the company producing it
failed around April 2020.
We went to Keswick in The Lake District for a
weekend at the time this issue was produced. I went
into W H Smiths to buy a computer magazine and
one of those that I browsed through was the issue at
right. I was amazed to find the entry for the website.
Obviously this was the magazine that I bought - I still
have it!
The best-selling Internet magazine in the United
Kingdom - "The Net", has seen fit to award The
George Formby Society site a 5-star award in
their March 2000 issue. This means that the
magazine has voted the site the best in the
Comedy section of sites from the March issue.
The review stated, "The exemplary Web site of the George Formby
Society is an exhaustive trawl through the northern comedian's 40-
year career plus all the latest news from the Society's fun-packed
meetings. There's also the opportunity to buy CDs and a whole load
of other Formby-related shenanigans. Highlights include the
catalogue of an auction of all George's possessions after his death -
which included soiled underwear - plus a 300-song discography.
The only complaint is the lack of audio clips: how much would you
give to hear a snippet of the classic 1933 tune With My Little Ukulele
In My Hand (withdrawn)?
"I am delighted that my efforts have been recognized by this
prestigious magazine and the fact that it gives the Society some
marvellous exposure just doubles the pleasure. Please keep visiting
the site to learn about the Society, and the world of George Formby"
Peter Pollard - 03/2000
Net magazine awards 5 star review
Sadly, the net magazine no longer exists.
I believe that it was a victim of the covid
pandemic and the company producing it
failed around April 2020.
We went to Keswick in The Lake District for a
weekend at the time this issue was produced. I went
into W H Smiths to buy a computer magazine and
one of those that I browsed through was the issue
above. I was amazed to find the entry for the
website. Obviously this was the magazine that I
bought - I still have it!
