Actress’ birthday tribute to J. M. Barrie

He ñ or rather a precious statuette belonging to the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust ñ joined Joanna Lumley on Saturday in celebration of author J M Barrieís 155th birthday.
Actress Joanna, who is patron of the trust, told a sell-out audience about her life in showbusiness and her work to help raise funds to transform the house and garden where J M Barrie first imagined Peter Pan and Wendy.
She said: “Iíd like to wish J M Barrie a very happy 155th birthday and say ëthank youí from all his fans for the happiness and magic his Peter Pan stories have brought to generations of children. He was a wonderful man with a spirit that has never grown old.
“Even though he canít be with us today, itís wonderful that we have this bronze statuette of his most famous character.”
She believes the author would be ‘delighted’ to think that people still love his work so much and thrilled about the idea of Moat Brae House in Dumfries becoming a childrenís literature and story-telling centre.