The Trib’ recently received a letter from Carol Arthur and Pat Hoppe of Glinton. In the letter, the pair are appealing for help to put on a pantomime in our villages: Dear Editor, Could you please put an appeal into the next edition of the Trib’. There are a group of us ‘locals’ who are thinking of putting on a village(s) pantomime. We are on the look-out for budding thespians, musicians, wardrobe people, scenery builders – not to mention an appreciative audience. If anyone feels that they can help, offer advice or support in any way shape or form, myself or Pat Hoppe would be delighted to hear from you. Pat’s email address is: sales@astore-harrison.co.uk and I can be contacted at: carolarthur1@hotmail.co.uk If we get enough interest, I plan to have a launch meeting at my home in Glinton, so smack those thighs, dig deep into the dressing up box and get in touch!
When we received it, we thought “What a good idea,” and have decided to try and help make it into a BIG event for our communities.
We would like to help Carol and Pat put on five shows (just after Christmas) in each of the village halls across Trib-land and invite as many people as possible to come to the shows ‘free of charge’. We want to invite everyone who is involved in the production and distribution of the Tribune as a way of saying ‘thank-you’ for all their efforts throughout the year.
So, first of all we need to put together a working group and would like to hear from YOU if you think you could help make this panto dream a reality.
We are looking for thespians, musicians, singers, craftsmen to help with staging, script writers, back-room support etc etc – either contact Carol or Pat on the email addresses above, or get in touch with Tony Henthorn at the Tribune (villagetribuneeditor@mac.com) You can also register your interest and keep up to date with progress by clicking on the Village Panto ‘blog’ at: www.yourvillagepanto.wordpress.com
So don’t hold back, we want to make this an event to remember and you could be a part of it; schools, WI’s, scout groups, churches, parish councils – we want to hear from you. As the event develops, we will keep you posted via the Tribune website and will bring you updates in future editions.
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Hello I am President of the Helpston WI and we at the WI think that this is a brillliant idea. One of the events the WI put on each year is ‘A Seniors Party with entertainment’ This is generally aroung Mid March and the entertainment usually is a panto put on by some of the WI ladies and associated family members. We have been doing this now for a great number of years. What we would like to ask is if Carol and Pats group could actually do Helpstons performance at the Seniors Party next year (dates can be agreed), and to also let them know that there are a few of us who would love to become a part of the Group in some way or another – not all would want to be on stage but help in the background somewhere ect. I would love to hear your views please Many thanks June Dobson