News: January 2010 Archives

The Spring Issue of the Community Magazine is due to go out towards the end of February.

Should anyone wish to have an article included in the magazine please forward it to: The Editor at fordy.meg@googlemail.com or ring him on 01526 320016

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Pete Ford(Editor)

From Dot Howes

Metheringham WI celebrated with their Annual Dinner on Wednesday night. Membership has now outstripped the previous venues and this year they were dining at Martin Moor Golf Club where they found excellent food and hospitality. At these events seating is not pre-arranged and each member takes a ticket out of the hat to see who they will be sitting next to. It is a good opportunity to find out more about the other members, their backgrounds and interests and leads to new and more solid friendships.

President Audrey Webb conducted a small business meeting with the opportunity for indoor bowls, a theatre trip, golf, the summer outing, fabric box making, the Phoenix Group Meeting, darts and the Federation Spring Council Meeting all coming up soon. Next month's meeting will be in Metheringham Village Hall at 7.15p.m. when the speaker will be Alan Porter talking about life as an Auctioneer and Cricketer. The competition will be for something beginning with A and membership subscriptions are due.

From Dot Howes

St Wilfrid's Church are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 23rd January between 10.00a.m. and 12 noon in the St Wilfrid's Church Hall.

There will be a cake stall, bric-a-brac, books and a raffle. Bacon baps will be available with the refreshments. St Wilfrid's are urgently raising money to finance the essential roof repairs that are now taking place.

There will be a Coffee and Auction Morning in the Chapel Hall on 13th February 2010 to raise funds for Metheringham Methodist Church. Viewing and coffee will be from 9.00a.m. with the auction at 10.00a.m.

A specially written tale of high jinks on the high seas and a race between pirate ships to find the treasure, complete with all the usual panto personalities and features. To be performed at Metheringham and by their special invitation at Sleaford Little Theatre.

January 29th and 30th Metheringham Village Hall
February 5th and 6th Metheringham Village Hall
February 13th Sleaford Little Theatre

"Arr" annual pantomime this year takes inspiration from Treasure Island, Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan and any other pirate related fiction you care to think of. Pirate Treasure is written and directed by Ingrid Burns who made her writing and directing debut last year.

MAD's 18th consecutive pantomime is a typical tale of good against evil for all the family to feel a part of. Jimlad Golightly and his mother Semolina aquire a treasure map in lieu of payment from ne'er do well Pegleg Pete. They persuade Squire Le Tawny to finance an expedition to search for the treasure and set sail on the Sea Slug. The fly in the ointment is the villainess Captain Jack Vulture who once had the map and wants it back so sets sail in pursuit with her all female crew on the Black Oyster. Both ships are repeatedly harassed by Minnie Strater, the rat from Health and Safety, and there are various confrontations as all parties close in on the treasure island. Will Jim Lad be able to marry his true love? Will One Eyed Kate get her Justin? Will Semolina marry her squire? and most importantly will anyone get any treasure?

Music, laughter, the cute chorus, all the usual panto gags and fabulous costumes make for a lively colourful performance for all the family to enjoy. Many of MAD's usual favourites including Graeme Pembery and Gaynor Little will be performing alongside newer talent such as Niall Davidson-Petch as the Dame.

Ingrid Burns made her writing and directing debut with Arthur Pendragon and the Sword of Destiny last year and the same team are working to produce another triumph for everyone to enjoy.

This year MAD are delighted to have been invited to perform their Pantomime at Sleaford Little Theatre on 13th February when performances will be at 2.30 and 7.30p.m.

And at The Playhouse, Westgate, Sleaford on
Saturday 13th February 2010 at 2.30p.m. and 7.30p.m.

Performances will be at Metheringham Village Hall on:
Friday 29th January at 7.30p.m.,
Saturday 30th January at 2.30p.m. and 7.30p.m.
Friday 5th February at 7.30p.m.
Saturday 6th February at 2.30 and 7.30p.m.

For the Metheringham performances the tickets are available from
D & K News, High St, Metheringham 01526 320371
Info-Links, High St., Metheringham 01526 323100
And they are £6.50 for adults, £5 for concessions and children and there
is a family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) for £20.

For the Sleaford performances the tickets are available from
Tourist Information Office, Money's Yard, Sleaford 01529 414294
They are £7 for the gallery and £6 for the stalls with a £1 reduction
for concessions

For further information and to arrange interviews/ photo sessions please contact
Ingrid Burns on 01526 860341 e-mail: ringburns@aol.com
Or Gwyneth Holland on 01526 322633 e-mail: Gwyneth@clara.co.uk