March 26, 2009

TEA WITH MRS PANKHURST TO TOUR LANCASHIRE 09

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Following a rekindling of Tea With Mrs Pankhurst at a very special private performance, it has been decided to take the play on tour again. Tea With Mrs Pankhurst has always been a popular play and we feel it is time to dust off our large Edwardian hats and take it on the road again particularly throughout the region of Lancashire as both main characters of the play hailed from here. We will be performing both ‘tea’ and ‘non tea’ versions. For prices and info please email or telephone us.

PORTAGHOST

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New Strides will soon be launching ‘Portaghost’, the UK’s only portable ghost walk service. The idea has sprung from our involvement with the Coldingham Ghost Walk over the past few years. We intend to provide a service that will research and create tailored ghost walks for communities all over the country. The walks will be fun and educational and have a root in the real history and characters of each place. We have created different packages from simply researching and creating a script for community use to a drama workshop and walk involving the community to a ghost walk entirely run and acted by professional actors. These walks are ideal for community festivals and galas. The Portaghost website will be up and running shortly but for anyone seeking more information please contact us through this site.

COLDINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

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Two years ago this May Coldingham Village Hall will be officially opened as a fully refurbished community space with capacity as a proper arts venue.

 Coldingham Village took part in 2007’s People’s Millions and were delighted to receive funding to complete the transformation of their village hall. This followed a concerted campaign by  local people to raise votes to refurbish the village hall and allow it to have use as a proper performance venue as well as a fully functional community space. Fitted with state of the art lighting, sound and retractable seating, Coldingham Village Hall measures up as a great arts venue. Two successful Coldingham Arts Festivals have now been held with a variety of plays, music and storytelling. The venue is also used by companies far and wide throughout the year

Details of the Coldingham Arts Festival 09 will be posted here soon