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illustrated at Men’s Forum
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 29 November - December 2012
Calling all local writers and playwrights
By Tony Kirlew I
n March 2013 the Saltburn ‘53 Drama Group will again be hosting the Annual Saltburn Drama Festival, which incorporates the first round of the All England Theatre Festival Competition for One Act Plays. The winning entry from the Saltburn Festival
will progress to the next Regional round and hopefully on through other qualifying rounds to reach the National Final, which is being held in Christchurch in the summer. The ‘53 usually enters one play in the Festival
which is performed by our Youth Section, together with at least one other entry by the ‘53 Adults. This year, the ‘53 are really keen to stage
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Jefferson, Chairman of the Lingdale Lift Off Community Group, to members of the Saltburn & District Retired Men’s Forum. Mike used slides to illustrate both Lingdale’s
and answer session, during which members reminisced about social gatherings they’d had in Lingdale in the past, produced anecdotes in connection with the mining days and, in general, were impressed with the progress Lingdale had made in recent years. Mike Morrissey represented the Forum thanked Mike for a great session which members thoroughly enjoyed and found most interesting.
history and the activities of the Lift Off group and its successes in the Northumbria In Bloom and Royal Horticultural Society ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ competitions. The talk was followed by a lively question
he history of Lingdale was amongst the topics talked about by Mike
at least one play in the Festival which has been written by a local playwright in order to showcase the combined acting talents of the Drama Group and the skills and imagination of local writers. To meet the rules of the Competition, plays
Skinningrove Bonfire 2012 By John Roberts
must be in a One Act format and ideally be about 40 -45 minutes in length. They can deal with any subject - serious or comic - but experience has shown that some types and themes are more suitable for Festival audiences and competition judges than others. However plays MUST be of a very high standard as they will be in competition with plays written by professionals. So, if you are an established or budding playwright, with a one act play already written, or if you are currently writing one which could be ready by mid-December - we would be interested from hearing from you. Please message me vis Facebook or email me at
tony.kirlew(at)ntlworld. com [substitute the ‘at’ with @ in this address] and we will take things on from there.
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nyone visiting this year’s bonfire in Skinningrove must have been impressed
by the spectacle and by the planning and teamwork that went into this annual feast of visual delights. The theme was the modern Olympic Games and
the bonfire itself was a splendid reconstruction of the 2012 Olympic Stadium. This, together with structures representing various sporting events, lanterns along Marine Terrace and the impressive fireworks made for a superb show, preceded by the hypnotic drumming that’s a regular feature of the evening. Adrian Hill, Chair of the Bonfire Committee
was very pleased with how it all went: “We were lucky with the weather and the evening was a big success. I’d like to thank everyone who came
and for the donations that are so important to the future of Skinningrove Bonfire. We were grateful to have support from Coast & Country Housing, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, Loftus Town Council, Endeavour Housing and Tees Valley Community Foundation. A big “Thank you” also to local businesses; Geoff Robinson helped with transport and JCB work while Alan Whitehead provided fencing panels and Derek Marshall did much running around for us. We were also pleased to receive letters of support from former Olympic gold medallists Sir Steve Redgrave and Sally Gunnell”. 2012 is the 30th anniversary of Skinningrove Bonfire.You can find out more via Facebook and the website
www.skinningrovebonfire.org
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