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Review: panto as good as ever
HOLLINGBOURNE presented its 41st annual pantomime with The Story of Rapunzel. Written by Val Leggat for the
group’s 2006 production, this ver- sion was broughtup to date by di- rector Colin Leggat, with some excellent songs fromDavidHead. Hollingbourne
Pantomime
Group has an enviable reputation for a goodshowandRapunzelwas no exception. Fromthewonderful costumes made by Holling- bourne’s Louise Cooke with Janet Baldwin, to the excellent sets by Ron Bathie and Gill Phelan with support from Roger Graynoth, Jason Smith, Geoff Hunter, Jon Barry andGerryOsborn. The strong cast made the very
best of an excellent script. Our damsel in distress was played de- lightfully byCathy Spain,who had been imprisoned in a land of little dragons played wonderfully by local youngsters, and a mother dragon (WilliamMayston). Rapunzel had been imprisoned
by Witch Hazel, played frighten- ingly well by June Pockett, who even managed to scare the living daylights out of the evil Baron BadolfVonKrapp,playedexpertly
and very Germanically by Keith Harris. His son Fluke was won- derfully playedby JonathonBarry. David Abson hit all the right
notes as Dame Friesiana, who fell in lovewithGrist theMillerplayed byAndrewBrown. I enjoyed the performances of
Willi andWalli, the sons of Dame Friesiana played by Jo Head and GillPhelan, aswell as that ofDusty the Miller’s son also played su- perbly by Natasha Oliver. These three characters came together for the ladder song which invoked memories of Buster Keaton. TheDamsel indistress is rescued
and returned to the Kingdom of Hysteria ruled by its King and Queen played by Graham Wood and Sarah O’Connell, supported by Nick Hawley as the Lord Chamberlain. Our leading boy was played
thigh-slappingly well by Emma Peterswho falls in lovewith Rosy, Dame Friesiana’s daughter played by Seanagh Palmer-Pilgrimwhose singing would not be out of place on amuch bigger stage. An excellent chorus provided
great support. Reviewby Gary Cooke
Lorry parks plan considered
THE prospect of a huge post-Brexit lorry park being built on arable land is now a step closer. Ecological surveys have been
carried out on plots identified as sites for the 250-300 acre truck stop, a fewmiles fromtheM20 be- tween Sandway and Boughton Malherbe. Highways England’s interest in
land emerged last summer, when landowners were told the agency was looking to “reduce traffic con- gestion caused by periods of cross-
Channel disruption”. Ecological surveys have been
completed, and a shortlist of sites is now being drawn up. BoughtonMalherbe parish clerk
Chris Hume told Downs Mail: “It has gone quiet, but it most defi- nitely has not gone away. “Before Christmas, HE were
doing surveys on land in our parish and we have been told the next step is to hand a shortlist of sites to the Government. We are wait- ing to see ifwe’re on the shortlist.”
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