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The Offord Players (TOPS) have been performing plays for over twenty years, with many of its
founding members still building sets, treading the boards, making props and in some cases doing
all of those things! We are very fortunate to attract talent from all around with new young/er members coming from
within the local villages and much further afield.
Our small amateur group can boast many unique theatrical adventures and challenges, having performed in St
Peter's church in the past, roving theatre through the village, mummers theatrical antics in various local pubs. We
have now adopted The Bell at Great Paxton as a second venue for our desire to perform live ’radio’ productions
and coming up this Summer original new works written by local script writers. All of this alongside our main-stay of
Spring and Autumn productions in Offord Village Hall.
We are a group that likes to fill the hall with laughter...both for our audiences and our members. Ticket sales for
our shows would suggest that people enjoy what we have on offer and come back for more. We know that there
are many new families in the locality and want you to know that we are here, to invite you to our productions but
also to consider joining this friendly, vibrant band of players. We are not just looking for acting talent...we want and
need your skills in every department, lighting, sound, set building, website organisation / publicity and oh to have
musicians and folk to slap some paint on a set would be our idea of heaven.
If you would like to know more about becoming a member, then please make contact, we would love to hear from
you.
Contact: Sarah Hogben
The Offord Players
hogben173@btinternet.com
www.theoffordplayers.org.uk
Gervase Phinn -
comedian, author, poet,
broadcaster, lecturer, ed-
ucational guru, after-
dinner speaker and 'born
raconteur'
(The Guardian)
is perhaps best known for
his best-selling series of
five Dales books for Pen-
guin.
Gervase has been affec-
tionately dubbed 'the
James Herriot of
Schools'. Gervase has
written a wide range of
academic books, children's poetry and fiction.
This event is organised by the Rotary Club of
Huntingdon (International Committee). The pro-
ceeds will contribute to the Rotary Club’s plan to
support a large primary school (Loldia Primary
School) in Kenya where they have 2,000 pupils
but very poor facilities and just one drinking-
water tap. We are aiming to finance their project
to provide an adequate supply of essential drink-
ing water for the pupils, and other improvements
to the buildings and learning materials.
There will be a raffle with a range of generous
prizes. Copies of Gervase’s books will also be
available for purchase. Tickets for this event are
now on sale. Book early to avoid missing this
exceptional opportunity to listen to one of the
country’s most entertaining and humorous
speakers who is giving his time without a fee to
help Rotary and the school in Kenya.