Page 18 - Hunstanton Town & Around - February 2014

18 Hunstanton Town & Around February 2014 Tel: 01485 533422 email: editor@townandaround.net
THE FROG PRINCE the boards, and we are looking in particular for someone to act as
wardrobe-mistress (or -master of course!).
Simon Bower Finally, don’t forget to book your tickets as soon as they are available
– we did not enjoy having to turn people away at the door!
Following the great success of Robin Hood, Puss in Boots and
Pinocchio, Hunstanton Festival Players gathered once more between Audience review by a local resident
Christmas and New Year for their latest Pantomime, the Frog Prince.
Over 1100 people came to see the show over the six performances, We’re behind you! - Yes the Christmas pantomime at Hunstanton has
and the reaction was once more overwhelmingly positive. Audience proved to be a hilarious, stunning production.
members had come from all over East Anglia, and beyond, specially Produced and written by John Giller, his talent and enthusiasm have
to see the show. They commented both on the quality of the show and truly affected everyone connected with the Frog Prince, this year’s
what good value it was for the entire family. story.
Though the entire company aim at professional values, it is an I was so pleased to be one of the audience in the six sell-out shows
amateur production, aiming to involve as wide a cross-section of the at the Town Hall. The jokes were suitable for family viewing - a nice
Community as possible. The proceeds will be put to making next year’s change from what is around today.
show even more spectacular, and helping a range of local initiatives, All cast members were really suited to their roles from Dame Kitty
particularly in the area of youth drama. Litter, Bill the Frog-Catcher, Bobby Litter, Freddie the Frog Prince,
Princess Sybille, Griselda and the very amusing French Chef Gordon
Bleu, and many more stalwart actors. The cast were word perfect, their
costumes bright and colourful, the scenery and props fantastic.
Later I heard people saying how professional the whole show was,
even the youngest members of the audience kept on the edge of their
seats at the twists of the story.
Audience participation was encouraged and more fun came back
from the actors with their ad-libs.
Behind the scenes of course were so many people helping in the
success of the show: lighting, music, set designs, costume sewing,
make-up, prompters as well as the smart front of stage helpers.
The programmes were beautifully put together with pictures of the
cast and snaps from various rehearsals which really added to the hard
work which you could see had gone into the show. As well as local
business sponsors, Toymaster on the Green gave the young children a
free goodie bag on leaving the show. We in Hunstanton should be
We anticipate that auditions will take place for the 2014 show in proud to be able to put on such a great show - an amateur panto with
August, so watch out for information at that point; rehearsals start in such a great leader. Thank you John!
early September. Help in a backstage role is as important as treading I have just one footnote to add - It was FAB-U-LOUS

SECURED FUNDING SIGNALS START OLD HUNSTANTON FLOWER FESTIVAL
FOR RESIDUAL WASTE RECYCLING
The new date for this year's Old Hunstanton Flower Festival is August
PLANT 15 to 17th and the committee is busy planning events for this weekend.
New people are welcome to get involved with selling on stalls or
Major progress on King’s Lynn the borough of King’s Lynn & erecting marquees. You would be made very welcome and it is a
and West Norfolk’s residual West Norfolk, as well as a further particularly nice thing for people new to the area to get involved with
waste recycling contract comes 35,000 tonnes of commercial and both village and or church community.
following the announcement that industrial waste, turning this Meanwhile Great British Bakers needed for this popular stall! Cakes
£100m of funding for the project waste into a range of construction and offers of help is needed for the cakes, jams and produce stall.
has now been secured and that products and other materials. The Would you like to run this for us either for expenses or profit with a
work can now start on the company signed a 16-year donation to our funds? The cake stall has always been very popular
detailed planning application for contract with the Borough selling over 100 cakes a day.
the construction of the multi- Council of King’s Lynn and West For more information please contact Julia MacKinder on 534010
million pound plant. The Norfolk in December 2012. or Chris Guest on 533511
planning application will be The new self contained plant
lodged with Norfolk County will provide a viable and cost-
Council within the next two to effective long-term alternative New powers for PCSO’s
three months. that treats residual waste as a raw
The new plant, which will be material resource that is turned Following feedback from the Safer Neighbourhood Action Panels
owned and operated by Chester- into a useable end product. It will (SNAPs) PCSOs across the district now have additional powers that
based Material Works, will be under the direct control of enable them to issue fixed penalty notices with a fine of £75 on behalf
initially process around 30,000 local management and bring both of the Borough Council, to tackle the specific problem of dog fouling.
tonnes of residual (black bag) environmental and financial These fixed penalty notices can also be used for those picking up and
waste and 5,000 tonnes of food benefits when compared with then throwing the bag of dog faeces in the vicinity as a littering offence.
waste per year, collected within other alternatives.