Editorial
The Crier needs a photographer! Or more to the point, a photographic editor - someone who will make sure that official village events (and not-so-official as maybe!) are covered by a photographer because we now have the technology , if not the management skills. Yes, the Crier Eds have long since acknowledged their limitations in the latter department and are increasingly supported by so-far unacknowledged sub-editors (front-cover, crossword). Now we are actively seeking another so please let us know if you would be interested..
If you have sat through interminable episodes of things you'd normally rather die than watch (ie. Eastenders) only to see a quarter of a second of a flying foot that definitely belongs to your child, then you will know all about Whizz Kids. Reported before in this magazine, Whizz Kids is a success story born of our own village. Expertly managed by ex-SP teacher Chrissie Davies and manned by many an SP junior, it recruits and supplies child-extras to an increasing number of film and television productions as well as launching its own productions on the Edinburgh and London stage. In February, it will producing Guys and Dolls at the Mumford Theatre and if their previous Merchant of Venice definitely-best-Portia-ever production (not mentioning the S word, of course! No, the Letters page has done that) is anything to go by, will be well worth the trip to town.
Meanwhile there is our own local Godspell to contend with, now recruiting for an August production (NB. Change of Date) - get applying now - and if you'd rather your dramatic talents and narrative after-dinner-speech prowess were confined to a more select audience, there's the forthcoming Moveable Feast to sign up to.
Many interesting articles in this month's magazine, including some Dark Powers Hockey from Tony Bowers and a moving tribute to Aggie Warren from Sandra Butcher. Many thanks to Ivy Jackson and Anon for their recent donations, and remember THE JUMBLE SALE now and not too late like the Eds, who always acquire yet more jumble and get rid of absolutely none. See you Quizzing!