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- T'was the month before Christmas and Stocklinch needed an environmentally
friendly,
politically correct, ozone positive, safety-conscious, greenhouse aware,
re-cyclable, ethnically broad and gender neutral panto!
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Puds,
glorious puds,
there's nothing
quite like 'em!
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Turkey
for 60 please!
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One
of Ms Hubbard's many children!
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and Gentlemen, take your seat, the show can begin ..." |
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Cast
List
Narrator
Father Christmas
Alad-ette
Cinder-fella
Robin Hoodie
Little Red Hoodie
Captain Hook
Jack and his Organic Beanstalk
Ms Hubbard
The Inspector
4 Elfs
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Who is this
dashing moustached Narrator?
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"In
the run-up to Christmas, so you're Panto's not wrecked,
You'll have to write stuff that's Politically Correct!
Santa's own workers can no longer be Elves,
but 'Vertically Challenged' they must call themselves.
New Labour's conditions for work at North Pole
Are said by the Unions to stifle the soul.
At the very beginning of our brand new show,
Aladdin and Cinders are cross dressers, you know
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Alad-ette
& Cinder-fella
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Robin Hoodie
wore dark glasses so he didn't have to see his legs.....
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..... Little
Red Hoodie was is shock after seeing them!!
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Jack, but
where's his bucket full of ewe-wee?
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What's that
climbing up Terry's leg??
(No,
we don't want to know!)
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The Stars
of the Show
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"The
fact is that Santa has fallen foul of all the regulations
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Four reindeer have vanished, without much propriety,
released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And Equal Employment had made it quite clear,
that Santa had better not use JUST reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
were replaced by four sheep - and you know that looks stupid!"
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Seen him
before???
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"On
top of the reindeer equal opportunities issue, Santa is having
more problems
The runners have now been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by those with a say And people
had started to call for the cops
When they heard his sledge noises on their roof-tops
His second-hand pipe-smoke had his helpers quite frightened
and his red fur-trimmed suit was called 'un-enlightened'."
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WATCH THE
BUCKET!!
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The show became
even more 'patchy' when Hook appeared.
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Jack's upright
stalk!
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Jack takes
his hat off to Ms Hubbard.
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Terry wondered
where the bristles from his toothbrush had gone!!
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"Santa's
problems were quite clear
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur
Which means nothing for him. And nothing for her
Nothing that might mean building extensions
without greenhouse friendly or ethnic intentions.
Nothing that uses up carbon emmissions.
Use ponies instead for your expeditions."
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Its him, its
him.
Oh no it isn't
- oh yes it is!!!
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"So,
Stoney Lane lights will now have to go
Your Christmas tree bulbs must only just glow.
It is only admissable that gifts in Stocklinch
Be Politically Correct - he can't give an inch.
For the Flowers, no longer a cruise on the ocean,
But a carbon-free walk, with no need for sun lotion.
Both of the Mossops must give up the Rhine
And just sit outside to enjoy the moonshine."
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Well that's a fantastic idea, why didn't you all think of that earlier.
Go and do it! |

Has Jim seen
a doctor about his like for cross dressing?
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Terry gets
tinsel wrapped by the Elves
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The Inspector
trys out a new hair gel!
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"So
now we're all done with our story again,
lets just hope that next year it's not so inane.
But now there is something to sing, as you know
we're now at a very important part of our show.
So take out your - WAIT FOR IT - sheets, get your voices in gear
The 12 days of Christmas are just about here!"
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Ending
the evening with The 12 Days of Christmas and other Christmas
songs
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A
big thank you to the photographers!


November
2006
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Do you think
we've got enough??
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Thanks to

for some
great music and fun
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Irish Stew
& Guiness
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The Stocklinch
Sweep Stakes
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Is that
the winning
horse, Henry?
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Singing
& jigging
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Jigging
& singing
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A
big thank you to the photographer!

Sunday
1 October 2006
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Thank
you to the photographer
for taking the photos.
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Many
thanks to all who took part and made this such a splendid day
and to the photographer who took all these photographs!

Saturday
25 February 2006 at 7.45pm

The Hall is filling up ...
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The Programme
Welcome
Songs - I
Jazz sax
The Stoney Lane Cats
White Flag - Dido
Sisters
A visit from the council
First half finale
INTERVAL (15 mins)
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... for this popular event!
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If everybody is seated, then we can start.
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The
Village People - In the navy
Raising for the Village Hall
The Village People - Y.M.C.A.
Songs II
Barrel of Bricks
At the Drop of Anohter Song
Me old Dutch
Grand finale!
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Welcome!
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Stocklinch's own 'Song bird'
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Oh, that jazz ....
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White Flag - Dido
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The Stoney Lane Cats ...
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... know how to enjoy life!
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The Sisters paying us a visit ...
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... to sing some of ...
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... their most famous ...
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... songs.
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And ... a visit from the council
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More music!
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'Climb Ev'ry Mountain'
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Come on and sing-a-long ...
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... and have a good time!
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The Village People ...
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... with 'In the Navy' ...
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... got everybody going ...
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... followed by ...
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... Y.M.C.A. ...
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"Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said young man, pick yourself off the ground"
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"I said young man, 'cause you're in a new town"
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"There's no need to be unhappy
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said young man, when you're short on your dough"
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"Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues"
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"I felt no man cared if I was alive
I felt the whole world was so jive"
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"That's when someone came up to me
And said young man, take a walk up the street"
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"There's a place there called the YMCA
They can start you back on your way"
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"
It's fun to stay at the YMCA"
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"Bring him home ..."
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The story about an unfortunate ...
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... building site worker.
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"I'm a gnuI'm a gnother gnu ...
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The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo
I'm a gnuhow do you do?
You really oughtta g-know w-who's w-who
I'm a gnuspelt G - N - U
I'm not a camel or a kangaroo
So let me introduce, I'm neither man nor moose
Oh, g-no, g-no, g-no, I'm a gnu!"
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"Have some Madera, me dear"
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"Many
of you southerners think we Northerners wear flat caps."
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"So as not to disappoint - 'ere you are."
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The inimitable couple.
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They've been married for 40 years ...
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... and it don't seem a day too long!
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Grand finale!
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Many thanks ...
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... to all!
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Great
many thanks to the photographers!
2005
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Christmas
Panto 2005

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Just
a second ... script writers make a last minute change ...
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we go ...
Good
evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our interactive pantomime
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... what wonders
await you as YOU take YOUR part (not that part!) in "An everyday
story of interactive folk"
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What
a beautiful village this is Aladdin.
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Lovely
isn't it. Hasn't got a pub though has it!!!
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Trust
you!
This
is an historic village. A sleepy rural community where they have
traditional pastimes

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Hello.
I'm the Assistant. Is there anything I can do for you?
(Shirley
was heard to shout "Behave yourself Terry!!!")
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Aladin and Dorothy
explain that they are looking for Aladin's lamp
so that he can learn how to use his computer ...

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... so that
Dorothy can order her sherry on line.
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To be able
to help Dorothy and Aladdin, the Assistant needs to introduce
them to some of her friends.
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The Three
Bears ...
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... we're
THE most important three keys on your keyboard!
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Ctrl ...
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... Alt ...
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... Delete
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Then there
are ...

the Ugly Sister's,
who are also very important keys on your keyboard ...
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... we are
Spacebar ...
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... and Enter
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.. and then
of course, it is Peter Pan, we couldn't make a story without him,
but in this story he is also the Internet Explorer ...

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Peter Pan travels
around the wide world web
and explores ...
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... sometimes
he explores a little bit too far and ...
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... the Firewall
has to get into action
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We warned you!!!
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(Bit of a morning
shadow there Sister!!)
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What have
I done?
(Been to the
wrong hairdresser????)
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Let us introduce
you to Tinkerbell, or the Escape button.
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"Naughty
Peter, naughty Peter!"
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This is too
serious ...
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... so we need
help of the Good Fairy, alias ...
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... the Undo
button!
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Undo managed
to fix the computer!
Great!!!!
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Everybody
is happy again!
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Aladin can
use his computer and he and Dorothy can go on line again!
(Just like
that!!!)
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Santa Clause
arrives ...
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... and in
his Santa bag he has Broadbands for Dorothy and Aladdin
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And
like all good stories, this one has a very happy ending!
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After
the finale, we were entertained by Rosie, Louise and Tabby
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Here
are some photographs from the kitchen and the hall before the Pantomime,
when everybody was being served and enjoying their Christmas Meal.
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Before the
show
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Pile it high
Sylvia!
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Festive and
hungry!
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A
great big THANK YOU to Peter who took these photographs for us all to
enjoy!

Spanish
Wine Tasting
Friday 15 April 2005
Great
Thanks
to Cornhill Wines and Bonners The Family Butchers, Ilminster, for their
contributions

Some Spanish tapas,
but where is the wine? |

Stocklinch illuminations!
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Decent Rioja, don't
you think? |

Are they all talking
abou the wine ... |

... is it the white
or ... |

... maybe the red
that they prefer? |

Un caballero español |

Buonas noches |

Quiz on the wall
- which question is that then? |

Have you got all
the questions now? |

Let's start the
dance ... |

How does he do
it? |

Let's do it together
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Move your feet
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hips ... |
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... then put it
all together! |
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Many
thanks to the photographers!
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12 February 2005
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2004
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Christmas
Panto
"Trouble in Santa-land"
2004
Many
thanks to the photographers!
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Village
Hall
Opening Night

Admiring the
new extension.
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Waiting for the
guests
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Is this really
our vaillage hall??
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Guests welcome
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The Stocklinch
New Festival Hall!
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No-one fell through
the floor then!
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Fund raisers
and donators mingles to see the result
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The slide show
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Watching the
show
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Cheers!
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The floor is
Christened!
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Relaxing....
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after the...
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opening.
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Cuthbert
was born on 10 February
Kate
took these photos of him and his Mum, when he was only a couple of days old.
Isn't he cute!
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2003
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Curtain
up!
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Last
minute check in the dictionary!
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Backstage
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Winner
of the Best Costume Prize
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' Ladies
and Gentlemen!'
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Music
Maestro!
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' No
parisyllabics here!'
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'My old
man ...
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... said
follow the van and ...
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... don't
dilly dally on the way!'
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Playing
all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order!
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'Altogether
now ...'
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' You made me love you ..'
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Celebrity
in Stocklinch
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Prada
Pink!
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Where's
the Bolly?
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'Sweetie Darling!'
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' Top
up Darling!'
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"There's
a hole ...
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... in
their ...
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... bucket!'
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King
Tel ...
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... and
the Magna Charta!
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'The
Dance of Time'
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Binge
& Hacket
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Bending
in the middle!!
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The Stocklinch
Alphabet Song
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Jess
in the Jazz Cellar
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"Tom,
Dick ...
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... and
Harry"
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Gracefully,
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... Falling
in Love Again!
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A Nightingale
Sang ...
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Many
thanks to Lesley Leeds and Stephen White for the photos.
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From
The Open Putter Gold Championship, 25 August 2003
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