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H E A D S
Hunton Extremely Amateur Dramatic
Society
HEADS was set up on an ad hoc basis in 1987 by Jan Turner and Jennifer Holmes.The primary aim was to raise funds for the Mother and Baby Unit at Northallerton Hospital when we became aware, through the experience of a new mother and baby in the village, of the urgent need for modern specialist equipment at the Hospital. On January 8th1988 HEADS gave their first ever performance of Cinderella in the Village Hall. Tickets were £1 and for the two performance nights the hall was full. At that time things were fairly rudimentary with the scenery comprising 2 painted boards propped up against the fireplace wall in what is now the meeting room. Changing took place in a small cramped lean to building and there was no theatre lighting or curtains. To say that everything was cobbled together is probably an understatement. Notwithstanding all the limitations of that first production everyone had a great time and funds were raised for the Mother and Baby Unit thus fulfilling the original intention. It is remarkable just how many of the original cast are still living locally: Miss Mckay, Brian Crowe, Adam Worsdale, Mabel Worsdale, David Lawrenson, Linda Wright and Muriel Blythman to mention but a few. Spurred on by success of Cinderella in the previous year, 1989’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk was a much more ambitious affair. Gone was the rudimentary scenery, we had a stage and curtains and the late John Hodgkins provided some home-made footlights. Another success and more funds raised and it seemed that no sooner had we finished one Panto than we were planning the next such was the enthusiasm. The annual Panto extravaganza continued apace. One memorable year Leyburn Amateur Dramatic Society could not provide a festive entertainment so the Cinema at Leyburn asked us to take our panto on the road to the bright lights of Leyburn (proper stage, lighting auditorium etc etc! ). We did two nights at Leyburn and were well received by the good people of that town for whom we performed our version of Babes in the Wood. We even write our own scripts which have led to some more modern pantos (such as Shrek, Robin Hood Fifty Shades of Green and No Ship Sherlock – Think Pirates of the Caribbean meets Sherlock Holmes!) as well as the traditional pantos. If one is to pick out a few memorable things about the panto they are the continuous involvement of the local school children, the hard work (and drinking) of the back stage crew, the way, despite everything, that each panto came together, the patience of all those who have directed or produced, the front of house and all those involved in the background be it make up or looking after the younger members of the cast. It is truly amazing how many residents of the village take part in some way or other and how well supported it has been over the years which has enabled HEADS to support many local charities to the tune of many thousands of pounds.If you would like to be involved then do please come along or contact Jules Downes:
Places for worship and Lower Wensleydale News
• Hunton Methodist Church Contact: Rev Les Nevin Tel: 01748 823149, les.nevin@icloud.com • St. Patrick’s, Patrick Brompton, Church of England. Contact: Revd. Chris Lawton Tel: 01677 450 920. • Hauxwell Church • Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Leyburn Roman Catholic. Contact: Rev James Blenkinsopp, Email: jpblenk@outlook.com • Darlington Hebrew Congregation – Reform Synagogue • Darlington Jamia Mosque, 25 N Lodge Terrace, Darlington DL3 6LY. Tel: 07597 572901. • Humanist: North Yorkshire Humanists • For information about all the C of E churches in the area contact:
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Village Hall Activities
Hunton village hall is an active hub for the whole community. Run by the community the village hall hosts a wide range of activities from live music, to quiz nights and a wide variety of weekly classes including a Dance School, a Baby & Toddler Group, craft workshops and much more. The village hall is fully licensed and can cater for 100 people or more. Available to hire for Weddings, Children’s Parties, Christenings, Funerals and other occasions. For full details on hiring the hall, visit hall hire & Information, to find out what’s on, check out Regular Events & Activities, to make a booking please contact: Judy Knight: 01677 450548
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Village Hall Activities
Hunton village hall is an active hub for the whole
community. Run by the community the village hall
hosts a wide range of activities from live music, to
quiz nights and a wide variety of weekly classes a
Dance School, Yoga, Zumba, a Baby & Toddler
Group and much more. The village hall is fully
licensed and can cater
for 100 people or
more.The Hall is
available to hire for
Weddings, Children’s
Parties, Christenings,
Funerals and other occasion. For full details on
hiring the hall, visit Hall Hire & Information, to find
out what’s on, check out Regular Events &
Activities, to make a booking please contact:
Judy Knight: 01677 450548
HEADS
Hunton Extremely Amateur Dramatic
Society!
HEADS was set up on an ad hoc basis in 1987 by Jan Turner and Jennifer Holmes.The primary aim was to raise funds for the Mother and Baby Unit at Northallerton Hospital when we became aware, through the experience of a new mother and baby in the village, of the urgent need for modern specialist equipment at the Hospital. On January 8th1988 HEADS gave their first ever performance of Cinderella in the Village Hall. Tickets were £1 and for the two performance nights the hall was full. At that time things were fairly rudimentary with the scenery comprising 2 painted boards propped up against the fireplace wall in what is now the meeting room. Changing took place in a small cramped lean to building and there was no theatre lighting or curtains. To say that everything was cobbled together is probably an understatement. Notwithstanding all the limitations of that first production everyone had a great time and funds were raised for the Mother and Baby Unit thus fulfilling the original intention. It is remarkable just how many of the original cast are still living locally: Miss Mckay, Brian Crowe, Adam Worsdale, Mabel Worsdale, David Lawrenson, Linda Wright and Muriel Blythman to mention but a few. Spurred on by success of Cinderella in the previous year, 1989’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk was a much more ambitious affair. Gone was the rudimentary scenery, we had a stage and curtains and the late John Hodgkins provided some home- made footlights. Another success and more funds raised and it seemed that no sooner had we finished one Panto than we were planning the next such was the enthusiasm. The annual Panto extravaganza continued apace. One memorable year Leyburn Amateur Dramatic Society could not provide a festive entertainment so the Cinema at Leyburn asked us to take our panto on the road to the bright lights of Leyburn (proper stage, lighting auditorium etc etc! ). We did two nights at Leyburn and were well received by the good people of that town for whom we performed our version of Babes in the Wood. We even write our own scripts which have led to some more modern pantos (such as Shrek, Robin Hood Fifty Shades of Green and No Ship Sherlock – Think Pirates of the Caribbean meets Sherlock Holmes!) as well as the traditional pantos. If one is to pick out a few memorable things about the panto they are the continuous involvement of the local school children, the hard work (and drinking) of the back stage crew, the way, despite everything, that each panto came together, the patience of all those who have directed or produced, the front of house and all those involved in the background be it make up or looking after the younger members of the cast. It is truly amazing how many residents of the village take part in some way or other and how well supported it has been over the years which has enabled HEADS to support many local charities to the tune of many thousands of pounds.If you would like to be involved then do please come along or contact Jules Downes:
Places for worship and Lower
Wensleydale News
• Hunton Methodist Church Contact: Rev Les Nevin Tel: 01748 823149, les.nevin@icloud.com • St. Patrick’s, Patrick Brompton, Church of England. Contact: Revd. Chris Lawton Tel: 01677 450 920. • Hauxwell Church • Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Leyburn Roman Catholic. Contact: Rev James Blenkinsopp, Email: jpblenk@outlook.com • Darlington Hebrew Congregation – Reform Synagogue • Darlington Jamia Mosque, 25 N Lodge Terrace, Darlington DL3 6LY. Tel: 07597 572901. • Humanist: North Yorkshire Humanists • For information about all the C of E churches in the area contact:
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Welcome to Hunton News
If you have an item of news or wish to announce an event to be considered for publication on this website let us know by sending your request to the Parish Council directly: Or for general enquiries Use our contact form here:Agenda for next Parish Council meeting
scheduled for:…………….
Have you visited the Hunton Village Facebook page where more news and views about the village and surrounding areas can be found.
Latest from around
Hunton
• New council contact numbers click for details • Steam Gathering 6th & 7th Sept 2024 • 20’s plenty initiative • Lower Wensleydale Newsletter
“Oliver with a Twist”
Following the success of the HEADS Summer pantomime 'Huntalot' we were able to make donations totalling £1,000 split between the following charities and organisations:- Hunton School, Hunton Parish Council, Hunton in Bloom, Hunton Chapel, La Cateau School, Sepsis UK, Macmillan, Lost Chord, Georgian Theatre, Mowbray School & Pendragon Community Trust. HEADs will be performing their next pantomime 'Snow White & the Trapped Dwarves' on 28th/29th/30th Jan (with a matinee on the Saturday afternoon) - script read throughs will take place in the village hall on Monday 26th Sept and Monday 3rd October at 7.30pm - all welcome to join us! Looking for people to help backstage, scenery painting, prop making as part of the backstage crew and be on stage as part of the cast!
