NOVEMBER 2007
Highcliffe Charity Players donate £1,000 to Rainbow Pre School
Highcliffe Charity Players (HCP) have donated £1,000 to help
create a new play area at the Rainbow Pre School and Nursery in Lymington Road,
Highcliffe.
The playground was designed and built by Charity Player member Martin Mansfield
of Outdoor Designs who commented: "Our aim was to create a safe and eco-friendly
outdoor area for 2-4 year olds to play in. Now that is it completed we shall
be regularly maintaining the grassy area free of charge."
The £1,000 cheque was presented at the opening of the new playground by HCP
Chairman Tracey Barrington to Jacqui Waddock, Chairperson of Rainbow Pre-School.
Said Jacqui: "We've been waiting for a long time for something like this - it
was just a muddy grassless area before. When the children came back after half-term,
they couldn't wait to get on there and start playing."
Said Tracey: "It is really satisfying to see HCP's fundraising efforts going to such a worthy community project. We aim to raise money for local charities and causes in every performance we do, and small schools such as this can often get overlooked. It's lovely to see the end result looking so good, especially as we may have some of our future audiences right here."
Rainbow Pre School has been running for 20 years to provide quality pre school education for children from the local community. A non-profit making organisation, run by a parent committee, Rainbow relies on donations to help cover the costs of replacing expensive items or purchasing new equipment.
As well as the play area being built and designed by Outdoor Designs, the Wendy house was donated by Highcliffe-based company Hoburne Limited, Travis Perkins donated the use of free hire tools and Eco-Compost provided the wood chip and turf.
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AUGUST 2007
Charity Players present a donation of £500 to Judit Szathmary, the Director of The Conductive Education Support Centre in Brockenhurst.
Conductive Education Support Services is a unique UK based provision established in 1988 which provides the unique Peto System of Rehabilitation for children and adults with neurological and related disabilities in the heart of the New Forest, Hampshire.
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'STEP IN TIME 2007'
Review by Linda Kirkman, Bournemouth Echo.
....."HCP's annual Summer revue was as enjoyable and familiar as ever"
"There is so much all-round talent in the company......."
......."a show that proves why this group has such a high reputation within the local theatre scene."
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Highcliffe Charity Players Make £1,000 Donation in 2007
The Highcliffe Charity Players have made a donation of £1,000 to Highcliffe Parish Church Council for renovation works at St Mark's Church Hall, Hinton Wood Avenue - money raised through last year's pantomime, "Cinderella".
The cheque was presented at St Mark's Hall by HCP Chairman Matthew Smith (pictured left) to the Vicar of St Mark's, The Rev. Garry Taylor, during a break in rehearsals for "Dick Whittington", which the Players will be performing at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, from 20th - 27th January 2007.
Said Matthew: "It is particularly fitting for HCP to make a donation towards necessary refurbishment at St Mark's as this is the hall where the Players first began performing pantomime more than 30 years ago. We still use it as a much-loved rehearsal space and as the venue for our summer revues."
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HIGHCLIFFE CARNIVAL 2006
WINNERS!!!!!!
The theme was "Music Through the Ages" and with the help of the Dorset Military Trust the players put on a spectacular display of 1940's music, song and dance.
It was cold!!
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"THE CAST OF SMOKEY JOES CAFE 2006"
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW LOOK IS CELEBRATED AS TONY HAIR MAKES WAVES & HCP GIVE TO MAYOR'S CHARITY The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Josephine Spencer, and local singer David Habbin, who has enjoyed worldwide success as a member of the chart-topping opera band Amici Forever, were among the guests at a Celebratory Party held at Tony Hair on 21st November 2005, to celebrate the £60,000 refurbishment and 20th Anniversary of this exclusive Highcliffe salon.
During the evening, Tony Hair owner Matthew Smith presented a £1,000 cheque to the Mayor on behalf of the award-winning Highcliffe Charity Players - of which he is Chairman - for her Charity, the Community Bus. Entertainment was provided by the popular local vocal group Light & Shade (of which Matthew's wife, Georgina, is a member) and the ICJ Duo, led by the Players' Music Director, Ian Carter. The salon takes its name from Matthew's late father, Tony Smith, who founded the business in 1985 and was also co-founder of the Highcliffe Charity Players. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP AWARDS FOR CHARITY PLAYERS 2005 The Highcliffe Charity Players scooped two awards in this year's DAILY ECHO CURTAIN CALL AWARDS - Georgina Smith and Carly Simmerling won Best Choreography for the Company's acclaimed Summer Revue Anythink Flo's! (which played to packed houses at St Mark's Hall, Highcliffe in July), and long standing member and current Treasurer, Sue Woodward (Georgina's mother), collected a Daily Echo Special Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to amateur theatre. Another Charity Player - Louise King - was awarded the coveted Best Actress In A Musical Award for her performance as Fanny Brice in Theatre 2000's Funny Girl (seen at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, last autumn). The presentations were made at the 13th annual Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards Dinner, hosted by Daily Echo editor Neal Butterworth and Curtain Call reviewer Linda Kirkman, which was held in a packed Pavilion Ballroom in Bournemouth, on Saturday, 88h October 2005.
"Carly Simmerling and Georgina Smith"
"Sue Woodward"
"Hairspray" As one of the cabaret spots during the evening, the Players performed one of the highlights from Anythink Flo's! - a medley from the Broadway hit Hairspray .
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dragon Boat Racing For The Anthony Nolan Trust 2005
On a wonderful Summers day this year, in support of The Anthony Nolan Trust, a motley crew of Charity Players volunteered to take part in a charity Dragon Boat race at Poole Park. Over £900 was raised by the players for this worthwhile charity. Picture shows the crew and our intrepid drummer, "Beat a steady rhythm Duncan" (and he did!) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOP AWARDS FOR CHARITY PLAYERS 2004
Director and Choreographer, Jane White, collected the Best Lighting & Technical Effects Award (AJS Cup), and Georgina Smith who played the role of Ado Annie, was presented with the Best Supporting Actress Award by West End performer, Earl Carpenter. Both were first time Curtain Call winners. The presentations were made at a special Awards Night Dinner held at the Pavilion, Bournemouth, on Saturday, 9th October. The Players Oklahoma! had also been nominated for Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Max White who played Jud Fry). Players' Chairman, Matthew Smith commented: "We are delighted
to have won these prestigious awards for our first ever production of
Rodgers and Hammerstein's great classic musical." 'The Highcliffe Players performed an excerpt
Georgina Smith who played the role of Ado Annie, was presented with
the Best Supporting Actress Award and Director and Choreographer, Jane
White, collected the Best Lighting & Technical Effects Award (AJS
Cup).
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November 2003 "On behalf of the Spencer Dayman Meningitis Laboratories I would like to extend our grateful thanks for the kind gift of £500 donated towards the work of the Charity, handed to Steve Dayman on the last day of his Walk." Sian Evans
Thank you for your letter and I confirm I would be delighted to attend a presentation evening on 9th December……to receive a donation of £1000 which the Highcliffe Charity Players have so generously donated to our research fund. I look forward to meeting you all. Richard Osborne MD FRCP
How completely delighted and stunned we were to receive your donation letter regarding your decision to choose S.M.I.L.E at St Mark's Infant School for a charitable donation this year. …..a donation of £1000 is fantastic….. Louise Vallee
"thanks once again to all the players who worked so hard to raise this money for the Medical Oncology Research fund" Richard Osborne MD FRCP
"Alladin plus pop songs" The New Milton Advertiser - January 2003 "A good old fashioned tale of days gone by……….all in all provided good old fashioned family entertainment. RK.
Packed houses proved this company has a name in the area for top quality entertainment…………….light, bright entertainment from an exceptionally popular company without a hint of adult innuendo in the script. A true family show. SM "Players just let the good times roll" Daily Echo July 2003 Charity Players regular forays into revue are legendary but this they have surpassed themselves…………..no wonder these shows sell out every time. Linda Kirkman
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TThe Highcliffe Charity Players have donated £3,500 to local causes, the profits from their award-winning pantomime 'Aladdin" - a sell-out at the Regent Centre, Christchurch, in January. £1,000 was presented to Dr. Richard Osborne, Consultant in Medical Oncology at the Dorset Cancer Centre at Poole Hospital. Expressing his grateful thanks, Dr. Osborne explained: "The Medical Oncology Research Fund was established in 1995 to provide resources for research at the Centre - particularly in the field of ovarian cancer. The Fund also contributes significantly to the quality of cancer care available to the people of Dorset and has enabled the purchase of essential equipment." £1,000 was collected by Mrs Karen Boynton, Head Teacher at St. Mark's Infant School, Highcliffe, and Louise Vallee, Coordinator of the School's fundraising group, S.M.I.L.E. (St. Mark's Infants Leisure & Entertainment). "Our current project," said Mrs Boynton, "is to improve the drama equipment in our Main Hall, so the money will go towards purchasing a new sound system, video player and staging. Your donation means we can complete this project next term, which is fantastic!" £1,000 was collected by Graham Budd, Cub Scout
Leader of The Highcliffe Scout Group, which meet at the Scout Hut on
Chewton Common. "We are delighted to receive this donation,"
said Graham. "It is so good to see the village community working
together. We will divide the money amongst the Beaver (6-8 year olds),
Cub (8-10 year olds) and Scout (10-14 year olds) sections, to purchase
new resources and equipment to support their training programmes."
The cheques were presented by Charity Players Chairman,
Matthew Smith, who said: "Behind the fun and glamour of our productions
there is a serious endeavour - for more than 30 years the profits from
our shows have been given to worthy causes. I am particularly delighted
that we have been able to make substantial donations this year to local
causes, some of them with personal links to our members. A further £500
will be donated to a sponsored cycle ride next Spring, when the charities
to benefit include The Alzheimer's Society and The Southampton Hospital
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