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Panto Pranks! #23

PaNTO PRaNKS!       Duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1970s Hoar Cross Hall was used from time to time for local community activities and one such event was the production an class='highlight'>inan> 1978 of a traditional pantomime, ‘Midnight and a Journey back to Happan class='highlight'>inan>ess’.   It was written by local people, Robert Leighton from Yoxall and the Hon. alexandra Meynell, daughter-an class='highlight'>inan>-law of Mrs Jean Meynell whom we had purchased the Hall from.  The words and music were written by local songwriter, David Matthews, who had written songs for quite a few pop artists duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1960s, his most famous bean class='highlight'>inan>g Matt Munro’s ‘We’re gonna change the world’.  So off to a good start there! For those of you...

Ghostbusters! #8

GHOSTBUSTERS!       People were always coman class='highlight'>inan>g to Hoar Cross Hall to either hire the place or to have a look around.  an class='highlight'>inan> 1973, because of all the media an class='highlight'>inan>terest an class='highlight'>inan> our ghosts, we had a couple of professional ghost hunters askan class='highlight'>inan>g to stay over one night to try and fan class='highlight'>inan>d the source of the noises.  They brought cases full of recordan class='highlight'>inan>g equipment and set it all up an class='highlight'>inan> one of the attic rooms.  Rather them than me I thought!  Then I had a brilliant idea and went off to tell my brother Gavan class='highlight'>inan> all about it.  as mentioned an class='highlight'>inan> my first blog the attic and basement had a row of bells which the family used to summon the servants.  Before the three men arrived we spent all...

Panto Pranks! #22

PaNTO PRaNKS!      Duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1970s Hoar Cross Hall was used from time to time for local community activities and one such event was the production an class='highlight'>inan> 1978 of a traditional pantomime, ‘Midnight and a Journey back to Happan class='highlight'>inan>ess’.   It was written by local people, Robert Leighton from Yoxall and the Hon. alexandra Meynell, daughter-an class='highlight'>inan>-law of Mrs Jean Meynell whom we had purchased the Hall from.  The words and music were written by local songwriter, David Matthews, who had written songs for quite a few pop artists duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1960s, his most famous bean class='highlight'>inan>g Matt Munro’s ‘We’re gonna change the world’.  So off to a good start there! For those of you w...

Ghostbusters! #7

GHOSTBUSTERS!    People were always coman class='highlight'>inan>g to Hoar Cross Hall to either hire the place or to have a look around. an class='highlight'>inan> 1973, because of all the media an class='highlight'>inan>terest an class='highlight'>inan> our ghosts, we had a couple of professional ghost hunters askan class='highlight'>inan>g to stay over one night to try and fan class='highlight'>inan>d the source of the noises. They brought cases full of recordan class='highlight'>inan>g equipment and set it all up an class='highlight'>inan> one of the attic rooms. Rather them than me I thought! Then I had a brilliant idea and went off to tell my brother Gavan class='highlight'>inan> all about it. as mentioned an class='highlight'>inan> my first blog the attic and basement had a row of bells which the family used to summon the servants. Before the three men arrived we spent all day tryan class='highlight'>inan>g out a...

Panto Pranks #21

PaNTO PRaNKS!     Duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1970s Hoar Cross Hall was used from time to time for local community activities and one such event was the production an class='highlight'>inan> 1978 of a traditional pantomime, ‘Midnight and a Journey back to Happan class='highlight'>inan>ess’. It was written by local people, Robert Leighton from Yoxall and the Hon. alexandra Meynell, daughter-an class='highlight'>inan>-law of Mrs Jean Meynell whom we had purchased the Hall from. The words and music were written by local songwriter, David Matthews, who had written songs for quite a few pop artists duran class='highlight'>inan>g the 1960s, his most famous bean class='highlight'>inan>g Matt Munro’s ‘We’re gonna change the world’. So off to a good start there! For those of you who don’...

Hysterical Productions #16

By the end of 1974 we had done about 40 banquets at Hoar Cross Hall and they were still goan class='highlight'>inan>g strong. Most of the origan class='highlight'>inan>al cast were still with us but we were on our second Kan class='highlight'>inan>g now and also doan class='highlight'>inan>g our own cateran class='highlight'>inan>g and bar, an class='highlight'>inan>stead of an outside firm coman class='highlight'>inan>g an class='highlight'>inan>.  Every weekend over 200 people came to sample our Noble Brose, Roast Lambe and Saracen’s Delight and san class='highlight'>inan>g along to ‘I’m Henry VIII’ whilst dran class='highlight'>inan>kan class='highlight'>inan>g beer, wan class='highlight'>inan>e and mead. But it was a very adult environment for 15 year old girls to work an class='highlight'>inan>; a few of my school friends also worked at the banquets as wenches and we were constantly bean class='highlight'>inan>g chatted up by men who bought us dran class='highlight'>inan>ks all evenan class='highlight'>inan>g (even though w...