Musician 'saves the

day' for pantomime

MUSICIAN Viv Hendra has stepped in "to save the day" for the annual pantomime in Torpoint.

The well-known teacher from Torpoint School has volunteered to play the music for the pantomime which is being staged by the Torpoint Players in January.

Mike Briggs, who is producing and directing the show, said: "Our usual musical director was unavailable for this production. We had been searching for someone to play the music and at a late stage Viv has come in to save the day for the show."

The Players are performing Mother Goose by Robert Morley, nightly from Tuesday, January 9, to Saturday, January 13, at 7.30pm in the Council Chambers in York Road. There will also be a matinee on the Saturday at 2.30pm.

The Players have been rehearsing since the beginning of October for the pantomime which features around 10 main acting roles as well as a large chorus and dancers.

Joe May is playing Mother Goose, the Demon is Russell Baker and the Goose is Abigail Higgins.

Thanks to an article in the Cornish Times, the group was able to obtain a ready-made Mother Goose costume for Joe to wear.

The rest of the costumes have been the responsibility of Rosemary Slee who has been helped by members of the cast.

The choreographer for the pantomime is Viv Smith, while the scenery has been made by Rod McCarthy and Tony Edwards.

Tickets, costing £4 for adults and £2 for children, are selling well for the show. They can be obtained from the Racquets club and from Moss Pharmacy in Fore Street.

Clock repair

estimate

AN estimate for between £85 and £100 to repair the clock in the Mayor's Parlour in Torpoint has been accepted by town councillors.

Millennium coins

still for sale

SPECIAL coins minted to mark the Millennium in Torpoint are still available in the town.

Hundreds of the coins, obtained by the town council, were given free of charge to local children aged under 16 at the beginning of the year.

The rest were available for the public to purchase at a cost of £2.50 each. A total of 445 have been sold and it is hoped the end of the first year of the new Millennium will spark renewed interest in the coins.

Councillor Mike Pearn said: "At the end of the special year, people may well be interested in buying a memento.

"The coins can be obtained by ringing me on 01752 813164 or by contacting Bob Jenkins at the council chambers in York Road on 01752 814885 between 10am and noon on weekdays."

One side of the coin says Millennium 2000 while the other says Torpoint Town Council 2000 together with a picture of the council chambers copied from the mayor's chain.

Four burglaries

reported in town

POLICE figures show that recent crimes in Torpoint have included four house burglaries, four thefts, four assaults and five incidents involving damage to vehicles.

Up until the middle of last month, there had been more than 545 crimes reported in the town during the year, a rise of around 70 on the same period last year.

Ratings clear

litter in park

A CONTINGENT of ratings from HMS Raleigh has been helping to clean up a corner of Torpoint.

The party from the naval base in the town cleared litter and other rubbish from the walled garden and skateboard park area at Thanckes Park.