Recreation Committee Events
Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile
Sunday 21 March 7am to 7pm; to be held on Little Berkhamsted Recreation Field, Church Road.
You can choose from 1, 3 or 6 miles on the day - there is something for everyone on the big day.
Toddlers can do the mile with mum, the teenagers can race the 3 miles against their friends and dad may just like to take on the 6 miles what ever you do it promises to be a brilliant day for everyone.
Contact Sandie Ash 01707 875221, or just turn up on the day.
Save these dates
5th March - Quiz night
4th April - Egg rolling and egg hunt for all the family.
24th April - Race night
12th June - A Royal event
31st Aug - Book club picnic in the park
12th Sept - A performance in the park
30th Oct - Trick & treats for all the family
Everyone is welcome to join us in our village events.
Our first event is 5th March a Quiz and supper £10.00 7.30 Village Hall Litle B
Jack and the Beanstalk - 10, 12 & 13 December 2008
Little Berkhamsted’s Stage School once again pulled out all the stops for their annual panto, with the wonderful production of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ on 10th, 12th and 13th December.
Playing to enthusiastic audiences of all ages, with a full house for the final show, the cast and production team provided a most memorable occasion. Clearly enjoying themselves to the full, the cast brought new life to the well known story line with a fizzy mixture of topical humour, ‘creative interpretation’ of the script, and - above all - a real enthusiasm for the great traditions of Pantomime.
With the scene set by the excellent Stranger and Junior, Jack and his Mother expertly took the plot forward. Penelope the Cow played her heart out and Dame Isobel - in her key role - somehow managed to maintain the structure of the script whenever ad-libbing broke out around her! Meanwhile, Harp entranced us all. The awesome Giant (can such tall actors really exist?) frightened the life out of everyone and his Wife was truly a sight to behold! And, amidst all of this, Jack’s ‘prompt’ put in a performance that was simply heroic.
The performances on stage were more than complemented by the skills of those who provided the artistry for the inventive scenery, the stunning costumes, the dramatic lighting and musical effects. And as ever, the expertise and dedication of the Stage School Director shone through the entire production. Photos of the show are on the village web site. Congratulations to everyone involved.
Proceeds went to the worthy local charity Christmas Alone, so many thanks to everyone who supported the event. And to those who didn’t make it, you missed a real treat. So - book early for next year!
J.O’R
See the photo gallery for some pictures of the event.
Cinderella - 13, 14 & 15 December 2007
Cinderella made three performances to a packed audience in the village hall. A lively and entertaining performance each night, the cast had everyone involved and entertained right from the start. It was evident that the cast had worked hard and enjoyed themselves as much as the audience.
The Saturday performance was almost over before it began. Well, not really, but the audience was asked to decamp outside for a short period to enable the Mercury's photographer to take photographs of the cast in their costumes without spoiling the surprise for the audience.
Cast: Cinderella- Clair Seager, Prince- Alex Fellows, Stepmother- Lynn Scarr, Jester- John Berry, Older Sister- Kevin Edwards, Younger Sister- Maurice Squirrel, Fairy Godmother-Alison Asby.
Production Team: Stage Building- David Hutchinson, Stage Manager- Calamity Butler, Backdrops & Electrician- Ivan & John Sawford, Posters- Steve Asby, Refreshments- Pat, Makeup- Victoria Walker, Front of house- Diane & Derick Stanbrook.
Sandie Ash (Director) would like to thank everyone who supported this production of 'Cinderella' in aid of The Airambulamce Trust. We raised £800.00. Oh yes we did!
See the photo gallery for some pictures of the event.
A day in the Country -Sunday 3 June 2007
A BIG THANK YOU to the garden owners and musicians, to the cricketers for the match, the teams for the lunches, teas and the pig roast, to Michaels Folly who opened their studio to the delight of the visitors. The treasure hunt and the church for the beautiful flowers and the organ music and the village young musicians, the bakers of Little B and the stall holders with the farmers’ market and the little ponies, not forgetting the parking team, the grass cutter and the pay stations, the volunteers from the Red Cross and most of all the visitors, villagers, families and friends who made this a lovely day out.
We took £7.200 on the day.
See the photo gallery for some photographs of the event.
Sandie Ash
Chairman, Little Berkhamsted Recreation Committee
Race Night, 16 March 2007
The Recreation Committee held a Race Night on the 16th March and raised £370.00 for the funds everyone enjoyed the evening. Thank you.
Red Nose Day, 16 March 2007
Villagers donated £2.00 to walk round the recreation field 4 times and raised £102.00; another £40.00 was donated by the Beehive in Epping Green. In total we sent £142.00 to Red Nose Day. Thank you everyone.
Sport Relief, 15 July 2006
107 people took part in Sport Relief day and raised £327.50 for Sport Relief.
