Village Voice December 2013/January 2014 | Página 3

Please join us in a silent cheer for all these
generous people.

COMMENT

It has been a year of good news and bad
news; first, the bad news: we have lost even
more of our regular advertisers as the
recession continues to bite. We at Village
Voice were getting increasingly worried
about whether we would be able to carry on.
The good news: we have received grants
again from Bighton Parish Council and Old
Alresford Christy Hall Amenities Committee
– for which, we thank you very much indeed.

On behalf of all the people who help or
contribute in any way to Village Voice, we’d
like to wish all our readers a very Happy
Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Jill and Geoff Buss
PS Speaking of peaceful New Year, can we
make a plea to those of you who like to
celebrate with fireworks: remember this is a
farming community. The animals don’t
appreciate the fireworks half as much as you
do. Thank you for showing consideration.

Then, like a bolt out of the blue, an
impressively large grant from the Arle Valley
Benefice Educational Fund, which will help
us to keep going for a long time to come.

“Scallywags”
by SOOP Theatre
Saturday, 15th March 2014 at 7.30pm
Bighton Village Hall
In the face of the seemingly inevitable threat of invasion during WWII, British Intelligence comes
up with a splendid notion the enemy would never think of - Scallywags!
Recruited on a really very hush-hush basis at the local Post Office, thousands of ordinary folk
were trained as saboteurs to conceal blunt objects, make do with a hole in the ground, dot their
dashes and drink rum in the face of interrogation.
With their characteristic blend of physical theatre, song and comedy-drama, SOOP asks the
question: what if the invasion actually happened?

Admission by pre-booked reservations only
Adults £7.50 each (Concessions £5.00; Children £1.00 )
Make your reservations on-line @ http://www.bighton.org.uk/
(then select Events, then select Events with bookings option at foot of page)
Licensed bar will be available 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Doors open at 7.00pm.
A Hog the Limelight event supported by Hampshire County Council.

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