Events
Pantomine season is here, but with so many to choose from its hard to know which one to go for. Here is a list of your local Panto’s this year and with so much to choose from, why not treat the whole family!
Snow White
Lyceum Theatre
Heath Street, Crewe CW1 2DA
2nd Dec 2011 to 31st Dec 2011
the Magic Mirror declares that Snow White is indeed the fairest girl in all the land and Prince Rupert offers her his hand in marriage. This news sends the Wicked Queen into a jealous rage!
Website http://www.lyceumtheatre.net/
Aladdin
Winsford Lifestyle Centre
Winsford, Cheshire CW7 1AD
13th Dec 2011 to 31st Dec 2011
Fun for all the family, Aladdin and his friends will delight audiences of all ages with their marvelous mixture of mayhem, thrills and spills. Book early to avoid disappointment!
Website http://www.makebelieve-entertainment.co.uk/
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Grange Theatre
Bradburns Lane, Hartford, Cheshire, CW8 1LU
15th Dec 2011 to 31st Dec 2011
The Grange Theatre are pleased to welcome new producers for their Christmas 2011 Pantomime. AB Productions, in association with the Grange Theatre, will be presenting Jack and the Beanstalk this December for a 24 Show run.
Website http://www.thegrangetheatre.com/
Puss in Boots
St. John’s United Reformed Church
Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6QE
16th Dec 2011 to 17th Dec 2011
A traditional family pantomime with lots of singing, dancing and fun. 16th Dec 7.30pm 17th December 2.00pm and 7.30pm. £6 adults, £5 OAP, £4 children. Available from boxoffice@stjohnsurc.co.uk or 01925637023.
Website http://www.stjohnsurc.co.uk/
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Woodford Centre
Chester Road, Woodford, Cheshire SK7 1PS
4th Jan 2012 to 7th Jan 2012
With a cast and live band made up of some of the most talented teenagers in Cheshire, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be an exciting and magical show for all the family.
Website http://www.chypspanto.com/
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Tatton Park is a beautiful park right on our doorstep and it is especially beautiful in winter time. This year there is a special lantern parade where you get to visit Santa too! And you get to meet Tatton’s two adorable reindeer Prancer and Dancer. Wow!
Making a lantern is really easy. Tatton Park have a free drop-in session on Sunday 4th December between 12pm and 4pm. The activity takes place in the downstairs barn room in the stableyard (opposite the carousel).The workshop is free but park entry charge of £5 per car applies.
Donate your Toys to Charity
They need You to bring any unwanted Children’s toys to donate to a special Children’s charity.
Tatton Park is pleased to support Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital with their lantern parade.
If you would like to donate a toy that you no longer play with, the charity is happy to accept used toys that are in excellent condition and comply with the hospital infection control procedures. Please do not wrap presents.
These mean that unfortunately they cannot accept:
•Old or used soft toys or dolls
•Used toys or products which have fabric
•Broken toys or products
•Items that don’t have the European safety mark 
•Products suitable for persons aged over 18 years
•Videos or video players
Please note – any toys that do not comply with the hospital’s rules will be donated to the local Children’s Adventure Farm Trust.
Special Lantern Parade
You can also post your Christmas list to Santa before it is too late! Festive music from local band and choir will help to entertain. Restaurants and shops are open too.
Time = 9th of December
Venue = Tatton Park
For more information go to http://www.tattonpark.org.uk
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Location – Stalls in front of the Town Hall.
Until 31st of December
The Christmas Market is a great festive treat, there are many independent traders from ceramics; fashion, quality food, drink and warming indulgences such as mulled wine and hot chestnuts. Local talent perform from all around the area, including a jingle bell or two singalong.
‘New for this year, towering above the Town Hall Square is a Christmas Toboggan ride and Santa’s Sleigh a nostalgic reminder of fun fairs of old with all the thrills for the young and the young at heart. The 70-ft high fairground slide has a lighthouse design tracing the attraction back to 1953 where it was the centre piece of the Queen’s coronation party in Manchester and through the late 1950s when it stood at Blackpool. In the 1960s it was at Skegness each summer and toured fairgrounds the rest of the year and in the 1970s opened at large street fairs in the north of England.’ www.visitchester.com
Santa’s grotto will be there in the Town Hall Square. Visit Santa in his wonderful Grotto. Tickets cost £4.50
See you there!
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