Friday 15th July 2011.
£10 per ticket : entertainment : music : buffet
HYDE UNITED SOCIAL CLUB, Off Walker Lane, SK14 5NU
7.30 p.m. onwards
Tickets from Christine on 0161 368 8771
Or email: tombrown51 (at) googlemail.com to reserve tickets on the door.
The morning at Wetherspoon's The Cotton Bale was taken up by theatre lovers browsing through memorabilia of the Theatre Royal which include programmes and photos of musicals and live theatre plays.
A handbuilt model of the Theatre Royal Onward made by Alan Tolfrey of Mossley Model Maker.com was kindly presented to us by the builder himself and we thank his generosity in donating it to us.
Muriel updated us on the 2011 Onward short story/poetry competition. The last date for inclusion was in February and the entries from all over the world are presently being read and marked. Copies of last years TRO Anthology were purchased and are still available online at £4.99 plus postage. Details of the 2012 Onward short story competition will be available shortly.
The Childrens Writing Competition 2011 was a great success with three of the winners reciting their stories live. At the same time they were recorded for later transmission on Tameside Radio's Sunday afternoon The Matinee, the live show reporting on all things theatre particularly the rich vein running through Tameside. We were particularly pleased that the stars of the radio show James Dean and Madame Aries took time out from their hectic schedule to attend and mix with us all.
The 2011 TRO Raffle took place at 2.30 pm and the winners list follows.
Many thanks to all those associated with planning and running and attending this most successful ever TRO Raffle 2011.
And our best wishes are with Pat Jackson Secretary of the Group on a speedy recovery from her recent fall.
1st Prise Winner of £250.00 was Mr Gray of Sale, Manchester.
2nd Prize Integrated TV set won by Mrs Wood of Dukinfield.
3rd Prize Hamper won by Mrs McKenzie of Hyde.
Bottle 1 ltr Scotch Whisky won by Mrs Nixon of Hyde.
Electric toaster won by Mr Bates of Denton.
Bottle Gin won by Mrs Howorth of Offerton.
Sports bag won by Ms Bolton of Stockport.
Twelve month membership of TRO won by Mr Shore of Hyde.
This article appeared in the April issue of Tameside Metropolitan Borough's Community Services newsletter. The question was on the photograph - this is not our Theatre Royal, so which Theatre Royal is it?
Mr Ian Shore identified this as the Theatre Royal, Ashton-Under-Lyme, Tameside.