The fist cuckoo of 2016 was heard at 10:55 on Friday 15th April.
Er, not much else to say really.
MPO’s “Sorcerer” -Newsflash from the Theatre
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Great opening night for MPO’s “Sorcerer”
Rave review in the Fine Times Recorder
Get a ticket (if you can). Saturday has a few spaces. Book online.
The cast and orchestra thank everyone for their support.
Leaked memo from Milborne Port Opera reveals all
Milborne Port Opera’s “The Sorcerer” opens tomorrow. The show is set in 1958.
The Blog has intercepted a confidential memo from director Linda Mumford to the ladies in the cast. She writes . .
“I am trying to put this delicately… the 1950s was not a time for wearing an apologetic or minimising bra! . . . .feel free to make the most of your assets! ”
Should be an uplifting experience for everyone! -Ed
Still tickets available, on line and in Milborne Port’s shops, but they’re selling fast.
Milborne Port Opera tickets selling fast
Milborne Port Opera has shared a Facebook post with us:
“Tickets are going fast.
According to our wonderful ON LINE system powered by The Little Box Office we have the following availability for The Sorcerer:
(As at 20:00 Sunday 10 April)
Wednesday 13th April 16 tickets
Thursday 14th April 31 Tickets
Friday 15th April 20 tickets
Saturday 16th April 54 tickets (Strange that, since Saturday is the worst night on the telly)
There are still tickets to be had from Waynes (great meat!), The Post Office and the Tippling Philosopher, Milborne Port, but we don’t know how many.
(The Tip is a good bet)
When they’re gone, they’re gone. ”
Book online at https://thelittleboxoffice.com/mpo/“
Winterborne Longjohns in the National – 2nd Place
Our exclusive racing correspondent Winterborne Longjohns picked six horses for Blog readers to back and boost their fortunes in the Grand National on Saturday. Here’s how they fared:
Out of 39 entrants, 16 finished.
The last Samuri, which ended up as the 8-1 joint favourite, came 2nd.
Holywell fell at the 2nd fence
St Are was in the lead for a period, but faded
The Druid’s Nephew pulled up at the 21st fence.
Kruzhinin pulled up at the 27th fence
Many Clouds finished 16th
A modest £2.50 each way bet on each horse would have cost £30 and returned £10.
As the advertisements say, when it stops being fun, STOP.
But Winterborne will be back with more selections soon – we hope. -ED
PS Your editor recouped his losses – and more- by successfully betting Winterborne on the name of the celebrity involved in the much-hyped “three in a bed scandal”. Payment is eagerly anticpated.
TUSK Talk Postponed
The TUSK talk on April 15th in Horsington village hall has been Postponed.
Dan Bucknall’s partner has just had a baby and he is taking paternity leave.
The organisers apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Go and see “The Sorcerer instead -ED
Have we got cranes on the Marsh?
Sir,
I am delighted to report that a crane has been spotted in Horsington close to the village horsepond. Do you see this as a sign of spring or is global warming to blame?
Yours faithfully,
A constructive twitcher
Further to recent comments, quoted above, made by Rat, which I queried as a possibly Tall Story, he has sent the blog irrefutable evidence which he has insisted must be published if the poor old Ed
is to avoid further action being taken by his lawyers Messrs Sue, Grabbit and Run for defamation of character.
As this would result in penury and an immediate move to Carey Street, I offer the usual mealy mouthed apology for dissing such an eminent expert…………..Ed
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Steam returns to Templecombe
Templecombe station was packed on Saturday 2nd April when rebuilt steam engine 60613 Tornado thundered through the station hauling a 13-coach special, the Devon Belle.
Blog reader Janet Coles kindly supplied a picture
And here is a video of this magnificent engine at speed (sorry about the advertisements).