7 Good Men & 2 Great Ladies GST Day at Sandy Smith NR 5/2/2013

7 Good Men & 2 Great Ladies

Dear Bridge Builders/Fellow Voles

The photos from yesterday are now up on flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/pitzys_pyx/

I am afraid that I shall miss next Tuesday, wherever you are, as I have a scan appointment for Tuesday morning.

Thanks to Audrey, John, Malcolm and Maryla for all those waist enhancing cakes and hot drinks.

Feel free to comment in the boxes in flickr.

Cheers.

JP

 

-----Original Message-----

From: John Pitts [mailto:john@pitts26.freeserve.co.uk]

Sent: 06 February 2013 15:14

To: 'Roberta Colin'; 'Malcolm Willis'

Cc: 'Elliott Jeannette (RWN) SE Partnership'; 'Joyce, Cheryl'; 'daveandsteph36@btinternet.com'; 'Liz Millbank'; 'Ann de Winter'; 'Ann Freeman'; 'bazbreed@hotmail.com'; 'Bob Holland'; 'Colin Atkins'; 'Colin Carpenter'; 'Dan Higgins'; 'Dave McKeggie'; 'David Moffatt'; 'David Sedgley'; 'David Withers'; 'David Worth'; 'Frances Maynard'; 'Hilary Ward'; 'James Miller'; 'Jane Breed'; 'Jay Harris'; 'Jeannie Sloman'; 'John Buxton'; 'John Laherty'; 'John Laherty'; 'Julia Burkett'; 'Keggie'; 'Kelvin Horton'; 'Laura Johnston'; 'Linda Payne'; 'Malcolm Willis'; 'Marie Mead'; 'Maryla Carter'; 'Matthew Mead'; 'Olivia Regan'; 'Paul Colbert'; 'Peter Skinner'; 'Peter Stafferton'; 'Richard Hudson'; 'Richard Wood'; 'Roger Christopher'; 'Ros Blevins'; 'Sally Creveul'; 'Stephanie Rees'; 'Steve Jones'; 'Steve Squire'; 'Steve Squire'; 'Stuart Bridgman'; 'Sue Raven'; 'Sue Young'; 'Tim Chamen'; 'wendy.copper@virginmedia.com'

Subject: "Building Bridges"

 

Don't the years fly by Colin. To refresh our memory! Funny I was telling new Vole Jeanie about your play yesterday!

Cheers

JP

 

 

From: Roberta Colin [mailto:robcol2012@hotmail.co.uk]

Sent: 06 February 2013 10:21

To: Malcolm Willis

Cc: Liz Millbank; Elliott Jeannette (RWN) SE Partnership; Joyce, Cheryl; daveandsteph36@btinternet.com; Ann de Winter; Ann Freeman; bazbreed@hotmail.com; Bob Holland; Colin Atkins; Colin Carpenter; Dan Higgins; Dave McKeggie; David Moffatt; David Sedgley; David Withers; David Worth; Frances Maynard; Hilary Ward; James Miller; Jane Breed; Jay Harris; Jeannie Sloman; John Buxton; John Laherty; John Laherty; John Pitts; Julia Burkett; Keggie; Kelvin Horton; Laura Johnston; Linda Payne; Malcolm Willis; Marie Mead; Maryla Carter; Matthew Mead; Olivia Regan; Paul Colbert; Peter Skinner; Peter Stafferton; Richard Hudson; Richard Wood; Roger Christopher; Ros Blevins; Sally Creveul; Stephanie Rees; Steve Jones; Steve Squire; Steve Squire; Stuart Bridgman; Sue Raven; Sue Young; Tim Chamen; wendy.copper@virginmedia.com

Subject: Re: Today at SSNR

 

Well.... how fascinating! I have seen Liz's reply but not Malcolm's original.(probably to old address). I think I can deduce the gist and literary style!

 

For more recent voles, I was active 2005-2010 and still take an interest.

 

If you google Colin Calvert Playwright, you will learn more about me than you ever needed to know - if you're interested! One of my plays is "Building Bridges", very much based on my voling experience. You will recognize many of the characters and situations... The photographer.... The Tea Ceremony... Health and Safety issues... The problems of the managers!... And the interpersonal hassles and hierarchies which occur in any volunteer situation. Naturally, these are pointed up for dramatic effect. Real voles are such nice people! I don't think much has changed over the last 5 years, except maybe the introduction of Cake Wars. I was careful to avoid real names of then-current voles!...and the stage group is the Ferrets. However, you don't have a wannabe John Lennon, or an ASBO member, and lets hope things never get as dramatic as the play. Some incidents, like being taken for a group of parole prisoners litter picking, are direct from life. (During a radio interview, this came out as "pitter licking", which fazed the radio girl, who called me "alan" after that!). There is indeed Eric the Mad Axeman but he is offstage at A&E.

 

BB has been on around the UK, I have seen 5 local productions... and Ireland, NZ, and USA. I am quite surprised as I thought the humour was essentially English.

 

ANYWAY, the point of all this is that Building Bridges is due to be presented by Westoning Players in April. I am really pleased as all their productions are excellent.. in such a tiny venue!

Kelvin and I built the boardwalk for the premiere... It is rebuilt on stage during the play...and have offered our services for the WP production. I gather that rehearsals are a bit of a hoot.. which is a good sign..

 

I will keep you informed about dates, etc when I know. You know what Rabbie Burns said about seeing yourselves as others see you!

 

Best wishes,

Colin

 

Done