LOCAL teacher of performing arts, Lorraine Mahoney from Semington put on a well-attended showcase for pupils at Spencer’s Sport & Social Club in Melksham last month.
The dance teacher, who is also a choir conductor and singer said, “ I put all my efforts into giving my pupils the chance to show their families and friends what they have been working on over the last few months.”
The showcase demonstrated all the different aspects of West Wiltshire School for Performing Arts, which included performances from Lorraine’s Saturday morning Musical Theatre classes, her Glee Club, her ladies Tap Group and her Street Fit class.
WWSPA is assisted by Sarah-Jane Adlington, who, as well as helping with the show, also performed.
Lorraine said, “The support for the show was overwhelming. An abundance of raffle prizes were donated and a local Zumba class came along to do a demonstration.
“The support from the local residents was shown through the sheer number of tickets that were sold. I can’t believe how many people turned up to watch. It makes the last few weeks of hard work worth it.
“All the performers are so passionate about what they do and it was so rewarding to see them all go up there and enjoy themselves, whilst doing something they love for the ones they love. A great evening.”
To find out more about West Wiltshire School for Performing Arts, you can contact Loraine on 07730 254122, email wwspa@theatresense.co.uk or visit www.WWSPA.co.uk
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
