Production number 13
December 1965
At The Royalty Theatre
Show Items 1965
Programme Items
- Building
- District News
- 3rd Ellesmere Port Scout Group
- 1st Owley Wood Scout Group
- 1st Bickerton Scout Group
- 1st Upton-by-Chester Guide Company
- Sealand House
- Boughton Hall, Chester
- Kenwyn, Chester
- 3rd and 12th St. Marks, Saltney, Guide Coy.
- 1st Sutton (Wirral) Scout Group
- Mrs. P. Williams' Party, Little Sutton
- 1st Sandiway Scout Group
- Ince Scout Group
- Chester Lions Club Party
- Mr. C. T. Brown's Party, Southport
- Mrs. Windass's Party, Broughton
- W.V.S. Older People's Club
- Capenhurst Girl Guides Company
- Newton Park Older Folks Club
- St. Paul's C.E. School, Boughton
- Lache Older People's Club
- Sealand House
- Christleton Darby and Joan Club
- Ellesmere Port County Grammar School for Boys
- 1st Hawarden Scout Group
- 43rd Chester Scout Group
- 5th Chester Girl Guides
- Mrs. Hough's Party
- 16th Crosby (St. Andrew's), Liverpool Scout Group
- Handbridge Older Folks Club
- 1st Christleton Scout Group
- 1st Hanmer Scout Group
- 1st Winnington (Mid-Cheshire) Scout Group
- Chester St. Michael's Sunday School
- Mrs. Tatler's Party, Chester
- 1st Saltney Ferry Scout Group
- 1st Tarporley Scout Group
- Hoole All Saints Guide Company
- 17th Church of Christ Guide Company
- 11th Bebington (Christ Church) Scout Group
- 16th Chester Scout Group
- Mrs. Upton's Party, Greasby
- 1st Connah's Quay Scout Group
- 35th Chester Scout Group
- 1st Blacon (Chester) Scout Group
- Miss Redfern's Party
- 3rd Chester Lifeboys
- Hoole County Secondary School
- 1st Oswestry Scout Group
- 1st and 4th Oswestry Guide Companies
- Mrs. Woolrich's Party, Hawarden
- 1st Shotton Guide Company
- Rufford Scout Group
- Croxton and Broughton Scout Group
- 1st Upton Cub Pack
- 2nd Middlewich Guides and Scouts
- 2nd Blacon Brownies
- Mrs. A. Ogden's Party, Saughall
- Hoole Congregational Church
- A. E. and R. Niddries Party, Middlewich
- 1st Shotton Scout Group
- Mrs. Abram 's Party, Saughall
- 42nd Chester Scout Group
- Wrexham Senior/Ranger Joint Activities Group
- Newtown (Montgomeryshire) Scout Group
- 1st Whittington Scout Group
- Burwardsley Scout Group and Tattenhall Girl Guides
- Mr. Adam's Party, Blythe Bridge
- St. Helen's Gang Show
- We Welcome
Building (1965)
By The District Commissioner.
I find it quite exciting going round Chester these days. All sorts of development is going on. Tall blocks of flats and what a view from the top ones too. Tall blocks of offices. New shopping centres, multi-storied with badly needed car parks to attract the motorist shoppers to Chester. All these features, together with the ring road, are Chester's contribution of the twentieth century, to its already rich heritage of building through the ages. I wonder how posterity will judge us.
Were it not for the fact that architecture has already a period named the Perpendicular, that is what I would dub our modern developments, for certainly the tendency nowadays, because of the lack of land of course, is to build upwards. Mind you, that's not new either, for you have only to look at man's most noble edifices, the churches, to see that trend. Walk round the countryside of East Anglia and count the spires reaching to the sky to see what I mean.
And always, when talking about building, one automatically associates the word upwards with it - one always builds up - never sidewards - or down.
In Scouting we go in for quite a bit of building too. No, I don't mean headquarters, although we do our share of that. What I mean is our building of the boy himself. We start with the boy of cub age somewhere round the 4 foot mark. Physically we do quite a bit to help nature make him taller by our activities. Spiritually we start him off fairly small with the Cub Promise, I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God, and the Queen, to obey the Law of the Wolf Cub Pack and to do a Good Turn to somebody every day. Mentally, we set him moderately easy tests, but all calculated to build him up into a physically, spiritually and mentally "taller" person.
Then he goes on into the Scouts at 11 years old and about five foot tall. Then he takes the more advanced Promise, still to "do his duty to God and the Queen," but then "to help other people at all times" (not just once a day) and '' to obey the Scout Law.'' That Promise stays good for the rest of his scouting days. Scouters make the same Promise, whether they are eighteen or eighty.
But that building up process goes on and on. Perhaps that's why they call Scouting a Movement ! The tests are harder and more technical. The spiritual demands lift him up further towards God. The mental demands make him a more complete person. And so he goes on to Senior Scouting at 15 and Rovering at 18, or maybe he takes out a Warrant as a Scouter then. But all the time there is that sense of building up of body soul and spirit until, please God, we turn out another good citizen through that planned progress of building up in Scouting.
How does the old hymn run?
These things shall be, a loftier race
Than e'er the world hath known shall rise,
With flame of freedom in their souls
And light of knowledge in their eyes.
Nation with nation, land with land
Inarmed shall live as comrades free,
In every heart and brain shall throb
The pulse of one fraternity.
Scouting, spread all over the world as it is, aims at something like that.
V. E. Stonebridge.
District News (1965)
Lest it be thought that all our effort and time are taken up by the production of our Gang Show, we feel you will be interested to know something of our other activities over the past year.
A strong contingent attended the County Camp held at Whitsuntide in Eaton Park which was visited on Whit Monday by the Chief Scout. The Officers, Scouters and Rovers had much to do with the planning and organisation of this event at which some 1,500 Scouters and boys from Cheshire West were present.
In August a party of about 30 Seniors, under the leadership of Messrs. B. Kershaw and P. Slater, undertook an expedition of climbing and hiking in the Bernese Oberland. The third annual District Senior Gathering was held from 24th to 26th September at Guilden Sutton, when approximately 200 Seniors and Rovers from this District, Cheshire West and neighbouring Counties had, despite appalling weather conditions, an exciting week-end. We were delighted to welcome in camp a contingent of the Boys' Brigade who voluntarily and successfully organised the Coffee Bar.
In June once again we provided the stewards and car park attendants during the week of the presentation of the Mystery Plays in Eaton Park. More recently we were honoured to be invited to provide the stewards at the Chester Cathedral for the Service of the Consecration of the new Bishops of Birkenhead and Stockport, and twelve Scouters readily volunteered their services.
Recently the District inaugurated a week-end Hike for teams of Scouts and Seniors during the course of which at each check point on the route they encountered "incidents" and had to overcome a tough Commando Course at the overnight camp.
In October the Association held an At Home for Badge Examiners, lay members of the Executive Committee and of Group Committees, etc., which was well attended and during the course of which the official film of the 11th World Jamboree at Marathon in Greece was shown.
The various sections have, of course, held their annual events and competitions - the Totem Pole Competition (for cubs), the Adventure Week-end, the Patrol Leaders' Week-end, the Camping/Cooking Competition, the Swimming Gala, badge training courses, etc. Groups have held their annual and week-end camps, and continued through their Scouters to provide for their 800 boys attractive programmes.
Space does not permit to write of the many meetings of the Executive Committee, and its Sub-Committees; of Scouters; of the District Team; and of Group Committees which are so necessary to the planning and smooth organisation of the District.
As with all Scouts we look forward to 1966 - the Wolf Cub Jubilee Year, for which a very full programme of National and local events are already being planned ; the World Friendship Year and the report of the Chief Scout's Advance Party (and (?) a new-look Scouting).
We Welcome (1965)
On Tuesday the Association is delighted to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Chester (Councillor Lt.-Col. and Mrs. H. A. A. Howell), the Sheriff of Chester [ Alderman John Arrowsmith) and Mrs. Arrowsmith, the Chairmen of the Chester and Tarvin Rural District Councils (Councillor Mrs. F. Fair and Councillor J. Probin), the Chief Constable of Cheshire (Mr. H. Watson), the President of the Chester Rotary Club, the Chairman of the Chester Round Table and the President of the Chester Lions Club ; the Chester City Youth Organiser and the Chairman of the Chester Youth Council ; Representatives of the Oldfield Trustees; the County Commissioner for Boy Scouts (Mr. G. A. J. Begg), the Divisional Commissioner for Girl Guides (Miss A. Joseph), Miss U. Keyes and the District Commissioner (Mr. V. E. Stonebridge).
On this occasion our guests will be received by our President, His Grace the Duke of Westminster, accompanied by the Duchess. We are honoured and pleased to welcome them and are grateful to them for their attendance and their gracious reception of our guests.
The Field Commissioner, Mr. H. Blore, is attending on the Thursday evening.
We welcome too our many subscribing Patrons who are named elsewhere in the Programme, and for whose generous support we are very grateful.
We welcome with the same sincerity each member of every audience whether attending individually or with a party. The solid support of so many friends has sustained our efforts over many years and has ensured the financial success of our Shows.
At the time of going to press the following parties of fifteen or more people had reserved blocks of seats:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday Matinee
Saturday Evening
The Gang 1965
The Gang contained 96 participants who were:
Tony Robinson appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1965,
Roger Crabtree appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, Dec 1971, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, and 1976,
Terrence Hipkiss appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
Brian Hipkiss appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Paul Harper appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, and 1973,
Keith Halliwell appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Tony Griffiths appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
James Green appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1967,
Sean Duffy appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Nigel Derbyshire appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Michael Davies appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1977,
Ian Clifford appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Robert Hough appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978,
Graham Clare appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Edward Clare appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
Graham Campbell appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1967,
Christopher Byrne appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Matthew Bartle appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Stuart Albino appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
William Abram appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1968,
David Abley appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
John Walley appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1969,
George Hodkinson appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Neville Hughes appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Phillip West appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Paul Southall appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Bugle Band (1st Frodsham) appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
John Yoxall appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
David Wycherley appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
David Worrall appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Clive Williamson appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
Julian Webb appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1967,
David Trace appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Alan Sumpter appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1969,
Phillip Stringer appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1967,
John Slater appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Phillip Jones appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
Timothy Shorrock appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Timothy Robinson appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Christopher Purvis appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Clive Pickering appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, 1965, and 1968,
Robert Parker appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1967,
Alan Meade appeared in Chester Gangshow in and 1965,
Kenneth Lewis appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, and 1968,
Derek Lewis appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Dave King appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1979,
Eric Wilson appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, Dec 1971, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993,
Mark Webb appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Phil Turner appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Derek Cunliffe appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Derek George appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968,
Gordon Dutton appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
David Baxter appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Paddy Wilson appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Frank Wilson appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1965, and 1967,
Peter Walsh appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Barry Tushingham appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1965, and 1967,
James Indermaur appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Ian Davies appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1956, 1961, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Bill Cooper appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1969,
Peter Whitely appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
John Albino appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Nicholas Shorrock appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1960, 1965, and 1968,
Michael Jones appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1980,
Geoff Browne appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Alan Hayward appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Fred Darlington appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, Jan 1971, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986,
David Capstick appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1956, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
Mervyn Griffiths appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1955, 1964, and 1965,
Roy Fisher appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, Dec 1971, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993,
David Hayes appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1962, and 1965,
Andrew Alexander appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Lawrence Vickers appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Phillip Cunningham appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, and 1973,
David Smith appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, and 1967,
Ian Sumpter appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
Martin Snailham appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
David Read appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
Glyn Pickering appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, 1965, and 1968,
Colin Pickering appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, Dec 1971, 1964, and 1965,
Geoff Morris appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, Dec 1971, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976,
Michael Dunne appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
Peter Crump appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,
Stephen Cottle appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
Richard Bowers appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Wayne Burk appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1964, and 1965,
Mark Thompson appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1965, and 1967,
Graham Peers appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1978,
Ian Peers appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, Jan 1971, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, and 1976,
Christopher Kirk appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, and 1965,
Phillip Halliwell appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968,
David House appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1965, 1967, and 1969,
Stephen House appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967,
David Eccles appeared in Chester Gangshow in 1963, and 1965,
Arthur Crellin appeared in Chester Gangshow in Jan 1971, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978,
Robin D'Arcy appeared in Chester Gangshow in Dec 1971, Jan 1971, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978,
Behind the scenes 1965
| Producer | Roy Fisher | |
| Assistant Producers | Ernie Boyer, Eric Wilson | |
| Organiser | Phil Turner | |
| Stage Manager | Alan Granger. Assisted By Bill Capstick, Maurice Davies, Eric France, Paul Harper, Dai Jones, Stan Kershaw And Peter Kirk | |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Mary Turner | |
| Sewing Team and Dressers | Mary Abram, Betty Fisher, Lena France, Sonja Clifford, Joan Kirk, Carol Partington, Anne Sumpter, Ida Wilson | |
| Prompter | Marjorie Fisher | |
| Wigs | Jean Proffitt, Edith Kelly, Celia Travers | |
| Properties | Bronwyn Hughes, Jeanette Hutchinson, Barbara Capstick | |
| Amplification | Gerald Roose | |
| Back Stage Steward | George White | |
| Nurse | Monica Moulding, S.r.n. | |
| Make-up | Alan Sumpter And Team Of Helpers | |
| Routines and Programmes | Devised And Compiled By Roy Fisher And Eric Wilson | |
| Sound Equipment | Miltons Of Chester | |
| Patron Secretary | S. Travers, Greengates, Greenfield Lane, Hoole | |
| Treasurer | P. Charlton, Chester, Wrexham And North Wales Savings Bank, Grosvenor Road, Chester | |
| Business Secretary | W. S. Cooper, 44 Parkgate Road, Chester |