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Our November 2024 play "The Book Lovers" was written and directed by society member Jeff Chadwick who also wrote and directed "Return of the Black Cat" (March 2019. But Jeff is not our only in-house writer. Rik Bennett (aka Bernadette Inch) wrote and directed "Going Going" (November 2023) which won The Dave Murray "Write Now" award for best new play that year.

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Charitable Donations
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of our audiences, TADS are proud to support national and local charities by selling raffle tickets for prizes donated by members or, sometimes by local businesses.
A proportion of the takings is donated to a charity chosen by the Director - more details below.
"The Book Lovers" (November 2024) we raised £525 which was donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
November 2025 - The Book Lovers
£525
Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND)
March 2024 - Holiday Snap
£540
Neuro-Muscular Centre - Winsford
November 2023 - Going Going
£600
£50
Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND)
Kev's 7in7 in7 Challenge (MND)
March 2023 - Blithe Spirit
£575
St Lukes Hospice - Winsford
November 2022 - House of Frankenstein
£540
St Lukes Hospice - Winsford
March 2022 - Thanks For Having Me
£577
DEC.org - Ukraine appeal
November 2019 - Murdered To Death
£284
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
March 2019 - Return of the Black Cat
£254
£254
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
Macmillan
November 2018 - The Christmas Carol
£300
£300
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
Little Hearts Matter
March 2018 - Don't Dress For Dinner
£552
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
November 2017 - Sand Castles
£272
£273
BBC - Children In Need
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
March 2017 - The Ghost Train
£342
£225
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
DEC.org East African Appeal
November 2016 - See How They Run
£230
MIND mental health charity
June 2016 - AGM
£250
Hospice of the Good Shepherd
March 2016 - Dial M For Murder
£226
£226
£200
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
Little Hearts Matter
Bucket collection for TCC Defibrillator
November 2015 - Post Horn Gallop
£250
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
March 2015 - Tom, Dick & Harry
£300
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
November 2014 - Boeing Boeing
£300
NeuroMuscular Centre, Winsford
March 2014 - Some of Our Best Friends are Women
£141
St Luke's Cheshire Hospice
November 2013 - The Happiest Days Of Our Life
£225
Philippines Typhoon Appeal
November 2012 - Calendar Girls
£917
£220
Tarporley Cottage Hospital
Bucket collection for Leukaemia Research
March 2012 - Outside Edge
£140
Sport Relief
November 2011 - When We Are Married
£204
BBC - Children In Need

The cast of Sand Castles - Photo by Michael Hilton


Donation to Philippines Typhoon Appeal - - 22nd November 2013

The procedes from Friday night's raffle draw were donated to the Typhoon Appeal.
£200 was raised from the draw and another £25 collected in the "bucket" making a total donation of £225. Thanks to all who took part.

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Calendar Girls - - November 2012



-- Calendar Girls staged in Nov '12 SOLD OUT over 4 nights & raised over £1,100 for Tarporley Cottage Hospital and Leukaemia Research --

-- A cheque for £917 was presented by the director and members of the cast to Tarporley Hospital League of Friends on January 21st 2013 --

-- The cash was raised by raffling the many and generous prizes donated by local businesses --
-- Our thanks go to Emma for persuing the prizes and to the following businesses --
-- Bottega -- Cavendish Ikin Estate Agents -- Chestnut Pavillion -- Christianos -- Hair Academy Hair Salon -- Penny Preston Personal Styling --
-- Piste Wine Bar & Restaurant -- Portland Wine Company -- Rigbys Jewellers, Chester -- Shop 'n' Wash Car Valeting, Utkinton -- Si Belle --
-- Soul Hair -- Tarporley Hair Boutique -- The Forresters Arms -- The Old Fire Station Chocolate Shop -- The Rising Sun -- The Wardrobe --

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