The Cumnor Players Committee

The Cumnor Players came into being in 2007 after a few wistful conversations on Cumnor School drive and, of course, later in the pub.

We were a small group with a sense of fun who wanted to use their talents and/or aspirations to bring a community creative idea into existence. A panto!- the sort of creative opportunity you are sometimes offered as children but that don't arise when you've grown up; the chance to dust off that guitar, stick your neck out and stand under the lights on stage or help pull together a visual feast. It was the opportunity to get people working together who would normally simply nod at each other on the school drive and, very importantly, a chance to share a project with our children. If funds could be raised for a local charity and the school along the way then that would be a fantastic reward for our efforts.

Cinderella, our first project, was a tremendous success and helped raise money for Cumnor Village School and Vale House (Botley Alzheimer's residence). More importantly, in many ways, was the building of community-spirit that came about and the experience of involvement that it brought to everyone who worked alongside us.