CUDOS February news letter

CHAIRS CHAT

Hi everyone, I was so honoured, at the end of last

week, to represent CUDOS at the funeral of Nick

Dyke. It was a beautiful service for a very special

man. Our thoughts remain with his wife Trudy and

sons Paul and James who did him proud. Thank

you Trudy for all you and your family have done

for both our original society CAOS and then

CUDOS, over many years. Our panto’s done and

dusted, oh yes it is, and a big thank you to all

involved with that, you did us proud. Good luck to

our groups entering the One Act Play Festival in

March, we have both an adult entry and also a

youth entry, which is great news for us. In April, it

will be full speed ahead with preparing for our next

musical, Little Shop of Horrors. The show will be

brought to us by Charmaine, as Director, Lucy S as

MD and Lisa as choreographer, a great

combination again.

Our AGM is on 27th March, again details as below.

Hope to catch up with lots of you there. I will not

be standing as Chair again as I have completed my

three year term of office. Thank you so much for

entrusting CUDOS to me over the last three years,

it’s been an honour to both continue to lead our

society forward and also to represent you at events

such as that mentioned above. Take care everyone

and stay safe and well, Spring really can only be

round the corner, can’t it? Dendyx

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM will be held on the 27th March in the

Victoria Hall at 7.30 for 7.45

You are eligible to stand for Committee or to vote

if you are a Life Member or a fully paid up member

(membership paid since March 2024). A voting

form is attached for eligible persons.

Junior members and patrons are welcome to come

along and it will be nice to see you. At the close of

the meeting there is an opportunity to catch up with

friends over a glass of wine.

There will be a draw on the night so please bring

cash if you wish to buy tickets.

PANTOMIME - SNOW WHITE

Another great success performing to full houses

and enjoyed by all. The Chairman's Cup was

awarded to Ryan Andrews for his contribution to

Panto on and off the stage.

TASKMASTER

A thoroughly enjoyable evening, congratulations to

the winning team ‘Parental Guidance’

(Helen,Vikki, Jack, Nick, Ryan, Karen). An

incredible amount of work was put into this

fundraising event for Little Shop of Horrors by the

Taskmaster team. Thank you so much Lucy S,

Fred, Charmaine, Lisa G, Will P, Molly and John.

The total amount raised was £807.95great work

everyone.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

9th - 13th September inc Matinee

Wed 2 Apr Info night/Company singing & dancing

Thu 3 April Principal songs

Mon 7 April Solo singing - individual slots

Thu 10 April Recoup of all audition material

All at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall

Sun 13 April Auditions commencing 11am

Wed 23 April 1st rehearsal

Cast must be 16+ prior to opening night

Please keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram

pages for further information.

The CUDOS Charity for the Year

ARK at Egwood, Merriott

ARK is for everyone with all ages, needs and

abilities, a safe space for promoting good health

and wellbeing. We raised £400 from the Murder

Mystery evening and the Christmas card box (this

is at Panto rehearsals in which people can make a

donation in lieu of sending Christmas cards).