All proceeds to our Christmas charity - The Children's Society.
August 1914 – It's War! Joe and his friends rush off to enlist, leaving anxious families and sweethearts behind. The girls are soon hard at work in the munitions factory, while the lads go through Basic Training.But young Alfie has lost an important letter, Grace's Dad cannot accept her working in the factory, and poor Mrs Schroder is being victimized for her German name.To a rousing chorus of wartime favourites, the lads leave for France.
As the grim reality of war takes hold, letters to and from the trenches become ever more important. So when Alfie finally delivers the all-important letter, Grace is over the moon. Out on the front line, even the misery of the trenches is briefly lightened by the Christmas Truce.As Christmas comes, the community gathers for a carol concert. The show ends with a poignant moment of remembrance for absent loved ones.We have carefully balanced a serious approach to Word War One with a script that's warm, accessible and funny. With 7 brand new songs, plus a wartime medley, a large cast and opportunities for solo singing, Christmas 1914 is a fantastic way to introduce young people to WW1.
Y5 and Y6 brought this poignant story to life for their friends and families on the evening of 10 Dec 2014. Against a backdrop of contemporary photographs of our village Y5 & Y6 sang and danced their way into our hearts and our memories. There wasn't a dry eye in the house as together we sang 'Pack up your troubles' and 'It's a long way to Tipperary' and remembered the young men and women who left Sutton in Craven exactly one hundred years ago never to return to their families...
Thanks to everyone who was involved in making this special performance so wonderful including the Staff of South Craven School for allowing us to use their fantastic facilitities.
