Easter Opening Hours & a Pantomime!

Happy Tuesday!

At the time of writing this newsletter I still haven’t heard from Muddy Stilettos as to whether we’ve made the finals or not so I’ll have to update you on this later.

Thank you everyone for your co-operation with reducing the paper towel quantity being used, I know you all laughed at me, but we were going through 12 rolls a fortnight which was crazy!

Today’s edition is mainly about theatre trips, although there is some other bits that may be of interest to you, even if you’re not a show lover, so do check out the links below to make sure you don’t miss anything important.

What’s inside…

• Charlie’s Chicks: Help raise funds for The Garden House Hospice

• Easter Opening Hours: What’s on and what’s not

• Panto 2026: With a working form this time!

• Oliver! The Musical: Still some tickets available

• MJ The Musical: Logistics reminder for tomorrow

• Studio Contact Details: How to reach us

Easter Fundraising

We have some Charlie Chicks in reception at the studio, which have been lovingly knitted by the ladies in aid of the Garden House Hospice.

You can get a sweet treat (Cadbury’s Creme Egg) and help raise some money for this local charity.

They are £2.50 with a hat or £1.50 without and you can pay by cash or card (via the QR code on the box/poster).

Kids and grown ups love these adorable little chicks, and they can be reused time and time again for the kids/grandkids.

Easter Opening Hours

I know its still a while away, but I wanted to give you advance warning that there will be NO CLASSES on Good Friday, 18th April OR Easter Sunday, 20th April.

Classes will run as normal on Saturday, 19th.

We WILL be open on Easter Monday for the full timetabled classes (Minimum numbers of 4 per class will apply for all sessions on this day).

London Palladium Pantomime

Dianne has requested tickets via the presale for this year’s Pantomime at The London Palladium, Sleeping Beauty.

We’ll know later today whether we have been successful.

The date will hopefully be one of the following 3 dates:

Tuesday 6th Jan 2026 at 7.30pm
Wednesday 7th Jan 2026 at 7.30pm
Sunday 4th Jan 2026 at 5.30pm

Depending on where the seats are they will either be £55 each (stalls or Royal Circle) a saving of £40!

Or £30 for the Grand Circle (a saving of £25).

Unfortunately there is no way of requesting which seats we get.

Please register your interest ASAP as these tickets will need to be confirmed very soon once we have received confirmation of our allocation.

Member Events - It’s Theatre Trip time!

We still have a few tickets left for Tuesday, 20th May at 7:30pm in The West End.

We have group discounted tickets in the stalls at £65 each.

This does not include transportation to the theatre, although we can put you in touch with other members if you would like to travel in with someone else.

If you would like to join us please email [email protected] or click the button below.

MJ The Musical - Logistics for tomorrow’s show

Those of you joining us tomorrow for MJ The Musical.  

The show is at The Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton St. It is a short walk from Leicester Square tube, Piccadilly Circus tube and Tottenham Court Rd tube, so very easy to get to.

Please aim to be at the theatre by 7.15pm as the show starts at 7.30pm.

That’s all for this week - Thanks for reading.

Have a great week, and see you next Tuesday for more Member News.

How to reach us:

Via Email

• Emma [email protected] For any complaints, compliments or urgent issues.

• Jo via [email protected] For any membership/credit/payment queries.

• Dianne [email protected] For any event queries or bookings.

Via Phone/Text

• Studio Phone Number 01462 226 554 (for phone calls and voicemail).

• Studio WhatsApp Number 01462 892 688 (for WhatsApp messages only) When things need an urgent response.

• Studio Text Number 07897 035 945 (accessible by Emma/Jo/Dianne) Non-urgent messages as this is not connected to anyone’s phone.