Telling the story of Wick Players
ALL are welcome to tread the boards of Wick Players' Moray Street headquarters next month for a special talk on its history and view memorabilia related to the amateur drama group.
Players stalwart Kathlyn Harper will take to the stage on Thursday, March 19, at 7pm to present the history of Wick Players and there will be plenty of archive snaps on show along with club artefacts.
Club secretary Jayden Alexander sent out a vote of thanks to the community for its support over the years. He is seeking to encourage anyone with a story to tell to get in touch, as it could be a provide a valuable asset for the online archive being developed.
Jayden said: "For a few years now, it has been the intention to preserve and piece together the history of the club and present it to the public.
"With the help of club stalwart Kathlyn Harper all of our information was gathered together as well as photographs, newspaper articles and programmes.
"Wick Players has a large and interesting history and with the help of club members and those of the community we are now in the process of developing our very own online archive.
"The hope is for all of our memorabilia such as photos and programmes to be displayed online as well as the story of the club."
He added that, thanks to Caithness Family History Society, Mrs Harper was invited to present a talk in November entitled “’E Players Through the Years” but due to unforeseen circumstances she was unable to present her talk.
The newly scheduled talk in March is open to the public with entry by donation.
There will be tea and coffee served afterwards with a chance to look around the clubrooms and behind the scenes.
Raffle tickets will also be available to purchase.
