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So how did the GCT panto become one of the longest-running pantos in the country, setting the blueprint for others to follow?
Stevenage s place in panto folklore is guaranteed thanks to the venue s former arts manager, Bob Bustance.
It was down to the venue s foresight in signing TV celebs and revamping a tired format that helped revive panto, making it the Christmas family tradition we know and love today.
This was partly down to Bustance’s appointment of Kevin Wood to produce the pantos in Stevenage back in the 80s.
Among those to appear at the GCT in those days were
DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Community-minded young women are named 2021 Lilly Scholars
12/15/20 6:36 AM
HANCOCK COUNTY Two Hancock County high school students got the thrill of a lifetime last week when they were announced as the county’s two 2021 Lilly Scholars, receiving four-year scholarships covering their college tuition.
Lainie Lawrence, a senior at Eastern Hancock High School; and Kendall Mann, a senior at New Palestine High School, were this year’s local recipients.
On Saturday, representatives from the Hancock County Community Foundation, which administers the scholarship in Hancock County, stopped by each of their homes for a socially distanced outdoor celebration.
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