{"id":112,"date":"2018-04-26T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2025-02-15T19:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:37:39","slug":"school-productions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/?page_id=112","title":{"rendered":"School productions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-382\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180409-6-1.png 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Menzies was lucky enough to have a dedicated set of teachers who gave hours of their own time to school productions- mainly popular musicals. Taking place in A block and usually over four nights, these were a team effort between multiple departments- English and Drama, Art, Craft and Design, Physics teachers providing special effects &#8211; (splurge guns and smoky bangs), and of course Music providing the orchestral score.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_629\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wizard.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-629\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wizard-285x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wizard-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wizard.png 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Sandwell Evening Mail 4th March 1983<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A school wide\u00a0appeal for props would be sort depending on the play\/musical and then began the hard work of casting, set and costume design\u00a0and bringing it all together with acting and singing in tune &#8211; and somehow Messrs Lester and Hawthorn et al always seemed to pull it off on the night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-540\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Scan_20180408-9.png 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Pupils would also help at the front of the house at the side entrance of A block. The seats were marked out and turned around to face the stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-383\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180425-12.png 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The music started, the curtains pulled back, and so it began&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-483\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6-1024x696.png 1024w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Scan_20180501-6.png 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve scanned some of the programmes from some of these below- Click for larger view.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_642\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bugsy.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-642\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-642\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bugsy-300x243.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bugsy-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bugsy-768x622.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bugsy.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Sandwell Chronicle 30th December 1988<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2-217x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2-768x1060.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2-742x1024.png 742w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-2.png 1253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-114 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3-768x1094.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3-719x1024.png 719w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-3.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-213\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5.png\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-6-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-6-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-6-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-6-1024x744.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-5-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-213\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-4-1-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7-217x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7-768x1061.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7-742x1024.png 742w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-7.png 1247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-8.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-9.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-209\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-9-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-9-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-9-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-9-1024x721.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-10.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-10-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-10-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-10-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-10-1024x724.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-11.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-211\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-11-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-11-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-11-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-11-1024x722.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-215\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12-768x1095.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12-718x1024.png 718w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-12.png 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-13.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-216\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-13-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-13-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-13-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-13-1024x727.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-14.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-217\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-14-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-14-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-14-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-14-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-15.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-218\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-15-300x214.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-15-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-15-768x547.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-15-1024x730.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-16.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-219\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-16-300x216.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-16-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-16-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-16-1024x736.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-222\" src=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17-768x1092.png 768w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-17.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themenziesphoenix.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Scan_20180420-18.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-384\" 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