“The Pokeingham Murders”

It is 1939 and the English Cotswold beauty spot Pokeingham-Softly-on-the-Wold is mourning the death of elderly heiress Rose Stimper, who had made the quiet village her home for almost seventy years.   Miss Stimper, in an act of philanthropy, has bequeathed the Village a large sum of money and left instructions that the villagers must decide how best to spend it.

A public meeting has been arranged and the village is buzzing with excitement.  Everyone seems to have ideas on how to spend the money and the entire village turns out to attend the meeting at Pokeingham Hall, which has been thrown open for the first time in many years to host the event.

Lord and Lady Pokeingham are all set to welcome you into their home, but beware.  All is not as it seems.  There are dark forces at work in Pokeingham-Softly-on-the-Wold…

The CHARACTERS / SUSPECTS

Lord Ruffley Pokeingham

Lord of the Manor

Lady Florence Pokeingham

Lady of the Manor

Revd. Cecil Smeeton 

Rector

Gino Vincenzi 

Local Hotelier of Italian extract

Kate Rimehill

The Maid

Harry Clott

The Gardener

Jonathon Mapletree
Famous crime writer

As fellow villagers of Pokeingham, you are invited to join us. You are invited / encouraged to dress in the style of the period.