One Off Productions, run by Caroline Harris, presented the £1,834 cheque to the Peterborough and District branch of the society on March 26 and they are delighted with the funds raised by the show.

Former chairman Hazel Black, who is still involved with the society, said: "The pantomime was very good and everyone who went enjoyed it. We were delighted that they chose to donate the money to our branch."

The money will be used to help run the free exercise classes, including yoga and pilates, and will also go towards buying equipment such as a wheelchair which members can borrow if and when they need to.

The pantomime called Little Red Riding Hood's Pigs was held at the Elizabethan Centre in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, in early February and featured a cast of adults and children from the area.

Caroline Harris (53), from Whaplode Drove, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 39 and she decided to write the pantomime after her daughter bet her that she could not write one.

Even she was amazed at the result.

She said: "The amount of money we raised was unbelievable. I thought we would be lucky to raise of couple of hundred pounds.

"I would like to thank everybody from the village who was involved and especially Jon Adams who did all the stage lighting and technical work."

The Parkinson's Disease Society hold their meetings at Alwalton Village Hall on the last Wednesday of the month.

External link:
Parkinson's Disease Society - www.parkinsons.org.uk