Ipswich Castle Hill group to perform panto in memory of mum

The Castle Hill Amateur Performers will perform Wizard of Oz as their pantomime, with dedication and funds going to the mum of one of the actresses and co-directors.

Lynda Firman was 63 when she passed away from cancer, just 21 days after it was discovered by the doctors.

Her daughter Carley Grant wanted to raise money for myeloma, the cancer her mum had.

Carley with her mum Lynda (Image: Carley Grant)

She said: "It was just me and my mum my whole life.

"She was friendly, very honest and fun.

"Everyone liked her. My friends loved her and no one had anything bad to say about her."

For the performance, Carley said that she is playing the brain-searching scarecrow as a call back to her mum, who used to tell her when she was younger, "you'd be dangerous with a brain".

Some of the members of the pantomime group that will perform (Image: Carley Grant)

All funds raised from the pantomime, including ticket sales and raffle tickets, will go to Myeloma UK.

Carley continued: "There is no cure for this disease.

"I wanted to raise money for this charity because I just thought that if I could do just a mall something, it would help in the future, maybe give them hope of finding a cure or a drug that could extend the life expectancy past 10 years."

Carley with her mum Lynda (Image: Carley Grant)

The performances will be held at Castle Hill Church in Ipswich on October 26, 27 and 28 this year.

Carley finished by saying: "My mum was a really big character.

"I really miss her.

"I hope by doing this, other families may not have to go through what I went though."

Some of the performers of the pantomime group (Image: Carley Grant)