Witham: Just a puppet on a string

Richard Coombes with the pupils
Richard Coombes with the pupils
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Puppeteers celebrated the 350th birthday of Mr Punch with their own touring show.
 

Pupils at New Rickstones Academy, in Conrad Road, Witham, took their creations Rick and Stones to the town’s primary schools.
 

They had lessons from professional puppeteer Richard Coombes.
 

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