Ref. 75625-110STAFF from Thames Water are preparing parrots, peg legs and eye patches for their 10th charity pantomime.

About 30 workers from the Kembrey Park-based customer services team will be shivering their timbers with a performance of Treasure Island on January 28 and 29.

Director, producer and cast member Paul Aust said: "We normally use traditional pantomimes as the subject of our plays, but seeing as this is the 10th play we have done, we ran out, so we decided to adapt Treasure Island instead."

Alongside the more traditional characters of Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins, there will also be appearances by the Vicar of Dibley and a number of Little Britain characters.

The event will raise money for three charities this year, including WaterAid, the Prospect Hospice and Research into Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Last year the workers raised £11,000 for Macmillan Nurses and the Down Syndrome Association with their production of Scrooge.

The panto will be held at the Wyvern Theatre. Tickets are £7.50 from the box office on 01793 528814.