A GALA evening of entertainment will mark the re-opening of Todmorden Hippodrome Theatre six months it was devastated by floods.

The Gala Evening on December 9 will be the first show to be staged in the newly refurbished Hippodrome building which has undergone a £170,000 facelift.

The evening will feature presentations from Hippodrome Youth Theatre, Hippodrome Youth Theatre Two, the Drama Section and the music side of the theatre.

Society official Andrew Rawlinson who will be hosting the event said: "We will see some well known faces in Todmorden appearing on the Hippodrome stage, alongside all the youth theatre members."