Out & About Magazine Autumn 2020

Out&About leisure

Altered States Open Air Sculpture Exhibition Shaw House, Newbury September 5 - September 27 11am – 4pm 7 days a week. Entry is free www.alteredstatessculptures.co.uk

The Orangery Lawn at Shaw House will be transformed into a sculpture park, where you can discover artworks by acclaimed sculptors from all over the United Kingdom in this historic setting. This exhibition has been rescheduled from the originally advertised date of May 2020. Sculptures will be well spaced apart to allow social distancing in the grounds. Please do not touch the sculptures. This exhibition includes a creative mixture of traditional, modern and cutting-edge contemporary work. All works on display will be available for purchase. Monday to Friday: Visitors will have access to the grounds only. Toilets will be available. We ask you to please respect the space around those celebrating their weddings and other ceremonies within the house. Weekends: The house and grounds will be available. The shop and café will be open. The café will be running a take-out service. Toilets will be available and will have limits on single person/households in the lifts. Heritage Open Days Shaw House, Newbury Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13 10am-3pm, entry is free, drop-in event Celebrating our fantastic history, architecture and culture; offering people the chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are free to explore. Visitors will be able to self-navigate their way around the house, exhibition rooms and many areas which are not normally open to the public.

Opera Unlocked: Outdoor Performance Shaw House, Newbury Sunday, September 20 Gate 4pm, performance 5pm-7pm. Tickets £5 to £12.50 Kennet Opera in an outdoor concert performance of their favourite arias and choruses. Bring a picnic, warm clothes, seating. Please observe social distancing at all times and be prepared to be directed to an area in which to sit. The café will be open selling snacks and drinks to take outside. Toilets will be open in the house, but we will ask you to adhere to the one-way system in place. Pre-book only, tickets will not be available on the gate.

For more information about the social distancing system within the house and to book tickets where necessary please visit: www.westberkshireheritage.org/shaw-house

A Thank You from Newbury Cancer Care We would like to thank the local community for supporting us in our appeal to raise funds to buy two Cuddle Beds for the Rainbow Rooms. We have been overwhelmed by the wonderful support given to us with this appeal and we are delighted to be able to report that we have reached out target and can now buy the beds. We will continue to strive to provide the best equipment for the Rainbow Rooms at West Berkshire Community Hospital, supporting the patients and families who use them by giving them a comfortable environment to spend quality time with their loved one. Donations to help support the Rainbow Rooms are welcomed and we will be announcing a new project soon. We couldn’t do what we do without our supporters.

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