Out & About Winter 2019

Find out what’s happening in West Berkshire and the surrounding area, with concerts, theatre, fetes, lectures, exhibitions and markets to choose from. You can find more detailed listings every Thursday in the Newbury Weekly News or online at www.newburytoday.co.uk WHAT’S ON Out&About leisure

NOVEMBER Friday 22 Papercraft & Decoupage workshops, Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere. Papercraft in the morning, 10.45am-12.45pm, cost £17; decoupage, 2pm-4pm, cost £27.50. Working with local artist Helen Mortimer – papercraft: create your own unique festive projects using techniques including stamping, die cutting and embossing. Decoupage: explore the delicate art of découpage. Learn how to decorate an object using napkins to create beautiful decorations on a range of items. Once mastered, the technique can be used to decorate anything from glassware to furniture. Contact number : 0344 249 1895 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sandham- memorial-chapel Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 Goring Christmas Craft Fair, village hall, 10am-4pm. Handmade crafts, raffle and refreshments. Fundraiser for Goring Primary School. Admission £1.50, accompanied under 16s free. www.goringcraftfair.co.uk Sunday 24 Artisan Market, Northbrook Street, Newbury, 10am-4pm Monday 25 Neighbourhood Watch Meeting, West Berkshire Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, 7.30 pm There will be a talk by Thames Valley Police cyber protect officer Mark Godsland on fraud and cyber crime. Also crime updates from the Police and Fire Service. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. There is a £2 parking charge for evenings in local car parks Friday 29 1st Wash Common Scout Group Christmas Craft Fayre, Scout Hut, Battery End, Wash Common, 6pm-8.30pm. Santa’s grotto, barbecue and bar, children’s Christmas books, handmade signs, beauty gits, local craft stalls. Entry 50p – proceeds to the

DECEMBER Saturday 7 Christmas Prize Bingo, Kingsclere Bowls Club, Holding Field, Kingsclere, doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7pm. Main books £5 for six, two flyers £1 each. Raffle and refreshments available. Contact Elaine Stephens for further details (01635) 622651 December 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Father Christmas Cruises, The Rose of Hungerford, Kennet & Avon Canal Trust. Meet Father Christmas and his elves, 11am-noon and 1pm-2pm. £9 per child, includes gift and refreshments. Tickets must be pre-booked - call 01380 721279 or from Fare Wise Travel, 19 High Street, Hungerford. For more information visit www.rosekatrust.org.uk/specials Sunday 8 Artisan Christmas Market, Northbrook Street, Newbury, 10am-4pm Wednesday 11 Newbury District Field Club, West Berkshire Museum, 2pm. Christmas quiz and party. Members free, visitors £3 on the door. Berkshire Family History Newbury Branch, Christmas party, Shaw Church Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Guests are welcome to join members in their annual festive meeting, with Secret Santa, seasonal refreshments and Nick’s famously fiendish quiz. All welcome. Free parking. Refreshments. Non-members are invited to make a £3 donation towards costs. Enquiries to newbury@berksfhs.org.uk or see www.berksfhs.org.uk Thursday 12 To December 24, Community Christmas tree festival, St John’s Church, Newbury. All are welcome to come and enjoy this fourth colourful festival with more than 20 trees, which will have been decorated by schools, p93

new HQ fund. www.WashCommonScouts.org.uk Saturday 30 Newbury Symphony Orchestra, St Nicolas’ Church, Newbury, 7.30pm. Bartok, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Tickets £12, students £5, under 18 £2 available from Hogan Music, Philip Brown Violins or on the door A Spotless Rose: music for Advent, Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, 7.30pm. Reading Festival Chorus. Tickets: adults £16, under 18s free, available from 0118 947 8081 or email tickets@readingfestivalchorus.org.uk Brimpton School Christmas Fair, 1pm-3pm Richard Ingrams, Aldworth Village Hall, 7pm. Illustrated talk by former editor of Private Eye and The Oldie . Tickets include wine and nibbles – £15 each. All proceeds will be split between Aldworth Church and Aldworth Village Hall. events@aldworthvillage. org or 07796 855315 Every day from December 1 to 24, a newly decorated window or door will be unveiled by a local resident, business or amenity. The event – which will remain secret until the day and run typically for 15 minutes – can include songs, dance, music, food, sketches or poetry, all with a seasonal twist. For times and venues visit https://sites.google.com/view /newburyadventcalendar or FB newburylivingadventcalendar

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