What’s On

JUNE

Thursday 9th

Show and Tell: Warwickshire Hats Market Hall Museum, Market Place, Warwick. CV34 4SA. Commercial hat manufacture was a significant industry in Warwickshire until the mid-twentieth century. The museum collection contains several fine examples of hats and this talk will use items from the collection and some of our dressing up hats to explore the history of hat making from homemade to the work of local milliners and hat makers. Free event, donations welcome.

Sunday 12th

Pretty Woman Outdoor Cinema Coughton Court, Coughton, Alcester B49 5JA. A fantastic outdoor cinema experience in the stunning grounds of Coughton Court with a showing of the classic Pretty Woman!

Friday 17th

OLRFC Rugby4Heroes Beer & Gin Festival 2022 Old Leamingtonians Rugby Football Club, Blackdown, Royal Leamington Spa. CV32 6QPLive rugby. Live music. Beer. Gin. Street food. Family attractions. All in aid of Armed Forces and Veteran charities - this year we are again supporting the 353 Charitable Trust. Come on down and join us - festival tickets are FREE and camping/campervan/motorhome/ caravan pitches are available!

Absolutely Dragulouse - 2022 Tour Drag Duo Marilyn Fockhard and Amanda Fockhard are so privileged to bring this amazing new show to you!! The Fabulous Duo have already embarked on a quarter of their U.K. Tour dates for 2021 stopping in the some of the landmark towns and cities such as London, Blackpool , Brighton and Newcastle just to name a few! With Rave Reviews our leading ladies are in high demand! The Show features over 12 Dazzling Costume changes, Side Splitting Comedy and Powerhouse Vocals! 8pm-11pm.

Sunday 19th

The Coughton Court Duck Race Coughton Cort Coughton, Alcester B49 5JA. The Coughton Court Duck Race is a firm favourite for families and is back this year by popular demand. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate Father’s Day on 19 June and the summer holidays as the races will take place every Tuesday from 26 July - 30 August. Get all the family together, pick a numbered duck and watch its quest down the river with fantastic prizes to be won. Plus traditional games for families to enjoy and a delicious BBQ.

Wednesday 22nd

Understanding Children’s Behaviour Stratford Children and Family Centre, Drayton Avenue, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9PB. Being a parent is exciting and rewarding but there are also times when children behave in ways that are challenge us. This 2-hour in person interactive workshop looks at some of the reasons children behave the way they do and offers insight and strategies to help guide their behaviour. This workshop is for parent’s with children aged from 2 yrs - 12 yrs

Saturday 25th

The Little Children’s Market of Warwickshire Stratford upon Avon School, Studley. We bring you 1000’s of incredible baby & children’s bargains! We will have an amazing selection of toys, clothing, books, baby essentials, plus so much more! Entry is £2 and kids go free! Need a clear out? Table hire from only £15, we provide the table and you keep 100% of your profits! www.thelittlechildrensmarket.com/warwickshire

Wednesday 29th - Thursday 30th

The Cultural Cantata Butterworth Hall – Warwick Arts Centre. The Cultural Cantata is a musical journey in time and across Coventry, celebrating famous people and places in recognition of our City of Culture status. Come and explore a musical tour around our City of Culture. Come and find out about the Jet Man - Sir Frank Whittle, the history of clocks and bikes, and who James Starley was. Come and muse with Lady Godiva while travelling in Coventry cars around the city walls and celebrating Coventry’s rich historical past. This cantata of songs written for the school children of Coventry is full of musical fun taking you on an exciting adventure. 6:30pm

JULY

Saturday 2nd

Hanbury Countryside Show Park Hall Farm, Hanbury, Redditch B96 6RD, B96 6RD. Enjoy a day out in the countryside! With food & drink, a main arena and so much more.. Celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year, the Hanbury Countryside Show returns on Saturday 2nd July 2022 and will celebrate the very best of Worcestershire with a great day out for all the family! The ETG Civil Engineering Main Arena is packed with exciting acts and displays including the spectacular Broke FMX motorcycle display, the impressive parade of livestock, steam engines, show jumping and, to celebrate its inclusion in the very first show held in 1947, a mounted games display from local pony clubs. To celebrate British agriculture and rural life, there are over 1000 competitions across the show in horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, poultry, goats, crafts, cookery, floral art and gardening. The Fun Dog Show also returns with extra classes due to its popularity and there’s lots of opportunity to get close to the animals in The Farmyard. In the new Carter Jonas Theatre, join special guests including Trevor Harrison who plays Eddie Grundy in The Archers and ‘Gardeners Question Time’ will provide an opportunity for visitors to ask those burning questions to expert Reg Moule from BBC Hereford & Worcester’s Sunday Gardening Show. See www.hanburyshow.co.uk for further details.

The Big Summer Play Date

This June, Home-Start South Warwickshire are asking you, your friends, your colleagues, or your local community to come together and organise your own ‘Play Date’ over the week of the 13th – 19th June to enable them to support more vulnerable families across the county.

Play is one of the main ways in which children learn and develop. It helps to build self-worth by giving a child a sense of his or her own abilities and to feel good about themselves. We know the earliest years make the biggest impact to a child’s life. Children who are raised in a stable, loving, family environment are more likely to have a positive and healthy future. By raising money for ‘The Big Summer Play Date’ you can help us support children under 5 to access play and give them the best possible start in life.

Home-Start South Warwickshire have some great of ideas to inspire your fundraising, whether you want to get together with a group of friends, work colleagues or as part of an existing community group. From teddy bear’s picnics, craft afternoons, obstacle courses to quizzes and sweepstakes, you are able to organise a simple fundraising event to suit you and your peers.

The week also coincides with Loneliness Awareness Week (13th – 17th June), International Picnic Day (18th June) and Father’s Day (19th June).

Registered in 2019, Home-Start South Warwickshire supports vulnerable and isolated families throughout South Warwickshire – including those living in extreme poverty, dealing with mental ill-health, living with disability, or experiencing domestic violence.

Every day, through small acts of kindness and understanding, our volunteers support struggling parents to help them cope with stresses and strains of life, ensuring they have the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children. All the families we support have at least one child under the age of five; whether parents need practical support, expert advice on child development or simply a friend to talk to, our volunteers, all parents themselves, make the world of difference. n