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James Bay Live After Racing

Saturday 11th June, Worcester Racecourse

JUNE

Saturday 11th

James Bay Live After Racing Grand Stand Road, Worcester, WR1 3EH. BRIT Award winning singer/songwriter – JAMES BAY – is pleased to announce a special appearance at Worcester Racecourse this Summer. Within a short six years since his debut, we’ve already seen many sides of James Bay... There was the GRAMMY® Award-nominated troubadour with dusty acoustic anthems of heartbreak on 2014’s Chaos and the Calm. This evolved into losing the hat and leaning into a much louder sound for 2018’s Electric Light and finally mixing the two sounds together on 2019’s Oh My Messy Mind EP. Make your Saturday extra special! Join us at Worcester Racecourse to experience the thrill of watching live horse racing as thundering hooves fly past you heading towards the finish! Then enjoy a LIVE performance from BRIT award winning singer James Bay! The perfect excuse to get family and friends together to enjoy a fantastic day of racing and live music. Tickets are priced at: £35.00 Advance STBF – Adult (General Admission) £25.00 Advance STBF – Children under 18’s (Under 5’s free admission) Parking – £5 Platinum Jubilee Community Festival Christopher Whitehead Language College. An outdoor festival for the whole community. Free entrance & activities Gates open 11:30am. Live music: Blobbie Williams, Polkadot Robot, Lolly Parton, I-Sing Choir, Worcester Ukulele club, Vamos Theatre, Worcester Mela, Studio B Performing Arts, Circus Skills, Drumlove Djembe drumming, Arts & Crafts, Activities & Games, Side stalls, Fairground ride, Brunswick Inn Licensed Bar, Hot food, Candy Floss, Sweetstall & much more!

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th

Hellens Garden Festival 2022 The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Growing the Future, the revolution starts here’ and the event will showcase ways in which we can take action for the environment, inspiring creativity and change. The gardens and meadows of Hellens Manor, will once more be filled with practical and creative demonstrations, exquisite flowers and plants, skilled artists and craftspeople, delicious local food and drink, live music, sculpture and much more. The Festival programme includes informative and engaging talks, including ‘HGF Gardeners’ Question Time’ and a ‘Grow your Own’ forum with BBC allotment guru Terry Walton. This year showcases a new ‘pollinators corner’, with insect inspired workshops and a host of nature play activities and actions for wildlife. All profits from the event are donated to St Michaels Hospice and Back to the Wild CIC. www.hellensgardenfestival.co.uk

Sunday 12th

Bretforton Open Gardens Main Street, Bretforton Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11. Enjoy a variety of garden styles and immerse yourself in history and tradition. More than 10 gardens are taking part and range from attractive cottage gardens with rose pathways and herbaceous borders, little hidden gems, newly constructed gardens, Bretforton Village School gardens, Bretforton’s allotments to the grounds of Bretforton Manor. Some of the surfaces and paths in the gardens may be uneven and children should be accompanied by adults at all times. The Manor dates back to 1605 and has 5 acres of mixed formal and informal areas with all yearround interest and colour with lots of unusual plants, water features and listed buildings. Refreshments, sandwiches and homemade

CASH IN YOUR GOLD! CASH IN YOUR GOLD!

OLD JEWELLERY, SOVEREIGNS, DAMAGED & SCRAP ITEMS, CHAINS, BRACELETS, INGOTS, RINGS, WEDDING BANDS, BANGLES, ODD EARRINGS & CUFFLINKS, WATCHES, WATCH CHAINS, CIGARETTE CASES, ETC.

Established in Worcester for 100 years

cakes will be available in the grounds of The Manor as well as a Tombola and Nursery grown plants. A shuttle bus will be available to take visitors around the village. A share of the proceeds will go to the Caring Hands in the Vale and Campden Home Nursing. Tickets are available on the day from Bretforton Manor and The Ark, Main Street, Bretforton. £5.00

Fun Dog Show Fun Dog Show in aid of Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter Hawthorn Lane, Newland, Worcs, WR13 5BD. £3 per class. Judging from 11:30am/ 11am-4pm. Free Admission. Raffle, Tombola, Stalls, Refreshments and much more

Tuesday 14th - Saturday 18th

Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced Malvern Theatre - Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd present A Miss Marple Mystery, A Murder is Announced. A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, 29 October, at Little Paddocks, at 6.30 pm. The lights go out and a gun is fired. Starring Sarah Thomas (Last Of The Summer Wine), Barbara Wilshere (The Lakes/The Paradise Club), Tom Butcher (The Bill/Doctors), Karen Drury (Brookside), Lucy Evans (Coronation Street), Tom Gibbons (The Archers) plus a full supporting cast. Friday 17th

Bumper Blyton The Moors, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 3ED.A riotous improvised parody chock full of innuendo and lashings of puns, in the style of the Nation’s favourite author, Enid Blyton. Come and delight in lashings of ginger beer, grab a cheeky tongue sandwich or wrap your lips round a nice spotted dick! Cast yourself back to your childhood in a show that’s utterly unique and spontaneous with this a satirical take childhood favourite books like The Famous Five and Mallory Towers. A cast of the UK’s best-known and award-winning improvisers (as seen in; Austentatious, Showstoppers! and TV’s Doctor Who) invent a hilarious improvised adventure live on the hoof based on audience suggestions. Performed in vintage costume with music and songs, the show offers a hilarious tongue-in-cheek homage. It’s Enid Blyton... For grown-ups! £13

Fun Dog Show

Sunday 12th June Worcester Animal Rescue Shelter

Friday 17th - Sunday 19th

Royal Three Counties Show Three Counties Showground, Malvern, WR13 6NW. Royal Three Counties Show 2022 is taking place June 17-19, celebrating countryside and rural life from the three counties. With over 6000 animals to see at the show, it truly is a grand day out for the whole family. £16 – £39

Saturday 18th

Great Malvern Farmers Market –Boffy Markets Local products from meat to fruit, vegetables to cheese, beer and cider, sweet treats and much more. Buskers will be there to entertain you whilst you enjoy your delights. Farmers Market – third Saturday of each month – Come along and show your support.

Sunday 19th

Ludlow Secret Gardens 12noon-6.00pm. 10 lovely private gardens, diverse in style, size and setting, not normally open to the public, Ticket/map £10 www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk online or in person at LAR Box Office. This is a fundraising event for Ludlow Assembly Rooms, the town’s thriving Arts and Entertainment Centre, now is its fabulous newly refurbished building.

Friday 24th

Tenbury Wells Country Market Homemade, Home Grown and Home Produced. Local market, takes place every Tuesday. A selection of homemade products such as cakes, savouries, soups, apple juice, jams, preserves, honey, eggs, fruit and vegetables, plants, crafts, soap, cards, gifts etc. Refreshments also provided Tuesdays 9:30am-12noon Held next to Tenbury Wells Swimming Pool (WR15 8SF)

Saturday 25th

Enchanted Riverside Walk Join us on Saturday 25th June for an enchanted fundraising walk along the River Severn in the City of Worcester in aid of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust starts at Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester. WR2 4QQ. Setting off from the Worcestershire County Cricket Club, the sun will start to set along this scenic 7k route walking alongside the River Severn and the Diglis waterside and at the time of the Summer Solstice we are inviting everyone along to an unforgettable evening of magic, mystery and memories. Entry is £10 per adult (16 years and over) and £5 for children (15 years and under). Your entry fee only covers the administration costs of the walk, so by asking family and friends for sponsorship, you can help us raise the vital funds needed to support families facing childhood cancer. 4.30 start.

Sunday 26th

Open Water Festival 2022 Lenches Lake, Evesham Road, Church Lench, Worcestershire, WR11 4UB. This year’s Open Water Festival will be taking place on Sunday 26 June 2022 The event is once again being held at Lenches Lake, Evesham and will be sponsored by dryrobe. Prizes will be awarded to 1st place winners in each swim, along with certificates in a presentation ceremony after all races have taken place.

Evesham Walking Festival Come and explore one of the loveliest parts of England. You can put your best foot forward in Evesham’s third Walking Festival during 2022. Choose from a programme of routes that will show you why the Vale of Evesham, the North Cotswolds and Worcestershire are such wonderful places to visit.

JULY

Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd

Evesham Festival of Words A celebration of words in all their forms, written, spoken, or sung. Seven years ago, the much loved Evesham Festival of Words was born. Interestingly, the word ‘festival’ is defined as an often, periodic celebration or programme of events or entertainment having a specified focus. Unlike literary festivals – which focus on the written word in book format – Evesham Festival of Words celebrates words in all forms, whether it is written, spoken, or sung. July 1-3 is when the main 2022 events happen, this is an all-year celebration. ‘We don’t have huge events; we have smaller ones in smaller venues which means it is more intimate and you can get close to the author. You don’t have to wait a year for the next festival; there is something to satisfy your appetite every month,’ says Sue, who is festival chair. eveshamfestivalofwords.org/programme/

Saturday 2nd

Funtopia At Redditch The BIG day out for little kids is coming to Redditch for the first time ever!!! We’ll be offering 3 amazing, fun-filled events in the summer of 2022!! Our fun-filled festival is packed with Bouncy Castles, Obstacle Course, Inflatable Slide, Bungee Run, Human Wrecking Ball, Inflata-Bull, Nerf Wars, Driving School, Circus Skills, Sumo Suits, Giant Games, Space Hopper Races, Crafty Corner and more – all included in the price of your wristband! We even have an incredible Under 5’s area for our mini guests, filled with Bouncy Castles, Soft Play, Ball Pool, Ride On’s, Giant Piano Mats and other fun toys and games. Funtopia is designed especially for younger visitors (Up to 10 years of age) and we encourage all grown ups to play too! Opens 11am Visitors can enjoy unlimited play on the activities and inflatables as many times as they like during their stay! Open 11am – 5pm Tickets from £2.50 - £32 There’s no need to book, just turn up on the day. Wristbands go on sale from 10:30am on the event day. Malvern Green Space: Seed & Plant Swap Come along to support Malvern Green Space’s free, family-friendly community seed and plant swap at Somers Park Methodist Church. Bring your own seeds and plants to swap (if you can, but don’t worry if you don’t have anything to bring). You’ll also be able to get seed saving, sowing and garden planning advice, as well as join the Seed Circle. There will be activities available for children. The event will be repeated on the first Saturday of the month (10am – 12pm) until September and more information is available on the Malvern Green Space website.

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th

Fae Festival Drum and Monkey, Upton, Worcs. Divine Alchemy present Fae Festival: a 2 day festival featuring The Dolmen, Connach, Aziza Belly Dance Troupe, Brumvik Viking Village, Healers, Dragon Ceremony, Archery, Psychics. Drumming Circles Special Guest: Chianna Fae Artist Weekend and Day Tickets and Camping Available Saturday & Sunday – 10am-7pm each day. Email: divinealchemyevents@gmail.com

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