WOW What's On Where August 2012

Issue 45

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August 2012

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Day’s out... and things to do.

WOW’s guide to Summer events

Get some culture Art and Exhibitions

Live Music Fun in the sun!

At last, it’s arrived.

WOW takes a look at late Summer fashion.

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C740CA4 WOW TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST THEATRICAL HIGHLIGHTS

F70C{B >= Until 1 August Oliver Following the sell-out success of last summer’s Curve Community Production, West Side Story, the production team at Curve will once again join a hugely talented cast of local individuals to present one of the most successful musicals of all time Oliver!. lionel Bart’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist has repeatedly enjoyed sell out revivals in the West end and Broadway since it premiered in 1960, and won six Academy Awards when it was adapted for the big screen in 1968. With a score packed with favourites, including Food, Glorious Food, i’d Do Anything, Consider Yourself and the stirring As long as He Needs Me, this new version will bring the lively victorian streets of london to leicester and promises to leave you asking for more. www.curveonline.co.uk

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Starlight Express will put on its skates and race to its next

destination, the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, from Tues 21 August to Sat 1 September.

Light years ahead of the rest, this futuristic tale about love and hope in the face of adversity promises to take you on the ride of a lifetime – with two hours of speed, spectacle, energy, daredevil stunts and turbo charged excitement, combined with an electrifying

sound track, dazzling sets and costumes, extraordinary rollerchoreography and some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable musical hits.

STArliGHT eXPreSS Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Tuesday 21 August – Saturday 1 September. For tickets go to www.trch.co.uk or call the box office: 0115 989 5555

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Fri 03 - Sat 11 leGAllY BlONDe THe MUSiCAl The international awardwinning hit legally Blonde The Musical goes on tour.

Winner of 7 major awards including Best Musical 011 (Olivier Awards) this allsinging, all-dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing

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Bully Boy "OUIPOZ "OESFXT UP IFBE UIF DBTU Fri 24 Aug - SAt 15 Sept Anthony Andrews, best-known from TV series Brideshead Revisited, will head the cast for the co-production of Bully Boy this autumn. Written by broadcaster and writer Sandi Toksvig, this play takes to the Royal stage before transferring to London.

This sensitive and thoughtprovoking play follows Falklands War veteran Major Oscar Hadley, who is sent to a combat zone to probe allegations of severe misconduct by Eddie Clark, a young squaddie from Burnley and part of a self-styled ‘Bully Boy’ unit of the British army.

As the interrogation develops, the two men bond as they try to come to terms with the horrors they have both

experienced at war.

Bully Boy is a poignant and heartfelt exploration of post war trauma, providing a startling insight both into the minds of soldiers, and into their treatment by society when they return.

Fri 24 Aug Sat 15 Sept Royal and Derngate Northampton 01604 624811 www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

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Milton Keynes Theatre Thu 30 Aug - Sat 01 Sept GuyS And dOllS This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger ltd. on behalf of music theatre international of new york.

Milton Keynes Theatre is thrilled to announce it will once again be producing Stage Experience - the unmissable opportunity for 150 talented local young performers to take to the stage, this year with the Broadway hit Guys and dolls. led by our team of industry professionals and theatre Orchestra, our performers will have two weeks of intensive tuition and rehearsal culminating in four fully staged performances on the MKT stage.

Milton Keynes Theatre 7 Sept - 15 Sept CAlEndAr GirlS A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary yorkshire Wi spark a global phenomenon by persuading one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! As interest snowballs, the Calendar Girls find themselves revealing more than they’d ever planned‌ A very British story, with a very British heart, Calendar Girls is based on an uplifting and very inspiring true story that is quirky, poignant and hilarious.

Well worth a date in your calendar. www.thelittletheatre.net

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radio Times )FBU XBSNJOH GFFM HPPE NVTJDBM TuES 18 - SAT 22 SEPT Packed with nostalgia, the show tells the tale of the BBC’s light-entertainment wireless show Variety Bandwagon, as they prepare to do their bit for the war effort. With half the cast missing, an officious producer and no script, their live broadcast to America seems doomed to fail until star of the show, Sammy Shaw, arrives with minutes to spare, a script and Hollywood movie star Gary Strong.

Can the cast deliver a show that will win the hearts of the American people? And can Sammy hang on to girlfriend Olive’s love with old flame Gary back on the scene?

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(who wrote the popular musical Me And My Girl), including Run Rabbit Run, Hey Little Hen, My Thanks To You, I’m Sending My Blessings and There’s Something About A Soldier.

Radio Times can be seen at Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 September. call the Box Office on 01604 624811 or go to www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

The Sound of Music 6ONJTTBCMF TIPX BU PVUTUBOEJOH UIFBUSF TuES 21 AuG - Sun 16 SEPT ‘The Sound of Music’ is quite simply one of the most popular musicals of all time. As their final collaboration Rodgers and Hammerstein have created a true classic of musical theatre based on the heartwarming, true story of the Trapp Family Singers.

Maria, a young nun in an Austrian convent regularly misses her morning prayers

preferring to go to the hills to sing. Deciding that Maria is too high spirited and needs to learn something about the real world before she can take her vows, the Mother Superior dispatches her to serve as a governess for the children of the widowed Captain Von Trapp.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s unforgettable score delivers some of the most memorable songs ever written for the musical stage including ‘Edelweiss’, ‘My Favourite Things’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ ‘Do-Re-Mi’ and, of course, the title song. ‘The Sound of Music’ originally opened on Broadway in November 1959 and since then has gone on to touch the hearts of all ages around the world. Uplifting , fun yet always moving ‘The Sound of Music’ is

an unmissable treat for all the family.

ThE SOund Of MuSiC runs from 21st August – 16th September at KilWOrTh hOuSE ThEATrE Lutterworth Road, North Kilworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE17 6JE Box Office 01858 881939 Email boxoffice@ kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk www.kilworthhousetheatre. co.uk

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Chicago "OE "MM 5IBU +B[[ 13 18 AUGUST The international awardwinning musical CHICAGO, starring Ali Bastian as Roxie Hart, Stefan Booth as Billy Flynn, Tupele Dorgu as Velma Kelly and Bernie Nolan as Mama Morton will be visiting the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 August as part of a major UK tour.

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with Cell Block rival, doublemurderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, CHICAGO’s sexy, sassy score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With 6 Tony, 2 Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, CHICAGO truly is “The sharpest, slickest show on the block” The Times.

A nightclub singer, a doublemurderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.

Monday 13 - Saturday 18 August Chicago Nottingham Concert Hall Box office 0115 989 5555 | www.trch.cco.uk

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Thu 2 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: THE MANFREDS Kilworth House Theatre JOHNNY & THE GOODTIME BOYS The Donkey Leicester Sat 4 BY THE RIVERS O2 Academy Leicester

SATURDAY 25 AUGUST Although her home is in Devon and the songwriting awards adorning her mantelpiece all English in origin, there’s a definite touch of the alt Americana about Nicky Swann, soon to take her place among the finest singer-songwriters to showcase their souls in the

hotbed of underground folk and acoustic talent that is Joules Yard.

They sure can pick their up-and-coming acts at this venue, which is rated so highly on the circuit by the players themselves. Take time out to listen to Nicky’s greatest, Tuesday’s Lament or Little Bird,

on her myspace page, hear the heartstopping new album ‘How Does Your Land Lie?’ – and enjoy this live set of real warmth and power.

Saturday 25 August NICKY SWANN Joules’ Yard Market Harborough

Sun 5 INGESTED + RELEASE THE KRAKEN The Soundhouse Leicester Mon SET YOUR GOALS + MIXTAPES + Rock City Nottingham Tue 7 FESTIVAL ROCK 2012 O2 Academy Leicester Wed 8 AL SANSOME’S ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC Swan & Rushes Leicester Fri 10 R.E.M UK The Assembly Leamington Spa HEAD AUTOMATICA The Rescue Rooms Nottingham Sat 11 THE PISTOLS The Three Crowns Coalville ANDY BENNETT (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE) + DAN SEALEY (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE) Warwick Cavern Tue 14 URMA SELLINGER + VIOLET + FLOODS Lock 42 Leicester

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Walk on the wild side

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-FHFOE MPPNT PWFS -FBNJOHUPO TUE - THUR 9 AUGUST The Assembly in Leamington continues to astound with its ability to book acts that no one else even dares to ask, outside the rarefied world of festivals and stadia. Lou Reed, New York underground legend turned indisputable rock god, is a case in point. And just to underline it, he’s playing three nights!

From the Velvet Underground via Bowie, Transformer, Perfect Day and Take A Walk On The Wild Side to modern works of ongoing contemporary relevance, Lou’s drawl and cranked-up guitar will take you to places a million miles from a small town in the West Midlands.

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Thu 16 REEL BIG FISH Kasbah Coventry Fri 1 -Sun 19 SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER De Montfort Hall Leicester Fri 1 LAGUNA SUNRISE The Shed Leicester ANNE-MARIE HURST Lock 42 Leicester Sun 19 THE BIG CHRIS BARBER BAND The Stables Milton Keynes Tue 7 - Thur 9 August LOU REED The Assembly Leamington Spa

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FRIDAY 1 AUGUST Since signing to Sony Classical at the age of 12, Cardiff-born Charlotte’s versatility has totted up over 10 million album sales. From child soprano to the world’s most successful female classical crossover act, there was still little in the Church canon that critics could call cool...

And yet now she’s had a chance to flex her considerable personality on TV, the mature Charlotte presents a much more rounded proposition, including 21st century tunes which put that colossal vocal power and range to good use in a fresh modern sound that has been described as “a mix between Kate Bush and Florence Welch.”

Fri 17 August CHARLOTTE CHURCH The Bodega Social Club Nottingham

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Thu 23 FRANK FAIRFIELD + JINNWOO + WEIKIE The Cookie Jar Leicester THE GUNS N ROSES EXPERIENCE Warwick Cavern SHAMBALA FESTIVAL Secret Location, probably not a million miles from Leics/Northants borders!

Fri 24 CLARE FREE The Musician Leicester Sat 25 CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS TRIBUTE SHOW Butts Park Arena Coventry LOVE LIFTS US UP: BLAKE The Stables Milton Keynes AUDITIONS FOR OPEN MIC UK! LG Arena Birmingham Sun 26 BRUCE COCKBURN The Musician Leicester Mon 2 PAUL KELLY The Bodega Social Club Nottingham Wed 29 GRIZZLY BEAR Albert Hall Nottingham Thu 30 CARLTON COLE & NEIL BRAMMELL The Fennel Street Club Loughborough

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Box Office 01908 280800 www.stables.org Booking Fee of ÂŁ2.60 per transaction applies to all telephone sales

8POESPVT TJOHJOH BOE FOHBHJOH XJU WeD 19Th SepTembeR The defining voice of contemporary English Folk Music, Kate Rusbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exquisite interpretations of Traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned tunes have won her an audience that reaches beyond the genre. A rare achievement for a folk artist but entirely understandable given Rusbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expressive vocals that invest whatever she sings with irresistible emotional depth.

2012 heralds a landmark year for Kate, being her 20th year in the music industry. After a quiet first half of the year concentrating on recording her exciting new album entitled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twentyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (due for release in Autumn) featuring special guests to celebrate this anniversary, and taking a little time

out for the arrival of her second child, Kate will begin touring again in late Summer.

These concerts will echo the sentiments of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twentyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; revisiting some old favourites with new ideas along with a sprinkling of much loved classics from her back catalogue. As ever, Kate will be joined on stage by the brilliantly talented musicians who form part of her band. Damien Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kane on guitar, tenor guitar and banjo, Kevin McGuire on double bass, Edmund Boyd on guitar and bouzouki and Julian Sutton on melodeon Wed 19th September KATE RuSBY Demontfort Hall, Leicester www.demontforthall.co.uk

Led Zep II 5JNFXBSQ USJCVUF BDU IJUT BMM UIF SJHIU OPUFT SATURDAY 1 AUGUST From â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Black Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whole Lotta Loveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stairway To Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kashmirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Hats Off To Zeppelin blow the cobwebs off one of the all time great classic rock back catalogues.

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of Thriller Live and Dancing in the Streets, plus Simon Wicker as Bonzo incarnate. And ker-boosh!

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the only tribute act in the country officially endorsed by Marshall amplifiers!

Sat 18 August HATS OFF TO LED ZEPPELIN The Stables Milton Keynes

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Reggae at the races 6# TJOHFS QMBZT VOJRVF HJH TUESDAY 21 AUGUST Most of us still think of Ali Campbell as the voice of UB40 even though it’s now four years since he left the band. Since then he’s thrilled audiences around the world with his own new band, hit the top 20 of the album charts with ‘Flying High’ and has arguably clocked up the best critical reviews of his career to date.

But never before has he played a gig at a racecourse!

So here’s your chance to visit this friendly, atmospheric track and have a punt on the nags after work, followed by an evening of reggae. We’ll put £25 on the event being a big win double.

Tue 21 August WARWICK MUSIC NIGHT: ALI CAMPBELL - THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF UB40 Warwick Racecourse

Joules Yard What’s On In August 2012

Thu 02 + Fri 03 AuG - Vegetarian & Vegan Night courtesy of The Greenhouse team - menu available on request / orders taken 6.00-8.30pm / advance booking required SAT 04 AuG - BBQ & Band Night - tickets £15 incl. BBQ / doors 7pm The Ann Duggan Band - powerful seamless mix of country, blues, rock & folk SuN 05 AuG - Sunday Sessions - free entry / music 12-3pm / food from 9.30am undercover - a classy three piece covers band Thu 09 + Fri 10 AuG - Vegetarian & Vegan Night courtesy of The Greenhouse team - menu available on request / orders taken 6.00-8.30pm / advance booking required SAT 11 AuG - Acoustic Saturday - free entry / doors 7pm / food available Winter Wilson - a brilliant harmony duo, stars of the folk scene SuN 12 AuG - Sunday Sessions - free entry / music 12-3pm / food from 9.30am Jacksboro highway - the regions top acoustic blues & covers band Thu 16 AuG - harborough Acoustic Sessions - now in their 13th year! music from 8pm free entry / doors 7pm / food available SAT 18 AuG - BBQ & Band Night - tickets £15 incl. BBQ / doors 7pm Old Speckled Men - hugely entertaining “skifflebilly” band SuN 19 AuG - Sunday Sessions - free entry / music 12-3pm / food from 9.30am The Outwoods County riders - bluegrass, blues & country band SAT 25 AuG - Sunday Sessions - free entry / music 12-3pm / food from 9.30am Joules Jypsy Jazz - grappelli type music from Steve Fearn & friends +++ PLUS +++ EVErY FriDAY - Early doors - 5.30-7.30pm / bar & food available / free entry regular artist - Bob renwick - acoustic singer/song writer EVErY WEDNESDAY - Fish Night - subject to numbers / advance booking required 4-course menu served at 7.30pm - £18 p.p. incl. one bottle wine per couple.

Joules Yard & Eating House

Rear of 53-55 High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7AF

Email: info@joulesyard.co.uk 01858 463250

Prick up your ears :FBI :FBI /PIoT IPNFUPXO SFUVSO SATURDAY 24 AUGUST “Yeah Yeah Noh were my favourite mix of sneery postpunk and swooshy psychedelia.

And now they’re back...” – Stewart Lee Originally one of DJ John Peel’s favourite bands of the 1980s, Yeah Yeah Noh’s psychedelic pop cult has grown over the intervening years thanks to the power of the internet. Now the band have returned as a six-piece with a huge new carpetmelting sound, and play their

first hometown gig of the 21st century.

Sat 24 August YEAH YEAH NOH + JUNEAU BROTHERS The Musician Leicester

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Some more of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;er poetry 1BN EJTQMBZT /FDFTTBSZ "QUJUVEF BU MBTU WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST Pam Ayres brings her latest show to Kilworth House Theatre following the recent publication of her autobiography, The Necessary Aptitude â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so called because of the many times her teaches and bosses said she lacked it before Opportunity Knocks appearance set the West Country poet on the path to national treasuredom!

Even now, Pamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still hugely underrated by all except Radio 2 listeners, as strong on the

absurdities of the everyday as John Cooper Clarke or... whatever happened to Sean Hughes?

Wed 1 August PAM AYRES Kilworth House Theatre North Kilworth

Big Mac 5IF BEEJDUJWF MPWF IBUF DPNFEZ NBDIJOF MON 3 - SAT 8 SEPTEMBER Slurp up your fill until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re full to the gills with the sheer friendliness and deceptive ordinariness of Big Mac, spouting forth observations like a plump burger bun spills over with slick, sickening goo.

Or stay at home with the proper comedians like Stewart Lee, who punctured Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preposterous nature to perfection on his last tour by running about the stage like a fat man wearing a headset.

Six nights of superpop schtick from Britcomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest star

Mon 3-Sat 8 September MICHAEL McINTYRE Capital FM Arena Nottingham

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Smoggy smirks "OE IFMQ UIF "JS "NCVMBODF 4FSWJDF UPP THURS 6 SEPTEMBER This fundraiser for the AAS is distinctly deserving of your patronage – in fact, if Patrick Monahan works his enthusiastic comedy magic like we’ve witnessed him before, air lifts direct to hospital may be needed. The half-Iranian, half-Middlesborough stand-up is one of only a handful of acts whose exotic roots are routinely bandied around, bringing to mind some curious pairings: “Omid Djalili meets Dave Allen,” alleges the Daily Mail!

Full of an insatiable lust for life, Pat’s exuberant comedy greets the audience like a sexstarved spaniel would greet a trouser leg.

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LOULOU CHAMPAGNE., EMMANUELLE CLAIRE, ERIC LAMPAERT Just The Tonic Leicester Thu 30 Funhouse COMEDY CLUB: GARY DELANEY, RYAN GOUGH, PAUL RICKETTS The Walnut Tree Inn Northampton Sun 2 Sept FUNHOUSE COMEDY CLUB: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO: SPIKY MIKE Kayal Restaurant Leicester JASON ROUSE The Cannon Newport Pagnell MY VALENTINE: SANDI TOKSVIG Milton Keynes Theatre

Thurs 6 September PATRICK MONAHAN The Stables Milton Keynes

Jason Byrne 1FPQMFoT 1VQQFUFFS THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER After the phenomenal success of his “Cirque Du Byrne” Tour, Jason Byrne is bringing a brand new show back to the cities of Britain. “People’s Puppeteer”, will have new stories, new props, and of course, will feature the star of every show that Jason performs, “The audience”.

The biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, Jason Byrne’s inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian

like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades including Chortle Award for Best Headliner 2007, Perrier Newcomer Award Nomination 1998 and Perrier Award Nomination 2001.

JASON BYRNE: PEOPLE’S PUPPETEER is at Demontfort Hall Thursday 13th September, 8pm (£17.50) DE MONTFORT HALL, Granville Rd, Leicester LE1 7RU. Box Office: 0116 233 3111 www.demontforthall.co.uk

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Until Sunday 16th September LeiceSTerShire SpOrTing herOeS A celebration of local sporting achievements and sports personalities. This exhibition highlights the wealth of sporting excellence from Leicestershire both historical and contemporary. Learn about Leicestershire’s professional and amateur sports men and women and discover the stories of people nominated from local clubs and societies.

Snibston Discovery park.

Ashby road, coalville, Leicestershire, Le67 3Ln Telephone: 01530 278444 email: snibston@leics.gov.uk Thur 16th August pirATeS AhOy! Sharpen your cutlass, don your eyepatch, shiver your timbers and climb aboard for some piratical fun! Sea songs, fancy dress competition, treasure hunt and an epic pirate battle await!

Donington le heath Manor house. Manor road, Donington le heath, coalville, Leicestershire Le67 2FW Telephone: 01530 831259. email: dlhmanorhouse@leics. gov.uk Sat 18th & Sun 19th August The BATTLe OF BOSWOrTh re-enAcTMenT WeekenD.

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Fields of gold 8JTUPX .B[F HFUT TQPSUZ Open nOW UnTiL 23 SepT With Olympic excitement reaching fever pitch, Leicestershire’s famous Wistow Maze, opens on Saturday 21st July and has a timely and appropriate sporting theme for 2012. Created in the shape of a relay runner, the maze has been designed not only to intrigue and delight our appetite for all things Olympian, but also to test visitors’ knowledge of great British sporting heroes.

Whilst Team GB gear up for their Olympic challenge nearby at Loughborough University, Wistow Maze is offering visitors an opportunity to join in the patriotic fervour, exercising both mind and body along the way.

“This year the Wistow Maze really has the winning combination of fun and learning, as well as being a celebration of one of the UK’s biggest sporting competitions for decades” says Diana Brooks, owner of Wistow Maze.

Diana explains: “The challenge for visitors is to find 12 quiz boards hidden amongst the 3 miles of pathways in the giant maze. Each quiz board focuses on a sports event which will help to unravel the answer to the Quiz Trail, whilst also giving top facts about past and present British athletes”.

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The Wistow Maze attracts over 15,000 visitors each year and has won Leicestershire’s “Best Visitor Attraction”. The maze’s mix of high level bridges and viewing towers offers visitors stunning 3D panoramic views of the Leicestershire countryside, along with a rare way of exploring 8 acres of living corn.

A real family day out, visitors can not only pit their wits against the maze but can also take part in a variety of mini mazes, games and table top activities in the Activity Funyard. There is also a space hopper track, hoopla and a football shooting game. With the Wistow Rural Centre opposite, consisting of a cafe, garden centre, model village and numer-

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ous shops, there is something to satisfy all ages.

At the end of each season, the maze is harvested for cattle fodder and then redesigned the following Spring using GPS satellite technology.

The WiSTOW MAze is open seven days a week from: Saturday 21st July - Sunday 2nd Sept (then weekends only until Sunday 23rd Sept).

10am – 6pm Free Parking.

Admission charges: Child £4.95 Adult £5.95 Family Ticket (2+2) £19.95 For more information go online to www.wistow.com or ring 07884 403889

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5IF 3BDFDPVSTF /PSUIBNQUPO SAT 18 & SuN 19 AuGuST The Umbrella Fair is set to take place on the Racecourse in Northampton on Saturday 18th and sun 19th Aug. This exciting free family event highlights environmental issues and showcases the best in local talent.

With 10 stages covering everything from folk and world music to dance , film, theatre and cabaret and a kids area with fun craft activities as well as a youth area ,there really will be something for everyone.

This years new arrivals include the horticulture area with a magic garden and an open mic stage in the Umbrella cafe where people will be able to get their own 15 minutes of fame on a bicycle powered P.A! This wonderful community event is entirely run by volunteers, who gladly give their time to create a vibrant , fun event

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for all the people of the town.

The Festival will end on Sunday evening with an exciting new project that has been specially written for the occasion.

Featuring over 20 local artists, the Northampton Folk Orchestra will be debuting a show based on the life and works of Northamptonshire poet John Clare.

Many of the stages and workshops are undercover

so everyone can still have fun even if the weather isn’t good, but the organisers have booked the sunshine and with so much to see and do any family will be entertained for free for the whole weekend!

The uMBreLLA FAir Northampton Racecourse - Sat 18th and Sun 19th Aug www.umbrellafair.org.uk

Northampton Balloon Festival

will be flying at both 6am and 6pm on each of the three days of the event.

At 9.00pm on Saturday evening, there will also be a “Balloon Glow”. Come and watch the balloons turn into giant lanterns tethered to the ground, pulsating to the music – its magical!

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Thur 23rd August Meet FireMAN SAM and Norman at Twinlakes Theme Park, Melton Spinney rd, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire Le14 4SB Tel: 01664 567 777 www.twinlakespark.co.uk Sun 26th& Mon 27th Aug TrADiTiONAL COuNTry FAir Family Fun and Games West Lodge rural Centre Back Lane, Desborough Kettering, Northants NN14 2SH Tel: 01536 760 552 www.westlodgeruralcentre. co.uk

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Fri 17 - SuN 19 AuGuST The 2012 Northampton Balloon Festival will be the 23rd event and one that we hope will be a spectacular sight in the skies over Northamptonshire.

Whilst ballooning is a weather dependant activity the balloonists want to fly, so if the conditions allow, the balloons

Don’t miss this awesome event - a great day out for the whole family with lots of exciting entertainment including, Jousting tournament, the Kynge’s Feast, mounted skill at arms, a medieval market and living history camp, children’s Bill Drill, falconry displays, guided walks, the full battle reenactment and much more!

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park Sutton Cheney Nr. Market Bosworth Nuneaton, CV13 0AD Telephone: 01455 290429 www.bosworthbattlefield.com

NOrTHAMPTON BALLOON FeSTiVAL Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August 2012 Billing Aquadrome, Crow Lane, Great Billing , Northampton.

NN3 9DA Tel: 01604 408181 www.billingaquadrome.com

Mon 27th Aug rePTiLe rOADSHOW rookery Open Farm Stoke Bruerne, Towcester Northants, NN12 7SJ Telephone: 01604 864 855 www.rookeryopenfarm.com All details are correct at time of going to press.

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1. Bikini top £8, GBikini briefs £5 and Sunglasses £5 by F&F at Tesco.

2. Black Cat Eye Sunglasses £18, Very.co.uk.

3. Headphones £50, Urban Outfitters.

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4. Martinna Oversized Peace Vest Top, £11.99, Missguided.

5. Crochet Cardi £48, Fat Face.

6. Missguided.

7. Stone Ruched Leg Crop Trouser, £17.99., Pilot.

8. Bag £8 by F&F at Tesco.

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10. Beauty Nail Rock Exclusive Wraps, ASOS.com 11. Print Swimsuit £35, Fat Face.

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18. Mantaray Swimshorts £25 each, Debenhams.

19. Union Jack print umbrella £35, Crew Clothing.

20. Union Jack Foundation Wristband, Fat Face.

21. Molly bag vintage Union Jack, £56, Paul’s Boutique 22. Purple Adidas M Attitude

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Going for gold this summer

If you have any beauty questions you would like to ask our expert, please write to: Kara @ Beauty Manor, C/O WOW, 50 St. Mary’s Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7DU.

"VHVTU 8PX XIFSF IBT UIF UJNF HPOF With very little sunshine it’s hard to think we are half way through our summer, but one thing that is happening is the Olympics 2012.

We are always proud of the high standard of treatment and customer service, and we want our clients to receive that GOLD STAR Treatment to make sure they have the winning treatments this summer.

Working our way though the medals The

Beauty Manor Bronze Treatment would be a Jessica Luxury Pedicure. Give your feet a little rest time, soaking in a delightful aroma, hard skin removal, cuticle work, foot and leg exfoliation

and nail paint to finish. Maybe now you could run for gold with lighter and softer feet!

Our Silver Treatment Decleor Aromamassage Body (Inc scalp and face). If you didn’t feel like you had a won a silver medal then this treatment would make you feel like you had gold x2.

Using luxurious Decleor Body Balms of your choice, your body is massage using various massage techniques Thai, shiatsu, Swedish, reflexology and aromatherapy the body and mind are swept away.

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luxe Facial. This is the ultimate of all facials, using the very well known Hydradermie 2 to deep cleanse, rehydrate and regenerate the skin, combined with the Hydradermie Lift Express to lift and tone the facial muscles, your skin just won’t know what has hit it. This is time away for you, 2 hours all to yourself why not indulge this month just this once some time away for you, to be pampered and treated like a gold star client.

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Vasco AraĂşjo 4UPSZ 5FMMJOH 1 September - 28 OctOber Fishmarket is delighted to announce the upcoming solo exhibition by Portugese artist Vasco AraĂşjo at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Abington Park Museum and Picturedrome, Northampton. The project, entitled Story Telling, opens to the public on 1 September 2012 and consists of newly commissioned and previous work by AraĂşjo accompanied by a book and series of events. Storytelling is part of Fishmarket at..., a season of offsite projects across the town whilst the gallery renovate their new home at 9 Guildhall Road, Northampton.

Over the past twelve months Lisbon-based AraĂşjo made a series of research visits to Northampton that has inspired the production of his new body of work based upon the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoe and boot heritage. The symbolic resonances of shoes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what they can mean in terms of identity, journeys and traces left behind â&#x20AC;&#x201C; feed into the work.

AraĂşjo is an artist and opera singer fascinated by personal narratives, selfhood and collective memory and works across media, incorporating sculpture, drawing, performance, video and text.

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A series of events will run alongside the main exhibitions, including a night of film screenings of past works at Picturedrome and the artist will be giving a talk about his work and conducting a Singing Stories family workshop to explore ways interpret the exhibition musically.

Vasco AraĂşjoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international career has seen him undertake residencies at RĂŠcollets, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gates-

head. He has had solo exhibitions at Jeu de Paume, Paris, Boston Center for the Arts and Crowley Gallery, Sydney, as well as exhibiting extensively across Europe and beyond in group shows. His work is held in public and private collections in Europe, Dubai, Mexico, Israel and USA. This exhibition is a curated

by Fishmarket in partnership with the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, and is supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

1 September - 7 October Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NN1 1DP 1 September - 28 October Abington Park Museum, Park Avenue South, Northampton, NN1 5LW

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Dress the World #FJOH TIPXO JO -FJDFTUFS /PSUIBNQUPO BOE /PUUJOHIBN ON NOW UNTIL SEPT 6 The Dress the World exhibitions are being shown in Leicester, Northampton and Nottingham.

All three involve significant creative input from young people in each location. Dress the World is the East Midlandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contribu-

tion to the national Stories of the World project for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

The three exhibitions celebrate the global exchanges that have shaped and continue to shape fashion in the East Midlands: â&#x20AC;˘ Living in Silk (Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Nottingham City Council) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; explores the 5000 year history of Chinese silk production with outstanding silk garments, accessories and textiles on loan from the China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou. â&#x20AC;˘ Suits & Saris (New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a major exhibition that visually explores both global and Leicester stories, highlighting the fusions of British and South Asian fashion traditions. Suits & Saris looks at previously unexplored aspects of British Asian fashion worlds, such as the role of East

African Asians in Leicester. â&#x20AC;˘ The World at Your Feet (Northampton Museum & Art Gallery) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; explores the role of shoe fashion in creating cultural identity through the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world footwear collection. Dress the World project chair Ron Inglis of Nottingham City Council said; â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a major programme at three of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading museums, focussing on the way that fashion has influenced the East Midlands and in turn how the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion has influenced the world.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester www. dresstheworld.co.uk ArtReach is the regional coordinator for Dress the World. The project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, MLA and Arts Council England.

Handmade in Leicestershire 4PNF PG UIF CFTU BSUT DSBGUT JO -FJDFTUFSTIJSF SATUrDAy 18 AUgUST Belgrave Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual craft fair event offers the finest handmade creations Leicestershire has to offer. The various stallholders will be showcasing their creations with ranges including handmade jewellery, artisan woodwork, textiles, purses and bags, embroidery, cards, textile art and cushions to inspire and tempt the visitors to treat themselves or to buy a unique present.

Stallholders at Handmade in Leicestershire include award winning Ruth Singer, who creates one-off textile artworks and products using sustainable and recycled materials. For the event Ruth will be hosting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Ruth Singer Studio Craft Tentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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where visitors will be able to have a go at simple sewing or make a fabric brooch.

Cross Donkey will be selling handmade cards, textile art and cushions with an animal theme and a vintage aesthetic.

Handmade jewellery by Amelia Kirk created from silver, copper, brass and semi-precious stones. Artisan Woodworking with handmade turned bowls and forms including boxes, pens, small furniture created

from sourced timber.

Embroidered Landscapes by Anne Harrison with cards and framed pictures. Steampunk style jewellery, accessories and artwork from Fell from Grace and Samantha Louise with handmade and personalised gifts and accessories aimed for children.

Handmade in Leicestershire on Saturday 18th August is at Belgrave Hall Museum & Gardens, Church Road, Leicester LE4 5PE T: 0116 266 6590 E: www.leicester.gov.uk/ handmadeinleicestershire admission is ÂŁ1.00 for adults, children admission free.

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had my year 10 work experience at Town and Country Veterinary Centre in Market Harborough.

Over the week I experienced what the veterinary nurses do behind the scenes, how well the patients are treated, and what a vetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job actually involves.

I sat in on vet consults, cleaned the kennels and helped out the nurses with simple tasks. After being told about the safety procedures and health and safety risks, we got to work. In the afternoon we cleaned all the surfaces, floors, and utensils and then we got into scrubs to clean and make sterile the operating theatre.

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clean operating kit into special air tight bags that change colour to show sterility, and then we put them all into a sterilizing machine so there were no germs. All operations were performed in the morning unless it was absolute emergency.

It was great to see the animals being returned to their owners and

how loving all the staff were towards the animals. The vets and nurses were all so friendly and caring, that the owners were made to feel calm because their beloved pets were going to a clean, safe environment. I really loved it at the vets and I enjoyed every moment of the experience (even

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cleaning the kennels).

I would like to say a big thanks to everyone at Town & Country Vets for making my work experience a good experience and a learned one too.

Thank You. Karis.

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Town & CounTrY VeTs is a mixed practice in Market Harborough serving small animal, farm and equine clients throughout south Leicestershire and north northamptonshire.

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F70C{B >= August 3 Assassin’s Bullet Craigslist Joe Celeste and Jesse Forever total Recall the Babymakers August 8 Offender August 10 2 Days in New York Hope springs Champions of the Deep After the Wizard the Bourne Legacy the Campaign August 14 Breathless August 15 the Odd Life of timothy green August 17 Chicken with Plums ParaNorman the Expendables 2 Compliance side by side the Awakening August 24 Little White Lies Robot and Frank A Lonely Place for Dying

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thongs, gongs and bulging…biceps .BHJD .JLF BU UIF 'PSVN $JOFNB FRI 17 - suN 19 August Oscar wining director Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich, Contagion) turns his camera to the stage lights and gyrating world of male strippers. Based on the real life experiences of Channing Tatum whilst he stripped in a Florida nightclub in the 1990s, Magic Mike follows Mike (Tatum) a jaded stripper who dreams of leaving the stage to run his own design business.

Before leaving however he takes a young dancer The Kid (Pettyfer) under his wings and instructs him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women and making easy money.

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as Dallas, the nightclub’s confident, strutting owner who leads the Chippendale-style troupe of well-oiled hunks, Magic Mike is a fun, original tale

of the highs and lows of life in the fast lane.

MAgIC MIkE FRI 17 – suN 19 August Forum Cinema, Weston Favell Centre, Northampton For screening times, please call 01604 837 300 CERtIFICAtE: 15 gENRE: COMEDY-DRAMA DIRECtOR: stEvEN sODERBERgH stARs: CHANNINg tAtuM, ALEx PEttYFER, MAttHEW MCCONAugHEY, MAtt BOMER RuNNINg tIME: 1HR 50MINs

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Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards 5IF PWFO HMPWFT BSF OPX äSNMZ PO BT UIF CBUUMF GPS UIF DPVOUZoT IJHIFTU DVMJOBSZ IPOPVST IPUT VQ Following an entertaining evening of deliberating, cogitating and digesting by a select panel of judges in the magnificent setting on Holdenby House (Weds 18th July), the shortlisted finalists in the ‘New Local Product of the Year’, ‘New Local Drink of the Year’ and ‘Artisan Local Product/Drink of the Year’ categories from across the county have been chosen in the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards 2012/13.

The Awards, devised by Northamptonshire Enterprise

Partnership (NEP), are now in their fourth year and are again aimed at celebrating all that is great about local produce and drink, recognizing excellence within the county’s dining venues and rewarding those who work so hard within the culinary sector.

The two ‘New’ categories were introduced to encourage innovation and support growth and were aimed at products and drinks which were not on sale to the market prior to 1st January 2011.

For Jonathan Chaplin, who

‘NeW LOcAL prODuct’ FiNALists Are...

• Blackberry & Rosemary Aged Balsamic Vinegar - Gourmet Spice Company, Weldon • Chocolate and Cinnamon Marshmallows - Zoe’s Biscuit Tin, • Fruity Apple and Plum Chutney - The Village Orchard, Flore • The Hot Runner - The Pickled Village, Bulwick • The Jubilee Jammyboree - The Pickled Village, Bulwick • Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake - Rossi’s Ice Cream, Kettering

‘NeW LOcAL DriNk’ FiNALists Are...

• Golden Russet Apple Juice - The Village Orchard, Flore • Hart No.1 (4.1%) - Hart Family Brewers, Wellingborough • Hop Trotter - Potbelly Brewery, Kettering

‘ArtisAN LOcAL prODuct/DriNk’ FiNALists Are...

• Dairy Vanilla Ice Cream - Rossi’s Ice Cream, Kettering • Fire Bellied Toad - Frog Island Brewery, Northampton • Flore Gold Apple Juice - The Village Orchard, Flore • Home Cured Bacon - Sauls of Spratton • Northamptonshire Bitter - Hoggleys Brewery, Litchborough

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describes himself as the ‘chief apple presser and bottle washer’ of The Village Orchard at Flore, the news of being a triple finalist has come as a very pleasant surprise; “We were runners-up last year for our medium apple juice so while we very much hoped that we’d still be in the reckoning at this stage, it’s absolutely wonderful to have made all three shortlists! I am especially delighted that the chutney went down so well with the judges,” added Jonathan “ because that too was devised as a way of making use of our plums which would, like the apples, otherwise have gone to waste. It’s only been on the market for a few months so I’m delighted it’s been given such an early stamp of approval!”

Those charged with the difficult but mouth-watering task of picking their favourites from the wonderful array of entries included Steven Saunders, a Fellow Master Chef of Great Britain and co-founder of BBC’s Ready Steady Cook , Holdenby House owner James Lowther, BBC Radio Northampton’s lunchtime presenter Helen Blaby and Rob Purdie, NEP’s Executive Director, who explained the impact that the competition is now having; “We are really beginning to see some maturity and momentum building within the Awards with a growing range of local producers who have the right ingredients, products and packaging

to make us proud that they are made in Northamptonshire.

“We now have a really solid base within the local food and drink industry from which to develop our range of activities and we are continuing to constantly raise the bar to improve both product and financial performance so that we have a vibrant and growing sector.”

That sentiment was echoed by the competition’s co-ordinator, Rachel Mallows from The Mallows Company who is now encouraging the county’s foodies to go out and buy those products that have been recognised.

“Whether you’re sweet-toothed or savoury, like a tipple or are teetotal, there’s something for everyone in our shortlists. I really hope that Northamptonshire’s food lovers will add these items to their shopping list as we have some great producers, old and new, who are helping to put us on the culinary map and who deserve our support.”

Visitors to the NOrthAmptONshire FOOD shOW @ Holdenby on 26th and 27th August will have their chance to taste the five shortlisted products in the ‘Artisan’ category while there will be an opportunity to sample those items vying for the titles of ‘New Local Product’ and ‘New Local Drink’ at a special event later in the autumn.

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JODMVEJOH BOOVBM MJWF NVTJD GFTUJWBM The Tollemache Arms is a 16th century Inn situated in the idyllic Northamptonshire village of Harrington.

The service is relaxed and friendly and a range of menus are offered to suit all tastes.

The bar menu served all day every day has a variety of traditional pub meals such as Bombardier Battered Fish & Chips, Steak & Ale Suet Pudding and Barnsley Lamb Chop.

All ingredients are freshly prepared using wherever possible local produce. We do not take bookings for bar meals, just come in and choose your table.

This year, the seventh annual beer festival will com-

mence on Monday 6th August and will run until Sunday the 12th August. It will incorporate their third annual music festival from 10th-12th August including 25 acts. There will be over 25 real ales & ciders to choose from and their are activities every day including a Classic Car Bike rally, Bingo, Comedy night, Quiz, 4a-side football and tug-o-war.

Entry to the festivals is free and most of the event is under cover.

The Tollemache Arms High Street, Harrington Northamptonshire. NN6 9NU www.tollemacheharrington.com

The Fox Inn Wilbarston â&#x20AC;˘ Quintessential English village pub â&#x20AC;˘ Top quality food fresh every day â&#x20AC;˘ Try our Summer menu â&#x20AC;˘ Light bites menu available all day â&#x20AC;˘ Great views over the Welland Valley â&#x20AC;˘ Beer Garden â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday is Curry Club â&#x20AC;˘ Wednesday is Games Night â&#x20AC;˘ Thursday is Steak Night â&#x20AC;˘ Live music every month â&#x20AC;˘ WOWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub of the Month - Summer 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ Booking highly recommended

The Fox Inn. 2 Church Street, Wilbarston, Leics. LE16 8QG www.thefoxinnwilbarston.com Tel: 01536 771270

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