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Hatton Country Fair & Dog Show

Sunday 4th June 10.30am – 4.00pm Hatton Country World Entrance: Adults £1.00 Children FREE Further details from Val Whittaker 01926 842501

This charity event organised by Hatton Joint Organisations.

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Royal Leamington Spa Horticultural Society

Wednesday 21st June St. Peter’s Church Hall, Dormer Place at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Everyone welcome, non members £3 on the door including coffee/ tea and biscuits.

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Idle Women at Saltisford Canal Arm

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This is a one-off opportunity to see a remarkable play about how the women worked the canals in wartime.

Saltisford Canal Arm, Sunday, 4th June at 2pm: The Saltisford Canal Trust is hosting this show and proudly presents this opportunity to anyone who wants to come.

It will appeal to boaters and those interested in the history of the canals and have been enjoyed by a wide range of audiences aged 14+. The shows will take place in the open air, on a grassy lawn next to the canal.

Refreshments will be available.

Show testimonials include “You wove a rich tapestry of real stories and experiences, in devilish detail, of what working life on the cut was really like. Young women giving up the easy life for grit in the hair, a choking load of cement, a fourteen-hour day and a bucket in the corner. And for it they were called “Idle Women”” and “A fantastic afternoon of canal poetry & songs 100% recommended.” Entry is free but donations are requested.

The Women’s Cycling Tour

Friday 9th June • www.womenstour.co.uk/stages/stage-3/

This summer is all about cycling in Warwickshire, as The Women’s Tour is returning to the county on Friday 9th June 2017. Warwickshire will be hosting Stage 3 of the Tour this year. This means elite cyclists such as Lizzie Deignan (formally Armistead) and reigning Women’s Tour champion Lisa Brennauer, will be racing the roads of the county once again!

The 150 kilometre stage will pass through the heart of the county. Starting in the north in Atherstone’s historic market square and winding its way through Warwickshire’s countryside, before taking the riders alongside a number of local landmarks including the National Cycling Memorial in Meriden, and on through the world-class University of Warwick campus.

The peloton will ride through Kenilworth and Warwick town centres, with their famous castles, before climbing to the highest points in Warwickshire, through Burton Dassett Country Park, Edge Hill, Shipston-on-Stour and Wellesbourne, before the race finishes in Royal Leamington Spa. The longest stage of this year’s Women’s Tour and with a substantial amount of climbing in the south of the county, the Warwickshire stage is sure to be a good early indicator of who could win the Yellow Jersey!

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Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre Open Day 17th June 11.00am - 4.00pm

Banbury Road, Bishop’s Tachbrook, CV33 9QJ

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Liz.Hinckley@guidedogs.org.uk www.facebook.com/GuideDogsNationalBreedingCentre A fun-packed day out for all the family – with blindfold activities, sensory tunnel experience, puppy viewing from galleries, meet our dogs, volunteers and staff, dog training demonstration, children’s activities, Guide Dogs gifts, dog products, 3 tombolas, and raffle, hog roast, cakes, cream teas.

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St James’s Singers The Creation

The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick, CV34 4RA Saturday 3rd June • 7.30pm Tickets and info: 07502 939498 Tickets are £17.50 and £12.50 or £5 for children under 16.

The Saint James’s Singers are performing one of the most joyous pieces of choral music ever written. Haydn’s choral masterpiece is guaranteed to send an audience away enchanted and humming any one of several most appealing melodies. The joy of the piece comes largely from Haydn’s astonishing word painting: the darkness of chaos is expressed in a spooky opening section, there is high drama at the appearance of light and the music paints vivid pictures of lions, great whales, the call of birds and the slithering of snakes. There are storms and there are moments of great calm depicting the moon and stars or a beautiful pastoral scene. There are huge choruses of praise and wonderful arias including one of the most delightful love songs between Adam and Eve. The work is optimistic and utterly magical.

The choir will be joined by wonderful professional players and nationally renowned soloists: Soprano - Helen Neeves, Tenor Edmund Hastings and Bass - James Gow

Leamington Spa Plant Fair Saturday 3 June 10.00am - 3.00pm FREE ENTRY Royal Pump Room Gardens, The Parade, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4AA

Warwickshire Group of the National Charity Plant Heritage organize this annual event. The following nurseries will be attending selling a wide selection of unusual hardy herbaceous perennials, grasses, shrubs, alpines etc:- Ashdale Cottage Garden Plants, (Notts): Bridge Farm Plants (Derbyshire) Diane Cole Hardy Plants (Worcs) Hill Close Gardens (Warwick) J Wilson Hardy Plants Lillies and Chillies (Derbyshire) Lineside Nursery (Rugby) Little Heath Farm Nursery (Herts) People In Action (Bedworth) Piecemeal Plants (Leics) Plantazia (Lincoln) Smart Plants (Northants) Springhill Plants (Oxon) The Cottage Herbery (Worcs) Also selling plants will be the Hardy Plant Society and Plant Heritage

My Wild Life Summer Flowers

Monday 5th June 2017 £5 per person - 2.00pm start Ufton Fields Warwickshire CV33 9PU Explore Ufton Fields with a flower expert who will help you identify the flowers found.

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Weston under Wetherley Open Garden for NGS

Saturday 10th, Sunday 11th June (12.30pm-5.30pm).

Combined adm £5, Children free. Home-made teas at the village hall, Sabin Drive. Open for charity.

Weston under Wetherley Gardens, Leamington Spa, CV33 9BY Originating as the ‘West stone of the hundred of Knightlow SE of Wetherley Wood’, the village’s early residents made a living from the land, and agriculture is still strong in the area. Hence, many gardens have been shaped over centuries, though current owners have put their distinctive mark on them. Newer properties will equally be enjoyed, with their formal, informal and highly inventive gardens. In all, eleven gardens will be open offering a wide variety of features. Enjoy the newly created oasis at Little Haven, a wildflower meadow at The Ranch House, several cottage-style gardens, maturing wildlife habitats at The Old Forge, and some strikingly contrasting gems for visitors exploring the newer homes in Alderman Way.

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SPREAD THE WORD Warwick Food Festival Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA Sunday 28th May 10.00am - 6.00pm

Warwick Food Festival will return for it’s third year to celebrate the diverse food and drink from across Warwick District and beyond.

The Festival will feature a mouth-watering line up of over 80 food & drink traders, live entertainment and kids activities along with Local Chefs who will showcase the very best of the town’s culinary offer on the Live Cookery Theatre. Also: 80+ Delicious Food • Drink & Local Produce traders Live Entertainment • Demonstration Cookery Theatres • Local Offers Come and join us for a day of great food heaven!

Two Castles’ Run

Sunday 11th June 2017 • 9.00am Warwick Castle, Warwick, CV34 4BJ www.twocastlesrun.org.uk www.facebook.com/twocastlesrun The 2017 Two Castles Run will be held on Sunday 11th June. Online registration required. The Two Castles Run is organised by the Rotary Club of Kenilworth and Leamington Cycling and Athletic Club, entirely by unpaid volunteers, with all proceeds being donated to charitable causes.

There are three public car parks, which are 20 minutes from the Start, at Warwick Castle, which participants can use. There is minimal on-street parking near the Start.

Alternatively, participants can be dropped off at Warwick Castle’s Stratford Road car park.

Aim to arrive at the start by 7.30am at the latest. The Run will start at 9.00am. Access from Warwick Castle’s Stratford Road car park to the Castle grounds will be closed at 8.45am. If you arrive after 8.45am, you will not be permitted to join the Run.

Royal Leamington Spa Horticultural Society

Wednesday 17th May • 7.00pm for 7.30pm start St.Peters Church Hall, Dormer Place, Spring into Summer with David Tideswell. Wonderful photography on birds and plants. Everyone welcome, non members £3 on the door including coffee/ tea and biscuits.

A Tea Dance in the Ballroom Court House, Jury Street, Warwick, CV34 4EW Telephone 01926 411694 www.unlockingwarwick.org 13th June - 2pm - 4.30pm Admission £2.50 The Jury Street Court House Ballroom. A monthly Tea-Dance organised by the Town Council and Unlocking Warwick. Refreshments provided.

For more information: 01926 411694, or call into the Visitor Information Centre.

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Gardener’s Guided Walk at Hill Close Gardens 12th May • 9th June • 14th July 11th August • 8th September

Come and join the Gardens Supervisor in an informal walk round Hill Close Gardens, which are under his professional care. The focus of the walk is on plants of seasonal interest as well as the new developments in both planting schemes and layout of the different individual gardens. The walks are tailored to match the interest of the participants with plenty of time for discussion and questions. Old varieties of vegetables are grown and are for sale when in season. The Gardens also have a valuable collection of more than 60 different varieties of apples and pears.

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Arty Tots ‘What’s in your garden today? Join us for a fun filled creative session. Create mini-beasts to take home, or a beautiful bird. Hear all about a caterpillar who was very hungry. Suitable for under 5’s, older siblings welcome. Cost: £2.50 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book, just drop in.

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Saturday 27th May - Friday 2nd June Compton Verney, Compton Verney CV35 9HZ www.comptonverney.org.uk www.facebook.com/comptonverney Enjoy a fun-filled day out with special activities or simply by exploring our spectacular Art & Park.

Jigsaw Jigsaws Saturday 27 May – Fri 2 June, 11.00am – 4.00pm Take inspiration from the spring exhibition Creating the Countryside and create your ideal countryside image using jigsaw pieces.

Forest School Thursday 1st June, 11.00am – 4.00pm Discover a secret world of bugs and mini-beast and the seasonal changes that take place to Compton Verney’s plants and trees as we head into Summer.

Meet the RSPB Thursday 2nd June, 11.00am – 4.00pm Head to the Ice House Coppice where the RSPB will teach you all about the fascinating world of dragonflies. Spot insects by the lake and learn how to make seed bombs for the birds in your garden.

All the activities are drop-in and included in the Collections & Park admission. Under 5s Free.

Folk on the Water 2017

Folk on the Water - the RECIPE: take one medley of musicians and place into a large 8-berth boat. Add organic food, a glass of wine, assorted instruments and move gently along the Warwickshire canal. Position under a warm English fortnight and allow to occasionally settle in pub gardens. Serve with a mixture of canalside communities and add applause to taste. Folk on the Water 2017 will be the biggest yet - with more artists booked than ever before. We will be releasing the artists playing on this years tour shortly, please check often on www.folkonthewater.co.uk The Official dates are: June 16 - The Boat Inn, Birdingbury Wharf (7.30pm) June 17 - The Cuttle Inn, Long Itchington (1.00pm + 7.00pm) June 18 - The Cuttle Inn, Long Itchington (7.30pm) June 22 - The Fusilier, Leamington Spa, (7.30pm) June 23 - The Fusilier, Leamington Spa, (7.30pm) June 24 - The Cape of Good Hope, Warwick (7.30pm) June 29 - The Boat Inn, Birdingbury - SINGAROUND (7.30pm) July 1 - The Folly Inn, Napton (1.00pm & 7.00pm)

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Ragley Hall Fantastic Food Festival 17th June and 18th June

Celebrate the Father’s Day weekend at the new Ragley Hall Food Festival.

The Food Festival offers lots of fun activities for all the family. For Dad, there will be craft beer and cider, as well as barbecued food. A local rugby club will be giving rugby workshops for children, while visitors will be able to sample food and drink from over 40 food and drink stalls including fare from local Warwickshire producers.

At the Talks and Tastings Hub, there will be a full programme of free talks and demonstrations with opportunities to taste, learn, meet and talk with top chefs and producers.

Highlights of the Food Festival will include:

- Over 40 food and drink stalls - Craft beers and cider - Barbecued food - Rugby Club workshops for children - Talks and demonstrations by local chefs and producers - Adventure playground - Boating lake activities

Tickets are included with your entry to Ragley Hall

Mallory Court Hotel open Garden for NGS

Monday 29th May Admission £5, Children free.

2.00pm to 6.00pm. Telephone:01926 330214.

Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa Harbury Lane, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV33 9QB Open for charity.

Mallory Court is a breathtakingly beautiful country house hotel set in 10 acres of gardens that includes sweeping lawns, a croquet lawn, rose gardens, herbaceous borders and beds of seasonal flower displays. A range of herbs, vegetables and soft fruits are grown year-round in the hotels kitchen gardens for use in the restaurant.

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