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The Award Winning Library Supporters Group in Middleton Cheney start 2015 with the following events: Thursday 8 January at 7.30 pm (please note date change) FILM AT THE LIBRARY ‘Jersey Boys’ Adult £6/Child £4,includes ice-cream. Thursday 29 January at 7.30 pm THE ART OF BEE KEEPING with Darren Jeacock Adult £6/Child £3, with tea/coffee/soft drinks.
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Thursday 12 February at 7.30 pm FILM AT THE LIBRARY ‘12 Years a Slave’ Adult £6/Child £4,includes ice-cream. Thursday 26 February at 7.30 pm HILL CLOSE GARDENS An illustrated talk on The Victorian Hidden Hedged Gardens of Warwick. Adult £7/Child £4, with tea/coffee/soft drinks. Tickets for all events and further details from the library in Middleton Cheney. Or reserve via e-mail at hdowning@northamptonshire.gov.uk other details on www.middletoncheney.org.uk
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