What's On: Listings (May 2-8)
Published Date:
01 May 2008
HERE is your at-a-glance guide to What's On in the region over the coming week (May 2 to May 8)...
TODAY, FRIDAY
SYRESHAM, Village Hall AGM at 7.30pm.
BUCKINGHAM, The Film Place showing Enchanted (PG) today, Friday, at 7.30pm and tomorrow, Saturday, at 6pm, in the Ian Fairbairn Lecture Hall, Chandos Road Building, University of Buckingham.
TOMORROW, SATURDAY
AKELEY, Mobile Skatepark at the village hall from 1pm to 4pm, suitable for all ages.
TINGEWICK, Open Gardens & Flowers Festival on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm each day, tickets £3 for adults over 16 from the village hall, details 01280 847028.
TWYFORD, Coffee Morning from 10.30am to noon at the United Reformed Chapel, various stalls.
WESTBURY, Live music from Angry Pirates at the Reindeer Inn.
SUNDAY, MAY 4
AKELEY, Wander through the bluebells at Foxglove Cottage, Akeley Wood, from 2.30pm to 6pm in aid of the RBL Poppy Appeal, admission £2.50 including refreshments, raffle.
EVENLEY, Garden open, Evenley Wood, on Sunday and Monday, May 4/5 from 2pm to 4pm both days, details 01280 703329, adults £5, children £1.
TINGEWICK, Open Gardens & Flowers Festival on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm each day, tickets £3 for adults over 16 from the village hall, details 01280 847028.
STOWE, Bat Detection Evening at Stowe Landscape Gardens, a family evening walk around the gardens to search for and observe bats, walk begins at 7.15pm, tickets £5 adults, £3 children, booking required 01280 822850.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, MAY 5
BICESTER, May Day Fete at St Mary's School, Queens Avenue, Bicester from 1pm to 5pm.
SYRESHAM, Friends of Syresham School Village Fete starting at 2pm.
EVENLEY, Garden open, Evenley Wood, on Sunday and Monday, May 4/5 from 2pm to 4pm both days, details 01280 703329, adults £5, children £1.
TWYFORD, Annual Fete at the recreation ground, crowning of the May Queen at 2pm, Many attractions, details 01296 730594.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
BRACKLEY, Brackley Means Business monthly networking meeting in The Deli, Market House Courtyard, from 7pm to 9pm, non-members £10, to book call 07780 605868.
EVENLEY, Brackley & District Floral Club demonstration by Carol Vincent at 7.15pm in the village hall, visitors welcome, details 01869 278637 or 01280 822994.
SYRESHAM, Village Litterpick, meet in the village hall car park at 9am, details 01280 850596.
SYRESHAM, Syresham & District History Society meeting in the village hall at 7.30pm.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
BRACKLEY, Brackley & District History Society talk by Chris Day entitled No little scandal to God and man - the extraordinary story of Town and Gown relations in Oxford, at Brackley Methodist Church at 7.30pm, visitors £2.
n WESTBURY, Pamper Yourself Day in aid of British Red Cross at Westbury Pavilion, from 11am to 3pm. Sample and buy skin care, beauty, personal care, and health and nutrition products, plus raffle and refreshments, free entry, details Angela Pulford, 01280 704708
THURSDAY, MAY 8
BICESTER, Farmers' Market in Sheep Street.
BUCKINGHAM, Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company presents Hope Street, extraordinary stories from the twists and turns of life, at the Community Centre at 7.30pm.
BUCKINGHAM, Talk entitled Flora Thompson Interpreted by Christine Bloxham at the Old Gaol Museum at 7.30pm, tickets £4 in advance from the Tourist Information Centre or £5 on the door, details 01280 823020.
GREAT HORWOOD, Annual parish meeting in the village hall at 7.30pm.
PADBURY, Padbury WI meeting in the village hall at 7.30pm.
TINGEWICK, Parish council AGM at 8pm in the village hall.
TWYFORD, Fashion Show by The Katwalk Company at Twyford School, doors open at 7.45pm, show starts 8pm, tickets from the village shop or 01296 738186/730595/730965/730590/730255.
ON-GOING EVENTS
BRACKLEY, An exhibition of photographs by Rupert Willson until May 31 at the Library.
BUCKINGHAM, Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dancing at Buckingham Community Centre on Monday afternoons from 2pm to 3.45pm, £2 per person, details Beryl or Alan Carr 01280 823808.
FUTURE EVENTS
BUCKINGHAM, May Music and Arts Festival at Buckingham Primary School on Saturday, May 10 from 11am to 2pm, entry 50p adults, children free, programme 20p.
GREAT HORWOOD, Table Top event in the village hall from 10am on Saturday, May 10, stall holders can raise funds for their own club or organisation, to book call 01296 713727.
MARSH GIBBON, School PTA Spring Ball on Saturday, May 10 in the village hall at 6.30pm, tickets 01296 733985.
TINGEWICK, Coffee Morning on Saturday, May 10 in the village hall from 10am to noon in aid of the Renal Ward, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
WENDLEBURY, Wendlebury Gardening Club Plant Sale & Coffee Morning on Saturday, May 10 from 1am to 1pm in the village hall, bargains galore, entrance 30p.
EVENLEY, Dawn Chorus Party on Sunday, May 11 at 4.30am, expert led dawn chorus tour followed by breakfast and garden tour at Evenley Wood Garden, tickets £35 in advance, bookings 07776 307849.
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01 May 2008 7:52 AM
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