REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS Storytime Rhyme Time for the under 5s on Mondays at 2pm and Fridays at 10.30am at Peverell Library. First Saturday of the month at Crownhill Library at 2.15pm Southway Playcare After School and Holiday Club Southway Community Centre, Southway PL6 6TB. After school club from 3pm £5 per hour; holiday sessions 8am to 6pm £18 per day; 10am to 6pm £12; 8am to 3pm £12; 10am to 3pm £8. Ofsted Reg No EY398796. Daily sessions throughout the summer holidays. For details contact Hayley or Wendy on 01752 703581. Table Top Sale and Coffee Morning Second Saturday in October St Budeaux Methodist Church, Victoria Rd 10-2pm, £5 per table Free entry with a small donation for epilepsy and Autism charities. The Imaginators Various dates Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery Fun, free sessions for pre-school children and their parents/carers. 10.30am to 11.30am on Wednesdays during term time. Advance booking is essential on 304665. Plymouth International Book Festival Until Nov 9 The Plymouth International Book Festival is a literature festival which in 2012 was the first large scale celebration of international and UK writers that Plymouth has ever seen. With a programme of readings, talks, poetry, workshops, demonstrations. The Nature of an Urban Cemetery Until Nov 23 An exhibition focusing on a year in the landscape and wildlife of Ford Park. Free entry (donations welcome) in the Visitor Centre Tuesday and Thursday 10.30am to 3.30 pm and Saturday and Sunday 12.30pm to 3.30pm Refreshments are available at these times. Good Food Market Nov 3 Royal William Yard The market showcases some of the best local food and drink in the South West. Visit www.royalwilliamyardnews. wordpress.com Come and Harmonise with Brunel Nov 4 Brunel Harmony Chorus, an all female barbershop chorus based in Saltash are holding free taster sessions for ladies who would like to join the chorus to sing in its unique style of four-part harmony. Sessions start on November 4 at Burraton Community Centre, Grenfell Ave, Saltash starting at 7.30pm. At these sessions students will learn two songs with the members of Brunel. There will be a ‘mini show’ for the students on December 7 when friends and family will be welcome to attend. Brunel Harmony Chorus are at present rehearsing for their annual Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers convention being held in Llandudno at the end of this month. The chorus have also earned a place in the finals of ‘Plymouth’s Got Talent’ in November. Anyone interested in the taster sessions contact 07582 634208. Firework Display Nov 5 Colebrook Community Centre, Peacock Meadow. Gates open 6pm. Display starts 7pm. Adults £3.50 Children £1.50 under 5s free/ Refreshments available For further information please contact Kay 200046 10th Annual Remembrance Concert Nov 6 St Mary’s Church, Market Road, Plympton starting at 7.30pm with the Soundhouse Brass. Tickets are still only £5 each and can be bought from the Royal British Legion Clubin Market Road, Plympton, which is open from noon each day until late or ring Pat Ridgway on 01752 339916. The club also has an open Mic night on the first Monday of each month. Autumn Fair Nov 9 Organised by Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Conservative Association at Compton Methodist Church Hall from 10.30am to 12.30pm Various stalls including cakes, books, bric a brac and bottle stall. Remembrance Sunday Nov 10 Plymouth Hoe Plymouth has hosted the Remembrance Sunday Ceremony for several years, during the event the general public will have access to The Promenade, Plymouth Hoe and the grassed area in front of the Royal Naval War Memorial. Remembrance Day Service Nov 10 Far East Prisoners of War families and friends - wreath-laying at the tree outside St Andrew’s Church, Royal Parade at 3pm
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Rhyme Time & Story Time Stories for babies and toddlers Stoke Library Tuesdays from 10.30am Crownhill Library Tuesday from 2.15pm to 2.45pm Storytime Saturdays: West Park Library. 10am to 10.30am for 4 to 8 year olds. Rhyme Time every Tuesday 10am to 10.30am for babies and toddlers. Rhymetimes Thursdays For under 5s at Efford Library every Tues 2.15 - 2.45pm. 01752 308985. Rhymetimes Wednesdays For under 5s at Laira Library every Weds 2.15pm 01752 665737. Pray Plymouth Every Wednesday morning Organised by Churches Together in Plymouth from 7am to 8am at Open Doors Language School, 14-15 ,Woodland Terrace Lane, Greenbank, Plymouth. Breakfast from 8am to 9am. Details 01752 249187. Twins, Triplets or more Support group held on a Tuesday morning 10am-12pm at Surestart Children’s Centre, 25 Manor Street, Stonehouse, (Tel 208650) or a Friday morning 10am -12pm at Sir John Hunt School, Whitleigh. An informal group open to all mums and expectant mums. A great chance to meet other mums and dads in the same situation. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Every Monday Compton Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Group for young people aged 14 to 23 years. Meet 7.30pm at Compton Methodist Church. Details 01752 706056. Breathe Easy Plymouth First Tuesday of the month Breathe Easy Plymouth, a local support group for anyone with a lung condition, their carers or anyone interested in supporting the group, meets regularly at Tothill Community Centre at 1.30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Entry is free and there is tea and coffee with biscuits, then usually a speaker. All are welcome. For more details phone Anne on 01752 402310 or Christine on 01752 220919 Arrows Kids Club Thursdays Held at Plymouth Methodist Central Hall every Thursday in term time. 6.30pm-8pm for all children aged 7-11 years.( Please note The Drakes Circus Mall opposite the church is open till 8pm on Thursdays.) Games, Craft, tuck shop, Bible stories .. lots of fun. Only 50p per week. Aden Veterans Calling all Aden Veterans. Did you know that the Aden Veterans Plymouth Branch meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at the RAOB Club in North Hill at 7.30pm. Why not go along and meet like-minded people. Lipson Lions Junior Hockey Club Training every Wednesday 6pm until 7pm at Lipson Community College. Currently need players of all age groups and ability particularly girls. Age groups 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. First two visits are free. Go along and try it. Details from Samantha on 0790 555 2318. Pennycross Sequence Dance Club Meets at the Holy Family Church Hall, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth. Mondays 6.30pm beginners class with step by step instruction. 7.45pm sequence dance. Fridays at 7.30pm for sequence dance. Baby & Toddler Group Every Friday Lipson Vale Primary School between 9.15am and 10.30am. New families welcome. Please call Kate Timonthy or Elaine Bromhead on 01752 224801. Plymouth Dog Training Club meets at St Edward’s Church Hall, Eggbuckland on Wednesday evenings. For details call e-mail Sally Britton at plymouthdogtrainingclub@hotmail.co.uk Plymouth Shakespeare Society Meets twice a month from September to May at the Burgess Hall (behind the Unitarian Church) Notte Street, Plymouth from 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Further details call 257764. Health for all the family Every Thursday 9am to 5pm Hyde Park Pharmacy, Hyde Park Road, Peverell offers a walk-in homeopathy clinic for free consultation, advice & recommendation from our registered homeopaths. Appointments not always necessary. Homeopathy can treat most common ailments. It is especially effective for treating children and is completely safe for treating illnesses arising during pregnancy. It has also proved very useful during the menopause, reducing hot flushes and stabilising moods. Call Hyde Park Pharmacy on 663216.
Choir prepares for Messiah Members of the Plymouth Philharmonic Choir are already getting in the mood for Christmas with Santa hats and tinsel and by standing up during rehearsals of Handel’s Messiah. It is a tradition that both singers and their audience take to their feet during the famous Hallelujah Chorus which brings the Messiah to a rousing climax – a tradition that has fascinating roots which the choir’s Christmas performance will be tapping into. It began when King George ll heard the piece. The King was so inspired by the uplifting and rousing music that he stood up. When everyone in the audience saw the monarch stand, they stood too. But the roots of ‘standing for the Hallelujah’ may well stretch back even further. It has always been the custom for Jews to stand whilst praising the Lord during “Hallel”, a practice which was passed on to Christendom where it is customary for congregations to stand for Songs of Praise (or Hymns). As Head of the Church of England, King George ll would certainly have been aware of the obligation to stand for ‘Hallelujah’ and might well have remained standing until
the last ‘amen’ at the end of the movement. After a busy summer for the choir, which included a concert in July and a tour of Brittany, musical director Christopher Fletcher has put this programme together with the coming season very much in mind. He said: “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Messiah. We used to perform this every year but have rested it for a while. Now it’s time to revisit it, and Part 1 is the most Christmassy, to which we’ll be adding the Hallelujah Chorus as a finale. Both the choir and audiences love it.” Christopher has paired Messiah with Bach’s Magnificat which he composed for Christmas 1723. This is not the first time the choir has performed the piece,
Mini Dance Machine Thursdays At Rees Youth Centre, Mudge Way, Plympton. Modern fun disco dance group for children. 4.15pm - 5pm for ages 4 to 6; 5pm - 6pm ages 6 to 10. £2 per session. Call Lisa 07896 105 479. Waterfront Writers Fridays Meet every Friday during term time at The Swarthmore Education Centre, Mutley Plain 1pm to 3pm. Anyone who wishes to share or listen to poetry and prose is welcome. Visit www.waterfrontwriters.org.uk for details. Whist Drive Various days Kings Tamerton Community Centre. Wanted: Adults of all ages to come and join us for a game of whist.Tues and Wed afternoons at 1.45pm. Also first Saturday of every month at 7pm.£1.50 entrance which includes tea, coffee and biscuits. A friendly crowd and would like to see some new faces.City Bus Number 16 stops right outside the community centre. Karate Club Mondays For those aged 11 years and over at Trinity United Reform Church, Tor Lane, Hartley between 6pm and 7.15pm. Details 07967 313285. Friendly Luncheon Club Tuesdays & Fridays Tuesday 12.30pm & Fridays 1pm each week. For details and bookings call 01752 606317. Tothill Daytime Sequence Dancers Wednesdays Tothill Daytime Sequence Dancers meet at the Tothill Community Centre, Knighton Road, St Judes, Plymouth Sequence Tea Dance 2pm to 4pm. Everyone welcome. Stoke Luncheon Club Thursdays At Stoke Youth and Community Centre in Blockhouse Park between 11.30 am and 1.30 pm. Two course lunch is served at 12 noon and costs £4.50. Meals cooked to order, so advance booking is essential. Call 01752 563338, if answer phone kicks in please leave contact number. Portal Writers Tuesdays The Portal writers are a helpful group of writers who are dedicated to helping first time and have a go writer. Meet Tuesdays 10am to 12 noon at Southway Community Centre, Hendwell Close, Southway. Tea or coffee. Contact Gloria Lane on 01752772686.
as Christopher recalls with real honesty: “One of my first concerts with the Philharmonic included Magnificat and frankly we didn’t do it very well. So we’re going to have another go and this time we will do it justice!” It is a challenging piece for the choir to learn, as Christopher explained: “Handel has written lots of convoluted, rippling semi-quaver runs in the choruses. They are not easy, but the overall effect never fails to exhilarate.” The Christmas concert will be on December 1 at 7.30pm in Plymouth Guildhall. Ticket information can be found on the Plymouth Philharmonic Choir’s website www.plymouthphilchoir.org, or call the booking office on 01364 72429, or visit their Facebook page.
Lunch Club Tuesdays and Fridays An invitation to lunch at Welcome Hall Centre, Fore Street, Devonport. 12.30pm Tuesdays, 1pm Fridays. Friendly company. For details or to make a lunch appointment call 606317. Boxing Classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Carl’s boxing stable has opened a new gym in Colebrook training for all ages to compete or just get fit. 7pm to 8pm. Details from Carl on 07837 920150. Trinity Art Group Thursdays We are a small group of experienced artists who enjoy meeting and sharing our talents. We meet every week (ring for dates) at Trinity URC, Tor Lane, Hartley from 7pm to 9pm. If you are a beginner and would like to explore the enjoyable pastime of painting in watercolour or acrylics we could offer some assistance. We also welcome all levels of proficiency as our aim is to enjoy our time painting with time to socialise over a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit, all for £2.50 each night. contact for details Maureen Burgress 01752 261353 or Dave Crawford 01752 407047 Country Music Venue First Friday every other month At the Aggie ‘Opry’. Agaton Club, St Budeaux. Top country acts being booked. Details 01752 362240. City of Plymouth Pipe Band The City of Plymouth Pipe Band is looking for interested people of all ages or gender to learn to play the Highland pipes or Drums. Please call one of the numbers for further information, on how to join the band, and where to meet: 01752 407423, 01822 854252 or 01752 700530. Plymouth Play Association For hire of resources for play, recycling scrapstore and arts and crafts. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday 10am-2pm, Thursday 10am-7pm. Details 01752 256633. Modern Sequence Dancing Club Saturdays Tothill Community Centre. All welcome. 7.30pm to 10pm. Details 01752 338110. Sherwell Badgers (St John Ambulance) Wednesdays: Badgers – For children aged between 5 and 10 years at St Gabriel’s Church Hall between 6.10pm and 7.10pm. For details contact Gail on 07885 235 111. Mondays: Cadets – For children aged 10-18 years at St Gabriel’s. New members are always welcome to all the groups. For details about Cadets and Adults contact Neil on 07880 723248.
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