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What's on in March

Saturday 1st February Repair Cafe Ledbury Our expert volunteers will be at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, Ledbury from 10.00 to 12.30 to repair broken household items. Bring something along and we'll try to fix it for you! No fee, but donations are welcome. For more information contact repaircafeledbury@gmail.com Monday 3rd, 10th & 17th February Grand Whist Drive & Raffle New players try any two Mondays for "free". Including raffle. Also learn or refresh to play whist. Venue: Astwood Bank Club, Redditch area, B966AS. 6.30pm. To Reserve your seat and for more details tel: 01527 893421 or text 07833 780561 or e.mail bird8185@gmail.com Sunday 23rd February Grand Rainbow Whist & Raffle Venue Astwood Bank Club, Redditch area, B96 6ASs. 4pm. Admission £2.50p. Includes guaranteed Rainbow Whist prize win. To reserve your seat & for more details tel: 01527 893421 or e-mail. Bird8185@gmail.com Saturday 1st February Weave Your Own Garden Obelisk with Clyde from Wobage Make your own 5ft garden obelisk in a day. ideal for beginners. Create a colourful and useful support for flowers such as sweet peas and runner beans; also as a structure for a flower arrangement. Start 10am, finish 3pm with a break for a light lunch (bring your own). All tools and materials supplied; take home everything you make. Price £40, and spaces are limited Email wobage900@gmail.com to book or for further information. Woolhope Parish Hall, Berryfields, Martin’s Close, Woolhope, HR1 4QS Saturday 15th February ‘Love our Planet – we only have one!’ Reducing Single Use Plastics Charlie Kingswood will inspire, inform and update us on the challenges of avoiding single use plastic refusing materials that end up in the waste stream. She will guide us through an awareness that even a slight adjustment in our thinking can stall the invasion of plastics into our everyday lives. Good tips and ideas with the main message being to Review and Rethink how and what we buy. The event is free; there will be refreshments and examples of products available from local shops and producers. Tel: 07974 484141. Linton Village Hall, Linton Near Ross on Wye (from Junction 3 of the M50 use postcode HR9 7RS; if using sat nav use HR9 7RX) Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd February Berrington Hall - Wintry garden adventure trail Wrap up warm, pop on your wellies and feel the crunch of frost underfoot as you complete our wintry trail through the gardens. Follow your trail sheet, spot the clues and learn more about the garden and its wildlife during winter. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Dogs on leads welcome. 10am to 4pm. Normal Admission Charges Apply. Tel: 01568 615 721. Berrington Hall, near Leominster, HR6 0DW Friday 21st February Coddington Vineyard Vineyard, listed farmhouse, threshing barn and cider mill. Garden with terraces, wild flower meadow, woodland with massed spring bulbs, large pond with wildlife, stream garden with masses of primula and hosta, hellebores and snowdrops, hamamelis and parottia. Admission £3.50, Children free. Home-made teas. Wine. 11am to 2.30pm. Tel: 01531 641817. Coddington Vineyard, Coddington, HR8 1JJ Leadon Vale Ramblers Saturday 8th February - River Severn. Six miles on the Wychavon Way to Holt Fleet. 10am. Ring David on 01684 547205 for details. Wednesday 19th February - Tillington. Five miles through woodland and lanes followed by a drink at The Bell. 10am. Ring Tom on 01886 821544 for details. ARTISTREE is a co-operative of local artists whose work includes Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Furniture, Glass, Textile and Encaustic Work. We exhibit in our gallery located above the Heritage Centre, one of Ledbury's most historic buildings in Church Lane. Our exhibitions run throughout the year and we open Wednesday to Sunday from 10.30 Saturday 7th March Repair Cafe Ledbury Our expert volunteers will be at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, Ledbury from 10.00 to 12.30 to repair broken household items. Bring something along and we'll try to fix it for you! No fee, but donations are welcome. For more information contact repaircafeledbury@gmail.com Saturday 7th March WorcesterPhilharmonic Orchestra, Pershore Abbey Classics Concert at 2.30pm. In a popular programme including Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, the orchestra is joined by internationally renowned soloist, Irina Lyakovskaya for Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Tickets £12 available online at worcesterphilharmonicorchestra. ticketsource.co.uk. Minibus transport available from Ledbury and Colwall. Details from Janet 01684 541988 Friday 13th March Ledbury & Strömstad Twinning Association Quiz and Social Evening 7.30 pm at Ledbury British Legion Club. Pay Bar and Raffle. Tickets £2.50 per person, in advance or on the night. Tables of 4 people. Contact: Steve 07774 591373 or Jill 01531 635129 or email: jill_jupp@hotmail.co.uk Monday 16th March Introduction to Gilding Tutor-Caroline Owen-Thomas. A beginners’ workshop introducing the various materials and techniques for laying gold leaf on paper as letters and decoration. A day of practical information and experimentation with all materials supplied including 23ct transfer leaf. Useful for all sorts of artwork. The Masters House, St Katherines, Ledbury. Tickets available from Ledbury Library TEL: 01432 383499. Wednesday 18th March ARTISTREE Is once again opening its doors to the public with the first of four interesting exhibitions that will be running throughout the coming year. We are a co-operative of local artists and makers who exhibit in our gallery located above the Heritage Centre in Church Lane, Ledbury. Our work includes painting, sculpture, furniture, photography, ceramics and textiles, all on display in one of Ledbury's most historic buildings. Please come and pay us a visit. Entry is free and we are open from 10.30am to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday. For further information, visit our website: www.artistreegallery.org Saturday 28th March Cradley Singers: From Byrd to the Beatles The Cradley Singers, conducted by Kate Cheetham, will be performing a wide range of music by composers starting with ‘B’ at 7.30pm at Christchurch, Malvern. Highlights include Brahms’ Liebeslieder and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata with Tim Sidford and Penny Vere at the piano. Come along to experience an evening of delightful music. Tickets cost £12 (under 16’s are free) and can be reserved at 01531 635610 or purchased at the door. Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March Daffodil Weekend & Spring Fayre Trading tables in the hall with a variety of goods for sale: cards, jewellery, bric- a brac, second hand books, home–made cakes, etc., 10am to 5pm. Guided walks at 11am and 2.30pm to see the wild daffodils. The morning walk will be about an hour and a half and the afternoon about an hour. Information available for people unable to walk re circular vehicular routes from which daffodils can be seen. Light refreshments available including bacon baps and the popular cream scones. For further information call Jenny Thick on 01531 890453, email: jenniferthick@aol. com, www.dymockparish hall.co.uk. Dymock Parish Hall, GLl18 2AG. Leadon Vale Ramblers Wednesday18th March - Staunton Garden Centre Five miles over fields and lanes followed by optional lunch at the garden centre. Ring Lynn on 01531 631088 for details. Saturday 21st March - Malverns Strenuous 14 miles over the Malverns and return via Mathon and Cockshot. 10am. Ring David on 01684 574205 for details.

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Interested? Call Tim Barnes on 01531 635339, or pop in for a chat at 4b Hill House, Bye Street, Ledbury, HR8 2AA (Mon - Fri 09.00 - 13.30)