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Keynsham Film Works screens Nebraska (Cert 15), a road movie with a difference. Doors and bar open at 7.15pm at the Community Space at Keynsham’s Market Walk. See www.keynshamfilmworks.co.uk for details.
April 7
Saltford Ladies’ Gardening Club’s speaker for April is Mrs Stapley on herbs in the garden. For details, call Jenny on 0117 986 8331. Keynsham and Saltford Gardeners’ Association welcomes speaker Chris Cudlip, who will talk on the subject of vegetable growing. The group meets at 2pm at the Fear Hall in Keynsham High Street. Visitors are welcome, £2. Free for members. For more information, call Betty on 0117 932 4045.
April 10
Avon Wildlife Trust, Keynsham Group. You are the Bees Needs by Sal Pearson from Yatton Area Bee Project. Starts 7.30pm at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Keynsham BS31 1DS. Adults £2.50, children £1. Refreshments and bring and buy book stall. Plus brief end-of-year reports.
April 11
Healing on the Streets is a service provided by Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford. We will be on Keynsham High Street from 11am to noon and will continue this at two-weekly intervals through the summer months until the start of October.
April 14
St Keyna Townswomen’s Guild welcomes speaker Mr Parsons, who will talk on photos set to music. St Keyna Townswomen’s Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Fear Hall, Keynsham, between 9.45am and 11.45am. We are a friendly, outgoing group of ladies who enjoy interesting speakers and numerous sub-group outings
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April 16
Hustings event with North East Somerset’s parliamentary candidates hosted by Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford at Broadlands Academy, St Francis Road, from 7.309.30pm, doors 6.45pm. Residents should preferably email their questions before the event to keynshamhustings@ outlook.com.
April 18
“Elvis to the Stars” Lou Jordan performs a charity gig to help fund proton therapy treatment for 10-year-old brain tumour patient Mason Fountain in the US. Temple Cloud Village Hall, 8-11pm, tickets on 01761 453799 or dianekitsi@aol.com.
April 19
Join Keynsham Walkers Are Welcome for a photographically themed, three-mile walk to Abbotts Wood. Meet at the Memorial Park café at 10.30am for 11am start. Refreshment stop at The Ship Inn. Children and dogs welcome. Email wrwkeynsham@outlook.com for details or call 07866 440968.
April 20
Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society. Illustrated talk by Chris Bigg on Wings Over Filton (The History of Bristol Aircraft), at The Key Centre, Victoria Methodist Church, Charlton Road, Keynsham, at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, £2.50. Ensemble Choral de Libourne, a choir from Keynsham’s twin town in France, will perform with Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre at the Keynsham Community Space from 7pm. They will sing excerpts from Charpentier’s Midnight Mass and songs from the shows. Tickets at £3 (children under 10 free) will be available from Bath Bakery in the library building or from twinning association members Carole on 0117 986 5350 or Sue on 0117 986 2119.
Kathy and Martin Farrell will hold a talk on Madagascar hosted by Timsbury Natural History Group, 7.30pm at Conygre Hall, Timsbury. Visitors welcome, admission £3. Refreshments and raffle. For further information, please ring Martin Hunt (secretary) on 01761 433234.
April 22
Ensemble Choral de Libourne, a choir from Keynsham’s twin town in France, will perform with Keynsham Orchestra at St John’s Church Keynsham 7.30pm. The programme will include the theme from saving Private Ryan and Faure’s Pavane. Carole on 0117 986 5350 or Sue on 0117 986 2119 for details.
April 23
Come and celebrate St George’s Day with Somerset Morris Dancers. This year we will be dancing at 8pm outside the Ring O Bells, Hinton Blewett. We have also invited Bristol Morris and Pigsty Morris from Bristol, so bring your flag and celebrate with us.
April 25
Crafty Coffee Morning for RUH Cancer Centre and St John’s Church, 10am-noon, in the Parish Hall, St John’s Church, Keynsham. Delicious homemade cakes, a variety of local handmade crafts and cards for sale. Come and enjoy!
April 25-26
Try canoe and kayaking free at the Canoe Avon Open Day. Come and join us at Saltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, BS31 3JS No experience necessary. All equipment provided with our experts on hand to help and answer questions.
April 26
Family tea party at St John’s Church Parish Hall from 3-5pm. Keynsham Brass Band performs at the Bandstand in Keynsham Memorial Park from 3-5pm.
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April 28
Saltford Floral Club hosts a demonstration entitled Spring Sensations by Chris Morrison from 2.15pm at Saltford Hall, Norman Road. Visitors welcome. For more infromation, contact Shirley Hobbs on 0117 986 2924.
April 28-May 2
The Wizard of Oz by Keynsham Light Opera Group at Broadlands Academy, 7.30pm (Saturday matinee at 2.30pm). Contact Tracey on 07580 259757 or email klogs@hotmail.co.uk for tickets. Website www.klogs.co.uk for more information and online booking.
May 3 Keynsham Cricket Club’s Beer and Cider Festival from 1pm. There will be a wide range of local ciders and real ales as well as concessions stands providing local food as well as sweets and ice creams for younger guests. There will also be live music throughout the day. Tickets are £7 from www. kccbeerandciderfestival.co.uk/ and from behind the bar of the cricket club.
May 5
Keynsham and Saltford Gardeners’ Association welcomes speaker George Alway, who will talk on the subject of primulas and plants for garden ponds. The group meets at 2pm at the Fear Hall in Keynsham High Street. Visitors are welcome, £2. Free for members. For more information, call Betty on 0117 932 4045. Saltford Ladies’ Gardening Club meets at Saltford Hall in the Wansdyke Room at 10am on the first Tuesday of the month. The speaker is Mr J Billings on “Looking Forward to Summer”. New members welcome. For details, call Jenny on 0117 986 8331.
May 7
Keynsham Film Works screens The Book Thief (Cert 12A), the story of nine-year-old Liesel Meminger as she grows up in Hitler’s Germany and her foster father (Geoffrey Rush) teaches her to read. Doors and bar open at 7.15pm at the Community Space at Keynsham’s Market Walk. Annual membership of Keynsham Film Works costs £30 or watch as a guest for £5. See www.keynshamfilmworks.co.uk for details.
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