St Mary's Church Tower will be open, there will be guides around the Parish Church and a lunchtime organ recital.

The Thornbury and District Community Association invite you to a day of exciting events.

During the day, from 10 till 4, The Chantry is again taking part in a Heritage Open Day, when many of Thornbury’s historic buildings are open to the public for free. Come along and learn about the fascinating history of our building, parts of which date back to Tudor times. Trustee Chris Davis will be giving an illustrated talk on the building, and the Thornbury Museum will also have a display - or you can just look round the premises and the splendid garden at your own pace. If you’re not familiar with The Chantry, this is the chance to get to know a significant part of Thornbury’s heritage.

During the afternoon and early evening we will be holding a Wine Festival, which we hope will please both the connoisseur, and those who just like an occasional glass. This will lead, convivially, into our main event of the day, our Proms in the Chantry Garden. There will be a string quartet to entertain you, (from 7-30 for just over an hour) and, when the time comes, we will screen the final part of BBC’s Last Night of the Proms (on a large TV screen). Wear something red, white and blue and sing along to patriotic favourites such as Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. There will be a small charge for the evening of £5 a head (£3 for children) for what should be an unforgettable night out.
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Refreshments included, Bar available, Tickets £10. For tickets and details please contact Roger Watkins on 01454 260530 or by email below.

Johnny Coppin is a singer, songwriter, composer and poetry anthologist. Formerly of the folk/rock band Decameron, his many solo albums include "Forest and Vale and High Blue Hill", being songs of Gloucestershire ,and his most recent albums "Keep the Flame" and "The Winding Stair".

His clear voice together with his ability to write fine songs make his music essentially English in character while having universal appeal. This is a unque opportunity to see and hear a talented musicican in a local village hall.
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Costume: Make or hire - doesn't have to be expensive just most creative to win BEST MJ OF THE NITE!

Disco: a mix of latest tracks, 80s, 90s etc - always open to requests - and I have requested a good mix of MJ songs to be planted now and again =o)

Karaoke: will have a few extra MJ songs to choose from so get practising into your hairbrush!

Tickets £5 - raising money for Mundy Playing Field Equipment. Ring Helen 413898. First come first served due to capacity of hall.

Kalibre

Cost is £5.50 each. Licenced bar available.
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Local father and son duo Andy and Jacob Warn provide an eclectic mix of music from the extreme to the sublime with recorders, guitars and lute.

Forget that distant memory of recorder playing at school! 15-year-old Jacob will dazzle you with his playing on a variety of recorders, complete with unusual effects, accompanied by his dad, Andy, on guitar and lute. Playing a range of music from jazz to baroque, avant-garde to gypsy styles it will be an evening to remember! To find out more about Windy Strings visit their website: www.windystrings.co.uk
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Listen to the old favourites with Notown like Motown, delight in the delicious 3 course dinner with half a bottle of wine per person, followed by nostalgic tunes from our resident DJ Dave Andrews Entertainment - plus, there’s hot dogs at midnight! £35.00 per person

For more information or to book your place please telephone the Events Coordinator on 01454 201090.

St Peters Hospice Severnside Support Group in association with The Thornbury Orchestra and the choir of Goode Companye would be delighted to welcome you to Thornbury's very own Last Night of the Proms.

Bar available, bring your own nibbles, and don’t forget your union jack, promenaders especially welcome for the second half of the concert.

Tickets available from 417543 or 415648 are priced at £5.00, please don’t delay this will be a memorable evening. Part of the celebrations of 25 years of the Severnside Support Group.

All proceeds to St Peters Hospice, your local Hospice.
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Want to see the UK inspired by your passion for God? Are you a street dancer wanting to bring something fresh and innovative to the scene? ngm is offering you the opportunity to be a driving force in the new Urban Dance Crew, with opportunities to perform in clubs, pubs, schools churches, festivals, conferences and much more.

Plus, we want to give your the foundations to withstand the pressures of the performance industry with: relevant bibilical teaching, masterclasses with experienced producers, artists and choreographers, industry support, cultural understanding and marketing training. For ages 17-25. It's all within ngm's state of the art centre, giving you access to recording studios, rehearsal rooms, performance venue and dance studios.

For an application pack and audition times please contact 01454 414880 email below.
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Cost is £5.50 each. Licenced bar available.
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Open Mic nights for folk and blues continue at the White Hart in Olveston on the first Monday of every month. New players are given a warm welcome. Come and listen to some first class players.

A light-hearted evening to celebrate Quaker week. Rosie Bailey will read some of UA Fanthorpe's poems, some of which have been set to music. For more details contact Maggie Jeffery on 01454 413535.

Arrive and enjoy a chilled glass of bubbly before sitting down to a delicious 3 course dinner - all of this whilst relaxing to sophisticated Jazz from Apollo 3.

£35.00 per person. To make a reservation please contact Quarter Jacks Events team on 01454 201090.
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This is a special invitation for you to come and join us in celebrating God’s faithfulness.

Sing along to that classic Heartbeat favourite “Come on and Celebrate” once more (we will be showing some exclusive never seen before clips of us both in Heartbeat!) and be the first people to hear a song performed from my new musical inspired by the prodigal son.

We also have some very special guests coming and cameo performances from On Off Switch, our new urban dance crew, Release and the new production of Songs from the Shows! Tickets are £5 (suggested donation). For more information and leaflets for your church, or to buy your tickets call 01454 414880.
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MURDER! MURDER! Well you will certainly witness one or two of those in “JEKYLL and HYDE” - but there’s lots more too! The musical is based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson (with a somewhat embellished story!).

Jekyll, a young doctor, is convinced of the duality of the human character and wishes to separate the two in order to attempt to release his father from the mental illness which is imprisoning him. Denied the opportunity to try his formula on another human, Jekyll decides to experiment on himself and Hyde is “born”!

Jekyll can, perhaps, be seen as a flawed genius; he is well-intentioned, but we all know where good intentions lead! As well as the familiar theme of conflicting good and evil the show has not one but two entwined “love” stories; Jekyll is engaged to the devoted Emma but also finds himself attracted to the prostitute Lucy whom he meets on his stag night. For her part Lucy is overwhelmed by Jekyll’s kindness when she turns to him when she is injured by Hyde and muses on what might be as she sings “If Someone Like You”; at the same time she finds herself both attracted to and repelled by Hyde.

Many twists and turns ensue with much drama, passion and pathos along the way, culminating in a dramatic climax - definitely a show not to be missed! The music is awe-inspiring with wonderful songs like “This is the Moment”; if you liked “Les Miserables” you will love “Jekyll and Hyde”!

Tickets are £9, £8 concession and on Wednesday 3 full price tickets for the price of 2, on the other performances buy 10 tickets get one free!

The box office will open at Wildings on Wednesday 6th October or ring now on 01454 415850. Tickets can also be reserved, but not paid for by e-mailing below.

If you would like to know more about the show and the group why not take a peep at our website below.
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Boldwood was formed in 2004 by accordionist Becky Price, who needed an ensemble to perform the fiddle repertoire she had been researching in little-known 18thC English publications and hand-written manuscripts in London libraries. The unusual line-up of accordion and 3 string-players is a surprisingly appropriate vehicle for the material, which comes from a golden age of English music when the worlds of folk and classical music happily co-existed and intermingled for arguably the last time.

All the members of Boldwood are classically trained with an additional grounding in traditional music and, since much of the music was originally intended for dancing, they bring these neglected musical gems to life with tremendous drive and energy. Their debut CD, Feet, Don't Fail Me Now, includes many previously unrecorded tunes.
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The Steve Doig Trio are some of the finest musicians in the South West. They will will be here to entertain you throughout the evening with some wonderful ‘swing music’ made famous by the Rat Pack!

£65 per person. to include a chilled glass of champagne on arrival followed by a superb four course dinner - guaranteed a most enjoyable evening.
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A fantastic opportunity to hear the Dursley Male Voice Choir sing in the Great Hall.
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Open Mic nights for folk and blues continue at the White Hart in Olveston on the first Monday of every month. New players are given a warm welcome. Come and listen to some first class players.

BBC Radio’s multi award-winning programme antidote to panel games returns with their sell-out 'best of' touring show. Join Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and their special guest host, Rob Brydon, for an unmissable evening of inspired nonsense. The long-suffering Colin Sell provides the piano accompaniment.
www.thornburytheatregoers.org.uk
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Arrive and enjoy a chilled glass of bubbly before sitting down to a delicious 3 course dinner - all of this whilst relaxing to sophisticated Jazz from Apollo 3.

£35.00 per person. To make a reservation please contact Quarter Jacks Events team on 01454 201090.
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Performed by Longwell Green Orchestra. Tickets £5 from the church on Saturday mornings. Proceeds to Hammer Out.

Methera is a unique ensemble: a string quartet with roots planted in English traditional music. Their national tours, BBC Radio 3 broadcasts and collaborations have helped them establish a reputation as a scintillating live act, blazing a trail through the uncharted territory that lies between folk and chamber music.

Lucy Deakin (Cello), John Dipper and Emma Reid (fiddles) and Miranda Rutter (viola) combine a deep knowledge of traditional music with a wide range of other influences. Newly composed pieces sit alongside timeless traditional material; their music is both sophisticated and earthy, groundbreaking and familiar.
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A non-stop ‘swingin’ cabaret featuring memorable songs including: All Night Long, Let’s stay together, Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife, Come Fly with Me, Sway, Unforgettable and many other favourites. To include a 3 Course Dinner.

£29 per person. Please call 01454 262816 to book a table.
www.eastwoodpark.co.uk