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

In aid of Hammer Out, this year's church charity.

2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the year.

Annual General Meeting

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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• R is for raspberries
• A is for apples
• I is for irresistible plums
• N is for new potatoes
• B is for beetroot
• O is for onions
• W is for walnuts

Also in Thornbury soon - a multi-coloured, annual event with stalls on the ground and upper floors (access via lift), with lots of wonderful bargains - from home made cakes, jams, chutneys and handmade goods to bargain toiletries and books galore.

Toasted teacakes, tea, coffee and home made cakes will be served all morning in the Rainbow Cafe on the ground floor.

So, why not come along - there will be something for everyone, including early Christmas gifts. The church's annual Rainbow Fair is in aid of church funds and the Matthew Rusike Children's Home in Zimbabwe. There will be stalls representing colours of the rainbow and more. Note the date in your diary. Don't miss it!
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Rev Heather Pencavel and Your Call drama group; non-perishable gifts to go to the Salvation Army.

12.45pm Harvest Lunch, with speaker from Hammer Out. No charge for lunch, but please phone 415331 to book.

Liverpool is a city with a fascinating history. One of Great Britain’s most important ports, European city of culture in 2008, and a musical and comedy background second to none. Not surprising therefore that we thought it would make a great subject for a show.

Liverpool is home to The Mersey Sound, the Grand National and two world beating Cathedrals not to mention two Premier League football teams. It has spawned the likes of Willy Russell, Roger McGough, Ken Dodd and The Beatles, so it has been difficult to condense the wealth of material available to us into 2 hours.

We will give you a short lesson in ‘Scouse’ to start you off and then you can sit back and enjoy some of the music and humour which has been so much part of Liverpool’s history for decades.

Jenny Dennis, a scouser born and bred, will be at the helm to guide you through the evening and the talented Octopus crew have been practising their broad ‘u’s and flat ‘a’s for weeks to make everything sound authentic! It promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter, with a few poignant moments as well.

The proceeds of the show will be split between two charities, The Christ the King Congo Appeal and ACT (Arts and Community in Thornbury). Tickets, priced at £7 and £6, will be available from R A Bennetts on The Plain from Monday 6th September.
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With Canon David Self. Organised by Thornbury Churches Together.
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The theme of One World Week 2010 is "Peacing Together One World", and we are privileged to welcome Francoise Pinteaux-Jones who is a member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).

She will be sharing some of her experiences from living among the Palestinian people and accompanying them in their daily lives, wherever they are at risk of harassment by soldiers or settlers.

There will also be some stalls, hopefully with an opportunity to sample and purchase some Palestinian products.
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There will be at least fifteen real ales to sample, along with some tasty food and music.

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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Special memorial service to celebrate All Saints Day led by Jane Hathway

2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the year.

Choral Eucharist and commemoration for the faithful departed with the music of Fauré Requiem. An opportunity will be given to light a candle in memory of those who have died.

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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2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the year.

St Mary’s and St Paul’s Churches are calling all primary school aged children to come and join us for our Children’s Activity Weekend, with games, crafts, songs, drama and much, more more.

Cost £2 per child. More information and registration forms available from Ruth Wong 01454 413905.