Tel: 07791 400362
Cookery courses are also available in the Thornbury area or, if you prefer, Laura can teach you how to cook mouth-watering dishes in your own kitchen. Group cookery sessions can be organised to meet your own requirements or you can choose to have one-to-one sessions.
Telephone: 01454 411073
Mobile: 07786 107293
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Catering is available for social and corporate events. Contact me with your individual requirements on outstanding varied non-vegetarian and vegetarian Indian cuisines.
Romy launched a new range of sauces, spices and other products at the recent Thornbury Food Fair, also available from Riddiford's and local farm shops, and soon from her website below.
Tel: 01454 806370 or 07500 338606
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The title ‘University’ can be misleading as members do not require any qualifications to join and there are no examinations to sit or awards made. It provides a wide range of educational, social and leisure activities and is an excellent way of meeting people and making friends. There is no age limit on membership but you need to have ceased full-time employment as most groups meet during the day, either in members’ homes or halls in the local area.
However, in order to keep our size within reasonable limits, members do need to live either in Thornbury or within quite a large area around it as defined by a set of postcodes.
Annual membership, due 1st January, is £6 per person and £10 for two people at the same address. This enables members to join as many of the seventy-plus groups as they wish. There are also a number of excellent one-day visits and summer outings that are open to all U3A members.
Click below for further information and a full list of all the groups on offer.
The Thornbury branch is run by a group of local residents with the help of the regional organiser. Courses may be free for those on means-tested benefits or low income.
For more details or to book a place, please ring 01454 610071 or click below.
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From 6 Sep 2010 - the first of seven Monday sessions, 10.30am-12.30pm, The Chantry Community Centre, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury BS35 1HB
Friendly classes for over 16s which focus on techniques to improve your drawing whatever your level of experience. Methods covered develop use of shape, proportion, shading, perspective and colour. Media include pencil, charcoal, pastels and water-colour pencils.
Pre-booking is essential please. Stella can supply materials and paper for a small extra charge, or you can bring your own. If you’d like to book please email or phone for a booking form - your place will be confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form and deposit cheque.
Price of course: £56/£50. Bookings Tel: 07791 400362 or click below.
www.stellashaw.co.uk
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10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
This one day hands-on course will be run by Richard Lutwyche, Treasurer and Honorary Vice President of the Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig Society. The course will cover every aspect of keeping pigs from selecting your first pigs to breeding and selling meat.
For more information, please click below.
www.mumbleysfarmhouse.co.uk
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Wednesdays from 27th September, 7.30-9pm, The Chantry
Learn how to communicate in everyday and holiday situations by attending this course for complete beginners. Lessons are taught in a relaxed atmosphere with the emphasis on fun learning.
Cost: £50 for 10 weekly sessions. Email to enroll or call 01454 411073/07786 107293
Visit the website below for a full list of courses run in other venues.
www.geraci.eu
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10am-12noon, Old Down Country Park, Foxholes Lane, Tockington BS32 4PG
Old Down Country Park is delighted to offer a series of Art Classes to be held over the Autumn. A ten week course commencing September 29th with weekly Wednesday sessions at 10am for 2 hours is open to all grades and types of artist - expert or beginner.
Additionally there are two full day courses one in October and one in November concentrating on different aspects of Art.
Click below to download the flier giving more information or please contact Simon Gould at ODCP on 01454 414081 or by email below.
www.mythornbury.co.uk/obj/Art Fli...
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10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
This one day course will give you a complete introduction to keeping sheep, whether as lawnmowers, pets or fattening lambs. We will also cover an introduction to breeding your own lambs and what is involved. We will explain all about choosing your breed, managing their grazing, routine maintenance, health and the rules and regulations of keeping sheep. The lecturer is Jules Moore.
For more information, please click below.
www.mumbleysfarmhouse.co.uk
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11am–12noon, Romy's Kitchen, Turnberrie's, Bath Road, Thornbury BS35 2BB Tel: 01454 806370, www.romyskitchen.co.uk
Come along and join in a cookery demonstration by Romy – who specialises in authentic Indian cuisine and has produced her own range of Indian sauces. Maximum 12 people.
Tel: 01454 806370 to book a place.
This event is part of the 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival. Unless mentioned, all events are FREE – just turn up. Bookings are only necessary where stated for individual events. Bookings are taken separately by each producer, so please contact them directly in order to book your place.
South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for organising the Festival but does not take responsibility for actual visits or sampling of produce.
Remember, in some cases you will be visiting working farms and walking on rough and muddy ground. Please take care on all visits and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. All information is correct at time of uploading, but it's worth checking details before setting out.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
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Saturday 2 October 11am and 2pm
Riddle’s Cider, Oak Farm, Oldbury Lane, Thornbury BS35 1RD Tel: 07877 413298
Take a tour of the cider orchard and learn to identify varieties of apples such as Yarlington Mill and Sheep’s Nose, see the cider making process using a 100 year old cider press. Maximum 30 per tour.
Tel: 07877 413298 to book a place.
This event is part of the 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival. Unless mentioned, all events are FREE – just turn up. Bookings are only necessary where stated for individual events. Bookings are taken separately by each producer, so please contact them directly in order to book your place.
South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for organising the Festival but does not take responsibility for actual visits or sampling of produce.
Remember, in some cases you will be visiting working farms and walking on rough and muddy ground. Please take care on all visits and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. All information is correct at time of uploading, but it's worth checking details before setting out.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
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7-9.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury BS35 2BJ
An opportunity to watch this film that lifts the veil on the food industry, reveals some truths about what we eat,
and how our food is produced. Refreshments provided – free entry.
This event is part of the 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival. Unless mentioned, all events are FREE – just turn up. Bookings are only necessary where stated for individual events. Bookings are taken separately by each producer, so please contact them directly in order to book your place.
South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for organising the Festival but does not take responsibility for actual visits or sampling of produce.
Remember, in some cases you will be visiting working farms and walking on rough and muddy ground. Please take care on all visits and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. All information is correct at time of uploading, but it’s worth checking details before setting out.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
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Sunday 3 October 2pm-5pm
Camphill Communities, Sheiling School, Park Road, Thornbury BS35 1HP
Tel: 01454 412194
Visit the beautiful, biodynamic certified gardens set
in historic parkland - a farm with rare breed animals,
a working horse and gardens producing fruit and
vegetables for use by the school and sold to the local
community.
This event is part of the 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival. Unless mentioned, all events are FREE – just turn up. Bookings are only necessary where stated for individual events. Bookings are taken separately by each producer, so please contact them directly in order to book your place.
South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for organising the Festival but does not take responsibility for actual visits or sampling of produce.
Remember, in some cases you will be visiting working farms and walking on rough and muddy ground. Please take care on all visits and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. All information is correct at time of uploading, but it's worth checking details before setting out.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
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Tuesday 5 October at 2pm
Perry & Son, craft butchers, 4 Greenhill Parade, Alveston BS35 3LU Tel: 01454 413486
Come and meet craft butcher Mike Perry - watch him
make some of his award winning sausages - a chance
to do some shopping at the same time. Maximum
10 people. Tel: 01454 413486 to book a
place.
This event is part of the 'Taste' Local Food & Drink Festival. Unless mentioned, all events are FREE – just turn up. Bookings are only necessary where stated for individual events. Bookings are taken separately by each producer, so please contact them directly in order to book your place.
South Gloucestershire Council is responsible for organising the Festival but does not take responsibility for actual visits or sampling of produce.
Remember, in some cases you will be visiting working farms and walking on rough and muddy ground. Please take care on all visits and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. All information is correct at time of uploading, but it's worth checking details before setting out.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
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6.30-7.30pm, Tortworth Estate Farm Shop, Box Walk, Tortworth, GL12 8HF
We are part of South Gloucestershire Food Festival and will be holding a demonstration to show you how to cut and portion a whole chicken. Also, how to french trim a loin of pork. NB: there is only room for 30 people (refreshments will be provided). Please call 01454 261633 for details.
www.tortworthestateshop.co.uk
10.30am-4.30pm, Chantry, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HB
Two day-schools exploring colour through the History of Art.
On Friday October 8th Lynne Gibson will lead us through early ideas of colour from Antiquity to the Renaissance, focussing on the colour red, considering pigments, dyes and hidden meanings.
On Friday October 29th, with reference to scientific ideas on colour and light, we will concentrate on the colour blue and ways that it was used by artists to convey symbolism and mood.
Lynne is an experienced tutor with a vast collection of slides and her talks are always illuminating and inspiring.
The day-schools cost £25 per day. To book a place please ring Pauline Darley (01454 416291) or Sue Punton (01454 776271).
