Tel: 01454 411915 or 07793 373355
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Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury, BS35 3JY
Tel: 01454 415296
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The club is managed by a Committee operating under a Constitution and is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society and to the Gloucestershire Federation of Gardening Societies.
Anyone interested finding out more can contact the Secretary, Frank Wells, on 01454 415443 or by email below.
Our facilities include, Sports hall, Coffee bar with Pool table, Table tennis table, Big Screen projector TV, DJ equipment and computers.
We run a full programme of activities including cooking, arts and crafts, photography, music, dance, sport etc.
For more information please click below or call 01454 865752.
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Tel: 07791 400362
Tel: 01454 612226 or mob 07787 762747
For more information, contact Mike or Gill Spiller on 01454 260153.
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For more information please contact Mary Slader on 07747 562264 or by email below.
We try to cater for all levels of quilters from beginners to the more experienced.
For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
Thomas Dagg gave the field to Thornbury in 1546, so we tend what must be some of the oldest allotments in the country.
There are 120 allotments, and the Association has over 100 members. It organises social events such as the Summer BBQ, the Autumn Talk, the Christmas Meal as well as distributing monthly newsletters, running the Allotment Shop and offering discounts to some local retailers.
Gillingstool Primary School has a large plot which offers all pupils the opportunity to grow and eat their own produce.
Membership costs just a couple of pounds a year, and brings many benefits. You don't need to be a plot holder to become a member. We have discounted seeds, competitive prices on gardening items, guest speakers and visits.
If you would like to become a member, or be added to the waiting list for a plot, click the website link below.
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We meet in the Cossham Hall on the second Wednesday in the month for a short business meeting followed by a speaker or entertainment.
For more information, please click below.
Courses and exams can be arranged. Morse practice is available.
Please see our website, below, for details of our location, activities and the weekly club meetings programme. For more information, please contact Stan Goodwin, G0RYM, on 01454 413177 or click below.
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Most scales, guages, Companies and tractions are accounted for and membership boasts a wide range of skills. We hold our own exhibition during the last weekend in November every year and as member of the Association of Model Railway Clubs, Wales & West of England we also take part in their exhibiton held annually at the Thornbury Leisure Centre on May Bank Holiday Weekend.
Further information can be obtained from Club Secretary Brian Drayton at 45 Hazel Crescent, Thornbury BS35 2LY or by email below.
Our Club Nights, normally first Wednesday of the month, are open to visitors for a charge of £2 (free refreshments!) - other events require membership.
Membership includes social functions and a summer programme of outdoor painting sessions. Studio painting sessions are held three times a week.
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Tel: 01454 865777
Opening hours are: Monday and Tuesday 9.30am-5.30pm, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am-7pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm, Thursday and Sunday closed.
St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AA
Tel: 01454 868006
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Classes run on Thursdays at 8pm in Manorbrook School, Thornbury. If you would like to find out what square dancing is all about, why not turn up or ring Ann (885058) or Sue (778795) for more details.
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.
Anyone interested in joining the WI can contact the following members for more information:
Di Wood 07817 533368 diana_wood@tiscali.co.uk
Jan Densley 07704 858662 densleprice@btinternet.com
Alida Wagstaff 07884 498773 alidawagstaff@hotmail.co.uk
Our other evenings involve slide shows and talks. These are funded from the annual subscription of £12. The Christmas meeting is at an hotel with dinner and dance, and the summer event is often a Mystery Coach Tour to an out of the way pub.
Unlike when the Wine Circle began in the Seventies, home made wine is not often made these days, but some grape and elderberry wine is used at BBQs, and mulled wine at Christmas.
For more information, contact Andrew Gillingham on 01454 415015 or by email below.
Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury
Textiles inspired by Landscape with Bailey Curtis
Visitors Fee £3.50. For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
Smallholder Taster Day
10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
Not sure where to start? Come and look round our smallholding and discuss land requirements, time commitment, skills and knowledge needed.
Learn to Sew with Create and Grow
10am-3.30pm, Mandy Gerrard's home, Tytherington
Spring 2012 dates are Saturdays March 24th, April 21st, May 19th and June 16th, and Thursdays March 22nd, April 19th, May 26th and June 21st.
A one day class for teen and adult beginners to get confident with threads, sewing machines, threading, seams and hems, culminating in making a bag with bow and zipped pouch to match.
It is £65 for the day, which includes teaching, all the equipment and fabric you need and refreshments. And of course we have Sew much fun!
Tel: 01454 411915 or 07793 373355
www.createandgrow.co.uk
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Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston
A Plant Lover's View of New Zealand, with Roger Umpelby
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Old Down Country Park
School in the Forest is pleased to announce that we will be running a Holiday Club for the 3 days of the June Holidays.
If you are looking for childcare for your children while you go out to work the School in the Forest may be able to help.
School in the Forest has broken the mould slightly with its Holiday Club and we are proud to do so. We are committed to giving children the best experiences possible and we feel that more of these are had outside in the GREAT outdoors rather than stuck inside in front of a games console and that is what we offer the children who attend our Holiday Club.
Old Down Country Park
Registration starts at 9am and activities run from 10am until 4pm.
Due to popular demand from children who were not old enough to attend the Nature Detectives day on the 6th April we have decided to run a Junior Nature Detectives Activity Day.
The age range for this activity day is up to the discretion of parents but would be ideal for children who are 3–7 years old.
This day will run slightly differently from the Nature Detectives day as parents will have to do the activities along with the children.
So for all of those junior adventurers who like the GREAT outdoors and love getting close up to wildlife then this is their chance.
Castle School, Thornbury
The final programme of Adult Education Courses at The Castle School for this year will begin on Tuesday, 12 June.
Men’s Keep Fit will be running as usual, (7–8.30pm) through to the end of term, and possibly beyond!
Beginners Spanish will run for 6 weeks (7–9pm) at £54.00 – a last chance before the school holidays!
Steel Band will be on offer, with the class catering for both beginners and previous players from 6.30–7.30pm at £30.00.
Three craft classes complete the 6-week programme, subject to numbers. Pottery will return from 6–8pm at £54.00. Art classes will be available, experimenting with colour, texture and different media 6.30-8.30pm at £54.00.
Stained Glass Art (7–9pm) completes the programme (£54.00). This is an opportunity to try the traditional techniques, learning to cut glass, lead up a design of your choice, solder, putty and finish a panel, mirror or decoration. Have a go – it’s easier than you think! Places are limited.
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Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Clare Clensy will talk about The Royal School of Needlework. The competition is for a decorative thimble.
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Glass painting
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
Learn to Sew with Create and Grow
10am-3.30pm, Mandy Gerrard's home, Tytherington
Spring 2012 dates are Saturdays March 24th, April 21st, May 19th and June 16th, and Thursdays March 22nd, April 19th, May 26th and June 21st.
A one day class for teen and adult beginners to get confident with threads, sewing machines, threading, seams and hems, culminating in making a bag with bow and zipped pouch to match.
It is £65 for the day, which includes teaching, all the equipment and fabric you need and refreshments. And of course we have Sew much fun!
Tel: 01454 411915 or 07793 373355
www.createandgrow.co.uk
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Mumbleys Farmhouse
10am-1pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
Learn to Sew with Create and Grow
10am-3.30pm, Mandy Gerrard's home, Tytherington
Spring 2012 dates are Saturdays March 24th, April 21st, May 19th and June 16th, and Thursdays March 22nd, April 19th, May 26th and June 21st.
A one day class for teen and adult beginners to get confident with threads, sewing machines, threading, seams and hems, culminating in making a bag with bow and zipped pouch to match.
It is £65 for the day, which includes teaching, all the equipment and fabric you need and refreshments. And of course we have Sew much fun!
Tel: 01454 411915 or 07793 373355
www.createandgrow.co.uk
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Smallholder Taster Weekend
Fri/Sat 22-23rd June, 10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
If you have always wanted to keep a smallholding, but don't know where to start, this two day weekend course is designed for you.
Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Spinning Weal at Clevedon
Group Visit (members only)
For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
Growing & Preserving Herbs (1/2 day)
10am-1pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
During this fun and informal flower morning, Tracy Rowbottom will inspire you with some stunning creative ideas for decorating your home this summer.
Following Tracy's presentation you'll have the opportunity to take a closer look at the floral designs before enjoying a delicious three course lunch. There's also a chance to win one of Tracy's fabulous arrangements in a raffle, the proceeds of which will be donated to charity.
£19.95 per person, includes coffee on arrival and a three course lunch.
To book your tickets please call the Events department on 01454 260502 or click below.
Aztec Hotel
Come along this month for some helpful hints and tips from a local photographer on how to capture the perfect picture. £14.95 per person
To make your booking telephone Claire Nelson on 01454 201090 or email below.
Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Gardening on Clay, with Elaine Horton
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Mumbleys Farmhouse
10am-1pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
This half day course is designed to give you a complete introduction to keeping hens in your garden.
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Iris paper folding
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
Old Down Country Park
Old Down Flower Show
Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May, Old Down Country Park, Foxholes Lane, Tockington BS32 4PG
The very first annual show. Best in show, young designer of the year, winning school display of the year, gardening demonstrations and workshops, tours of the stunning Manor grounds by head gardener David Banks, plant sales, trade stands, beekeeping displays and bridal/event inspired floristry displays. All for the price of a standard day ticket £6.50 per adult and £3.50 per child/OAP.
Set in the rolling parkland of Ashton Court Estate in Bristol, this four-day event features mass balloon launches plus a wealth of family entertainment.
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Bring and share craft evening
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
If the skies are clear, get out the deck chairs and spend an hour in the dark looking upwards - the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 12th.
Shooting stars can appear anywhere in the sky, so best simply to sit where you can see as much sky as possible, away from bright streetlights; no need for telescopes or binoculars. An hour's stargazing will usually yield a dozen or so shooting stars.
Alveston Flower and Craft Show
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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St Andrew's School, Cromhall
This is an open show, so entries are welcome from neighbouring villages and further afield.
Try your luck on the raffle and tombola, test your skill at skittles and the coconut shy, or browse the stalls for crafts, books and toys.
Then when you're in need of refreshment, head to the tea tent for delicious cakes and biscuits, enjoy a local brew in the beer tent, or treat yourself to an ice-cream.
Show schedules are available at the Village Shop, along with entry forms and outlines for the children's colouring classes.
The afternoon ends with cup presentations and an auction of flowers and produce.
For more information, please ring the Show Secretary Peggy Collett on 01454 294545 or click below.
Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston
A New Look at Westonbirt, with Roland Harley
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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6 September until 4 November 2012
Discover is an exciting new festival which will be launched in Autumn 2012 by South Gloucestershire Council. The Discover Festival will bring together many established events to provide a fantastic programme of activities for 2012. Each event will retain a separate identity within the programme and will be listed in the brochure and on interactive web pages. Events to be featured in Discover include:
· Celebrating Age Festival
· Active Mind Month
· South Gloucestershire Taste Festival
· The Out and About Nature Programme
· Heritage Open Doors
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Mumbleys Farmhouse
10am-1pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
Smallholder Taster Day
10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
Not sure where to start? Come and look round our smallholding and discuss land requirements, time commitment, skills and knowledge needed.
Country Wine Making
10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury
Sewing session and Social evening.
Visitors Fee £3.50. For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
Homemade Beer & Cider
10am-4pm, Mumbleys Farmhouse, Sweetwater Lane, Mumbleys, Near Thornbury BS35 3JY
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Cloth pictures
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
The Chantry, Thornbury
10.30am-4.30pm: Painted Backdrop, to Dutch Rural Views
Landscape is a hugely popular theme in art now, yet it often has struggled to find its place as a subject in its own right.
Landscape painting tells us a great deal about how we see the natural world around us: something to be feared and tamed, as an amenity or a beautiful vista, as a symbol of national pride or environmental anxiety.
This richly illustrated course will run over 4 sessions. The first will explore the beginnings of landscape art in ancient Egyptian, Classical and Far Eastern cultures. It will seek backdrops to Italian Renaissance scenes and peer through windows in Flemish paintings. It will conclude with a celebration of 17th century Dutch land and seascape.
Former university lecturer Lynne Gibson 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 on 01454 416291.
Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury
‘Travels around New England’ with Lorraine & Sheila
Visitors Fee £3.50. For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Annual General Meeting
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Christmas tree in patchwork.
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
The Chantry, Thornbury
10.30am-4.30pm: Pastoral and Classical, to Romantic and Sublime
Landscape is a hugely popular theme in art now, yet it often has struggled to find its place as a subject in its own right.
Landscape painting tells us a great deal about how we see the natural world around us: something to be feared and tamed, as an amenity or a beautiful vista, as a symbol of national pride or environmental anxiety.
This richly illustrated course will run over 4 sessions. The second will explore the Pastoral and Classical scenes of Poussin and Claude, Rococo landscapes of pleasure, through topography to the Picturesque, Romantic and Sublime. It will conclude with a celebration of our great English landscape painters Turner and Constable.
Former university lecturer Lynne Gibson 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 on 01454 416291.
The Chantry, Thornbury
10.30am-4.30pm: Pastoral and Classical, to Romantic and Sublime
Landscape is a hugely popular theme in art now, yet it often has struggled to find its place as a subject in its own right.
Landscape painting tells us a great deal about how we see the natural world around us: something to be feared and tamed, as an amenity or a beautiful vista, as a symbol of national pride or environmental anxiety.
This richly illustrated course will run over 4 sessions. The second will explore the Pastoral and Classical scenes of Poussin and Claude, Rococo landscapes of pleasure, through topography to the Picturesque, Romantic and Sublime. It will conclude with a celebration of our great English landscape painters Turner and Constable.
Former university lecturer Lynne Gibson 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 on 01454 416291.
Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury
Workshop on a Christmas theme T.B.C.
Visitors Fee £3.50. For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
The Gables Hotel, Bristol Road, Falfield GL12 8DL
During this fun and informal flower morning, Tracy Rowbottom will inspire you with some stunning creative ideas for decorating your home this festive season with table arrangements, wreaths, posies and garlands.
Following Tracy's presentation you'll have the opportunity to take a closer look at the floral designs before enjoying a delicious three course lunch. There's also a chance to win one of Tracy's fabulous arrangements in a raffle, the proceeds of which will be donated to charity.
£19.95 per person, includes coffee on arrival and a three course lunch.
To book your tickets please call the Events department on 01454 260502 or click below.
Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Cyclamen and Primula Family, with Don Everitt
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, with a guest speaker to enlighten us on all manner of things "gardening".
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Alveston Gardens Association
Jubilee Hall, Alveston
Christmas Lunch
For more information, please call Frank on 01454 415443 or email below.
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Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Severn Valley Quilters
7.30pm, Cossham Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury
Christmas Party – American Supper plus fun and games.
Visitors Fee £3.50. For more information contact Sheila Butler on 01454 618143.
St Mary's Church Hall
Thornbury Craft Club
7.30-10pm, St Mary's Church Hall
Christmas social and A.G.M.
The meetings are a mix of demonstrations, speakers and hands-on experience, and normally conclude with an item to take home and show off to the family! Click below for more information.
