Events at Booka Bookshop

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Latest events coming up at Booka Bookshop.. Herbaceous - Paul Evans: Thursday 19th June 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Matthew Dennison - Remarkable Women: Thursday 26th June 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Kipper Children's Storytime: Saturday 28th June 11.00am & 2.00pm Helen Walsh - The Lemon Grove: Thursday 3rd July 7.30pm (for 8.00pm start) Jessie Burton - The Miniaturist: Tuesday 15th July 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start)

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HERBACEOUS - PAUL EVANS   Thursday 19th June 2014, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us on Thursday 19th June as Guardian columnist and BBC broadcaster, Paul Evans, talks about his new book, Herbaceous. Herbaceous is a series of prose poems which combines botany with autobiography to look anew at our relationship with plants. Published by Little Toller and illustrated by Kurt Jackson, it is the first in a new series of books celebrating the very best in contemporary nature writing. Climate change is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons, so we turn instinctively to the life cycle of herbaceous plants to guide us through the year. The growing, flowering, seeding and dying back to earth of wild flowers, weeds, herbs and and garden perennials sustain and enrich our everyday lives with food, metaphor, joy, anxiety, medicine, stories, beauty and enchantment. Above all, by enabling us to read the changing seasons, plants help us navigate our way in the world.  Herbaceous is a journey which follows the colour pulse of plants throughout the year, searching for new rhythms in a changing world. It begins with yellow: the pulse of early insects and the symbol of the returning sun. It is followed by spring’s vernal whites and the hedonist, spirited pinks of summer. Gradually, the strange and melancholy blues of early autumn are replaced by the ripple of seed-setting and a return to the browns of our subterranean winter dreams. You can see a clip of Paul talking about Herbaceous here Date: Thursday 19th June - 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments included.  Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page If you are unable to attend the event but would like a signed and dedicated copy of Herbaceous, please contact us.   Helen Walsh - The Lemon Grove Thursday 3rd July 2104, 7.30pm (for 8.00pm start) at The Dining Rooms, Welsh Walls Join us at The Dining Rooms for an evening of full Mediterranean delights as Helen Walsh talks about her ‘sizzling’ novel The Lemon Grove. One hot Summer. One week in a villa on the outskirts of Deia, a village nestling in the rugged, mountainous west coast of Mallorca. One family for whom the carefully laid jigsaw of life is about to be broken. One highly-charged liaison that threatens to put lives and relationships in jeopardy. For Jenn, after this summer, things can never be the same. Taut, sultry and brilliantly paced, The Lemon Grove will be one of the big reads this summer! Helen Walsh is the author of three previous novels, Brass, which won the Betty Trask Award, Once Upon A Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, and Go to Sleep. NB – Standard and two course Dining Tickets are available for this event. Date: Thursday 3rd July 2014 – 7.30pm (for 8.00pm start) Dining at 6.00pm prompt Venue: The Dining Rooms, Welsh Walls, Oswestry Tickets: £12 Standard Ticket (includes a copy of The Lemon Grove & drink on arrival) or £25 Dining Ticket (includes two course dining, a copy of The  Lemon Grove & drink on arrival) Please book in advance - for tickets,  call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page   Matthew Dennison - Remarkable Women Thursday 26th June 2104, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join journalist and biographer Matthew Dennison as he talks about the lives of some ‘Remarkable Women’ and what makes them so fascinating to write about. With a fresh, witty, accessible style, Matthew Dennison has brought biographical insight into the lives of some remarkable women. His acclaimed works include: ‘The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter’, ‘Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia’, and ‘Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions’ (published in paperback on 5th June). ‘Vita’ his biography of the extraordinary life of Vita Sackville-West is published in September 2014. Described in The Independent as ‘one of those rare marvels, a historical biographer whose work has reached the bestseller lists’, Matthew is also a regular contributor to Country Life, Telegraph Magazine, The Times and Majesty. Date: Thursday 26th June – 7.00pm (for a 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £5 (£3 redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments included. Please book in advance - for tickets,  call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page   Independent Booksellers Week  Independent Booksellers Week 2014 takes place between 28th June and 5th July We're planning a week of activities to celebrate books and independent bookshops, which will include: Kipper Children's Storytime with Kipper - Saturday 28th June 11.00am & 2.00pm Author event: Helen Walsh - The Lemon Grove Thursday 3rd July 7.30pm Launch of new bookclubs: Children's Bookclub (10-12 yrs) Teen Bookclub (13+ yrs) IBW Exclusives Special Offers & Promotions Kipper Children's Storytime Saturday 28th June - 11.00am & 2.00pm Come along and meet our favourite little dog Kipper who'll be visiting Booka on Saturday 28th June for storytime sessions at 11.00am and 2.00pm. Tickets: £3 per child Please book in advance as places for each storytime are limited.   Booka News The Coolest Bookshops in the UK... This put a smile on our faces and a spring in our step when we saw this - the coolest bookshops in the UK, courtesy of Shortlist.com New Signed Copies now in stock The Climb: The Autobiography - Chris Froome Hard Choices - Hilary Clinton Hippy Dinners: A Memoir of a Rural Childhood - Abbie Ross Bookclubs NB: Both our adult bookclubs are taking a break over the Summer and meeting again in September. Booka Bookclub - Currently reading: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Next meeting Wednesday 10th September, 7.30pm at Booka  Book & a Beer Bookclub - Currently reading: Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World by Dalai Lama. Next meeting Thursday 4th September, 7.30pm at Booka Children's Bookclub (7-9 yrs) - Now taking a break for the Summer. Next meeting in September. First Thursday Bookclub (Moreton Hall School) - Currently reading: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart New Bookclubs We're launching the following new bookclubs: - Children's Bookclub (10-12 yrs) - Teen Bookclub (13+ yrs) - Food Lovers Bookclub For further information and to register your interest, call in at the shop. Top 10 Bestsellers at Booka (week ending 8th June) 1. Hippy Dinners: A Memoir of a Rural Childhood - Abbie Ross 2. The Little Book of Mindfulness - Tiddy Rowan 3. Life After Life - Kate Atkinson 4. Perfect - Rachel Joyce 5. Guy Martin: My Autobiography - Guy Martin 6. The Climb: My Autobiography - Chris Froome 7. Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World - Mark Williams 8. Life of Rebecca Jones - Angharad Price 9. The Story of Lucy Gault - William Trevor 10. An Officer and a Spy - Robert Harris

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626

Planning application, Baschurch

Message from Sara Bent, Ruyton.

The Saxonby Homes application for the paddock on Ruyton Road, Baschurch, however, has been approved. 

Sarah

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626

Hanging baskets

Message from Colin Case.

After doing a super job for more than 10 years John Gittins and Ed Garbett have opted for a well-deserved retirement this year. I know we have all appreciated their efforts.
At Monday's Parish Council Meeting we decided to keep up the tradition - albeit a bit late in the season.
With super support from the Derwen College Garden Centre and our local Barncroft Nursery we have purchased around 30 baskets.
Most of these are now hung, with a few more to do over the week-end.
If a basket has appeared near you then please water it - they need watering every day if its dry - preferably in the early morning or evening when the sun is not at its hottest.
Many thanks in advance - it usually seems to work quite well.

Next year we will start a bit earlier and invite local businesses and villagers to make a contribution so that they are not a burden on Council Tax.

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Colin Case
www.ruytonxitowns.org.uk
Tel: +44 1939 260628
Mobile: +44 7860 904006
Fax: +44 872 115 8730

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626

Fwd: Another reminder

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Subject:	Another reminder
Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:22:31 +0100
From:	Margaret Lycett <margaret@doctorsmeadow.freeserve.co.uk>
To:	'Yoland Brown' <yoland@eleventowns.com>

CLIFFE GARDEN CLUB - COFFEE MORNING

on this  Saturday, 14th June 2014

at 1 Doctor`s Meadow, Ruyton XI Towns (home of John & Margaret Lycett)

10.30am to 12 noon

PLANT STALL
DRAW
CAKE STALL

Everyone welcome.

 

 

 

Margaret Lycett

e-mail:                               margaret@doctorsmeadow.freeserve.co.uk

or:                                      margaret@rxit.org.uk

Telephone (home):        01939 261177

Mobile:                            07729 372700

 

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--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626

Fwd: Reminders

showcase  CANCELLED

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Subject:	Reminders
Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:13:59 +0100
From:	Yoland Brown <yoland@eleventowns.com>
To:	undisclosed-recipients:;

Tonight, Friday & Saturday - LADS latest Production, Ladies Night, at   Llanymynech village Hall    CANCELLED Saturday 14th    -    Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall Centenary Showcase at 7pm      "A sort of "Variety Show" 	CANCELLED  of the various activities that take place   in any of our Halls.  The plan, of course, is to encourage new members of existing Clubs and   Organisations or maybe attract new Groups.    20th, 21st, 22nd   -  Church Stretton Medieval festival.    --   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626      

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626

Reminders

Tonight, Friday & Saturday - LADS latest Production, Ladies Night, at
Llanymynech village Hall

Saturday 14th - Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall Centenary Showcase at 7pm
"A sort of "Variety Show" of the various activities that take place
in any of our Halls.
The plan, of course, is to encourage new members of existing Clubs and
Organisations or maybe attract new Groups.

20th, 21st, 22nd - Church Stretton Medieval festival.

--
Yoland Brown
Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR
ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club
www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.com www.ShACC-uk.org
Tel: 01939 261 121 Fax: 01939 260626

New exhibition at Qube

Message from Charlotte Jackson at Qube.

Millicent Kaye Children's Art Exhibition 2014
organised by Oswestry Rotary Club

Friday 13th to Monday 30th June

This annual competition was set up in 1996 to honour local artist Millicent Kaye who died that year.
Pupils from Oswestry primary schools are all invited to take part and be creative. Over 300 pupils entered from 9 different schools.

The Millicent Kaye Children's Art Exhibition features this years winning and highly commended young artists.

Prize giving: Monday 16th June, 11:30am

 

Qube, Oswald Road

Oswestry, SY11 1RB

Tel: 01691 656882

www.qube-oca.org.uk

 

 

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B, Ruyton XI Towns, nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club  www.eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.com  www.ShACC-uk.org  Tel:  01939 261 121       Fax:  01939 260626