Booka Bookshop An Evening with Rick Stein 4th November

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Booka Bookshop Present...

Calling all Food Lovers! Booka Bookshop and Linghams bookshop are delighted to welcome chef, restaurateur, author and favourite of our TV screens, Rick Stein to Chester Racecourse as he talks about his life, culinary journey and his new cookbook Rick Stein’s Cookery Course. Rick Stein has been cooking for the last 60 years. Now, for the first time, he shares his complete cookery course. With 150 classic recipes and photographed step-by-step techniques, here Rick goes right back to basics and brings together a lifetime of cooking expertise into one essential volume. In this book Rick looks back on the essential recipes and techniques he returns to again and again. With chapters focusing on main ingredients – eggs & dairy, vegetables, fish & shellfish, meat & poultry, pulses & grains – this is his most extensive book yet. It features recipes big and small, each one accompanied by insightful tips and personal anecdotes from one of Britain’s best-loved chefs. Whether you’re cooking a simple weeknight dinner or hosting a lavish dinner party, Rick Stein’s Cookery Course will prepare you to make delicious meals with confidence. We’re thrilled to welcome back one of our all time favourite authors – don’t miss this great opportunity to see and meet him! Copies of the book will be available to collect on entry to the event. Books will be signed by Rick after the show.

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Maona cinema, films this week

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Message from Holly at Maona Cinema

This week`s films

Wednesday 19 August

  The Spin (15), 19:30 * a screening organised by Oswestry Film Society  

  Thursday 20th August  

  Moana Live Action (PG), 18:30  

  Friday 21st August  

  The Invite (15). 19:30  

  Saturday 22nd August  

  Mermaid Beach (PG), 14:00  

  The Fisherman (15), 16:30  

  The Invite (15), 19:30  

  Sunday 21st August  

  The Invite (15), 14:30   

Os Film Society - Tomorrow Wednesday at 7.30 - Mishaps & Odd Characters!

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Message from Oswestry Film  Society

Tomorrow, Wednesday Aug 19, @ 7.30pm

THE  SPIN

Mishaps & odd characters!

THE SPIN: Two record shop owners whose passion far outweighs their business sense are faced with eviction, so they seize on a wild opportunity: rare vintage blues records going cheap in Cork. The catch? They’ve got just two days to cross Ireland and pull off the deal. Off they go in a battered old Vauxhall, meeting a series of colourful characters along the way. With scenic Irish backdrops and mesmerising musical tracks, THE SPIN is gently offbeat and awkwardly optimistic - critics praise its charm, comedic timing, and uplifting tone.
This Wed, Aug 19, 7.30 (OFS screenings open to all) at Oswestry's community cinema Maona - more info, plus check out our host's regular schedule, at www.maonacinema.com 
And - Thank you for supporting in numbers our last showing, of Nina Conti's SUNLIGHT, which had a 100% thumbs up from the audience. And thank you to Cathy for this follow-up email: "It was an absolute gem. Funny, surprising, moving and deeply humane...utterly unique and a joy to watch." We try to oblige with all our screenings - Oswestry Film Society.

Celebrating Ruyton village shop open for one year

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Thanks to a member of the mailing list for this information & my apologies for it being so last minute, but we have had a bit of a problem at Brownhill House over the last couple of days.

TODAY

our village shop is celebrating being open for one year - see attached poster for details

Booka, Story time, Oodles of Poodles

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Join us for a fun storytime session on August 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM! Suitable for ages 3+, acclaimed author Rachel Morrisroe will be joining us to share her brand new picture book Oodles of Poodles. Illustrator, Aysha Awwad is also going to be leading a drawalong for budding illustrators! Each city’s full of oodles of fluffy, fancy poodles, but if you think you’ve met them all . . . think again! From quite the COOLEST DUDE-LES to pesky PIRATE CREW-DLES and even yucky, mucky EEEEEEW-DLES, there’s SO much more to these fluffy pets than meets the eye. This event is £10 to include a copy of Oodles of Poodles, a drink and the drawalong. Click on the image below to book your tickets.

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Ruyton XI Towns shop 1 year anniversary

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Message from a member of the Mailing List,

It will be a year since the shop opened and Tim has told me that they will be marking the day with  a tasting session for the different foods they have source since they opened ..

Plus other things of interest.   This will be on Tuesday . 

PUB NIGHT - Ruyton XI Towns WI 19th August

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Message from Margaret

Ruyton XI Towns WI PUB NIGHT at The Dog Wednesday 19th August

See attached poster for details