Lots of courses at Willow Gallery, Oswestry

Message from Tereska at The Willow Gallery.

BVA Group Show Invitation & Art in Action Events

You are cordially invited to attend the Preview of the Borderland Visual Arts Group Show 2014 on Friday 30^th May 7.00 – 9.00pm at The Willow Gallery.
BVA Group Show - Saturday 30th May to Saturday 22nd June.

The Group exhibition showcases work from members of the BVA many of whom will also be opening their studios to the public on the 14^th/15^th and 21^st/22^nd of June in Oswestry and the surrounding area. Visit the Willow Gallery for a map to follow this exciting art trail.

Throughout the exhibition artists will be working, demonstrating and running free workshops in the gallery. This will be a brilliant opportunity to get creative and try something new.  Please find further information about the Art in Action events below.
We look forward to seeing you at some point throughout this exhibition.

Best Wishes
The Willow Gallery Team.
 
Art in Action Events at The Willow 

All events are free. They are on a first-come-first served basis, if you wish to secure a place in advance please contact the Willow Gallery.

Small fabric Creations with Rachel Montgomery
Monday 2nd June. 10am to 5pm
 
Explore fabric, colour and texture.
Sew, bond and shred material Then reconstruct, Recycle and recharge your artistic side creating a collage, face or animal while having some fun.
 
Freehand Machine Embroidery with Alison Holt
Wednesday 4th June. 10am to 4pm
 
Textile artist Alison Holt uses silk painting and freehand machine embroidery to create detailed, textured landscapes inspired by the Shropshire/Welsh countryside. She will be bringing her sewing machine to the Willow Gallery and spend the day demonstrating her unique way of working. Come along to see a selection of Alison’s embroideries on display and her creative process.
 
Collaborative Phenomena with Jood Gough
Saturday 7th June. 10am to 5pm
 
Painting undertaken rather like a chess game but without the competition - or something akin to jazz improvisations - this is a demonstration/ workshop
of collaborative painting with a difference. There will be two artists working in this way in the Willow Art in a box; it is possible that a member of the public will be invited to join them.
 
Painting with Des Jones
Monday 9th June. 10am to 5pm
 
Des works mainly in 2D using a variety of materials and supports and intends to exhibit the various processes and effects obtained during the course
of his demonstration. He will be working upon several pieces using acrylic paints,printers ink,charcoal and pastels using several subjects for representation. Hopefully this will assist visitors to appreciate the effort and processes used by the artist in producing their work.
 
Mosaic Making with Jim Heath
Wednesday 11th June. 10am to 5pm

A chance to try your hand at designing and making your own small mosaic.
Tuition, tools and materials provided but feel free to bring along any spare/broken tiles or crockery.
 
Computer Aided Design and Manufacture in Sculpture with Frank Triggs
Saturday 14th June & Sunday 15th June. 10am to 5pm
 
Frank is a hand wood carver who has embraced modern technology. Drop in and see a range of methods for creating forms from sophisticated production software to fun stuff you can download to your I Pad. Try it yourself and see a 3D printer working.
 
Optimising your photos in Lightroom with Jane Birdsell
Monday 16th June.10am to 5pm
 
Taking a digital photograph is only half the process: landscape and garden photographer Jane Birdsell will share the processing steps she uses to bring
her original images to life. Change the colours in your photographs – warm them up, for example; or just adjust one colour that’s come out wrong. Make an image more dramatic; or go for a dreamy, pastel look. Add a vignette to highlight your subject. If you’ve captured raw data, reveal more detail in the highlights and shadows. It’s your photograph – make it express what excited you about the subject.
 
How to do Life Casting with Jas Davidson &Tony Meadows
Wednesday 18th June. 10.30am-12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm
Life casting has been a part of the sculptor’s tool kit since the time of ancient Egypt and many sculptors have incorporated it in their work including Rodin and latterly Anthony Gormley. Come and join us for a day discussing and experiencing the techniques involved - a fun, possibly messy and certainly enthralling event is in prospect.
 
Wax Modelling with Beatriz Cabrera Molleja
Saturday 7th June. 10am to 5pm.  Dunbabin Room
 
Beatriz works directly in wax for casting in bronze. Sometimes using wooden twigs for the legs of her little characters. Wax can be very strong once it has cooled. It has many advantages for its different qualities, as it can be used in the liquid form, as a
more malleable material and even as a solid one for carving. With 12 years experience working for fine arts bronze casting foundries in the wax department the chance to observe and work with her should not be missed
 
Woodcarving with Jim Heath
Saturday 21st June & Sunday 22nd June. 10am to 5pm
 
Jim will be demonstrating and offering you the opportunity to use his tools and equipment and have a go at creating a small woodcarving.
 
Please contact the Willow Gallery for further information

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Whittington Castle events

Message from Sue Ellis at Whittington Castle.

Some coming events at
Whittington Castle in June, July and August

31st May
Outdoor Production “The Comedy of Errors”

3rd June
SHACC Car Club Meeting  (evening 6.30-8pm)

7-8th June
House of Blackstar – Medieval Living History Weekend

22nd June
Plant Hunters Fair

5th July
Outdoor Production “The Importance of Being Ernest.”

26/27th July
Multi Period Event – Living History Weekend

16th/17th August
Food/Beer/Craft event

21st-25th August
First World War Exhibition
“Whittington At War”

14th September H.O.D Event
Historia Normannis—Shropshire
Re-enactment Norman Group + Guided Tours

20-21st September
House of Blackstar – Medieval Living History Weekend

4th-5th October
Napoleonic Riflemen Living History Weekend

17/18/24/25/28/29/30th October
Ghost Tours

26th October
Halloween Afternoon Event

31st October
Halloween Evening Event

1st November
Ghost Tours

16th November
Christmas Craft Fair

14th/21st December
Christmas Grotto + Panto Tours + Crafts

Also

CAR BOOT SALES
Sunday June 15th
Sunday July 13th
Sunday August 3rd
Monday August 25th
Sunday September 7th & 28th
£5 PER CAR

FREE ENTRANCE TO PUBLIC

EVENT 10-1PM
REFRESHMENTS ON SITE
SORRY NO TRADE STANDS

NO CARS BEFORE 9AM

Take care


Susan Ellis
Castle Manager
Whittington Castle
Castle Street
Whittington
Shropshire
SY11 4DF

Telephone 01691 662500
E-Mail info@whittingtoncastle.co.uk
Website www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk

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LADS next production

More fun and laughter from Llanymynech Amateur Dramatic Society

LADIES DAY by Amanda Whittington
Llanymynech Village Hall
12, 13, 14, June at 7.45
Tickets from Llanymynech Village Hall, Herbarium Oswestry, Mile End Tourist Information Centre and Llanymynech Shop.

Please put the attached poster on a door, fence, wall or even a noticeboard near you.

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Ruyton Village Hall Centenary Showcase

Message from Colin Case.

The Village Hall Committee are organising a "Showcase" evening on 14th June (a Saturday) at 7:00pm
The idea is to celebrate 100 years of the Village Hall Building by showing off the various facilities, and the clubs and organisations that use them.
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.
The Hall has been improved substantially over the last few years - everything from New Windows to re-decoration and even to cushions on the seats!
Several Organisations are already arranged to take part - including Rainbows, Scottish Country Dancing, RATS (our AmDram Team), our Women's Institute and the Extend Exercise Group.
Happy Feet are unable to come on the night, but we hope to show a video of a previous performance, using our super High Definition Projector to display it on our HUGE Projection Screen.
Refreshments will be available in the Interval.
So put the date in your Diary - more details to follow.

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

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Derwen College Summer Fete & Open Day

Message from Alison Heward, Derwen College.

DERWEN COLLEGE SUMMER FETE & OPEN DAY

Thursday 29 May 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Free entry

Fun & games for all the family

Lunch available from 12 noon; teas from 2.30 pm

Many stalls, including: cakes, crafts, plants & bric-a-brac

Coconut shy, skittles, hoopla, bran tub

Strawberries & cream, ice cream

And much, much more

Thanks,  Allison

 Allison Heward

Student Liaison Manager

Derwen College, Oswestry, SY11 3JA

Telephone: 01691 661234 Ext 215

        

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Film on local wildlife

Message from Tonia Davies, Welshpool.

Please find below information on a Shropshire professional photographer, Tim Mitchell, who is making a Wildlife Film in his spare time for distribution into primary schools in Shropshire, as a way of sharing his passion for the natural world.

Passion, Knowledge and Perseverance Keeps Film on Track.

A collaboration between a photographer and a wildlife artist is set to benefit many young people in Shropshire through an inspirational wildlife film. Tim Mitchell, a photographer based in Oswestry, Shropshire, started filming in 2013 driven by a passion to show off the wildlife on our doorstep and get children involved on a daily basis with the natural world.

“We've got such a fantastic array of wildlife in this area, much of it people are missing and I really want to show that wildlife is accessible to everyone and in particular to get children involved. As soon as you point out the wildlife on our doorstep, kids are instantly fascinated. The film is shot in a local nature reserve but highlights the wildlife around us in our own gardens and what we can do to protect it “ said Tim.

Tim Mitchell is using his photography and filming expertise to create the Wildlife Film in Shropshire and provide it free to schools in Oswestry initially. Through the film, Tim is aiming to encourage children to look around them and see the wildlife that is on their doorstep, to enjoy it and help protect it.  A need for a film presenter led Tim to contact Ben Waddams, the renowned wildlife artist. Ben was equally enthused with the project and both Tim and Ben are doing this work in their free time but are committed to providing a high quality, informative and  fun wildlife film that is accessible for all primary schools in Shropshire and beyond via social media.

Woodside Primary School in Oswestry are involved in this project and have already had a site visit to a nature reserve in north Shropshire. The reserve is a good example where land that was once waste land and quarried for sand and gravel has been created into a woodland nature reserve for all to enjoy. The film is expected to reach children of all ages right across Shropshire and be available for download via social media for anybody to access.

Tim's enthusiasm and passion for the Wildlife Film attracted initial local sponsorship from  OBR Graphics, Seddon Haulage and Tudor Griffiths Group (owners of the woodland nature reserve) as well as other local businesses, but funding has fallen short of what is required to complete the film to the professional and quality standard that Tim demands from it. He is looking for further sponsorship from businesses and organisations who would like to play their part in the community and reach national audiences.

“The idea of the film came to me many years ago, as far back as the early 1990s when I used a video camera for the very first time. Back then it was more difficult to edit video and maintain the quality but new technology has meant that it is possible to keep the quality through editing” said Tim Mitchell.
“Perseverance is the key! Whilst I had  initial funding from local sponsors, I was still left with a shortfall for the specialist equipment needed, then the stormy and wet weather at the end of 2013 prevented many filming days and not forgetting the stars of the show, the wildlife itself, well they didn't always play ball either! A real boost was getting Ben Waddams on board, he's such a respected artist and his enthusiasm to present the film is a real bonus” continued Tim.
“What we need now is sponsorship and any business or organisation who would like to be part of this fantastic project, please do get in contact. I'm very proud of this film and the possible benefits to children and wildlife are enormous.”

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Archaeology dig - have a go!

Message from Luke Neal, Meres & Mosses Community Officer.

On Monday the 2^nd June until Friday 14^th June there will be an archaeological dig taking place between Colemere and Ellesmere.

 The site is a circular enclosure of possible Iron age.

There is the option of joining the archaeologists on this dig if you are interested.

You would need to commit at least 2 days, be over 18 and reasonably fit.

 If you would like to get involved please get in touch with Hugh Hannaford, county archaeologist: hugh.hannaford@shropshire.gov.uk

 Do not reply to me as I am off on my holidays and will not be able to help!!

 Kind regards all,

 Luke Neal, Community Officer, Meres and Mosses Landscape Partnership Scheme

c/o Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH

Tel 01743 284275, luken@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk

www.themeresandmosses.co.uk

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Open Farm Sunday

Message from Colin Case.

Open Farm Sunday

Sunday 8th June
Celebrating British farming and food.  Visit
Foxholes Farm, Little Ness, Baschurch SY4 2LG  10am to 4pm

See attached poster for more information.

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Rogation Sunday in Ruyton XI Towns

Message from Anne Smith, St. John the Baptist Church Ruyton XI Towns.

Because of a dismal weather forecast for Sunday,     The Annual Rogation Service this Sunday 25th May   will not be held on the Cliffe,     but in Ruyton-XI-Towns church at 11am.  This means that we can't do the traditional Beating of the Parish Boundary, but at least we will be dry, and we extend a warm invitation to everyone to come to give thanks for the beauty and productivity of the earth, and to ask for a blessing on the crops now growing - and to enjoy coffee and biscuits afterwards!       

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BROWNHILL HOUSE GARDEN OPEN

A Reminder that

On Tuesday 27th May

BROWNHILL HOUSE GARDEN
is open for the National Gardens Scheme

1.30 - 5pm - Admission £3.50 - Children free - Teas - plants for sale - not suitable for wheelchairs - Sorry no dogs.

Proceeds of entrance fee, brochure sales, plant sales all go to the NGS.

Please come on your feet or a bicycle if you possibly can - Ruyton is so restricted for parking.

The Laburnum Walk is looking wonderful - I hope this colder weather will keep it going until Tuesday - a tiny verson of the one at Bodnant, but did you know there was one on your doorstep?!

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Free arts & crafts at Pride Hill Centre

Message from Alistair Syme, Shrewsbury Shopping Centres PR.

Taking flight in the Pride Hill Centre

 

Free arts and crafts sessions will be the perfect launch pad for budding high fliers as participants get a chance to join in kite-making sessions, paper aeroplane design and even build their own windmill.

People of all ages are encouraged to wing their way over to the lower level of the Pride Hill Centre for the workshops, held over two days during school half term week - on Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29, from 11am-4pm. The fun sessions are aimed at all skill levels and will be led by professional artist Chris Wright.

“It doesn’t matter whether you are at primary school, a full time artist, a student or just like to play around with paper and paint, everyone will have a chance to produce something on the theme of flight,” said dad of two Chris.

Paints, brushes and all equipment needed to decorate a kite in a rainbow of colours will be provided, in readiness to send the finished flying machine skywards into the spring sunshine.

Those who prefer to keep their feet firmly on the ground can simply give their imaginations free rein by drawing a flight-related picture, such as a dragonfly or a damsel fly.

“Families can pop in while they are on a shopping trip and end up spending an hour or more with us, often using skills they never previously knew they had. Then they go home with an extra surprise in their shopping bags - in the shape of a completely original artwork they have created themselves!”

 

Ceidiog

alistair@ceidiog.com

www.ceidiog.com

01824 703073

07758841012

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Quarry Park Art Exhibition

Message from Suzi Wilkinson, Shrewsbury Market PR.

 A chance for local artists to display their work and hopefully make a sale or two.

 

SHREWSBURY ARTISTS INVITED TO DISPLAY WORK AT THE QUARRY

 

Shrewsbury artists are invited to exhibit their work within the picturesque surroundings of the town’s Quarry.

Shrewsbury Town Council will launch its annual Quarry art exhibition next month, from June 1.

 The event runs each Sunday, from 2.30pm until 5.30pm, until September 7 – subject to weather conditions. Excludes event days on June 29 and August 10.

Demonstrations and paintings can be displayed around the perimeter of the Dingle, which is a popular tourist attraction during the summer and is an ideal backdrop for displays.

 No charge is made by the Town Council for local artists to participate in the exhibition.

Cars are not permitted to enter the Quarry, for special circumstances a permit may be granted for drop-off/pick-up only.

 

For further information, or for a permit, contact Mike Cox at Shrewsbury Town Council on 01743 257659 or email mike.cox-stc@shropshire.gov.uk

 

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Uri Geller`s GORILLA!

Message from Amanda Fitton at the British Ironworks Centre, Oswestry.

Many of you will have heard or read about the Gorilla made of spoons for Uri Geller.   Now you can experience what a wonderful day it was for the workforce and those invited to enjoy the unveiling by Prince Michael of Kent.

The sculpture will stand in Uri`s garden which is opened 4 times a year for terminally ill children, mostly from Israel and Palestine.

The British Ironworks Centre at Aston, on the A5 just outside Oswestry, is open as a tourist destination, a great place to take the children to run around the interesting exhibits in the field.   I understand they will be opening a cafe soon.

Please find herewith a link to the official footage of our Open Day on Saturday for your perusal – we wondered if any of your loyal readers would be interested to see this too!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x5xz0TnvY8

 

Amanda Fitton

Ambassador

British Ironwork Centre (find out more)

Black Country Metal Works Ltd

Shropshire Sculpture Park (tourist destination)

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Can you help?

Message from Bill & Maggie Barnes.

Two or three years ago we discovered an enterprising young couple, who salvaged and recycled electrical items. We recollect that they operated from the Hawarden area. They collected large or small items, including computers, TV’s, fridges, freezers, small household equipment and wiring etc. Unfortunately we have been unable to locate them. Is there anybody out there who knows of a similar service?

Maggie & Bill Barnes, 01691659708

Try www.revive.co.uk 
They are based in Harlescott.  If you go to their website you will see that they take electrical goods and computers, do them up and test thembefore offering the goods for sale.

Revive is a charity which starts young people on the road to employment - from serving customers to doing the work of restoring electrical goods, computers and making `new` furnitcure out of old.

I know because we had a director staying here last year!

Yoland

 

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WOW! Some stats from Colin

Arn`t we the Bees Knees?!!

Message from Colin Case on the lastest stats for the Mailing List blog.

  Your "Blog" has just passed 40,000 page-views - amazing!
And it has over 1,000 emailed entries - what a busy lass you are!

If you want to visit the blog go to - http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk/
and read them all again!

-------- Original Message --------

Subject:	Bees
Date:	Fri, 16 May 2014 08:48:34 +0100
From:	Yoland Brown <yoland@eleventowns.com>
To:	undisclosed-recipients:;

Many many thanks to all of you who answered the call from Helen Porter   about her swarm of bees.   The bees were soon collected by Fragile   Planet of Oswestry, 01691 206 728 69.    What a helpful, friendly, knowledgeable bunch you are - we could teach   D.Cameron a thing or two about The Big Society!    Take a leaf out of Helen`s book and ask the mailing list for help on any   subject at all, I wouldn`t have thought of using the list if I found a   swarm of bees in the garden!    Many thanks,    Yoland      --   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      

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Gardens open in Petton

Message from Sue Boulding.

4 gardens are opening on Sunday 8th June, proceeds will go to Petton Church and the Severn Hospice.  See attachment for details.

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Continental Market POSTER

Sorry folks, I forgot this attractive poster.

--
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
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CONTINENTAL MARKET at Oswestry

Message from David Clough, Oswestry Market.

Continental Market 24^th May

On Saturday the 24^th May stall holders from various European countries will be setting up in Oswestry’s Cross Street and Bailey Street.

A selection of stalls coming from Germany, Poland, France, England, Turley and Italy will be displaying food and craft products from 9 .00 am until 5.00 pm.  There will be a wide variety of unique and interesting products, including: Top of the range French Saucissons (salami), Spicy Spanish Chorizo, Hungarian Chimney Cakes, Flavoured French Mustards, Italian biscuits, Polish Jewellery, Italian leather belts, Luxury Organic Soap, Real Greek Olives, Unpasteurised French Cheeses, Turkish Delight, Toulouse Sausages, French Black Pudding, Mergez, Baklava, Crepes, Purse, Pashmina, Scarves, Bread and Pastries, …and many more!!!

Discerning customers will be given a rare opportunity to find and try goods from various countries in a single location.

The vibrancy of the market, the festive atmosphere, the different shopping experience, the pure fun of it, and the sunny British weather, “of course”, will make your day!!!

 David Clough

Retail Markets and Events Manager

Oswestry Town Council    01691680222

http://www.oswestry-tc.gov.uk   

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LADS latest production

 Message fromMarg Kynaston of  LADS.

Please find attached poster for our latest production

LADIES DAY by Amanda Whittington. 

To be performed at Llanymynech Village Hall 12-14 June. 

Tickets available from Llanymynech Village Hall (01691 839147), Llanymynech Post Office, Oswestry Herbarium or Mile End TIC.  Or ring 01691 830558 to reserve.
 
This is a funny and poignant play about four fish packers from Hull who find themselves at Ascot Ladies Day in 2005 (the year it re-located to York!)  Horses, champagne and big hats - what more could you ask for?!

Plezse stick the attached poster to a door, gate, wall, fence or even a noticeboard near you.
 

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Can you help?

Message from Susie Hancock, Treasurer, Ruyton Parish Council.
If you can help, please contact Susie direct.

Is there anyone on the mailing list who would be prepared to check the accounts of Ruyton Village Hall? 

As Treasurer, I have prepared the annual accounts but I need someone to just confirm that the invoices and receipts match up to the transactions on the bank statements i.e. that the Village Hall money is being properly looked after. 

The independent examiner does not have to be a qualified accountant or anything – but they do have to be outside the committee and so unbiased.  I would be most grateful if someone could volunteer an hour or two to check the annual accounts for me.

 

Regards

Susie Hancock

01939 260308

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TODAY - Plant Sale at Baschurch primary

Don`t miss the Plant Sale at Baschurch Primary school TODAY!

Message from Sarah Richards, Baschurch Allotments.

I’m now able to confirm that we have the following stalls in addition to our own plant stall:

 

Phoenix Cards

Handcrafted jewellery and accessories

Freshly made to order Welsh cakes (there goes my diet!)

Hand made chocolates (just no hope for me then!)

Jane Stokes plants – proceeds to the hospice

Bric-a-brac

Second-hand books

Jams, pickles, cake and produce stall

Utility Warehouse

Just to remind everyone that the Plant Sale is being held in BASCHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOL this year, doors open at 10am.

 Hope to see everyone there!

 Many thanks

Sarah

 Sarah Richards

Treasurer

 

 

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Booka Bookshop, coming events

Latest events coming up at Booka Bookshop... Hippy Dinners - Abbie Ross: Thursday 5th June 6.00pm (6.30pm start) 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)

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HIPPY DINNERS - ABBIE ROSS Thursday 5th June 2014, 6.00pm (for 6.30pm start) at Booka Join us on Thursday 5th June for an evening full of 70′s nostalgia as Abbie Ross talks about her new book, Hippy Dinners: A Memoir of a Rural Childhood. So funny and pitch perfect in every way – you’ll love it! In 1972 Abbie Ross’s cosmopolitan parents move the family from London to rural North Wales, exchanging a town house in Islington for a remote farmhouse on a hill.  Abbie’s Liverpudlian grandparents – dedicated followers of Liberace, sleek in scented mohair and patent leather – are sure they’ve lost their minds. For Abbie, though, the only cloud on the horizon is the nearby hippy commune and its inhabitants. There are worrying signs that this is the sort of ‘better life’ that her parents have in mind. Brilliantly evoking a particular time and place, Abbie’s memoir re-creates a world of dens and pineapple chunks, of John Craven’s Newsround and fishing for sticklebacks – and the joy but also the burning powerlessness of being a child. Disgusted by her father’s ‘yogic flying’ and her mother’s taste for brown bread and billowing cheesecloth (with no bra), Abbie is desperate not to be different. Far better, she thinks, to fit in with shouting, pathologically nosy Sara across the fields,or stay close to Philip next door – paralysingly shy and with a preference for orange food and no trousers (‘nice to have a bit of air’) … Rich with detail that reveals a whole world, Hippy Dinners is very funny and full of heart. It is also a delicate and astute portrait of the brutal realities of ‘a simple life’. Date: Thursday 5th June – 6.00pm (for a 6.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments (70′s inspired) 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  Hippy Dinners, please contact us. 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 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.     Independent Booksellers Week  Independent Booksellers Week 2014 takes place between 28th June and 5th July We're currently finalising our plans for a week of activities to celebrate books and independent bookshops, which will include: Kipper Storytime with Kipper Launch of new Food Lovers Bookclub Author Events (TBC) Summer Party & Quiz IBW Exclusives Special Offers & Promotions We'll let you know more in our June Newsletter. Booka News Bookseller Industry Awards 2014 Having been named Midlands & Wales Independent Bookshop of the Year 2014, we travelled to London on 12th May for the Bookseller Industry Awards - one of 7 regional winners competing in the Indpendent Bookshop of the Year category. Sadly we didn't win, as the title went to Dulwich Books - London's Best Indpendent Bookshop for the last 3 years and a worthy winner. We had a great time though and will be entering again next year. Bookclubs Booka Bookclub - Currently reading: Sepulchre by Kate Mosse. Next meeting Wednesday 11th June, 7.30pm at Booka  Book & a Beer Bookclub - Currently reading: The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor. Next meeting Thursday 12th June, 7.30pm at Booka Children's Bookclub - Currently reading: Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo   First Thursday Bookclub - Currently reading: Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen

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