Tue 7 May, 2024 @ 18:30 - 21:15
Leicestershire Bonsai Club
We are a small, friendly club, meeting monthly to develop our interest in the art of bonsai and to encourage others to become involved in this fascinating pastime.
Our membership consists of all bonsai abilities from beginners through to people with many years experience. We welcome visitors and new members, no matter what their experience level.
The emphasis during our meetings is on practical bonsai techniques including re-potting, pruning, wiring, styling etc. We have regular guest speakers to share their expertise on bonsai matters. We also hold monthly Members Workshops in the Spring to Autumn seasons.
We meet at Whitwick Park Hall, a modern equipped, council-owned community hall with disabled access facilities and a spacious car park immediately in front of the building. Full address details can be found on our website
Meetings start at 6.30pm on the first Tuesday of every month February to November. If you are new to bonsai and starting without a tree to bring, that is ok. First meeting is complimentary and you can come and find out what is needed, or bring one of your trees to a meeting for advice. We welcome all abilities and will be pleased to see you.
Fri 10 May, 2024, 10pm to 11pm
WINTER WILSON in concert - Moira
The National Forest Folk Club, at our NEW VENUE:
MOIRA VILLAGE HALL, DAYBELL ROAD, MOIRA, NEAR ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH, DE12 6DZ
WE'RE BACK, AND WE ARE NOW READY AND WAITING FOR YOU AT OUR SPARKLY NEW VENUE!
Friday 10th May at 8.00 pm
We are so happy to be able to bring you this wonderful duo to open up our new adventures in folk music in the Moira metropolis.
When Mike Harding dubbed Winter Wilson as one of the hardest working duos on the circuit, he'd clearly done his homework. Kip Winter and Dave Wilson have performed in Germany, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belgium and New Zealand.
They've released a string of critically acclaimed albums, one of the highlights being “Live & Unconventional”. Recorded on tour and at Cropredy Festival with folk rock icons Fairport Convention, the reviews were exceptional:
"If you need evidence of just how special the duo Winter Wilson is, then “Live & Unconventional” delivers in abundance." RnR magazine
"This is a brilliant, exceptionally well-recorded live album that really does convince that Kip and Dave are well and truly at the top of their game." Living Tradition Magazine.
It is in live performance where these two really excel. Kip Winter and Dave Wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious humour and tales of life on the road.
Kip (vocals, accordion, guitar, flute) "simply has a voice to die for” (Maverick Magazine), whilst Dave (vocals, guitar and banjo) is now rightly recognised as being amongst the top tier of British songwriters, with his songs sung in folk clubs across the UK and beyond.
Together, their voices are sublime. You will laugh; you may cry. You will certainly want to see them again!
Here they are singing just a couple of their songs.
First up is "Black Crow"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_X27Dxq1w0
And here is "Jennifer's Story"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKXygWgTGBY
Tickets, £12, are available from www.nationalforestfolk.com
Tue 14 May, 2024, 7:30pm to 9pm
Dark & Desirable - Ticknall
Paul Green, of Greens Leaves Nursery, Gloucestershire, will be talking to Ticknall Garden Club about all about using dark leaved/flowered plants to add drama to our borders and planting schemes.
Ticknall Village Hall
All welcome, please come along.
Members £2, visitors £4 - includes refreshments.
Fri 17 May, 2024, 7pm to 9pm
Ayres and Graces Presents: Now What is Love?
Join Ayres and Graces at the 1620's House and Garden on May 17th as they present: ‘Now What is Love?’ – a delightful concert featuring a range of Lute songs centred around the theme of love.
Perfect for a lovely Spring evening – all within the idyllic setting of our barn.
Doors open at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7pm.
The Barn will be open for light refreshments.
Tickets are £8 per person.
Fri 17 May, 2024, 7pm to 9pm
Summer Serenade - Whitwick
This is Broom Leys Choral Society's summer concert and includes John Rutter's Feel the Spirit. We are a four-parts community choir and enjoy singing and performing a wide range of music from popular modern to early classical. Three concerts are planned in a normal year. We rehearse and perform our concerts at Whitwick Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Whitwick LE67 5FD which offers good acoustics and comfortable room for our audiences. The combined talents of Anthony Wilson as MD and Glenn Smith (pianist / Assistant MD) guarantee enjoyable and high quality performances which we have aimed to provide for 50 years. If you come to the concert we hope you will join us afterwards for free drinks and snacks as well as the chance to say 'Hello'!
Sat 18 May, 2024
Moira Canal Festival hosting the Inland Waterways National Trailboat Festival 2024
The Inland Waterways National Trailboat Festival is the largest annual gathering of trailable boats in the UK and has been held annually since the first gathering in 1989 on the Lancaster Canal. The event has previously been held on the Ashby Canal in 2000, 2009 and 2017.
The Canal Festival is a family event to be held on the banks of the restored Ashby Canal at the historic Moira Furnace Museum, on the North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire border. It aims to raise awareness of, and money for, the restoration, extension and maintenance of the Ashby Canal.
Taking place on the 18-19TH MAY 2024, 10am - 7pm daily, at the Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, DE12 6AT.
The main act in our entertainment this year is the Military Wives Choirs, as well as an assortment of other bands and singers, and a planned Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast over the weekend. Morris dancing will liven things up, there will be crafty fun and entertainment for the children, live steam, train rides, a variety of stalls and demonstrations, boats, bar and refreshments This will all revolve around the banks of the Ashby Canal at Moira Furnace at the Heart of the National Forest. And meet Mother Duck and her ducklings and enter a duck in the annual Duck Race along the Ashby Canal!
More information is available on our website: www.moiracanalfestival.com
and across our social media profiles, search @moiracanalfestival
or email us at: moiracanal@mail.com
Sun 19 May, 2024, 10am to 12pm
Ticknall Garden Club Annual Plant sale
A wide selection of perennials, annuals, shrubs, flowers, fruit & vegetable plants, herbs and much more! All available for sale at very reasonable prices!!!!
Please come along to see us at Ticknall Village Hall and take look.
Refreshments and Homemade cakes available.
Entrance £1 - includes a drink
Sun 26 May, 2024, 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Chorus Theatre Presents: Red Riding Hood – Outdoor Theatre
Chorus Theatre Presents: Red Riding Hood - Outdoor Theatre at the 1620's House and Garden
Chorus Theatre present a brand-new interactive storytelling show with music, songs, puppetry, and a big bad wolf!
We are encouraging children (and adults if they wish!) to dress as their favourite fairytale character for our fairytale parade after the show.
Bring a picnic blanket or your own low-backed seating for this show as we’re outdoors. Picnics welcome!
Our Barn café will be open for light refreshments.
Tickets: £7 per person (under 3s/carers free)
Doors open at 2:30pm, show starts at 3:30pm.
Running time:45mins approx.
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