Your what’s on guide

Friday August 22

Friday Family Fun Big Finale, for all ages, The Sydni Centre, Cottage Square off Marlowes Walk, Sydenham, from 1pm to 4pm.

Discover Monty the Maker, make a junk-modelling invention, St John’s Musuem, Warwick, £2.50 per child, from 11am from 3pm,

Till The Cows Come Home will be performed by the Mikron Theatre Company at St Mary’s allotments in Radford Road, Leamington, at 6.30pm. Cash collection afterwards.

Henley Music Festival: 40 music shows of varying genres at various venues in Henley-in-Arden, from today until Monday August 25, with a family fun day on Sunday August 24. Free. Details at www.henleymusicfestival.co.uk

Summer exhibition featuring paintings, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, sculpture, prints, greetings cards and more by 26 artists, at the Art Barn at the Old Rectory, Preston Bagot. On until Monday August 25, 10am to 6pm each day. Free entry. Details at www.oldrecaccom.com/art-barn

Saturday August 23

Make friendship bracelets and keyrings, suitable for young people aged 14 and over, Market Hall Museum, Warwick, from 11am to 1pm, brunch club is free but spaces are limited, parents of under-16s will have to fill out a contact details form before the first session.

Dancing to the Ron Allen Duo and Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamignton, from 8pm to 11pm.

Karoke Night, Southam Sports and Social Club, School Street, free entry from 8pm.

Leamington Rambling Club four-day trip to the North York Moors. For details, call Alan Cameron on 498668 or email [email protected]

Open Gardens at the Granary in Wharf Road, Fenny Compton, 11am to 4.30pm; also on Sunday August 24 and Monday August 25. Light lunches and homemade cakes available. Admission £4, proceeds to cancer charities. Visit www.the-granary.co.uk

Sunday August 24

Chesterton church will be serving afternoon teas.

Till The Cows Come Home will be performed by the Mikron Theatre Company at Foundry Wood off Prince’s Drive, Leamington, at 1pm. Cash collection afterwards.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk at Napton. Meet at Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm. For further details, call 498668.

Monday August 25

Kenilworth Family Show and Car Boot, pig roast, grand ring, pony rides, trade stalls, bouncy castle and more, The Gatehouse, Leamington Road, Kenilworth, from 10am to 4pm, entrance £5 per car for car boot, call 07940 476727 to book a stall.

Newbold Pacey and Ashorne Village Show, homegrown fruit, flowers, vegetables, homemade jam, chutney, cakes, home brew, crafts and photography, pet show and more, from 2pm to 5pm, call 651978.

Organ recital by Sean Montgomery (formerly All Saints’ church, Leamington) at All Saints’s church, Victoria Terrace, Leamington, 11am. Coffee, tea and cake available from 10.30am. Free admission, retiring collection.

Clairvoyant medium Steve Holbrook, Mallory Court Hotel, Bishops Tachbrook, 7.30pm (doors 7pm). Tickets £17 in advance or £18 on the door. Call 01536 506123.

Tuesday August 26

Warwickshire Association of Youth Club’s Fund Day and 60th anniversary celebrations, at the Fords Field outside the Westbury Centre in Westlea Road, Leamington, 1pm to 5pm, with free food and birthday cake and activities for young people. For details call 450156.

Celebration, fun for all ages, The Sydni Centre, Cottage Square off Marlowes Walk, Sydenham, from noon to 4pm

Wednesday August 27

The Secret Garden by the Playbox Theatre Company is on at the Dream Factory in Tapping Way, Warwick, from tonight until Friday August 29 at 7.30pm and on Saturday August 30 and Sunday August 31 at 3pm. Tickets £12 (£8 concessions). Call 419555 ext 2.

Ball-tastic! All sports that use a ball, for ages 12 and over, The Sydni Centre, Cottage Square off Marlowes Walk, Sydenham, from 1pm to 4pm.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk at Henley-in-Arden. Meet at Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am. For further details, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk at Bidford-on-Avon. Meet at Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm. For further details, call 498668.

Thursday August 28

Macbeth by Heartbreak Productions is on at Charlecote Park near Wellesbourne at 7.30pm. Tickets £12 in advance or £14 on the day. Call 0844 2491895.

Friday August 29

Friday Family Fun, for all ages, The Sydni Centre, Cottage Square off Marlowes Walk, Sydenham, from 1pm to 4pm.

Guided Apple Walks with the head gardener at Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, 2.30-3.30pm: see over 60 different varieties of apple tree. Refreshments and sales of plants, produce and gifts. Entry £3.50 child £1. Call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Saturday August 30

Southam Flower and Produce Show, The Graham Adams Centre, St James Road, Southam, from 2pm.

Keith Dee, live music, The Nelson Club, Charles Street, Warwick, members and bona fide guests welcome, call 775578.

Charity Horse Racing Night in aid of Turning Point at 14 Marlowes Walk in Sydenham, which provides 24-hour nursing care for care for adults with profound learning and physical disabilities, Sydenham Sports and Social Club, from 7.30pm, £2 entry.

Car boot sale at the Sydni Centre in Cottage Square, off Marloes Walk, Sydenham, 1pm to 4pm. Tables cost £6 or £10 for two. Call 422071.

Free family fun day at the Holt, next to Lillington Free Church in Cubbington Road, Lillington, 2pm to 6pm, with music, dance, sports activities, bouncy castle, assault course, climbing wall, circus skills, face painting and marquee commemorating the outbreak of the First World War.

Sunday August 31

Kenilworth Rambling Club, Welcombe Hills, seven miles, call 0247 641 8719.

Three Private Kenilworth Gardens open for charity, part of the National Gardens Scheme’s fundraising efforts, teas and cakes served at Fieldgate in aid of St Nicholas church, open from 1pm to 5pm, for more information call 01483 511535 or visit www.ngs.org.uk

Tuesday September 2

The Lapworth Players are holding auditions for all parts for their forthcoming production of Treasure Island at Lapworth village hall, 7.30pm. For further details, email [email protected]

Wednesday September 3

Mark Swinton Organ, St Mary Magdalene church, Lillington, from 7.30pm, free admission.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk at Tamworth-in-Arden. Meet at Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am. For further details, call 498668.

Thursday September 4

Macbeth by Heartbreak Productions is on at the Loft Theatre in Leamington from tonight until Saturday September 6 at 7.30pm each evening. Tickets £12. Call 0844 4934938.

Poetry Reading and Study Group - Briggflatts by Basil Bunting, meeting at the Warwick Quaker Centre, High Street, Warwick, from 7.45pm, call 511969.

Saturday September 6

Dancing to Joe Priddy and Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8pm to 11pm.

Love Handmade fair raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, with crafts, gifts, art, cakes and coffee, at St Nicholas church in Warwick, 10am to 4pm. www.lovehandmadefairs.co.uk

Scarecrow display and competition at Myton Pool, Bennett Drive, Warwick, 2pm to 4pm. Refreshments available. For details, visit www.fromp.org.uk

Monday September 8

Leamington Male Voice Choir taster recruitment evening at the Royal Naval Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, 7.30pm to 10pm. Refreshments available. For details, call John Woodhead on 774372 or email [email protected]

Wednesday September 10

Sing It Loud community choir free taster session at Arnold Lodge School in Kenilworth Road, Leamington, 7.30pm. Details at www.singitloud.co.uk

The Young Performers Institute are starting a new weekly class at the GAP in Oakwood Grove, Warwick, from today at 7pm. £5 per class. For details, call 07527 375319 or 07968 687771.

Kenilworth Family History Society talk by Anne Langley on Bertie Greatheed’s 18th century Grand Tour of Europe, at the Senior Citizens’ Club in Abbey End, Kenilworth, 7.30pm. Non-members welcome. Call 511969.

Friday September 12

Guided Apple Walks with the head gardener at Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, 2.30-3.30pm: see over 60 different varieties of apple tree. Refreshments and sales of plants, produce and gifts. Entry £3.50 child £1. Call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Saturday September 13

Heritage weekend today and on Sunday September 14 at Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick. Free entry 11am-5pm. Refreshments and sales of plants, produce and gifts. Sun 2-4pm performances by Wayfarers Folk Dance Group. Call 493339 pr visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Monday September 15

The Leamington and Warwick Musical Society are holding auditions for the two male leads in their forthcoming production of Singin’ In The Rain. For details, email [email protected]

Tuesday September 16

Singing for the Brain session for people with dementia, their carers and family/friends, at Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, Shrubland Street, Leamington, 10.15am to 11.45am. Free with refreshments provided. For further details, call Sharon Donnelly on 888899.

Saturday September 20

Macmillan coffee morning, Fenny Compton village hall, 11am to 1pm.

Astronomy For Fun event with international guest speaker Stephen W Ramsden, founder and director of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project, at Lunt Roman Fort, Coventry Road, Baginton. Gates open at 6pm. For further details, email [email protected]