Your what’s on guide

Friday May 2

Leamington & District Embroiderers’ Guild, talk by Lynda Monk mixed media textile artist who creates textured and unusual surfaces, exploring new techniques and using a combination of different materials, St Mary’s church hall, St Mary’s Road, Leamington, from 7pm, call 07939 450906.

Free lunchtime concert, organ recital with Adrian Moore, Holy Trinity church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington, from 1.15pm, light refreshments available from 12.30pm, retiring collection.

Cubbington Action Group Against HS2, public meeting to discuss changes to local HS2 plans in order to lessen impact on the village and the environment, Cubbington village hall, Broadway, from 7.30pm, call 336838.

All About The Music final: play-off between five bands, Zephyr Lounge, Leamington, doors 7.30pm. Tickets £4 in advance or £5 on the door. eufest.com/festivals.aatm/tickets

Leamington Music Festival: a programme of classical concerts by international artists at the Pump Room in Leamington from today until Monday May 5. For details and tickets, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehouse
theatre.co.uk

A First Class Watering Place: 200 Years of the Royal Pump Room opens at Leamington Art Gallery at the Pump Room in Leamington and runs until August 25. Free entry.

MCMC Karaoke, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, free entry, call 01295 770332 or visit www.thewharfinnfenny
compton.co.uk

Stratford Literary Festival final weekend: a varied programme of talks, workshops, readings and family events at various venues in Stratford, on until Monday May 5. For details, visit www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk

Saturday May 3

Skittles Night, Southam Sports and Social Club, School Street, from 8pm, £6 per team of four, call 812284.

Discovering the Victorian Garden at Hill Close Gardens, auricula displays and stories about plant hunters, light refreshments, shop and plant sales, Bread & Meat Close, Warwick, from 11am to 5pm, entry £3.50 children £1, also on May 4 and May 5, call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Singing for the Brain, singing sessions to bring people with dementia, their carers and family/friends together, Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, Shrubland Street, Leamington, from 10.15am to 11.45am, call 888899.

Leamington band The Legends of the Whitnash State Circus are supporting Gabby Young and the Other Animals at the LAMP off Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 7pm. Tickets £12. Call 886699.

Sunday May 4

Warwick Girls’ Marching Band Sunday Car Boot Sale, Band headquarters, Westend Centre, Hampton Road by Racing Club Warwick FC opposite Shakespeare Avenue, From 12.30pm for sellers and 1pm for buyers. Pitches £6 (no booking required), buyers – adults 50p, children free, call 334340.

Dene River Jazzmen, The Gauntlet, Ceasar Road, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm to 10pm, free admission.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Harborough Magna, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 496974.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Leek Wootton, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 498668.

Monday May 5

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

Bank holiday organ recital, All Saints’ church, Victoria Terrace, from 11am, tea/coffee and cakes available from 10.30am, free admission, retiring collection.

Compton Verney near Kineton is throwing a tenth anniversary party, with live music, barbecue, beer tent, fancy dress, funfair, arts and crafts and competitions, 11am to 5pm. For details, call 645500 or visit www.comptonverney.org.uk

Tuesday May 6

Warwickshire and the Normans: from Conquest to Anarchy, Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick, from 10am to 4.15pm, £15 per person, bring your own lunch.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service consultation roadshow: speak to county councillors about proposed changes to the service and complete a consultation form, at the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington, 10am to 2pm.

Wednesday May 7

Mike Sanchez Band, live music, The Zephyr Lounge, Spencer Street, Leamington, from 8pm, tickets £10 on the door.

Mid-Warwickshire Association of the National Trust, talk by Jane Tapley entitled Bath: a World Heritage city from Roman and Georgian times to present, Spa Centre, Leamington, from 7.30pm, visitors welcome, £3 admission for non-members.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Hampton Lucy, meet at the car park opposite Newbold Comyn leisure Centre at 9.30am, call 496974.

A Tomb With A View is on at the Priory Theatre in Kenilworth from tonight until Saturday May 17 at 7.30pm each evening. For tickets, call 863334.

Under Milk Wood is on at the Loft Theatre in Leamington from tonight until Saturday May 17 at 7.30pm each evening. For tickets, call 0844 493 4938.

Warwick University Drama Society are performing The Hairy Ape at Warwick Arts Centre from tonight until Monday May 12 at 7.45pm each evening. For tickets, call 024 7652 4524.

Woodloes Townswomen Guild, talk by Margaret Hunt about Central Hospital remembered at the community centre on Deansway from 7.30pm, visitors welcome, £3 including refreshments.

Thursday May 8

Warwickshire Plant Heritage Group (NCCPG). talk by Neil Timm of The Fern Nursery in Lincolnshire entitled ‘The World of Ferns’, raffle, plant table, tea and coffee available. Non members very welcome, The Great Hall, Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start.

Quiz Night in aid of Cubbington Action Group Against HS2, The King’s Head, Cubbington, from 7.30pm, £2.50 per person, teams of six or less, call 772558.

The Leamington Society’s annual meeting followed by open discussion with wine soft drinks, meats and cheese, then talk by Peter Allen of 
Aubrey Allen, Christchurch, Priory Terrace, from 7pm, free admission.

Federation of Small Businesses Warwickshire & Coventry Branch, meeting at Woodlands Grange Conference Centre, Leamington, from 6.30pm, attendance free for members, non-members must reserve a place, www.maximiseyourmembership.eventbrite.com, free parking and a light buffet will be provided.

Warwickshire Gardens Trust, talk by Paul Moir on the Rococo Garden at Painswick, The Friends’ Meeting House, High Street, Warwick, from 7.30pm, £3 for members, £4 non-members.

Friday May 9

Free Guided Tour by head gardener, Hill Close Gardens, Bread & Meat Close, Warwick, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm, garden entry £3.50 children 31, call 493339 or visit www.hillclose
gardens.com

The Royal Naval Association Male Voice Choir Spring Musical Concert with Lillington Ladies Choir plus soloists Lucy Stanton and Amy Thomas, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets £5, buy from the club or call 422958.

Great War 1914-1918 Commemoration, literary readings, history and music of the time from Stoneleigh Male Voice Choir, the church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoneleigh, tickets £15 including glass of wine and canapes, proceeds in aid of church repairs and £1 from every ticket sold to the Royal British Legion, for tickets call 024 7641 5506 or email [email protected]

Pencilface, live music, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, free entry, call 01295 770332 or visit www.thewharfinn
fennycompton.co.uk

Writer Sir Andrew Hamilton is giving a talk about his forthcoming talk, Stolen Lives, which tells the stories of local characters during the time of the First World War, at Newbold Pacey church at 7.30pm. Tickets £7.50, including a buffet supper and glass of wine; proceeds to the church. Call Cilla Cook on 651558 or Sally Jones on 07860 346878.

Rock Choir and the Cubbington Silver Band are performing a concert to raise funds for the RNLI, with former BBC Midlands Today sports presenter Andy Knowles as compere, at the Spa Centre in Leamington, 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Call 334418.