The Programme

 

Date Time Performer / Speaker Description Location Cost
Thurs 16th May 7pm Rose Cholmondeley Piano Concert St Oswald's Church £10
Thurs 16th May 8.30pm The New Rope String Band Have to be seen to be believed! The Marquee, Broomy Bank  £10
           
Friday 17th May 12 noon followed by lunch Literary Lunch Literary Lunch with Guest speaker Mrs Rose Paterson, wife of Owen Paterson, DEFRA Minister The Marquee, Broomy Bank £10
Friday 17th May 2.15pm Fay Weldon Iconic Author and Play Write - An Audience With … The Marquee, Broomy Bank £10
Friday 17th May 3.30pm Claire Gillman Making Your Writing Pay The Fire Station Bistro,
Malpas
£5
Friday 17th May 4.30pm Ruth Rogers Inside War Horse The (Methodist) High Street
Church
£5
Friday 17th May 7.30pm The Manchester
Gospel Choir
Gospel, modern classical, African and light opera     St Oswald's Church £10
Friday 17th May 8.30pm The King Bees 'The King Bees' - a 7 piece band performing hits of the 60s
TICKETS AVAILABLE from 'My Fathers Moustache' and from 'The Wheatsheaf Inn'
The Wheatsheaf Inn £5 Inc a Pint of
Beer or
a Glass of Wine

Pay on Door

Friday 17th May 9pm Junction 3 Band The Red Lion FREE 
           
Saturday 18th May 10am   Short Story Competition The Marquee, Broomy Bank  Free
Saturday 18th May 11am   Literary Quiz The Marquee, Broomy Bank  Free
Saturday 18th May 12 noon   The Art of Falconry Demonstration
Outside the Festival Marquee at Broomy Bank
Broomy Bank  Free
Saturday 18th May 3.15pm   Childrens Engraving & Sketching Workshops The (Methodist) High Street
Church
Free
Saturday 18th May 2pm Monty Don TV Gardening Expert talks about his life and answers some of your questions  The Marquee, Broomy Bank £15
Saturday 18th May 4.30pm William Roache *** UPDATE ***
Bill Roache will no longer be appearing.
A new speaker will be announced shortly.
The Marquee, Broomy Bank £15
Saturday 18th May 5  - 7pm The Drivetones Blues Band and Barbecue in the Beer Garden at
 The Red Lion.
Music from The Drivetones, that well known brilliant Whitchurch based blues band!
The Red Lion £5
Pay on the door
Saturday 18th May 6pm Prof Phil Redmond An Audience With - Followed by Questions The Marquee, Broomy Bank £10
Saturday 18th May 7 - 9pm Tom Monahan & Nick Pridding An Accoustic Session with Tom Monahan & Nick Pridding The Youth Center, Malpas
(Opposite the NEW Fire Station)
£5
Saturday 18th May 7.30pm The Wrexham Symphony Orchestra Brahms 2nd Symphony St Oswald's Church £10
Saturday 18th May 8.30pm Mervyn Stutter  Another Helping of Mervyn Stutter'  Mervyn will be celebrating the trivial and attacking the absurd, in this brilliant one man show from The Edinburgh Fringe. The Red Lion £5
Saturday 18th May 10pm The Saga Louts Band The Red Lion £5 - Pay on the door 
           
Sunday 19th May 11am Whit Festival Service Church Service St Oswalds Church  
Sunday 19th May 2.30pm John Bromley-Davenport Space Has No Frontier - Sir Bernard Lovell The Marquee, Broomy Bank £5
Sunday 19th May 4pm Kerry-Jane Lowery Exploring the Mystery Of Matter - The Atlas Experiment, CERN The Marquee, Broomy Bank £5
Sunday 19th May 8- 10pm Gwen Oakden Gwen Sings Joni - The songs of Joni Mitchell Accompanied by James McKeown and Jon Donohue The Marquee, Broomy Bank £10
           
Thursday
16th May
6.30pm to 9pm The Art & Sculpture
Exhibition
After last years emphasis on Crafts, this years Art Exhibition, under the supervision of Susie Mason and her team ,  will focus more on Fine art.  The JUBILEE HALL which lends itself to this type of exhibition will be the venue and an enticing selection of paintings can be expected.  The sculpture which was well received last year will be presented  this time by two very  talented sculptors Ben Panting www.benpanting.com and  Felicia Fletcher www.feliciafletcher.com - Not to be missed! FREE
17th May - 18th May 11am to 6pm The Art & Sculpture
Exhibition
FREE
Sunday
19th May
10am to 1pm The Art & Sculpture
Exhibition
FREE
16th to  19th May 10 - 6pm The Sicily Oak Gallery The Malpas Festival is pleased to support another artistic event in the area. The Sicily Oak Gallery are delighted to have the 'British Art Portfolio'  exhibiting their collection of modern British and Contemporary art - www.britishartportfolio.co.uk - The Gallery is located at: Sicily Oak Farm, Croxton Green Lane, Cholmondeley SY14 8HG - Tel 01829 720318 / 07815 199702 FREE
 

 

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 and the Programme will be updated and re-published here,  from time to time.
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