Friday August 3
Haven Memory Café event
A performance of ‘Just Lizzie’ including singing with Lizzie Lindsell.
All are welcome.
10.15am to 11.45am
United Reformed Church, Thornbury
Free entry
More details 01454 414826
New pub opening
The Butcher’s Hook pub opens on Thornbury High Street this Friday.
They will be serving real ales, ciders and cheese.
4pm
The Butcher’s Hook, High Street, Thornbury
Free entry
Live music: Racing Mars
Join for a night of live music.
Formed in 2014, the band perform Rock and Pop covers the South West of England and also write and record their own material.
From 9pm
The Swan, Thornbury
Free entry
Saturday August 4
Coffee and chat
A coffee morning which takes place every first Saturday of the month.
10am to midday
Tyndale Chapel, Little Sodbury End
Free entry
Big car boot sale
Car boot sale in Dursley every Saturday.
All are welcome.
10am to 3pm and sellers from 9.30am
Next to Dursley Police Station, Tilsdown, GL11 5QN
Cars cost £6 each with more available for extra
Sunday August 5
Sodbury Sportive
Starting and finishing in the medieval town of Chipping Sodbury, the routes take you through some of the prettiest highways and byways of the region.
Fast and flat sections are combined with challenging steep climbs of the Cotswold ridge.
Chipping Sodbury RFC, Wickwar Road
All profits raised go to charity
More details sodburysportive.co.uk
Monday August 6
Baby massage course
A seven week baby massage course, starting July 30 taught by a qualified midwife and complementary therapist.
10.30am to noon
Ridgewood Centre, Yate
Tickets £60 for the 7 week course
Tuesday August 7
Yate Poetry Group
All welcome to join the small friendly group to share and enjoy poems and verse.
Every other Tuesday afternoon in the library, refreshments provided.
1pm
Yate Library, West Walk, Yate
Free entry
More details yatepoetrygroup@gmail.com
Beach disco
This event is part of a bumper summer entertainment programme in the Central Square alongside the ever-popular beach, which is open every day throughout the summer holidays.
11am to 4pm
Yate Shopping Centre, Yate
Free entry
Saturday August 11
Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Downpour Theatre Company will be performing their Production of Roald Dahl’s The Witches in Kingshill House gardens.
A faithful adaption, bringing to life, a classic from one of Britiain’s most celebrated children’s authors.
Noon to 9pm
Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane, Dursley
Tickets cost £9
Thursday August 30 to 31
Bite size plays
Journeyman Theatre Productions presents three short plays written by Tony Domaille.
Enjoy an evening of bite size plays interspersed with a ploughman’s meal and dessert.
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Papilio at Heritage, High Street, Thornbury
Tickets £15
Upcoming events
Daldry gardens coffee morning - September 18
A morning at Daldry Gardens including raffle, cakes, craft, tea, coffee and cake.
10.30am
Daldry Gardens, Daldry Gardens, Olveston
Donations go to St Peter’s Hospice
How to research your family history online - September 19
Learn which websites hold the most information about your relatives and how to navigate your way around them.
Online databases are growing all the time and some are now so huge they can be overwhelming.
7pm to 9pm
Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane, Dursley
Tickets £35
Needle Felt Toadstools with Helen Shields - September 22
Join this fun workshop and learn how to make your very own felted toadstool.
You will have the choice to make it any shape or style you want, there will be lots of examples to look at on the day.
9.30am to 12.30pm
Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane, Dursley
Tickets £40
More details 01453 549133
Stained glass garden ladders - September 23
Make a stunning glass ladder for your garden using the vibrant colours of stained glass.
No experience is necessary as you will be guided through the various stages
10am to 4pm
Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane, Dursley
Tickets £60
More details 01453 549133
Marlwood School reunion - September 29
A reunion for ex pupils who left in 1974 or 1976.
6pm to 11pm
The Ship Inn, Thornbury Road, Thornbury
Tickets cost £15
More details 07790 660237
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