4 All day 04/01/2021-13/02/2021  Wellington Country Park 2021 16:44 04/01/2021-31/01/2021 Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2DR  Free family activity sheetsThese activities can be downloaded and completed at home.
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| 5 | 6 All day 06/01/2021-27/01/2021  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2017)To access technical help, please complete this technical assistance form. See below to find details of this event, including guidance on how to connect… This event is scheduled to begin at 7pm GMT on Tuesday 22 December 2020. The performance will last approximately 2 hours 10 minutes. If the event does not begin automatically, please refresh the page. Following the live stream, a film of the performance will be available to watch On Demand until 21 January 2021. For advice on getting set up, please read our general guidance on access issues. Start a conversation: comment on social media with the hashtag #OurHouseToYourHouse to discuss the performance. Christopher Wheeldon’s lively Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland transports audiences to the riotous world of Lewis Carroll’s characters, including a tap-dancing Mad Hatter and a comically wicked Queen of Hearts. Bob Crowley’s ingenious mixture of traditional and innovative stagecraft together with the pace and colour of Joby Talbot’s score make Alice a gloriously vibrant experience. Packed with clever choreography – from the memorable croquet scene, complete with flamingos and hedgehogs, to a parody of the Rose Adage from The Sleeping Beauty – this is enchanting family entertainment at its best. Due to the cancelled stream of The Nutcracker Reworked, this recording of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will now be available to stream from 22 December 2020 instead of from 1 January 2021 as originally advertised. Streaming will still be available for 30 days from 22 December until 21 January. Recovery Campaign
Live performance is a shared experience, and our audiences are at the heart of what we do on our stages, backstage, online, in cinemas and in our communities. This year’s global pandemic has affected all arts organisations across the world. We have lost £3 in every £5 of our income, and any Government loan will take us only part of the way. We need your help to bring artists back to our stages. Please consider making a donation to the Royal Opera House Recovery Campaign. You can make a donation here. Production supported by OANDA Generous philanthropic support from Julia and Hans Rausing The 2020/21 Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen Streaming generously supported by The Foyle Foundation. Cast
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| 25 | 26 | 27 All day 27/01/2021 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  What’s Love Got To Do With It? New dates 10:00 -16:00 27/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Pet Portraits with PersonalityPostponed£75.00 Together we will work through a stage by stage process to create a Pet Portrait in Oils- using an ‘islands to oceans’ method of working. We are aiming to make the eyes come alive and give the animal and your painting lots of personality! I hope to inspire you with some new ideas and techniques to take away with you and apply to your own work. You will be working from your own image, either from an I-pad OR you can use a photograph at least 5” x 5”. The animal’s eyes must be clear and in focus. Crop your image so that it is square. The head of the animal should take up most of the frame. For good (free to use) reference images see www.pixabay.com The better the reference image – the better the painting! Items to bring: A photograph of your animal or an image on an ipad / tablet. A black and white print out of your square cropped image as large as you can make it on an A4 piece of paper. A sharp pencil and a 30cm ruler. A selection of synthetic brushes to include some ‘short flat’ synthetic acrylic brushes. I like to use – Daler Rowney System 3: short flat ¼”, ½”, ¾”. Daler Rowney System 3 filbert size 2. Small round size 1 synthetic brush. Palette knives – Winsor and newton size 22 or similar. ‘Liquin’ painting medium. A flat mixing palette – paper palettes are fine. (£2 in ‘The Works’). A clean plastic takeaway box with a lid. An empty cereal box to take your work home in. Acrylic colours as follows – Titanium White, Cerulean Blue, plus: Naples yellow if you are painting a white animal, Cadmium Orange if you are painting a brown animal, Quinacridone Red if you are painting a black animal. A good size jar for low odour thinners/white spirit substitute for cleaning your brushes, some rags or plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean. Oil colours as follows – Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarine Crimson, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, French Utramarine, Phthalo Blue. If you’re trying oils for the first time- oil paint and medium can be supplied for use on the day at additional cost of £6. Included on the day: – 8” x 8” gessoboard and any other materials not specified for students to bring – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner or intermediate Number of students: 10 18:00 -21:00 27/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 18:30 -20:00 27/01/2021 The Cooking Academy Silverwood, London Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JR  Virtual Asian Cookery Class£39 In this virtual cookery class you will have an introduction to Asian cuisine. Asian food is renowned for its wonderfully complex flavours, blending sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy tastes to create a wealth of harmonious and mouth-watering dishes. Learn how to cook from the comfort of your own home, led by a professional chef. Learn about the different spices used in Asian cuisines that give so many dishes their unique flavours, we will equip you with essential skills and knowledge you can build on. We will begin with a short and sweet version of our much-loved spice trail, which will educate you on the use of different Asian spices. You will then enjoy an interactive cookery demonstration and cook along learning 2 recipes to create a delicious meal! Please note prices are per person/attendee and not per screen/household Allergies and dietary requirements can also be catered for! Menu: - Sweet, Soy Chicken
- Prawn Cakes
Duration: How it works Before the class: - Check your email for a booking confirmation (please also check your junk folder)
- A Zoom session invite with login credentials will be sent out 3 days before the class
- We will send you an Ingredients list with your booking confirmation, we advise you purchase the ingredients 2 days prior to the class
- We will also send out an equipment list with your booking confirmation
During the class: - Cook along with the chef and follow step by step instructions
- We will stop at various points throughout the class to answer any questions you may have
- Mix and mingle with other participants after the class for an end of session Q+A
| 28 10:00 -16:00 28/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Kiragami for TextilespostponedTutor: Kate Findlay 10:00 -15:00 28/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Meat Prep and CookeryAt The Woodspeen we believe that a good understanding of traditional butchery skills give the cook an advantage for getting the most out of each cut. Just as important as the skill to prep is the skill to cook and we will run through time and temperature to cook your meat perfect every time. From keeping your stews and casseroles tasty with the meat being moist and tender, we’ll be breaking down chicken, duck and cooking lamb and beef, explaining the cuts as we go along and the best cooking methods to use. What the day covers • Demonstrations and practical sessions butchering chicken, duck and cooking of lamb and beef
• Braising beef cheek
• Confit duck legs / slow cook the breast
• Stuffing a chicken leg, chicken kiev, chicken stock
• Cooking lamb rump
• Making your own black pudding
• Burger making Course includes: •Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction •Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes •We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day •Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you To take away: All notes and recipes. Food made from the day Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 10:30 -14:45 28/01/2021 The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL  Middle Eastern Winter MezzeFor anyone looking to update their culinary repertoire with flavours from the Middle East, this course is a fascinating insight into the different ingredients, flavours and techniques of this cuisine. Middle Eastern cooking is packed with fresh herbs, flavoured with aromatic spices, and lends itself perfectly to a plant-based mezze. Middle Eastern cuisine is quite rightly now getting the adoration it deserves and Turkish cookery writer, Ozlem Graves, is perfectly placed to inspire you with the history & flavours of these dishes. The menu will include: - Omac – a wonderful bread salad dish in which the ingredients, including bread, halloumi cheese, red pepper paste, shallots, peppers and fresh herbs are all crushed in pomegranate molasses and formed into bite size balls.
- Nohutlu Borek – there are many different types of borek, in this recipe the filo pastry encases a delicious spicy chickpea mix.
- Elmali Kereviz – a fresh green apple and celeriac, yoghurty dip, topped with toasted seeds and spices.
- Cabuk Tursu – a quick, spicy pickle
- Mastabe – a heavenly mixture of greens on a bed of feta, topped with pomegranate, toasted almonds and nigella seeds.
18:00 -21:00 28/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 19:00 -20:00 28/01/2021  Talk: The Battles of Newbury£5.00DescriptionNewbury was the location for two major battles during the English Civil War. These are explored in this online talk by local historian Dr David Peacock, along with the siege of Donnington Castle. Where did they take place, who was involved and what happened? Speaker Dr David Peacock writes, researches and talks on the history of the Newbury area from the Stone Age to the present day. He is the author of the 2011 edition of The Story of Newbury, and of the 2018 Newbury Roman Cemetery. This pre-recorded talk will take place via Zoom. It will be accessible from 7pm on Thursday 28th January only and lasts 1 hour. Tickets: £5 per household. You will receive a pdf receipt after purchase. Bookings will close on Wednesday 27 January. Attendees will then receive an email on the morning of the talk with the link to attend. 7 -8pm | 1 hour | £5 | Online This talk is hosted by West Berkshire Libraries, for enquiries please contact rav.gopal@westberks.gov.uk
| 29 All day 29/01/2021 Arlington Arts Mary Hare, Newbury RG14 3BQ  Wille and the banditsSales disabledonline booking is currently disabled for this event – please call 01635 244246 to check availabilityEssentially Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock three piece much in the vein of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up. The use of more bizarre instrumentation and eclectic influences in the song writing often pushes them more into a world music or progressive category. Having toured with artists such as Deep Purple through to the John Butler trio and played major festivals across Europe, the band seem to leave an equally astounding impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with their energetic and soulful performances. They have received great critical acclaim, being voted in the top ten must see bands at Glastonbury 2014 by BBC Radio 1 and reaching number 2 in the UK blues chart with their first single on downloads alone. Now touring their third independently released studio album Wille and the Bandits fan base, repertoire of sounds,
styles and innovation seems to be growing at an exponential rate. The band are praised in the press for their albums; bursting at the seams with textures, originality and soul. Rock legends such as Ian Paice, Joe Bonamassa and Francis Rossi have also praised the band’s musicianship and their unique edge to Rock and Blues. “Wille is a suberb slide player, I love what these guys are doing” – Joe Bonamassa If Cream had spent more time on a beach in Newquay they might have sounded like this.” – Blues Matters Magazine Support comes from Troy Redfern. 10:00 -15:00 29/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Beginners CrochetPriority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am. Perfect for those who have never crocheted or those who are looking to learn some new crochet skills! The workshop will cover all the crochet basics from holding the hook and yarn, brief history, Yarn Weights and fibre properties, learning the chain, learning the most common stitches, how to work in the round. We will then make a start on how to crochet Granny squares. You will go away with lots of Content, a good start on your crochet journey and the workshop will also include access to online video of all we have covered during the session. Each participant will be taken at their own pace and we will work slowly through the content at first to ensure each learner is confident in what they are doing. Please remember to bring your face covering with you as visitors are required to wear them in the building, unless you are exempt from wearing one, or if you are eating or drinking. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. 10:00 -15:00 29/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Meat Prep and CookeryAt The Woodspeen we believe that a good understanding of traditional butchery skills give the cook an advantage for getting the most out of each cut. Just as important as the skill to prep is the skill to cook and we will run through time and temperature to cook your meat perfect every time. From keeping your stews and casseroles tasty with the meat being moist and tender, we’ll be breaking down chicken, duck and cooking lamb and beef, explaining the cuts as we go along and the best cooking methods to use. What the day covers • Demonstrations and practical sessions butchering chicken, duck and cooking of lamb and beef
• Braising beef cheek
• Confit duck legs / slow cook the breast
• Stuffing a chicken leg, chicken kiev, chicken stock
• Cooking lamb rump
• Making your own black pudding
• Burger making Course includes: •Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction •Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes •We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day •Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you To take away: All notes and recipes. Food made from the day Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 10:00 -11:30 29/01/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  SKU: AB02901aa12 16:00 29/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Precious Metal Clay Jewellerypostponed£75.00 Precious metal clay has taken the jewellery world by storm! It is a fantastic material to work with as it has the versatility of clay and once fired it turns into 99.9% silver. We will look at designs you can create, either earrings or a pendant, then show you how to make a moulding compound which will be used to cast your chosen object or texture. The PMC is then pressed into the mould, fired with a torch and polished using a rotary polisher. Liver of sulphur may then be applied to enhance the texture/design. The pieces will then be finished – by forging silver ear wires and piercing the final piece to create earrings or creating a hanging bail for a pendant. You will be amazed at the results you will achieve! Included on the day: – PMC for a pendant or earrings and all other materials – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner Number of students: 8 18:00 -21:00 29/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 30 10:00 -16:00 30/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Harbours and BoatsPostponed£75.00 Using simplification, mark-making and a loose impressionistic approach we will learn how to tackle a busy subject and make it manageable! We will create a collaged ground using text, tissue and patterned papers as the starting point for our image. We will then work over this with layers of acrylic paint – spattering, dripping, and scraping to create a loose impression of a harbour scene, adding more collage elements as we need them. Further layers of paint, simple ways to depict boats and adding detail and linework with pen, ink and pastel make the whole image come alive. A fun mixed media approach suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to work in a free and forgiving way… if you don’t like a bit just cover it up with more collage! What to bring: Heavy watercolour paper (approx. 350gsm) or mountboard / back of sketchpad (painted white if you’re using this) or MDF (painted white). Lightweight patterned & plain papers for collage – whatever you have. Drawing pencil, Waterproof fineliner pen in a dark colour or dark acrylic ink and a dip pen or fine brush. A waterproof white pen or ink would be useful but not essential (Posca pens are great). Oil pastels / wax crayons – whatever you have (don’t buy specially). Acrylic matt medium (the gel sort, not the fluid medium– Winsor & Newton, Pebeo & Liquitex all make one). Acrylic paints – whatever you have – if buying specially just buy primary colours and white. Mixing palette, brushes (whatever you have), kitchen sponge, small offcuts off cardboard / old credit card / small roller if you have one (not essential). Kitchen roll, water pot, Scissors & craft knife. Found objects for printing such as bubble wrap, ribbed card, anything with an interesting texture or pattern (wallpaper, food packaging etc). Inspiration / source material / sketches of landscapes (the tutor will also bring some images as starting points). Included on the day: – Any other materials not specified for the students to bring – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginners/intermediate Number of students: 10 10:00 -15:00 30/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Stocks, Sauces & SoupsIn The Woodspeen kitchen we consider the secret to a great sauce, gravy or soup is in the stock. Stocks form the foundation of all great kitchens and add a depth of flavour to your dishes, this course teaches you to understand the importance of stock and how it can impact in your cooking. Once you have a great stock fresh soups, sauces and risottos are quick and easy to make. 18:00 -21:00 30/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 31 10:00 -13:00 31/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  FAUX CALLIGRAPHY AND SLATE DESIGNPostponed10:00 – 1:00 £75.00 This workshop explores the wonderful art of lettering using faux calligraphy techniques; a lettering technique to imitate the style of modern calligraphy using everyday pens. The workshop will begin with an overview of faux calligraphy and some lettering exercises to help you create letter forms. You will then use these skills to create your own wording on a slate sign, with a few words of your choosing using chalk pens. Choose to use this sign for your home or garden, as a snack platter or make this as a special wedding, anniversary, new home, birthday or Christmas gift for someone special. This technique is ideal for individuals who would like to explore modern calligraphy more, or who struggle using a pointed pen, but want to create a similar lettering style that a nib produces. All materials are provided. Simply arrive with an idea of what to put onto your slate piece. For your planning, the slate measures 28cm x 21cm. Let’s make letters look beautiful! Included on the day: And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner Number of students: 10 11:00 -17:00 31/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Introduction to Glass Fusing- 2 ProjectsPriority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am. Join Shirely Eccles for an introduction to the skills and techniques involved in glass fusing and slumping. We will have the option to make a two kiln-fired pieces; a bowl/platter and either coasters, a suncatcher or a wind chime. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of ideas and glass materials. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of ideas and glass materials. In project 1 you can create either a small wall hanging, coasters, sun catcher or a wind chime. In project 2 you will learn techniques to design your own sheet of art glass. This will then be used to form a slumped bowl or platter. Suitable moulds will be discussed and prepared for this process as the technique will include two firings. These will be taken away for firing in a kiln and will be returned to The Base for you to collect after the course
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