26 10:00 -16:00 26/10/2020-30/10/2020 Church Street, Wantage, Oxford OX12 8DBL  Join us for our exciting programme of Fossiltastic half term activities!
We have 3 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 sessions running each day for the whole week, Monday 26th – Friday 30th October.
Marvellous Mary and her Fantastic Fossils: The Story of Mary Anning
Fossiltastic Arts & Crafts
Dino Detectives: How are fossils made and what do they tell us?
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10:00 -17:00 26/10/2020-31/10/2020  Newbury’s Fun Half-Term Halloween TrailParkway Shopping, The Kennet Centre & Newbury Bid have teamed up to deliver a family friendly, covid safe Halloween Half Term Trail around the town!
Families & children are invited to pick up their starter trail starter packs from FAT FACE in Parkway from & ON THE 26th October (10am) – and have until 31st October to hand the completed trail sheet into PAPERCHASE at Parkway.
Solve the clues, follow the footprints & you could WIN some fiendishly good family prizes including: Hotel Chocolat Hamper
Family meal at Nandos
Superdry voucher for £50
& more…. IN ADDITION there will be a little treat for every child at the end of the TRAIL & in your starter pack a DRAGON COLOURING COMPETITON for the little ones to take home with them to keep them busy over Half-Term!
| 27 | 28 | 29 All day 29/10/2020-30/10/2020  Halloween photo session by Caroline Nixon Photography LtdSo this Halloween I am offerng a 30 minute photo shoot session for you and your little ones in fancy dress. The session itself costs £40 and includes all your images on a private online gallery and 1 print to remember your special day. I will be holding sessions at Snelsmore common at specific times so be sure to buy the ticket for the time you would like. This is a ticket only event to keep track of numbers and social distancing rules will apply. These sessions will be run on 29th and 30th October only. All children should be accompanied by an adult. Please arrive 10 mins before your shoot to allow for the timings to run smoothly. Meeting place will be by the Snugg Cafe. For any further questions be sure to get in touch via email to carolinenixonphotographyltd@outlook.com 18:00 -21:00 29/10/2020-09/12/2020 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. 19:45 -21:15 29/10/2020-30/10/2020 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  Elton John: It’s a Little Bit FunnyPriority booking opens to Members on Thursday 1 October. Tickets are available for general sale on Monday 5 October at 10am. Elton John: It’s a Little Bit Funny tells the incredible story of Elton John’s rise and fall (and rise again) as one of the most successful singer/songwriters ever. It also tells the tale of one extraordinary night in Las Vegas when Martin Kaye bumps into the bespectacled star and happens to spend the evening with him. It’s a night of confessions, anecdotes, jokes and – of course – fabulous songs. Martin Kaye (star of Million Dollar Quartet) is the biggest Elton John fan ever – so who better to sing and play Elton’s greatest songs and narrate this tall tale of an unforgettable celebrity encounter. 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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. Duration: 90 mins Tickets must be booked in advance and we ask customers to select an e-ticket if possible. If you are unable to book an e-ticket, please speak to our Box Office team. We will be limiting the number of people admitted to each event to ensure appropriate social distancing and will be leaving seats between each group. To facilitate social distancing, we have implemented a new way of booking online. You will see that there are seats available in bubbles of different group sizes and you will need to select the one that is appropriate for your booking. You must select a bubble which fits with your group size otherwise the system will not proceed with the booking. For example, if you try to book two seats in a bubble which is designed for four, the booking will not go through and you will need to select a bubble of two seats. If you require a bubble size which is not available please contact the Box Office and they will assist with your booking. You must only book tickets for people in your household. If you wish to come with someone who is not in your household, they will need to book tickets in a separate transaction. This is for the purposes of Track and Trace and so that we can ensure that government guidelines are being adhered to for the safety of all of our visitors.
| 30 14:00 -19:00 30/10/2020-31/10/2020 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  The Trial of the Chicago 7Priority booking opens to Members on Friday 23 October. Tickets are available for general sale on Monday 26 October at 10am. What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organisers of the protest – including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale – were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history. 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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. 20:30 -22:00 30/10/2020-31/10/2020 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  I am GretaPriority booking opens to Members on Friday 23 October. Tickets are available for general sale on Monday 26 October at 10am. The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never before seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Gross man follows Greta a shy student with Asperger s in her rise to prominence and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City. 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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
| 31 All day 31/10/2020  Halloween 2020It’s tricky to know exactly what will happen this Halloween. After all, Covid-19 guidelines are constantly changing, as is the national transmission rate. Social distancing is threatening the usual Halloween traditions. So we are just looking at the larger organised events in and around West Berkshire for 2020. Click on the picture for more details. All day 31/10/2020 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PP  Spooky Halloween FunJoin our spooky ‘going’s-on’ this October, from spooky stories for your little ghouls to creepy walks for the bigger monsters in the family. We will have everyone quivering in their boots from all the frightful fun in the Pleasure Gardens. Ride the terrible train through the Frightful Tunnel down to the Pleasure Gardens for a range of family friendly activities. Listen in to spooky stories for a thrilling time. Come for a spooky walk (if you dare), our performers will tell creepy tales through the orchards and trees, these folk tales are sure to chill you to your bones! If you would like a ‘fang’tastic time then this is for you. There are two walks running, a creepy walk for family and even creepier walk for teenagers and adults. Learn about the history of pumpkins and turnip carving, before decorating your very own #terrifyingturnip, or taking one to carve at home. All day in the Pleasure Gardens for a small charge. Legend says that glowing coal would be placed in a carved turnip or potato to scare away evil spirits. Your Halloween day out wouldn’t be complete without some tasty treats. The Orangery have a mysterious menu for a special Halloween Children’s Afternoon Tea and the Pizza Café is serving pumpkin pizza for all your hungry hobgoblins All day 31/10/2020  Introduction to traditional green wood turning courseMy name is Simon Vowell and I am a traditional pole lathe turner that has been introducing the craft back to the general public for the past ten years. This beginners course will cover the basics of green wood-turning with all tools and materials provided. No previous experience necessary. The course content will include the selection of materials, tool types, techniques and their safe use to create a finished item by the end of the day. The emphasis on this course is to provide you with the knowledge and confidence to carry your new found skills forward into a new and rewarding hobby. There are no more than two students on this course at any time although I will teach a student on a one to one basis when booked according to my advertised dates. I am also happy to take couples / family members (adults only) for a fun days wood turning tuition. I am based at Snelsmore Common Country Park near Newbury, Berkshire. This is a S.S.S.I. (Site of Special Scientific Interest) managed by BBOWT (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust). Courses are taught in a relaxed woodland environment at Snelsmore Common regularly unless otherwise committed to other events. All tuition, tools and materials.
Tea and Coffee provided. Simon Vowell at Vallis Green Woodworking Snelsmore Common
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 3BQ 09:30 -11:30 31/10/2020 High St, Chieveley RG20 8TEhttp://www.mychieveley.co.uk/index.php?page=66  Chieveley Pop Up Artisan MarketA small independent business delivering artisan produce to you. We carefully choose local suppliers who use traditional methods and the finest fresh ingredients to bring you speciality breads, pastries, homemade chutneys, jams, honey and quality pasta. 
10:00 -15:00 31/10/2020 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Woodspeen ClassicsEVENT DETAILS Love our restaurant? Our team share the most popular starter, main course and dessert from this season, and teach you to confidently re-create some of our most popular restaurant dishes at home. We’ll share some of our kitchen secrets including ‘partition preparation’ where most of the cooking is done before your guests arrive leaving you to spend more time at the table and less time in the kitchen. • Morning involves demonstrations and practical sessions making some of the components that make up some of the restaurant dishes
• You will be fully capable of creating a Woodspeen classic starter, main course and dessert
• Discuss what makes up great taste in a dish
• Where possible we’ll be using produce from our own vegetable plots to start to create some of the classics
• Enjoy your starter with your fellow cooks around The Chef’s Table for lunch, and your show-stopper dessert with some tea before you leave. The tutor will masterclass the main-course for you to re-create at home, and the main course you have made will be packed up for you to serve at home. Course includes: - Arrival at 9.45am for tea and coffee and course introduction
- Enjoy lunch around our Chef’s Table
- We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day, and your show-stopper dessert can be enjoyed with tea in the afternoon
- Finish course at 3pm with the main course made on the day to take home
To take away: Main course made on the day and all notes and recipes. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 6 Places Available £145.00 Other dates available 10:00 -16:00 31/10/2020 Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9QZ  Berkshire Christmas Gift Fair SaturdayYou can enjoy browsing, sampling and buying in time for the upcoming Festive Season , in this purpose built building at the Newbury Showground – with everything from Food & Drink, Arts, Crafts and Gifts together with Home and Lifestyle exhibitors as well as outside trade stands. Fully catered & with a licensed bar For stallholders wishing to book space at this event please click here Tickets available on the gate: Adults: £5, Young people to 18 – free Online: Adults: £4.00, Young people to 18 – free Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult Well behaved dogs on a lead welcome at this show, but not in marquees with food please. Please check with the venue for current details. 19:45 -22:05 31/10/2020 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  Buddy Holly and the CricketersPriority booking opens to Members on Thursday 1 October. Tickets are available for general sale on Monday 5 October at 10am. Buddy Holly and The Cricketers is a breathtaking show that has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden! It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, The One and Only, hosted by Graham Norton. The show rarely pauses for breath and is, quite simply, the most compelling concert of its kind. The hits just keep on coming – That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much more. Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: ‘I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!’ 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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
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