Antique and Collectors fair

The Eastbury Plough’s Famous English Curry Club

Our own Traditional curries from around the world, individually created by our chefs.

Cocktail Masterclass

Shake and stir your way to becoming a master mixologist. Whether you prefer them long and fruity or short and strong, our Head Barman will teach you everything you need to know about making the perfect cocktail!

£35 PER PERSON
£60 PER PERSON (INCLUDES A TWO-COURSE DINNER FROM OUR CALIFORNIA BAR MENU)

BEN HART: WONDER

FULL PRICE £17 / CONCESSIONS PRICE £15

Chocolate Workshop

Honesty are very excited to welcome back chocolatier, Ben Marshall, to tutor our chocolate course. Whether you want to make homemade gifts for Easter or just learn a new skill, this class will set you on the right track. Using modern and traditional techniques, Ben will teach you how to:

• temper chocolate using ‘fino de aroma’ chocolate, which he selects for its good flavour profile
• make flavoured ganaches
• enrobe and decorate your chocolates

You will take home your own handcrafted box of 28 truffles packaged in Cocoa Ben’s selection boxes. This course is suitable for both those new to chocolate and those who have enjoyed creating before.

All ingredients provided. 8 people max on a course. No experience necessary.

£70

Workshop: Easter Wreaths

03/04/2020

Come along to this spring wreath workshop and create your own arrangement using seasonal flowers. These stunning designs are perfect for displaying on your door or table.

All materials will be provided. Suitable for beginners.

Tutor: Kim Harrison, Lavendars

£35

Unplugged Open Mike Night (every first Friday of the month, except August) 2020

MULTIBUY OFFER: Book 3 of our Comedy Clubs in the spring season (Fri 10 Jan, Fri 7 Feb, Fri 6 Mar or Fri 3 Apr) at the same time and pay just £13 a ticket!

 2020, CORN EXCHANGE AUDITORIUM

FULL PRICE £15 / CONCESSIONS PRICE £13 / 10% OFF FOR GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE / MULTIBUY OFFER BOOK 3 COMEDY CLUBS AT THE SAME TIME AND PAY JUST £13 A TICKET

Basildon Park – Parkland run at Basildon Park

Easter Fun Day

An Easter family fun day where you can meet and hold your favourite farmyard animals, enjoy some craft activities, join in our Easter egg hunt and bounce like a bunny on the bouncy castle.

This event is at Mill Hall

Family Activity Day: Brilliant Bunnies

Bounce into Spring by decorating a ceramic bunny in cheerful Spring-like colours, using porcelain pens.

No need to book, just drop in.

For 4-11 year olds but younger and older children are welcome.

Drop in

£2

Crocodiles of the World

Watch out, there’s crocs in our classroom! At the Nature Discovery Centre.

Discover the exciting world of crocodiles, alligators and caimans. Aussie Colin from the UK’s only crocodile zoo is back by popular demand. The zoo’s mission is to inspire our visitors with a respect and understanding for the crocodile. Their aim is to stimulate public awareness about crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials, and open people’s eyes to the incredible nature of crocodiles, and spark curiosity and awareness for the future.

This is a relaxed and fun hand’s on family experience and a fantastic way to bring learning to life. Seeing these incredible animals up close and outside of the context of the zoo enables you to appreciate the beauty in their form, and the remarkable adaptations these animals have.

£5

Arm knitting workshop

Arm knitting is perfect for complete beginners as it is very easy to learn in a short amount of time!
An arm knit a throw workshops enable you to learn how to arm knit as well as learn how to create a gorgeous knit chunky throw for your home in just 2 hours! Arm knitting offers a great satisfaction to have achieved a big project in such a small amount of time! Each workshop includes all materials.
Also enjoy a Saddleback coffee and homemade fruit scone with cream and jam inc in the ticket price. £109.22

The Great Hocktide Easter Egg Hunt

This event may be cancelled due to corona virus, please contact the organisers directly

This is your chance to find all the hidden Easter Eggs around Hungerford and possibly win the grand prize!

The Great Hocktide Easter Egg Hunt – starting on Maundy Thursday (April 9th) – your chance to find all the hidden Easter Eggs and chance to win the grand prize!  Winner to be announced at Hocktide (April 21st)

Fun Science at Easter

Unleash your inner Mad Scientist this Easter to learn all about the science behind the humble egg.

Lots of fun and science based mucking about!

Join us for Egg-cellent science activities suitable for the whole family. Are you up for an egg based engineering challenge? In teams we will be launching eggs on the side of a rocket and seeing how high they will go and whether or not we can stop them breaking.

We will also be making Easter scented slime to take home and even exploding eggs!

Who is this event suitable for? Everyone is welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult who has also booked a place. What to bring? A camera if you would like a record of the event. Is there an age limit for children? Children must be 3+ years.

£5 per person

The Jungle Book

FULL PRICE £15 / CONCESSIONS £12.50

Hamlet

Underscored with live music played by the cast, The Watermill’s resident company apply their daring, collaborative style to Shakespeare’s most enduring play, exploring contemporary themes of identity and authority from multiple points of view.Principal Sponsor

Hungerford Hocktide Festival & Tutti Men

This event may be cancelled due to corona virus, please contact the organisers directly

Way back in the Fourteenth Century, John of Gaunt gave Hungerford special hunting and fishing rights and the festival today is the commemoration and continuation of this by the townsfolk – around 100 properties still have commoners rights and their owners are the Commoners of the court. On Hocktide Day the festivities begin with the appearance of the Bellman on the Town Hall balcony at 8am, summoning the Commoners to Court, then perambulating the town. The special court is held upstairs at the Town Hall in the morning chaired by the Constable, whilst two nattily dressed Tuttimen (who carry flower-decorated poles with an orange on top) call at the commoners’ houses around the town accompanied by the Orangeman and Tutti Wenches,  giving out oranges and asking for donations or kisses en route throughout the day. Tuttimen are so-called regardless of gender!The tasty Commoners Lunch takes place during the afternoon at the Corn Exchange on the ground floor of the Town Hall : expect speeches, toasts and the tasty but lethal Plantagenet Punch. The meal is followed by Shoeing the Colts, during which first-time visitors have a horsehoe nailed to their heel by the blacksmith until they call “Punch”. The residents particularly enjoy watching Colts being wrestled to the ground for their shoeing, but they’re gentler with ladies who get to sit on a chair (or, as in my case, get carried to it!). After the fun and frolics, anchovies on toast are served at the Three Swans across the road from 5pm then further serious drinking takes place with  the return of the Tuttimen from their rounds around 9pm. The local band also play free of charge during the evening at the Corn Exchange.

Talk: Roman Roads in the Newbury Area

A major Roman road crosses the West Berkshire area, heading from Silchester to Cirencester; part of an engineered national network which lasted for centuries.

David Peacock looks at the detailed route of the road and the evidence for it, together with the road which branched off towards Roman Bath, and evidence of other Roman roads in the area.

Local historian Dr David Peacock has researched, written about and taught the history of West Berkshire and the Newbury area for many years.

All seating is unreserved and tickets are non-refundable. Also available from the museum 01635 519562.

Talk: Roman Roads in the Newbury Area

Price: £5

A major Roman road crosses the West Berkshire area, heading from Silchester to Cirencester; part of an engineered national network which lasted for centuries.

Chilli and Quiz Night

From 7pm on Friday 24th April at Boxford village hall we will be serving scrumptious home made chilli (of varying heat ;-)), with lots of veggie options to accompany a great quiz night. Featuring music, general knowledge and a surprise ‘Boxford’ round there will be prizes, a raffle and as much fun as we can muster!

We are also delighted to announce the Quiz Master will be our very own Simon Fenton; local lawyer to the stars, actor, author and immigration specialist. Join us in teams of no more than 6 and enjoy a brilliant quiz whilst eating awesome food for just £10 per head. Tickets in advance from Stockcross Post office or email: carolyn@boxfordmasques.org.uk.

J. Kast – local author – talks about The Ninth Cross

Local author Jana Little who writes under the name J. Kast will be in the Hungerford Bookshop to tell us about her new novel The Ninth Cross which was inspired by true events.

Not all murderers die and rot in the grave: some weave their ghostly ruin through the ages. In the UK, young brides are dropping dead at the altar, and only one man can put an end to it: retired detective Vava Terberk from the Czech Republic. He has been waiting for this moment, and now he is on the hunt.

Join us for a glass of wine as the author tells us about writing the book and signs copies.

Tickets £5

Hungerford Bookshop

24a High Street

Hungerford

RG17 0NF

Beautiful Breads

THIS COURSE INCLUDES LUNCH

TUESDAY 28TH APRIL 2020

9.45 AM – 3:00PM

Romilla Arber has been baking bread for many years and is passionate about real bread, made traditionally. She firmly believes that good-quality bread doesn’t make you fat! Industrialised, mass produced bread is the perfect example of how our food culture has broken down. It is made with only profit in mind not what is best for the health of the customer.

On this course you will make a variety of breads (there will be plenty to take home) and enjoy a simple lunch with a glass of wine. You too can fall in love with the art of bread making and learn how to make exquisite artisan loaves in your own kitchen.

Romilla is the author or two cookery books and she has won the prestigious Gourmand Best UK Cookbook award for her second book. She is a passionate advocate of eating a balanced diet and in 2008 founded the Food Education Trust with the aim of working with schools to promote the benefits of home-cooked food.

Romilla is the founder and owner of The Honesty Group which includes the Crown and Garter at Inkpen.

Maximum number 8.  All level of abilities welcome.

£90

The War of the Worlds

FULL PRICE £19.50 / CONCESSIONS PRICE £18 / SCHOOLS £10

Age Guide: 12+