What’s On

Henley Music Festival, various venues in Henley-in-Arden, starting with a launch ceremony at 4.45pm and continuing over the weekend until Monday August 26. For a full programme, visit www.henleymusicfestival.co.uk

Beer and music festival in aid of Myton Hospice at the Dun Cow, Birmingham Road, Warwick, from today until Monday August 26. Free entry; three live bands, six real ales and a scrumpy. Proceeds to the charity. For details, call 498928.

Saturday August 24

Live Music with Mr Bojangles, Royal Naval Association Club, Riverside Walk, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8.30pm to 11pm.

Eclectic range of Americana/funk/jazz performed by K2Acoustic at the Great Western, Coventry Road, Warwick, from 9pm until late.

Learn basket making, one day course and take home a medium sized willow and dogwood rustic basket, Foundry Wood, off Princes Drive, Leamington, from 10am to 5pm, £55 per person, booking essential, email [email protected]

Warwickshire Watercolourists Exhibition, more than 200 paitings, prints cards and unframed originals, Berkswell Reading Room, Berkswell, from 10am to 5pm, also on at these times on Sunday August 25 and Monday August 26 and then Tuesday August 27 from 10am to 1pm.

Sunday August 25

Chesterton church will be serving afternoon teas from 2pm to 4pm.

Warwick Horticultural Society 69th Annual Show, St Nicholas Park, Warwick, from 10am, £1 entrance fee, call 734013.

Leamington Rambling Club two-day trip to Kettlewell. For details, call 881055.

mONDAY aUGUST 26

Organ Recital by David Williams, including works by Bach, Mozart, Franck and Alain, All Saints’ church, Leamington, from 11am, free admission, coffee and cakes available from 10.30am.

Pardon Me, Prime Minister is on at the Talisman Theatre in Barrow Road, Kenilworth, from tonight until Saturday August 31 at 7.30pm each evening. Tickets £7 to £8.50. Call 858548.

A Retrospective Exhibition - Paintings over 40 Years by Leamington artist Michael Felmingham, The Gallery Upstairs, Torquil, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, open until September 8, 10am to 5.30pm Monday and Tuesday to Fridays, and Sundays from 11am to 4pm, call 01564 792174.

tuesday august 27

Jephson’s Jungle Club at the Glasshouse in Jephson Gardens, Leamington, 10am to noon: free 15-minute aloe vera-themed activity for children. No need to book, just drop in and join in. For details, email [email protected] or call 258782.

Part of K2Acoustic, Chris Jones plays a short set of beautiful melodies and songs intrinsically soul felt, The Wild Boar, Lakin Road, Warwick, from 9pm to 9.30pm,

Senior People’s Forum, coffee and quiz, Chandos Court, Leamington, from 10.30am, all welcome, call 402235.

wednesday august 28

Alice’s Extraordinary Adventures will be performed by Heartbreak Productions at St John’s House in Warwick at 6.30pm. For tickets, visit www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk

friday august 30

The National Association of Writers’ Group’s annual Festival of Writing runs from today until Sunday September 1 at Warwick University, with a variety of workshops, speakers and competitions. Tickets cost £80 for the Saturday, £70 for the Sunday or £250 for the full weekend, including two nights’ accommodation and food. For details, visit www.nawg.co.uk

saturday august 31

Live dance music with Strict Tempo Trio at the Royal Naval Association Club in Riverside Walk, off Adelaide Road, Leamington, 8.30pm to 11pm.

Nature detective fun day at Foundry Wood in Leamington: children aged six and over can have a go at pond dipping and learn about pond life, from 9am to noon or 1pm to 4pm. Materials provided. £10 per session. Call 07503 748369.

Sunday September 1

Guide Dogs fun Day including car boot sale, treasure hunt and family dog show, Coombe Country park, Binley, Coventry, from 11am to 4pm, call 07762 087022, free admission, parking £2.50.

The Dene River Jazzmen, The Gauntlet, Ceasar Road, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm to 10pm, free admission, good food, good jazz, friendly atmosphere, good parking.

Leamington Rambling Club, ten to 12-mile hilly walk, Malvern, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Berkswell, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Kenilworth Rambling Club, Harborough Magna, 5miles, call 883888.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6

Lunchtime Recital, Kathryn Ellis soprano and David Borsada baritone, Holy Trinity church, Beauchamp Avenue, from 1.15pm, free admission.

Saturday September 7

Music at Leamington Hastings, Martin Kasik piano, All Saints church Leamington Hastings, from 7.30pm, for tickets call 07966 584328 or email dpotts@[email protected]

Claverdon Gardening Group’s third Autumn Show, gardening classes, vegetables, flowers, jam and other produce plus arts and handicrafts, from 2pm.

Sunday September 8

Kenilworth Rambling Club, Rowington, nine miles, call 865596.

Monday September 9

Come and Sing with Collegium, open rehearsal of Mozart’s Requiem, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.45pm, call 01789 294558.

Wednesday September 11

Kenilworth Family History Society, talk by Helen Eldridge on Doreen’s Diary, World War II Letters to a Missing Husband, Jubilee House, Smalley Place, Abbey End, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, visitors welcome for further information call 856624.

Friday September 13

Enjoy Walking Your Way To Health, free bus trip to Ryton Pools, coach leaves Jephson Gardens in Leamington at 2.30pm, call 492760 or 431695.

Saturday September 14

Astronomy for Fun, Full Moon and Beginner Night, Lunt Fort, Baginton, from 6pm, £3 entry fee, visit www.cosmic-latte.co.uk

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15

Battle of Britain Parade, held by the Leamington, Warwick & District Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association, Leamington War Memorial, from 3pm.

Carl Sinclair and his Boogie Band, Leamington Live Art and Music poject (LAMP), from 8pm, call 886699 or visit www.leamingtonlamp.co.uk