OUR 2024 EVENTS

Thursday 30 May (early afternoon)

Auctioneer and TV personality Charles Hanson returns to preside over our own version of Antiques Roadshow, complete with valuations, anecdotes. The afternoon will be made even more enjoyable with our refreshments and home-made cakes.

POSTPONED – WE WILL RESCHEDULE AS SOON AS WE CAN

Thursday 6 June (7.30 pm)

The vanishing lady of Tutbury – a strange and intriguing tale told by local historian William Bates, the founder of Four Shires History, a group which looks at lives, culture and history in an area centred around Swadlincote and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, lying between the Needwood and Charnwood forests and extending into North Warwickshire, South Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and West Leicestershire.

Thursday 29 August (7.30 pm)

Anna-Louise Pickering is a writer, photographer and conservationist, who has dedicated her life to the welfare of endangered, sick and vulnerable creatures. For over 25 years she worked alongside her late mother Pollyanna, who painted and sketched animals in their natural habitats on all seven continents. Anna-Louise will talk about their adventures together illustrated with some stunning photography.

Thursday 19 September (7.30 pm)

Chamber music with Graham Oppenheimer & Friends (in conjunction with the Melbourne Festival Fringe). Programme yet to be finalised.

Friday 4 October (7.30 pm)

The Ben Crosland jazz quintet plays ‘Solway Stories’, a collection of twelve original compositions by bassist and composer Ben Crosland that features the stellar line up of long-time collaborators Steve Waterman on trumpet and flugelhorn and Steve Lodder on piano and keyboards, together with Chris Allard on guitar and Dylan Howe on drums.

The music was inspired by Ben’s 1988 visit to the beautiful area of South West Scotland, bordering the Solway Firth.

Thursday 5 December (7.30 pm)

Graham Oppenheimer & Friends take us into Christmas with a celebration of music with a seasonal theme. Programme yet to be finalised.