What's on in Oswestry this October?
29 September
ARTISAN MARKET
Bailey Street and Bailey Head
A collection of quality local craft and food producers held in Bailey Street and the Bailey Head.
9am-3pm
01691 680222
Mon-Sat until 4 November
AUTUMN OPEN EXHIBITION
Willow Gallery, Oswestry
The exhibition showcases a variety of media and styles, including paintings by acclaimed portrait artist Daniel James Yeomans; Free admission; 9.30am-5pm
01691 657575; [email protected]
Until 1 October
WREXHAM ART GROUP EXHIBITION
Whittington Castle, Whittington Near Oswestry
For more information visit:
www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
1 October
GREEN FAIR
Whittington Castle, Whittington, near Oswestry
Free entrance just £1 to park. For more information visit:
www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
2 October
NLP FOR BUSINESS
Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry
Introduction to NLP techniques for improving sales, marketing and management skills.
Tutor: Bridgette Handley
10am-4pm, £75
For further details contact 01691 656882
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 October
LEARN TO LINDY HOP!
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Monday classes: 7-7.45pm for Beginners; 8-8.45pm for Improvers; Contact Adie on 07980 291311; Facebook: Oswestry Swing Shack
2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 & 30 October
SLIMMING WORD
The Whole Life Centre, Cabin Lane, Oswestry
Monday Group: 9.30am, 11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm
Saturday Group: 8.30am & 10am
For more information call Claire on 07882 174539
www.slimmingworld.co.uk
2, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 & 27 October
FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
Oswestry Library, Arthur St, Oswestry
Family and Local History Group drop- in sessions for help with your family and local history enquiries
Mondays 10am-12pm and Fridays 1.30pm -4pm
01743 250351
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October
OS ROCKS
Christ Church, Oswestry
Alternative mixed voice choir
7.30pm – 9pm
Jan Ellis 07830 783783
Starting 3 October
Course: BATIK FOR COLLAGE with JENNY O’LEARY
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Learn the art of batik on paper and tissue paper; 4 sessions over 4 weeks
10am-1pm, £80
01691 657575; [email protected]
3 October
TABLE 19 (12A)
Kinokulture Cinema,Oswestry
Anna Kendrick, Stephen Merchant and Lisa Kudrow star in a comedy about a group of unwanted guests relegated to the ‘random’ table at a wedding reception. However, stuck with the misfits of Table 19, Kendrick begins to find some solace amongst her fellow tablemates.
Tickets & information www.oswestryfilmsociety.com
3 October
PANT LUNCH
Cross Guns Inn, Pant
Main course and a cup of tea or coffee for £5.
An informal way to meet up with other people, without having to join or become a member of a formal club. Everyone is invited to come along. 12.30pm – 3pm.
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 October
JOYFUL NOISE CHOIR
Whole Life Christian Centre, Cabin Lane Church, Oswestry
Weekly Tuesday evening practice session for the Oswestry Community Gospel Choir – Joyful Noise.
7pm-8.30pm. For details contact 01691 680222
3,10,17,24 & 31 October
BEGINNERS' PAINTING AND DRAWING
Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry
A fun, weekly drop-in class to try out new techniques and build your confidence
Tuesdays, 10am-12pm
£8 per week. For further details contact 01691 656882
4, 11, 18 & 25 October
SLIMMING WORD
Memorial Hall, Oswestry
Wednesday group: 9am, 11am, 1pm, 5pm & 7pm
For more information call Emma on 07581 458656
www.slimmingworld.co.uk
4 October
HEARING AID CLINIC RUN BY NHS VOLUNTEERS
Oswestry Library, Arthur St
Free drop-in event. 10am – 12pm. 01743 250351
4 October to 21st November
THE OSWESTRY AND SHROPSHIRE ART COMPETITION
Oswestry Visitor and Exhibition Centre
Entries are on show from now until the end of November, vist and vote for your favourite piece in your own public ballot. Then take morning coffee, lunch or afternoon tea in our richly characterful coffee shop
Live piano playing at Saturday lunch.
Free entry, open Monday to Saturday 10am - 4.40pm
01691 662753
5, 12, 19 & 26 October
TAP DANCE WITH MICHELLE DELIEU
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Enquiries: 07590 632050; [email protected]
5 October
CAMEO – OVER 60’S GROUP
Whole Life Christian Centre, Cabin Lane Church, Oswestry
Join Cameo for tea, coffee, cakes and conversation on the first Thursday of every month at 2pm.
01691 671167 for details
6 October
Drop into Shakespeare – Coriolanus
Oswestry Library
Talk by Pam Johnson in time for a live screening on 11 October at Kinoculture.
£3. Book with library staff. 01743 250351
6 October
MATISSE LINO PRINTING WORKSHOP
Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry
Learn how to make your own Matisse-inspired linocut prints.
Tutor: Charlotte Jackson. 9.30am-12.30pm, £20
For further details contact 01691 656882
6, 13, 20 & 27 October
YOGA WITH BETTY
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Mixed ability. Newcomers always welcome; 10-11.30am
Contact Betty for more information: 01938 554894
6, 13, 20, 27 October
COFFEE AND CHAOS
Whole Life Christian Centre, Cabin Lane Church, Oswestry
Under 5s and their carers meet every Friday from 9am-11.15am for play and chat.
01691 671167
7 October
Workshop: FREE MACHINE EMBROIDERY with SUZETTE SMART
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Create a bowl or cup & saucer with free machine embroidery
10am-4pm; £40
01691 657575; [email protected]
7 October
Bilingual Concert
The Marches, School, Morda Road, Oswestry
North Wales Music Choir
Rhodri Jones and Gaynor Ellis, soprano
7.30pm. Tickets £12
Monies raised to go to Severn Hospice and Hospice at Home
Please call 01691 654838
7 October
PANT AUTUMN BAZAAR
Pant Memorial Hall, Pant, Near Oswestry
The Bazaar is being held between 2pm and 5pm for locals and visitors alike and will feature stalls from a number of local organisations and businesses as well as refreshments and an opportunity to see the facilities offered in the Hall. 2pm-5pm. Free Entry
For more information visit: https://pant.today/pant-autumn-bazaar-2017
9 October
An interview with author Joanna Cannon (‘The trouble with goats and sheep’)
Oswestry Library
3-5pm. Free event. Book with library staff. 01743 250351
Starting 9 October
Course: BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION with TERESKA SHEPHERD
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Capture in watercolour the forms and textures of a variety of seasonal plants; 4 sessions over 7 weeks
10am-3.30pm; £110; 01970 621580; [email protected]
10 October
MATISSE TEXTILE BOOKS
Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry
Create a beautiful, stitched, mixed-media textile book.
Tutor: Suzette Smart
10am-4pm, £40
For further details contact 01691 656882
Starting 11 October
Course: CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING with DONAGHY
Enjoy this ancient art, capturing the feel of nature in its simplest forms; 4 sessions over 4 weeks
9.30am-1.30pm; £85
01691 657575; [email protected]
Starting 12 October
Course: LOOSE OIL PAINTING with LEO DONAGHY
Explore colour, form and design on a big scale; 4 sessions over 4 weeks;
9.30am-1.30pm, £85
01691 657575; [email protected]
12 October
STOMA OPEN DAY
The Memorial Hall, Oswestry
Organised by Shropshire BOTS. A talk by Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies on his experience of life with a stoma. Plus advice from other experts. Free refreshments.
10.30am and 3pm.
01691 238357, ireneconstable @phonecoop.coop
13 October
A WOMAN’S VOICE
Oswestry Library
Talk by author PJ Roscoe (Diary of Margery Blake) about women’s lives in the 19th century. A learning at lunchtime event.
12.30-1.30pm
£3. Please book with library staff. 01743 250351
13 & 27 October
‘WOW’ WORDS ‘N’ PICS OPEN WRITERS
Creative writing – beginners and all abilities welcome.
Interactive workshops and full support,
New venue - Community Room, Llwyn Fields, (off Llwyn Rd) Oswestry, SY11 1HG - with flat access, disabled facilities and kitchen available. Come along and have fun with writing!
Meeting fortnightly 1.30 – 3.30pm.
For more information contact Jan on 07702 165717 or email [email protected]
14 & 15 October
Workshop: PORTRAIT PAINTING USING ACRYLICS WITH DAVID BANNISTER
Develop a process for working on a portrait; 2-day workshop;
10am-4pm; £80; 01691 657575; [email protected]
14 October
APPLE DAY
Bailey Head
This established annual event celebrates the apple and healthy eating with lots of interesting varieties of apples and advice on growing by the local orchard group CROP. 9am-2pm.
01691 680222
14 October
PROMS COMES TO ELLESMERE IN SUPPORT OF AGE UK
St. Mary's Church, Ellesmere
Featuring The Shrewsbury Light Orchestra & Ellesmere College Choral Society
7.30pm
Price per ticket to include welcome drink. Tickets from £10—£12.50, Under-16s £7.50
Tickets on sale from: Helen Hearn—01691 622242, Hazel Wakefield—07974 150250, Anne Wignall—[email protected] or from Ismay’s, 16 High Street, Ellesmere
14 & 28 October
LIFE DRAWING
Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry
Work at your own pace in this untutored class.
10am-12pm. £6
For further details contact 01691 656882
17 October
SEX IN THE NOVELS OF THOMAS HARDY
Oswestry Library
Dave Andrews discusses the role of women in a number of Hardy’s novels, including Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. A learning at lunchtime event.
12.30-1pm
£3. Book with library staff. 01743 250351
17 October
CITY OF TINY LIGHTS (15)
Kinokulture Cinema,Oswestry
Riz Ahmed (Star Wars) plays private eye Tommy Akhtar, whose latest case finds him attempting to track down a missing person. As his search begins he starts to unearth some troubling secrets about his own past loves, friendships and family in this modern London set noir.
Tickets & information www.oswestryfilmsociety.com
21 October
ADELE (KATIE MARKHAM) WORLD NO.1 ADELE TRIBUTE
Lion Quays Hotel and Spa, near Oswestry
Tickets £40 which includes a 3-course meal and disco
Tables of 10 available
Raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support
Contact Nicola Barkley on 07871 761096
21 October
SHROPSHIRE PRODUCE MARKET
Handpicked Shropshire-based food and craft producers selling the best the county has to offer in the town centre 9am-3pm
01691 680222
21 - 31 October
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Park Hall Farm, Burma Rd, Park Hall near Oswestry
The thrills and excitement of Halloween return again so join us in a quest to scare and be scared!
Venture through Haunted House and Halloween Maze squeeze through the Claustrophobia Wall – don’t get stuck!
There’s pumpkin carving every day and lots of wacky Halloween games
We can’t wait, can you? whooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Tel: 01691 671123 www.parkhallfarm.co.uk
21 October
AUTUMN CRAFT FAIR
Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Wide range of quality arts & crafts – start your Christmas shopping; Free admission; 10am-5pm
01691 657575; [email protected]
22 October
FENCING WITH THE FOIL EXPERIENCE
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Taster sessions led by Bridie Lloyd; 2½ hours - £30 per person; 07773 454157
24-28 October
WHITTINGTON CASTLE GHOST TOURS
Whittington Castle, Whittington Near Oswestry
Join your spirit guide as she leads you around the castle and grounds. On the tour you will be joined by several spirits/ghosts of the castle. Hear their stories and be prepared for a few scares along the way. 6.30pm each night tickets are £4 per adult and £3 per child. Bring a torch and coat as some of the tour is outside. Not suitable for very young children as some characters jump out at you and also some dark rooms. Ring to reserve a ticket as these usually sell out fast.
For more information visit:
www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
25 October
KNIT FOR LIFE
Oswestry Library, Arthur St
Come along and knit with this local charity that support direct-aid distributions to many countries around the world. Free drop-in event. 1.30pm-3pm.
More information available about the charity at www.knitforllife.co.uk
25 October
DISABILITY OSWESTRY MEETING
DO - as in 'We can do'.
Hope Church, Laburnum Drive, Oswestry, SY11 2QR. 10.30am - midday.
Margarete Davies from People 2 People’s Local Support Swap is talking to us this month. This project aims to identify flexible ways of supporting unpaid carers in their localities and to facilitate and support initiatives that communities and carers wish to develop to do this. This may be building on something that already exists or creating something new. There will also be coffee and cake, and a networking opportunity for everybody supporting people with any kind of disability. Absolutely everybody is welcome.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01691 680382
Starting 25 October
Course: MINDFULNESS with ALAN BUTTERWORTH
Dunbabin Room, Willow Gallery, Oswestry
8 sessions over 8 weeks; £159 (£144 before Sept 21), including a copy of The Little Mindfulness Workbook, practice book, 4 CDs; 07816 988124; [email protected]
27 October
AN EVENING OF SUPERNATURAL ENTERTAINMENT AT WHITTINGTON CASTLE
Whittington Castle, Whittington Near Oswestry
Join us for a glass of wine or refreshments in our tearoom before the re-launch of P. J. Roscoe’s first award-winning novel, Echoes and as it's a supernatural, historical thriller one of the main settings of the book is a ruined castle. She will tell you all about her books, answer questions and also tell you what she has picked up on at Whittington Castle via her spirit guide.
Please book tickets for these events. Tickets are available £7.50 adults and £2.50 children.
For more information visit:
www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
27 October
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
British Ironwork Centre, Near Oswestry
Bring your little monsters along to experience our Halloween Spooktacular!
Fancy dress is encouraged for the kids and adults, we want to see your best fancy-dress costumes as there are some special prizes to be won! Plenty of spooky activities for all the family.
Devilish doughnut tree, apple bobbing, the FEAR challenge, face painting, fire breathing, stilt walkers
01691 610952
27 October
ARTISAN MARKET
Bailey Street and Bailey Head
A collection of quality local craft and food producers held in Bailey Street and the Bailey Head. 9am-3pm.
01691 680222
28 October
BEAGLE MEET
Brynhafod Playing Field, Oswestry
(All breeds welcome)
Drinks and treats will be brought for the hounds and flasks of coffee for the rest of us!
To find out more search ‘Oswestry Beagle Gatherings’ on Facebook
28 October
REMI HARRIS PROJECT
Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Led by exciting young guitarist and drawing inspiration from gypsy swing jazz, blues, rock and more; 8pm (doors open 7pm); licensed bar; £12 (children £6); 01691 657575; [email protected]
28 & 29 October
Workshop: INTRODUCTION TO HAND BUILDING IN CERAMICS with GEORGINA WRIGHT
Suitable for beginners, or those wishing to refresh their skills; 2-day workshop
10am-4pm; £130 (including firing & clay); 01691 657575; [email protected]
29 October
HALLOWEEN DAYTIME EVENT
Whittington Castle, Whittington Near Oswestry
Come dressed up and play some Halloween games for prizes, join the spooky trail and visit the witch.
Enter the carved pumpkin competition for a prize.
1pm – 4pm. £1 per person.
For more information visit: www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
31 October
HALLOWEEN EVENING PROCESSION
Whittington Castle, Whittington Near Oswestry
Visit the witch and games. £1 per person. 6pm-8pm.
For more information visit: www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk or call 01691 662500
