What's On and Things To Do Around Barwell

Amateur production - sung in English - Rossini’s sparkling comedy opera A much-loved fairy tale, but not quite as you know it. Cinderella scrubs the floor of a dance school and dreams of a better life. A prince arrives seeking a companion and so this sparkling romcom is set in motion.

Amateur theatre production - A fast paced, comedy musical that will have you laughing till it hurts. A hilarious observation of the ups and downs of everyday life told by people and puppets. This popular show is fresh, funny and definitely not for the faint hearted. Recommended Audience - Adults only!

As part of Love Your Local Market fortnight, come into Hinckley Town Centre and enjoy FREE entertainment. Traditional Punch and Judy, Britain’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist 2017 Hoop Guy , face painting, children’s X-plorer trail across the market and more!

Come along for some Minion themed fun, perfect for fans of the Despicable Me and Minion movies. This event is for children aged 5-11 years. £2.50 per child. Pre-booking is essential.

Come along to Bosworth Battlefield for a great Plant Hunters’ Fair featuring highly respected specialist nurseries with a great mix of plants and specialities to delight plant lovers of every level of experience.

From a walled garden with colourful mixed borders to a potager approached along a woodland path, this mature cottage garden combines extensive perennial planting with many unusual shrubs and specimen trees.

The Sopranos is a band specifically formed by Chris Pearce as a jazz band fronted by two soprano saxes reminiscent of the groups popularised by Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, Bob Wilber, Soprano Summit (with Kenny Davern) and others. Although only formed in late 2014 the band has already received standing ovations.

A large Parish with a long history incl the Roman Fosse Way, the church of St. John the Baptiste and modern retail outlets. The two small town gardens are quite different with interesting features and many creative ideas.

For Linda Barlow “it became evident many middle-aged women felt they were becoming invisible as they aged. Their hair was going grey, their skin was becoming more sallow, they were bumped into in the street”.

All rise…and make their way to the Museum for this blood-curdling show. This exhibition has it all – death, theft and some pretty tough judgements. The borough has its fair share of crime stories and we present a select few for you to preside over.

Art Alert is 10 years old! This well-known art group will have its 10th Birthday in 2018 and this exhibition celebrates the many changes and challenges of the group’s first decade.

Our saturday event days are great for adults and children alike. Meet a character from history, listen to a story or work with an artist. Today meet a Night Watchman and find out about crime and punishment throughout history. This event accompanies our Crime and Punishment exhibition on our Landing Gallery.

With the fiddle leading the charge, Noble Jacks are out to take no prisoners as they come on with their high-energy footstompin’ rhythms which have taken crowds by storm across the UK.

Family Fun Day and Rugby Tournament First game at 10.00 am with a 15-a-side exhibition game, Kick Off will be at 7.00 pm. Outdoor live bands 8.00pm - 11.00 pm and indoor disco till late. Come along and support When You Wish Upon a Star whilst enjoying the rugby Start

Get together with family and friends and find out how enjoying cakes and cuppas can help provide care and support for people living with a terminal illness and their families.

An afternoon concert with the John Clare Wind Quartet. Graham Tear - Flute, Kathy Roberts - Oboe, Peter Dunkley - Clarinet, Lyndon Hilling - Bassoon, Ruth Allen - Horn.

We offer Sellers the chance to de clutter and make some money from outgrown baby and childrens items and the chance for Buyers to grab some amazing bargains. To book a table please go to our website page: www.mum2mummarket.co.uk/book-a-stall.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Quiz: Tickets avaiable.

Calling all professional singles! Have you been single for a while, or maybe even newly single and you are looking to get back into dating? Maybe a nights speed dating could be just right for you.

Speed Dating in Leicester How Speed Dating in Leicester works When you arrive at the speed dating venue for Speed Dating in Leicester, you will be greeted by our friendly professional hosts.

Leicester Phil invite you to join them for ‘Cakes and Choruses’ at The City Rooms, Hotel St, Leicester, LE1 5AW on Sunday, 17th June 2018, 2pm-4pm. Enjoy an award-winning afternoon tea while the choir performs a varied selection of choral pieces, including one or two choral surprises! There’ll be music for everyone!

A weather house sitting on a quiet wall. The little lady comes out when it’s going to be sunny. The little man comes out when it’s going to rain. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. Never together. Always alone.

Lie down and look at the sky through your toes! Can you see the world upside down? Can you hear the stars? Hop onto a soft cloud and feel the wind whirling and whispering as two dancers make the space around you twist and turn.

Our mature small town garden is divided into rooms and bisected by a pond with a bridge. It is brimming with unusual hardy perennials, incl collections of ferns and hostas. David Austin roses chosen for their scent feature throughout, incl a 30’ rose arch. A shade house with unusual hardy plants.

As part of the National Forest Walking Festival let us reveal the wonderful history of the grounds that surround Stoneywell, Leicestershire’s arts and crafts gem.

Go on adventure through the gardens and woodlands in this fun trail for all the family, find the top things to do at Stoneywell to tick of your fifty things list. Solve clues to win a prize. 2 per trail. Booking Essential. Phone: 01530 248040. Perfect for familiies! Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Go on an adventure through the gardens and woodlands in this fun trail for the family, tick off some of the top ’fifty things to do’ at Stoneywell. There will be craft activities in the stables including making you own small kite to fly on the tennis cour. Booking Essential. Phone: 01530 248040.

Bring Dad along to play this game of the past on our beautiful tennis lawn. Test your putting skills in this quirky golf game; with prizes for the champion putters - may the best dad win! There will be other games on the lawn to enjoy as well as delicious. Booking Essential. Phone: 01530 248040.

If you were an animal what would you do, where would you roam? What would the animal bring out of you? Animus is a musical adventure into the animal kingdom using song, percussion and global music.

By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes…. Andy Cannon, one of Scotland’s finest storytellers, takes audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again, in his telling of Shakespeare’s classic tale.

The Spark Festival promises 8 days of unforgettable arts experiences for children aged 0 - 13 years and their families, at the largest independent children’s arts festival in England and Wales. There’s a host of extraordinary performances at venues across Leicester.

After the success of last year’s open day, ZigZag Photography Leicester are having another open day! This time bigger and better!

Award winning clarinettist Arun Ghosh brings his exciting energy and original music to The Spark Festival. Arun’s musical moods take you on journeys along rivers, through mountains and into the heart of the city - to a raucous place of musical freedom and funky punky Jazz.

A fantastic theatrical circus experience for all the family. Step into the moment where an explosion has been frozen in time, the remnants of a big top caught mid-air - with everything from circus ring, sequins and fairground horses suspended above ground.

MENDELSSOHN Overture: Die Schöne Melusine; BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, soloist Eleanor Wilkinson; LEÓ WEINER Serenade in F minor Op. 3; SONJA GROSSNER Humoresque; HAYDN Symphony No. 70 in D major

Indoor Vintage Fair with 30+ stalls offering all manner of vintage items from the 1920s - 1970s. Items include: Vintage Fashion & Accessories, Jewellery & Millinery Homewares & Kitchenalia Crafts & Collectables Books & Ephemera Furniture & much more!

The Leicester Arena provides the largest and most flexible space in the city. Costing £4.5 million and with over 2,440m2 of floor space in the main Arena, the facility hosts a wide range of events, with access to superb catering facilities and on-site complimentary car parking.

Mega Mono-Prints Explore Mono printing and a grand scale, Creating a collaborative print for a bill board!

Printmaking Spectacle!  

Come along to Knighton Park for an afternoon of music and mischief. Our Musical Rumpus promises outdoor adventure with music, storytelling, crafts, visual arts, dressing up and dancing. Yaaba Funk will be filling the field with their funky fusion of Afro vibes.

Come along for some Minion themed fun, perfect for fans of the Despicable Me and Minion movies. This event is for children aged 5-11 years. £2.50 per child. Pre-booking is essential.

The Thor-Able was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket used for a series of re-entry vehicle tests and satellite launches between 1958 and 1960. This May Half Term Holiday we will be looking at the history of the Thor Able rocket, the work it carried out and some of its passengers.

Evening of Mediumship with Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with Psychic / Mediumship Evenings.

9 private houses in Stoneygate and Clarendon Park open their doors the second weekend in June to show the work of 55 artists in a variety of media. Fine art, prints, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and glass will be on view in individual houses and in a niche art gallery in Clarendon Park.

Visit a real working dairy farm .Watch milking demos ,cow pedicures,cow hairdressing .Toy pedal tractor course ,play in the barn .follow the farm walk quiz ,tractor and trailer rides meet the animals , children’s activities ,free proper milk sampling as we are licensed to sell raw milk .

The Fillongley VH Fete is taking place on Saturday 9th June from 1pm to 4pm in and around the Fillongley Village Hall. Admission Free.

Our garden continues to be a work in progress. It is approx 22m x 14m. We have a rose bed with lots of David Austin roses, a bed full of hot colours, a herbaceous border, a wildlife area, alpine bed, patio planters and a small wildlife pond.

5 acres spring bulbs, rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias, many rare shrubs, mature trees, lily ponds; terraced lawns, herbaceous borders, potager in walled kitchen garden, wildflower meadow walk. Winter, spring, summer and autumn colour, a garden for all seasons.

Anthony King brings his unique take on history combined with song and comedy one-liners which will have the audience in stitches. For more details on Anthony, please go to www.1000years.co.uk/

Calling all Home Ed students!  After the success of our last Home Ed animation workshop Let’s Animate will now be running a monthly Home Ed animation club. Each month Filmmakers will be given creative animation activities helping them learn and understand all about animation.