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Saturday July 22, 2017
What's On Pontesbury
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Heartland: Stan’s Cafe - THE CAMP. Daytime
A family of time travellers have set up camp... Climb Earl’s Hill in Pontesbury and share as much or as little of life in The Camp as you...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Today and Sun 23 Jul
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Heartland: Stan’s Cafe - THE CAMP. Overnight stays
A family of time travellers have set up camp... Spend a night at The Camp and sleep under the stars.
This is an overnight event, which will finish...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Today
Heartland: Within and without - vocal workshops in the Shropshire Hills
Join Mary Keith and her singing groups to create new choral music that is inspired by the Shropshire Hills and created in situ.
Everyone is welcome...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Sun 23 Jul
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Pond Dipping
Come and seek out what is hiding in the ponds at Carding Mill Valley. You’ll be surprised what’s there! Booking Not Needed. Children...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Wed 26 Jul, Wed 9 Aug
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Bodbury Ring - The Bronze Age Hill Walk
An exciting walk for children 6+. Booking Not Needed.
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Mon 31 Jul
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Stream Dipping
Come and discover what lives in the stream at Carding Mill Valley. You’ll be surprised what’s there! Booking Not Needed. Children...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Wed 2 Aug, Wed 16 Aug
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Scavenger Hunt
Join us to search Carding Mill Valley for a variety of interesting objects on our scavenger hunt and then collect your prize. Booking Not Needed.
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Fri 4 Aug
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Rocks - geology made fun.
A morning testing rocks, an afternoon walking. Ages 7+. Booking Not Needed.
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Mon 7 Aug
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Orienteering
Learn how to use a map and compass before burning off some energy following our orienteering trail. Then come back to collect your prize. Booking Not...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Fri 11 Aug, Fri 25 Aug
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Discovering damselflies
Aimed at beginners, participants will learn to identify a range of species throughout this session. Classroom inputs during the morning will focus on...
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton
Tue 15 Aug
Church Stretton & South Shropshire Arts Festival
Providing 50 years of music, theatre and visual arts in South Shropshire. Festival begins with a prestigious Gala Opening performance on Saturday...
Church Stretton School mainly
Sat 29 Jul to Sun 13 Aug
Church Stretton Arts Festival ’Exhibition 2017’
The organisers of Exhibition 2017 are delighted to report that Jacqui Dodds will be exhibiting her work alongside that of David Harban a member of...
Church Stretton School
Tue 1 Aug to Sat 12 Aug
Award-winning Harpist Quartet - ‘4 Girls 4 Harps’ at Church Stretton Arts Festival
The quartet of award-winning harpists, 4 Girls 4 Harps will be delighting the audience at their Tuesday 1st August concert taking place 7.30pm at...
Church Stretton School
Tue 1 Aug
Clair Whitefield’s One-Woman Play - ‘Chopping Chillies’
A mystical tale of loss, love and soul-food will be told by Clair Whitefield when she presents Chopping Chillies. The epic story was a hit at the...
Church Stretton School
Thu 3 Aug
Take a Journey to Planet Abba at Church Stretton Arts Festival concert.
Festival-goers will be heading for Planet Abba when the UK’s leading Abba tribute show presents a professionally choreographed stage show at Church...
Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Sat 5 Aug
Kabantu – a Quintet of folk, fusion and world music for Church Stretton & South Shropshire Festival
Kabantu (formerly Project Sandwich) are a quintet from Manchester who have been charming and entertaining audiences across the UK with their...
Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Mon 7 Aug
International pianist Timothy End presents piano recital at Church Stretton Arts Festival
International pianist Timothy End returns after an acclaimed performance at the 2015 Church Stretton Arts Festival, and will give a solo piano...
Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Tue 8 Aug
Pride and Prejudice
Take a step back in time with Chapterhouse Theatre Company to meet Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen’s most loveable heroine. When Elizabeth meets...
Church Stretton School Theatre , Church Stretton
Wed 9 Aug
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Pride and Prejudice at Church Stretton Arts
A new production of Pride and Prejudice takes to the stage at Church Stretton School on Wednesday 9th August, at 7.30pm as part of this year’s’ Arts...
Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Wed 9 Aug
Award-Winning Ferio Saxophone Quartet to perform at Church Stretton Arts Festival
One of the leading British saxophone quartets among the new generation of artists, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet, including Huw Wiggin will perform on...
Church Stretton School
Thu 10 Aug
The Katona Twins - Celebrated Hungarian Guitar Duo set to ‘wow’ at Arts Festival!
On Saturday 12th August at 7.30pm probably ‘The classical world’s best known guitar duo’ will perform at Church Stretton School as part of the Church...
Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Sat 12 Aug
’On the Trail of the Mortimers - Philip Hume.
Philip Hume will be presenting his talk - ‘On the Trail of the Mortimers’ on 1st August and he will conduct a coach tour of sites important to the...
St Laurence’s, Church Stretton
Tue 1 Aug
Frith Piano Quartet return by popular demand to perform at Church Stretton Arts Festival.
The prestigious Frith Piano Quartet return, comprising pianist Benjamin Frith, violinist Robert Heard, violist Louise Williams and cellist Richard...
St Laurence’s, Church Stretton
Wed 2 Aug
Entertaining chamber music by acclaimed ensemble Harmoniemusik at Church Stretton Arts Festival
On Friday 4th August at 7.30pm in St Laurence’s Church is the venue for acclaimed ensemble of flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, known as...
St Laurence’s, Church Stretton
Fri 4 Aug
Passamezzo! ‘In Peascod Time’ at Church Stretton Arts Festival
On Friday 11th August at 7.30pm in St. Laurence church, the audience at Church Stretton & South Shropshire’s Art Festival will be treated to a...
St Laurence’s, Church Stretton
Fri 11 Aug
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundation’s annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
