Thursday 1st May 2008 at 11:00 (to Sunday 21st September 2008 at 19:00) - Cotswold Canals Trust Eastern Branch
Cotswold Canal Trust operates boat trips on the River Thames . The Luxury Edwardian Style Launch MV Inglesham will be available for thirty minute trips which may include a commentary on the Thames and Severn Canal and local river history. These trips will run from Easter. Longer cruises at other times by arrangement for parties,outings etc. Max 12 passengers. Adults £3.00p Children £2.00p (Babies and dogs carried free!)
Friday 21 March 2008 to Sunday 21 September 2008 - Bank and School Holidays, and Weekends, 1100-1700 subject to river, weather conditions and crew availability.
Cotswold Water Park Riverside A361 just south of the river Thames and Lechlade Town. Wiltshire GL7 3AG .
Website: http://www.cotswoldcanals.com
For more information please contact 01367 252401 01367 252352
Thursday 1st May 2008 at 19:30 (to Tuesday 18th November 2008 at 19:30) - Noggin and Natter Cotswold Canals Trust
The Cotswold Canals Trust East End Group who operate the MV Inglesham for Public Trips on the river during the summer, meet socially at the Trout Lechlade on the third wednesday of each month. We have guest speakers and / or a general discussions, and a fund raising raffle. Guests are always welcome. Free training on narrow boat handling to obtain an RYA certificate is available. Training courses on rural skills are also available, and volunteers are wanted for restoration work, and maintainance of the Historic Thames and severn Canal.
Website: http://www.cotswoldcanals.com
For more information please contact mikecawsey@lechlade.com 01367 252401
Saturday 10th May 2008 at 10:30 - Cake Stall - Christian Aid
We are holding a cake stall outside Barclays Bank, Market Place at 10.30am (church porch if wet!) Donations very welcome. Please come and support us and together we can make a difference.
For more information please contact 01367 252845 or 253593
Saturday 10th May 2008 at 19:00 - The Swindon Male Voice Choir
In aid of the British Heart Foundation. Tickets £12 inclusive of a cold platter and dessert. Bar. To be held at the Memorial Hall. Tickets available from any committee member or phone 01367 253319.
For more information please contact 01367 253319
Wednesday 14th May 2008 at 19:30 - Lechlade Gardening Club
A talk by Anita Barratt - "Hanging baskets"
Clarke-Pierce Room, Lechlade Memorial Hall.
Everyone welcome.
Cost for visitors £2 each.
For more information please contact 01367 253738
Thursday 15th May 2008 at 14:30 - Lechlade Ladies Group
Clarke Pierce Room, Lechlade Memorial Hall, with Tom Herbert "The History of Bread and introduction of Hobbs House Bakery".
Friday 16th May 2008 at 12:00 - Serenade and Sandwiches
St Lawrence Church, Lechlade. The return of the very successful series - a Spring serenade violin and piano recital by the distinguished young Royal Colleage of Music graduates, Eulalie Charland and Maiko Mori with music by Schubert, Debussy and Clara Schumann. Light sandwich lunch. Retiring donations for the Restoration Fund.
Friday 16th May 2008 at 19:30 - Quiz Night - African Children's Fund
Come along and enjoy a quiz night with African Children's Fun in Lechlade Memorial Hall. 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Teams up to 6 people. £3 each. Cheese and biscuits supper (donations). Book your team at The BookCave, Lechlade or African Children's Fund, Faringdon.
For more information please contact 01367 253003 or 01367 244480
Saturday 17th May 2008 at 10:30 - Lechlade Tennis Club 40th Anniversary Celebrations
Come and join in the fun. Test your serve against the speed gun. Improve your game with the ball machine at the tennis courts behind the Memorial Hall.
For more information please contact 01367 250321 or 252404
Saturday 17th May 2008 at 19:30 - Christian Aid DANCE
At St Lawrence Primary School with local group "Highly Strung" playing popular music from the '60s and '70s for dancing and general foot tapping! Everyone is encouraged to bring their own selection of drink and food. There will be a raffle. All proceeds will go to Christian Aid.
For more information please contact 01367 252845 or 253593
Sunday 18th May 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade Community Cinema
Lechlade Memorial Hall.
Elizabeth, the Golden Age (Cert 12a)
Enjoy the film on the large 16ft wide screen and an all round sound system with an inductive loop. Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Tickets cost £3,00. Seats can be reserved in advance.
For more information please contact 01367 253633
Monday 19th May 2008 at 19:30 - Lechlade History Society
"The Remarkable John Bellamy" - since he retired from his post at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Dr Steven Blake has become a much sought-after lecturer in the County and this illustrated talk in the Memorial Hall, is about an extraordinary Gloucestershire 'travelling showman'.
Everyone welcome - guests £3 per meeting.
For more information please contact 01367 252457
Thursday 29th May 2008 at 09:00 (to Thursday 4th September 2008 at 17:00) - Lechlade Flag Festival
The ever popular annual Flag Festival returns to Lechlade again. More details to follow.
For more information please contact Mike Cawsey 01367 252401
Friday 30th May 2008 at 20:00 - Lechlade River Folk/Acoustic Evening
The River Folk evenings continue to thrive at The Trout. We have regular attendees who are players, singers and listeners. Many people have commented on the high standard and variety of the performances and we are sure this is contributing to the large number of people who are coming to just listen and enjoy the music.
So...if you play, sing or just enjoy listening to music you will be warmly welcomed.
Admission Free
For more information please contact 01367 253510 or jaymatthews124@mac.com
Saturday 7th June 2008 at 13:00 - Southrop Village Fete
Southrop Village Fête takes place on Saturday 7th June and this year's event has a “country” theme. There’ll be a host of related activities including falconry and dressage displays, pony and trap rides, beagles, vintage tractors, woodlice racing and the regular array of stalls and attractions (splat the rat, coconut shy, tombola, hook the duck, children’s playground, teas and cakes, strawberries and ice creams, a hog roast, Pimms tent and the locally renowned duck race).
For more information please contact 07980 786850
Sunday 15th June 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade Community Cinema
Lechlade Memorial Hall.
Film - to be advised
Enjoy the film on the large 16ft wide screen and an all round sound system with an inductive loop. Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Tickets cost £3,00. Seats can be reserved in advance.
For more information please contact 01367 253633
Monday 16th June 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade History Society - Visit to Langford
Evening visit to Langford - the Saxon Church and the House and Garden of the late Sir Hardy Amis. On our visit to Buscot Park, we met David Freeman (curator of the Faringdon Collection) who invites us to see the 'Old School', home of this post-war, royal fashion designer who designed and planted the garden. We shall also have a guided tour of the Saxon Church and wine and other refreshments. Maximum 30 tickets will be sold to members @ £5 each at our April and May meetings. Cars leave Memorial Hall car park by 6.30pm for 7.00pm rendezvous. More details and directions on posters or telephone 252457.
For more information please contact 01367 252457
Thursday 26th June 2008 at 19:30 - Faringdon & Lechlade Ex Round Tablers Club
Venue to be confirmed.
If you are an ex-member of Round Table and would like to come along to any of our meetings, please contact Richard Bell on 01367 253444.
For more information please contact 01367 253444
Friday 27th June 2008 at 20:00 - Lechlade River Folk
The River Folk evenings continue to thrive at The Trout. We have regular attendees who are players, singers and listeners. Many people have commented on the high standard and variety of the performances and we are sure this is contributing to the large number of people who are coming to just listen and enjoy the music.
So...if you play, sing or just enjoy listening to music you will be warmly welcomed.
Admission Free
For more information please contact 01367 253510 or jaymatthews124@mac.com
Monday 7th July 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade History Society - Visit to Rissingtons
Evening visit to the Rissingtons with local historian, Mike Boyes. A chance to see and hear more about the villages that were home to the remarkable Victorian, Le Marchant family as well as to an RAF Flying Training School in WW2. Cars leave Memorial Hall car park by 6.30pm for a 7.00pm rendezvous. Donations on the day @£3 each (including light refreshments). More details and directions on posters or telephone 01367 252457.
For more information please contact 01367 252457
Wednesday 9th July 2008 at 19:30 - Lechlade Gardening Club
A talk by Don Everitt - "Tubs for winter colour"
Clarke-Pierce Room, Lechlade Memorial Hall.
Everyone welcome.
For more information please contact 01367 253738
Friday 11th July 2008 at 19:00 - Pimms 'n' Jazz Evening
The popular Pimms 'n' Jazz is back for its third year at Sherborne House, Lechlade.
More details to follow - make a note of the date!
A fundraising event for Lechlade Christmas Lights Group.
For more information please contact Sharon Wilson 01367 253346
Saturday 19th July 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade and District Twinning Association
Advance notice: Bubbles and Berries
More details to follow.
For more information please contact Michael Colley 01367 252482
Sunday 20th July 2008 at 19:00 - Lechlade Community Cinema
Lechlade Memorial Hall.
Film - to be advised
Enjoy the film on the large 16ft wide screen and an all round sound system with an inductive loop. Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Tickets cost £3,00. Seats can be reserved in advance.
For more information please contact 01367 253633
Saturday 6th September 2008 at 14:00 - Lechlade Flower and Produce Show
Advance notice of the third Lechlade Flower and Produce Show to be held at Lechlade Memorial Hall from 2pm to 4.30pm. Put the date in your diary and plan what you would like to enter!
Schedules now available from Moore Allen or Lechlade Newsagents. Get one now and plan which classes you would like to enter.
For more information please contact 01367 253738
Monday 15th September 2008 at 19:30 - Lechlade History Society
"Cogges Manor Farm Museum: 1,000 years of history, and its future". John Wilson is an authority on the many facets of this local museum, now under threat of closure. He will describe how the buildings encapsulate the wealth of local history: agriculture, rural crafts, the village of Cogges and the Witney wool trade.
Lechlade Memorial Hall 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Proceeds this evening go to the Charitable Trusts campaign to secure the Museum's future.
For more information please contact 01367 252457
Monday 20th October 2008 at 19:15 - Lechlade History Society meeting and AGM
"How you got your surname". Dr Cyril Dunsby will illustrate his short talk with names seleced from our members' list. (Please inform the contact below if you wish to withhold your name). Followed at 8.15pm by the LHS 20th Annual General Meeting and a Social Evening (9.00pm to 10.00pm approx).
For more information please contact 01367 252457
Saturday 29th November 2008 at 16:00 - Light Up Lechlade - Christmas Lights event
The annual Christmas celebrations in the Market Place. More details to follow!!
For more information please contact 01367 253346
Monday 1st December 2008 at 19:30 - Lechlade History Society - 20th Anniversary
LHS 20th Anniversary Year Invitation Lecture by Tim Porter "The Medieval context for the Priory 'Hospital' of St John the Baptist, Lechlade". This well-known local historian is researching this topic afresh and Tim Porter will throw some new light on an important 'scheduled ancient monument' that has revealed very little previous archaelogocial evidence. Entry £2 for members, guests £4. 7.15pm for 7.30pm in Lechlade Memorial Hall. Details on posters or telephone 01367 252457
For more information please contact 01367 252457
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