Your what’s on guide

FridaY July 4

Henry Priestman, former keyboard player and songwriter with the band The Christians, The Falstaff Hotel, Warwick New Road, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets £15 on the door, for more information call 312044.

Dene River Jazzmen, Hampton Lucy, Jazz Picnic on the Green, from 7.30pm to 10pm, call 01789 841155 for more information.

Free Friday Focus Talk on The History of Sydenham, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 1pm to 1.30pm.

The Care Bureau is holding a Bakeit event to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, bring a cake to sell and buy others to take home, 15 Waterloo Place, Leamington, from noon to 1.30pm, everyone welcome.

The Brampton Concert Band are performing as part of Sydenham’s 50th anniversary celebrations at the Sydni Centre, off Marloes Walk, Sydenham, 11.30am. Free.

Lillington Watercolour Group exhibition and sale at South Lodge, Jephson Gardens, Leamington. On until Sunday July 6, 10.30am to 4.30pm each day. Free entry.

Leamington & District Embroiderers’ Guild, Talk by Nicola Jarvis “Sparkling Threads” with Traditional and Contemporary Gold Work, St Mary’s Church Hall, St Mary’s Road, Leamington, from 7pm, call 07939 450906.

Saturday July 5

Live Music by The Breaks, Leamington Liberal Club (Oak House), Upper Holly Walk, Leamington, from 7.45pm, free admission.

Lillington Free Church Summer Fayre, cream teas, lots of stalls, face painting and more, Lillington Free church, Cubbington Road, from 2pm to 4pm, free admission.

Leam Terrace Party in the Park, raising money for the Myton Hospices, World Cup bake-off, tombola, face painting, coconut shy, tug of war, old fashioned sports day games for all ages and more, Crabtree Meadow, top of Welches Meadow behind Leam Terrace, from noon to 5pm, visit www.leamterrace.com

Divertimento, an evening of reminiscences with compositions from 1914 to 1964, an informal concert with a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, tickets £10 or £3 for children, call 778646 or visit www.divertimento.org.uk

Car Boot Sale, all proceeds to Dogs for the Disabled, lower car park, Cape Road, Warwick, from 8am to noon, £5 per pitch, call 07984 235005.

The Saint Michael Singers and the English Symphony Orchestra are giving a joint concert at All Saints’ church in Leamington at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Call 01676 532436.

The Sydni Centre in Sydenham is holding celebrations for the estate’s 50th anniversary, with music, food, displays, open top bus tours, canal boat trips and performances of the specially-commissioned play, Sydni Tickle. For details, visit www.sydni.org

Trinity School Summer Festival, with sports, games, barbecue, cakes, stalls, raffle, music and dance, at Trinity School in Guys Cliffe Avenue, Leamington, 2pm to 4pm.

Southam Rugby Club’s Party on the Pitch, raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Family fun with seven artists and bands starting at 3.30pm with food and bar facilities, visit partyonthepitch.org.uk

Westgate Primary School Summer Fair, stalls including exotic creatures, an outdoor climbing wall, freshly made Chinese cuisine and more, from 11am to 1pm.

Love Handmade fair, St Nicholas Church Street, Warwick, 10am to 4pm.

Spires Youth Orchestra summer concert, King Henry VIII School, Warwick Road, Coventry, 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Call 024 7637 0515.

Opening up the Parish Chest, Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick, from 9.15am to 12.15pm, £12 per person.

Sunday July 6

Leamington Rambling Club, nine to 11-mile walk, Chilterns, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 496974.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Temple Balsall, tea the finish, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Warwick Show Band Sunday Car Boot Sale, Band headquarters, Westend Centre, Hampton Road, (by Racing Club Warwick FC, opposite Shakespeare Avenue), From 12.30pm for sellers and 1pm for buyers. Pitches £6 (no booking required), buyers – adults 50p, children free.

Dene River Jazzmen, The Gauntlet, Ceasar Road, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm to 10pm, free admission.

Kenilworth Rambling Club, Wroxall, 5.5 miles, call 512323.

The garden at 19 Church Lane, Lillington, Leamington Spa will be open for the National Gardens Scheme (Yellow Book) charity from 2.00 - 5.30 pm. Admission £2.50, children free.

Sydenham History, free guided walk as part of the celebrations of the area’s 50th anniversary,meet at the Sydni Centre in Cottage Square, from 6pm to 7.30pm.

Tuesday July 8

Indian Influence on British Architecture and Gardens 1740-1850, talk with Diane James the co-author of The Historic Gardens of Warwickshire, Warwickhsire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick, from 7pm to 9pm, £5 per person.

Singing for the Brain, for people with dementia, their carers and family or friends, Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, from 10.15am to 11.45am, call 888899.

Free poetry-in-performance workshops with international performer Georgina Biggs, at Warwick library, every Tuesday from 6.30pm to 9pm until July 15. Call 0300 555 8171.

Wednesday July 9

Kenilworth Family History Society, members’ evening, presentations by members on ‘My Family and the Great War’, Senior Citizens’ Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, non-members welcome, call 511969.

Up Pompeii is on at the Priory Theatre in Kenilworth until Saturday July 19 at 7.30pm each evening (not Sunday). Tickets £8 (£7 concessions). Call 863334.

Privates On Parade is on at the Loft Theatre in Leamington until Saturday July 19 at 7.30pm each evening (not Sunday). Tickets £9 to £10.50. Call 0844 493 4938.

Thursday July 10

Poetry Reading and Study Group, the featured text for this session is 1914; Poetry Remembers edited by Carol Ann Duffy, meeting at the Warwick Quaker Centre, 39 High Street, Warwick, from 7.45pm, new members welcome, call 511969.

Games of Thrones actress Sophie Turner Q&A session at Playbox Theatre’s Dream Factory in Warwick, 7pm. Tickets £10 (£8 concessions). Call 419555.

Friday July 11

Adrian Moore Harpsicord, Holy Trinity church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington from 1.15pm, free admission.

Napton Festival at Napton-on-the-hill, today from 5pm to 11pm and on Saturday July 12 from noon to 11pm, with 16 musical acts of varying genres. Tickets £18 for the two days; camping available. www.naptonfestival.co.uk

Saturday July 12

De Capo Chamber Choir, A Silver Celebration - scared and secular choral music to celebrate the 25th anniversary of All Saints’ church, Vicarage Field, Warwick, from 7.30pm,call 0845 680 1926, www.oxboffice.com

Family History: Record of Births Marriages and Deaths, workshop with historian Jennifer Cranfield, Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick, from 9.15am to 12.15pm, £12 per person.

Dancing to Something Different and Bingo, The Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8pm to 11pm.

Arts and Carafts Weekend, Electric Railway Museum, Baginton, from 10am to 4pm, free admission, also on Sunday July 13.

Triumph Live music and motorcycle festival, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon. Tickets £28 and free for under-18s accompanied by an adult. www.triumph-live.com

Midlands User Group Midsummer Show, Raspberry Pi, Risc OS and other ARM Machines, enthusiasts area, suppliers and demonstrations, St John’s church hall, Warwick Road, Kenilworth, from 11am to 4pm, £1 entry, children free, for more information visit http://mug.riscos.org

10360 People and Places exhibition of paintings, ceramics and sculptures by eight artists at the Art Barn at the Old Rectory in Preston Bagot. On until Sunday July 27 from 10am to 6pm each day. Free entry but donations to charity.