Your what’s on guide

Friday February 7

Treacle Town, R&B act, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, free entry.

Leamington & District Embroiderers’ Guild, talk by John James entitled A needle for every project – John James for every needle’, The Lower Hall, St Mary’s church centre, St Mary’s Road, Leamington, from 7pm to 9pm.

Messy Church, family event, explore faith through crafts, praise and refreshments, ideal for families with school aged children, Chase Meadow Community Centre, Warwick, from 4pm, free event.

Saturday February 8

Live music by Ron Technics and Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington.

Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair, The Assembly , Spencer Street, from 11am to 4pm, Entry £2 or free for under 12s.

Stories from Around the World, with children’s storyteller Colin King, part of National Storytelling Week, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, at 2pm and 2.45pm, free.

Sunday February 9

Messy Church, family event, explore faith through crafts, praise and refreshments, ideal for families with school aged children, Chase Meadow Community Centre, Warwick, from 3.30pm, free event.

Kenilworth Rambling Club, seven-mile walk, Stoneleigh, call 883888.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Long Compton, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Draycote, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Only Fools And Boycie: An Evening With John Challis, Priory Theatre, Kenilworth, 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (£13 concessions). Call 863334.

The People’s Orchestra’s Love Concert, Leamington town hall, 2pm. Tickets £9 to £12. Visit www.thepeoples orchestra.com

Monday February 10

The Whitnash Society, meeting with guest speaker the Rev Andy Laird with a talk entitled My Sabbatical including time spent as a Gamesmaker at the Olympic Games, New Hall, Whitnash Sports & Social Club, Heathcote Road, Whitnash, from 7.45 pm, visitors £1, £9 for annual membership.

Tuesday February 11

Leamington Literary Society , talk by Norman Madden on Aspects of Recent Anglo Welsh Poetry, Dormer Conference Centre, St Peter’s church, Dormer Place, Leamington, from 7.30pm, call 259265.

Wednesday February 12

Kenilworth Family History Society, talk by Angela Atkin and Lynn Hockton on the Coventry Women’s Research Group, Senior Citizen’s Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, call 511969.

Thursday February 13

Free antiques valuation event with Hanson’s auctioneers, Lars Tharpe of Antiques Roadshow and coin expert

Don Collins, St Francis of Assisi church, Warwick Road, Kenilworth, from 10am to 4pm, donations to the NSPCC, call 07802 839915.

Warwickshire Plant Heritage Group (NCCPG) talk by Chris Cocks of Taylors Clematis, an RHS Gold Medal Holder from Doncaster, entitled Clematis Through the Seasons. The Great Hall, Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, from 7.30pm. non-members very welcome.

Parkinson’s UK Leamington and 
District Branch Meeting Thursday February 13 AGM 2-4pm. The Sydni Centre, Marloes Walk, Sydenham. 
Secretary Margaret 01926 853023.

Friday February 14

The Jay Kays, Oak House, Holly Walk, Leamington, from 9pm, call 07766 445111.

Saturday February 15

Drawing in Stitch Day for Adults, workshop led by Jo Roberts in response to David Carpanini’s exhibition A Painter-Printmaker and his World, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 11am to 4pm, £15 per person, call 742700.

Action 21 will be holding a toddler and baby table top clothes sale in East Lodge, Jephson Gardens, Leamington. from 10am to 2pm, 339077

Snowdrop Weekend, indoor display and open gardens, Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, from 11am to 4pm, also on between the same times on Sunday February 16, call 493339 or visit wwww.hillclosegardens.com

Live music by Harley Street and Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 9pm.

Riff Raff, live band, Southam Sports and Social Club, from 9pm, free admission.

Moore Rodin sculpture exhibition featuring works by Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin, Compton Verney gallery near Kineton. Entry £13.60 (concessions available). Call 745500.

Little Earthquake theatre company are performing The Tell-Tale Heart at Eathorpe village hall, 8pm (doors 7.30pm). Tickets £8.50 if booked before February 9 or £10 if booked after (concessions available). Call 632664 or 632242.

Sunday February 16

Ensemble 360, family concert at 11.30am followed by adult concert at 3pm, Bridge House Theatre, Warwick, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Noel’s Knights, live music, musicians and singers welcome, from 2pm, Oak House, Holly Walk, Leamington, call 07766 445111.

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Charwelton, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Wellesbourne, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Katie Alcock flute, St Nicholas church, Warwick, from 3pm, free admission, www.stnicholaswarwick.org.uk

Leamington Chamber Orchestra, a concert full of Nordic melody and drama, Leamington town hall, from 3pm. tickets £11 or £9 for concessions and £2 for under-18s, from Presto Classical on 317025 or visit www.leamingtonchamberorchestra.org.uk.

Tuesday February 18

Gillian White will talk about “Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I and Kenilworth Castle” to the Leamington Society at Dormer Place Conference Centre, at 7.30pm, admission £2, visitors very welcome.

Love Leamington Month at Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, handling session, see and touch items from the collection stores which are related to families in Leamington, a fun and interactive session for all the family, from 2pm to 3pm, free admission, for more information call 742700 or visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Wednesday February 19

Family Magic Lantern Show. Join Spencer & Son for their mesmerising Magic Lantern show, using a real historic Magic Lantern and slides. Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, at 2pm and 2.30pm, free admission, for more information call 742700 or visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Ufton, pub food at the finish, meet at the car park opposite Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre at 9.30am, call 498668.

Thursday February 20

Half-term Art Club, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 2pm to 4pm, for more information call 742700 or visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Saturday February 22

Snowdrop opening in aid of National Gardens Scheme charities. Hill Close Gardens, Bread & Meat Close, Warwick, from 11am to 4pm, adults £3.50, Children from five to 16 £1. light refreshments, plant and gift sales, call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Live Music with Mr Bojangles followed by Bingo, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 9pm.

Sunday February 23

Leamington Rambling Club, seven to nine-mile walk, Shustoke, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Stoneleigh, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 881055.

Tuesday February 25

Choir of New College Oxford, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Friday February 25

London Haydn Quartet, Pump Room, Leamington, from 7.30pm, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Saturday March 1

Kenilworth School PTA indoor car boot and book sale, Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, from 9am to noon, £1 entry for adults, £10 per pitch including a table, call 07986 938902 or email [email protected]

Solihull and District orchid Society, meeting and talk by Gianpiero Ferrari on the Orchids of the West Coast of Australia, St George and Teresa Parish Centre, Station Road, Dorridge, from 2pm, call 747822 or visit www.solihullorchidsociety.org

AMICI - Inspiration from Coventry Cathedral, music, readings, slides, St Nicholas church, Warwick. from 7.30pm, admission £10, www.oxboffice.com

Lino Printmaking for Adults with Eric Gaskell, Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, from 11am to 4pm, £15 per person, call 742700.

Tuesday March 4

Leamington and Warwick Society, Stafford Holmes will talk about English building materials and therol of lime mortars in the repair of Warwick Castle at the Lord Leycester Hall, Warwick, from 7.30pm, visitors welcome.

Wednesday March 5

Steve Walwyn’s Kelly’s night at the Zephyr Lounge in Spencer Street, Leamington, with the Steve Gibbons Band. Doors 7.30pm. Admission £10.

National Trust, Mid-Warwickshire Association, ‘The Fine Art of Crime’ - a talk by former police officer Malcolm Kenwood, Spa Centre, Leaminton, from 7.30pm, visitors £3, free for members.

Sunday March 16

Only Fools And Boycie: An Evening With John Challis, Loft Theatre, Leamington, 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Call 0844 495 4938.