What’s On

Friday October 1

Status Quo Tribute band, ‘Quomotion’ will be appearing live at the Nelson Club in Napton Road, Stockton. Tickets cost £5.

Warwick Words: Festival of Literature and Spoken Words, various venues in Warwick, until Sunday October 10, call 776438 or visit www.warwickwords.co.uk

Charity Rock and Roll Bash, music from Out Of The Blue, late bar, nibbles and raffle, proceeds to Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, Royal Naval Association Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8pm to late, admission by ticket only, tickets cost £6.50, call 775403 or 338420.

The Tilted Wig in Market Place, Warwick, are holding a charity show featuring The Willie Wombat Band with Sweet Sian Sweet and Denva Dave as special guests. Starts at 8pm.

Saturday October 2

Stratford on Avon Music Festival, seven-day event in Stratford featuring various musicians and finishing on Saturday October 9, www.stratfordmusicfestival.com

Saint James’s Singers and Players, Silver Jubilee Gala Concert, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, tickets £20 or £15 reserved and £10 unreserve, call 776438.

Choir of All Saints church, Al Saints church, Victoria Terrace, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets £10 or £7 for concessions from parish office, call 429169.

Harvest Thanksgiving, display of produce and sales, Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, from 3pm, call 493339 or visit www.hillclosegardens.com

Solihull & District Orchid Society, talk by Peter White on the Miami World Orchid Congress 2008, Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, from 2.30pm.

Leamington Rambling Club, annual meeting, Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, off Warwick Street, Leamington, from 7.30pm, bring food and slides, call 498668.

Memory Walk, raising funds for The Alzheimer’s Society Warwickshire, Charlcote Park, Charlcote, two-mile walk, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, £7.50 registration fee including entry to ground and refreshments, no dogs allowed, wear sensible shoes, call 888899 or visit www.alzheimers.org.uk

Walk or run around Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, orienteering using specially drawn large scale maps. The event has courses for all ages. Starts are from 1pm to 3pm. For information visit www.octavian-droobers.org or call 632189.

Sunday October 3

Kenilworth Ramblers, Upton, five miles, call 853311.

Leamington Rambling Club, ten to 12-mile walk, Whichford, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Cluib, four to six-mile walk, Burton Dassett, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 498668.

Warwick Town Race gives runners and joggers the chance to orienteer around Warwick town centre and through the Castle itself. Starts from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Short park course available for juniors and beginners. Entry via www.fabian4.co.uk for information visit www.octavian-droobers.org or call 632189.

Monday October 4

Dorothy Nicolle will be giving a talk about Thomas Telford’s Shropshire Legacy to the Mid-Warwickshire Association of the National Trust in the Avon Hall at the Royal Spa Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £2.50 for non-members.

Tuesday October 5

Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens and St Nary’s church Girls Choir, St Mary’s church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, tickets £16.50 reserved and £14 or £11.50 unreserved, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Warwick District Citizens Advice Bureau, annual meeting, Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick, from 2pm to 4pm, call 457907.

Wednesday October 6

Diabetes Support Group meeting, speaker Dr Peter Horrocks on ‘The increase in Type 2 Diabetes’, Warwick Hospital, from 7.30pm, call 855374.

Thursday October 7

Harbury Art Group workshop, Tom Hauley Room Harbury 10am to 3.30pm. Mixed media session, please bring watercolours, coloured pencils and a black ink pen. For more information, call Bill Davies on 614104 or Nick Baldwin on 07870352786.

Castle Froma fashion show by Smarty’s of Warwick at 7.30pm. Ladies ex-chainstore surplus stock and end of lines will be available for purchase, all at half price or less. Tickets are £7, include a glass of wine and can be purchased from Castel Froma in Lillington Rd in advance or on the evening.

Dermatological Launch at Rumours Hair and Beauty Salon, advice and tips on hair and beauty, Caesar Road, Kenilworth. Free beauty treatments and refreshments on offer from 4pm to 7pm. If you want to attend call 858951.

Friday October 8

Navarra String Quartet, Pump Room, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets £16.50 reserved and £14 or £11.50 unreserved, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Gardener’s Walk, guided tour, Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat CLose, Warwick, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm, £2 plus £3 admission to gardens.

A new choir is meeting in Wesley Hall, Old Town in Stratford at 12pm. All ages and abilities welcome. Call Tony Griffiths on 01789 296436 for more information.

Saturday October 9

St Mark’s 10th Leamington Guides 90th anniversary celebration, St Mark’s church, Rugby Road. Church service followed by tea and cakes. Email [email protected]

Divertimento Choral Workshop, Dale Street Methodist church, Leamington, from 10am to 5pm tickets £15, call 887906 or visit www.divertimento.org.uk

John Wilderspin organ, anniversary organ recital, St Mary Magdalene church, Lillington, from 7.30pm, free admission.

Craft Fair, many original gifts, jewellery, wood turning, ceramics, knitted goods, preserves, bulbs, produce and much more, refreshments, elevenses, lunches, afternoon teas, Radford Road church, Leamington, from 11am to 3pm, admission free.

Coffee morning to raise money for Kidney Research, raffle, cakes and more, Congregational Lounge, Wood Street, Southam, from 9.30am to noon, call 07787 800895.

Sunday October 10

Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Leamington town hall, from 3pm, tickets £10 or £8 for concessions and £2 for children, available at the door or by calling 024 7661 2688.

Kenilworth Ramblers, Himbleton, nine miles, call 864624.

Leamington Rambling Club, ten to 12-mile walk, Shipston, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.

Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Preston Bagot, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 498668.