Your guide to what’s on

Friday September 13

Sherbourne Flower Festival Preview Concert, music by Kathryn Ellis and friends and first viewing of flower displays. All Saints Church, Sherbourne, tickets £6 includes glass or wine or soft drink and nibbles, Contact Gail via [email protected] or see www.sherbournewarwick.blogspot.com

Enjoy Walking Your Way To Health, free bus trip to Ryton Pools, coach leaves Jephson Gardens in Leamington at 2.30pm, call 492760 or 431695.

Heritage Open Day 2013, take a guided tour of the Pump Room, Leamington, from 1pm, free, no booking required.

K2Acoustic, a blend of country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B, jazz and funk, live at the Fox & Vivian, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington.

Where’s the Drummer? Rock Guitar Duo, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, free entry and free camping for band followers, call 01296 770332 or visit thewharfinnfennycompton.co.uk

Calender Girls is on at the Loft Theatre in Leamington tonight and on Saturday September 14 at 7.30pm. Call 0844 493 4938.

Saturday September 14

Memories Day at the Craven Lane Hall, Come and share your memories of The Old Welfare Centre, Southam, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, free tea and cakes, everyone welcome.

Heritage Weekend at the Royal Naval A Club, Riverside Walk, Adelaide Road, Leamington, take an accompanied walk around this historic club, on display will be a famous model Aircraft Carrier, Myton Hospice will be showing their ideas for fund raising in the community, Way Ahead show off their handy craft work and the Royal British Legion will be in attendance, free entry from 10am to 4pm, also on Sunday September 15.

Astronomy for Fun, Full Moon and Beginner Night, Lunt Fort, Baginton, from 6pm, £3 entry fee, visit www.cosmic-latte.co.uk

Oriflamme Ensemble, Julian Hellaby piano, Antoine Mitchell conductor, St Nicholas church, Warwick, from 7.30pm, tickets £10 from the church, call 419905.

Dancing to live music by Harley Street and bingo, the Royal Naval Club, Riverside, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8pm to 11pm.

Sherbourne Flower Festival, tombola, Raffle, light lunches and afternoon Teas All Saints Church, Sherbourne, Warwick, from 10am to 5pm, entry to view flower displays £3, also on Sunday September 15 with Festal Evensong service - Sunday at 6pm with The Charlecote Festival Singers and The Very Reverend John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry.

Dance and Jive rock ‘n’ roll band are playing at Southam Sports and Social Club from 8.30pm. Free entry. For details, call 812284 (evenings only).

Exhibition of old village photographs at Fenny Compton village hall, 10.30am to 4pm. Free entry, refreshments available. Raising funds for Fenny Compton village hall. For details, call 01925 770361.

Zed Lepp are playing at the Leamington LAMP off Adelaide Road, 8pm to midnight. £3 entry.

Sunday September 15

Free concert, Solstice Wind Quintet playing Elgar. St Nicholas church, Warwick, from 3pm.

Battle of Britain Parade, held by the Leamington, Warwick & District Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association, Leamington War Memorial, from 3pm.

Carl Sinclair and his Boogie Band, Leamington Live Art and Music project (LAMP), from 8pm, call 886699 or visit www.leamingtonlamp.co.uk

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

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

Solstice Wind Quintet concert at St Nicholas church in Warwick at 3pm: music by Edward Elgar. Free entry.

Exhibition of old village photographs at Fenny Compton village hall, 10.30am to 4pm. Free entry, refreshments available. Raising funds for Fenny Compton village hall. For details, call 01925 770361.

Free ‘Book Magic’ family story times session at 2pm at Leamington Library. Suitable for all ages (children under eight must be accompanied by an adult).

Monday September 16

Rock Choir rehearsals at Corpus Christi Primary School, Langbank Avenue, Ernesford Grange, Coventry CV3 2QP, 7.30pm to 9pm.

tuesday september 17

Rock Choir rehearsal at St Augustine’s Primary School, Hollis Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2JY, 8pm to 9.30pm.

Oddfellows skittles night at 6 Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street, Leamington, 7.30pm. Refreshments available. All welcome.

Sydenham History Group talk on the Leamington and Warwick canal by Nigel Hamilton at the SYDNI Centre off Marloes Walk, Sydenham, 7.30pm. Refreshments available. £2 entry. For details, call 330711.

Wednesday September 18

Leamington Spa Horticultural Society meeting: Enid Simms will talk about her work as chairman of Leamington in Bloom, at St Peters church in Dormer Place, Leamington, 7pm for 7.30pm start. Everyone welcome, non members £3 on the door including tea/coffee and biscuits.

Talk on the Historic Gardens of Warwickshire at the County Record Office, Warwick, 7pm to 9pm, with Diane James, co-author of The Historic Gardens of Warwickshire. £5 per person. Places must be booked in advance on 01926 738959.

Organ recital with Colin Druce at St Mary Magdalene church in Vicarage Road, Lillington, 7.30pm.

Thursday September 19

Rock Choir rehearsal at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Green Lane South, Finham, Coventry CV3 6EA, 10am ro 11.30am.

Friday September 20

Aster Weekend, enjoy the colourful display of asters, Hill Close Gardens, Bread & Meat Close, Warwick, entry £3.50, runs to Sunday September 22, www.hillclosegardens.com

Bat Walk organised by Cubbington Action Group against HS2, with local bat expert, around South Cubbington Wood. £2 adult or child. Advance booking advised: phone 425283. Meet outside Kings Head, Cubbington at 6.45pm, bring strong footwear/wellies and torch. No dogs. Participation at own risk. If bad weather walk will be cancelled.

Lunchtime concert by Christopher Beaumont on organ at Holy Trinity church in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington, 1pm. Light refreshments available from 12.30pm. Free entry.

Leatherat! local folk group, The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton, free entry and free camping for band followers, call 01296 770332 or visit thewharfinnfennycompton.co.uk

Rush Half Hour concert: Piano Quintent No. 1 by Louise Farrence at Presto Classical in Park Street, Leamington, 6.30pm. Free entry, wine and refreshments provided.

Saturday September 21

Join local photographers for help with taking the best pictures, Hill Close Gardens, Bread & Meat CLose, Warwick, £10 for entry, photo session and tea and cake, book and workshop, place on 493339, www.hillclosegardens.com

Paranormal Experts come to Warwickshire, Rhonda Riachi, John Hanson and Anthony Peake, Warwick Unitarian chapel, High Street, Warwick, from 10am for 10.30am start, tickets £18 on the door, call 07505 323443 or email [email protected]

Tea dance at St Nicholas church in Warwick at 3pm, featuring a professional trio and singer. Tickets £15.

Royal Naval Association Male Voice Choir annual concert with supporting soloists at All Saints’ church ayt Emscote, Warwick, 7.30pm. Tickets £5, from:-Warwick Visitor Centre at Court House, Jury Street, Warwick, and from Presto Classical in Park Street, Leamington. Call 422958.

‘Colour & Comfort Unique Quilts’ presentation by Barbara Meddoms and Jenny Shufflebotham at Northgate Church, Barrack Street, Warwick, 10am to 4pm. £2 entry, proceeds divided between Myton Hospice and church funds. Crafts, cards, tea and coffee available in the hall.

An evening of musical entertainment featuring the City of Coventry Male Voice Choir and Jane and Paul Carter at St Nicholas church in Kenilworth at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 including light refreshments. Proceeds to the Greenway Trust. Call 024 7647 0693 or 024 7647 1669.

Dancing to live music by Joe Priddy and bingo at the Royal Naval Association Club in Adelaide Road, Leamington, 8pm to 11pm.

Sunday September 22

Kenilworth Rambling Club, Butlers Marston, call 427901.

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

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

Songwriters Stage at the Leamington LAMP off Adelaide Road, 7.30pm. Free entry.

Monday September 23

Rock Choir rehearsals at Corpus Christi Primary School, Langbank Avenue, Ernesford Grange, Coventry CV3 2QP, 7.30pm to 9pm.

Royal British Legion Warwick branch meeting at the Masonic Rooms at Alderson House, High Street, Warwick (entrance through car park in Back Lane), 7pm for 7.30pm.

Tuesday September 24

Handfuls of Warwickshire Earth with poet Avril Newey: a Warwickshire family’s legacy in verse and prose, Warwicklibrary, from 7pm to 8.30pm, tickets free, call 0300 555 8171.

Rock Choir rehearsal at Warwick Quaker Centre, 39 High Street, Warwick, CV34 4AX, 10am to 11.30am.

Rock Choir rehearsal at St Augustine’s Primary School, Hollis Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2JY, 8pm to 9.30pm.

Wednesday september 25

Organ recital with John Wilderspin at St Mary Magdalene church in Vicarage Road, Lillington, 7.30pm.

Thursday September 26

Radford Road church Film Club, Finding Neverland starring Jonny Depp and Kate Winslett,, Radford Road church, Leamington, from 2pm, tea and homemade cake, £2 per person.

Living History Workshop at St John’s Museum, Warwick: Discovering the Romans, 7pm to 9pm. £5 per person. Places must be booked in advance on 01926 412132.

Rock Choir rehearsal at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Green Lane South, Finham, Coventry CV3 6EA, 10am ro 11.30am.

Armonico Consort concert: Venetian Blinders - Concerto! at St Mary’s church in Warwick, 7.30pm. Tickets £11 to £32.50. Call 0844 5810750.

Saturday September 28

A Night at the Movies, featuring the All Stars Live Band, movie clips on the large screen, Radford Road church, from 7.30pm free entry with donations to the Sinai Children’s Orphanage and School.

The Harry Rag Band are playing at Southam Sports and Social Club from 8.30pm. Free entry. For details, call 812284 (evenings only).

Get Crafty! Felting Workshop at St John’s Museum, Warwick, 2pm to 4pm, with artist Sian Love. £25 per person. Places must be booked in advance on 01926 412132.

Sunday September 29

Royal Shakespeare Company storyteller Sarah Jane-Lee is leading a free ‘Book Magic’ family story times session at 2pm at Leamington Library. Suitable for all ages (children under eight must be accompanied by an adult).