What's On
Your guide to what's on and what you can do in and around Stourport throughout the year. To promote your event, simply e-mail us with the details and we will add it to our listings.
September 2010
| Best Foot Forward Walks lead by David Tidmarsh. Stourport Riverside walk every Wednesday 2pm to 3pm. Meet at Stourport Bowling Club. Contact David Tidmarsh for more information on 01562 732942 | |
| Every Tuesday and Sunday throughout September at 11am a Walk in the Woods / Health Walks from the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre - call 01299 266929 for further information. | |
| Social Day Centre, New Street, Stourport is open for hot lunches for the over 55's on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 2 Course Home Cooked Meal £3.00. Booking advisable before 11.30am on 01299 823240 | |
| St Michael's Luncheon Club meets every Wednesday in the Parish Room at 12 noon. All ages welcome. Suggested donation £1.50 for Soup & Bread, Fruit Juice, followed by a choice of Beans, Cheese, or Sardines on Toast or a Jacket Potato, then Cheese & Crackers, Tea or Coffee. St Michael's Luncheon Club is an opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones over a nice lunch. | |
| Yoga class for all ages and abilities at Stourport Community Centre on Lickhill Road, every Monday 10-11 am. Price £5. Just come along to stretch, relax and make friends. | |
| Senior Art Makers - art classes for adults by Malcolm Brookes. Suitable for all abilities, including absolute beginners. Wednesdays 4pm to 6pm at Church House, Areley Kings. For more information please call 01562 732978. | |
| Chance to Dance - danceFEST at Areley Kings Village Hall - 10am to 11.00am every Thursday. If you would like the opportunity to increase flexibility, build strength and learn dance sequences to music from past to present, incorporating moves inspired by rock'n'roll and salsa dance, then look no further... A class run by DanceFest for over 55's at Areley Kings Village Hall for men and women. £2.00 per person. Stay and socialise afterwards. For more information call 01562 732977. Organised by Wyre Forest District Council. (no class on 18th Feb - half term week). | |
| 4th 5th | The highlight of Stourports year - the carnival on the first weekend of September - includes a big parade with floats and marching bands, an evening river carnival, plus a host of activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy over two days. For further information click here. |
| 5th | Ryan’s Ryde - 2010 - Last year’s event was a great success, so we invite you to this year’s Ryan’s Ryde supporting teenagers with cancer. The ride out will meet at Hopwood services Junction 2 of the M42 at 11.30 for a prompt departure at 12.00. This year’s destination is the Old Beams Pub Dunley Road, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 0AA. Bikes, scooters, sidecars, trikes and three wheelers
welcome. Suggested donation for ride out £5.00.
The approximate distance for the ride is 40 miles. Free camping and Sat night party at the Rose and Crown, junction 3 M42 (Alcester rd Portway Birmingham). All money raised from this event will go to the Paul Ackrill fund, Registered charity number 1090118.
Contact; Beau Yates;07738620685 e’mail beau.yates@virgin.net |
| 11th 12th | Heritage Open Days Weekend in Stourport-on-Severn |
| 11th 12th | Keep 11th and 12th September clear! As part of the National Heritage Open Days Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust will be opening the Staterooms of the Castle and conducting a limited number of interactive Time Traveller Tours, taking children and their parents back in time to join King George III and his family at Breakfast with the Bishop. Tours can be booked on the 11th and 12th September from 11.00 a.m. in the Entrance to the County Museum at the Castle. Numbers are limited so booking early on the day is advisable. The Castle will be open from 11a.m. – 5. p.m. and the Museum is also offering tours of their stores. Entrance and tours are free on these special days. A spokesperson for the Trust said: “This is what we hope will be the first of many exciting Time Traveller Tours, each visiting a different period of the Castle’s colourful history. We want people to see what a special place the castle is. We are always looking for more volunteers who want to become involved in events like these. Our Time Traveller re-enacters include adults and children. “ The Trust was formed to try to buy the castle to preserve it for public benefit and enjoyment for generations to come. If you would like to find out more, visit the web-site www.hartleburycastletrust.org , phone Sue Beeson on 0789 0171453 or come along on the 11th or 12th of September and join in the fun. |
| 12th | "Brass for Babies" Charity Concert at Stourport Civic Hall, 7pm Sunday 12th September - all proceeds to Tiny Babies Big Appeal & B-Ham Womens Hospital. For further information please contact Jo-Anne Bowkett, Deputy Civic Halls Manager on 01562 732158 |
| 15th | Whist drive at 1.30 p.m. at Areley Kings Village Hall (doors open at 1 p.m.). Cost £1 including refreshments. Prizes for winners and looser. Raffle. Beginners welcome. More information from Marjan on 01299 871804. |
| 18th | Critically acclaimed and award winning group Fordante continue their Arts Council supported 2010 tour performing popular music from the Big Screen including ‘Dr Zhivago’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Godfather’ and ’Out Of Africa’ along with their own beautiful, worldly, evocative classical and film inspired music at Areley Kings Village Hall at 7.30pm. “Passionate, uplifting… broader appeal than its classical roots” Music Critic “Absolutely wonderful evening” Audience Feedback Further information from www.fordante.com. Tickets:Mrs Gibson 07939 318973, £8.00, under16 £4.00 |
| 21st | Give Blood! If you are aged between 17 and 65 years of age, in general good health and weigh over 50kgs you can become a blood donor. Please call 0300 123 23 23 or see www.blood.co.uk for more information. At Stourport Civic Centre, New Street from 13.00 to 3.30 and 4.30 to 7.00. |
| 29th | The Friends of Areley Kings Village Hall are holding their monthly coffee morning 10am-12 noon at the Hall.Come and join us for a friendly chat and home-made cakes and hot drinks. |
Forthcoming Events 2010
| 9th October | The Friends of Areley Kings Village Hall are holding a Ceilidh dance on Saturday 9 October at 7.30pm at the Hall.Tickets are £11 for non-members and £10 for members of the Friends.Price includes a hot supper.Bring your own drinks and glasses. |
| 30th and 31st October | Halloween at Stourport Canal Basins - inc. canal boat trips |
| 13th November | The Friends of Areley kings Village Hall are holding their annual Craft Fair at the Hall on Saturday 13 November from 10am-4pm.Free admission. A wide range of stalls will be there offering such hand made items as jewellry,cards,toys,cakes and much more.Tombola stall . Refreshments on sale all day. |
| 19th November | Three Kings Parade Parade starts from Harold Davies Drive. The Christmas lights are switched on as the parade advances The parade finishes at Stourport Civic Centre with a Carol Service where the Christmas Tree lights are switched on. |