February activities details
Hello all
Please find the February programme attached.
I realise this is very late in coming out to you but unfortunately I have been knocked back by the dreaded flu virus.
I would be grateful if you could return your selection sheets and cheques, for tickets, made payable to Crossroads Care, as soon as possible but if wish to come out on the first week of activities please ring any of the staff or the office to let us know your selection. Likewise if you are worried about ticket bookings please give me a ring.
As you know I am recruiting new support staff for the “Out and About” project. Julie and Tony are working extremely hard to make sure all the events go ahead but I have had to make the decision that those activities, which only have one person going, might have to be cancelled. We really don’t want to disappoint people but unfortunately this might be necessary
I really do hope normal services will be resumed shortly.
Best wishes
Liz, Julie & Tony.
Activity Details
February 1st
Admission £4.75
Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Nature in Art
All the latest winners in the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition organised by The Natural History Museum. Chosen from almost 50,000 entries from 95 countries, these amazing images reflect nature’s beauty, diversity and fragility.
February 2nd
7pm Jethro at Gloucester Guildhall
Ticket £22
Join Jethro for a memorable evening of hysterical nonsense and take a look into the mind of possibly one of the greatest comedic storytellers ever to grace the stage.
Jethro beguiles and befuddles his audience with the endless stream of irreverent twaddle for which he is known and celebrated.
A memorable evening of hysterical nonsense
February 3rd
10.30am Cirencester Antiques & Collectables Market
Admission Free
There has been a weekly Antiques & Collectors’ Market in Cirencester’s Corn Hall every Friday for more than 40 years, and it’s one of the best weekly markets of its kind west of London! Around 50 dealers are on site offering a wide variety of top-quality antiques and collectables ranging from vintage and Art Deco, through to ancient and medieval. Glass, Ceramics and Silver can be found in abundance, as well as Jewellery, Metalwares, Furniture and works of art.
6.30pm Clubbercise
Clubbercise with Heath & Jackson
Barnwood Park Arts College - All levels of fitness
Clubbercise is taught in the dark with glow sticks... and flashing lights to club anthems from the 90's to present day. The moves are easy to follow and classes are proving very popular. If you want a workout that feels more like a night out, without the hangover or heels, then Clubbercise brings exactly this. Class Costs £5.50 pay as you go.
February 4th
7.30pm The Elvis Years
Roses theatre Tickets £19.50
Celebrating 10 years on the road, The Elvis Years is an outstanding musical production which brings to the stage the compelling story of the King of rock ‘n’ roll.
This glittering two-hour production will instantly transport you back to the golden years of rock ’n’roll; witness Elvis audition for the very first time at Sun Studios, become part of the TV audience for the ‘68 Comeback Special, and finally dance in the aisles at a Las Vegas concert, as Mario Kombou (from West End production Jailhouse Rock) recreates with incredible accuracy the charisma, stage presence and humour of the man himself.
Take in all the biggest hits including Always On My Mind, That’s Alright Mama, All Shook Up, Blue Suede Shoes and Suspicious Minds.
February 7th
4pm Slimbridge Wetlands trust - Feed the birds
Admission £9.45
Don't miss this fantastic winter spectacle - From the comfort of the heated Peng observatory hear our warden’s commentary as he feeds the thousands of wintering wild birds and hundreds of Bewick’s swans that have flown all the way from arctic Russia to be here.
7.30 Rory Bremner – Partly Political
Pittville Pump Room
Tickets £22
Britain’s best-known satirical impressionist is back! With Trump, Boris and Brexit fresh in the memory, Rory’s on a mission to make sense (and nonsense) of it all. He will be joined by special surprise guests: some politicians, some comedians. Come and work out which is which!
Bottom of Form
February 8th
7.30pm The Play That Goes Wrong
Everyman Theatre Tickets £22
Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off in this multi award-winning West End smash hit comedy
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!
Hailed “a gut-busting hit” by the New York Times, Mischief Theatre’s sell-out West End comedy has won a host of celebrity endorsements from the likes of Joanna Lumley “We laughed until the tears ran down our faces, it has to be seen” to Ant & Dec “The funniest show we’ve seen! If you can get a ticket, go!”
February 9th
Pamper Session at Stroud College
Fancy a change of hairstyle or a manicure or pedicure or even a massage.
It doesn’t need to cost the earth. Contact Liz for prices.
February 10th
1pm Brasserie Blanc
2 course meal as of time of writing £10.95
7.30pm The Fisherman’s Friends
Fisherman’s Friends 2017
Cheltenham Town Hall
Tickets £24.50
Bound together by lifelong friendship and shared experience for more than 20 years the Fisherman’s Friends have met on the Platt in their native Port Isaac on Cornwall’s rugged north coast to raise money for charity by singing the traditional songs of the sea handed down to them by their forefathers.
In 2010 they signed a major record deal and their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends went Gold as they became the first traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album. Since then they’ve been the subject of an ITV documentary, released the hit albums One and All (2013) and Proper Job (2015) and played to tens of thousands of fans at home and abroad.
February 11th
11am The snowdrop at Colesbourne Park
Admission £8
Set in the beautiful Churn valley in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, Colesbourne Park has been the home of the Elwes family since 1789. The historic snowdrop collection, started by Henry John Elwes with the discovery of Galanthus elwesii in Turkey in 1874, has been greatly developed by Sir Henry and Lady Elwes in the past 25 years. It has been called 'England's greatest snowdrop garden' by Country Life. Now with a collection of 350 varieties, visitors can enjoy the snowdrops throughout the ten acre garden with its woodland and lakeside paths, the Spring Garden and Formal Garden, alongside drifts of cyclamen, hellebores and other winter plants. The surrounding park, arboretum and nearby church are also open.
7.30 Forever Jackson
Roses Theatre
Tickets £19.50
The star of the show sounds precisely like Michael, featuring 100% live, pitch-perfect vocals; looks exactly like Michael, perfected thanks to three-hours in make-up and elaborate, finely-detailed costumes; and moves just like Michael, mirroring every moment, from the legendary dance moves right down to the smallest nuance and mannerism.
Bad’s The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, Another Part of Me and its title track climax a brand-new production that also features Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, Can You Feel It and many more.
February 14th
10.30am Chepstow Castle
Admission £6
Beautifully preserved Chepstow Castle is a history lesson in stone.
From around 1067 through to 1690, the castle, almost chameleon-like, changed its appearance as fashions changed in military architecture. More a case of bright architects than bright colours however.
Century after century, the castle grew and grew along its narrow cliff top ridge. The oldest building is the Norman great tower but building work continued well into the 17th-century as medieval battlements were replaced by stronger musket-friendly parapets. Bows and arrows were so last century!
February 16th
1.30pm Musical Memories
Stroud Subscription rooms
Tickets: £6.00 (includes tea & biscuits)
Relive your musical memories at these monthly afternoon concerts; enjoy classical pieces that have always lived in your heart, hear songs from musicals and arias from operas that have always been yours to cherish. Trevor presides over a feast of talent from local performers and gifted young artists.
February 17th
19.45 pm Gloucester Rugby v Saracens
Tickets £35
February 18th
10.30 Give Nature a Home in your Garden
Make your own nest box for just £5 and enjoy the warmth of our wood burning
RSPB Nagshead Nature Reserve, Parkend, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire GL15 4LA
7.30pm Someone Like You: The Adele Songbook
Roses Theatre
Tickets £19.50
Touring UK theatres for the very first time, Someone Like You: The Adele Songbook is an immaculate celebration of one of our generation’s finest singer-songwriters.
Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton’s BBC ADELE Special, the outstanding Katie Markham has the show-stopping voice and captivating charisma to deliver all your favourite Adele hits in an enthralling concert performance.
The show faithfully recreates the magic of the three record-breaking albums 19, 21 and 25 - including Chasing Pavements, Make You Feel My Love, Set Fire To The Rain, Someone Like You, Hello, Rolling In The Deep and the multi-million seller Skyfall.
February 22nd
10.30am Art class Watercolour techniques
Nature in Art
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Dare to Dabble
Try out different techniques to create watercolour paintings with a nature theme. Experiments include dropping, spreading, rubbing adding salt, white spirit and resist methods.
7.30 Clubbercise
Clubbercise with Heath & Jackson
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Suitable for all levels
Clubbercise is taught in the dark with glow sticks... and flashing lights to club anthems from the 90's to present day. The moves are easy to follow and classes are proving very popular. If you want a workout that feels more like a night out, without the hangover or heels, then Clubbercise brings exactly this. Class Costs £5.50 pay as you go
February 23rd
7.30pm Clare Teal Sings the Doris Day songbook
Tickets £19.50 Roses theatre
With her fabulous trio, Clare celebrates all of Doris’ professional life, starting from her early days and moving on to embrace her massive hit songs from the time when she was the Queen of Hollywood. The era when she became a worldwide star may be long gone, but Doris’ timeless, classic songs will continue to endure - they thrill and captivate audiences of all generations and Clare’s interpretations of them demonstrate not only her own distinct, stunning vocal style, but also prove what a deep respect she has for their original singer.
February 24th
7.30pm Arrival: The Hits Of ABBA
Roses theatre tickets £19.50
Over four decades after Swedish pop legends ABBA swept to stardom, their music remains as popular as ever and the magic of the era is being brought to stages across the country courtesy of ARRIVAL – the international, multi award-winning show that has sold out in over 20 different countries worldwide since 1995.
This high energy show features the vast catalogue of hits loved by many generations including ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Waterloo’, ‘Super Trouper’, ‘Voulez Vous’, and many more -bringing to life the extraordinary songwriting talents of Benny and Bjorn.
February 28th
7.45pm Football Cheltenham V Carlisle
Tickets £15
March 2nd
11am The Cotswold Motoring Museum –Bourton on the Water
Admission £5.50
The Motoring Museum is overflowing with vintage car collections, classic cars and motorcycles, caravans, original enamel signs and an intriguing collection of motoring curiosities, it is a genuinely captivating experience and a fun day out at Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds.
The Cotswold Motoring Museum is owned by Boundless by CSMA, why not join today and save on your entrance fee?
March 3rd
7.30pm The Music of John Denver
Tickets £12.50
Stroud Subscription Rooms
Next year sees the 20th anniversary of the death of one of the best loved singer songwriters of all time John Denver. Join Chris Bannister as he celebrates the life and music of Denver in his own unique style. An established singer songwriter in his own right, Chris is not a tribute act, his show is a celebration of the great mans music and life performed with an intensity and passion that has established him as one of the worlds leading performers of Denver's music. Chris has performed with former John Denver band mates Steve Weisberg, Jim Horn, Chris Nole and Jim Connor.
March 4th
7pm Live Pro Wrestling
Gloucester Guildhall Theatre
Ticket £12
Fighters include
Olly Lloyd, from Gloucester, is widely described as the ‘teenage sensation’!
Jason Larusso, his opponent from Swansea, Wales, is a 10 year veteran in the profession. He is highly rated within the wrestling world.
Also appearing on the tournament will be top Gloucester favourite, Iestyn Rees. He will be teaming up with Swindon star Eddie Ryan to face ‘The Bruisers’ for top tag-team action.
Cheltenham star, Kian Castell will be making a rare local appearance, having spent the last year travelling the length and breadth of Britain participating in top tournaments. His opponent on the night will be British wrestling legend, James Mason.
Top British heavyweight, Stu Oddysee has now been signed for the tournament. The aggressive and temperamental star is sure to bring controversy to the night’s event!
A full supporting bill will bring exciting action to Gloucester Guildhall
Activity Selection
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27/2/17 / 27 / 28 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
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