Entertainment, Charity and Sporting Events during July

Last Updated (Thursday, 01 July 2010 07:33) Written by Cotswold Style Thursday, 30 July 2009 13:53

Sherston Boules Day
25th July 2010          
Saturday 17th July 9:30am Open - All Day. This one day event celebrates a tournament that has become the long-lasting and the biggest one-day boules event in the UK. Day-long live music, entertainments, craft and market stalls, children’s activities and a range of food and drink at pavement bars and cafés offer a relaxing contrast to often hard-fought matches. This is a day out that the whole family can enjoy as participant or spectator. Cost: Free of Charge  
For more details please contact: Irene Johnston on 01666 841273 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Patrick Monahan - The Ladyboys of Iran
Thursday 22nd July 2010
8pm Town Hall Tickets: £12
Following the success of his 2009 national tour, the brilliant Middleborough-Irish-Iranian comic is embarking on a full-scale British tour. This veteran of several sellout Edinburgh Fringe runs was, for a long time, the warm-up man for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and now, the man himself is gracing the Cheltenham stage. Patrick combines his sharp, hilarious observations with his unique cultural roots and thus, brings his humour to life. Now warming up for The Paul O’Grady Show and often seen on it, other TV credits include The World Stands Up and The Armstrong & Miller Show. Patrick’s support comes from Alan Seaman who performs extracts of his show ‘Shopping and Cooking.’ The List raves about Patrick, stating that ‘he has all the charm of Ed Byrne, the energy of Adam Bloom and wild leaps of imagination that are resonant of Ross Noble.’
www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk

The Kings Head
Friday 23rd July
A fun filled night in Aid of the Cobalt Unit with an Elvis, Roy Orbison and a Tina Turner Tribute Night. 8pm till late. £3 per ticket. To enter both competitions contact Mark 01242 673260

NLP training
24th -25th July
Want to lead a better, fuller and richer life? Well, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) promises all this and more. NLP teaches you a set of skills and mental techniques which helps you to run your life more successfully. And now is your chance to learn those skills with a foundation course at the magnificent venue of Whitbourne Hall, Worcester. This course teaches you the fundamentals of NLP to help you achieve better results and greater happiness in your own life. Cost £195. To book your place tel: 0774 7031701.

Mum’s The Word
26th – 31st July 2010
Mum’s The Word is a hilarious and intimate exploration of motherhood, starring Gillian Taylforth, Tracy Shaw and Sally Ann Matthews. Primarily, this award-winning production is airing the secret, funny, dirty laundry of motherhood in public for the very first time; however, elements of it highlight a sense of liberation and enlightenment. A must-see for all those needing to inject a little humour in their life. Tickets from £10
www.everymantheatre.org.uk

Cotswolds88hotel cookery school
Monday 26th July 2010
The Cotswolds88 hotel cookery school caters for anyone who has a passion for food. At the hands of the experienced head chef, Lee Scott, anyone from the novice to the experienced enthusiast will discover how to produce top quality food, aimed to impress. The cookery school provides a hands on opportunity to develop your culinary skills and, consequently, you will leave with a new found confidence and skills to show your friends and family.
For more details contact: 01452 813688.

Dolly, The Show
Tuesday 27th July 2010
7.30pm Town Hall
This two-hour show, featuring a full cast of singers, dancers and superb musicians, celebrates Dolly Parton’s music that made her the internationally famed icon that she is today. Led by acclaimed country singer Jeanne Jordan, the show takes the audience on a musical journey through Dolly’s early days to her arena concerts of today. Packed with all of Dolly’s hits, such as; 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, Islands in the Stream, Jolene, Here You Come Again, Coat of Many Colors and many more, all performed on a great stage set, injected with fun and more sparkles than Dolly’s rhinestones! This is one show you can’t afford to miss! Tickets: £16.50, £14
www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk

The End of Roman Corinium with Dr Alison Brookes
Tuesday 27th July 12.30pm
Evidence from many of the towns of Roman Britain suggests that they were in decline in the 4th century with their public buildings neglected or deserted. Corinium was different; its occupation continued and peaked about 350 AD. Join Dr Alison Brookes to discover more about this interesting period in Roman Corinium’s history. This is a Festival of British Archaeology Event and links with the national 410 AD celebrations marking the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman Britain. Cost is included in the price of admission or free to season ticket holders. For more information please visit www.cotswold.gov.uk

Comedy Night at Cheltenham Regency Hotel
Thursday 29th July
Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 8pm    
An exciting event for all those wishing to inject a little humour into their lives.  Taking place on the last Thursday of most months, this is one not to be missed. Cost: Tickets cost £10.
For more details please contact: 01452 713226

In The Mood for Dancing - The Big Girls Night Out
Saturday 31st July 2010
8pm Town Hall
Tickets: £14.50, £12.50
Slip on your gladrags and dancing shoes and join Anne Nolan, Mia Carla, ‘ladies sweetheart’ Billy Walker and The Hot! Hot! Hot! European Dream Boiz for a girls night out to remember. Numbers such as It’s Raining Men, Hot Stuff, Man I Feel Like A Woman, We Will Rock You and Big Girls You Are Beautiful will have you dancing in the aisles…and with the original Nolan sister powering out anthems like Somewhere Over The Rainbow, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and The Winner Takes It All, this is sure to be a night to be remembered by all. So guys if you’re game, dudes if you dare, come on down, we’ll see you there!
www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk

The Inn at Fossebridge Hosts Start of Major Fundraising RAFA Classic Cars Rally
Sunday 8th August 2010
This event will see 300 vintage cars set out from Gloucestershire for the first ever Fosseway Rally in aid of the RAF Association. Money raised will go towards the RAF Association’s Miles More Minutes campaign, which aims to provide more free telephone talk time for troops stationed abroad, enabling them to stay more in touch with their families, while they are away. As part of the event another 300 cars will leave Waddington, Lincolnshire at the same time - enabling one of the biggest ever rallies of its type to arrive at the famed Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire. For more details visit; www.fossebridgeinn.co.uk

Dance, Fitness and Personal Development Workshops
July Onwards
All Your Life is the unique, one-stop destination dedicated to making you
happy by helping you physically, emotionally and practically to change the things you hate and enjoy the things you love. From June it will be offering a wide range of classes and workshops, from Belly Dancing, Burlesque, Zumba and Salsa to Boxercise, Yoga and Pilates and even Laughter classes and monthly Charisma  and Business/Coaching workshops. All Your Life.
For further information visit:
www.allyourlife.co.uk
or call 01242 222 118.
See page 55 for details of this month’s All Your Life competition.

Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival
14th July - 1st August 2010
Presented by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the Festival is a celebration of poetry in the town of the greatest poet and features a range of superb events with well known actors. Highlights will include a special evening in celebration of the Holy Trinity Church 800th anniversary, a Poetry Mass, a special evening with RSC director Greg Doran and ends by opening the door of the Mermaid Tavern on Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
For more details please visit www.shakespeare.org.uk/poetryfestival.html

Afternoon Talk - Chedworth Roman Villa: Past, Present and Future
Wednesday 21st July
Chedworth Roman villa is one of the largest Roman villas in the country providing a fascinating insight into 4th century Roman Britain. Join Mark George, Visitor Services Manager at Chedworth Roman Villa, and explore the presentation and interpretation of the site from the Victorian discovery and into the future. 2 – 4pm. Cost: £5 or £4.50 to annual season ticket holders and Friends of the Corinium Museum. Booking is essential. For more details please visit www.cotswold.gov.uk

Teenage Rampage
Saturday 24th July 2010
This annual event stages a number of heats across the South West to select various bands to perform on the Teenage Rampage stage at Bristol Festival in September. This is a great chance to see some of the best emerging bands in the area compete, ambitiously, for a much sought after place. Tickets TBC.
Doors 7.30pm. All Ages.
www.gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

The Cotswolds and World War II – A Corinium History Hounds Workshop
Tuesday 27th July, 10am – 12pm
Find out what life was like for an evacuee and make your own gas mask. Corinium History Hounds is a club for 8 – 16-year-olds who are interested in exploring different aspects of history; including archaeology, local heritage and the museum collections. Sessions take place once a month from 10am – 12noon at the Corinium Museum, on a Saturday during term time, or on a weekday during the school holidays. Initial membership costs £5.00. There is a charge of £2.00 per workshop (club members are also entitled to a discount for children’s holiday activities). For more details or to join please contact Amanda Hart email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Tel. 01285 655611. Booking is essential

The Rural Cinema
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July 2.15pm. The Corinium Museum takes part in the Cotswold District Council Rural Cinema scheme, showing a film once a month. Tickets can be booked in advance, and cost £4.50 (Adults) £3.50 (Concessions). Film titles are released approx. 4 - 6 weeks in advance. To find out which film will be showing contact the Corinium Museum. Website: www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum Tel: 01285 655611

Summer Holiday Activities at Gloucester City Museum Crafty Corner.
Crafty Corner provides you with an opportunity to make a holiday activity planner.
23rd, 24th & 27th July
10.30am - 4.30pm
Drop in Science workshop – Good Vibrations. Discover and explore more about the Science behind sound. Good Vibrations allows a hands on approach to science, enabling you to try your own experiments.
27th July 10.30 - 12 & 2 - 3.30pm
Crafty Corner. Finger puppets
28th - 30th July 10.30am - 4.30pm
Crafty Corner. Insect bookmarks. Celebrating 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. 31st July, 3rd & 4th August­ 10.30am - 4.30pm
www.gloucester.gov.uk/citymuseum

Summer Holiday Activities – Star Cars @ Heritage Motor Centre
24 July – 5 September
Star Cars Holiday Quiz - Come and join our HMC kids characters on a Star Car quiz around the museum to see some of our most famous vehicles. This activity is free of charge and available all week but normal museum admission prices apply.

Upton Wold Open Gardens in aid of Linc
Sunday 11th July
11am – 4pm, Entrance £6
For more details:
www.lincfund.org

Red Cross: Dance For Life
Saturday 17th July
The British Red Cross Dance for life event, now in its fifth year, is one of the biggest youth dance events in the South East, now it comes to the South West. Tickets £6 £5 concs.
Doors 6.30pm. All Ages. www.gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Opera Brava Outside Concert at Stowell Park
30th and 31st July
By kind permission of Lord Vestey, Stowell Park presents a Picnic in the Garden – Bring your own chairs. Opera Weekend in aid of Linc.
Friday 30th July – Magic Flute – Mozart
Saturday 31st – La Boheme – Puccini
For more details and ticket prices visit www.operabrava.co.uk

Wake up and Walk for Winston’s Wish!
Child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish is thrilled to announce the exciting news that their Sunrise Walks are back for 2010! After two successful flagship events in Gloucestershire and West Sussex in 2009 this unique and special walk has become a highlight of the Winston’s Wish year and for everyone who takes part. There will be two 10 mile Winston’s Wish Sunrise Walks again this year and you can choose to join in either: West Sussex on Sunday 19th September 2010 or in Gloucestershire on Saturday 25th September 2010. Places are limited and after such a successful first year lots of our wonderful walkers have already put their name down to be a part of something special again! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to join us in a unique experience! 
For further details and to register please visit www.sunrisewalk.co.uk

The British Forces Foundation’s Day in the Park
Saturday 21st August 2010
at Cirencester Park Polo Club
3pm – Hackett Army Polo Team vs. The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
4pm – Cheltenham College vs. Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Plus Military Band, tent pegging and special guests.
For full details on Big Curry Lunch tickets, club-side picnic spaces and crowd-side parking go to:
www.bff.org.uk/dayinthepark.cfm
or call 01672 564911 and much, much more

Cirencester Park Polo Club
Key Fixtures for July
Saturday 10th – SUPA Championship, Non Playing Members Trophy Matches, Town Cup Matches
Sunday 11th – Non Playing Members Trophy Final, Town Cup Matches
Saturday 17th – Doug Brown Trophy Matches, Town Cup Matches
Sunday 18th – Town Cup Final, Doug Brown Trophy Matches
Saturday 24th – Warwickshire Cup Matches, Doug Brown Trophy Matches, Final Wilson Trophy
Saturday 31st – Warickshire Cup and Doug Brown Trophy Matches
Sunday 1st August – Final Doug Brown Cup, Warwickshire Cup Matches

Cricket on the road in Cheltenham and Gloucester
29th July - 8th August
The Club will once again be setting up at the College Ground in Cheltenham for this year’s C&G Cheltenham Cricket Festival. The Club will be playing at Cheltenham from 29th July to the 8th August, hosting four cricket matches including 2 four-day LV – County Championship and 2 one-day Clydesdale Bank 40 competition matches.
The Ground’s idyllic setting has provided a perfect backdrop for the Festival throughout its history, proving a successful attraction for cricket fans and new supporters. It is one of the most successful Festivals in the world, regularly attracting large crowds and big cricketing stars. Tickets cost from only £14 per day in advance or purchase a Cheltenham mini season ticket and see all 10 days of cricket for only £79. Tickets can either be purchased through the ticket line 0117 910 8010 (during office hours), on the website www.glosccc.co.uk or by visiting the Ticket Office at the County Ground during office hours.