September – November 2023
Each month in these pages, we feature a selection of events, and places to go to, in and around Ciren. We give complimentary What’s On listings to local charities; local community fund raising events; non-profit making clubs and groups, and our regular paying advertisers, at the editor’s discretion. Call Jan on 01285 659673 with queries or to clarify.
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Please email brief entries to Jan by the 18th of the month before, at info@cirenscene.com
Every Mon: ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET first Saturday of month 9-5pm. 01285 655645, markets@cirencester.gov.uk http://www.cirencester.gov.uk
Every Mon: CHARTER MARKET 10-4pm. Market Place, Cirencester. Community Services Officer 01285 655646, markets@cirencester.gov.uk http://www.cirencester.gov.uk
Every Mon to Sat: PARISH CHURCH GUIDE-LED TOURS, March to end October, at either 10.45 or 2.30pm. Check website below. Can be booked for groups or societies throughout year at £4 pp. office@cirenparish.co.uk or 01285 650317 http://www.cirenparish.co.uk.
Every Tues: BABY BOUNCE AND RHYME. 10.30am Songs for babies and toddlers (under 5s). Term time only. Cirencester Library, 01285 659813, Cirencester.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Every Tues & Sat: TOWN WALKS. 2.30PM Ongoing till October 22nd. Walks are free but donations are encouraged. Special Bookings may be made for any daylight hour throughout the year on request. Call William Cooper 07922 044442. Civic Society http://www.ccsoc.org.uk/townwalks
Every Wed: STORIES WITH LISA. 10am & 11am. Sensory story time for under 8s. Term time only. Cirencester Library, 01285 659813, Cirencester.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Every Thurs & 3rd Sat: QUIET GARDEN @ THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE. Open 11.30 – 3.30 as part of the Quiet Garden movement. A wonderful place for quiet reflection. All welcome – pop in briefly or stay longer. Level access through meeting house at 53 Thomas Street GL7 2BA. Light refreshments & toilet facilities available. No booking necessary. No charge – donations welcome. Enquires email: caduceus02@msn.com
Every Fri: CHARTER MARKET 10-4pm. Market Place, Cirencester. Community Services Officer 01285 655646, markets@cirencester.gov.uk http://www.cirencester.gov.uk
Every Fri: ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES MARKET 8am-3pm Corn Hall, Cirencester Market Place.
Every Fri, Sat & Sun: SPRING / SUMMER OPENING – CORINIUM ALES MICRO-BREWERY. We offer you locally brewed award-winning real ales in a bottle, flagon, barrel or cask. 3-7(8)pm. Sun 2-5pm. Unit 1a, The Old Kennels (aka “the doghouse”), Cirencester Park, GL7 1UR. Call Lucy on 07716 826467. hello@coriniumales.co.uk. http://www.coriniumales.co.uk
Every 1st Sat: ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET 9-5pm Corn Hall.
Every 2nd & 4th Sat: FARMERS’ MARKET: 9-2.30pm. Market Place. Community Services Officer 01285 655646, markets@cirencester.gov.uk www.cirencester.gov.uk
Fri 1 Sep: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “How Close to WWIII (The Cuban Crisis)”, by David Head. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Sat 2 Sep: BIG YELLOW BUS PROJECT CENTRE LAUNCH DAY Open House 12 -1pm at 37a Market Place, Cirencester, GL7 2NX. We would be delighted if you could be part of this event and look forward to seeing you there. Light refreshment provided. centre@bigyellowbusproject.co.uk 07535 915568 www.bigyellowbusproject.co.uk
Sat 2 Sep: BARN CINEMA, 12.30PM ELEMENTAL (PG), 3PM OPPENHEIMER Subtitled (15), 7PM BARBIE (12A). Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk. Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
Sun 3 Sep: CIRENCESTER RAMBLERS. From Lechlade Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade-on-Thames GL7 3AY a walk of discovery, exploring less familiar paths, abandoned canal, dismantled railway and Neolithic Curcus (travel £3). 10mi/16.1km. Moderate. Richard Holmes 01285 651765 / 07726 566609. Meet The Waterloo Car Park, Ciren GL7 2PY; at 9 for 9.15am. No dogs except Assistance dogs. www.cirencesterramblers.org.uk Visitors welcome.
Sun 3 Sep: TETBURY GOODS SHED, OFF THE RAILS, ONE DAY FESTIVAL: Welcome to our third family festival of music! There will also be magic, fire-eaters, a Samba band and impromptu entertainment for all the family, as well as beer tent and a craft fair. 11-6. A whole day pass is £5 for adults, under 18s free. Tickets from http://www.shed-arts.co.uk
Sun 3 Sep: SIDDINGTON VILLAGE SHOW: FRUIT, VEG, PLANTS & CRAFTS Siddington Village Hall, 2-4pm All welcome. Refreshments and Raffle.
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Sun 3 Sep: BARN CINEMA, 12.30PM ELEMENTAL (PG), 3PM BARBIE (12A), 6PM OPPENHEIMER (15). Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk. Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
Tues 5 Sep: CIRENCESTER ART SOCIETY DEMONSTRATION Lizet Dingemans, artist and art teacher of Raw Umber Studios in Stroud will be talking about the fundamentals of drawing a portrait. Meet Baptist Church, Chesterton 7pm. cirencesterartsociety.com 01285 641630.
Tues 5 Sep: AQIVA WORKING PARTY at OBELISK, AMPHITHEATRE 6-8pm. General weeding and tidying. Appropriate clothes, stout footwear and gloves essential. Please bring any tools if you can – border forks & spades, hoes, secateurs, trowels, hand forks etc. BYO refreshments. Please confirm beforehand to Alison Horrocks 01285 651765 / 07856 449109 or aqivasec@gmail.com.
Wed 6 Sep: CIRENCESTER CHAMBER AGM & SUMMER SOCIAL. 6-8pm. At The Corinium Museum, Park Street, Ciren, GL7 2BX. All welcome. For more info and to register go to cirencesterchamber.org.uk/events. Queries to Sarah Somers, Chamber Secretary 07842 081589 or info@cirencesterchamber.org.uk
Thur 7 Sep: QUIET GARDEN @ THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE. Open 11.30 – 3.30 as part of the Quiet Garden movement. (Each Thursday in Sept) A wonderful place for quiet reflection. All welcome – pop in briefly or stay longer. Level access through meeting house at 53 Thomas Street GL7 2BA. Light refreshments & toilet facilities available. No booking necessary. No charge – donations welcome. Enquires email: caduceus02@msn.com
Thur 7 Sep: TAR (15) Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centres on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra. 7-9.40pm. Tickets from www.shed-arts.co.uk.
Thur 7 Sep: Talk: ALAN SMITH ON THE MIGHTY DC3, STRATTON PROBUS CLUB. New members welcome. Meet Ciren Golf Club. Coffee 9.45am. Further info John Milner 07836 341550 or stratton.probus@gmail.com. www.strattonprobus.org.uk/Programme/
Fri 8 Sep: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “Microlight adventures, good but not always excellent”, by Rob Cuckow. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Fri 8 Sep: LONDON HAYDN QUARTET We are delighted to welcome back to The Shed the London Haydn Quartet – this time performing music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and, of course, Haydn. 7.30-9.45pm. Tickets from www.shed-arts.co.uk.
Sat 9 Sep: THE REPAIR CAFE BAPTIST CHURCH Meets monthly at the Cirencester Baptist Church, Chesterton GL7 1YE. 9.30-2pm. We can try to mend toys, clothes, small electricals, household items and bikes. 01285 650281 or facebook.com/cirenrepaircafe
Sat 9 Sep: HERITAGE OPEN DAY FREE EVENTS AT AMPHITHEATRE Cotswold Avenue GL7 1XW. Come and explore the history and wildlife of Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre on There will be two tours around the amphitheatre, at 10.30am and 2.30pm. Just turn up. ‘Bat Walk’ in evening 7.15pm (Booking essential as numbers limited). Tours are FREE and start from the Obelisk car park on Cotswold Avenue, Cirencester GL7 1XW. For booking, contact Alison Horrocks via aqivasec@gmail.com or 07856 449109
Sat 9 Sep: ‘WOLCUM AUTUMN’ – A LUNCHTIME CHORAL RECITAL BY JUBILATE. 1-2pm. A recital of choral music by Jubilate Chamber choir (one of Gloucestershire’s leading chamber choirs) directed from the piano by conductor: Ian Higginson. At Cirencester Parish Church. A lunchtime recital of beautiful choral music for all the family by: Barber, Bernstein, Bruckner, Higginson, Howells, Stanford, Tallis, Vaughan Williams, plus songs from the musicals. Admission Free: Retiring Collection. www.jubilatechamberchoir.com
Sat 9 Sep: PRESTON FETE on PRESTON PLAYING FIELD (Please note new venue) Homemade teas. Raffle, Clothing, White Elephant, Plants, Toys, Books, Tombola, Sausage Butties, Cake Stall, Ice Creams, Children’s Games, Music from TNT. Starts 2pm.
Sat 9 Sep: BARN CINEMA, 12.30PM ELEMENTAL (PG), 3PM BARBIE (12A), 6PM OPPENHEIMER (15). Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk. Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
Sun 10 Sep: CIRENCESTER RAMBLERS From free long stay car park in Burford walk will take in Fulbrook and St Oswald’s Church at Widford. (travel £3) 6.5mi/10km. Leisurely. Liz Souter/Selwyn Morgan 01285 771531, 07956 148408. Meet The Waterloo Car Park, Ciren GL7 2PY; at 9 for 9.15am. No dogs except Assistance dogs. www.cirencesterramblers.org.uk Visitors welcome.
Sun 10 Sep: BARN CINEMA, 12.30PM ELEMENTAL (PG), 3PM OPPENHEIMER (15), 7PM BARBIE (12A). Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk. Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
Sun 10 Sep: AFTERNOON MUSIC WITH LARAINE LEVIN AND PUPILS: An Afternoon Music Recital – a series of performances by Laraine Levin and her music students who play piano, flute and recorder and are between the ages of 7 and adults ranging in ability level. 3-5. Tickets: £8 adults. £5 under 18 from http://www.shed-arts.co.uk
Wed 13 Sep: CHASING THE DRAGON: MOON POWER AND TIDAL BORES Speaker Professor Sir Michael Berry FRS FRSE FRSA: Melville Wills Professor of Physics, Bristol. Hosted by Cirencester Science & Technology Society at The Royal Agricultural University.7.30pm www.cirenscience.org.uk
Fri 15 Sep: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “Fraud Protection”, by Danielle Sharples. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Sat 16 Sep till 14 Oct: EXHIBITION: TWO CREATIVE LIVES: THEN & NOW at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester. 9-5pm Mon and Wednesday to Saturday. 10-5pm Tues. Admission: Free. Mike and Penny Smith have both had long, creative careers which have entwined in the history of New Brewery Arts (originally called Cirencester Workshops). Mike took up a studio for his basketry in 1978, while Penny was Assistant Director of Cirencester Workshops from 1980, before taking up her own studio in 1984 to develop a range of fine leather jewellery and hats, and later becoming a trustee. This exhibition celebrates their lifelong creativity, both while at New Brewery Arts and in the subsequent years. We are delighted to welcome them back. https://www.newbreweryarts.org.uk/main-gallery
Sat 16 Sep: QUIET GARDEN @ THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE. Open 11.30 – 3.30 as part of the Quiet Garden movement. A wonderful place for quiet reflection. All welcome – pop in briefly or stay longer. Level access through meeting house at 53 Thomas Street GL7 2BA. Light refreshments & toilet facilities available. No booking necessary. No charge – donations welcome. Enquires email: caduceus02@msn.com
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Sun 17 Sep: CIRENCESTER RAMBLERS. From Waterloo Car Park walk along old Tetbury Road and short section of A419 before joining Monarch’s Way to Hayley Woods. We return via Three Mile Bottom and Cirencester Park. 10mi/16.1km. Morag Masters. 07730 454512. Meet The Waterloo Car Park, Ciren GL7 2PY; 9 for 9.15am start. No dogs except Assistance dogs. www.cirencesterramblers.org.uk Visitors welcome.
Mon 18 Sep: KELMSCOTT MANOR ‘A VISION RATHER THAN A DREAM’ The Kelmscott Manor Past, Present & Future Project. Talk by Kathy Haslam FSA. Meet 7 for 7.30pm in Ashcroft Church Hall, Ciren. Details from www.ccsoc.org.uk.
Thur 21 Sep: Talk: OUTING WITH PARTNERS, STRATTON PROBUS CLUB. New members welcome. Meet Ciren Golf Club. Coffee 9.45am. Further info John Milner 07836 341550 or stratton.probus@gmail.com. www.strattonprobus.org.uk/Programme/
Fri 22 Sep: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “Rout on the Riviera – Exercise Tiger – The Slapton Sands Disaster”, by Paul Barnett. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Fri 22 Sep: THE MAKING OF LUCY: STROUD THEATRE COMPANY uncovers the story of Rodmarton Manor, which Lucy discovered when she looks into her family history. With music, songs and dialogue. 7-9.30 Tickets: £12, under 18 £10 from www.shed-arts.co.uk.
Fri 22 Sep till 4 Nov: I’M SORRY PRIME MINISTER AT THE BARN THEATRE. WORLD PREMIERE. Starring Martin Jarvis and Clive Francis. To book your tickets go to http://www.barntheatre.org.uk or via the theatre’s box office at 01285 648255.
Sun 24 Sep: CIRENCESTER RAMBLERS Car park at far end of Village or on roadside. From Windrush village hall (OX18 4TT) to Little Barrington to see the lovely river Windrush. Then to Great Barrington and may be lucky to see a herd of deer. (travel £3) 5.7mi/9.2km. Howard Styles 07963 789813. Meet The Waterloo Car Park, Cirencester GL7 2PY; 9 for 9.15am start. No dogs except Assistance dogs. www.cirencesterramblers.org.uk Visitors welcome.
Sun 24 Sep: TETBURY ORIGINS – FAMILY LEARNING WORKSHOPS AND GUIDED TOUR: Find out about when wool was the heart of the rural economy and go on a short, guided tour. 12.30 – 3.30 Tickets: £12 from www.shed-arts.co.uk.
Sun 24 Sep: BARN CINEMA, 3PM BEAUTY & THE BEAST 1991 (U), 5PM AIR (15). Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk. Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
Mon 25 Sep: ORANGE THE WORLD COFFEE MORNING & CHAT You are warmly invited to join members of Cirencester Soroptimist Club at Coffee #1 10.30-12.00. On this date each month our club celebrates “Orange the World”; a UN campaign against Gender-Based Violence. Further information about Cirencester Soroptimists is at www.sigbi.org/cirencester
Wed 27 Sep: THE EXPLOSIVE WORLD OF CORNELIA PARKER by Rosalind Whyte for the Arts Society Corinium at the Baptist Church, Chesterton Lane, GL7 1YE. Doors open at 6.45 for 7.30 start (AGM at 7.15pm). Visitors welcome £8 pp inc refreshments. For more information visit www.theartssocietycorinium.org
Wed 27 Sep: ‘ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE AT THAMES WATER’ by Dr Victoria Reeve – Archaeological and Historical Society, Ashcroft Centre, Ashcroft Rd, Cirencester. 7.30pm. Visitors very welcome £3. Contact cahs@cirenhistory.org.uk or go to www.cirenhistory.org.uk.
Thur 28 Sep: CIRENCESTER RAMBLERS Start 10:30am. Note later meet and start time. Coberley loop. Park/Start: Layby just after Church and just before the start of the Village. From Coberley to Severn Springs. After three miles we arrive at lunch stop and can buy hot and cold food and drinks. (travel £3). 5.3mi / 8.5km Howard Styles 07963 789813. We meet Travelodge Hotel Car Park, Burford Road (A429), Ciren GL7 5HB 9.15 for 9.30. No dogs except Assistance dogs. www.cirencesterramblers.org.uk Visitors welcome.
Fri 29 Sep: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “Walk on the Thames Path (Part Four: Marlow to Runnymede)”, by Bill King. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Sat 30 Sep: CHEDWORTH SILVER BAND IN CONCERT AT ASHCROFT CHURCH, Ashcroft Road, GL7 1RA, 2.30pm. Tickets £7.50, available on the door or in advance from 01285 860291, or emailing bookings@ashcroftchurch.org.uk
Tues 3 Oct: CIRENCESTER ART SOCIETY DEMONSTRATION Paul Oakley, whose studio is in Pewsey Vale, will be demonstrating the use of palette knives for painting with oils adding texture and interest that cannot be achieved with brushes. Meet Baptist Church, Chesterton 7pm. cirencesterartsociety.com 01285 641630.
Fri 6 Oct: CIRENCESTER PROBUS TALK, 10am St Peter’s Court. Coffee Morning. “Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Wiltshire”, by Nick Baxter. All welcome. Contact Malcolm Lewis, 01285 644110 or lewismalc26@gmail.com. cirencesterprobus.org
Tues 10 Oct: THE ALPHA COURSE CIRENCESTER THE BAPTIST CHURCH BEGINS. A seven week course exploring the five big questions of life. Where did we come from? What is the purpose of life? Why is there suffering? What happens when we die? Is there a God? Ask any question, express any opinion, listen to others. 7.30-9pm every Tuesday for 7 weeks. For more info or to sign up, go to cirencester-baptist.org/courses/alpha.
Sat 14 Oct: AUTUMN CONCERT CMVC, THE WESSEX CHOIR & LUCY MAY BARKER at Ciren Parish Church 7 for 7.30pm. Supporting Cirencester Signpost. Tickets £10, Under 16s free. From www.cmvctickets.co.uk or on door.
Sat 21 Oct: THE WINSTONE TALK. THE SECRETS OF STONEHENGE. The Stones through the centuries. Join Julian Richard, one of Britain’s leading archaeologists and broadcasters, star of BBC2’s Meet the Ancestors and world expert on Stonehenge, to unlock the secrets of the Stones. At Ciren Parish Church 6.30-7.30pm £10. To book go to gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk. Call 01285 655611, or Ciren Visitor Information Centre.
Mon 27 Nov: NEW YORK, NEW YORK: A TIME TRAVEL TOUR, A Day of Special Interest presented by The Arts Society Corinium. Speaker Mary Alexander. Whether you know and love New York or maybe have never visited, join us to discover more about the personalities of the artists, designers, patrons and social climbers who shaped this extraordinary and ever-changing city. Our three talks will create a real sense of “being there”, capturing the vibrancy of the city. 10.00 am to 3.30 pm, at Baptist Church, Chesterton Lane, Cirencester GL7 1 YE. Members: £45 / Visitors: £50, inc. refreshments & 2-course lunch. Bookings & further information: eventsascorinium@gmail.com
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