September 2024

Mondays, 11am Townsend Hall

Meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. The Church Room, Darlingscote Road, Shipston.

Contact  Matthew Hunter - 01608 684499

IT Help at Shipston Library every Monday 10am-12pm. Appointment only

7-9pm, Low Furlong. Every Monday

Stour Valley Stitchers: 10am-1pm, The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

Friendly local sewing group, mixed ages & abilities. Bring along anything you have, be it a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object!) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

1st & 3rd Wednesday each month

10.30am, Shipston Library

Every Tuesday morning 10.30am-12.30pm.

Shipston Lodge, Armistice Close.

Dementia Friendly Cafe offering tea, coffee, a chat, friendship and support for people living with dementia, carers, family and friends.

Contact Heather & Paul on 01295 688376 or email talkdementia@mail.com.

Strictly Fitsteps Fab: 10am, Townsend Hall

Stour Court 12pm

Contact Jill Case 01608 662226

A Slightly Rude History of English Place Names - Penelope Brown.  

Meetings held every first Wednesday of the month in The Catholic Church Hall,

Darlingscott Road Shipston on Stour CV36 4DR at 7.00 pm.

For more information contact: Gill Smith – Telephone 07759 232899

The first Wednesday of each month at the George. Coffee from 11 and stay for lunch. Contact: Barbara Bean 6632304

Weds 2pm Townsend Hall

9.30am-10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Standing Tai Chi: 10.30am, Townsend Hall.

The George Townhouse every Wednesday at 11am in The Garden Room for a GLOSS coffee morning

‘Dance for Joy’ Monthly Circle Dance Group in Stretton on Fosse 2.30 – 4pm. First Thursday of each month. Dances from around the world – all taught from scratch. Please contact Geri Hunting geraldinehunting@icloud.com or 07968 338848

Every Tuesday at 10am,  Shipston Library

Join us every Thursday afternoon to play Scrabble in a friendly, warm and informal setting.  Refreshments provided.  Shipston Library, 2pm-4pm.

Thursdays 10am at the Scout Hut, New Street

Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Christine Grant 07939 595600

Fridays 09:30am at the Townsend Hall

Meet at 10am every Friday in the Mill car park. For further information or to join call Marleen 01608 663616

Fortnightly at Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Maryann Dobbin 07779 730774

All welcome. Meet at New Clarke House, West Street at 10am. Equipment and refreshments provided.

Children's equipment also available

7pm, New Clark House

Mondays, 11am Townsend Hall

Meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. The Church Room, Darlingscote Road, Shipston.

Contact  Matthew Hunter - 01608 684499

IT Help at Shipston Library every Monday 10am-12pm. Appointment only

7-9pm, Low Furlong. Every Monday

Shipston Flower Club presents Autumn Treasures - a demonstration by Claire Bond.  Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm start at Shipston on Stour Primary School,  Station Road, CV36 4BT.  Visitor entry £6.  There will be a raffle of the demonstrated arrangements.  Meetings take place on the second Tuesday of the month.

Stour Valley Stitchers: 6.30pm-8.30pm, The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

Friendly local sewing group, mixed ages & abilities. Bring along anything you have, be it a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object!) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

2nd and 4th Tuesday each month

10.30am, Shipston Library

Every Tuesday morning 10.30am-12.30pm.

Shipston Lodge, Armistice Close.

Dementia Friendly Cafe offering tea, coffee, a chat, friendship and support for people living with dementia, carers, family and friends.

Contact Heather & Paul on 01295 688376 or email talkdementia@mail.com.

Strictly Fitsteps Fab: 10am, Townsend Hall

Stour Court 12pm

Contact Jill Case 01608 662226

Weds 2pm Townsend Hall

9.30am-10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Standing Tai Chi: 10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Stour Valley Stitchers: 10am-1pm,  1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month.  The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

A friendly local sewing group of mixed ages and abilities. Bring along anything you have: a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

The George Townhouse every Wednesday at 11am in The Garden Room for a GLOSS coffee morning

Committee Meeting of the Shipston Branch of the RBL, St Edmund's Church. If you would like to know more, become a Committee member or a member of the Branch call or message the Branch Secretary Alex Black on 07789 968733 or email alblack32@hotmail.com

Every Tuesday at 10am,  Shipston Library

Join us every Thursday afternoon to play Scrabble in a friendly, warm and informal setting.  Refreshments provided.  Shipston Library, 2pm-4pm.

Thursdays 10am at the Scout Hut, New Street

Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Christine Grant 07939 595600

Fridays 09:30am at the Townsend Hall

Meet at 10am every Friday in the Mill car park. For further information or to join call Marleen 01608 663616

We are a small group of friendly embroiderers who meet fortnightly on a Friday in The Church Room, Darlingscote Rd.

We are of mixed ability .  We cover cross stitch to gold work.

We are actively seeking a few new members.  I hope there are newcomers to Shipston who might like to join us or those who find they now have some free time.

Contact Anita Spencer on 01993 832665

Mondays, 11am Townsend Hall

Meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. The Church Room, Darlingscote Road, Shipston.

Contact  Matthew Hunter - 01608 684499

IT Help at Shipston Library every Monday 10am-12pm. Appointment only

7-9pm, Low Furlong. Every Monday

10.30am, Shipston Library

Every Tuesday morning 10.30am-12.30pm.

Shipston Lodge, Armistice Close.

Dementia Friendly Cafe offering tea, coffee, a chat, friendship and support for people living with dementia, carers, family and friends.

Contact Heather & Paul on 01295 688376 or email talkdementia@mail.com.

Strictly Fitsteps Fab: 10am, Townsend Hall

Stour Court 12pm

Contact Jill Case 01608 662226

Stour Valley Stitchers: 10am-1pm, The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

Friendly local sewing group, mixed ages & abilities. Bring along anything you have, be it a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object!) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

1st & 3rd Wednesday each month

Weds 2pm Townsend Hall

9.30am-10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Standing Tai Chi: 10.30am, Townsend Hall.

The George Townhouse every Wednesday at 11am in The Garden Room for a GLOSS coffee morning

Every Tuesday at 10am,  Shipston Library

Join us every Thursday afternoon to play Scrabble in a friendly, warm and informal setting.  Refreshments provided.  Shipston Library, 2pm-4pm.

Thursdays 10am at the Scout Hut, New Street

Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Christine Grant 07939 595600

Shipston Branch of the RBL social evenings: The Shipston on Stour Branch of the Royal British Legion meet on the third Friday of each month for a social gathering.  We meet in the White Bear Inn from 7.30 pm onwards.  Do please come and join us and share your stories with like-minded people.  For further information contact Alex Black 07789 968733 or alblack32@hotmail.com.

Fridays 09:30am at the Townsend Hall

Meet at 10am every Friday in the Mill car park. For further information or to join call Marleen 01608 663616

Fortnightly at Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Maryann Dobbin 07779 730774

Shipston Bookfest programme now live -  www.shipstonbookfest.org

Events are running from 21^st - 29^th September in various locations across the town.

On the first Sunday, we open with a double-bill of events. We start at 3pm with a panel of 4 hugely successful female authors who all write psychological thrillers. Discussing how they write nail-biting suspense and complex characters, this promises to be a sparkling start to our season. This is immediately followed by a LAUNCH PARTY for the Bookfest, featuring local authors and creatives, many of whom will be the stars of events during Bookfest week. Come and meet them for FREE from 5pm. Both events take place in the Townsend Hall.

There are events on throughout the week: on Tuesday, the Shipston & District Literary Society host actor Anton Lesser (Endeavour, Game of Thrones) as he discusses transforming the written word to the screen. On Wednesday, Shipston author Sue Law and the Shipston Amateur Dramatics Society will help bring to life Sue’s book, the Dark Side of the Cut, about crimes and misdemeanours on Victorian canals. Join the Thirst Edition on Thursday as they host a themed evening: Sherlock Holmes is in Shipston and has a new murder to solve.

As we hit the weekend, we have a star-studded programme of events! On Friday night we welcome Dame Prue Leith to the Bookfest, talking about her incredible career including 21 cookbooks, 5 novels and her television roles on The Great British Bake-Off and Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen.

Saturday 28^th September is packed: acclaimed author Val Bourne joins us at 11am for a talk on organic gardening, and from 12 noon Stratford-based crime author Angela Dandy will treat us to a literary lunch in partnership with The Bower House. Angela’s fourth novel in her series The Silveries, Silver Lining, launches at the event! At 3pm, we are excited to bring debut novelist PJ Ellis to Shipston; his romantic comedy Love and Other Scams is funny, clever and bang on trend.

Our final Saturday event is Sunday Times multi-million copy bestselling author Adele Parks. Talking us through an illustrious career and sharing her latest novel, First Wife’s Shadow with us, this is an exceptional event and not to be missed.

Our adult programme concludes on Sunday with 2 great events. Sophie Flynn, author of 4 novels, will lead a creative workshop on how to get published, and finally Simon Mason, Oxford author, will close the Bookfest with a talk about his crime novels; described as the “Morse for the 2020s”, Simon’s stories are sharp and poignant.

Finally, Bookfest is running a number of children’s events all of which are FREE, with authors visiting both the Primary & High Schools, and the Youth Group. We are excited to bring Emily Lloyd-Gale, a picture book author, to Shipston Library for a special story time on Saturday 29^th September, and Calypso Kids will be running a special books, music and crafts session for us on the Sunday morning. For these 2 events, please book a ticket via our website to reserve a space.

This Bookfest is only possible through the generous help of sponsors, fund-raising and ticket sales, so please do come along and support us and make the Bookfest a new annual feature in Shipston’s amazing community.

Details of all the events can be found at www.shipstonbookfest.org or scan the QR code. A Bookfest programme will be distributed in September and available across the town, but book early to avoid disappointment as some of our events have limited capacity. You can also come and meet the Bookfest team at the Shipston Lions second hand book sale on Saturday 21^st September.

We look forward to meeting you and enjoying Bookfest together.

Mondays, 11am Townsend Hall

Meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. The Church Room, Darlingscote Road, Shipston.

Contact  Matthew Hunter - 01608 684499

IT Help at Shipston Library every Monday 10am-12pm. Appointment only

7-9pm, Low Furlong. Every Monday

GLOSS (Great Ladies of Shipston and Surroundings).  A social group for women to have fun and make friends.  7.30pm- 9.30pm at the Catholic Church Hall, Darlingscote Road, CV36 4DR.  Meeting on the 4^th Tuesday of every month (except December).  All ladies welcome.  Entry £2.00

Stour Valley Stitchers: 6.30pm-8.30pm, The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

Friendly local sewing group, mixed ages & abilities. Bring along anything you have, be it a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object!) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

2nd and 4th Tuesday each month

10.30am, Shipston Library

Every Tuesday morning 10.30am-12.30pm.

Shipston Lodge, Armistice Close.

Dementia Friendly Cafe offering tea, coffee, a chat, friendship and support for people living with dementia, carers, family and friends.

Contact Heather & Paul on 01295 688376 or email talkdementia@mail.com.

Strictly Fitsteps Fab: 10am, Townsend Hall

Stour Court 12pm

Contact Jill Case 01608 662226

Weds 2pm Townsend Hall

9.30am-10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Standing Tai Chi: 10.30am, Townsend Hall.

Stour Valley Stitchers: 10am-1pm,  1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month.  The Hall, Stourton, CV36 5HG

A friendly local sewing group of mixed ages and abilities. Bring along anything you have: a new project, something you'd like a little advice/help with or even a UFO (unfinished object) and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you sew!

The George Townhouse every Wednesday at 11am in The Garden Room for a GLOSS coffee morning

Local Quaker Meeting for Worship

St Edmund’s Church, last Thursday in the month at 2.30pm, followed by tea/coffee, biscuits & chat

Every Tuesday at 10am,  Shipston Library

Join us every Thursday afternoon to play Scrabble in a friendly, warm and informal setting.  Refreshments provided.  Shipston Library, 2pm-4pm.

Thursdays 10am at the Scout Hut, New Street

Rainbow Fields 12pm

Contact Christine Grant 07939 595600

Fridays 09:30am at the Townsend Hall

Meet at 10am every Friday in the Mill car park. For further information or to join call Marleen 01608 663616

We are a small group of friendly embroiderers who meet fortnightly on a Friday in The Church Room, Darlingscote Rd.

We are of mixed ability .  We cover cross stitch to gold work.

We are actively seeking a few new members.  I hope there are newcomers to Shipston who might like to join us or those who find they now have some free time.

Contact Anita Spencer on 01993 832665

Mondays, 11am Townsend Hall

Meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. The Church Room, Darlingscote Road, Shipston.

Contact  Matthew Hunter - 01608 684499

IT Help at Shipston Library every Monday 10am-12pm. Appointment only

7-9pm, Low Furlong. Every Monday