What’s On in and around Cirencester
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Markets
Award winning historic Charter Markets, Arts & Crafts Market, Farmers' Market and Specialty Market.
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Phoenix Festival
24 and 25 August 2025
A community music and arts festival that offers two days of music, dance and family fun in the Abbey Grounds. -
Bands in the Park
Sundays July to September 2025
Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of free live music in the Abbey Grounds, Cirencester. -
Advent Festival
29 and 30 November 2025
Christmas in Cirencester is always special and creates a truly memorable family outing in our vibrant, beautiful and historical market town.
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Young Makers Exhibition - And The Work Goes On
An exhibition of work by craftspeople aged 25 and under selected by New Brewery Arts and Heritage Crafts.
Free Tour Monday at Chedworth Roman Villa
Join a free guided tour to find out more about the history and significance of the Villa
In the Mouth of the Wolf
Based on a true story about Sir Michael Morpurgo’s uncles during World War II, Francis is a fierce pacifist, and Pieter is a man who believes that peace can only be achieved by action. The tragic event that happens changes the course of Francis’ life.
Easter Trail
Help! the Bathurst Bunny has lost its name! Follow the trail around the Park and find the eggs to solve the puzzle.
Easter Egg Hunt
This Spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Chedworth Roman Villa on an Easter Trail
Project Orpheus - Brickus Orpheus
Tour the underworld in the Corinium Museum’s trail made using LEGO bricks. A mythical trail of people, gods, goddesses and animals to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Orpheus mosaic and celebrate all things Orpheus. More information on the event will be found on this weblink.
Project Orpheus is a partnership event between the Barn Theatre, New Brewery Arts and the Corinium Museum to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Orpheus Mosaic at Barton Farm in Cirencester.
Film - I’m still Here (Portuguese with subtitles)
A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil 1971.
Film - Bridget Jones - Mad About The Boy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her friends, family and former lover, Daniel, Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe, just maybe – her son’s science teacher.
Film - Six
Tells the story of the six wives of Henry VIII, reimagining them as pop stars who reclaim their narratives from their infamous husband’s shadow. Through biographical pop songs, they compete to be the lead singer.
Anglo-Saxon Brooch Workshop
Cost of event is £9 = £10.50, depending on whether you are a member or not.
Brooches are a prevalent feature in our collection because they were not only beautiful, but also practical. Bring your little designers along to learn about these brooches and then create several of their own. Make them as dazzling as you wish with gold, silver and bronze, and don’t forget the gems either! Booking essential - suitable for ages 6 and above. A weblink will be found here.
Medieval Cirencester Town Walk
Monks, Merchants & Mud! The fleeces of the Cotswold sheep were some of most sought after in all Medieval Europe.
Family Workshop - Happy Birthday to the Bard!
Join us for a morning of hurtling insults, or gentle poetry. In this workshop we will explore Shakespeare's use of language, create an Elizabethan ruff, and write some brilliant prose with our quill pens and ink. This workshop is suitable for readers and writers of all ages.
Talk - The Arts Society Corinium - John Singer Sargent
He was high society’s leading portraitist while scandalising Parisians and the Salon with frank depictions of human sexuality
Talk - Casting Stones at Napier’s Bones - Malcolm J Watkins
A joint meeting with Cirencester Science and Technology Society
Family Workshop - Prehistoric Pottery
People have been making pottery for thousands of years, in this workshop you will learn the techniques ancient people used to decorate their distinctive pots.
Cirencester Horse Trials
Calling all equine enthusiasts! Cirencester horse trials return to the Park
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Creative Outdoor Social
Connect is a programme of outdoor for adults with mild additional support and/or mental health needs who would benefit from social connection.
Exhibition - Coast & Countryside
Join local artists Charlotte Stone and Julia Fry on an artistic exploration through Cornwall and Gloucestershire.
A Concert of Forgotten Music
Anon are a Lincoln-based early music chamber choir, their mission is to rediscover beautiful music by composers whose identities are lost in the sands of time.
Day Herb Workshop 2
The theme for today’s course is Understanding Temperament from the Ancients to the Modern Day.
Film - Dogman
He’s a dog and he’s a man, the result of a freak accident. This cult animation is fast-paced from start to finish with a powerful message: kindness can change the world.
Film - Bridget Jones - Mad About The Boy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her friends, family and former lover, Daniel, Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe, just maybe – her son’s science teacher.
Cirencester Eclectic Strings' Spring Showcase
Music for strings will include Vivaldi’s concerto for two violins.
Film - Maria
Paris, 1977; Once the world’s greatest soprano, Maria Callas now hides in an apartment, having lost her voice and retreated from the world. She dreams of returning to the stage, but can her body and mind take the pressure?
Soviet Maps of Gloucestershire! How and Why?
A talk by Dr Martin Davis, who will provide a general introduction to the Soviet world mapping project - how the maps were created and what was their potential use.
Workshop - Singing Mamas Circle
Come and join our singing mama circle for women with babes in arms.
Wiltshire at War
An English Civil War conflict to secure Malmesbury. Battle reenactment and childrens activities.
Entry only £20 per family or £10 per adult, £5 concessions. More details from The Sealed Knot website.
Film - Hard Truths
Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a woman tormented by anger and depression, ever ready to fly off the handle.
Film - Andre Rieu - 75th Birthday
The King of the Waltz invites you to a boat party with his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra as they sail through his hometown of Maastricht.
Film - Mickey 17
Robert Pattinson plays an “expendable” crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous tasks because he can be renewed if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.
Stride out for Cirencester Hospital
5Km Walk in Cirencester Park, registration includes free entry to Cirencester Park and free parking. Dogs on leads welcome
Workshop - Singing Mamas Circle
Come and join our singing mama circle for women with babes in arms.
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Talk - Corinium Afternoon
Join us for a Corinium Afternoon. Rebecca Shellenberger, the Corinium Museum's Schools and Families Officer,
Kingshill's Got Talent
Kingshill’s Got Talent is a demonstration of our local young people and their amazing talents
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Repair Cafe
We can try to mend toys, clothes, small electricals, household items and bikes.
Workshop - Austentatious: Dances from Regency TV
Do you love to watch the beautiful romantic dances in TV adaptations of Jane Austen novels and Bridgerton and wish you could be swept up by your own Mr Darcey on the dancefloor?
Concert - Spring Serenade
Belconto Voice Studio presents an evening of classical, musical theatre and folk song. Special appearance Linda Gerrard.
Workshop - Singing Mamas Circle
Come and join our singing mama circle for women with babes in arms.
Medieval Cirencester Town Walk
Monks, Merchants & Mud! The fleeces of the Cotswold sheep were some of most sought after in all Medieval Europe.
The Royal Opera - Wagners's Die Walkure
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds
Talk - Using Computers to Make Healthcare Safer
A talk by Professor Harold Thimbleby of Swansea University.
Don’t Dress For Dinner
A presentation of the comedy play Don’t Dress For Dinner by South Cerney Players. Written by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Hawdon. Tickets are £12 for adults and £10 for concessions. Tickets are available from one/stop, South Cerney or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/southcerneyplayers.
Cirencester Theatre Company -Love on Tap
An original showcase of pint-sized performances about love.
Educating Rita
Willy Russell’s timeless British classic brings together Rita, a working-class hairdresser who dreams of breaking free from her mundane life together with Frank a middle aged disillusioned academic.
Food & Lifestyle Market
Food & Lifestyle Market - Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May 9.oo am - 4pm
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Come and Sing
Instead of singing alone in the shower, this is a chance for men of all ages to join Cirencester Male Voice Choir for a fun afternoon of singing and refreshments.
Cirencester Theatre Company -Love on Tap
An original showcase of pint-sized performances about love.
The Magnificent AKs
The hilarious singing blokes from Ashton Keynes with those splendid songsters. More information from www.sundial-theatre.co.uk/event-listing.
Cirencester Theatre Company -Love on Tap
An original showcase of pint-sized performances about love.
Talk - The Waterways of Cirencester - Dr Mike Jones
Mike Jones previously had a career as a hydrogeologist
Victorian Town Walk
Join us for a tour of Cirencester with the Museum’s photographic collection as a guide. We will take you on a short walk around the town to see the changing face of the high street and its surrounds
The Royal Ballet - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works
Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate
Decorative Home and Salvage Show
Three day outdoor boutique-style events set in breathtaking, countryside locations.
Film - Snow White
A princess, born in a snowstorm joins forces with seven dwarfs and a group of rebels to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen.A live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Children Workshop - Spring Impressions
Join us for a day of celebrating the season by making a botanical print book
Children Workshop - Prehistoric Painting
Release your inner artist and explore the natural methods that people have been using for the creation of art for thousands of years. Be prepared to get creative and messy!
The Arts Society Corinium - Modern British Sculpture
Moore, Hepworth, Caro, Frink and others were leading C20 sculptures and their peers embraced modernism.
Talk - “Missing Link” Alex Thompson
Alex Thomson of Cotswold Archaeology will take us through the latest discoveries on the route of the A417 'missing link'
Children Workshop - Medieval Manuscripts
Scribes at the Augustinian Abbey in Cirencester used to create beautiful illustrated manuscripts in the Medieval period. Learn about their work and craft your own letter art
Film - Flow
Cat’s home is devastated by a great flood. He finds refuge on a boat and sails through mystical overflowed landscapes, navigating the challenges of adapting to this new world. An Oscar-winning animation from the director Gints Zilbalodis
Talk - Brian Bertram ‘Conservation & Zoos’
Cirencester Ladies Probus - Meetings - First Monday of each month
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Talk - Corinium Afternoon
Join us for a Corinium Afternoon. Rebecca Shellenberger, the Corinium Museum's Schools and Families Officer,
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Talk - Volcanology
A talk by Professor Hazel Rymer, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Volcanology, The Open University for Cirencester Science & Technology Society. Their website will be found here.
Handmade Oxford - The International Contemporary Festival
The 5th Edition of Handmade Oxford will bring together over 150 of the most exciting UK-based makers featuring a curated selection of fine arts and craft
Gladiator Weekend at Chedworth Roman Villa
A thrilling weekend of training and combat with the Gladiators.
Repair Cafe
We can try to mend toys, clothes, small electricals, household items and bikes.
The Big Lunch
This will be our third Big Lunch and it is really proving to be one of the highlights of the year for our community, with lots of people gathering in the beautiful Abbey Grounds from 12noon to 6pm simply to be together, share food and enjoy a free day out.
The Living & The Dead - visit to the RAU herbarium
A talk by Dr Kelly Hemmings who will introduce visitors to the Royal Agricultural University’s unique herbarium, now housed in the laboratories where it is being digitally photographed, recorded and catalogued by staff, students and volunteers. Further information will be found on this webpage.
Arts Society Corinium - The English Miniatures: from Tudors to Victorians
From Holbein to the arrivals of photography miniature paintings have been popular in England. Through three centuries we will see a tapestry of English History
Cotswold Show and Food Festival
Running over two days, the show takes place on 100 acres in the heart of Cirencester Park. Every year The Cotswold Show sees hundreds of attractions and tens of thousands of visitors, making it one of the most popular events in the Country Show Calendar.
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
AGM - Cirencester Ladies Probus Club
Talk - Nasim Desai 'Indian Spices'
Meetings - First Monday of each month
Repair Cafe
We can try to mend toys, clothes, small electricals, household items and bikes.
Bands In The Park - Cirencester Band
Part of the Bands In The Park 2025 provisional programme, which is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Friends - The Musical Parody
FRIENDS the musical Parody is a show-stopping, original musical that brings Ross, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, & Rachel back into your life in a whole new way, reminding us why we can’t get enough of their wacky misadventures in 1990’s Manhattan.
2025 Festival of Archaeology at Chedworth Roman Villa
Demonstrations, re-enactments and archaeological activities for the whole family. More information: 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Chedworth Roman Villa | National Trust
Bands In The Park - Chedworth Silver Band
Part of the Bands In The Park provisional programme. Free entry. The Bands In The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council. Held in Abbey Grounds, Cirencester.
Arts Society Corinium - Vita Sackville-West and Sissinghurst
Vita was a novelist, poet and garden writer. She create Sissinghurst influenced by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, working with plants, hedges and vistas from 1931 - 1962
Cirencester Civic Society - Fairford History Walk
A walk led by local resident Syd Flatman.
Talk - Corinium Afternoon
Join us for a Corinium Afternoon. Rebecca Shellenberger, the Corinium Museum's Schools and Families Officer,
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Bands In The Park - Malmesbury Concert Band
Part of the Bands In The Park programme for 2025. Free entry. The Bands In The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza
The South West’s largest festival of vintage transport returns…….
Vintage Displays, Live Arena, Vintage Fun Fair and Countryside and Animal Arena
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Talk - Corinium Afternoon
Join us for a Corinium Afternoon. Rebecca Shellenberger, the Corinium Museum's Schools and Families Officer,
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Bands In The Park 2025 - Metz Big Band
Part of the Bands In The Park programme for 2025. Held in Abbey Grounds Cirencester - free entry. The Bands in The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Cirencester Gardening Club Annual Show
Come and see a traditional horticultural show - or enter yourself! Doors open to visitors from 1.30 pm at Stratton Village Hall. Admission is £1. Further details and the show booklet will be available in due course. There are a wide range of flower, fruit and vegetable classes as well as baking, art and craft classes. Further information will be found on this webpage.
Bands In The Park 2025 - Big Brunch Band.
Free entry to event at Abbey Grounds. The Bands In The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Phoenix Festival
One of the largest free music festivals in the UK. Further details will be announced in due course.
Haywire
Haywire is a heartwarming and riotously funny new play, commissioned by the Barn and licensed by the BBC, to be performed ahead of the 75th anniversary year of The Archers.
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Bands In The Park 2025 - Frampton Silver Band
Part of the Bands In The Park programme. Supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council. Free entry,.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Bands In The Park - Gloucester Brass
Free entry. The Bands In The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Arts and Crafts - Cotswold Churches - Kirsty Hartsiotis
A talk by Kirsty Hartsiotis, part of the Civic Society programme of lectures. Further information will be found on this webpage.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Bands In The Park - Cirencester Band
Free entry. The Bands In The Park programme is supported by Cirencester Community Development Trust in partnership with Cirencester Town Council.
Arts Society Corinium - Arts& scandalous lives of the Bloomsbury group
The three main artists Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry led extraordinary lives within an extraordinary group of intellectuals in the early C20. Multi-faceted relationships were abundant but nevertheless contributed importantly to the visual arts in Britain.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Cirencester Mop Fair
The Cirencester Mop Fair maintains the historic charter, held by the Nichols family, that ensures the fairs can be held in the town each year.
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Cirencester Mop Fair
The Cirencester Mop Fair maintains the historic charter, held by the Nichols family, that ensures the fairs can be held in the town each year.
The Last Five Years
Written by Jason Robert Brown, a Tony award winner, this beautifully crafted musical is brought to life with an acclaimed score and interweaved with the butterflies of new love and the sting of a separation.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Cirencester's Green Spaces
A talk by local Town Councillor, Andrea Pellegram as part of the Civic Society programme of lectures. Andrea is Chair & Lead Member for Land and Property of Cirencester Town Council, with a career background in local authority planning and the private sector, as well as her own consultancy. Further information will be found here. Suggested donation of £3.00 for visitors.
Arts Society Corinium - The Age of Jazz
Jazz is a fascinating musical blend of rigorous structure, free wheeling creativity, close knit ensembles and imaginative improvisation. This talk ranges from blues, ragtime and the first recordings by Louis Armstrong
Cirencester History Festival
After its sell-out launch last autumn, Cirencester History Festival, a nine-day celebration of global, national and local history, is set to return for its second year this October half term, from 25 October to 2 November 2025.
The Dazzling Diamonds
The Dazzling Diamonds are returning to Cirencester with their brand-new comedy variety drag show.
Talk - From Corinium to the Cotswold Tradition - the first 100 years of the Old Museum
A talk by Caroline Morris, Collections and Education Manager at the Corinium Museum.
Talk - Palmyra - Bride of the Desert
Palmyra was on the silk trading route through the desert and thereby becoming one of the richest and most powerful cities.
A Christmas Carol
A Barn Theatre revival of a Dickens Classic, this enchanting musical production set to an original score will leave you and the whole family feeling full of Christmas spirit and serves as a wonderful reminder of what this time of year is truly all about.
Talk - Cirencester's Pubs: Past and Present - John Tiffney
We will learn about licences and their contribution to the history of Cirencester. John is a Cirencester Civic Society Town Guide and a former chairman of Cirencester Civic Society. Suggested contribution of £3.00 for visitors. Further information will be found here.
Film - Jesus Christ Superstar Live Arena Tour 2012
Tim Minchin stars as Judas Iscariot in the best attempt to rejuvenate the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical since the 1973 film and its debut on the West End stage four decades previously.
Film - Mufasa - Lion King
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone meets a sympathetic lion named Taka the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny,
Talk - On Apotropaic Marks
Apotropaics: the perception of magic and ritual in the medieval church. Steve Tomlin has spent 10 years investigating Apotropaic marks in the parish churches of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
Workshop - Mini Mosaics
Join us for a morning of mosaic making. We will explore the museum looking for inspiration from the museum’s Roman mosaic collections.
The Jazz Cave - Mario Bakuna Trio
Celebrating the greatest Bossa Nova composer of all time - Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Orpheus: Myth and Music Workshop
An exhibition ideal for those who love mythology or music.
Walking Roman Cirencester
Corinium Museum in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist Alison Grierson-Brookes.
Roman Swords & Shields Workshop
Cost is £9 - £10.50. Booking is essential. Suitable for ages 6 and above. More information will be found on this weblink.
Film - Bridget Jones - Mad About The Boy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her friends, family and former lover, Daniel, Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe, just maybe – her son’s science teacher.
Film - Six
Tells the story of the six wives of Henry VIII, reimagining them as pop stars who reclaim their narratives from their infamous husband’s shadow. Through biographical pop songs, they compete to be the lead singer.
Film - Sonic Hedgehog 3
A top-secret weapon, Project Shadow reawakens and causes destruction across the world. Team Sonic tries to intervene but Shadow’s powers are too much for the crew to handle. Sonic then decides to team up with Robotnik as they go on a global adventure
Easter Bunny Hunt
Organised by Watermoor & St Michael’s Community Group . The event will include Fancy Dress Parade, Stories, Crafts, Prizes, Book Stall and Face Painting.
Workshop - Carla in the Cotswolds - 1 day flute workshop
Low flutes specialist Carla Rees is coming to the Cotswolds,
The Art of Animal Portraiture
An art exhibition appreciating all animals, both wild and domestic, with work from celebrated artists Darryn Eggleton, Dave White, Debbie Boon and many more
The Art of Animal Portraiture
This new exhibition takes the visitor from the African plains to the comfort of home as it celebrates all creatures great and small.
Repair Cafe
We can try to mend toys, clothes, small electricals, household items and bikes.
Workshop - Beginners Machine Sewing
In this day workshop you will cover threading and setting up your machine, creating different stitches, inserting a zip, boxing corners, making and joining pieces of a simple pattern.
AQIVA Meet Up - Obelisk
Work will include general weeding and tidying. Please bring suitable clothing, stout footwear and gloves + refreshments.
Cirencester Wool Walk
“The finest and most expensive wool was the English which came from the Cotswolds and, in particular, from Northleach and the great Abbey lands of Cirencester” Francesco Datini, 15th Century Florentine merchant
Talk - Ladies Probus - Ray Hawes ‘Is there such a thing as a perfect tree?’
Meetings - First Monday of each month