Wyenot News Home Page. Wyenot News - The weekly online news magazine for Ross-on-Wye., Herefordshire.
The Local On-line Newspaper for Ross-on-Wye with a World Wide Circulation

WYENOT NEWS - WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE?
1
[Jan] [Feb] [Mar] [Apr] [May] [Jun] [Jul] [Aug] [Sep] [Oct] [Nov] [Dec]
JAMSTAND 2008!
Please help by mentioning that you saw
it on
WYENOT NEWS
(not just the internet)

if attending or enquiring further about
any of the events listed on this page.
Thank you!
Ross Town Carnival

Saturday, 2nd August
DATE
EVENT
VENUE
TIME
     
Thursday 8th May
Friday 9th May
Saturdsy 10th May

X-entricity
present
Fame - the Musical

Tickets: £7 Concessions * £10 Adult Available from the Centre
Tel: 01989 565465
Special Family Tickets and Group
Booking Rates Available

Larruperz Centre 7:30 pm
       
Tuesday
13th May
Wye Valley Arts Society
John Davies - Atmospheric Pastels
Contact Annabel Clements on 01594 862760
7:15 pm
       
Friday
16th May
Vegetarian Evening
and
Pudding Society

Entrance £6 including light supper
Tel: Terry on 01989 567639 for further information
Walford village Hall 7:30 pm
       
Saturday
17th May
Plant & Produce Sale
All kinds of plants at
very good prices
Refreshment tent open for
Morning coffee, light lunches
afternoon teas
All proceeds to the
Peterstow Community Project
Peterstow Common 10:30 am
until
3:30 pm
       
Saturday
17th May

Newent Orchestra's
Spring Concert
Tickets £6, £5 in advance or
£8, £7 on door
(includes interval refreshment)
For advance booking, tel. 01531 821075,
email info@newentorchestra.org

Memorial Hall
Newent
7:30 pm
       
Sunday 18th May Open Gardens
from Cottage to Court
14 lovely gardens to enjoy
Garden passports available,
£5 from church
Tel: Rosie Wilson - 01989 770904
Llangarron 1 pm
until
6 pm
       
Sunday 18th May
to
Thursday 22nd May
Painting Break
with
Ronald Swanwick FRSA
A great package for the artistic
For info on accommodation, food etc. contact
Victoria Smith-Milne at The Old Court Hotel

For info on tuition, contact
Ronald Swanwick on 07855 966564
The Old Court Hotel
       
Monday
19th May
Ross Classical Music Society
" BEHIND THE NOTES "
A composer's insight into the new recording by BIS of his music. A talk with musical excerpts by
Dr. John Pickard
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:30 pm
       
Tuesday
20th May
Tai Chi Chi Kung
taster session
Session free but booking essential
Tel: 07792 881071
The Larruperz Centre 10:00 am
to
11:00 am
       
Tuesday
20th May
Reflexology Demonstration

Session free but booking essential
Tel: 07792 881071
Ross Library 2:00 pm
to
3:00 pm
       
Wedesday
21st May
Acupuncture Demonstration

Session free but booking essential
Tel: 07792 881071
Ross Library 2:00 pm
to
3:00 pm
       
Thursday
22nd May
Microsoft Publisher
and Digital Cameras


Session free but booking essential
Tel: 07792 881071
Ross Library Noon
to
2:00 pm
       
Thursday
22nd May
Animation

Session free but booking essential
Tel: 07792 881071
Ross Library 2:00 pm
to
4:00 pm
     
Bands in the Park
Sunday 1st June

Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Gloucester Excelsior Band
       
Sunday 1st June Classical Concert
'Sorcery and Seduction'
Soprano Clementine Lovell
and
Baritone Nick Morris
with

Pianist Anna Kotova
Concert tickets £7.50, under 16s free
Ploughman's lunches £5 12 until 2pm
advance booking essential

Licensed bar from 12 noon
Tea and cakes for sale after the concert
Broome Farm

Food - 12 Noon

Concert - 2 pm

       
The Fantastic Kent Duchaine and Lead Bessie
Friday 6th June Broome Farm 7:00 pm
Supported by The Toby Lovell Experience
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
The Incredible Chicken Shed Zepplin . . .
Saturday 7th June Broome Farm 7:00 pm
. . .Supported by Flatworld
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Farmers and Craft Market with Live Music
Sunday 8th June   Broome Farm 11:00 am
until
2:00 pm
Tel: 01989 567232 for further information
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 8th June   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
West Mercia Police Band
       
Sunday 8th June
to
Thursday 12th June
Painting Break
with
Ronald Swanwick FRSA
A great package for the artistic
For info on accommodation, food etc. contact
Victoria Smith-Milne at The Old Court Hotel

For info on tuition, contact
Ronald Swanwick on 07855 966564
The Old Court Hotel
       
Tuesday
10th June
Wye Valley Arts Society
Chris Jones - 'Trompe l'oeil' in acrylics
Contact Margaret Reeves on 01452 831183
7:15 pm
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 15th June   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Lydbrook Band
       
Monday
16th June
Ross Classical Music Society
WOMEN IN THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF LEOS JANACEK
A talk with musical excerpts by
Prof. Graham Melville-Mason
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:30 pm
       
Friday
20th June
Horse Race Night

Tel: Terry on 01989 567639
for further information
Walford village Hall 7:30 pm
       
Wilton Castle Open Day
Sunday 22nd June   Adults: £3.50
Children: £1.75
English Heritage: Free

11.00 am

to

6.00 pm

 
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 22nd June   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
A W Parker (Drybrook) Band
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 29th June   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Cinderford Town Band
[Back to the top]
     
Friday
4th July
Pudding Society
with an
American Theme
Entrance £6 including light supper
Tel: Terry on 01989 567639 for further information
Walford village Hall 7:30 pm
       
Live Music at Broome Farm
Friday 4th July Jessie Morgan
Great solo asrtiste
Delivering songs from
the heartfelt to the cheeky
Broome Farm 7:00 pm
Plus great support band - The Hellbellies
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Live Music at Broome Farm
Saturday 5th July Flick of the Wrist
entertaining four piece band
covering
Queen, Brian Adams
Huey Lewis & The News,
Foo Fighters, Chuck Berry etc
Broome Farm 7:00 pm
Plus great support act - to be confirmed
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Farmers and Craft Market with Live Music
Sunday 6th July   Broome Farm 11:00 am
until
2:00 pm
Tel: 01989 567232 for further information
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 6th July   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Tewkesbury Town Band
       
Tuesday
8th July
Wye Valley Arts Society
Sue Gilmore-Powell -
Woodland Scene in water soluble oils
Contact Eileen Bowen on 01600 714184
7:15 pm
       
   

 

Friday, 11th July to Sunday 13th July 2008

 

The 6th Ross Country Music Festival

 

Artistes already booked include:
Dave Sherrif, Travis Logan, Terry Maher, Royston Jones, Nashville Special, Penny Short, Country Disco, John Mc Cane and the last of the Breed.

Weekend ticket £15 per person
Week-end camping £5 per unit.

 

Click here to view the 2007 event

 

 

Further information from Colin Grey on 01989 567995.

       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 13th July Silva
Ross Bandstand

2:00 pm

Forest of Dean Brass
       
Saturday
19th July
Peterstow Village Fete
Traditional games and attractions including grand raffle, skittles, tombola, plants, produce, cakes. Teas. bar and barbeque.
Free entry
Peterstow Common 2:00 pm
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 20th July   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Ross Town Band
       
Sunday 20th July
to
Thursday 24th July
Painting Break
with
Ronald Swanwick FRSA
A great package for the artistic
For info on accommodation, food etc. contact
Victoria Smith-Milne at The Old Court Hotel

For info on tuition, contact
Ronald Swanwick on 07855 966564
The Old Court Hotel
       
Monday
21st July
Ross Classical Music Society
PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME
How to understand an opera
A talk with musical excerpts by
composer, historian and musician
Tim Porter
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:30 pm
[Back to the top]

 

Saturday 26th July 2008

 

The Second Jamstand

Free
Live Music Event

Bands booked so far:

TH3, The Anomalies, Totem Pole, Dandelion Killers, The Last Republic, The James Magic, Fatman & Tropical, Flat Pack Heroes, Just Sweet Theft, Tilt Station, Forgotten Sleep, Candidates, Foregone Conclusion, The Effects of Alcohol, Zebedy Ray, The Gullivers, Kites, Jazz Tech, Zoidberg, Rob Himself, Michael McGough, Meg Myatt, Dan Honey.

 

Click here to view the 2007 event

       
Summer Garden Party
Sunday 27th July Silva
The Old Court Hotel
Whitchurch

1:00 pm

to

9:00 pm

Seven Bands! (TBC) Raising funds for Whitchurch Primary School
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 27th July Silva
Ross Bandstand

2:00 pm

Pillowell Silver Band
     
Live Music at Broome Farm
Friday 1st August Bands TBC
Great Live Music
All Weekend
Broome Farm 7:00 pm
Plus great support band - The Hellbellies
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Live Music at Broome Farm
Saturday
2nd August
Kentucky Fried
a most entertaining band
Broome Farm 7:00 pm
Plus great support act - to be confirmed
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Farmers and Craft Market with Live Music
Sunday 3d August   Broome Farm 11:00 am
until
2:00 pm
Tel: 01989 567232 for further information
       
Ross Town Carnival
Saturday
2nd August
 

Parade through town

Events on

Carnival Field

1:00 pm
More details to follow soon
       
Wilton Castle Open Day
Sunday 3rd August   Adults: £3.50
Children: £1.75
English Heritage: Free

11.00 am

to

6.00 pm

 
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 3rd August   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Bream Silver Band
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 10th August Silva
Ross Bandstand

2:00 pm

Avonbank (Evesham) Band
       
Tuesday
12th August
Wye Valley Arts Society
Competition
Human Portrait in any medium
(Minimum size A2)
Contact Dick Ray on 01600 890432
7:15 pm
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 17th August   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
Ross Town Band
       
Saturday
23rd August
Peterstow
Horticultural Show

Show your produce, flowers, cakes, photography, etc.
Refreshments available.
Entries in by 11 am, 20p per entry
Entrance to show - free
Tel: 01989 730453
Peterstow Common 2:00 pm
       
Bands in the Park
Sunday 24th August   Ross Bandstand 2:00 pm
A W Parker (Drybrook) Band
       
Broome Farm Cider Festival
Friday Night is Grand Ceilidh Night
Friday
29th August
Grande Ceilidh
with
Porridge

Tickets £6 advance, £7 on the door
Broome Farm 7:00 pm
until
11:00 pm
Great Live Folk Music and Lots of Dancing
Meet the Cider Makers at Broome Farm
Saturday
30th August
Meet the Cider Makers
and enjoy some
Great live music
from
Kentucky Fried, Dan James,
Fire Tree Band,
Chicken Shed Zeppelin and Pigfoot - a 5-piece folk rock band
Tickets - £10 advance,
£12 on the door
Broome Farm 12:00 Noon
until
11:00 pm
Great Live Music All Day
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Farmers and Craft Market with Live Music
Sunday
31st August
  Broome Farm 11:00 am
until
4:00 pm
Free entry - Great Live Music All Day - Bands to be Confirmed
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
Weekend tickets £15 advance or £17 on the door,
Camping Available at £5 per person, per night advance, £6 on the door,
Weekend package
a bargain at £25 per person
Book early to avoid disappointment: 01989 567232
     
Tuesday
9th September
Wye Valley Arts Society
Robin Gray, The Artist's Choice -
A romp through art history
with slides and stories
Contact Tim Pitt-Lewis on 01600 715817
7:15 pm
       
Saturday
13th September
Car Treasure Hunt
and
Barbecue
Tel: Terry on 01989 567639
for further information
Walford village Hall 7:30 pm
       
Sunday 14th Sept
to
Thursday 18th Sept
Painting Break
with
Ronald Swanwick FRSA
A great package for the artistic
For info on accommodation, food etc. contact
Victoria Smith-Milne at The Old Court Hotel

For info on tuition, contact
Ronald Swanwick on 07855 966564
The Old Court Hotel
       
Monday
22nd September
Ross Classical Music Society
MOZART AND THE PIANO
A Piano Recital and Talk by
Michael Aston
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Hom Church,
Hom Green,
Nr Ross-on-Wye
7:30 pm
     
Friday
3rd October
Big Quiz Night
1970s Theme
Entrance £6 including light supper
Tel: Terry on 01989 567639 for further information
Walford village Hall 7:30 pm
       
Sunday 5th Oct
to
Thursday 9th Oct
Painting Break
with
Ronald Swanwick FRSA
A great package for the artistic
For info on accommodation, food etc. contact
Victoria Smith-Milne at The Old Court Hotel

For info on tuition, contact
Ronald Swanwick on 07855 966564
The Old Court Hotel
       
Tuesday
14th October
Wye Valley Arts Society
Critique of members' work by
Anthony Avery, local artist and teacher
Contact Jill Sutton on 01989 720590
7:15 pm
       
Monday
20th October
Ross Classical Music Society
THE VOICE AND ITS REPERTOIRE
How to train a singer
A talk with recorded examples by
Dr. Anne Dunn
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:30 pm
     
Tuesday
11th November
Wye Valley Arts Society
John Harris -
Two Approaches to The Wye
in Water colour
Contact Ann Baxter-Wright on 01600 715208
7:15 pm
       
Monday
17th November
Ross Classical Music Society
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
THIS FRENCH COMPOSER WAS BORN 100 YEARS AGO AND THIS TALK IS A CELEBRATION OF HIS WORK BY HIS BIOGRAPHER
Roger Nichols
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors. Coffee/tea incl.
ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:30 pm
       
Saturday
22nd November
Table Sale
Tel: Terry on 01989 567639
for further information
Walford village Hall 10:00 am
until
1:00 pm
     
Tuesday
9th December
Wye Valley Arts Society
Charles Evans -
Water Colour Landscape
Contact Charles Smart on 01594 837303
7:15 pm
       
Monday
15th December
Ross Classical Music Society
CHRISTMAS MEETING
WITH GUEST SPEAKER
Entry fee £4 members, £5 visitors.
Coffee and mince pies included.

ALL WELCOME
Tel. Secretary 01989 565827
Ross Library 7:00 pm
[Back to the top]

Regular Events
       
WEEKDAY EVENT VENUE
TIME
Fridays Curryoke
(karaoke and curry)
Prince of Wales, Ross-on-Wye
8:00 pm
Sundays Quiz Night Prince of Wales, Ross-on-Wye 8:00 pm
Week Days Senior Citizens Specials
Two courses £5.95
Prince of Wales, Ross-on-Wye
12:00 Noon
to
3:00 pm
Sundays Quiz Night in aid of Macmillan The White Lion, Wilton
8:00 pm
Thursdays, weekly Social and Old Time Dancing Walford Village Hall
8:00 pm
Thursdays,
Last in month

Fridge Door Cabaret
Acoustic Open Mic Night
The White Lion, Wilton 7:30 pm

[Back to the top]
Wyenot.com publishes 'What's On?' events on information supplied and is not responsible for any cancellations of, or alterations to the events listed above or below, or anywhere else on this entire web site.

WYENOT.COM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THESE SPONSORS

Many local businesses support Wyenot.com by advertising.

If you would like to join these supporters, please email or telephone: 01989 763217.


[About Wyenot.com] [About Wyenot News]

WyeNot.com Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire. Contact by E-mail. Tel: 01989 763217 Mobile: 0779 683 4077
Photography and web site copyright ©
Alan J. Wood, WyeNot.com 2000 - 2008. All rights reserved.