Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Carol Naylor Exhibition

Machine Embroiderer & Landscape Artist

Stitched textiles range from small intimate

pieces to large scale hangings

Tue-Fri 10am-4pm

£4 Admission

www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk

The Old Chapel Textile Centre, Main Street, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW 01635 38740

Been a long time since you Rocked and Rolled?

Get Gigging is our ‘grown-ups’ rock band project for bedroom guitarists, hairbrush divas, rusty drummers and lapsed musicians. It’s about making music for fun – bringing together musicians to discover and rediscover the joys of playing in a band. Meet like-minded musicians, form bands, rehearse songs, write original material and play a showcase gig to friends and family.

Please note – you need some experience to join Get Gigging. If in doubt, please ask us!

Every Saturday from 8th November – 13th December, 2 – 5pm at Readipop Studios Course includes a showcase gig on Saturday 13th December from 6 – 10pm

Price: £135

Book via www.readipop.co.uk or call 0118 938 7156

 

The Small Strings play popular songs on ukuleles and perform at local festivals and events. The weekly sessions include rehearsing existing repertoire and learning new songs. New to the uke? We suggest you try the Beginners Ukulele Course (details below).

Every Wednesday, 7 – 9pm at Readipop Studios

Price: £5 per session

 

Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Carol Naylor Exhibition

Machine Embroiderer & Landscape Artist

Stitched textiles range from small intimate

pieces to large scale hangings

Tue-Fri 10am-4pm

£4 Admission

www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk

The Old Chapel Textile Centre, Main Street, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW 01635 38740

Come and make music in a new, invigorating music club aimed at rusty players and beginners. Learn and play for fun on a variety of accessible instruments, including drums, simple hand percussion and ukuleles – all with expert guidance. All instruments, tea & biscuits are provided. No experience is necessary.

Every Thursday, 11am – 1pm at Readipop Studios

£2 per session.

Call 0118 938 7156 or just turn up!

Been a long time since you Rocked and Rolled?

Get Gigging is our ‘grown-ups’ rock band project for bedroom guitarists, hairbrush divas, rusty drummers and lapsed musicians. It’s about making music for fun – bringing together musicians to discover and rediscover the joys of playing in a band. Meet like-minded musicians, form bands, rehearse songs, write original material and play a showcase gig to friends and family.

Please note – you need some experience to join Get Gigging. If in doubt, please ask us!

Every Saturday from 8th November – 13th December, 2 – 5pm at Readipop Studios Course includes a showcase gig on Saturday 13th December from 6 – 10pm

Price: £135

Book via www.readipop.co.uk or call 0118 938 7156

 

Music fun for the little ones, drop in parent-toddler music group in Newbury.

Action songs, finger rhymes, musical instruments, bubbles and our special squeaky puppets!

Kennet Opera presents the opera in English with orchestral backing. Verdi’s first great operatic success, Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) is a tale from the Jewish captivity, set in Jerusalem and Babylon. It features hostages, treachery, thwarted love, rebellion, madness and final reconciliation, and includes one of grand opera’s best loved tunes is the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero).
We have not traced a previous performance in Newbury, so you could be witnessing a West Berkshire premiere!

Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Carol Naylor Exhibition

Machine Embroiderer & Landscape Artist

Stitched textiles range from small intimate

pieces to large scale hangings

Tue-Fri 10am-4pm

£4 Admission

www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk

The Old Chapel Textile Centre, Main Street, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW 01635 38740

DISTORTION is an exciting season of gigs showcasing young bands & DJs.

If you’re under 18 and would like the chance to play your music to a live audience at an award winning venue, contact the studio and tell us all about your band. All genres welcome.

DISTORTION DEAL.

Under 18s rehearsal studio discount. Get two hours at Readipop Studios for just £10 on Friday evenings.

Email [email protected] or call 0118 938 7156 for details and bookings.

DISTORTION gig dates are Saturday 13th September, Saturday 15th November & Saturday 6th December, 7 – 11pm at Readipop Studios

Price: £3 entry

 

We begin the Wine Festival Weekend with a fantastic five course dinner matched with two superb wines per course selected from wineries who will be showcasing their wines for you to taste the following day. Join us for this special dinner and enjoy great food, wine and company.

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Kennet Opera presents the opera in English with orchestral backing. Verdi’s first great operatic success, Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) is a tale from the Jewish captivity, set in Jerusalem and Babylon. It features hostages, treachery, thwarted love, rebellion, madness and final reconciliation, and includes one of grand opera’s best loved tunes is the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero).
We have not traced a previous performance in Newbury, so you could be witnessing a West Berkshire premiere!

Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Join us for our fifth annual wine festival with over 150 wines available to taste from suppliers around the globe. Have fun and deepen your wine knowledge, chat with suppliers and winemakers, and attend our masterclasses throughout the day.

Taste and enjoy wines from Peter Michael Winery, Schramsberg, Rudd Estate, Champagne Taittinger, Nyetimber, Les Caves de Pyrene and more.

 

Been a long time since you Rocked and Rolled?

Get Gigging is our ‘grown-ups’ rock band project for bedroom guitarists, hairbrush divas, rusty drummers and lapsed musicians. It’s about making music for fun – bringing together musicians to discover and rediscover the joys of playing in a band. Meet like-minded musicians, form bands, rehearse songs, write original material and play a showcase gig to friends and family.

Please note – you need some experience to join Get Gigging. If in doubt, please ask us!

Every Saturday from 8th November – 13th December, 2 – 5pm at Readipop Studios Course includes a showcase gig on Saturday 13th December from 6 – 10pm

 

Every third saturday of the month we hold our popular 60s & 70s nights where you can get out the hassle of town and enjoy the greatest music and buzzing atmosphere of the ballroom in all its glory.

 

We begin the Wine Festival Weekend with a fantastic five course dinner matched with two superb wines per course selected from wineries who will be showcasing their wines for you to taste the following day. Join us for this special dinner and enjoy great food, wine and company.

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The Starting Gate’s fundraiser in aid of West Berkshire Mencap’s Supported Living Service, Heffernan House.

Live Music Performed by Zoe Badman-Lailey

Raffle

Free to Attend.

Come along and support a local charity!

 

Kennet Opera presents the opera in English with orchestral backing. Verdi’s first great operatic success, Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) is a tale from the Jewish captivity, set in Jerusalem and Babylon. It features hostages, treachery, thwarted love, rebellion, madness and final reconciliation, and includes one of grand opera’s best loved tunes is the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero).
We have not traced a previous performance in Newbury, so you could be witnessing a West Berkshire premiere!

Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Piece Makers’ Exhibition

9 September – 20 November 2014

• Unique exhibition explores themes of soldier recovery and rehabilitation

• Contemporary artist Susan Stockwell worked with veterans in series of artistic

Workshops

• Installation is part of two-year UK tour following run at National Army Museum in London

The National Army Museum (NAM) is bringing the UK tour of its successful Piece Makers exhibition to the REME Museum of Technology near Reading, Berkshire.

The culmination of a two-year creative collaboration between the NAM, contemporary artist Susan Stockwell and soldiers in rehabilitation, Piece Makers is touring regimental museums across the UK throughout 2014 and 2015. This follows a three-month run at the NAM, based in Chelsea, London.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to learn about the story of this innovative collaboration, and view a large-scale textile-based artwork, Peace Maker, Susan’s personal response to this highly moving and at times challenging commission.

Exhibition is included with standard Museum Entry Cost:

Adult – £5.00

Child (under 5’s are free) / Concessions – £4.00

Family Group (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) – £15.00

Groups of 10 or more – from £4.50

Serving Members of the Corps – £3.00

For more information, contact the REME Museum’s Curator on 0118 9763375 or e-mail [email protected]

 

Moving On is a singing group for people aged 60+. The group meets every week to learn and sing vocal arrangements of classic popular songs. New members are always welcome, including absolute beginners.

Every Monday, 11am – 1pm at Southcote Community Centre

£2 per session

Call 0118 938 7156 to join or just turn up!

RhythmZone ‘s Andy Fowler leads this weekly group through the world rhythms of ‘Conga Drumming’, the highly praised book by Dworsky & Sansby. Conga Club welcomes beginners.

Every Monday, 7 – 9pm at Readipop Studios

Price: £5 per session

A Neighbourhood Watch Meeting is being held on Monday 17 November 2014 at 7.30 pm in West Berkshire Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury.

Update,  unfortunately, due to circumstance beyond our control, Jeremy Mann, who was going to talk on his conviction and  how it has affected his life, will no longer be giving his talk.

We are thankful that Jo Cooke from Hoarding Disorders UK, a Community Interest Company that supports sufferers and their families has agreed to step in and take over. We look forward to this.

Representatives of the Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Fire Service will also be attending and both will be available to answer any questions. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting