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 Jan. 2005

 Time

 Winter Programme Events

 Where?

 

Wednesday 26th.

10.00 am

"The Tinder Box" by Hans Christian Andersen
 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

 Armstrong Hall

 April 2005

 Time

 Spring Programme Events

 Where?

Monday 18th.

10.00 am

"Climate Change "
 with Dr Dave Reay
Edinburgh School of Geophysics

 Castle School

Monday 18th.

12.00 am

"Climate Change "
 with Dr Dave Reay

 Marlwood School

Tuesday 19th.

All day

"Sounds Roadshow - the Gamelan"
 with Andy Warn - The Crochet Factory

 URC Church

Thursday 21st.

10.30 am &1.30 pm

"Creative Writing workshop"
 with Paul Henry - University of Glamorgan

 Castle School

Various.

half days

"Indian Dance and Music"
 with Inder Pym-

 Primary Schools


 February and   March 2005

 Time

 Eisteddfod class competitions

 Where?

 

  

Contact 01454 412272
         or  01454 883763
for Music.
               01454 413887 for Speech and Drama

Judging of the various Eisteddfod Music classes will take place over 11 days in three different  venues.

  

 28 February and 1 March

5.30pm

Eisteddfod Speech and Drama
Class Judging

The Speech and Drama Eisteddfod is sponsored by the Lions Club of Thornbury

Sheiling School

 2 February - 12 February Various

Eisteddfod Music Class Judging

The Music Eisteddfod is sponsored by the Lions Club of Thornbury

Various

 Sunday 6 March

Adults £4,   Conc. £3

2.30 pm

Eisteddfod Concert

Selected Eisteddfod entrants are invited to perform before an appreciative audience.

Armstrong Hall


 

 April 2005

 Time

 Community Events

 Where?

 

  

The following performances will take place in an extended Festival period. To cater for those who are unable to travel to the usual venues the events will be held in the residential homes listed below.

  

 Various TBA

 TBA

"Songs from the Shows"
with Four of a Kind

Alexandra Way
Beech House
Windmill House

Various TBA

 TBA

"The Shadows Dance Team"

Alexandra Way
Beech House
Windmill House

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 April 2005

 Time

Pre-Festival Event

 Where?

  

The following performance will take place 2 weeks prior to the main festival opening.

  

 Friday 1 April 2005

 8.00 pm

"Engish Music and Traditional Dance"
National Youth Folklore Troupe of England

Armstrong Hall

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 Concessions are available on some events for children under 16 and Senior Citizens

 April 2005

 Time

 Festival Programme Events

 Where?

Dates and Seat Prices  

The programme of events, dates and performers is listed below. Performance times are subject to confirmation.Click on the underlined titles for the full programme notes.

 

 Friday April 15th.

Tickets £12
Reserved seating

 7.30 pm

"An Audience with Joan Bakewell"
with Joan Bakewell

Supported by Eastwood Park Training and Conference Centre

Armstrong Hall
 Saturday April 16th.

Adults £4,   Children £2
 10.30am

"Cool Science "
with Dr Karen Bultitude
15 April update - A few tickets remain

Armstrong Hall
 Saturday April 16th.

Tickets £10 Conc. £8
 8.00pm

"Golden Moments from Opera"
with Hatstand Opera
Event Sold Out
Supported by Bank Cottage Practice

Armstrong Hall

 Sunday April 17th.

Tickets £7

2.00 pm
and
4.00pm

"Tortworth Tea & Trees"
Event Sold Out

4 Pillars Hotel
Tortworth

 Sunday April 17th.

Tickets £4 Conc. £2

 8.00 pm

"ngm Pop Concert "
Featuring September, Underdown, Amora Ploy

Armstrong Hall

 Monday April 18th.

Tickets £ 4

 1.00 pm

"Sugarcraft"
with Iris Seymour of the Sugar-craft Guild

Cossham Hall

 Monday April 18th.

Tickets £8 Conc. £6

 8.00 pm

"Duo del fuego"
with Roger Huckle and Hayley Savage
17 April update - A few tickets remain

St Mary's Church

 Monday April 18th.

Free entry

 8.00 pm

"Poetry Slam"
with Claire Williamson and Glenn Carmicheal

The White Lion,
High Street

Tuesday April 19th.

Tickets £4

1.00 pm

"Family History - Fact or Fiction"
with Pat Hase

Cossham Hall
 Tuesday April 19th.

Tickets £6,   Conc. £5
 7.30 pm

"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe"
Peter R Bond
17 April update - A few tickets remain

Armstrong Hall

 Wednesday April 20th.

Tickets £ 4

 1.00 pm

Castle School Samba Band, Wind Quartet
and other performers

Cossham Hall
 Wednesday April 20th.

Tickets £6.
 8.00 pm

"Jazz, Latin & Funk"
The Dave Betts Quintet - Jazz Café style
Event Sold Out
Supported by Cromhall Refinishing Ltd.

Armstrong Hall
 Wednesday April 20th.

Tickets £4.
 8.00 pm

"The Breath of Sleeping Boys"
Paul Henry

United Reformed Church

 Thursday April 21st.

Tickets £4

 1.00 pm

"Highgrove - The Garden"
David Howard - Head Gardener at Highgrove.

Cossham Hall 

 Thursday April 21st.

Raised £12,  Flat £10
Reserved seating

 8.00 pm

"Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome
with Rodney Bewes
Event sold out
Supported by Berkeley Vale Motors

Armstrong Hall

 Friday April 22nd.

Tickets £4

 1.00 pm

"Barefoot to Buckingham Palace"
with Susan Marshfield

Cossham Hall

 Friday April 22nd.

Tickets £4

 8.00 pm

"The Opposite Sex" by David Tristram
with "Not the 4 of Us"
Event Sold Out

Coach House
at T
he Chantry

 Friday April 22nd.
Tickets
Raised £12,  Flat £10

Reserved seating

 7.30 pm

"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Independent Ballet Wales
17 April update - All raised seating sold, a few tickets remain for seats on the hall floor.
Supported by Essilor Ltd.

Armstrong Hall

 Saturday April 23rd.
Tickets
Raised £12,  Flat £10

Reserved seating

 8.00 pm

"London Community Gospel Choir"

Event sold out

Supported by St. Mary Centre

Armstrong Hall

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April 2005

 Exhibitions

 Where?

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Avon and Bristol Woodturners

A display of hand crafted wood

Thornbury Town Hall
Council Chamber

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Sandy Lambeth - Pressed flower pictures

Thornbury Town Hall
Council Chamber

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Sally Napier - Hand crafted jewellry

Thornbury Town Hall
Council Chamber

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Ian Coleman - Wildlife Artist

Thornbury Town Hall
Exhibition Room

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Alan Ward - Railway Artist
Thornbury Town Hall
Exhibition Room

April 15th to 23th
Daily except Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Hilliard Society - Minatures

Thornbury Town Hall
Exhibition Room

EXHIBITIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THORNBURY ARTS FESTIVAL

From January to May 2005
Daily 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Closed Sundays

A History of Mining In South Gloucestershire

South Glos. Mines Research Group

Thornbury Museum, Chapel Street

 

April 14 to 18th
Daily 10.00am - 4.00pm

St Mary's Church Flower Festival

Theme "Story Time"

St Mary's Church

April 11th to 29th
Mon - Fri 10.00am - 5.30pm

"Practice what you preach"

by South Glos. Secondary School Art Teachers

Octagon Theatre, Castle School

 

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TAF AUTUMN PROGRAMME 2005

AUTUMN 2005

 

 Event

 Where?

 Friday 7 October

 7.30 pm

Phillip Lyons - National Poetry week

The Chantry

 Sunday 16th October

 2.00 pm

Tea and Trees - Tortworth Court

Tortworth Court
Four Pillars Hotel

 Saturday 19 November

 7.30 pm

The Rhymney Silurian Male Choir
In Concert
with Guest Solist
Lynne Dennis

Christ the King Church
Castle Street

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