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March Events
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| Please Note: Although
we do try to ensure events listings are correct,
Oswestry Borderland Tourism are not responsible
for any inaccuracies. We recommend that prospective
visitors always check dates, times & prices with
the event organisers before traveling. |
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| Reading Matters; Jenny Brown |
01.03.2010 - 28.03.2010 |
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ART EXHIBITION |
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| An installation amongst the books and bookshelves of the work of Oswestry based Artist Jenny Brown 9.30am - 5pm |
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| The Art of the Book |
01.03.2010 - 28.03.2010 |
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EXHIBITION |
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| An exhibition focussing on local makers of books, the process and techniques of producing books and some examples of the Art of the Book 10.00 to 4.30 |
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| The Mountains of The Southern Ocean |
10.03.2010 - 10.03.2010 |
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TALK |
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| An evening with one of Britain's most distguished explorers. The expeditious moutaineer Julian Freeman-Attwood presents an illustrated slide lecture on six expeditions to the Antarctic. 9pm. £7/£3 Under 16s |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| The Haley Sisters |
11.03.2010 - 11.03.2010 |
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| Country, Americana, folk and blues mingle effortlessly into the unique sound of The Haley Sisters. A magical blend of vocal harmonies and top class musicianship. 9pm £6 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| An Evening of Clairvoyance |
12.03.2010 - 12.03.2010 |
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CLAIRVOYANT |
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| A night of clairvoyance filled with humour which could convert even the most hardened cynic. Dawn's psychic ability has the potential to overwhelm without need for showy gimics. 8pm. £6 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| The Oswestry Festival of the Word |
13.03.2010 - 20.03.2010 |
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LITERARY FESTIVAL |
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| A festival to celebrate the word: written, spoken & sung! Showcasing the best of talent - writers, poets, songwriters, singers, dramatists and actors - from Oswestry and the Welsh Marches. The week surrounds the birthday of Wilfred Owen (18th March) born in 1893 in Oswestry. Literary walks,lectures, theatre, bookshop displays. |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| Green Date |
13.03.2010 - 13.03.2010 |
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| The world's ultimate Green Day tribute act, Green Date have been recognised by the real Green Day, their management, MTV, The Times, Warner Brothers and the BBC. 9pm. £6 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| On The Waterfront - KinoCafe Film Night |
13.03.2010 - 13.03.2010 |
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FILM |
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| The classic 1954 film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando. 7.30pm - 11.30pm £5.00 / concessions £4.00 |
| More: www.kinokulture.org.uk |
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| Flicks in the Sticks |
13.03.2010 - .. |
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Trefonen Village Hall,
Trefonen SY10 9DY |
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01691 657011 |
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| Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War. This is a poignant, warm and often funny story of an ordinary woman, who after being pushed around by others for most of her life finally decides to stand up for herself. When her husband dies, she is pushed into a care home, where she acquires a band of strange new friends who look to her for help and assistance and these new responsibilities give her life a new purpose and meaning. 7.30pm Adult £3.50, under 16's £2.50 |
| More: www.trefonen.com |
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| Jigsaw Sound |
13.03.2010 - .. |
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Llanymynech Village Hall,
Station Road, Llanymynech, nr.Oswestry, SY22 6EE |
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01691 839147 |
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| An exciting mixed-voice choir from Shrewsbury. 7.30 pm £5 available from the Village Hall |
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| Little Red Bird, Bluegrass Duo |
13.03.2010 - .. |
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OSWESTRY LIT FEST |
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| An Oswestry Lit Fest event, Little Red Bird are a bluegrass duo, formed especially for the festival. Matt Morris and Louisa Jones provide a warm and varied evening of bluegrass and folk music talking a little about the journey British folk made over the sea to America. 8pm for 8.30pm start £3.50 |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| Paranormal Investigation |
13.03.2010 - .. |
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GHOST NIGHT |
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| Join Ghost Night events for an overnight investigation of Whittington Castle. The team have recently been filmed by the BBC investigating the ghosts of Tissington Hall in Derbyshire. 7.30pm until 4.15am Upon application |
| More: www.ghostnightevents.co.uk |
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| Signs of Spring |
13.03.2010 - .. |
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Llanymynech Limeworks Heritage Area,
Llanymynech, Nr Oswestry SY22 6HB |
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01691 839147 |
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NATURE |
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| Make a bird box (£5), dip the pond, hunt for bugs and mini-beasts, find the earliest spring flowers.... 10 am - 12 noon bird box (£5) |
| More: www.llanymynech.org.uk |
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| The Seagull |
15.03.2010 - 20.03.2010 |
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THEATRE |
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| The Theatre in the Great War |
16.03.2010 - .. |
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OSWESTRY LIT FEST |
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| As part of The Oswestry Litfest Dr Larry Collins MBE will give an illustrated talk looking at the role that entertainers, both amateur and professional, played in keeping morale up at home, in the trenches and in the POW camps. 7pm |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| The Oswestry Literary Walkabout |
17.03.2010 - .. |
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OSWESTRY LIT FEST |
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| An Oswestry Lit Fest event, a fascinating literary and historic walk around Oswestry from St Oswald's and the 15th Century poem "In Praise of Oswestry" to the birthplace of Barbara Pym; from an amusing operetta and historic school to the first subscription library |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| Oswestry Poet's Howl |
18.03.2010 - 18.03.2010 |
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POETRY |
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| A night of spoken and sung poetry, as well as plenty of beer and laughter, the Poet's Howl forms part of Oswestry's literary festival. 9pm. Free |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| Once a Landgirl |
18.03.2010 - .. |
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Oswestry Library,
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01691 677388 |
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| As part of The Oswestry Litfest Angela Huth Author of Landgirls will be reading from her new sequel, book-signing and answering questions. Special guest Mrs Nora Morgan from Ellesmere will share her experiences of being in the Women's Land Army and her recent visit to Buckingham Palace. 2-4pm |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| The Oswestry Poets' HOWL |
18.03.2010 - .. |
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OSWESTRY LIT FEST |
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| As part of The Oswestry Litfest there will be a mix of spoken and sung poetry, beer and laughter! This is the Oswestry Poetry night of the year - be brave, come and share your work. |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| The Winter of The World |
18.03.2010 - .. |
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Booka Bookshop,
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01691 662244 |
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| As part of The Oswestry Litfest Dominic Hibberd, Vice President of the Wilfred Owen Association, will be talking about his new co-edited anthology of War Poetry. 2-4pm |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| Wilfred Owen |
18.03.2010 - .. |
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Oswestry Library,
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01691 677388 |
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| As part of The Oswestry Litfest Helen McPhail, author and ex-chairman of the Wilfred Owen Association, will be talking about the changing attitudes to Wilfred Owen and his poetry since his death to the present day. 7pm |
| More: www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk |
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| Acoustic Storytellers |
19.03.2010 - 19.03.2010 |
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| A special Acoustic Night forming part of the literary festival where some of the finest acoustic songwriters around will share their music and the stories that inspired them. 9pm Free |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| Ben Osborne - Dog Days Lion Nights |
19.03.2010 - 19.03.2010 |
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ARTS ALIVE |
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| Ben Osborne's warm personality draws you in with his tales of photographic adventures and near escapes as he works with the BBC natural history programme Planet Earth. Informative, entertaining and visually thrilling! Appeals to photographers, naturalists and the naturally curious Starts 7.30pm £6 / £4 / £15 |
| More: www.artsalive.co.uk |
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| Rough Justice and Shifty Chicken Shed |
20.03.2010 - 20.03.2010 |
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| Great rock covers from Rough Justice plus border beat skiffle from the Shifty Chicken Shed boys equals a great night of live music and some of the most fun you can have for three pounds! 9pm £3 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| The Beaches Of Agnes (18) - KinoCafe Film Night |
20.03.2010 - 20.03.2010 |
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| Agnes Varda, one of the key film makers of the French Nouvelle Vague, journeys back through the decades, gleaning incidents and memories both rare and moving. 7.30pm - 11.30pm £5.00 / concessions 4.00 |
| More: www.kinokulture.org.uk |
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| Re-enactors Training Day |
21.03.2010 - .. |
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LIVING HISTORY |
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| The House of the Blackstar will take up residence at the castle for the season. Training day for their members and Lady Eleanor will be introduced to her household. 11-3pm FREE |
| More: www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk |
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| The Roseville Band |
25.03.2010 - 25.03.2010 |
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| Blues driven rock from The Roseville Band with support from Small Time Crooks and Mr Choadleston 9pm. £4 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| Cherry Lee Mewis |
27.03.2010 - 27.03.2010 |
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| Cherry Lee Mewis is a 5 foot nothing 24 year old white girl from North Wales who has helped turn roots n' blues music into a cool swinging fusion that's both classic and stylishly modern. 9pm. £5 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| Death At A Funeral (15) - KinoCafe Film Night |
27.03.2010 - 27.03.2010 |
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| An opportunity to see the original version of this British comedy of errors, starring a host of famous actors, before the American remake hits the screens in April. 7.30pm - 11.30pm £5.00 / concessions 4.00 |
| More: www.kinokulture.org.uk |
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| Hazel O' Connor and The Bluja Project |
31.03.2010 - 31.03.2010 |
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| Hazel O' Connor, the iconic 80s legend best known for "Will You" and "Eighth Day" from Breaking Glass brings her up close and intimate new tour to The Ironworks. 8.30pm £10 |
| More: www.the-ironworks.co.uk |
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| Nesscliffe Country Park Amble - New Member Walk |
31.03.2010 - 31.03.2010 |
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WALK |
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| Shropshire Young Ramblers are a friendly bunch of people that enjoy walking in the Shropshire countryside. This is a new members walk of 4 miles amd graded as easy. Boots are essential and gaiters are recommended. 10.30am in Nesscliffe. |
| More: syr.org.uk/nesscliffe.html |
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