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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Cradley

10 picks around Cradley, from 9 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.

25–26 July Near Cradley

Not every listing gets a golden ticket

We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.

Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Cradley, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.

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Group Communion Service for St James' Day

at St Michael the Archangel

Group Communion Service for St James' Day Occurring for 1 hour Venue Amberley: Ss Brigid and James Address Amberley: Ss Brigid and James, Adjacent to Amberley Court Marden Hereford, HR1 3HH, United Kingdom All seven church congregations gather together at Ss Brigid and James Amberley to celebrate one of their co-patron saints. We meet God in word, prayer and sacrament and give thanks. All Saints Common Worship Eucharist/Holy Communion Family Friendly Hymns Music Singing

9.8 milesSun 26 Jul10:30
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Religion & Spirituality
religion-spirituality6

Taize Service

at Christ Church

TAIZE SERVICE Occurring for 1 hour Venue Wellington Heath: Christ Church Address Church Lane Wellington Heath, HR8 1NA, United Kingdom A reflective service of prayer, readings, chants and silence

4.3 milesSun 26 Jul09:30
CuratedSee the details
Religion & Spirituality
Illyria7

Illyria

at The Lenches Amphitheatre

Frederick, accidentally apprenticed to Pirates as a child, is indentured to the Pirate King until his 21st birthday. On the day he reaches 21 he leaves the ship, announcing that he now intends to dedicate his life to the Pirates’ destruction. The Pirate King checks the contract’s small print – and realises that as Frederick’s birthday is 29th February on a leap year he has only had four birthdays and is actually indentured for another 63 years. With only the Penzance constabulary to protect him, will Frederick be forced to serve the pirates until he is 84? And will his sweetheart, Mabel, wait for him that long? Performed by a six-strong cast of actor/singers with fully orchestrated accompaniment, The Pirates of Penzance boasts such gloriously memorable songs as “To be a Pirate King!”; “Modern Major General” and “A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One”. With razor sharp satire and glittering wit, it remains as fresh as if it had been written today.

18 milesSun 26 Jul
Local gemSee the details
Community
The Flaming Lips8

The Flaming Lips

at Gallery 31

Formed in Oklahoma City, OK in 1983, The Flaming Lips have since become one of the most iconic, influential, unpredictable and vital forces in American alternative rock music. The band has garnered three Grammy Awards, a Tony nomination, and an RIAA Gold-certified Record for Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Q Magazine named them oneof the "50 Bands to See Before You Die".

22.1 milesSat 25 Jul20:00
Local gemSee the details
Live Music

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