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Needling Along

2nd and 4th Mondays of the Month 10.00am – 15.00pm.

Mon 27 Jul11:00Lingen Village Hall & Resource Centre(3.4mi)

via Lingen Village Hall & Resource CentreCurated

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Gardening Club

1st Tuesday of the Month 7:30pm

Tue 4 Aug20:30Lingen Village Hall & Resource Centre(3.4mi)

via Lingen Village Hall & Resource CentreCurated

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Bowls

Thursday evenings 1st October – 31st March 7.30pm

Thu 6 Aug20:30Lingen Village Hall & Resource Centre(3.4mi)

via Lingen Village Hall & Resource CentreCurated

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Bowls

Thursday evenings 1st October – 31st March 7.30pm

Thu 1 Oct20:30Lingen Village Hall & Resource Centre(3.4mi)

via Lingen Village Hall & Resource CentreCurated

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Home Education Art Sessions

2025 Home Education Art Sessions Wednesdays 5, 19 Nov & 3 Dec • 10.30 - 1pm • The Rodd Workshop Past A block artist-led sessions for home-educated young people aged 5-16. Explore a wide range of ideas materials and techniques. Dates: 5 & 19 Nov, 3 Dec (Continuing in the New Year) Find out more Strange Heart Beating September 18, 2025 - October 24, 2025 • Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm • JGM Gallery, London Exhibition Past In partnership with the Sidney Nolan Trust, JGM Gallery presents Strange Heart Beating, an exhibition of recent paintings by Daniel MacCarthy and hitherto unseen works by the pioneering Australian Modernist, Sir Sidney Nolan. Find out more A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2025 • 8.00pm (Doors 7.30) • Presteigne Assembly Rooms Film Past In partnership with Presteigne Screen and in tandem with our current exhibition, we are delighted to present director Mark Cousins' award-winning film. Featuring Tilda Swinton as the voice of Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, this feature documentary tells the story of a remarkable artist and a magnificent obsession. Find out more Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Exhibition Tour September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2025 • 3pm - 4pm • The Rodd Event,Exhibition Past Join Rob Airey, Director of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, for an informal tour of our current exhibition, Colour and Line in Print. Learn more about the life and work of one of Britain's most gifted 20th century female artists.

Thu 19 NovThe Sidney Nolan Trust(1.3mi)

via The Sidney Nolan TrustLocal gem

Community

Around £6.30

Home Education Art Sessions

Thu 19 Nov10:30The Sidney Nolan Trust(1.3mi)

via The Sidney Nolan TrustLocal gem

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Around £3

High Lodge Open Day

Make the most of discounted parking on Thursday 23 July. Join us for the High Lodge Open day and park for £3 all day. This is a great chance to find a new activity in the forest and what it takes to be part of the various Forestry England departments. Complete our scavenger hunt to be in with a chance to win some great prizes! On site at the Open Day Harvesting Simulator Fire and Police activities Laser tag Heritage and history of Thetford Forest Wildlife, Conservation and Civil Engineering teams Beat the range challenge Kid's bike course and demo bikes and lots more to come..... All our usual activities (High Lodge - Activities | Forestry England) will be OPEN and available but please note some will require booking in advance

Thu 23 Jul09:00Hopton Woods Mountain Bike Centre(8.4mi)

via Hopton Woods Mountain Bike CentreCurated

Live Music

Three Musketeers Opera

Time 31 july 2026 All Day (GMT+00:00) Location Church of St. John the Baptist and St Alkmund Aymestrey, HR6 9SU

Fri 31 JulKingsland St Michael's and All Angels Church(8.4mi)

via Kingsland St Michael's and All Angels Church

Residential Writing Course: Memoir/Place (Fiction and Non-fiction)

Workshops & Classes

Around £995

Residential Writing Course: Memoir/Place (Fiction and Non-fiction)

The stories we tell – be they fiction, journalistic non-fiction, memoir, or a hybrid form – all take place somewhere. A work may not be about a place, but a work is brought to life when the reader has a sense of place. This course will examine how to transform a landscape from something passive we might gaze at to something we have an active conversation with: something that speaks through us as writers, and speaks to our readers. Join acclaimed authors Jade Angeles Fitton and Tom Vowler to learn how they capture the essence of place in their work, and explore the overlooked places within us and without us when it comes to our own writing. How can a place act as a metaphor or personality a character or allegory in its own right? How do we evoke place, and ensure fair representation of the place and the people we are writing about? Your tutors will encourage you to develop your ideas, characters and environments through writing exercises, reflective practice and diverse readings, with The Hurst’s woodlands and gardens from which to take inspiration. Whether you are just embarking on or are midway through a project, and whether you are working in fiction, non-fiction or hybrid forms, this promises to be an immersive, inspiring week that will demonstrate how ‘place’ is the bedrock of our experience, and how we can translate that to the page.

Sat 1 AugThe Hurst Writing House - Arvon Foundation(10mi)

via The Hurst Writing House - Arvon FoundationLocal gem

Religion & Spirituality

Cafe Church – Group Service

Time 02/08/2026 10:00 am (GMT+00:00) Location St Mary's Church Pembridge 2 Church Crescent, Pembridge, Leominster, HR6 9HH Calendar GoogleCal Get Directions Address - Cafe Church - Group Service. [] Destination Address - Cafe Church - Group Service. []

Sun 2 Aug11:00St Mary(6.1mi)

via St Mary

Residential Writing Course: Advanced Poetry

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Around £995

Residential Writing Course: Advanced Poetry

It is easy to fall into habits as a poet, whether that is relying on the same formal tricks and voicings, or writing the poems we feel others will like at the expense of our own imaginations and interests. It might be that we return to the same themes, or cling to a notion of accessibility that neglects the stranger, murkier kinds of knowledge that poems can reach and hold. Getting beyond these perceived limits can feel risky, discomforting, but it is often on the margins of thought and feeling and language that poetry makes its most novel and profound connections and revelations. Join experienced poets and teachers Jack Underwood and Greta Stoddart on this course which will both challenge and support you to identify your areas of risk, and provide you with the tools to take greater, more illuminating leaps. This course will be most suited to people who have been writing for a while, and who want to bring along their drafts for some fresh impetus and a direction forward, whether that be towards hopes of publication, to share a finished collection with loved ones, or just to reinvigorate your poetic practice.

Sat 8 AugThe Hurst Writing House - Arvon Foundation(10mi)

via The Hurst Writing House - Arvon FoundationLocal gem

Community

Around £1

LAA Strut Monthly Meeting

July & August – Summer Break The Strut takes a break during July and August. Meetings will resume in September.

Thu 13 AugShobdon Historic Aircraft Club(5.7mi)

via Shobdon Historic Aircraft ClubLocal gem

Likely freeCommunity

Music & Fly @ Shobdon Airfield

Join us this August at Shobdon Airfield for an exciting live music and fly-in event. Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere as aviation enthusiasts and music lovers come together for a day of entertainment and fun. Tickets on sale via Eventbrite

Sat 15 AugShobdon Historic Aircraft Club(5.7mi)

via Shobdon Historic Aircraft ClubLocal gem

Residential Writing Course: Narrative Non-Fiction

Workshops & Classes

Around £995

Residential Writing Course: Narrative Non-Fiction

Writers of narrative non-fiction often tread a delicate line: what might their personal experiences mean in the light of bigger, more global reckonings? And how might these broader themes be made more arresting, more graspable, by threading in a smaller and more personal focus? Whether you’re a non-fiction writer looking for ‘narrative’, or a ‘narrative’ writer wondering if your work speaks to anything beyond your personal experience, whether you’re stuck halfway through a manuscript or just flirting with a couple of initial ideas, this five-day course with acclaimed authors Helen Jukes and Noreen Masud focuses on drawing connections between the big and the small, the personal and the political, in narrative non-fiction. Writing exercises will encourage you to zoom in and out: to write both small and personal, and big and expansive. By the end of the week, you'll have experimented with drilling down to the emotional heart of your narrative non-fiction project, and feeling beyond your own story to explore its wider contexts. What to Expect: • Supportive workshops to deepen your craft: All the essential elements of non-fiction writing, from research and structure to voice and style • Expert guidance from your tutors: Acclaimed and prizewinning writers share their insights into building a writing practice • Personal Feedback: Focused 1:1 sessions with your tutors for constructive feedback on your work • Inspiration from a range of texts: Learn more about technique from the very...

Sat 15 AugThe Hurst Writing House - Arvon Foundation(10mi)

via The Hurst Writing House - Arvon FoundationLocal gem

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Around £10

Quiz Night - August 28th

Come along to Shobdon Airfield on Friday 28th August @ 6:30PM and show off your brains! THIS QUIZ IS NOT AVIATION ONLY so no need to fear! Show off your knowledge across a wide range of topics/subjects. Food and drink will be available at the event, Max team size of 4. £10 entry per team. See you th

Fri 28 AugShobdon Historic Aircraft Club(5.7mi)

via Shobdon Historic Aircraft ClubLocal gem

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Quiz Night

Fri 28 AugShobdon Historic Aircraft Club(5.7mi)

via Shobdon Historic Aircraft ClubLocal gem

Forest Gardening Course - September 2026

Workshops & Classes

Around £95

Forest Gardening Course - September 2026

This 2-day introduction to the concept and techniques of forest gardening involves theory and practice from visioning to harvesting, at a beautiful venue where we have started to establish gardens since 2016. You will be able to go home and start your own journey into forest gardening, or be better informed to manage a forest garden that you have already started.

Sat 5 SeptApplewood Permaculture Centre(10mi)

via Applewood Permaculture CentreLocal gem

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Venues with events near Presteigne

A few local places from the listings above, all within three miles.

The Sidney Nolan Trust1.3 miles away

More about Presteigne

Herefordshire, England

Presteigne has nearby local names including Presteigne Festival, Presteigne Bowling Social Club and The Sidney Nolan Trust. We keep an eye on the dates around them, because local plans can be cultural, sociable or a good reason to explore the town. Near Here gathers event details around Presteigne so you can browse what's on without searching every website. Check the organiser's latest information before you set off.

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