1Fan-Peckled: Poems From The Shropshire Word Book
A creative workshop with poet Jean Atkin exploring old Shropshire dialect words to write and illustrate your own poetry zine.
5.2 milesSat 25 Jul15:00£30
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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Ford
10 picks around Ford, from 5 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Ford
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 Ford, 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.
Our 10 picks near Ford
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2Fan-peckled: poems from the shropshire word book with Jean Atkin
A creative workshop exploring old Shropshire dialect words to write and illustrate poetry zines.
5.2 milesSat 25 Jul15:00£30
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3Sunday Sadhana: A Two-Part Journey for Mind and Body
A morning of devotion, storytelling, meditation, and soulful yoga flow.
5.2 milesSun 26 Jul08:30£2
4Sunday Sadhana
A two-part journey for mind and body featuring meditation, breathwork, and a soulful yoga flow, with proceeds donated to charity.
5.2 milesSun 26 Jul08:30£2
5Create And Connect Kids Mindful Mandalas
A creative and mindful mixed-media art workshop for children aged 7 and up, focusing on the joy of making mandalas.
5.2 milesSun 26 Jul14:00£18
6Create and connect kids mindful mandalas – children’s mixed‑media art workshop
A creative workshop for children to explore mandalas through drawing, painting, and collage.
5.2 milesSun 26 Jul14:00£18
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8The 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".
24.7 milesSat 25 Jul20:00
9Free! (worth double-checking)First Fridays
Evenings of knowledge, conversation and mingling held on the first Friday of the Month between April and September. Free entry, refreshments available - donations gratefully accepted. Click on the image to see our gallery of past First Fridays.
12.3 milesSat 25 Jul
10Quiz Nights
QUIZ NIGHTS 7pm - 11pm quarterly throughout the year on Saturday evenings £10 - More details on our Facebook page Fish and chips meal included in the price - Bar open! Email for tickets
19.6 milesSat 25 Jul£10
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