1Wet Felting with Gail
Dive into the basics of wet felting and create your own work of art in this hands on class
5.3 milesSat 11 Jul£45
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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend
11–12 July Near Neen Savage
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 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Neen Savage, 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 Neen Savage
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3The Robin
at Robin R&B 2
Soul’d Out UK Astonishingly energetic, entertaining and 100% LIVE, Soul’d Out UK are a 9-12 piece band featuring powerful male and female vocalists, funky rhythm section and a stonking full sax, trumpet and trombone horn section. Up to 2 hours of partying with soul and motown classics! Unlike other bands, we don’t use backing tracks, click tracks or synthesised horn sections to fill in the gaps. We are 100% LIVE with REAL instruments. We’ll guarantee a dance floor full of your guests, totally absorbed in the party atmosphere. Yeah, yeah! We don’t just like good music, we love it! Our repertoire delivers the best Soul, Northern Soul & Tamla Motown classics, taking our inspiration from the Motown and Stax labels, including artists such as Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Martha Reeves, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, The Four Tops and Al Wilson. Tickets for this show are non-refundable. In the event of a cancellation, ticket holders will be contacted. Share:
20.9 milesSat 11 Jul19:00
4Summer Concert from The Ronnies
Summer Concert from The Ronnies Occurring for 2 hours Venue Wombridge Parish Church Address Wombridge Road, Wombridge, Telford Telford, TF2 6HT, United Kingdom Everyone welcome as The Ronnies return to Wombridge Parish Church for a summer concert, with songs from across the decades, with their wonderful harmonies. Sat 11th July 2pm to 4pm Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for children and include refreshments of scone with jam & cream and hot drink! Contact Chris View attachment Event held in a Church Fundraising Singing
21.2 milesSat 11 Jul15:00£10
5Residential Writing Course: Writing with Coaching
at The Hurst Writing House - Arvon Foundation
Sometimes ‘real life’ gets in the way of your creative practice. Sometimes your writing feels stuck, and you don’t know how to move it on. Sometimes you know you want to write, but don’t know what to write… Join award-winning author Elise Valmorbida with experienced coach and facilitator Richard Beecham for a week of support and inspiration. You’ll take your writing into new territory with exercises that will get you thinking in different ways. Your tutors will help you to explore your material, create compelling stories and develop your writing voice. You’ll learn coaching techniques too. They’ll help you make time for your writing, get you through the sticky bits, and leave you feeling confident about your project and your ability to see it through. Suitable for writers at all stages of their journey, writing in any genre, this course offers one-to-one sessions, group workshops and plenty of informal wisdom in between. You’ll leave with fresh insights and new tools to fuel your writing—even when you get back to ‘real life’! What to Expect: • Supportive workshops to deepen your craft: We’ll share writing, and we’ll share feedback. There’ll be prompts and discussions to help you hone in on what you really want to write, and how. • Professional guidance from your tutors: Two experts offer critical support and insight to help you build your creative practice and energise your writing.
22.4 milesSat 11 Jul£995
6The Fastest Bicycle + Q&A
at mac
The Fastest Bicycle follows a London team of cyclists on a mission to 'go fast' and their journey to the 'World Human Powered Speed Challenge' on Route 305 in Nevada. There they discover an international community of speed freaks like no other. The Fastest Bicycle is a story of perseverance, as the team tackle a missing bike, high speed crashes, serious design flaws and injury. It’s also an exploration of community, as they discover that their competitors can also be their greatest allies. The screening will be followed by a live onstage Q&A with Sky Sports' regular contributor Raees Mahmood and 'The Fastest Bicycle' editor James Watson.
24.6 milesSun 12 Jul18:30£10.45
7Dragonfly ID Course
at Secret Hill Discovery Centre
Ian will guide this gentle stroll around our Onny Meadows. This is a good time tosee several of the larger, more spectacular dragonflies commonly found in Shropshire. Our ponds and the River Onny combined with insect filled meadows provide a rich habitat for these hunting insects. £8.00 per person, booking essential.
15.2 milesSat 11 Jul11:00£8.00
8Fusion @4
Church but not as you know it. Every 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month. A service for all the family those who have never been in a church to regular members. It has crafts, games, worship, prayer and food at the end. A perfect service for those who find church daunting but have questions about God and who want to meet other people.
21.5 milesSat 11 Jul17:00
9Free! (worth double-checking)St Giles Church Summer Fayre from 10.00am / 2.00pm All our welcome free entry
Come along to our summer fayre at St Giles Church, where you can browse and buy lovely items from our tables of crafts, bric-a-brac, jewellery, flower displays, and more. Relax with a delicious refreshment, and enjoy the wonderful BBQ and Caribbean food outside. Everyone is welcome, entry is free, and as with previous fayres, it promises to be a warm and welcoming day at our church. 10.00 am/2.00 pm.
22.4 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
10Northern Soul: Still Burning
at mac
Leap onto the dancefloor and discover the enduring legacy of the cultural phenomenon that is Northern Soul. Ignited in the working class communities of the North and the Midlands in the late 60s and 70s, this underground scene brought together youth culture and rare, overlooked uptempo American soul music in a rush of exhilaration and high-energy dancing.
24.6 milesSat 11 Jul£11.95
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