AFTER a very successful night with Madness Tribute band recently, Rock the Pavilion return to their usual Friday night original band nights.
Friday, October 16, 2009, sees the return of local favourites The Unchosen, with support from
Van Diemens, female fronted melodic rock band 14ten, Terrorfret and Desolate Earth.
Five great rock bands, heavy rock, classic rock, melodic rock, indie rock, all for a mere
THAME Players in association with Clive Conway Celebrity Productions presents ROBERT POWELL and GABRIELLE DRAKE in The Silver Screen, at the Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, on Sunday, 25/10/09 at 7.45pm.
The next celebrity performance at the Players Theatre in Nelson Street, Thame, is The Silver Screen starring Robert Powell, star of Holby City and Gabrielle Drake, recently joined the cast of Coronation Street.
The show is a fond look back at the golden age of the cinema from the early days through to the 1950s and 60s. In the course of the evening the audience will meet Charlie Chaplin, Mae West, Mickey Mouse, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and others.
Accompanying the two stars of the show will be Christine Croshaw on the piano and Clive Conway on the flute. Music from Scott Joplin and George Gershwin through to John Barry?s James Bond theme.
The evening promises to be a wonderfully nostalgic look at the great days of cinema and is guaranteed to please both theatre and cinema enthusiasts alike.
Tickets for the show cost
SPONSORED Walk Across Port Meadow in aid of Oxfordshire Mind, approx 7 Miles, Saturday, 24th October 2009 Starting at 12.00 noon, from the Oxfordshire Mind head office, 2 Kings Meadow, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0DP – Within five minutes of leaving the Oxfordshire Mind office you will find yourself walking a quiet stretch of the Oxford Canal towpath and the scenery is rural from then on. During the walk we will stop at one of Oxford?s famous riverside pubs, the Trout Inn at Wolvercote, for drinks and a short rest! This is a lovely flat walk that people of all ages can take part in. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring waterproofs (just in case!) Don?t forget your sponsorship form on the day, together with your water. You will be given a registration form when you arrive. Dogs are welcome provided they are kept on leads. Funds raised from the Sponsored Walk will help provide vital services for people who are experiencing mental and emotional health problems such as anxiety, bereavement, depression, life crisis, loneliness, recovery from breakdowns, panic attacks, stress and schizophrenia. For a sponsorship form or to make a donation please contact Nicky Clargo at Oxfordshire Mind on 01865 263733 or email nicky.clargo@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
A Beautiful Mind? Friday, 6th November 2009, 5.30 p.m., at The Taylor Institution, St Giles, Oxford. A Beautiful Mind: thoughts on images of mental illness and film with acclaimed journalist, novelist and broadcaster Francine Stock. Admission
TICKETS are now on sale for Concert Band’s Autumn concert.
See poster for details.
WEDNESDAY, October 07, 2.30-4 30pm in the Thame Barns centre. Rig David, Director of Calcutta Cathedral Relief Services will speak about CCRF’s amazing work in the Calcutta slums, observed at first hand by members of St Mary’s, Thame, in past visits.
Rig is a gracious local Indian with a great story to tell. Come and hear! Refreshments provided by Patsy Baker.
There will be another showing and discussion of the same material later in the evening between 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. at 60 Lower High Street Thame.
Picture: A typical Calcutta street – Courtesy of http://www.friends-of-crs.org.uk/
THE Dorset Corset Theatre Company are bringing their adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic Under The Greenwood Tree to Thame this Saturday, October 2009.
This is the fourth year The Dorset Corset Theatre Company has visited Thame, having previously played to full houses at The Player’s Theatre.
THE SHOW
Nothing could prepare Fancy Day for the small village of Mellstock. Young, beautiful and educated she soon catches the eye of the honest, hard working Dick Dewy who is struck by love at first sight. But all is not simple for Fancy when she receives offers from Reverend Maybold who can show her the world and Farmer Shiner who can offer wealth and stability. Torn between love, opportunity, and her father?s expectations Fancy has a hard decision to make.
Using live music, choral singing and physical theatre The Dorset Corset Theatre Company are set to thrill audiences across the south with Helen Davis? captivating adaptation of this Hardy classic. A real autumn treat.
THE COMPANY
The Dorset Corset Theatre Company was founded by Helen Watts, Fiona Davis and Ed Burnside in 2006. The directors came together to tell classic stories in a lively and unique way and to fill a distinct gap in terms of professional theatre provision in their local area (Dorset).
Under The Greenwood Tree is their fourth production having enjoyed critical success with their acclaimed productions of Persuasion (2006), and Far From The Madding Crowd (2007) and Northanger Abbey (2008).
SPONSORED Cycle Ride, Saturday, 10th October 2009 Starting at 10am. from Broad Street, Oxford. A pleasant 15 mile loop towards Abingdon, passing through the villages of Wootton, Sunningwell and Kennington, returning along the river to the Mind head office, 2 Kings Meadow, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0DP for refreshments. Not a cyclist? Join us in Broad Street for the start of the ride and show your support for the Time to Change Campaign – let’s help ride discrimination of of town together! For more information and to register please contact Amy Wackett on 01865 263735 or email amy.wackett@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
Sponsored Walk Across Port Meadow in aid of Oxfordshire Mind, approx 7 Miles, Saturday, 24th October 2009 Starting at 12.00 noon, from the Oxfordshire Mind head office, 2 Kings Meadow, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0DP – Within five minutes of leaving the Oxfordshire Mind office you will find yourself walking a quiet stretch of the Oxford Canal towpath and the scenery is rural from then on. During the walk we will stop at one of Oxford?s famous riverside pubs, the Trout Inn at Wolvercote, for drinks and a short rest! This is a lovely flat walk that people of all ages can take part in. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring waterproofs (just in case!) Don?t forget your sponsorship form on the day, together with your water. You will be given a registration form when you arrive. Dogs are welcome provided they are kept on leads. Funds raised from the Sponsored Walk will help provide vital services for people who are experiencing mental and emotional health problems such as anxiety, bereavement, depression, life crisis, loneliness, recovery from breakdowns, panic attacks, stress and schizophrenia. For a sponsorship form or to make a donation please contact Nicky Clargo at Oxfordshire Mind on 01865 263733 or email nicky.clargo@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk
Colette Graham and Nathan James are embarking on a 12,000 ft jump out of an aeroplane in aid of Oxfordshire Mind! Whilst exiting the plane they will accelerate to 120 mph, covering a thousand feet in 5 seconds! At 5,000 ft their instructors will deploy parachutes and will hopefully return them both safefully to earth some four minutes later. Colette and Nathan both work for Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (OBMH) which provides specialist mental health services to people in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties, and highly specialist services to patients from across the UK. One in four people are affected by mental illness and about two in every thousand people need specialist care for serious conditions, such as severe anxiety or depression, eating disorders or addictions. OBMH has a number of bases across both counties, which provide day care, in-patient services, and services in the community. JOIN US AND USE YOUR VOICE Have a say in your local mental health services by becoming a Member of our Foundation Trust. To join, please visit http://www.obmh.nhs.uk/about-us/what-we-do/become-a-member.aspx Colette and Nathan’s main reasons for taking part in this event are to raise awareness of mental health and to support Oxfordshire Mind. Oxfordshire Mind is a great charity to support and we know they aim to raise at least
WOW what a night; if you missed Mean Poppa Lean live at the Pavilion in Chinnor, make sure you check them out next time, they rocked chinnor.
Tomorrow, Friday October, 02, 2009, we have a night of Ska and punk rock, with the awesome UK Vomit, Near the Knuckle, Almost Presidents, Blame Jack and We’re not Mexicans; all this for a mere
CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT – Saturday, October 10, 2009 – Ludgershall Village Hall.
8pm Start (Doors open at 7pm)
* Raffle * Bar *
* Half-time Jacket Potato *
* Cash First Prize *
THE regular Chinnor Rock nights, Rock the Pavilion, are back from the summer break this Friday, September 18, 2009, with the amazing Mean Poppa Lean (ex hedroom).
We are very pleased to welcome back Mean Poppa Lean all the way from Brighton, hot from their appearance at the Isle of Wight and V Festival recently, and about to embark on an Autumn tour which starts with a headlining slot at The Pavilion in Chinnor.
Mean Poppa Lean one of the most fun, funkiest bands you will ever see, so if you like funk then get yourselves down.
“They are the best live band I have laid my eyes on in years, and will be playing every festival in the UK this year, I will make sure of that!” Mark Chadwick – The Levellers.
Support comes from Floors and Walls. “It?s a brave band who dare combine sovereign-ring wearing, Carling-downing English urbanism with such funky riffs and weighty grooves; a highly original collision of disparate styles which given time to mature, could be genuinely exciting. Irritatingly good fun. KKK!” – Kerrang! Magazine.
Three local bands supporting are We’re Not Mexican punk/pop, Louie Smooth & The Jazz Brigade, speaks for itself, and From Mondays Onwards, pop/rock.
All this for a mere