Theatre

October

Until 27 'You're Only Young Twice', Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.

25 The Sooty Show, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.

25-27 'Mikado', Kington and District Operatic Society, Lady Hawkins Community Centre. Details: 01544 230385.

25-27 'Fiddler on the Roof', St Mary's Church, Ross on Wye. Details: 01989 563049.

26 'The Sixth Wife', Wigmore Village Hall. Details: 01568 770337.

27 Ennio Marchetto, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.

30-Nov 2 'Rome and Jewels', Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.

November

2-10 'My Fair Lady', The Courtyard. Hereford Amateur Operatic Society. Details: 01432 359252.

3 'III Met by Moonlight', Ledbury Market Theatre. Details: 01531 633760.

7 'Papering Over', Lion Ballroom, Leominster. Details: 01568 613477.

Musical events

October

26 English Symphony Orchestra, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.

26 'Sweet Home Chicago', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.

27 The Mellstock Band, Dorstone Church. Details: 01981 550451.

27 Hereford Police Male Voice Choir with Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Hereford Cathedral. Details: 01432 357169.

27 Motor City Blues Band & Guests, O'Malleys Blues Club, Bromyard. Details: 01885 488881.

27 Cwmbach Male Voice Choir, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.

28 Hereford Police Male Voice Choir with Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Ledbury Parish Church. Details: 01432 357169.

28 Trad Jazz, The Keith Little Hot Six, The Imperial, Widemarsh Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 273646.

November

3 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Hereford Leisure Centre. Details: 01432 278178.

3 Beaufort Male Voice Choir, Gladestry Village Hall. Details: 01544 230796.

4 Eileen King and The Kingsmen, Richmond Country Music Club, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 357131.

5-10 'The Pirates of Penzance', Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.

8 'Brekete - Explosions', Lingen Village Hall. Details: 01544 267735.

Festivals and special Events

October

Until Nov 17 Hereford Photography Festival. Details: 01432 351964.

26 Golden Valley 'Antiques Roadshow', Vowchurch Memorial Hall. Details: 01981 510375.

26-28 Organic Gardening Weekend, Penhros, near Kington. Details: 01544 230720.

27-28 Halloween Tours, Goodrich Castle. Details: 01600 890538.

27 Healthy Living Day, Talbot Hotel, Leominster. Free talks and demonstrations. Details: 01568 614116.

27 Golden Valley Crafts, St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury. Details: 01981 250689

28 Halloween Hauntings, Berrington Hall, near Leominster. Details: 01568 615721.

28 Club Project, Make a Garden. Details: 01432 264927.

November

5 Burghill Scouts and Guides and School PTFA Bonfire and Fireworks. Court Farm, Tillington. Details: 01432 760440.

Talks and Demonstrations

October

Ongoing: Free Stop Smoking Groups throughout Herefordshire. Details: 01432 383154.

Ongoing: Transactional Analysis Therapy Group, Tuesday evenings, central Hereford. Details: 01432 342789.

Ongoing: T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Mon & Wed). Details: 01568 797310.

Ongoing: Mosaic and ceramics work sessions. Details: 01981 240273.

Every Mon: 'Journey in Faith', Parish Room, St Francis Xavier, Broad Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 273485.

26 Friends of Dore Abbey, 'Hills of Fire and Iron', Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall. Details: 01981 570251.

28 Wye Valley Miniaturists, Make a Garden for Your Dolls House. Details: 01432 264927.

31 'Elgar: the musical context of his career', Simon Mundy, The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Lower Broadheath. Details: 01905 333224.

Exhibitions

October

29 to November 3 Art Exhibition by four Hereford artists: Ron Morris, Basil Shaw, Daph Willett and Roy Willett, The Old Mayor's Parlour, Church Street, Hereford

Ongoing: Thunderbird Puppets exhibition, Teddy Bear Museum, 12 The Square, Bromyard. Details: 01885 488329.

Ongoing: Kneeler Trail. Church of St Bartholomew, Ashperton. Details: 01531 670586.

Ongoing: 'Proud as a Peacock', Churchill House, Hereford.

Every day until end October: Art in Heaven, Llanwarne. Details: 01981 540202.

Until November 30, Folklore, Fairies and Fantasy, The Heritage Centre, Ross on Wye. Details: 01432 260675.

Open daily until Mid November: 'This England', Eardisland Parish Church. Details: 01544 388226.

Until Nov 3 Autumn Exhibition, Shell House Gallery, 36 The Homend, Ledbury. Details: 01531 632557.

Until Nov 11 'Otto Maciag (1918-2000) - a Retrospective', Monmouth Museum, Priory Street, Monmouth. Details: 01600 713519.

Until November 17 Erica Just, plant paper collages, Petra Bishai, jewellery. The Hay Makers Gallery, St Johns Place, Hay-on-Wye.

November

4-Dec 2 Pre-Christmas Exhibition, Shell House Gallery, Ledbury. Details: 01531 632557.

Clubs and societies

October

Ongoing: Free Stop Smoking Groups throughout Herefordshire. Telephone Herefordshire Stop Smoking Service 01432 383154.

Ongoing: Hereford Mediation Group, Friends Meeting House, King Street, Hereford. Details: 01981 250468.

Every Mon: Bromyard, Tenbury and District Dog Training Club, New Hall, Bromyard. All breeds welcome. Details: 01886 884705.

Every Mon: Yoga for everyone, St Barnabas Church hall, Hereford. Details: 01497 847944.

Every Mon until Christmas: Line Dancing for beginners. Details: 01432 870383.

Every Tues: Hereford Mountain Club, The Swan, Aylestone Hill, Hereford. Details: 01432 850127.

Monday: Hereford Tai Chi Group, Holmer Hall.

Tues/Wed: Karate Dojo, Holmer Hall and Friends Meeting House. Details: 01568 797310.

Tues/Wed: Long Yang Tai Chi Chuan Group, Leominster Community Centre: Thurs at Kington Parish House. Details: 01544 388521.

Every Wed/Fri: Hereford Sub Aqua Club. Weds at Hereford Rowing Club, Fri. at The Leisure Pool. Details: 01432 278609.

Every Thurs: Burghill & Tillington Singers, Simpson Hall, Burghill. Details: 01432 761599.

Every Thurs: Hereford Scottish Country Dance Club, St Paul's Church Community Centre. Details: 01432 350943.

Every Fri: Guided Meditation/Healing Evening. Non Religious. Friends Meeting House, King St, Hereford. Details: 01981 250468.

Hereford and Belmont Scrabble Club, Eastholme Community Centre, Eastholme Ave, Belmont. Details: 01432 370109.

Hereford Bereavement Support Group, second Tuesday each month, WRVS HQ, Glenton Lodge, Vicarage Rd, (behind General Hospital) Hereford. Details: 01432 761512.

Bridge: new spring classes for beginners and improvers. Details: 01432 268937.

Italian for beginners, small groups, flexible times. Details: 01432 263495.

Hereford Bridge for All: Bridge for beginners (Mon, Thurs, Fri). Details: 01432 268937.

Spiritual Development Groups, Hereford and Leominster. Details: 01432 343090.

Crisis & Support Discussion Groups, Hereford and Leominster. Details: 01432 343090.

Hereford Co-Counselling Group, Friend Meeting House, King Street, Hereford. Details: 01981 250468.

25 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Aymestrey Branch, 'The Wildlife of Radnorshire'. Details: 01432 356872.

25 Hereford Photographic Society, 'An AV Extravaganza'. The Resident's Lounge, Brierly Court, Turner Street, Hereford.

26 Fownhope Garden Club, 'Harbingers of Spring'. Fownhope New Memorial Hall. Details: 01432 860337.

28 Falconers Country Dance Club, Bromyard Leisure Centre. Details: 01743 872182.

29 Woolhope Gardening Club, 'Gardens of Southwest Scotland', Parish Hall. Details: 01432 860637.

30 Ramblers' Association, North Herefordshire Group Annual Meeting, Methodist Hall, Green Lane, Leominster. Details: 01568 780827.

30 Hereford City Cycle Forum, Town Hall, Hereford. Details: 01432 341290.

30 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Kington Branch. 'The Migrant Birds of Wales and Ireland'. Details: 01432 356872.

31 Hereford Folk Dance, Bishops School, Tupsley. Details: 01432 268791.

31 Hereford Accordion Club, Black Swan, Leominster. Details: 01432 840608 or 01497 831252.

November

1 Hereford and District U3A: 'Friends of Beethoven', St John's Methodist Church Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 356653.

1 Herefordshire Photographic Society, 'Three Counties Battle at Hereford'. The Resident's Lounge, Brierly Court, Turner Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 265524.

1 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Ross-on-Wye branch meeting. Details: 01432 356872.

2 Hereford Franco-British Society, Hereford Cathedral School. Details: 01989 780421.

2 Hereford Geographical and Historical Society, 'South Wales', illustrated talk and annual meeting, Richmond Place Club, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 274871.

2 Hereford Amateur Radio Society, Gaol Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 355155.

2 Family Social Evening, Ivington Village Community Room. Details: 01568 720458/720456.

3 ME/FMS Group meets Canal Road Day Centre. Details: 01432 850426.

3 Herefordshire Gardeners Association, St John's Methodist Church Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 353334.

4 Hereford Air-Cooled, for local VW fans. Three Elms Pub. Details: 01432 359321.

5 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Leominster branch meeting. Details: 01432 356872.

6 Leominster Writers Circle, Leominster Community Centre. Details: 01544 327760.

6 Alzheimer's Society, carer's support and drop-in meeting, 49 Breinton Road, Hereford. Details: 01432 343000.

6 The American Acoustic Music Club. Details: 01544 318083.

7 National Council of Women, Courtyard Theatre, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 265712.

7 Step-dancing classes at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Details: 01952 595521.

7 Hereford Accordion Club, Black Swan, Leominster. Details: 01432 840608/01497 831252.

7 Bridge Class, The Red Lion, Llanfair Waterdine.

7 Hereford Computer Club, 41 Widemarsh Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 850665.

7 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Weobley branch meeting. Details: 01432 356872.

8 Herefordshire Photographic Society competition, The Resident's Lounge, Brierly Court, Turner Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 265524.

8 Hereford Textile Crafts Group, 'Work as a freelance textile artist' and ideas for Christmas. The Young Farmers Club, Tillington Road, Hereford. Details: 01432 851525.

Bazaars, fayres, and markets

October

Every Wed and Sat: Hereford Open Market, Cattle Market, Hereford. Details: 01432 260095.

Every Thu (am): Bromyard WI Market, Public Hall, Rowberry St.

Every Fri (am): Hereford WI Market, St Peter's Church Hall, Hereford.

Every Sat (am): Ross WI Market, Youth Centre, Hill St. Details: 01432 840621.

25 Ledbury Farmers' Market. Details: 01531 633959.

25 Sue Ryder Hereford Support Group fund raising event, St Peter's Church Hall, Hereford. Details: 01989 562853.

November

2 Ross-on-Wye Farmers' Market. Details: 01989 768719.

3 Antique and Collectors Fair, Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall. Details: 01981 240756.

3-4 Art and Craft Fair, King's Pyon Church. Details: 01432 830353.

Walks

October

25 Leominster Rambling Club, Queenswood to Westhope and back. Details: 01432 268268.

27 Monks' Trod Walk, follows footsteps of Cistercian monks. Details: 01597 810880.

27 RA North Herefordshire Group - Milebrook, near Knighton. Details: 01568 720219.

28 Herefordshire Ramblers: How Caple. Details: 01432 860560.

November

1 Leominster Rambling Club, Forest of Dean. Details: 01432 268765.

3 Leominster Rambling Club, School Wood and Croft Ambrey. Details: 01568 614411.

3 Herefordshire Ramblers: Weobley. Details: 01568 708323.

8 Leominster Rambling Club, The Wart Hill Wander. Details: 01568 612889.

Houses and gardens

October

The Bungalow, Birches Lane, near Newent (off B4215). Details: 01531 821640.

Hampton Court, Hope-under-Dinmore, Herefordshire. Details: 01568 797777.

Kyre Park Gardens, off B4214 Bromyard-Tenbury Rd, 29-acre 18th century garden, fern nursery, teas and light lunches, open daily. Details: 01885 410247.

Lawton Hall Herbs, near Eardisland. Open daily. Details: 01568 709215.

Broadfield Court Gardens, vineyards, wine tasting, teas and coffee. Details: 01568 797483.

Lower Brockhampton House and Tearoom. Details: 01684 855375.

Moors Meadow, Collington, Bromyard. Details: 01885 410318.

Stocktonbury Gardens, near Leominster. Details: 01568 613432.

Yew Tree Nursery, Poplar Road, Clehonger. Details: 01981 250285.

27 (NGS) Barnard's Green House, 10 Poolbrook Rd,Malvern.

28 Halloween Hauntings, Berrington Hall, Leominster.

Places of interest

October

Cider Museum and King Offa Distillery.

Clearwell Caves, Clearwell, Forest of Dean.

Crime Through Time, Nicholson House, Newent. Details: 01531 821888.

Eardisland's unique Georgian dovecote, exhibition on three floors, open daily. Details: 01544 88226.

Fairytaleland, Teddy Bears at the Fair Treasure Hunt, Jubilee Park, Symonds Yat West. Details: 01600 890668.

Hereford Waterworks Museum, Broomy Hill, Hereford. Open every Tuesday until end of October. Details: 01600 890118.

Hop Pocket Wine Company, New House Farm, Bishops Frome. Details: 01531 640592.

Splendours of the Orient, Jubilee Park, Symonds Yat West. Details: 01600 890668.

The Old House, High Town, Hereford.

Broom Farm Cider. Details: 01989 769556.

Croft Castle, Nr Leominster. Details: 01568 780246.

Llangorse Riding and Rope Centre, Gilfach Farm, Llangorse. Details: 01874 658272.

Mappa Mundi and Chained Library, Hereford.

Mousetrap Cheesemaking days at The Pleck, Monkland, each Wed & Fri.

Teddy Bear Museum, 12 The Square, Bromyard. Details: 01885 488329. Open every day except Tuesday.

Until 31 Open Daily The Judges Lodging, Presteigne. Details: 01544 260650.

The Kilvert Gallery, Ashbrook House, Clyro, nr Hay-on-Wye. Details: 01497 820831.

Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre, Kington. Details: 01544 231109.

November

1-Dec 22 Open Weds-Sat. The Judges Lodging, Presteigne. Details: 01544 260650.

Outdoor activities

October

Open daily Tregoyd Riding Centre, Brecon. Details: 01497 847351.

28 Autumn Walk through Brockhampton Estate. Details: 01885 482077.

28 Candlelit walk through the woods behind Hampton Court. Details: 01568 797777.

28 The Waterworks Museum, Broomy Hill, Hereford (in steam). Details: 01432 264442.