Theatre
October
Until 20 'The Sound of Music', Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
18 Papering Over, Brilley Village Hall, Herefordshire. Details: 01544 230286
18-20 'The Winds of Heaven', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
19 Papering Over, Presteigne Assembly Rooms. Details: 01584 856564.
19 & 20 'When we are Married', Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Details: 01885 488575.
20 Hijinx Theatre - 'III Met by Moonlight', Lion Ballroom, Leominster. Details: 01544 267418.
20 The Fetch - 'The Land of Five Rivers', Lingen Village Hall. Details: 01544 267735.
20 Papering Over, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Shropshire. Details: 01584 878141.
22-27 'You're Only Young Twice', Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
23 'L'Enfant Peul', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
24 'Winter Pictures', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
25 The Sooty Show, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
25-27 'Mikado', Kington and District Operatic Society. Kington Leisure Centre.
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
18 'HMS Pinafore', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
18 Malvern Concert Club, Noriko Ogawa, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
19 Black Umfolosi, The Courtyard, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
20 Charity Dance, Dyson Perrins C of E High School, Malvern. Details: 01684 574741/564823.
20 Concert in aid of RNLI and RNA, Aylestone School, Hereford. Details: 01432 277276.
20 Snap Dance Night, Hereford Leisure Centre. Details: 01432 278178.
21 Mission Dance Roadshow, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
21 Pam Bailey and Johnny Neil, Richmond Country Music Club, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 357131.
21 'Cosi fan Tutte', The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
22 Rabbi Lionel Blue, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
22 Audition for musical 'Handbag', Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Details: 01885 488575.
23 The John Gibbon Trio welcome Willie Garnet, The Booth Hall, East St, Hereford. Details: 01432 344487.
24 Singing Kettle, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277.
24 'King Rollo', The Spread Eagle, King Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 272205.
24 Dead Men Walking, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.
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 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
19 Promise Auction and Pudding Party, Bockleton Parish Hall. Details 01568 750235
20 & 21 Cider Making Festival, Cider Museum, Hereford. Details: 01432 354207
20-21 Halloween Tours, chilling tales about Goodrich Castle. Details: 01600 890538.
20-Nov 17 Hereford Photography Festival. Details: 01432 351964.
26 Golden Valley 'Antiques Roadshow', Vowchurch Memorial Hall. Details: 01981 510630.
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.
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.
21 'Big Guns and Loose Cannons', Lecture on the solar system, Presteigne Assembly Rooms.
31 'Elgar: the musical context of his career', Simon Mundy, The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Lower Broadheath. Details: 01905 333224.
Exhibitions
October
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.
20 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.
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.
18 Elgar in Hereford Group, Annual Meeting, All Saints Church, Hereford.
18 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Ewyas Harold Branch, 'The Brecon Beacons National Park'. Details: 01432 356872.
18 Manic Depression Fellowship, Mental Health Resources Centre, 27a St Owen Street, Hereford. Details: 01981 550736.
18 Hereford Stamp Evening, Holmer Parish Hall. Details: 01531 670421.
19 Hereford Arts Appreciation Society, RNCB, Venns Lane. Details: 01432 341669.
19 Herefordshire Family History Society, St Thomas Cantilupe School, Coningsby Street, Hereford. Details: 01981 250974.
20-21 The Marches Scribes, 'Limp Vellum/Khadi Binding', The Studio, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Details: 01885 483186.
22 The Council of Christians and Jews, 'Reading Exodus Together', Our Lady's Parish Room, Belmont Road, Hereford.
23 The American Acoustic Music Club. Details: 01544 318083.
23 Hereford and District Fuchsia Association, Annual Meeting, Hampton Park Reformed Church. Details: 01432 357695.
24 Hereford Computer Club, 41 Widemarsh Street, Hereford. Details: 01432 850665 evenings.
24 Herefordshire Ornithological Club, Castle Wye, Clifford. Details: 01981 500236.
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 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 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.
18 Hereford Farmers' Market. Details: 01873 890675.
20 Craft Fair, Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford. Details: 01271 343160.
21 Antique and Collectors Fair, Market Hall, Abergavenny.
21 Antique and Collectors Fair, Monmouth Leisure Centre, Old Dixton Road. Details: 07774 281427.
24 Friends of No 1 Ledbury Road, Autumn Fayre. Usual stalls. St Peter's Church Hall, Hereford.
24 Autumn Fayre, Haberdasher's Monmouth School for Girls (in aid of Leonard Cheshire Homes). Details: 01600 716437.
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.
10 Leominster Farmers' Market. Details: 01568 616348.
Walks
October
18 Leominster Rambling Club, Kington Area. Details: 01544 230632.
21 Herefordshire Ramblers: Leintwardine. Details: 01432 269706.
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.
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.
Outdoor activities
October
Open daily Tregoyd Riding Centre, Brecon. Details: 01497 847351.
19 Hereford Races. Details: 01981 250436.
28 Autumn Walk through Brockhampton Estate. Details: 01885 482077.
28 Candlelit walk through the woods behind Hampton Court. Details: 01568 797777.
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