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KUSCHTY RYE playsAMERICANA, COUNTRY, BLUES
2023-06-04 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Harbour Arm, Harbour Approach Rd, Folkestone, CT20 1QH
Kuschty Rye play a selection of Americana ,Country and Blues.
FREE

SAMUEL PLIMSOLL COMMEMORATION SERVICE
2023-06-03 15:00 - 16:30 | St Martin’s Church, Horn Street, Cheriton, CT20 3JJ
The Folkestone Samuel Plimsoll Memorial Campaign present the Annual Commemoration Service and wreath laying to mark the life and this year the 125th anniversary of Samuel Plimsoll – The Sailor’s Friend.
Guest speaker: Nicolette Jones in conversation with Nicola Keen, past Mayor of Folkestone.
All are welcome. A collection will be taken during the Service in aid of the FSPMC.
Tea and cakes served and donations welcomed.

EAST KENT MORRIS PLATINUM CAPERS
2023-06-03 10:30 - 15:00 | The Harbour Arm, Harbour Approach Rd, Folkestone, CT20 1QH
East Kent Morris is holding ‘Platinum Capers’, a day of dance in Folkestone on Saturday June 3rd, to celebrate their 70th anniversary.

The side was formed in 1953 as part of the town’s International Folklore Festival and to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Nine Morris teams from across the country will be dancing at the iconic Harbour Arm, and at various other sites throughout the town, from 10.30.

FREE

Quarterhouse Lates: MUMDAD Soundsystem
2023-06-02 20:00 - 2023-06-03 01:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Fri 7 Apr & Fri 2 Jun, 8pm – 1am The wheels of steel. The platters that matter. Join MUMDAD Records’ head honchos for a night of crowd-pleasers and brain teasers. A joyful mashup of dance-a-long funk, pop, electronica and all round festival vibes! For more information click here. Quarterhouse Lates is our new, regular Friday night of dancing and good times in The Clearing at Quarterhouse. Your weekly fix of good times and dancing until 1am. This event is free entry and strictly 18+ U/25 ID required

The Open Workshop
2023-05-28 13:00 - 18:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
We have invited instrumentalists of all abilities, to come and play with us, so we’ll have a fairly large orchestra of all standards! You will be able to come along from 1pm, taking the rare opportunity to see how the orchestra rehearses. Our fantastic Conductor, Rupert Bond, and Leader, Flo Peycelon, will guide us through music that has been taken from the BBC Ten Pieces. These pieces have been especially arranged for beginners through to experienced players to enable them to all work together.

The Open Workshop will commence at 1pm when we’ll be rehearsing:

Bizet – Carmen Suite No.2, featuring ‘Toreador’s Song’ and ‘Habanera’
Grieg – Hall of the Mountain King
Beethoven – Symphony No.5, 1st Movement only (abridged version)

The Concert will commence at 3:30pm when we’ll be playing:

All the above music with our newly acquired players, followed by music played by Folkestone Symphony only:
Beethoven – Symphony No.5, 1st Movement only (full unabridged version)
Williams – Theme from Schindler’s List

Soloist: Floriane Peycelon

Time – From 1pm, with a concert at 3.30pm
Admission – FREE but with a retiring collection

We’re aiming to showcase Folkestone Symphony to our local community, in the hope that we’ll create more awareness and improve attendance at our future concerts. Plus the fact that our additional instrumentalists could well be future FHOS players.

The Big Gig for the Leas Lift
2023-05-27 19:30 | Leas Cliff Hall
The Folkestone Comedy Club, is presenting ‘THE BIG GIG FOR THE LEAS LIFT’ on Saturday My the 27th at Leas Cliff Hall from 7:30 pm.
Four acts of stand up comedy, Tickets from £25, raising monies for the Lift renewal.

ORSAY PIANO QUARTET
2023-05-27 19:00 - 21:30 | St Leonard’s Church, Oak Walk, Hythe, CT21 5DN
Playing Mozart KV 478 No 1 in G minor and Faure Op 45 No2 in G minor.
Violin – Flo Peycelon , Viola – Andrew Humphries, Cello – Keren Starer-Shaw and Piano – Helen Crayford.
Tickets £10 in advance (contact: flopeycelon@gmail.com) £12 at the door

The Telling Unchained
2023-05-26 19:30 - 21:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street,, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
A relaxed jamming session of mixed repertoire ranging from medieval to folk. Sit back & enjoy the show, make requests or join in with your own instrument! Anything could happen & probably will! informal, unrehearsed, unexpected CLARE NORBURN voice JOY SMITH harp & percussion EMILY BAINES recorders GILES LEWIN
£10 Full Price / £8 Concession / £5 Under 30s from www.thetelling.co.uk/events/unchained-folkestone or on the door

Happy Box of Imps
2023-05-22 19:30 - 22:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
Join us for our 5th instalment at The Tower Theatre!

Love “Whose Line Is It Anyway” and “Mock The Week”? Then this is a show for you!
Happy Box of Imps is an improv show featuring local talent, and if you joined us last time, this evening is guaranteed to be completely different. You never know what to expect, and neither do we!
The evening will include short-form scenes and silly games, which are completely unscripted and unplanned. Audience involvement is key – the ideas come from you! Bring along suggestions of scenes you’d like to see, situations, emotions, occupations and random lines you’d like us to include, and see if they make it into the show.
You can expect an interactive evening full of unpredictable dialogue, and lots of laughter!
May contain adult humour
Tickets £8
Doors from 6.30pm | Unreserved seating

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Lulu - For The Record
2023-05-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
Join Lulu as she shares, for the first time, many untold stories, her memories and experiences with the greats – and enjoy with her the music that has been her constant companion. This is Lulu – For The Record.

Lulu has made music and memories with the greatest of all time. Elton John wrote songs with her, Bowie produced and recorded with her, McCartney duetted with her and one of the Bee Gees married her. It’s a story that has to be told and provides a once-in-a-lifetime insight into some of the world’s musical legends.

Her list of achievements is incredible, chart success in every decade since the 60’s, number one hits on both sides of the Atlantic, Ivor Novello Awards, Grammy Nominations, a Eurovision Win, a James Bond theme and writing an international hit for Tina Turner.

Starring in TV, Films and The West End, fronting her own Saturday night TV show for years. Her self-penned album won her some of the best reviews of her career and her tours play to sold out crowds. This is Lulu – For The Record.
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/lulu-for-the-record/leas-cliff-hall/tickets/565EAF18-C397-4423-88B0-C918CC91AAF2

Sacconi Chamber Music Festival: Alice Zawadzki & Fred Thomas
2023-05-20 21:30 - 23:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Loosely connected to the world of jazz but realistically inhabiting their own realm, singer and violinist Alice Zawadzki, and pianist and percussionist Fred Thomas invite our Folkestone audience into a magical world of storytelling, delving into the golden age of song with the warmth and spirit of their trademark multi-lingual settings of European folk songs, as well as pieces from Alice’s latest album, Within You Is A World Of Spring.

Alice’s musical friendship with award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Fred Thomas, has grown out of almost a decade of playing together, finding joy in their shared obsessions and richness in the hidden stories of each song they embrace.
This is a sound-world sitting somewhere between the pith of folkloric music, campfire intimacy, and classical lyricism. Towards the end of tonight’s special one-off concert, they will be joined by their friends, the Sacconi Quartet, for a luxurious finale of chamber music at its most luminous, thoughtful, and quixotic.
Age Restrictions
Cert 18+
Tickets

Pre-booking is preferred but cash and card payments will be accepted on the door.
Questions or queries? Email the Festival ManagerFor more information,

£16 Full Price
£10 Under 35s

CONCERT PIANIST YOUNG-CHOON PARK
2023-05-20 15:30 - 17:30 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
South Korean born pianist Young-Choon Park was a child prodigy and by the age of nine was playing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra.

Now resident in England, she has established a commanding presence in the upper echelon of keyboard artists. Her intellectual and intuitive interpretations combined with power and passion have enchanted audiences wherever she performs.
Tickets £12 adult – members £10. Children free

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
2023-05-18 19:00 - 21:30 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Thu 18 May, 7pm

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal.
During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever.
Jeremy Herrin (All My Sons) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End, inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon.
Age Restrictions
Cert 15+
Tickets
£14 Standard
£12 Concession
Book this event online or email the box office at boxoffice@creativefolkestone.org.uk

Snowdown Colliery Welfare Male Voice Choir and Military Wives Choir Shorncliffe combine vocal forces!
2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:30 | St Leonard’s Church, Oak Walk, Hythe, CT21 5DN
Friends of St Leonard’s Church invite you to an evening with the combined vocal forces of Snowdown Colliery Welfare Male Voice Choir and Military Wives Choir Shorncliffe in an alluring programme of ballads and songs.
Do come along for an enjoyable evening of choral singing.
The bar will be open beforehand.
Tickets £10 in advance from Brandon’s Music Shop @ 55 High Street, Hythe Tel 01303 264429. Friends £10 ;£12 at door.

Quarterhouse Lates: Cherry Disco
2023-05-12 20:00 - 2023-05-13 20:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Cherry Disco brings the big disco energy, with a mix of old school grooves, pumping house & disco belters, celebrating club culture through the decades. Sprinkled with dance floor gems + big vocal moments. Feel good vibes all night!

Quarterhouse Lates is our new, regular Friday night of dancing and good times in The Clearing at Quarterhouse. Your weekly fix of good times and dancing until 1am.
This event is free entry and strictly 18+.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
2023-05-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, the world’s finest tribute to Fleetwood Mac, returns to the stage in 2023 celebrating the very best of Fleetwood Mac.

Channeling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have ensured Fleetwood Mac’s place as one of the most loved groups of all time.
Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups.

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/rumours-of-fleetwood-mac-2023/leas-cliff-hall/tickets/9D418AC5-9221-470B-A28E-940053135744

Blithe Spirit
2023-05-11 19:30 - 22:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
Thursday 11th – Saturday 13th May
FHODS are delighted to present their production of Blithe Spirit in May 2023 – it will be a hoot!
Accomplished mystery writer Charles Condomine invites the rather eccentric local psychic medium Madame Arcati to his delightful home in Kent, for dinner and a séance. The invitation is under false pretences, however, as Charles is really only interested in acquiring ‘lingo’ for his next novel – about a ‘homicidal medium’.
The evening takes a spectacular turn when Charles’s first wife Elvira returns unexpectedly, demanding Charles’s attention. This has ominous – and hilarious – consequences for Charles’s second wife Ruth; particularly since Elvira has been dead for seven years!
Noël Coward’s classic ‘improbable farce’ has never fallen from popularity since its first performance in 1941 and continues to be performed all over the world. In fact, the original run set the West-End record for non-musical plays and was not surpassed until 1957 by none other than The Mousetrap!
Stalls
Adults £16 | Members £14 | Under 18s £11
Gallery
Adults £14 | Members £12 | Under 18s £11
Doors open one hour before the performance

Coronation Celebration
2023-05-07 12:30 - 14:30 | Master Brewer, Perries Mead, Broadmead Rd, Broadmead,, Folkestone, CT19 5UD
Join us for fun on the green:
Family friendly games and activities; Live music; Royal fancy dress competition (judging at 2pm).
At Master Brewer Broadmead with St John’s Church
BBQ food available to purchase from Master Brewer.

Joe Goddard & Damp Disco: Disco Royalty
2023-05-06 21:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Sat 6 May, 9pm

Join us for a right royal knees up as we celebrate Kings and Queens of all kinds with our friends Damp Disco and Joe Goddard. This is a night for girls who like girls, boys who like boys and those who have love for everyone.
Music will be supplied by Folkestone’s finest including 2La, Cherry Disco, Joe Goddard (Hot Chip / The 2 Bears), some very special guests and a few surprises.
Dress to impress in your very best regal regalia and dance the night away in Quarterhouse as we celebrate disco royalty. From Dianna Ross to Princess Di, Steve Wonder to the House of Windsor, and Freddie Mercury to Fergie the theme of the night is yours to enjoy.
From 9pm until the early hours, we will be dancing, strutting our stuff on the catwalk, crowning the king and dishing out awards because, well, why not.
God save the discotheque.
Age Restrictions
18 Years + U/25 ID required
Tickets
£10 Early Bird
£15 General release
Book this event online or email the box office at boxoffice@creativefolkestone.org.uk

The Bon Bon Cabaret
2023-05-06 20:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
Saturday 6th May 8pm
Folkestone’s fiercest threesome Miss Polly Rae, Bettsie Bon Bon and Dita Garbo are back with their biggest show yet! After bursting onto the Folkestone scene in Spring 2022, this titillating team bring ‘The Bon Bon Cabaret’ to the Tower Theatre for a second time.
A cabaret, burlesque and drag extravaganza, expect the unexpected as we bring song, sass and sauciness to your Saturday night!
Famed for starring in some of the most successful cabaret shows in London (The Hurly Burly Show, The Soho Burlesque Club, The Service at Café de Paris, and The London Wonderground) this is a real treat to see Miss Polly and Bettsie Bon Bon in such an intimate setting as well as another opportunity to catch the delights of the star and producer of the Tower Theatres ‘Punk and Plume, Dita Garbo.
With glamour, giggles, feathers and a few special guests along the way, these international cabaret superstars invite you to an unforgettable immersive experience.
Early Bird until 31st January
£60 VIP table for 4 | £30 VIP table for 2 | £12.50 single ticket unreserved
Standard from 1st February
£75 for a VIP table for four | £37.50 for a VIP for two | £15 single ticket unreserved
Strictly 18+ | Doors from 7pmThe Bon Bon Cabaret

The Carpenters Story
2023-05-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
A musical journey through the glittering career of pop’s most famous brother and sister duo.

This highly acclaimed production continues to captivate audiences across the UK with its spectacular celebration of the classic songbook that made The Carpenters a legend in the world of popular music, selling over 100 million albums and singles.

This show features the outstanding vocal talents of Claire Furley with Musical Director Phil Aldridge leading The Carpenters Story band as they re-create Richard Carpenter’s original orchestral arrangements.

Phenomenal vocals and great musicianship
– EVENING STANDARD

Stunning
– THE ECHO

Featuring all of the Carpenters hit songs including Close To You, Top of the World, We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days & Mondays, Goodbye to Love and many more!

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-carpenters-story/leas-cliff-hall/tickets/3FB20AC9-ED5E-485A-84DD-5BB73A644B40

City Wall Radio
2023-05-05 20:00 - 2023-05-06 20:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
City Wall Radio comes off the airwaves and onto the dancefloor, with a mission to showcase some of the innovative selectors who shape our programming – a different host headlining each event.
For our first event, we have invited DJ Sports Roll to join us. Their killer show ‘Spezial’ showcases an extensive love of global music scenes. Expertly curated and researched, Sports Roll is sure to get the space moving. Warming up the night will be fellow City Wall Radio residents and co-founders Danell Anthony and Sam OS.
City Wall Radio is a community driven broadcasting project that pushes and amplifies collective musical discovery.
We look to join the cultural dots and connect a community of music lovers together in the East Kent area – an area with a rich history of underground music innovation.
For more information, click here.
Quarterhouse Lates is our new, regular Friday night of dancing and good times in The Clearing at Quarterhouse. Your weekly fix of good times and dancing until 1am.
This event is free entry and strictly 18+.

The Rolling Stones Story
2023-05-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
The Rolling Stones have dominated Rock ’n’ Roll music since the 1960s and were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that conquered the U.S. in 1964.

Why go and see it?

The​ ​Rolling​ ​Stones​ ​Story​ promises you an unforgettable Jumpin’ Jack Flash back in time. It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, but we like it!

They ran neck and neck with The Beatles in the popularity stakes with the late sixties and early seventies considered by many as their Golden Age. Their live shows are legendary and The Stones musical legacy is up there with the very best. They’ve recorded some of the most phenomenal Rock ‘n’ Roll songs of all time – Satisfaction, Not Fade Away, Honky Tonk Woman, Brown Sugar, Start Me Up . . . to name just a few.

You can now relive all these classic hits in The​ ​Rolling​ ​Stones​ ​Story​, a high energy concert celebrating the music of the World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band. Let’s Spend The Night Together in the company of Mick and the boys and you will experience a truly authentic Rolling Stones spectacle; complete with an awesome production, the finest musicians and the world’s No. 1 Mick Jagger lookalike Paul Ashworth.

…BRILLIANT, ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING …MAGNIFICENT
– ABSOLUTE RADIO

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-rolling-stones-story/leas-cliff-hall/tickets/99B7632D-5430-4370-8ADC-EB6496A90EEF

EP in an evening
2023-05-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
Want to write your own song but don’t know where to start?
EP In An Evening is a creative musical workshop experience. Our house band will be producing a Rock Show, Love Song and a Musical Mashup Medley and the lyrics will be written by you – the audience!
From the company that brought you Happy Box Of Imps; this show promises to be a great night of imagination and creativity.

Tickets £8
Doors 7pm | Unreserved seating

The Searchers Thank You Tour
2023-05-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
When The Searchers announced the end of their touring years in 2018, they left behind them a legion of devoted fans and supporters who were shocked and saddened that they would no longer be able to enjoy the concerts and the music that over six decades had become such an important part of their lives.

We are very happy to announce that The Searchers have decided to return for just one more tour in the Spring of 2023 as a fit and proper way of showing appreciation to all those who gave them a wonderful and successful career.

Their all-evening presentations, so professionally put together and packed with their chart hits and more, have made them a major attraction in theatres across the U.K.
Sweets For My Sweet, Needles & Pins, When You Walk In The Room, Goodbye My Love, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, Sugar & Spice, What Have They Done To The Rain. Just a selection of their thirteen entries into the British charts. Songs that are the soundtrack to our lives.
Don’t miss your very last chance to catch the final appearance of a truly legendary band. Appropriately the tour, at the request of The Searchers themselves, has been given a title. THANK YOU.

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-searchers/leas-cliff-hall/tickets/B2F0AF28-5F1F-4FD5-9CE0-7840089B2680

Ivo Graham: My Future My Clutter
2023-05-04 19:00 - 22:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating since Dave’s 2019 nominations for Best Comedy Show and Joke of the Fringe (“I’ve got an Eton College advent calendar, where all the doors are opened by my father’s contacts”). As seen/heard on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, British As Folk, and fondue-set winner on Richard Osman’s House of Games.

“A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy” (The Times)
“Suddenly has star-in-the-making coming off him like steam” (The Telegraph)
Age Restrictions
14+, under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult
Tickets
Standard £14
Book this event online or email the box office at boxoffice@creativefolkestone.org.uk

Discobility
2023-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
Discobility is a new event for adults in the community with learning disabilities/additional needs, to have fun, dance, and meet others. We are offering a safe space with plenty of parking, disabled access, accessible toilet (no hoist) and great tunes for adults (18+ due to bar being open) with learning disabilities and their carer/parent/family member (ticket holders to be accompanied throughout the evening).
So join us and show off your best dance moves to all of your favourite tunes played by fabulous DJs!
Bar with snacks for sale throughout the evening.
Tickets £5 (accompanying carer goes free)
Bookable only by phone 01303 223925
Strictly 18+

The Big Beer Band & Special Guests
2023-04-29 19:30 - 22:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Sat 29 Apr, 7.45pm

To celebrate the BIG opening weekend of Folkestone’s Music Month in May Festival we are proud to be hosting the (Infamous) Big Beer Band.
This 18 piece band are truly one of the very best for contemporary big-band jazz. For this extra-special event they will be joined by special guest vocalists including Jessica Hynes, Katie Bradley, Nina Clark and Sophia Stutchbury
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
The Big Beer Band was formed in October 1989 and has played to audiences every Monday night for more than 30 years, nearly. Its members are alumni of NYJO, London music colleges, West End players, and semi-pro jazz musicians from London and the southeast.
We are a contemporary big band celebrating the greatest music from the most iconic arrangers and bands over the last 50 years. These include Ellington, Basie, Rich, Ferguson, Mingus, Goodwin, Severinsen, GRP, and UNT to mention a few. Our extensive music library is both challenging and exciting – much of the music is new, so who knows what to expect! The band is well-known in London musical circles, West End pro players have heard of us, and many of them have played with us as well. This of course has the added benefit of giving the band a large pool from which to draw its talent.
Contemporary Big band jazz is a curious art form, relying on apparently opposing ideas of individualism and teamwork. It is here many bands fail by assembling a vast arsenal of all-star soloists and the team spirit can be undermined by strong differences of musical opinion on the bandstand. On occasions, the band can be so tightly drilled that its precision can be likened to that of a military ensemble and the crucial elements of swing and spontaneity are lost. A successful big band, therefore, is one which treads the fine line between these two poles with the result that the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts.
There is no shortage of jazz talent within its ranks many of the players have been written up in the press as being the stars of their particular instruments. The crucial difference is that we have been playing together for more than 30 years.

No Age Restriction
Tickets
£15 Standard
£13.50 Members and Library Collective

Gala Military Concert
2023-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Band, supported by The Military Wives Choir are putting on this concert in aid of The Soldiers Charity.
All tickets £12.50| Doors from 6pm

TIME
(Saturday) 7:00 pm

Matthew Woodward's Legacy
2023-04-29 15:00 - 17:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street,, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
A celebration of the legacy of Canon Matthew Woodward Vicar of Folkestone 1851-1898 on the 125th anniversary of his death.
An illustrated talk by Revd. Tony Shepherd. Woodward’s biographer and former curate of the church.
Followed by refreshments.
Retiring collection in aid of church funds.
