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Lore (15)

Start Date: 01 May 2013
End Date: 01 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Dir: Cate Shortland, Germany/Australia/UK, 2012, subtitled, 109 mins. 1945 – Nazi Germany is defeated, the Fuhrer is dead. When 14-year-old Lore’s SS parents are arreste......
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Poetry Cafe

Start Date: 01 May 2013
End Date: 01 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Poetry
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First Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. Bring your own or your favourite poems to read and discuss in convivial company. The theme for 1 May – Space. Gallery. Free
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Free fly-tying lessons

Start Date: 02 May 2013
End Date: 02 May 2013
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Unicorn Inn
Type of Event: Fly-tying
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On the 1st Thursday of every month Free fly-tying lessons are on offer in The Unicorn Inn,lower corve street,ludlow.(minimal cost for materials used. If you fancy tying y......
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May Fair

Start Date: 02 May 2013
End Date: 06 May 2013
Time: Till Late
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: May Fair
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Ludlow May Fair
A traditional May Fair with a large variety of rides and amusements.

Open every day till late throughout the May Bank Holiday, come along and ha
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Ludlow Food Centre Family Fun Day

Start Date: 04 May 2013
End Date: 04 May 2013
Time: 9am-5:30pm
Venue: Ludlow Food Centre
Type of Event: Fun Day
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Come to our Family Fun Day, this year’s will be even better than last year. The day will include a bouncy castle, barn dancing for kids, face painting, music & entertain......
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Tweed Bike Ride

Start Date: 04 May 2013
End Date: 04 May 2013
Time: 2pm
Venue: Ludlow Castle
Type of Event: Bike Ride
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A chance to dress up, chat and do a little gentle cycling.

Dress in the styles of yesteryear – tweed, corduroy, moleskin, knits etc
Vintage bikes welcome but no
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Cloud Atlas (15)

Start Date: 07 May 2013
End Date: 08 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Dir: Tom Tykwer/Andy & Lana Wachowski, Germany/USA/Hong Kong/Singapore, 2012, 171 mins. The movie version of David Mitchell’s best-selling novel is a visually stunning an......
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Ludlow Civic Society

Start Date: 08 May 2013
End Date: 08 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: AGM
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Annual General Meeting. Oscars, £2 members, £3 non-members (Annual subscription £13 or £24.50 joint)
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Map Reading For Beginners 2

Start Date: 08 May 2013
End Date: 08 May 2013
Time: 2pm
Venue: Ludlow Library
Type of Event: Talk / Workshop
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Boost your confidence with an OS map in a non-technical way, with this follow-up workshop led by Mark Streatfield. Measure and visualise distance. Recognise where you are......
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Ludlow Local Produce Market

Start Date: 09 May 2013
End Date: 09 May 2013
Time: 9am to 2pm
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: Market
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Ludlow Local Produce Market is a large, twice-monthly farmers' market selling a wide range of everyday and specialist food and drink produced within 30 miles of Ludlow.......
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The Secret Dinner Party

Start Date: 09 May 2013
End Date: 09 May 2013
Time: 6pm
Venue: Ludlow College
Type of Event: Fundraising Dinner
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Parkinson's UK is bringing The Secret Dinner Party to Ludlow - working with Ludlow Food Festival and Tanners Wines, Parkinson's UK is offering Ludlow residents & visitor......
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Robot & Frank (12A)

Start Date: 10 May 2013
End Date: 13 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Fri 10 & Mon 13 May, 7.30pm, HOH screening for the Hard of Hearing, Mon 13 May, 2pm. Dir: Jake Schreier, USA, 2012, 89 mins. This gentle comedy features Frank, a retired ......
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Andrea Bocelli "Love in Portofino"

Start Date: 11 May 2013
End Date: 11 May 2013
Time: 2pm and 7pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Music
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In August 2012, Andrea Bocelli, one of the best-selling classical music artists of all time hosted an intimate and truly romantic concert from the Piazzetta in Portofino,......
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Annual Whitcliffe Walk

Start Date: 11 May 2013
End Date: 11 May 2013
Time: 10AM-1PM
Venue: Whitcliffe
Type of Event: Field Walk
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Shropshire Ornithological Society - Ludlow Branch
Annual walk led by Leo Smith. Meet on the Common in the layby overlooking the town. For further information ring Ji
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Ludlow Spring Festival

Start Date: 11 May 2013
End Date: 12 May 2013
Time: All Day
Venue: Ludlow Castle
Type of Event: Festival
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Ludlow Spring Festival and Marches Transport Festival

Over 150 real ales, 60 food producers, live music and 180 classic cars all inside Ludlow Castle.
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May Madness

Start Date: 11 May 2013
End Date: 11 May 2013
Time: 11-4
Venue: All Saints Church - Richards Castle
Type of Event: Clothes,books,plants and jumble sale
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May Madness sale of jumble, good quality second-time around clothes. Plants, books, toy exchange - bring 3 - take 3. Computer and dvd's, Flog-it items, tea and coffee, r......
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Vintage Afternoon Tea

Start Date: 11 May 2013
End Date: 11 May 2013
Time: 11am-5pm
Venue: Footprints and Hearts
Type of Event: Vintage Afternoon Tea
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Why not treat yourself in Ludlow over the Spring Festival Weekend to a Vintage Afternoon Tea in a wonderful Georgian setting. Surrounded by local artists work, take some ......
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Grand Teddy Bears' Picnic

Start Date: 12 May 2013
End Date: 12 May 2013
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Venue: Ludlow Mascall Centre
Type of Event: Teddy Bears' Picnic
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BRING YOUR BEAR to the Grand Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Sunday 12th May at Ludlow Mascall Centre. Bring along a picnic or buy a delicious lunch box from our café and join in ......
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Romeo and Juliet

Start Date: 12 May 2013
End Date: 12 May 2013
Time: 4pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Ballet
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The internationally renowned Bolshoi Ballet company presents Sergei Prokofiev’s iconic adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, broadcast live from Moscow. This perf......
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Time To Listen

Start Date: 14 May 2013
End Date: 14 May 2013
Time: 2pm
Venue: Ludlow Library
Type of Event: Reading
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Take a moment for yourself; relax and listen to a good story or poem read aloud by staff and volunteers. This month, we focus on one of the featured books for World Book ......
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To The Wonder (12A)

Start Date: 14 May 2013
End Date: 15 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Dir: Terrence Malick, USA, 2012, 113 mins. The ‘wonder’ is Mont St Michel, which enchants Neil and Marina as they embark on an ecstatic love affair. But when they move to......
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Teme Valley Decorative & Fine Arts Society

Start Date: 15 May 2013
End Date: 15 May 2013
Time: 1.15pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Talk
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AGM (1.15pm) followed by ‘Remembrance of Things Past’: Church Monuments
Mrs Chloe Cockerill MBE MA, Churches Conservation Trust. Auditorium. £6 per lecture (please pay
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Food and Craft Market

Start Date: 16 May 2013
End Date: 16 May 2013
Time: All Day
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: Market
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A Thursday market with the emphasis on Food and Crafts.......
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Ludlow Races

Start Date: 16 May 2013
End Date: 16 May 2013
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Racecourse
Type of Event: Horse Races
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Racing at Ludlow racecourse. This friendly racecourse, often referred to as "Lovely Ludlow" by Radio 5 Live, is just 2 miles north of Ludlow centre. An exciting day out f......
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This House

Start Date: 16 May 2013
End Date: 16 May 2013
Time: 7pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Theatre
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It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, what......
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Robin Ince 'The Importance of Being Interested'

Start Date: 17 May 2013
End Date: 17 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Comedy
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Robin Ince, the presenter of Radio 4’s award-winning comedy show The Infinite Monkey Cage, follows up his Happiness Through Science tour with a look at his favourite scie......
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Slow-Speed Dating

Start Date: 17 May 2013
End Date: 17 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Dating
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Over 40 and single, divorced or widowed? Come and find friendship, romance and companionship through 10 or more 5-minute, mini dates. What have you got to lose?
Book
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FELTIES: Funky Felt Brooches using needle felting and stitched embellishments

Start Date: 18 May 2013
End Date: 18 May 2013
Time: 10am - 4pm
Venue: Ludlow Mascall Centre
Type of Event: Craft Course
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This one day course is designed for beginners and gives a good introduction to textile techniques. Bring along a basic sewing kit and everything else will be provided. Yo......
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Ludlow Choral Society present A Celtic Collection Workshop

Start Date: 18 May 2013
End Date: 18 May 2013
Time: 10.30 - 5.30pm
Venue: St Laurences Church
Type of Event: Workshop
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A Celtic Collection: A Singing Day
Directed by Patrick Larley
Featuring choral music by Scottish, Welsh and Irish composers including works by Karl Jenkins, Charles
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Side Effects (15)

Start Date: 18 May 2013
End Date: 20 May 2013
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Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Sat 18 & Mon 20 May, 7.30pm. Dir: Steven Soderbergh, USA, 2013, 106 mins. Rooney Mara plays Emily, a troubled young woman whose psychiatrist Dr Banks (Jude Law) decides t......
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Welcoming Ludlow's Swifts

Start Date: 18 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Venue: Balcony of Charlton Arms
Type of Event: Bird Watch
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Join members of Ludlow Swift Group to watch the birds feeding over the river and then see them going to nests. These birds come to Ludlow each summer to breed but are an ......
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Antique & Collectors Fair

Start Date: 19 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 9am to 4pm
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: Antiques
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Antique and flea market held in Ludlow's market in Castle Square......
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Blossom Day

Start Date: 19 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 11am
Venue: Tickmore
Type of Event: Farm visit
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Join us in a celebration welcoming the coming of spring. Guided tour and talk including games at the picturesque Tickmore apple orchards just outside Ludlow. £6 per perso......
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Guided Tour of Stokesay Court

Start Date: 19 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 14:30
Venue: Stokesay Court
Type of Event: Guided Tour
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A guided tour of Stokesay Court offers a unique opportunity to see a virtually untouched Late Victorian interior. Set in stunning countryside with wide ranging views just......
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Tabletop Sales

Start Date: 19 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 10am - 2pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Shopping
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A fun way to sell off surplus goodies and raise some cash. Great for bargains and things you can’t find in the shops. £6 per table, early booking recommended. There’s a ......
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Wigmore Plant Sale

Start Date: 19 May 2013
End Date: 19 May 2013
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Wigmore Village Hall
Type of Event: Plant Sale
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Wigmore & District Gardening Club are again holding their very popular plant sale on Sunday 19th May 2013, 2pm-4pm in Wigmore Village Hall. The sale will include vegetabl......
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Broken (15)

Start Date: 21 May 2013
End Date: 23 May 2013
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Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Tues 21 & Thurs 23 May, 7.30pm. Dir: Rufus Norris, UK, 2012, 91 mins. A gritty coming-of-age tale set in a suburban cul-de-sac where the fates of three families collide. ......
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Bettina Selby: The Art of Travel

Start Date: 23 May 2013
End Date: 23 May 2013
Time: 2.30 p.m.
Venue: Ludlow Library
Type of Event: Author Event
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Friends of Ludlow Library present: Bettina Selby: The Art of Travel. The acclaimed author and explorer talks about her books and journeys. Refreshments available. Tickets......
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Contemporary Ceramics at St Michael's, Discoed

Start Date: 23 May 2013
End Date: 02 June 2013
Time: 11am-5pm
Venue: St Michael's Church
Type of Event: Exhibition
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At the end of May, as an off site Hay Festival event, a very contemporary exhibition of ceramics can be found in an ancient former shepherds church sheltered by a 5000 ye......
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Ludlow Local Produce Market

Start Date: 23 May 2013
End Date: 23 May 2013
Time: 9am to 2pm
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: Market
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Ludlow Local Produce Market is a large, twice-monthly farmers' market selling a wide range of everyday and specialist food and drink produced within 30 miles of Ludlow.......
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Trance (15)

Start Date: 24 May 2013
End Date: 28 May 2013
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Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Fri 24 & Tues 28 May, 7.30pm. Dir: Danny Boyle, UK, 2013, 101 mins. Danny Boyle’s latest film is a crime caper set in the art world. Art auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) p......
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Dawn Chorus

Start Date: 25 May 2013
End Date: 25 May 2013
Time: 4.30am
Venue: Whitcliffe Common
Type of Event: Field walk
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Shropshire Ornithological Society - Ludlow Branch.
Dawn Chorus walk led by Jim Martin. Meet on the Common in the layby overlooking the town. For further details ring
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Introduction to Silver Jewellery

Start Date: 25 May 2013
End Date: 26 May 2013
Time: 10am - 5pm
Venue: Ludlow Mascall Centre
Type of Event: Craft Course
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This course explores a range of techniques suitable for applying textures to metal. By the end of the two days you will have created two pieces of beautiful jewellery to ......
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Only Fools And Boycie - An intimate evening with Only Fools and Horses actor, John Challis.

Start Date: 25 May 2013
End Date: 25 May 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Talk
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Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation's greatest comedy actors. He will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes. He'll be spilling......
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Craft and Garden Fair

Start Date: 26 May 2013
End Date: 26 May 2013
Time: All Day
Venue: Castle Square
Type of Event: Market
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A craft and garden fair in Ludlow's Castle Square......
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Donna Del Lago

Start Date: 27 May 2013
End Date: 27 May 2013
Time: 6.45pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Opera
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Opera in 2 acts. Sung in Italian. The ultimate bel canto cast is assembled for this important yet rarely performed masterpiece. Based on Sir Walter Scott’s poem The Lady ......
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Oz the Great and Powerful (PG)

Start Date: 27 May 2013
End Date: 29 May 2013
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Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Film
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Mon 27 & Tues 28 May, 2pm, and Wed 29 May, 2pm & 7.30pm. Dir: Sam Raimi, USA, 2013, 130 mins. This spectacular prequel to The Wizard of Oz tells how Oscar Diggs (James Fr......
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Children’s Art Workshop

Start Date: 28 May 2013
End Date: 28 May 2013
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Workshop
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Artist and curator of the Ludlow Open Jo King plus guest present a fun session to develop ideas that will inspire children to create a piece of original artwork for the L......
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Guided Tour of Stokesay Court

Start Date: 28 May 2013
End Date: 28 May 2013
Time: 14:30
Venue: Stokesay Court
Type of Event: Guided Tour
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A guided tour of Stokesay Court offers a unique opportunity to see a virtually untouched Late Victorian interior. Set in stunning countryside with wide ranging views just......
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Comedy Club

Start Date: 29 May 2013
End Date: 29 May 2013
Time: 8pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Comedy
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You’re in for a real treat at our friendly monthly comedy club. In association with Chortle we bring you the best rising stars in the Stand Up world live on stage. MC: Sa......
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We Need Bees (Theatr Na Nog)

Start Date: 29 May 2013
End Date: 29 May 2013
Time: 2pm
Venue: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Type of Event: Childrens Show
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An adventure story with music - one bee’s fight for survival for the sake of the colony. Great entertainment for families with children 3-8yrs. Children under 8 years mus......
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