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Southwell Music Festival returns this December for a one-night-only Christmas Celebration in the exquisite surroundings of Southwell Minster. Gather with family and friends for a programme of seasonal words and choral music performed by Southwell Festival Voices, conducted by Artistic Director Marcus Farnsworth with readings from actor Philip Franks. The programme includes Benjamin Britten’s ever-popular A Ceremony of Carols to be performed with harp accompaniment. For more information click here

A 1975 vintage comedy from the author, Willy Russell, who wrote Educating Rita and Blood Brothers. This hugely funny play joins Betty, Reeny, Vera and their menfolk, who consider themselves a close-knit family team. Amidst the concealed jealousies and occasional recriminations Betty’s daughter Sandra announces that she is pregnant and intends to live unmarried with her boyfriend. The news explodes like an atomic bomb. This is a cross between Abigail's Party and the Royle Family with sharp comedy and thoughtful…

Meet at The Workhouse at 10.30am to set off on a 75minute walk Any enquiries TEL: 01636 921997

A 1975 vintage comedy from the author, Willy Russell, who wrote Educating Rita and Blood Brothers. This hugely funny play joins Betty, Reeny, Vera and their menfolk, who consider themselves a close-knit family team. Amidst the concealed jealousies and occasional recriminations Betty’s daughter Sandra announces that she is pregnant and intends to live unmarried with her boyfriend. The news explodes like an atomic bomb. This is a cross between Abigail’s Party and the Royle Family with sharp comedy and thoughtful…

Sophie Hannah talking about her twisty, new thriller "The Couple at the Table". Six couples. One luxury resort. One impossible murder. Tickets £12 full, £10 concessions. Tickets available from The Bookcase, Lowdham over the counter or by phone 0115 966 3219 A licensed bar will be available also serving tea and coffee.

Harry Potter themed games and crafts Prize for best dressed Harry Potter character Booking Essential at Southwell Library.

Join us for a fun-filled hour of adventure and excitement. Follow our new ‘After Dark’ trail and seek out the secrets of the Minster at night. Suitable for ages 7-12, £2 per child Price includes self-led trail and the use of binoculars and torches. All children will receive orange juice, biscuit, glow stick and a sticker when they have completed the trail. Booking Essential: www.southwellminster.org/after-dark-night-at-the-minster/

Every New Year needs something special and Tom Ollendorff’s Trio certainly delivers. Guitar trios like this have always been taken to the hearts of jazz audiences.  Clean, lyrical lines and varieties of mood can take audiences from the city’s excitement to open spaces and dreams. This jazz trio is the perfect vehicle for such a journey with Conor Chaplin on bass and Dave Hamblett on drums. Tom’s mastery of his instrument has projected him in the top tier of the young guitar maestros of the…