Past Events

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…

Creating the world in eight million stitches… From 4 March, Southwell Minster will be playing host to ‘Threads through Creation’, a stunning exhibition of twelve enormous, embroidered silk panels that explore the story of Creation. Inspired by the poetic verses of Genesis, the first book in the Bible, textile artist Jacqui Parkinson re-imagines this ancient story in a vibrant combination of layers of silk, hand-dyed materials, metallic leathers and gold leaf, miles of thread – and more than eight million…

Sarah Ward is the author of four critically acclaimed crime novels featuring DC Connie Childs, st in the evocative Derbyshire Peak District. As Rhiannon Ward, she has also written The Quickening - a powerful gothic mystery. Her latest book, The Shadowing, is set in Southwell. Join Sarah for a discussion about her novels, her passion for crime writing and lots more.  

The programme champions works by British composer Paul Carr, including a world première of his Concerto for Saxophone played by the incredibly talented Rob Burton, and Stabat Mater performed by the NTU Chamber Choir. Paul Carr Stabat Mater Paul Carr Saxophone Concerto (world première) Paul Carr Ave Verum Corpus Paul Carr Air for Strings Conductor: Matthew Hopkins Doors: 7 pm Start time: 7.30 pm Running time: 70 minutes (no interval) Age guidance: 10+, Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+ Tickets available via Gigantic: £15 – £18, £5 NTU / Confetti…

Sara Dowling is an exciting singer on the UK Jazz scene in the tradition of the jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, but with her own 21st-century energy.  Well-regarded in the UK and touring major jazz festivals in Europe, Sara Dowling’s mastery of the Great American Song Book is coupled with a contemporary edge. She combines, vocal power, sensitivity and depth of interpretation - hers is a voice to experience live!  Critics have tripped over themselves to…

Luke is a Singer-Songwriter from Canterbury, Kent, who way back in 2013 was nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for both the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Talent and The Young Folk Category. “Blessed with one of those soulful, heaven-sent voices that soars with emotion or plunges into brooding intensity.” – The Musician Magazine For more information click here For tickets click here