Out and About October

LOCAL PUBS AND VENUES

Royal Oak, Rushton:

Rushton Exchange Market, 17 October, 9.00am-11.30am.  Locally grown, made and raised produce and artisan products.  Refreshments available. If you would like to trade or sell, please contact the Rushton Exchange Market organisers.

Les’s Quiz Night, 28th October, 7.30pm.  Booking essential.

Knot Inn, Rushton, www.theknotinnrushton.co.uk:

Live music from Ollivia & Stu Friday 9th October, from 8.00pm.  No need to book.

Monthly Senior Social, Tuesday 20th October, 11.45am-2.30pm. Two-course lunch with entertainment and great company.  Call 01260 226000 to book your place.

Wincle Brewery: Tap Night, 2nd October,  www.winclebeer.co.uk.

Swythamley & Heaton Centre:

Musical Evening of Folk, Song & Community 16th Oct, contact Christine 01260 226210

Halloween Disco 17th Oct, 3-5pm

Pumpkin Felting Workshop Thurs 22nd, contact The Felted Piglet to book.

Meerbrook Village Hall:

Comedy show – Invisible – a dark comedy about aging, 24th Oct

Fashion Show and Shopping Event 28th October 6:30. Tickets from Rose 07752577783 or Beryl 07709529606

Hotel Rudyard:

Murder mystery evening 24th Oct

ENTERTAINMENT

Foxlowe Arts Centre, Market Place, Leek, ST13 6AD, www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk:

Many events including 22nd October author Joanne Harris, 30th October Letz Zep, Tuesday films.

Buxton Opera House, www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk:

Many events including Alison Moyet 17th Oct, Steeleye Span 20th Oct, Halloween in Concert 21st Oct, Ariadne and Dido & Aeneas 24th Oct, That’ll Be The Day 25th Oct, Francis Rossi 27th Oct.

Leek Blues & Americana Festival 1st – 4th Oct – various venues, see Leekblues facebook

Winking Man, www.winkingman.co.uk :

Back to the 80’s 10th Oct, Country Hoedown 17th Oct, Soul at The Man 24th

Clonter Opera, Swettenham Heath, CW12 2LR:

Jive Talkin’ Bee Gees tribute 10th Oct

Daneside Theatre, Park Road, Congleton, CW12 1DP:

The Jerseys, tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 15th Oct.

FAMILIES

Pye Ash Farm:

Pumpkin Dash Sunday 4th October raising money for MND

Pumpkin Maze weekends in October raising money for East Cheshire Hospice & other local charities.

Rudyard Lake Steam Railway: weekend trains and daily trains during half term with special Halloween evening running 30th & 31st Oct see www.rlsr.org.

Biddulph Village Hall:

fireworks spooktacular, wegottickets.com

Biddulph Grange Garden:

The Great Pumpkin Parade trail 17th Oct – 1st Nov, Magic Wand Craft – make your own wand 26th-31st Oct

Congleton Town Centre:

Haunted Halloween Trail 24-31st Oct, Witchy Wednesday – pumpkin carving, creepy crafts and more, 28th Oct.

  MISCELLANEOUS

Timbersbrook Explorer: 6 mile walk from Timbersbrook Picnic area, 20th Oct, book & pay in advance 01477 534115, Cheshire East Countryside Ranger Service.