Soar Valley

Events

Information about Meetings, Outings, Social, and Other Events will be listed below

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Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Tue May 28th

Our next General Meeting will take place

On Tuesday 28th May 2024, 2pm

at Normanton on Soar Village Hall

Our guest speaker will be

Roger Browne

and his topic will be

The Great American Songbook

Roger Browne is an actor, singer, speaker, musician, director, composer and writer.

He’ll entertain us with live piano playing and tell us about the fascinating lives of George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers, Irvin Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller and beyond.. and their wonderful music.

Outings
Fri May 10th

RHS MALVERN SPRING FESTIVAL

Based at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire. You can walk around the show gardens and the Floral Marquee and get hints and tips from a range of talks and demonstrations. Alan Titchmarsh will be there on this Friday too!
Coach leaves 9am and returns around 6.30pm. Cost £48pp, including entry.

All coaches depart from, and return to, Sutton Bonington Playing Fields car park.
To book places, please contact Alison Lloyd Tel: 01509 673782

Wed Jun 26th

ANDERTON BOAT LIFT AND LITTLE MORETON HALL

We arrive for coffee then board the Edwin Clark trip boat and enjoy the unique experience of being transported 50 feet between the Trent and Mersey canal and the River Weaver. After lunch we visit National Trust Little Moreton Hall.
Coach leaves at 8am and returns about 5.45pm. Cost £35pp for NT members, £48 for non-members.

All coaches depart from, and return to, Sutton Bonington Playing Fields car park.
To book places, please contact Alison Lloyd Tel: 01509 673782

Mon Sep 16th

YORK

The day is yours. See the York Minster? Walk the Roman walls? Visit the National Railway museum? Afternoon tea in the 14th century Shambles? Visit the York Castle Museum? Spoil yourself in York’s Chocolate Story?
Coach leaves at 8.30am and returns around 6.30pm. Cost £23pp

All coaches depart from, and return to, Sutton Bonington Playing Fields car park.
To book places, please contact Alison Lloyd Tel: 01509 673782

Social Events
Tue May 14th

Do come and join us at our

Musical Showpiece

at Normanton on Soar Village Hall
Tuesday 14th May 2024, 2.00-4.30pm

Featuring the Barrow on Soar Ukelele Band, Wendy Miller on the saxophone and the Soar Valley Singers.

Plus refreshments and a quiz.

Fri Nov 29th

XMAS PARTY

Save the date!
More details nearer the time ...

Workshops
Tue Apr 30th

OLDER DRIVERS WORKSHOP

2pm Tuesday 30th April, Barton in Fabis Village hall
Offered free by the East Midlands Road Safety team, this will be a light hearted and open one hour session to help you prolong and enhance your driving. Twenty members signed up at the General Meeting on 30th January but there are still some places left.
If you’re interested, please contact Chris Bowerman, Tel: 01159 830510