Cotswolds Lifestyle Jan - Feb 2020

Hereford Racecourse
Roman Road, Hereford HR4 9QU
01432 273560
www.hereford-racecourse.co.uk
Friday 3 January
New Year Racing
Continue your New Year celebrations and
take advantage of the time before schools
go back and take the kids, as under 18s
race for free!
Wednesday 29 January
Afternoon Winter Racing
Wrap up warm and take in the fresh
winter air for an afternoon of jump racing
Sunday 23 February
Half-Term Raceday
It’s Half Term!
Why not go down to the racecourse with
the whole family and see what they have
got to offer everyone on this day including
fun activities for the children and some
thrilling racing for the adults.
Hidcote Manor
Garden
near Chipping Campden GL55 6LR
01386 438333
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote
Saturdays 4 January and 1 February,
9.15 - 11am
Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a series of gentle movements
which originated thousands of years ago
in China. It is practised worldwide today
and is suitable for people of all ages and
levels of fitness. The classes will run on
a monthly basis and are held outdoors,
so please go dressed for the weather in
comfortable clothing.
O2 Academy
190 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE
01865 813500
www.academymusicgroup.com/
o2academyoxford
Saturday 18 January, 6.30pm
The White Lakes
Oxford-based indie-rock outfit, The White
Lakes, have become known for their
energetic and powerful live performances
and they kick off the New Year with a
hometown show packed full of surprises.
Friday 31 January, 11pm
Black Parade 00’s Emo Anthems
The UK’s biggest emo night, Black
Parade, are bringing their 00’s emo
party to Oxford! Expect to hear hits from
Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical
Romance + more.
Over 18s only
Sunday 2 February, 7pm
Billy Lockett
Emotive singer-songwriter, Billy Lockett,
is starting off the New Year with a string
of headline shows that’ll flaunt off the
material from his brand-new EP, Reset.
Tuesday 11 February, 7pm
Miz Cracker’s American Woman
Miz Cracker returns to the UK with her
brand-new, witty one-woman show,
American Woman and she’ll be bringing
a host of friends from New York along for
the ride! Over 14s only
Friday 28 February, 6pm
Hot 8 Brass Band
The Hot 8 Brass Band are an incredible
raw and funky brass band, straight from
the streets of New Orleans. Famous for
their boundless energy, you can’t help but
raise a smile when you see them live and
they’re heading out on the Mardi Gras
tour in the spring to bring joy to cities
across the nation.
Friday 28 February, 6.30pm
Vex Red
Electronic rockers, Vex Red, are back with
a refreshed sense of purpose after a long
17-year wait and they’ve got plenty of
new music on the way. Having reignited
their hunger, the band are set for a full
headline tour and the year will see them
go from strength to strength.
Sulgrave Manor
Manor Road, Near Banbury OX17 2SD
01295 760205
www.sulgravemanor.org.uk
Every Thursday
Toddler Time
Explore the family friendly garden, make
mud pies and build dens!
After all the fun, don’t forget your hot
drink and your little ones biscuits.
3 for one adult and two children
Tetbury Goods Shed
Arts Centre
Old Station, Station Yard, Tetbury GL8
8DG
01666 505496
www.shed-arts.co.uk
Friday 3 January, 2pm - 4.15pm
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime
Join Belle and the Beast together with
Dame Tilly Tarte, Phillipe Fillop and the
Enchantress of the Rose as they try to lift
the curse and find the path to true love.
Saturday 18 January, 7.30pm
Martin James Bartlett - Solo Piano
Since winning the BBC Young Musician
of the Year in 2014, Martin James Bartlett
has developed an impressive international
career, performing in China, Japan and
Spain as well as appearing with many of
the UK’s leading orchestras.
The Theatre Chipping
Norton
2 Spring Street, Chipping Norton OX7 5NL
01608 649126
www.chippingnortontheatre.com
Friday 24 January
Morgan and West -
Unbelievable Science
Captivating chemistry! Phenomenal
physics! Bonkers biology!
Magicians, time travellers and all round
spiffing chaps Morgan & West have a
secret past - they are genuine, bona fide,
legitimately qualified scientists, and now
are bring their love of enlightenment to
the stage!
Unbelievable Science is a live, interactive
science show for the whole family, where
real experiments take place right before
your eyes.
Thursday 30 January
In Loyal Company
In Loyal Company is the incredible true
story of missing World War II soldier and
prisoner of War Arthur Robinson, written
and performed by his great-nephew, David
William Bryan. May 1941.
Arthur Robinson joins up becoming
a private in the 18th reconnaissance
division. Deployed to Singapore, his ship is
destroyed by Japanese dive bombers on
arrival. Arthur is declared missing.
This extraordinary true story of survival is a
tour-de-force war epic.
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 15 February
Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect
Nonsense
Take your seats with caution! Aristocratic
buffoon Bertie Wooster has hired the
theatre for the night to present his oneman
show detailing a recent and rather
spectacular series of misadventures,
including the theft of a novelty cow creamer
and a narrow escape from unwanted
matrimony.
Friday 21 February, 7.45pm
The Upbeat Beatles
The Upbeat Beatles are second to none
and the show takes you through the Fab
Four’s long and winding road from the
early Cavern days through Beatlemania,
America, Sergeant Pepper to Abbey
Road, with narrative and full multi-media
presentation.
Thursday 27 - Saturday 29 February
Jane Eyre
A Gothic masterpiece of tempestuous
passions and dark secrets, Jane Eyre tells
the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her
journey from a childhood of loneliness and
cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an
unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr
Rochester.
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock OX20 1PP
01993 810530
www.blenheimpalace.com
Saturday 15 February - Tuesday 14 April
Let’s Misbehave - The 1920’s at
Blenheim Palace
Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties
as Blenheim Palace invites bright young
things to a magnificent party celebrating
this famously decadent decade.
We take great care in compiling the listings,
however we recommend that you check
with the venue in advance as events and
activities may be subject to change.
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