Didcot First's Events Listing for February 2015

A snapshot of local activities.  Many venues run several events each month, not all of which are shown.  Regular activities can be found on our website:  www.didcotfirst.org.uk.

Sun 1, 10.00 - 14.00, Wings & Wheels, bike health checks + activities, Earth Trust. Drop in. £4 donation/person/bike.

Mon 2, 14.00, Townswomen’s Guild, ‘The End of the Raj’, Civic Hall.  All welcome.

Mon 2 - Fri 27, days, ‘From your Valentine’ trail round the gardens at Basildon Park.  Normal charges.

Weds 4, 11.00 - 12.00, Active Forever Walking Football for over 50s, Willowbrook Leisure Centre. £2. 01235 812058.

Weds 4, 19.00, Didcot Volunteer Centre Open Evening & AGM, Civic Hall.

Weds 4, 19.00 - 21.00, Air brushing with Adrian Smart, No Two Things, Broadway. £25.  01235 511550.  Also Weds 18th.

Weds 4 - Sat 7, 19.30, Didcot’s senior schools present Guys & Dolls, St Birinus. Tickets £8/£6.  www.st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk

Thurs 5, 18.45, Opera Unmasked presents the 1984 film Carmen, Wantage Beacon. £10 inc. wine. 01235 763456.

Thurs 5, 19.30, Charity Michael Jackson tribute + 3-course meal, Indian Dreams £30. cburrows@styleacre.org.uk

Thurs 5, 20.00, Comedy Club, Cornerstone.  Comedians, compère, beer, curry.

Fri 6, 17.30 - 19.00, Ed Vaizey MP Surgery, Vale & Downland Museum, Wantage.  No appointments needed.             

Fri 6, 20.00, Jess Hall bar gig, Cornerstone. Free.

Fri 6 - Sun 8, days, International Art Fair, Oxford Town Hall.  Free entry Sat/Sun.

Sat 7, 09.30 - 17.00, Didcot Iron Age Mirror Study Day, Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock. £25. Book via 01993 814106.

Sat 7, 19.00 - 22.30, Promises Auction, St Peter’s Church. £10 including food.  Book via 07768 556789.

Sat 7 - Tues 10, various, Blewbury Players’ auditions for summer production.  www.blewburyplayers.co.uk

Sun 8, 09.00 - 15.00, Antique Fair, Civic Hall.

Sun 8, 10.00 & 13.30, Heritage Skills free taster session on Hedgelaying, Earth Trust. Book via 01865 407792.

Tues 10, 19.30, Launch of Wantage Café Scientifique, Bay Tree Café. ‘Catalytic Science’. sarah.fell@hotmail.co.uk

Tues 10, 19.30, Open Mic Night, Cornerstone. Musicians, poets, performance artists, storytellers...

Weds 11, 13.30 & 16.15, Blood Donor Session, Didcot Civic Hall.  New donors welcome.  0300 123 2323.

Weds 11, 19.30, Harwell WI, village hall.  Talk: No Two Things.  All welcome.

Thurs 12, 19.30, Archaeological & Historical Society: The Agincourt Archer, Northbourne Centre. All welcome. £4.

Sat 14 - Sun 15, 10.30 - 16.00, Steam Days, Didcot Railway Centre.  Also Weds 18 + S21-Su22. www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk.

Mon 16, 19.45, Vale of White Horse RSPB, It’s a Funny Way to Make a Living (part 2).  Civic Hall.  Visitors £3.

Tues 17, 14.00, Didcot University of the Third Age, Civic Hall. A Rustic Copper.  All welcome.

Tues 17, 19.30, Didcot First’s Café Scientifique in Cornerstone’s Café Bar.  This month:  Light for Life, talk on health issues of lights & lasers by Dr John O’Hagan from PHE.  Age 16+. www.didcotfirst.org.uk

Tues 17 - Thurs 19, 10.00 - 15.00, Stick Man adventures, Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre.  Drop in. £4 donation/child. 01235 862024.

Tues 17 - Sun 22, 10.00 - 16.00, Drop-in & Doodle, Cornerstone.  Free.

Weds 18, 10.00 - 12.00, Woodland Adventure, Earth Trust. Expedition for ages 5-8. £4 donation/child. Booking not needed.

Thurs 19, 10.30 & 13.30, Commemoration Day, Didcot Library.  WW1 Readings in morning, children’s session in afternoon.

Thurs 19, 10.30 - 16.30, Zines for Teens, Cornerstone.  Workshop for ages 13-19 about creating zines. £2.  Booking needed.

Fri 20, 10.00 - 12.00, Discover & Play Forest School for pre-schoolers, Earth Trust. £4 donation/child.  Booking not needed.

Fri 20, 13.30/19.00, Eat. Play. Collide. Talking Science lecture for age 10+, Harwell campus. Booking 01235 445959.

Sat 21, 19.00 - late, Play2Give charity entertainment evening, Didcot Football Club. Disco, raffle, bar, buffet, fireworks.  Entry by £5 donation (u10s free).

Sat 21, 19.30, Ultimate Elton ­- Didcot Live Special, Civic Hall. £18 on night/£15 in advance. www.didcot.gov.uk

Sun 22, 10.30 - 13.00, Children’s Nearly New Sale & Children’s Event, Civic Hall.  £1 (children free).

Weds 25, 16.30 - 17.30, Volunteer event, Restore, Fleet Meadow, for anyone interested in volunteering there. 01865 455826.

Weds 25, 20.00, Didcot Film Club The Thomas Crown Affair (2068), Cornerstone £5. didcotfilmclub@btinternet.com

Weds 25 - Fri 27, various, Nature Tots, Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre.  Pre-schoolers £4 donation. 01235 862024.

Fri 27, 19.00, Didcot Civic Ball, Civic Hall, in aid of Didcot Railway Centre. £39.50.  www.didcot.gov.uk

Sat 28, 10.00 - 17.00, Abingdon Model Railway Exhibition, White Horse Leisure Centre, Abingdon.  £8, u16s free.