Saturday 7 December
LEAF CLEARING from 10.30am
Please bring your rakes, blowers, bags, gloves, and clever picking-up-things to help clear the leaves from outside your Catbrook Hall.
Saturday 7 December
Charity Quiz in aid of Children in Need
From 7.15pm doors &
bar open, Quiz at 8pm
Tickets £10
Oh yes, HE'S BACK!
The fabulous Children in Need Quiz with the one and only 'Voice of the Balls' and 'Strictly Come Dancing', Alan Dedicoat. The format will be as before - teams of six trying to answer fun and fiendish questions on everything you can think of!
It’s been a sell out every year — and thanks to you all in previous years we have raised over £4,500 for the kiddies.
UPDATE: This event is now sold out BUT there may be a very few places for individuals to join teams who have a space or two.
To book and pay (in advance only): Richard@Cobourne.com First come first served.
£10 per head. Teams of up to six people (we can match you up to make six)
Saturday 14 December
Kids 'N' Craft
10.00 to 11.30am
£5 per child
A monthly art and craft club for children aged 5 to 11 years old. Registration and booking are essential, and places will be allocated on a 'first come first served' basis. Booking closes on the Monday before the event.
For more information, to register and book please click on the logo!
Sunday 15 December
Carol Service from 11am
With Monmouth Band
Catbrook's own Carol Service, with Monmouth Town Band. This joyous start to the festivities features items by local performers and is followed by super refreshments for everyone (offers of cakes most gratefully received!). There will be a collection which will be split between St Nicholas Church, Trellech and Monmouth Band.
No need to book, just come along and bring your houseguests
Monday 16 December
Coffee & Craft
2pm - 4pm
In November we made Christmas decorations out of used, cleaned and flattened tomato puree tubes or foil plates and dishes... yes, really! And they were brilliant! Such a clever yet simple idea. And really fun to do...
Each month we try our hands at something fun so why not come along for a cuppa and a natter, and maybe try your hand at whatever craft we're attempting. It's very informal, so do join us! If you’d like a coffee or tea, that’s £1. If you’d like cake that’s £1 too.
In December Allison will be showing us Christmassy decorations, so come along and feel festive. There will be seasonal refreshments too - what's not to love?!
CatBooks Book Club
Monday 16 December 7pm - 8.30pm
This month we will be discussing "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi.
Do come and join us - it's very friendly and informal and just £3 to cover hall hire and refreshments...
New members are always welcome - please click on the cat for more details.
Please make a diary note. Tickets will be £10, free for children U16 accompanied by an adult.
Tickets not yet on sale, watch this space!
The brilliant Alison Neil returns with her latest one woman production. The show lasts about an hour, then there is an interval when the bar will be open , followed by a Q and A session with Alison. Always a super evening.
Friday 24 January at 7pm
Alison Neil performs
"Mrs Baker's Company"
Mrs Sarah Baker shone brightly as a theatre manager at the beginning of the 1800s. Starting as a child in her family's troupe at the famous Sadlers Wells pleasure gardens, she never learnt to read, but she could dance on a rope. Her family toured the country, classed as 'rogues and vagabonds' who could be run out of town or imprisoned at the whim of a local magistrate or mayor.
Sarah Baker formed her own company. Cheerfully optimistic, she fought to gain respectability. Her story reveals a precarious world of make-believe and slapstick, providing a touch of magic wherever the wagons stopped and the show began.
Alison Neil provides another inspiring and riveting tale and, as Mrs Baker herself would say, it shows what you can do with just three things: good health, hard work, good luck and some very good friends... She couldn't add up, either.
Saturday 15 February
"Ahoy me hearties!"
A rollicking evening of rousing
sea shanties!
Doors open 7pm, start time 7.45
A joyful evening of sea shanties with leading Sea Shanty Band: the brilliant Bois y Bryn. Enjoy the heritage of the sea, harmonious sounds, probably some bad jokes and maybe the opportunity to join in. The bar will be open of course! This promises to be a lively and entertaining night out!
Tickets £10, child under 16 free when accompanied by an adult but please book a place.
To book please e mail FionaWilton@btopenworld.com who will let you know how to pay!