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MONDAY 22 MAY<br />
ART TRAIL<br />
Entry<br />
Venue<br />
Time<br />
Details<br />
Free NT01<br />
STARTS<br />
TODAY FOR<br />
Over 17 artists exhibiting at 14 venues 8 DAYS<br />
Open daily throughout the Festival.<br />
Winchcombe's popular Art Trail offers a<br />
unique opportunity to enjoy and buy original<br />
works of art and craft directly from the artists.<br />
As well as visiting studios in Winchcombe, call<br />
in at Prestbury and the picturesque villages of<br />
Toddington, Hawling and Stanway.<br />
Event supported by The Oldham Foundation<br />
Please see separate<br />
Art Trail leaflet<br />
for full details.<br />
WINCHCOMBE COMMUNITY CHOIR … AND COFFEE<br />
Tickets<br />
Venue<br />
Time<br />
Details<br />
Free NT02<br />
The Methodist Church, High<br />
Street<br />
10.00am<br />
Come and be entertained<br />
by glorious harmonies from<br />
Africa to the South Seas<br />
and from the USA to the UK.<br />
The choir is conducted by<br />
Liz Hooper, an enthusiastic<br />
leader who brings fun and<br />
laughter to choir sessions.<br />
WCC welcomes anyone who<br />
wants to sing – no auditions necessary, and ‘song satisfaction‘ guaranteed!<br />
Details at www.whynotsing.wixsite.com/winchcombe-choir<br />
CHRISTOPHER MERRETT BLUE PLAQUE UNVEILING<br />
Tickets<br />
Venue<br />
Time<br />
Details<br />
A<br />
Free AB01 (advanced booking required) WINCHCOMBE<br />
FIRST!<br />
St Peter’s Church, Gloucester Street<br />
2.00pm<br />
Celebrate the unveiling of Winchcombe’s first Blue<br />
Plaque, on the birthplace in Gloucester Street of<br />
the 17th century scientist Christopher Merrett,<br />
who first put the fizz into champagne. Please<br />
assemble in St Peter’s Church before<br />
the unveiling ceremony and return to the Church<br />
afterwards for a glass of fizz and a short talk by<br />
well-known writer and wine expert Victor Keegan.<br />
Event supported by The Oldham Foundation<br />
and Lovells Vineyard<br />
4 www.winchcombefestival.co.uk<br />
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