Ludlow Lifestyle Mar - Apr 2020

EVENTS GUIDE
Finally, the days are getting longer and
spring is just around the corner.
Looking for the best local places to visit and
things to do at this time of year?
Then make the most of the season with our
extensive guide...
Assembly Rooms
Ludlow
1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ
01584 878141
www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk
Friday 20 March, 5.55pm - 9.45 pm
Der Fliegende Holländer (15) (Met)
“As Live”
The great bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel
returns to the company for the first time
since 2012, in the title role of the cursed
sea captain doomed to sail the open ocean
for eternity. Valery Gergiev conducts a
new production by François Girard, whose
visionary 2013 take on Parsifal set the
recent MET standard for Wagner stagings.
Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm
My Dearest Hedgehog
This narrated recital, devised and
written by Henrietta Bredin, explores the
relationship between Richard Strauss and
his wife Pauline. Strauss wrote many of
his greatest songs with her voice in mind
and the fascinating and witty narrative is
interspersed with a number of these works.
Henderson Hall, Moor Park SY8 4DZ
Saturday, 18 April, 7.30 pm - 9.20 pm
The Good Liar (15)
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (Ian
McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when
he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish
(Helen Mirren) online. As Betty opens her
life and home to him, Roy is surprised to
find himself caring about her, turning what
should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the
most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
Berrington Hall
National Trust
Berrington, near Leominster HR6 0DW
01568 615721
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall
Sat 21 & Sunday 22 March, 10am - 4pm
Mother’s Day
Tuck into a delicious afternoon tea in the
tea-room, treat Mum to something special
in the gift shop and plant a seed to take
home with you in the gardens.
Create a bunch of flowers for Mum for £3.
You could also take a springtime stroll
through ‘Capability’ Brown’s final
landscape masterpiece and learn about our
ambitious restoration projects, including our
plans to revive and reimagine the walled
garden and pleasure grounds.
Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 February
Blossom and Birdsong Trail
Step into spring this Easter holiday at
Berrington Hall and spot the signs of the
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new season; budding leaves, chattering
birds and trees laden with blossom in the
orchard.
Croft Castle and
Parkland
Yarpole, Leominster HR6 9PW
01568 780246
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croft-castle
Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 February
Wildflower Meadow Sowing
The garden team sow the wildflower
meadow in spring with a mixture of
chamomile, poppy, corncockle, cornflower
and corn marigold. Help them sow the
seeds, which are a haven for butterflies in
summer.
Hereford Racecourse
Roman Road, Hereford
07791086576
www.hereford-racecourse.co.uk
Monday 16 March, 11am - 3pm
Spring Racing
Monday afternoon Spring racing is set to
take place on the 16th of March!
Why not come down to our racecourse
and see what we have to offer this Spring.
This our penultimate raceday of the season
and you don’t want to miss out on a great
season!
Tuesday 24 March, gates open at noon
Little Princess Trust Charity Race
Day
Go along for the one and only Little
Princess Trust Hair & Hope Charity
Raceday as we welcome 80s music icons
Chesney Hawkes and Nathan Moore to
Hereford for a truly special day. The Rusty
Bridge Restaurant will offer a delicious
three course luncheon raising money for
Little Princess Trust before guests then
enjoy live entertainment into the evening
as Chesney Hawkes, Nathan Moore and
Herefordshire’s own The Hey Yahs take
to the stage for a musical extravaganza,
the like of which Hereford has never seen
before.
LUDLOW RACECOURSE
Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 2BT
www.ludlowracecourse.co.uk
18 March
Ludlow Charity Race Daay
Ludlow Racecourse is one of the few
privately owned and perhaps one of the
friendliest racecourses in the country.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums have
been chosen as the charity fundraising
beneficiary for the Day.
Shropshire Hills
Discovery Centre
School Road, Craven Arms SY7 9RS
01588 676060
www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
21 March
Guided Bird Walk - Early Spring
The Onny Meadows are home to a huge
variety of birds as well as many other
species through every season of the year.
With ox bow ponds, river, woodland and
open meadows, there is a whole range
of habitats to be explored. Join in with a
series of bird walks as we search the Onny
Meadows at different times to find what
lives in the rich habitats.
Saturday 28 March
Discovery Club -Who has seen the
wind?
Experiment with different ways to know
when the wind is passing by.
A club for 3+ years olds packed full of fun
things to do encouraging children to get
back to nature, enjoy the outdoors and get
creative.
St Laurence’s Church
College Street, Ludlow SY8 1AN
www.stlaurences.org.uk
Saturday 4 April, 11.30am
The Moon and I
Two outstanding ENO Harewood Artists
are joined by Testuumi Nagata from the
Piatti Quartet in works by Howells, Bridge,
Lehmann and Hoiby together with another
première: Rhian Samuel’s The Moon And I.
Pianist Gamal Khamis is the first holder of a
newly created Finzi Bursary.
Saturday 4 April, 8pm
The Phantom
The sudden death of his first wife inspired
Thomas Hardy to write a group of poems
unique in English literature. This specially
devised programme interweaves settings
by Finzi, Ireland and Bussey with the
poems themselves, read by acclaimed
actor Richard Goulding. Two brilliant young
baritones explore this dark repertoire, in the
splendour of St Laurence’s Church.
The Edge Arts Centre
Farley Road, Much Wenlock TF13 6NB
01952 728911
www.edgeartscentre.com
Wednesday 4 March, 7pm
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
has been hailed as ‘the single most
eagerly awaited dance show for 2019’
by The Daily Telegraph. This passionate
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