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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 4 | www.ludlowlifestylemag.co.uk 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 continued
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