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Enjoy the festive sound of handbells
THE traditional sound of handbells will ring out from Pershore Abbey on Saturday when the West Midlands Region of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain stages a concert. To the uninitiated, it may be difficult to imagine an entire concert of handbell
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Walks
SUNDAY: Oversley and Wixford, start 10am for a seven mile walk. Details: 01386 48424.Navigation Inn, Wootton Wawen, morning walk followed by Christmas lunch at about 1pm. Early booking essential as dining room capacity limited to 50. Cost approx £11-£12
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Beyond beauty
THEATREGOERS to the Playbox in Warwick are being promised an exotic, haunting and magical spectacle at the world premiere of Ron Hutchinson's new play Beyond Beauty. The story begins where the well-known tale of Sleeping Beauty ends and takes audiences
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Toss is key
Walsall III 2, Stratford 4 THE visiting captain won the toss and elected to choose ends which put the opposition at a disadvantage as they played with the strong winter's sun in their eyes in the first half. In the first ten minutes Stratford were two
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Fourths lose out
Atherstone 4, Stratford IV 1 STRATFORD'S fourth team travelled to Sutton and played well together in their last league match following a hard first half to the season. The team is maturing and working well as a team. Despite many fine saves from Michaela
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Take a landscape
THE GALLERY at Stratford's leisure centre is combining the works of renowned landscape photographers with local artists in an exhibition which runs until January 7. The display considers nearly 30 years of British landscape photography through the works
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Out and about
l AUDIENCES are being invited to Rave On at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre tomorrow (Friday). The show is a tribute to the 50s, 60s and 70s with plenty of music and comedy for all the family. l A POPULAR local choir will be helping people get into the
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Joe is tops
STRATFORD Under-7s turned out a squad of nine players for their visit to Barkers Butts with several new faces again featuring. The first match was a fast moving contest with some good forward attacking play by new pair Sarah Osborne and Jenny Lane. Flying
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Good year for Colts
IT was almost 12 months ago that Warwickshire Colts RFU began the process of putting together a squad of players that could challenge for this year's Midland Clubs Group Championship and the RG Coward Trophy. Now, at the end of a tough year for both players
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Geoff grabs glory with late winner
Wednesfield 2, Stratford Town 3 AN INJURY time winner from Geoff Amos earned Town three crucial points as they bid to stay in touch with the Midland Alliance pacesetters. It looked like a similar tale of woe was about to unfold when Wednesfield hit back
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Dick Whittington and his Cat, The Theatre, Chipping Norton
THE great British pantomime season is with us again and if it really is a great night out that you're after, then Chipping Norton's production of Dick Whittington and his Cat is one for children of all ages (even 30-year-olds). This year's panto matches
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Ebony and ivory still in perfect harmony
MUSIC lessons, it seems, don't just give children another string to their bow. Apparently, they also help youngsters do better in all their other subjects. According to the Music Industry Association, new studies show that music lessons boost self discipline
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Musical project needs sponsors
A MUSICAL project which provides a huge boost for young musicians is appealing for sponsorship to enable it to continue. Charlton Church Chamber Concerts were set up in the village about two years ago by Charlotte Ooi of Charlton Stores and other local
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Hot shot Sarson
Avonvale Volvo 48, ACF 28 ACCURATE shooting from Volvo's front two helped them to claim the Stratford League points. Avonvale took control in the opening quarter to establish a good lead but their opponents soon pulled back in the second thanks to confident
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Wasps stung
Stratford III 4, Birmingham Wasps 1 THE hockey was as good as the weather as the sun shone from a clear blue sky. The young Stratford side, sporting five of the Warw-ickshire Under-16 squad, made it a league double over Wasps 4-1. Two goals from Kate
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Breakaway winner ends good run and foils promotion push
Walsall 2, Stratford 1 STRATFORD'S recent winning run came to an abrupt halt on Saturday at the Bescot Stadium in Walsall. While retaining third place in the DTZ West Midlands Premier League, their promotion place ambitions will only be realised with
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Kate's cracker keeps Stratford on title trail
Wolverhampton 3, Stratford Ladies 4 AS the halfway stage of the season nears the top of Midlands Division B is very close. Before Saturday's game Stratford were lying second with Wolverhampton close behind, stressing the importance of the game. It was
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Out and About . . Out and About . .
l COMIC Rik Mayall comes to Malvern Theatres to star in A Family Affair next week. He heads a line-up including Anne Reid and Susan Wooldridge in the play set in Henri's bar when his mother, brother and sister-in-law turn up to celebrate a birthday. The
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Spoilt for choice
AUDIENCES in Stratford and Shipston are spoilt for choice this year for family Christmas shows organised by Live and Local. Wild Wood Theatre Company is turning fairy tales on their head in Jill and the Beanstalk and the Custard Factory Theatre Company
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Triple triumph for mini youngsters
STRATFORD Under-8s continued their impressive current form by winning all three of their matches at Coventry- based Barkers' Butts. Sunday's first game produced a comfortable 30-5 win despite Stratford having to come to terms with a tight pitch that meant
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Late try denies juniors
STRATFORD'S Under-9s squad were entertained at Barkers Butts on Sunday and both teams put in a huge effort on the heavy ground to provide an exciting match, full of tries. The Barkers squad, big and strong, were away from the whistle and scored their
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Pitch check key factor
ROCK bottom Sandwell Borough make the trip to Masons Road on Saturday still searching for their first Midland Alliance win of the season. The Black Country side have picked up just three points out of a possible 51 and should be easy pickings for a Stratford
