Nourish Me Pop-Up Cafe will be open every Thursday from 1330-1630 in the Reading Room, Avon Dassett.
Nourish Me offers a range of healthy drinks and snacks and an eat-in or takeaway service.
For more information contact Kate on kate@mevme.co.uk or 07690 004285.
Stratford Picturehouse will hold a dementia friendly screening of Downton Abbey on Monday 30th September at 12 o’clock.
The classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will have dementia friendly screening on Wednesday 9th Oct at 12 o’clock.
There will also be a dementia friendly screening of the new Judy Garland film ‘Judy’ on Wednesday 16th October at 12 o’clock.
The Picturehouse run regular dementia friendly screenings – mainly of old films but want to offer some relevant ‘new releases’. Dementia Friendly screenings are open to all. The lights in the screen are left on low, and guests are free to walk around, take a break, and sing along to any familiar songs.
The event is taking place on Saturday 19th October at the Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa CV32 4HN, 11:00 – 14:00.
The event is free, but we are hoping as many attendees as possible bring their own homemade cakes & bakes to share. We have Trish Adudu returning as our emcee this year, and our main speaker is Figen Murray. Figen’s son, Martyn Hett, was one of the 22 people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena Attack. Figen will deliver a powerful and inspirational talk about her experience of forgiveness and messages to bring communities together.
We will also have a drama piece delivered on the day depicting how a local hate crime was dealt with in Warwickshire; this will be followed by a Q&A expert panel of Warwickshire Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Crown Prosecution Service, for attendees to ask them questions.
Attendees can book on to the event by going to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/warwickshires-cake-not-hate-get-together-2019-tickets-68125949549
Brain Tumour Research are organising a charity event called the Walk of Hope on 28th September at Hatton Locks, Warwickshire.
Brain tumours are indiscriminate; they can affect anyone at any age. What’s more they kill more adults and children under the age of 40 than any other cancer… yet historically just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.
They are building a network of experts in sustainable research at dedicated Centres of Excellence whilst influencing the Government and larger cancer charities to invest more nationally and we are the only national charity in the UK that is dedicated to raising funds for continuous and sustainable scientific research into brain tumours.
Here are a few stories from Brain Tumour Research patients and supporters who live in Warwickshire:
Key event information:
Our website link: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/take-on-a-challenge/event/2019/09/28/take-on-the-challenge/hatton-locks-walk-of-hope-warwick
Our Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/476525946476520/
The Ovo Men’s Tour of Britain will finish stage 7 at Burton Dassett Country Park on 13 September. The tour will be doing circuits from Burton Dassett, past Farnborough Hall and turning left at Avon Dassett village by the play park between c. 1445 and 1600.
Please consider the following information if you are planning to go to the race finish at Burton Dassett.
FREE PARK AND RIDE SERVICE
Johnsons Coaches, Warwickshire County Council and the British Motor Museum will put on a free park and ride shuttle service for the OVO Energy Tour of Britain’s stage finish at Burton Dassett Country Park.
Free parking will be available at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, approximately four miles from the finish, with a shuttle bus service provided by Johnsons free of charge.
Johnsons shuttles will depart from the British Motor Museum every 15 minutes between 10:30 and 14:00.
The spectator drop-off/pick-up point is approximately 200m from the finish line at Burton Dassett Country Park.
The shuttle service from Burton Dassett Country Park to the British Motor Museum will resume after the race’s podium ceremony (approximately 16:15).
Click here for full information
CAR PARKING
Please note that there is no public car parking within Burton Dassett Country Park or on nearby roads on the day of the race.
Some of the surrounding roads are very narrow and not suitable for parking – please do not impede the race route!
The B4100 is double yellow lines around Temple Herdewyke.
BUS
The 77/77A run by Johnsons serves Temple Herdewyke and Northend at the foot of the Burton Dassett climb from Royal Leamington Spa.
Details of the hourly service can be found here.
ROAD CLOSURES
Road closures come into force at Burton Dassett from early morning on Friday 13 September from the Northend junction at the foot of the climb to the junction with the Avon Dassett Road.
Rolling road closures will be in place for most of the route, with temporary parking restrictions in operation to prevent obstructive parking along the event route.
Advanced warning signs will be in place along the route promoting the restrictions.
TOUR VILLAGE
Don’t forget to visit the Tour Village in Burton Dassett, offering fans a big screen showing full live coverage of the stage, plus exhibits from race partners.
TEAM PARKING
Please note that the team buses will be parked within MOD Kineton off the B4100 following the stage and there is strictly no public access to this area.
LOCAL AMENITIES
Due to its nature as a hill-top finish there are no permanent amenities on the climb itself, however temporary toilet facilities will be available for spectators.
The nearest location for food and drink is the Red Lion public house in Northend at the foot of the climb, or The Yew Tree public house in Avon Dassett on the far side of the climb.
Tiki Tonga will be retailing coffee and light refreshments from the Tour Village.
Southam police safer neighbourhood team are holding a surgery specifically for Avon Dassett to give advice on crime prevention and information on Operation Tempest, their rural policing initiative. The Avon Dassett slot is 1500 at Southam Police Station, Tithe Lodge, Southam on Thursday 19 September. There are more details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2442412645991559/?ti=icl
On 23rd August 2019, a property in Avon Dassett was broken into during the hours of 0800 and 1830 and jewellery was stolen.
Please be vigilant and if you were in the village during the day of 23rd please report to the police on 101 any suspect vehicles.
Local crime continues to be an issue. These are some recent incidents (please call 101 and cite the incident number if you have any information):
Watch found on the noticeboard ledge (lower end of the village ) in Avon Dassett.
Please get in contact if you have lost one!
