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Mar
18
Sat
Lent Lunch @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall
Mar 18 @ 11:30 am

Soups, Cheese and Bread

Mar
25
Sat
Red Cross Coffee Morning @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 25 @ 10:30 am
Mar
31
Fri
Quiz Night @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 31 @ 6:30 pm
Quiz Night @ Village Hall, Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

To be held at the village hall from 6.30 pm (quiz to start at 7:00 pm) £5 per head and includes a jacket potato with filling (BYO bottle!) for teams of up to 6.

To book a table please email bria@damecatherines.org

May
1
Mon
Village Fete
May 1 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Village Fete

Additional parking has been secured, which should help ease the flow of traffic this year. We are looking for volunteers to help on the day with car parking and marshalling to help run things smoothly.

If you want more details about the fete please contact me on bria@damecatherines.org

May
13
Sat
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church
May 13 @ 6:00 pm
Come and Sing @ St. Georges Church | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

On Saturday the 13th May we are holding the Derby Bach Choir’s Annual Come and Sing day. This year it is Brahms Requiem sung in English.

Rehearse and perform this choral masterpiece with us in a beautiful rural setting, followed by a sociable supper (included in ticket price) – audience welcome, 5:45 pm for 6:00 pm performance!

Conductor James Foulds

Organist Tom Corfield

​If you wish to sing please contact Jenny Casboult on her email:-   gcasboult@yahoo.com or her Tel. No. 01335 359285

The programme for the day is:

  • Registration 1.30 p.m.
  • Rehearsal from 1.45 a.m.
  • Tea break 3.00 p.m.
  • more rehearsal 3.45 p.m.
  • Performance at 6.00 p.m.
May
14
Sun
Spring Plant Sale @ Village Hall, Ticknall
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Garden Club annual event.

Jun
10
Sat
Open Garden: Dower House, Melbourne @ Dower House, Melbourne
Jun 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden: Dower House, Melbourne @ Dower House, Melbourne | Melbourne | England | United Kingdom

Beautiful view of Melbourne Pool from balustraded terrace running length of 1829 house. The garden drops steeply by paths and steps to a lawn with herbaceous borders and a bank of some 60 shrubs. Numerous paths lead to different areas of the garden, providing varied planting opportunities inc a bog garden, glade, shrubbery, grasses, herb and vegetable garden, rose tunnel, orchard and small woodland.

Jun
11
Sun
Open Garden: Dower House, Melbourne @ Dower House, Melbourne
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden: Dower House, Melbourne @ Dower House, Melbourne | Melbourne | England | United Kingdom

Beautiful view of Melbourne Pool from balustraded terrace running length of 1829 house. The garden drops steeply by paths and steps to a lawn with herbaceous borders and a bank of some 60 shrubs. Numerous paths lead to different areas of the garden, providing varied planting opportunities inc a bog garden, glade, shrubbery, grasses, herb and vegetable garden, rose tunnel, orchard and small woodland.

Aug
5
Sat
RHS Garden Bridgewater Visit
Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
RHS Garden Bridgewater Visit

Ticknall Garden Club has arranged a coach trip to RHS Garden Bridgewater on Saturday August 5th. The coach fare is £25 with free entrance to the Garden as the Club is affiliated to the RHS.

The coach will depart from Ticknall Village Hall at 9 a.m. prompt and return at about 6:30 p.m.

Ticknall Garden Club members and family and friends are invited to join us for the day.

If you are interested and have not already added your name to the list please let us know by email to ticknallgardenclub@gmail.com . Not a member? Contact us at the same email address.

Payment will be appreciated at our meeting on June 13th or as soon as possible thereafter. Cheques made payable to Ticknall Garden Club can also be sent to our Treasurer, Pat Chinnery, The Orchards,  Doctors Lane, Breedon on the Hill, Derby,  DE73 8AQ .

Aug
19
Sat
Musical Showcase by Oasis @ Ticknall Methodist Chapel
Aug 19 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Musical Showcase by musical group Oasis. An hour of wonderful contemporary music.

Saturday, 19 August at 3 pm.

Afternoon Tea and Cakes. Free entry – Any donations to Chapel funds.

Oct
7
Sat
My Name’5 Doddie @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm
My Name'5 Doddie @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

An evening of toe-tapping country music with HARTLAND.

Fundraising in support of Motor Neurone Disease: MY NAME’5 DODDIE Foundation.

Tickets £10 (cash only) available from Ashby Toolbox or at the door.

Opportunity to buy raffle tickets. Prizes included: Sunday lunch for two, 2 tickets to Lyric Rooms tribute night inc meal, Fishing experience for two, Car MOT, Voucher for local café, a bottle of Doddie’5 own tipple.

Please bring your own glasses and drink

For more information contact JChilvers461@gmail.com

Oct
26
Thu
Table Top Sale for Parkinsons UK @ Village Hall, Smisby
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

There will be a Table Top Sale to raise funds for The Parkinson’s UK Fund. The fundraising event will be held on Thursday, 26th October between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 Noon at Smisby Village Hall. Attendees will be able to enjoy coffee and freshly baked cakes.

 

Nov
14
Tue
Gardening With A Changing Climate @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm

With Geoff Hodge, freelance gardening and horticultural writer, author, editor and broadcaster.

Dec
9
Sat
Christmas Tree Festival and Bazaar @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall
Dec 9 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Christmas Tree Festival and Bazaar @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Our annual Christmas Tree Festival will be on December 9th and 10th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm PLUS a Christmas Bazaar (also in church) on the 9th with Father Christmas Grotto, Preserves, Wreaths, Decorations, Pottery etc etc.

Refreshments will be available on both days of homemade soup and cakes PLUS on Saturday, Homemade Beef Baps.

Dec
10
Sun
Christmas Tree Festival and Bazaar @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall
Dec 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Christmas Tree Festival and Bazaar @ St. Georges Church, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Our annual Christmas Tree Festival will be on December 9th and 10th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm PLUS a Christmas Bazaar (also in church) on the 9th with Father Christmas Grotto, Preserves, Wreaths, Decorations, Pottery etc etc.

Refreshments will be available on both days of homemade soup and cakes PLUS on Saturday, Homemade Beef Baps.

Dec
12
Tue
Christmas Bingo @ Ticknall Methodist Chapel
Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm
Christmas Bingo @ Ticknall Methodist Chapel | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

A community event to get us into the festive mood, we are holding a Christmas themed Bingo session, on Tuesday, 12 December starting at 2:00 pm at the Methodist Chapel, Ticknall.

Admissioin is free to all although donations are much appreciated.

A Christmas Themed Talk & Quiz @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Dec 12 @ 7:30 pm

Members’ Christmas Social with returning Speaker & Horticulturist, Doug Stewart.

Feb
10
Sat
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Feb
11
Sun
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Mar
12
Tue
Calke Abbey Gardens @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm

With National Trust volunteer, Roy Mitchell