Friday May 15

Cirencester
BOX Office Babies film showing at the Corinium Museum. Will feature the Oscar-winning Showing The Theory of Everything exclusively for parents and guardians with new babies to pre-school children. 11am. £5 per adult, babies free, booking recommended. Visit coriniummuseum.org for more booking and information.

SUNDIAL Theatre presents stand-up comedy from Jeremy Hardy of Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue fame. 8pm. £14, £5 unwaged. Book via sundial-theatre.co.uk or ring 0333 666 3366.

ANTIQUES and Collectables Market at the Corn Hall. Featuring 40 dealers selling silver, glass, ceramics, metalware, postcards, ephemera, jewellery, furniture, paintings and prints. 8am-3pm. Entry is free. For more information visit cirencester-antiques.co.uk

BREWERY Blues at the Kings Head featuring Black Feathers and Hattie Briggs at Vaulted Cellar Lounge of the Kings Head Hotel. Tickets in advance from reception at The Kings Head Hotel, or call 01285 700 900 to order. £10 in advance, £8 concessions/students, more on the door.

 

Saturday May 16

Barnsley
BARNSLEY Village Festival. Gardens open to the public with a BBQ, bar, stalls, jazz band and plenty to entertain the children. £6 tickets at the gate, children under 14 free. Visit barnsleyvillage.co.uk/villagefes tival for more information.

Chippenham
CHIPPENHAM Sailing and Canoeing Club will have dinghies canoes and kayaks to try for free as well as fun events and a barbecue. 10am-6pm. Call 01249 656170 or email cscc-sailingvc@outlook.com for more information.

Cirencester
TRACEY Elphick workshop on creating harbour scenes using techniques with rollers, sprayers and other mediums. Tools and materials provided. 10am-4pm. £55 including lunch. Visit newbreweryarts.org.uk for booking information.

THE Craftsman's Market at the Corn Hall Market Place. Handmade British crafts direct from the makers. 1am-4.30pm. Free admission.

Daylesford
DAYLESFORD Summer Festival at the Daylesford Organic Cafe. Featuring cooking demonstrations, behind-the-scenes farm tours, a dog show and much more to entertain all the family. 10am-5pm. Free admission.

Dursley
CAR boot sale, Normal Hill Field (next to Police Station). Noon-4pm, sellers from 11am. Cars £6. Ring 07711 476715 for more details.

Marlborough
MARLBOROUGH Food and Drink Festival. Featuring over 100 local and regional exhibitors as well as informative talks on a variety of topics. 10am-7pm, also Sunday 10am-5pm. Tickets £6, available from garden-events.com

Quenington
QUENINGTON Church Fete. A traditional village fete with entertainment for all the family.BBQ, teas, jazz band, duck race, tug-of-war across the Coln River, plant, book and bottle stall, raffle, dog show, beat-the-goalie plus more stalls held in the stunning riverside gardens of Quenington Old Rectory, Church Road. 3-5.30pm. For more information contact lucinda.ash@icloud.com or ring 750293.

South Cerney
SOUTH Cerney Sailing Club open morning. 10am-1pm. Visit southcerneysailingclub.org.uk for more information.

Toddington
STEAM and Real Ale Weekend at the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway. Also on Sunday. All day rover ticket £16 for adults, £15 for seniors, £7 for children (5-15), £42 for families. Visit gwsr.vticket.co.uk to book.

Wickwar
WILD Woodwork: Stool Making Course at the Lower Woods nature reserve. Three day course, also on May 17 and 23. Minimum age 16. 10am-5pm each day. £255 per person, includes materials, booking essential.

 

Sunday May 17

Aston Down
CAR boot sale, ex-MoD site, GL6 8GA, 9am-2pm. Sellers from 8.00am. Cars £6. Call 07711 476715 for details.

Gloucester
PETERBOROUGH Voices Ladies Choir – informal lunchtime concert at Gloucester Cathedral. 1.00pm. Admission is free with a retiring collection.

BIRD Identification and Recording at the Robinswood Hill Country Park. Minimum age 16. 10am-1pm. £25 per person, pre-booking essential.

South Cerney
WHITEFRIARS Sailing Club free taster session. Ages seven and over. 10am-4.30pm. Call 07785 368591 or email peter bone@btinternet.com for more information.

Stow-on-the-Wold
STOWRail 2015 exhibition at St Edward's Hall. 10.30am-4.30pm. Adults £2.50, children under 16 free. Proceeds for Action Medical Research For Children, For Life.

Wootton Bassett
THE Ride of Respect. The annual mass ride by motorcyclists to pay tribute both tri-service personnel and to the fallen and their families will travel around Hullavington Airfield and towards Royal Wootton Bassett. Roads closed 8.30am-4pm.