What’s on and where this summer

Library what’s on

7^th August: 1pm – 3pm Join My Journey outside the Carnival Hub, Wokingham. Come and make a fruit smoothie on Pedalicious. Drop-in session. No booking required.

Dinosaur Storytime

Get Arty

Explore Learning – Free workshop
8^th August: Lower Earley Library, Explore Learning – The Explorer’s Quest. 11.30am to 12 noon
10^th August: Wokingham Library, Explore Learning – The Explorer’s Quest. 11.30am to 12.30pm
3^rd August: Woodley Library, Explore Learning – The Explorer’s Quest. 1pm to 2pm

What’s on elsewhere

 7^th to 11^th August: EBOS Summer School – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Pinewood Theatre, 9 Old Wokingham Rd, Crowthorne, Wokingham. 10am

7^th August: Emmbrook Village Hall, Emmbrook Rd, Wokingham. Summer Drama Camp. ‘A Show in a Week’. 10am to 3pm. Would you love your child to make memories to cherish this summer? Come and join the fun with StageAbility for a week! Making new friends, playing crazy games, acting, singing and generally having.

10^th August: Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis St, Hurst, Wokingham. A friendly series of 5k/10k events, now in its 11th year, welcoming runners of ALL abilities. The course is a lovely off-road, traffic-free route around Dinton Pastures Country Park. 7pm to 8.30pm.

11^th August: Barn dance, The Flavell, Sindlesham Court, Sindlesham. 7.30pm. Tickets £26. Dance the night away to Saxon Drain and enjoy a cheese ploughman’s supper. Doors and bar open from 7pm, dancing starts at 7.30pm Don’t forget your raffle money! Help us raise some money for Prostate Cancer UK.

12^th August: Garden rock festival, The White Horse pub, Easthampstead Road, Wokingham. Bootleg BeeGees – A fantastic nostalgic visual and sound experience. Headline support acts: Nicole Allen – A fans favourite at their music festivals. Phil & Alan – A fine performance of smooth acoustic blues. 5.30pm.

 12^th and 13^th August: Welly’s Summer Fun Weekend, Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road, Riseley, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1SP. Summer Fun Weekend! Catch the hilarious shows and bubble fun with favourite comedy duo, PeteZa and Big Foot on the Main Green at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. (Saturday only). The UK African Acrobatic team are back at the park with more impressive routines at 11am, 1pm and 3pm on the Main Green. (Sunday only). Challenge your family to a juggling competition and test your skills with hula hoops and much more on the Main Green for Circus Skills from 10.30am to 4pm. Bouncy Castles are back at the park with the 18ft jungle obstacle course – how quickly can you complete it? Not only that, they also have two giant bouncy castles from 10.30am to 4pm for you to enjoy. Don’t forget this event is included with your general entry ticket or annual pass.

 14^th August: Quiz night.  The Bull in Barkham, Barkham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 4TL. 8pm to 9.30pm.

17^th , 18^th  and 19^th August: Welly’s big Dino Takeover – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road, Riseley, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1SP. Take a walk on the wild side for another exciting year and journey to a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Come face to face with a dinosaur, from the fierce T-Rex to the agile Raptor there are plenty of opportunities throughout the day to witness these fantastic beasts. Tickets on sale now! 9.30am to 5.30pm. Call 0118 932 6444.

18^th to 20^th August: Rewind Festival –Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Lane, Remenham, Henley-on-Thames. The biggest 80’s music festival in the world returns to Henley. It is a spectacular event, packed full of fun, laughter, great (and terrible!) costumes and friends. Back comb your hair, get the make up on, dig out the oversized jackets and legwarmers and Erasure’s Andy Bell (Saturday) and Squeeze (Sunday) headlining. Other acts include Nick Heywood, ABC, The Undertones, Tony Hadley, the Art of Noise and Heaven 17.

19^th August: Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis St, Hurst, Wokingham. Outdoor Cinema Party – Elvis. The man. The Legend. The King of Rock and Roll. 6pm – 11pm Early bird tickets £13 full price £15 hr Pack a bag and ready the troops.

20th August: Pinewood (Wokingham) Miniature Railway has been running trains for over 30 years, delighting children of all ages.  Located at Pinewood Leisure Centre, between Wokingham and Crowthorne in Berkshire, the railway runs for nearly half a mile through a woodland setting. The miniature train rides run on ‘he third Sunday of the month, from March to October – running trains from 1.30pm to 4pm. Rides cost £1.50 each or save money with a £5 ‘multiride’ ticket, which gives four rides. Children under three travel free.

26^th & 27^th August: Wokingham Festival – Cantley Park Pavilion, The Lodge Cantley, Milton Rd, Wokingham. 4pm. Two music stages The TradeMark Windows and Wokingham Music Club. Great craft beers, Cocktails galore

 3^rd September: Antique and Collectors Fair – St Crispin’s Leisure Centre, London Rd, Wokingham. 10am to 3pm.

10^th September: Wedding fair, Double Tree St Anne’s Manor, London Road, Wokingham. 11am to 3pm.

14^th September: The Grange Chocolate Café, 6 Heathlands Rd, Wokingham. After a sell-out first show, comedy returns to the Grange Cafe Wokingham in Holme Grange Craft Village. They’ve got a line-up that includes both acts seen on TV and award-winning comedians.