TisTalk 5th Dec 2022 Felicity Corp, Beaton's Tearooms, 'Hunting of the Snark' film

TISTALK WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

  | 5-11 DEC 2022 | Got an event or activity coming up? Email Liz Coyle-Camp at liz@emc2publicrelations.com  
 | Monday 5 | ·      Sounds batty but there’s a talk about bats and The South Wiltshire Greater Horseshoe Bat Project at the Tisbury Parish Council reading room (the old library on the high street) on Monday at 6.00pm by bat expert Gareth Harris.  Mulled wine and mince pies will be served! ·      Scaffolding goes up the week in preparation for the start of The East Window stained glass community project at St John’s Church. If you’d like to know more or donate, call 01722 632010. ·      Tisbury Footpath Club is calling for helpers on Monday, 12 December to help clear a local footpath. Contact Roger Walker on 01747 871105.
| Tuesday 6 | ·      Tisbus is doing a shopping trip to Salisbury on Tuesday. To book a seat, call Dave on 07500 802525. ·      Tisbury Netball Club plays on a Tuesday night from 7.45pm-8.45pm at the Nadder Centre. All abilities and ages from 14 upwards, are welcome. First session free! 
| Wednesday 7 | The Tisbury Memory Group gets together this Wednesday at the Hinton Hall from 10.30am-12 noon for a social and a sing song with the wonderful Colin Martin Ukulele Band. You can just turn up. More info call: Anne Marie 07704783742 .
| Thursday 8 | ·      On Thursday, 8 December, There’s an illustrated talk on The Great Houses and Churches of Fonthill by Prof and author Caroline Dakers at 6pm, in the Village Hut in Stop Street, Fonthill Gifford. Caroline is editor of Fonthill Recovered, A Cultural History. Tickets £10 (includes glass of wine) to raise funds for roof repairs to Holy Trinity Church. Contact: Paulgorford@btinternet.com and George Francis 01747 870006 or on the door. Bring a torch.  
 | Friday 999 | ·      Local screenwriter and director Simon Davison’s new 90-minute film The Hunting of the Snark will have its first screening this Friday at The New Vic@Tisbury. This latest work follows on from Simon’s brilliant satire 5 Greedy Bankers, filmed locally.  So tell us about your latest film Hunting of the Snark. Doors open 7pm. Film starts at 7.30pm.  Not many tickets left so check on TisTalk FB page for info. ·      Messums has an exhibition this month on the work of young Irish still life and landscape painter Hannah Mooney (b.1995). Entry is free and there’s a nice café on site. Open on Friday from 10am – 5pm.  Contact: www.messumswiltshire.com 
| Saturday 10 | Take a break from your Christmas shopping on Saturday and head for the hills and an invigorating 6-mile circular walk into the Great Ridge woods and along the Roman Road with Tisbury Footpath Club. Meet at 9.20am in the Nadder Close car park. Contact Roger Walker on 07891 442664
| Sunday 11 | ·      Tisbury Memory Group has its pre-Christmas lunch with all the trimmings on Sunday starting at 11am and there’s live entertainment. It’s at the Dinton Village Hall, tickets £6 and booking essential.  Contact Vicky on 0755 4624445. Tisbury Memory Group is open to everyone. ·      Lots happening at the New Vic@Tisbury on Sunday starting at 2pm with the Royal Ballet’s fabulous and very Christmassy production of The Nutcracker streamed live from The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.  On Sunday evening at the New Vic@Tisbury, The Magic Lantern Film Club is screening Breathe, the incredible and inspiring true story of Robin Cavendish who caught polio in his late 20s leaving him severely paralysed.  Robin’s son, Jonathan Cavendish, the creator and one of the producers of the film will be at the screening to discuss the film. Film starts at 7pm and tickets, £5 members, £8 non-members, available from newvictisbury.com, call 0300 302 3090.