What's On 2012
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Winchelsea has an extremely active local community.
Some of the largest societies include the
Winchelsea Singers (choral and light opera works),
Winchelsea Garden Society (Spring and Summer shows,
visits to gardens etc), Literary Society (events on
Friday evenings once/month), the 2nd Wednesday Society (talks on the second Wednesday of each month - £3.50 for non-members, 50p for members) and the Friends of the Ancient Monuments &
Museum (fund raising events, such as CELLAR TOURS, to
support the work of the Corporation in maintaining the
ancient buildings). There are Quiz nights on Tuesday
evenings at 8pm in the New Inn on the first and 3rd
Tuesdays of each month. In all there are 30+ societies
of various sizes. For more information and contact
details please select Clubs
& Societies.
For cricket fixtures in 2011 please select CRICKET
January 20th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: Music, the Food of Life, Ann Rachlin
January 27th - Winchelsea Singers Fun Performance - 2:00pm, New Hall
January 28th - Winchelsea Singers Fun Performance - 7:00pm, New Hall, with supper
February 8th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - OHMS - Patricia Dawes, 2:30 New Hall
February 15th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Visit to Wisley RHS Garden, Tickets £16 from Post Office
February 17th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: Winter miscellany - members evening
February 18th - FOAM - AGM - Court Hall, 10:00
February 25th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - AGM - Court Hall, 10:00
March 3rd - National Trust 'ancient coin' discovery presentation <press release> - Court Hall Museum, 11am
March 14th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Doodle Bugs and Rockets, Bob Ogley 2:30 New Hall
March 16th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: A E Housman - John Smith
April 7th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
April 8th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
April 9th - Easter Monday - Annual Mayoring (Winchelsea will hold the Speakership of the Cinque Ports for 2012/13)
April 11th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Boat Building in Rye - Noel Varley, 2:30 New Hall
April 14th - NGS Open Gardens 2012 - 1pm-5:50pm, Teas in the Church
April 14th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
April 23rd - St George's Day Service, 6:30pm St Thomas' Church
April 27th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: From Book to Film Jonathan Smith
April 28th - Winchelsea Singers 40th Anniversary Performance - 7:00pm, St Thomas' Church
May 5th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
May 6th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
May 9th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Surviving in Soho in the 1850s - Alan McKinna, 2:30 New Hall
May 16th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Visit to Gardens of Arundel Castle
May 18th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: A Literary Pageant
May 27th - Spring Nature Walk - in the Pannel Valley with Phil Jones, 2pm
June 2nd - HM Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Court Hall
June 3rd - HM Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee, Parish Eucharist, 10:30am St Thomas' Church
June 4th - Lighting of the Winchelsea Beacon by the Mayor - Diamond Jubilee, c. 9pm
June 9th - HM Queen Elizabeth, Official Birthday: Celebration Organ Recital, St Thomas' Church, 4pm
June 9th - Cinque Port Mayors Association AGM, at Winchelsea New Hall
June 13th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Talk and Bordeau wine tasting - Guy Borsot, 2:30 New Hall
June 15th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: Talk by novelist Monica Tracey
June 16th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Rose and Sweet Pea Show/Coffee morning, 10:30, Court Hall
June 30th - NGS Open Gardens 2012, 1pm-5:50pm, Teas in the New Hall
June 30th - Cellar Tour, 2 at 10:30am - meet at Town Well
July 4th - Winchelsea Open Gardens 2012, 2pm-5:50pm, Teas in the New Hall, for the Memorial Hospital
July 4th - Cellar Tour, 11am - in aid of Rye Memorial Hospital - meet at Town Well
July 8th - St Thomas' Church, Patronal Service
July 10th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Visit to Merriments Garden
July 11th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - The Schlumpf Addition - Richard Feast, 2:30 New Hall
July 18th - Olympic torch through Winchelsea
July 19th - Literary Soc: Outing to Charleston and Monks House
July 21st - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
August 11th - Winchelsea Summer Fete - On the Cricket Field from 2pm
August 17th - Literary Soc: Party
August 23rd - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Visit to Woolbeding Garden, Midhurst, West Sussex
August 24th - Winchelsea Book Fair - New Hall, doors open 10:00
August 25th - Winchelsea Book Fair - New Hall, doors open 10:00
August 24th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
August 25th - Cellar Tour, 11am - meet at Town Well
September 7th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: ABloomsbury - Frank Noah
September 8th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Autumn Flower Show, 2pm, New Jall
September 9th - Heritage Open Day - 12:00-17:00
September 9th - 2 Heritage Day cellar tours - free
September 12th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Life and Art of Kathleen Hale - Peter Southgate, 2:30 New Hall
September - 6 dates - Rye Festival: Sat 15 Sept, Monday 17 Sept, Thurs 20 Sept, Sat 22 Sept, Tues 25 Sept, Thurs 27 Sept; all tours at 11 am. Book via the Rye Festival office
October 6th - Speaker's Day - Cinque Ports Confederation (in Winchelsea)
October 10th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Animals in War - Mike Martin, 2:30 New Hall
October 19th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: Dickens Evening
November 6th - Winchelsea Garden Soc - Visit to Claremont (NT) and Painshill Gardens
November 11th - Remembrance Sunday
November 14th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - The Special Olympics - Paul Anderson, 2:30 New Hall
November 16th - Literary Soc - 7:30pm, Court Hall: Tennyson - John Davison
December 12th - 2nd Wednesday Soc - Memories of a ballet dancer - Joyce Shann, 2:30 New Hall
December 21st - FOAM Carols in the Court Hall, 6:30 for 7pm