What's On listings for week beginning February 25

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Thursday, February 25

Sweet Charity, Strode College for Performing Arts, 7.30pm, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. Also tomorrow.

Wells Branch Royal British Legion, 2.30pm, Wells Town Hall.

Explore Your Somerset Routes – Hidden Gems from Somerset exhibition, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, 01458 831197. To March 13.

Untamed Somerset exhibition and sale, Mark Noble, 11am to 4pm, Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells, 01749 673477. To March 14.

My Today, Your Tomorrow, exhibition by Kaye Parmenter to benefit Help for Heroes, A2 Gallery, Wells. To Sunday.

Exhibition of work by Somerset artists, Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01984 623357 or visit www.gallery4art.co.uk. To Saturday.

St Patrick's Chapel Exhibition, Glastonbury Abbey, 01458 832267. To March 31.

Enrapture, Somerset Guild of Craftsmen jewellery exhibition, Courthouse Gallery, Market Place, Somerton. To March 6.

Lust and the Human Body exhibition, Air Gallery, High Street, Wells, 01749 675873. To March 20.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, 0117 902 0344. To March 21.

Hedda Gabler, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844. To March 6.

The Department of Smelling Pistakes, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, 0117 902 0344. To Sunday.

John Hegley in The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet, 8pm, Ustinov Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844. Also tomorrow.

Allstar Superstar Wrestling, 7.30pm, Bristol Hippodrome, 0844 847 2325, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk.

Pedestrian, Bristol Old Vic, 0117 987 7877. To Saturday.

Street Country Market, Thursdays, 9.30am to 11.30am, Crispin Hall, Street.

Wessex Badminton Club, Thursdays, 7pm to 9pm, Glastonbury Leisure Centre. For details call 01458 446154.

Over-50s dance and movement club, Thursdays, 10.30am to noon, Wedmore Village Hall.

Tea Dance, Thursdays, 2pm to 4.30pm, Ashcott Village Hall. No need to book, just turn up.

Burtle Silver Band practice, Thursdays, 8pm, Burtle Village Hall. For details call 01934 712323 or 01278 722298.

Sequence Dancing, Thursdays, 8pm to 10pm, Glastonbury Conservative Club, High Street, Glastonbury, £1.50 admission.

Friday, February 26

Festival of Cards, 10am to 6pm, Bath and West Showground, near Shepton Mallet. For details call 01278 445497. Also tomorrow.

Mendip Society talk, Hilary Manning and Steve Mynard: Somerset Waste Action Plan, 7.30pm, Catholic Church Hall, Tweentown, Cheddar.

Lee Petulengro, palmist, astrologer and medium, 8pm, George and Pilgrim Inn, Glastonbury. Tickets £9.

Sir Peter Blake art exhibition, Rostra and Rooksmoor Galleries, George Street, Bath. To March 22.

Andy Ford, 7.30pm, Bristol Hippodrome, 0117 302 3333.

Wells and Wookey Scottish Dancers, Fridays, 7.30pm to 9.45pm, Wookey Village Hall. All welcome. For details call 01749 672672, 01749 677548 or 01749 672805.

Street Badminton Club, Fridays, 7pm to 10pm, St Dunstan's Leisure Centre, Glastonbury. For details call 01458 447483 or 01458 210342.

Golden Oldies, Fridays, 2.30pm to 3.30pm, Pullen Court, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk.

Wells Country Market, Fridays, 10am to 11am, Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells.

Sequence Tea Dancing for the Over-50s, Fridays, 2.15pm to 4.30pm, Buses Club, West Street, Wells.

Wedmore Art Group, Fridays, 2pm to 5pm, Wedmore Masonic Hall, 01934 713129.

Shapwick Toddlers, Fridays in term-time, parent and toddler group, 1.30pm to 3pm, Shapwick Village Hall. For details call 07790 412118.

Saturday, February 27

Help for Heroes Charity Service, with Bath Male Choir and Bath Chorus, 2pm (doors open at about 1.30pm), Wells Cathedral.

Family Ceilidh Fundraiser, 7pm to 11pm, Wells Town Hall. Tickets £10, £5, from Wells Cathedral Junior School Reception, Twelve Junior on Wells High Street or call 07970 859828 or 07979 694900.

Mystic and Earth Spirit Fair, Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury. Also tomorrow.

Jonathan Kay's Fooling workshops, 10am to 6pm, Phoenix Project, King Street, Glastonbury. Also tomorrow.

Winter Into Spring, Mendip Melody Makers concert, 3.30pm, St Aldhelm's Church, Doulting. Free entry. Donations to the church welcome.

Concert in memory of David Parsons, 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Street.

Street Cage Bird Society Prize Bingo, eyes down 7.30pm, St John Ambulance Headquarters, Park Road, Street.

Charity Bingo, doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm, Tramways (Buses Club), Wells.

Flea Market, 9am to 1pm, every fourth Saturday in the month, St Andrew's Church House, Cheddar. Refreshments available. For details call 01934 741151.

Book Sale, 10am to 2pm, Street United Reformed Church. In aid of Street branch of Christian Aid. Refreshments.

Crispin School's Kenya Crew charity event, auction, buffet, bar and live music from Old Dogz New Trix, The Unity, Street. Tickets £6 from the Unity, Crispin School Reception, or call 07977 697 231.

Fundraising Auction of Promises, Fosse Group, Young Farmers' Club, 7.30pm, Bishop's Barn, Wells. For details call 07793 032662.

Charity Pub Quiz, 7.30pm, Queen's Head, Glastonbury. Teams of up to five, £1.50 per person. For details call 07830 978084. In aid of the Children's Society.

80s Evening, Fairlands School Parents' and Teachers' Association, Draycott Memorial Hall. Tickets £6 from 07967 107336. Disco, bar, hog roast, raffle and games.

Race Night, 7pm for 8pm, Fraser hall, Cheddar. Tickets £5, including a buffet, from 01934 742489.

Wells Methodist Church Sale, 10am to 3pm, at the church, Southover, Wells. Stalls, coffee, soup lunches from noon.

Treasures from the Earth and New History Landscape Archaeology, two new exhibitions, Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells. To May 16.

Mendip Society Walk, Ston Easton, 2pm, Farrington Gurney Farm Shop. For details call 01934 742508

The Pearl Fishers, Swansea City Opera, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, 01935 422884.

Meet your MEP, William, Earl of Dartmouth, UKIP MEP, 11am, Manor Hotel, Yeovil.

The Dustman, Merlin Theatre, Frome, 01373 465949.

Tammy Weis, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 4488844.

The Little Red Hen, 11am and 1.30pm, The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton, 01823 283244.

Glastonbury Farmers' Market, fourth Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm, St John's Car Park, Glastonbury.

Wells City Soccer School, Saturdays, 10am to 11.30am, Wells City Football Club, Rowdens Road, Wells. Boys and girls, ages five to 10. For details call 01749 673206.

Whitstone Community Concert Band, Saturdays, 10am to 11.30am, 01749 343852.

Westridge Singers, Saturdays, 10.30am to noon, Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre. For details call 01749 344627.

Centre of Somerset Music Club (COSMiC), Saturday mornings in term time, Strode/Crispin Campus, Street. For details call 01458 224484 or visit www.cos-music.org.uk.

Sunday, February 28

Giant Flea Market, 9.30am to 4pm, Bath and West Showground, near Shepton Mallet. For details call 01278 784912.

Mendip Ramblers, Shepton Mallet and Wells, 10am. For details call 01749 346023.

Fairtrade and local product lunch, Oak House, Axbridge. For details visit www.fairtrade.org.uk.

Cossington Concerts masterclass and performance with the Gwilym Simcock Trio, jazz masterclass, 3pm; concert, 7.30pm, Queen's Hall, Queen's College, Taunton. Tickets from 01823 336344 or 01278 683777.

Postman Pat, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, 01935 422884.

Mendip Mallards Health and Mobility Swimming Club, Sundays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm, Strode Pool, Street. New members and non-swimmers welcome. For details call 01963 240439.

Glastonbury Methodist Church, presentation service for money raised towards World Missions Fund, 10.45am, Lambrook Street, Glastonbury.

St John the Baptist Church Parish Communion, Sundays, 9.30am, High Street, Glastonbury.

Mid-Somerset Community Church, Sundays, 10.30am, Glastonbury Leisure Centre, St Dunstan's School, Wells Road, Glastonbury. For details call 01458 831468.

Just Church UK, Sundays, 10.30am, Scout Hall, West Shepton Playing Fields, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet. All welcome. For details call 01749 346287.

Monday, March 1

Mendip Bridleways and Byways Association, Safety and Security of Horse Establishments, 7.30pm, Old Mendip Inn, near Oakhill. Bring tack for security marking. For details visit www.mbba.org.uk.

Credit Crunch exhibition and sale, One Craft Gallery, Market Square, Shepton Mallet. Mondays to Saturdays, 10am to 5pm. During March.

Frome Art Society Spring Exhibition, Hot or Cold, Black Swan Arts Gallery Two, Bridge Street, Frome. Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4.30pm. To March 13.

Coriolanus – A Work In Progress, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 4488844. To Wednesday.

Crispin Community Focus coffee mornings, 10am to noon, every morning, Monday to Friday, Leigh Road, Street, 01458 447248.

Castle Cary Choir rehearsals, Mondays in term-time, 7.30pm to 9.15pm, Methodist Church, Castle Cary. For details call 01963 351042.

Wells City Badminton Club, Mondays, 7pm to 10pm, Bishop's Barn, Silver Street, Wells. For details call 01749 678264 or visit http://wellscitybadmintonclub.fortunecity.co.uk.

Street Young People's Centre, for people aged 11 to 18, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm to 9.15pm, Strode Road, Street (next door to the indoor swimming pool). For details call 01458 442452.

It's That Monday Morning Feeling, coffee morning, Mondays, 10am to noon, Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells. Proceeds to Tearfund.

Jesmarie's Painters, Mondays, anytime between 1pm and 5pm, St Thomas's Church Hall, Wells. New members welcome. For details call 01458 834221.

Shepton Mallet Big Band rehearsals, alternate Mondays, 01749 342440.

Street Keyboard Club, alternate Mondays, Northleaze House, Farm Road, Street. Further details from 01458 442620 or 01458 210402.

Tuesday, March 2

Somerset Wildlife Trust, Colin Varndell, natural history photographer, 8pm, Caryford Community Hall, Castle Cary.

Cheddar Arts @ Kings Theatre film night, Creation (PG), 7pm for 7.30pm, Kings' Theatre, Cheddar. Tickets £5, £4, from 01934 744939 ext 6.

Cheddar Mothers' Union meeting, Lenten lunch for overseas, 12.30pm, Cheddar Church House.

Dara O'Briain, 8pm, Bristol Hippodrome, 0117 302 3333. Also tomorrow.

The Tempest, Bristol Old Vic, 0117 987 7877. To March 6

Gould Piano Trio, 7.45pm, The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton, 01823 283244.

Whist Club, Tuesdays, 7.30pm, Paul Street Community Centre, Shepton Mallet.

Mid-Somerset Camera Club, Competitions: Best Newcomer, David Titchener Salver and Printer of the Year, 7.45pm for 8pm, Tor Leisure, Street Road, Glastonbury, 01458 832393. Meets Tuesdays.

Jack and Jill Toddler Group, Tuesdays, 10am to noon, Paul Street Community Centre, Shepton Mallet, 01749 342763.

Mendip Melody Makers choir, Tuesdays, 1.45pm to 3pm, St Aldhelm's Church, Doulting. For details call 01749 880576.

Cheddar Old Time and Modern Sequence Dance Club, Tuesdays, 8pm to 10.15pm, King's of Wessex Middle School, Cheddar. For details call 01934 741523.

Cheddar Valley Country Market, Tuesdays, 10.30am to 11.30am, Church House, Cheddar.

Glastonbury Country Market, Tuesdays, 9.30am to 12.30pm, inside Glastonbury Town Hall. Fresh home baking and handcrafts.

Wells Bridge Club, Tuesdays, duplicate bridge, 7pm, Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells, 01749 840860. Individuals welcome as Wells have a spare player rota.

Wells City Band practice night, Tuesdays, 8pm to 10pm, Old Deanery, St Andrew Street, Wells. For details visit www.wellscityband.moonfruit.com.

West Somerset Yeomanry Reels Club, Tuesdays, 8pm to 10pm, Dinder Village Hall, 01749 346243.

Tea and Toys, Tuesdays, 10.30am to noon, Westbury-sub-Mendip Village Hall. For details call 01749 870042 or 01749 871116.

Baby and toddler group, Tuesdays in term-time, 10am to noon, Compton Dundon Village Hall.

Croscombe Tiddlers, Tuesdays, mother, baby and toddler group, 10am to 11.30am, Croscombe School. For details call 01749 343910.

Wednesday, March 3

Little Shop of Horrors, Crispin School, 7.30pm, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. Tickets £6 from the box office or www.strodetheatre.co.uk. To March 7

The Hot Dots, So and So Circus Theatre, 8.30pm, Keinton Mandeville Village Hall, 01458 850451.

Wells Sugarcraft Club, Wendy Field: Oriental Stringwork, 9.45am to noon, Seager Hall, Wells. Non-members welcome. For details call 01749 343885.

Somerset Wildlife Trust talk, Anne Cole: Orchids, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Shapwick Village Hall.

Living the Questions course, 7.30pm, Street United Reformed Church. For details call 01458 442927.

Burnham Philosophy Group, Bob Hayter: What Can Philosophy do for Us? Community Centre, Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea. Non-members £1.50. For details visit www.burnhamphilosophygroup.co.uk.

The Man Who Was Hamlet, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, 0117 902 0344. To March 14.

An Evening with Tony Benn, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, 01935 422884.

Choral Singing with Ronald Corp, music workshop, 7.30pm, ICIA Arts Barn, Bath, 01225 3386777.

Glastonbury Positive Living Group, Wednesdays, inspirational talks followed by tea and biscuits, 7pm to 10pm, Glastonbury Town Hall. For details visit www.shiny-happy-people.co.uk.

Ashcott Art Group, Wednesdays, 2pm, Ashcott Village Hall. For details call 01458 210402 or 01458 210204.

Wells Farmers' Market, Wednesdays, 9am to 2.30pm, Market Place, Wells.

Knit and Chat, Wednesdays, 10.30am to noon, Haskins Coffee Shop, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01749 344243 or 01749 344404.

The Beetlecrushers, Wednesdays, clog and step dancing, 8pm, Gurney Slade Village Hall. For details call 01749 890399 or 01373 812227.

Families Anonymous (FA), first Wednesday of each month, self-help meeting for family members or friends of someone with a drug problem, 7.15pm to 9pm, Friends Meeting House, 36 High Street, Street, 01749 676366.

Evercreatures Baby and Toddler Group, Wednesdays in term-time, 10am to noon, Evercreech Village Hall. £1.50 per family, refreshments provided.

Walton Parent and Toddler Group, Wednesdays in term-time, 9am to 10.45am, Walton Village Hall. For details call 01458 841660.

Thursday, March 4

Wells Evening Society, Did Marco Polo go to China? Tea, Spaghetti and Manuscripts, 7.30pm, Wells Town Hall. For details call 01749 670019.

Mendip Ramblers, Glastonbury, Kennard Moor, 10am. For details call 01458 835711.

Derren Brown – Enigma, Bristol Hippodrome, 0844 847 2325, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk. Also March 5 and 6.

Moscow Ballet, La Classique, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, 01935 422884.

Homemade Shakespeare with Nola Rae and Lasse Kerlund, Ustinov, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844. To March 6.

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