What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area August 7 to August 15
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead:
Thursday, August 7
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, tree-mendous trivia trail, to September 3
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Playhem, summer activities, 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturdays, until August 30
Newark: Friends National Civil War Centre Treasure Hunt around Newark Start 6.30pm from the NCWC.
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm - smoothie bike and fun games; beach time stories 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm; Sqiggly Sea Creatures make and take, 10am-12.30pm and 1pm-3.30pm; Caribbean percussion workshop, 10.30am, 11.30am. 1.30pm and 2.30pm
Newark: Cemetery, Chapel Interpretation Centre, open for grave search and refreshments, 10am-2pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, The Rocky Horror Show, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Rufford: Abbey Country Park, Time Travel Trail, to September 2
Southwell: Workhouse, Workhouse Whodunit trail, to October 17
Friday, August 8
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm, wormery workshop
Newark: Congregational Church (second and fourth Friday), The Sanctuary offering quiet reflection and a listening ear, 2.30pm- 4pm
Southwell: Minster, Lunchtime Concert: The St Michael’s Singers, 1.30pm-2.15pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, August 9
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, obin Hood Festival: Fantasy In The Greenwood, 10am-4pm; have-a-go Dungeons And Dragons, 11am, noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, and tomorrow
Newark: Library, Lego and games club, 10am-noon; Scrabble Club, 1pm-3pm
Newark: My Sight Newark Tombola fundraiser on Newark market, 9am-2pm
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm - dance performance and instruction by Ignite, 11am; facepainting
Newark: Ye Olde Wytches Market, National Civil War Centre’s Tudor Hall, 10am-4pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of town tour - Besieged But Never Beaten, 1pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Skabo, 4pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Taylor Fever
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 10am-noon
Southwell: Minster, tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 12.15pm-1.15pm
Sunday, August 10
Bottesford: Off A52, carboot sale, 7am
Bottesford: Honeytrees Tropical Garden, Grantham Road, open garden, 11am-4pm
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm - performances by Sole Trader
Newark: Flying Circus, Total Strangers ft Eddie Tatton, 4pm
Nottingham: Motorpoint Arena, Paw Patrol Live
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.45pm; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 3pm-4pm
Monday, August 11
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by stay and play
Tuesday, August 12
Newark: Library, places of welcome, 10am-11am
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm - neurodiversity quiet day; make your own healthy snacks workshop
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 1pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of creative evening walks, 5pm-6.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season: Death By Fatal Murder, 7.30pm plus matinees, to August 16
Rufford: Abbey Country Park, Professor Temple’s Punch and Judy Show, noon-4pm
Wednesday, August 13
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm
Newark: Library, adult colouring group, 10.30am-noon
Newark: Services Club, bingo, 7pm-8.45pm
Rufford: Abbey Country Park, meet the animals of White Post Farm, 10am-3pm
Southwell: Workhouse, start of 2.5-mile Becher Walk, 10.45am-12.30pm
Southwell: Minster, guided tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and gardens, 2.15-3.15pm
Thursday, August 14
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Playhem, summer activities, 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturdays, until August 30
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, to August 17
Newark: Cemetery, Chapel Interpretation Centre, open for grave search and refreshments, 10am-2pm
Newark: Barnbygate Methodist Church Hall, Newark Choral Society rehearsal, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Classic Thriller Season: Death By Fatal Murder, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Rufford: Abbey Country Park, Time Travel Trail, to September 2
Southwell: Workhouse, Workhouse Whodunit trail, to October 17
Friday, August 15
Balderton: Village Centre, VJ Day celebration, 7pm-10pm
Newark: Market Place, Newark-on-Sea beach, 10am-4pm, smoothie bike
Newark: Town Hall steps, VJ Day commemoration, 11.45am
Newark: Library: Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 10-10.30am; Chauntry social group, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Southwell: Library, Lego club, 3:30pm-4:30pm