Events.

If you wish to advertise an event that others can join, here is a place to tell us about them. Activities in nearby villages and further afield may be of interest to our residents, so please write about them to our email contact address.

Maddy Prior and her Carnival Band

Maddy Prior and her Carnival Band came to Bristol on the 4th December during their 40th Anniversary Tour. For those of you who remember the heady days of the 70’s when Steeleye Span was popular in the electric folk circuit, Steeleye Span are a Britishfolk-rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior.

Prior was on all the Steeleye Span albums from Hark! The Village Wait (1970) to Time (1996). The members of Steeleye Span changed many times over the years and included famous musicians and song writers such as Martin Carthy. The current line up is still touring and has many tour dates plannedfor 2025.

Between them the Carnival Band’s musicians have a track record in folk, contemporary, classical, baroque, medieval and Arabic music. Moving effortlessly from one to another they add a sprinkling of rock, world music and theatricality for extra flavour. Themusicians of the present Carnival Band include Andy Watts – Shawm, recorder, bagpipes, curtal, clarinet, melodica, vocals - Giles Lewin – Violin, recorder, flute, shawm, bagpipes, vocals - Jub (Andrew Davis) Double bass, vocals - Steno Vitale – Acoustic and electric guitars, Renaissance cittern, mandolin, vocals

Maddy Prior MBE took to the road with The Carnival Band in May 2007 for their "Music for Tavern and Chapel" tour. Some of their earliest recordings were made in Bristol at the Broadmead Baptist Church which was founded by Dorothy Hazard and four other dissentersin 1640. It was a treat to see them on one of their last outings.

Are you getting ready for All Hallows Eve? Find out about the history of this festival

The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”) marked the end of Summer and the harvest before the onset of Winter. It probably dates back over 2000 years and was celebrated mainly in areas of Ireland, much of Britain and northern France.

As temperatures fell, the frailer and elderly would be more likely to perish and Pagan beliefs around the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead would merge. On the night of October 31st, it was held that the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth.

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(Chew) Valley Arts Fringe Festival 2024

Sat 12 October – Wed 20th November 2024

The Valley Arts Fringe Festival is now an established highlight of the Chew Valley year. A month-long celebration of live music, theatre, dance and comedy in local venues across the Chew Valley. Check out the full program by clicking on the logo.



The Wells Festival of Literature was set up in 1992 to celebrate the written word and to encourage the love of books. Novelists, historians, clerics; artists, scientists, journalists, politicians, poets, and professors promote the enjoyment and excitementof books in conversation with a wide range of writers from a range of disciplines to share their expertise – and their passion. Take a look at the programme for 2024 in October.
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Somerset Art Weeks is returning for 2024! This year is the Somerset Art Weeks Festival, where collaborative exhibitions and group shows spring up across the region. Artists and makers of every medium, from painting to performance, will be joining the Festivalto form part of this celebration of our county’s exciting creative voices. Follow this link to see what is going on in this area.
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D-Day Commemoration in Lympsham

On the 6th June this year, residents from Lympsham and Eastertown gathered at the Café on the Green pavilion to commemorate the dramatic eveents that took place 80 years ago.
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Past Events:

D-Day event at the Cafe on the Green - June 6th: 7:00pm



As the Nation prepares to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, commemorative events are being planned in many villages and towns around the country. In Lympsham there will be a gathering on the 6th of June in the evening and the lighting of a beacon.

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