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Dates for your Diary
January & February 2026
1st January - Vintage Car Rally from 11.30 am at The New Inn. Come and see the beautiful cars.
10th January - The Pembridge Wassail at the New Inn. Meet 6pm at the Market Hall to join the procession to a nearby orchard. Return to the New Inn for mulled cider and more.
10th January - New York Met’s ‘Puritani’ perform Bellini’s opera live streamed to the Parish Hall. Doors open 5.30pm for 6pm. Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/footlights-society
14th January - Royal Opera ‘La Traviata’ 6.15pm for 6.45pm. Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/footlights-society
17th January - Coffee Morning at Pembridge Parish Hall 10.30-12 noon. Meet the neighbours for coffee, cake and chat. Free with donations invited. Sponsored by the Parish Hall Committee.
19th January - Pembridge History Group 7.30pm at The New Inn. New members welcome.
21st January - Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. All residents welcome.
22nd January - The musical ‘Kinky Boots’ 6.30pm for 7pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/footlights-society
28th January - Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet Pembridge Parish Hall 6.30pm for 7pm, Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/footlights-society
29th January - 160th anniversary of the opening of Pembridge Primary School.
30th January - Film ‘A Real Pain’ (15) at Pembridge Parish Hall. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm. Tickets £6. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/movie-nights
6th February - ‘What Is this AI Business Anyway?’ A talk and Q&A with Robotics Analyst George Chowdhury who explores the threats and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence. 7pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £5. www.pembrdigeparishhall.co.uk/events
7th February - Pop Music Quiz 6.30pm at Pembridge Parish Hall, Teams of up to 6. £6 per person includes snacks. Licensed Bar. In aid of Dementia Matters Here. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/events
11th February - Royal Ballet ‘Woolf Works’ 7.15pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/footlights-society
18th February - Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. All residents welcome.
21st February - Coffee Morning at Pembridge Parish Hall 10.30- 12 noon. Come and meet the neighbours for coffee, cake and chat. Free with donations invited. Sponsored by Love to Sing Choir
26th February - National Theatre’s ‘The Audience’ stars Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, 7pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £10. www.pembridgeparishhall/footlights-society
27th February - Film ‘Still Life’ (12) 7pm at Pembridge Parish Hall. Tickets £6. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/movie-nights
28th February - Pembridge Live! Live music from local band ‘The Bearbridge Knights’, with DJ Nicola Jane. At Pembridge Parish Hall 7pm – midnight. Tickets £10, includes food. Licensed Bar. www.pembridgeparishhall.co.uk/events
For more information on events in Pembridge see www.portraitofpembridge.co.uk/events-calendar
Weekly Events in Pembridge
Monday
Pembridge Auction at the Parish Hall. Viewing from 10am bidding starts 3.30pm. see www.pembridgeauction.com,
Love to Sing Children’s Choir at Pembridge Primary School Hall. 5.30pm-6.30pm £4 per session. Term time only. Email: Thisgirllovestosing76@gmail.com
Love to Sing Community Choir at Pembridge Primary School Hall. 7pm to 8.30pm. New members’ welcome. £5 per session. From 15th September. Email: Thisgirllovestosing76@gmail.com
Tuesday
Learn to Jive at Pembridge Parish Hall. Beginners welcome. 7.30-8.30pm starts 7th January. £6 per person. https://bookwhen.com/coolmoves
Wednesday
Farah’s Fun Fitness, exercise classes at Pembridge Parish Hall. Beginners 10am, Intermediate 11am. Free
Thursday
Pride in Pembridge meet Market Square 10am (weather permitting) to help keep Pembridge tidy and colourful. New members welcome. Contact Jan Williams, Secretary on 07485 703096 or email janetfwilliams@icloud.com. For more news about PIPs activities see our Community Groups Page www.portraitofpembridge.co.uk/community-groups.
Village Art Clubs at Pembridge Parish Hall. Beginners and experienced artists welcome, tutored classes. Book at www.villageartclubs.co.uk or call Liz 07938 563716 Starts 18th September.
Tai Chi starts 4th September 3.45 -4.45pm at Pembridge Parish Hall, Booking Essential, hello@goldenthreads.com
Friday
Farah’s Fun Fitness, exercise classes at Pembridge Parish Hall. Beginners 10am, Intermediate 11am starts. Free
Sunday
Pembridge Runners meet at the Parish Hall for a gentle 5km run. 8.45-9.00am start. Cyclists and well-behaved dogs welcome.
Church Services
Bearwood Chapel
Evening Service 6.30 pm First, Third and Fifth Sunday of the Month. See our Community Groups page for more information on Bearwood Chapel (https://www.portraitofpembridge.co.uk/community-groups)
Moorcourt Chapel
See https://arrowvalechurches.org.uk/
See www.arrowvalechurches.org.uk
9.30am 4th December Quiet Prayer
11am on 28th December Blue Christmas Service.
25th January 11am Holy Communion
St Mary’s Church, Pembridge
See www.arrowvalechirches.org.uk for all services. Services 11am 7th and 14th December, 4th, 11th, 18th January
21st December - Candlelit Carols 7.30pm
24th December - Dress Up Nativity 4pm
24th December - Midnight Mass 11.30pm
Christmas Day - Family Communion 11am
Pembridge Home to Endangered Species
Pembridge is the host of several rare species of plants and animals.
Tree Warden and farmer Tony Norman explains the importance of preserving the native black poplar. There are 6 of these trees in the parish out of 100 in the county and 6,000 in the country.
A planting scheme has produced 40 more trees from cuttings. Find out more and how you can help halt their decline.
www.portraitofpembridge.co.uk/learnaboutfarming
Crayfish are dying in the River Arrow due to a highly infectious disease. This particularly affects the stretch between Pembridge and Kington. The parish council has highlighted the problem and provided guidance from the Environment Agency on how we can help prevent this spreading. The disease isn’t transmissible to humans but threatens the white crayfish population.
Do not enter the river while this outbreak is ongoing and do not touch any dead fish but report findings to the Environment Agency.
For more information on this see the Parish Council website on
Defibrillators
Apologies for an error in our last edition which stated that a defibrillator was in Bearwood, this should have read Broxwood.
For clarity the four defibrillators in the parish are at:
The Parish Hall, Bearwood Lane, Pembridge;
East Street Car Park Toilets, Pembridge;
Telephone Box Broxwood;
The Leen Farm, HR6 9HN.
Mortimer Medical Practice
The practice has published its December newsletter which provides a further guide to its total triage system of seeking medical help and Christmas operating hours. You can access it on
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:42ce8791-590e-4c79-884c-3608a0389f79
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