Our 90ft sponsored abseil will take place off the Queens Stand at Epsom’s famous Racecourse, home of the Epsom Derby! You will be able to take in the beautiful scenery of nearby Epsom Downs and on a clear day take in some London landmarks before you begin your descent.

The abseil costs only £20 to enter and we ask that everyone pledges to raise a minimum sponsorship for Princess Alice Hospice.  The exciting news is for those of you signing up with friends, family or work colleagues, if you register 5 people you get the 6^th place free!  So why not sign up as a team, the more the merrier!  In addition, for those of you who raise over £250, you will get your very own Princess Alice Hospice T-shirt!

If you would like to find out more information please visit our website www.pah.org.uk or call fundraising on 01372 461869

For the third year running the Pokémon Video Game National Championships UK will be held at Birmingham’s NEC where Pokémon trainers will battle each other for an invite to the Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii!

New for this year, players can build their teams using Pokémon from the National Pokédex and must play using the Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version video games for the Nintendo 3DSTM and Nintendo DSTM family of systems.

Players will compete in one of three age divisions, based on their dates of birth:
Junior Division—born in 2001 or later
Senior Division—born in 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000
Masters Division—born in 1996 or earlier

All tournaments are free to play with entry granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Space will be capped so players are encouraged to arrive early for registration.

The Masters Division line opens 8:00am- 8:30am, the Junior and Senior lines open at 12:30pm and close at 1:00pm

For more information please visit www.pokemon.co.uk/vgc

For terrified beginners to seasoned singers – come and find the natural voice just bursting to get out of you.

£20 per person / £15 concession

11am to 4pm

Come join the ‘Recycled Beats’ drummers in a noisy and energetic day of junk percussion building and playing.

All materials provided but do bring any clean, good-sounding rubbish and rhythm ideas of your own to incorporate as well if you like.

11am to 3pm, parents and families welcome to return at 2.45 to hear the final crescendo of crazy beats.

For youngsters aged 6-18 of all abilities/musical experiences.

£5 per participant or £4 per participant for low-income families.

Join award winning children’s writer and illustrator Petr Horacek and artist Claire Horacek for a hands on workshop aimed at making stories by using a range of art techniques such as painting and collage.

10am to 1pm

Ages 6-11

£2 per child

Rhinefield House Hotel

Brockenhurst, Southampton SO42 7QB

Sunday 28^th August, 5.00pm

Sense and Sensibility

Written By Laura Turner
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the excitingly decadent world of eighteenth-century high society. Follow the sisters as they fall in love, make mistakes and experience heartbreak for the first time in their quest to find a balance between sense and sensibility.

“seems to have leapt straight from Austen’s pages” - The Stage 2011

Tickets and Information from

Rhinefield House (01590) 622 922

Lymington VIC (01590) 689 000  Lyndhurst VIC (023) 8028 2269

See Tickets (0871) 2200260 www.seetickets.com

 Ticket Prices: Adults £12 / Students and Children £8 / Families (2 Adults & 2 Children) £35

10% Discount for parties of 10 or more.

Grounds open from 3.30pm for BBQ and refreshments. No picnics please.

 Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

Gregynog Hall

Tregynon, Newtown, Powys SY16 3PW

Wednesday 24^th August, 7.30pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s glorious romantic comedy, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. This magical evening is simply the best in family entertainment as flitting fairies, forest bound lovers and raucous tradesmen all join to create the perfect summer evening. With music especially written for Shakespeare’s magnificent verse, lovely costumes and a splendid band of travelling players, this promises to be one of the finest evenings entertainment the summer has to offer.

 ‘This production, from the Chapterhouse Theatre Company, must rank as one of the very best on offer.’ The Stage 2011

Tickets and Information from

Gregynog Hall (01686) 650224

Theatre Severn Box Office (01743) 281281

See Tickets (0871) 2200260 www.seetickets.com

 Ticket Prices:

Adults £12 / Students and Children £8 / Families (2 Adults & 2 Children) £35

10% Discount for parties of 10 or more

Gardens open for picnics from 6.00pm. Refreshments and bar available.

Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

Warkworth Castle

Warkworth, Northumberland NE65 0UJ

Friday 12^th August, 7.30pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – By William Shakespeare
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s glorious romantic comedy, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. This magical evening is simply the best in family entertainment as flitting fairies, forest bound lovers and raucous tradesmen all join to create the perfect summer evening. With music especially written for Shakespeare’s magnificent verse, lovely costumes and a splendid band of travelling players, this promises to be one of the finest evenings entertainment the summer has to offer.

 ‘This production, from the Chapterhouse Theatre Company, must rank as one of the very best on offer.’ The Stage 2011

Tickets and Information from

Warkworth Castle (01665) 711423

See Tickets (0871) 2200260 www.seetickets.com

 Ticket Prices:

   In Advance  Adults £12 / Concession £10 / Child £10

On the Night  Adults £14 / Concession £12 / Child £12

Grounds open for picnics from 6.45pm.  Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

Performance takes place inside the ruins of this romantic castle. Free car-parking on site.

Belsay Hall & Gardens

Belsay, Nr Ponteland, Northumberland NE20 0DX

Saturday 13^th August, 7.30pm

Cranford
Written By Laura Turner
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell

Relax into a lazy summer’s evening of delightful entertainment as Chapterhouse transports you to the sleepy Victorian town of Cranford. Based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel, this brand-new adaptation of Cranford will bring a smile to young and old alike as the adventures and dramas of life in the countryside are brought to a picturesque venue near you as part of the national celebrations of Gaskell’s bicentenary.

Tickets and Information from

Belsay Hall & Gardens (01661) 881636

See Tickets (0871) 2200260 www.seetickets.com

 Ticket Prices:   In Advance  Adults £12 / Concession £10 / Child £10

                               On the Night  Adults £14 / Concession £12 / Child £12

Performance takes place in the Walled Garden which will be open for picnics from 6.45pm. 

Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

 Free parking on site. Shop open during the interval

CRANFORD AT HELMSLEY CASTLE ON THE 14TH AUGUST, 7:30PM.

HELMSLEY CASTLE, CASTLEGATE, HELMSLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Cranford
Written By Laura Turner
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell

Relax into a lazy summer’s evening of delightful entertainment as Chapterhouse transports you to the sleepy Victorian town of Cranford. Based on Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel, this brand-new adaptation of Cranford will bring a smile to young and old alike as the adventures and dramas of life in the countryside are brought to a picturesque venue near you as part of the national celebrations of Gaskell’s bicentenary.

  “expertly brought to the outdoor stage” The Leicestershire Mercury 2011.

Tickets and Information from

Helmsley Castle (01439) 770442

See Tickets: www.seetickets.com  

  In Advance Adults £12 / Concession £10 / Child £10

On the Night Adults £14 / Concession £12 / Child £12