Axbridge Diary

By Harry Mottram: Some Axbridge diary dates coming up. Send Axbridge events to me and I’ll try to keep the list updated. Email: harryfmottram@gmail.com I’ll also post on my website at www.harrymottram.co.uk

+++++++++++++++

Sat 5 Sept. Farmers’ Market in Axbridge Square. 9am-1pm.

+++++++++++++++

Saturday, 5th September. MP Surgery Lamb Inn. 11.30am-12.30pm

Tessa Munt, Liberal Democrat, MP for Wells (covering Axbridge.)

If you have an issue which the MP can help you with then it is first come, first served and no appointment is necessary.
If you can’t make that date then these are here surgeries this month.
Saturday 12th September from 09:00 to 10:00 at The Bluebird Café, Wedmore
Friday 18th September from 08:00 to 09:00 at Edelweiss Café, Cheddar
Thursday 24th September from 12:00 to 13:00 at The Frankie Howerd Hub & Café, Loxton
Wednesday 30th September from 16:00-17:00 at The Rodney Stoke Inn

+++++++++++++++

Saturday 5 September

2pm – Crafternoon, Axbridge Church Rooms (ends 16:00) DATE CHANGED!

Crafternoon is happening on 5 Sep, instead of next Saturday, due to a wedding on 12 Sep. We’d love to see you there, whether you come regularly or you’ve never been!

++++++++++++++

Saturday 5th September. Shipham Harvest Home.

12noon procession.

++++++++++++++

Sunday 6th September. Lamb Inn

Back by popular demand, Jacobson-Butler duo, this Sunday 7.30.

++++++++++++++

Sunday 6th September. Axbridge Church. 10am.

This Sunday, churches and cathedrals up and down the country, and around the Anglican Communion, will be celebrating a new feast, the Festival of Creation in Christ.

This is an opportunity to give thanks to God for the gift of creation and its new creation in Jesus Christ – and to pray that we might take our responsibility seriously to care for that gift.

When we spend time in our parks, gardens and churchyards; along our rivers, lakes and coastlines, and in fields, forests, and woodland, we are drawn more deeply into the life of God. These abundant spaces, and the life that fills them, can be a place of encounter with the God who creates them.

++++++++++++++

Thursday 10th September

++++++++++++++

Saturday 12th September. Live Music: The Milly Riquelme Trio

Based in the South-West of England, Milly Riquelme is a professional pianist, singer, composer and teacher with a diverse career portfolio as a solo performer.
Milly is also the Music Director of her Latin jazz group La Cubana with several albums which draw widely on her Cuban roots and the vibrant rhythms and harmonies of Latin America.
In keeping with the intimate atmosphere of Axe Vale Arts in the Chapel, the Milly Riquelme Trio will recreate the vivid interaction between vocals, keyboard, guitar and percussion that lies at the heart of live music and Latino jazz.

7.30pm. Tickets at https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/axbridge/axe-vale-arts-centre

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

+++++++++++++

++++++++++++++

Monday, 14 September. Axbridge Town Council in the Town Hall.

Full meeting. Open to the public.

7.30pm. https://www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk/

+++++++++++++++++

Wednesday September 16, Axbridge Local History Society.

Cross Memorial Hall (CMH), 2.30pm – documentary
films Day Out In Axbridge and Lost Mines Of Mendip shot by Clive North for BBC West. If you are interested and would like to join the society contact Liz Scott by email at moorlandfm@btinternet.com For more information about the local history group visit https://kingjohnshuntinglodge.co.uk/

+++++++++++++++++

Wed 16 Sept. Poetry night.

++++++++++++++++

Thursday 17th September

+++++++++++++++++++

Saturday 19th September. Axe Vale Arts.

This is a FREE, monthly, social event for anyone who loves books or talking about books.  Come along and browse our selection of good quality used books, available to buy for a small donation to Axe Vale Arts.  You can also buy delicious cakes and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate.  Please also feel free to donate books that you have loved but no longer have room for, and would like to encourage others to read! This a morning event starting at 10.30am.  Everyone is welcome!  You can drop it an any time, and stay as long as you like.  It is a space for you and others to talk about about current reads, book recommendations and book reviews. Doors Open at 10:00AM. Starts at 10:30AM

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge, BS26 2AA

https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/select/ebxolyogayme

https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/axbridge/axe-vale-arts-centre

++++++++++++++++

Saturday 19th September. Take Art at Axbridge Town Hall. 7.30pm

Listen Dance – Little Bulb

A raucous evening of social dance and live music! Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to hit the floor in this raucous evening of social dance from Fringe First, Herald Angel and Olivier Award-Winning Little Bulb. Try everything from ceilidh to candy, disco to DnB – there’s even a beginner’s guide to moshing! All accompanied by a genre-hopping live band and sprinkled with Little Bulb’s signature theatre magic. A joyous night out that celebrates the past, present and future of social dance.  

 www.ticketsource.co.uk/axe-vale-arts.

+++++++++++++++

Sunday 20th September. Axbridge Church.

10am Parish Communion.

++++++++++++++++

Sunday 20th September.

+++++++++++++++

Wednesday, 23rd September. Acoustic Night.

Come along and join us for an inclusive night of ​acoustic music. All welcome to play or listen. Singers, musicians, songwriters, bands, soloists…all formats and styles welcome to come along and enjoy the acoustics of our amazing venue.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++++

Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 September. Axbridge Fun Fair.

+++++++++++++++++

Sat 26 September. Axbridge Carnival. 1pm-5pm

Take part or join – see https://www.blackberrycarnival.com/

+++++++++++++++

Saturday 26th September. Live music: Starling. 7.30pm.

Starling are Helen Brock violin and cello, Louise Palmer, vocals and flute and Adam Palmer, guitars.  Highly regarded for their rich, earthy vocal harmonies and intimate live performances. Their repertoire blends soulful traditional folk ballads with rousing original anthems. Based in Somerset, Starling’s chamber-folk sound is influenced by contemporary folk, acoustic musicians and singer-songwriters from the UK, Europe and America.  Expect a varied selection of tunes and songs from artists such as Karine, Polwart and Sarah Jarosz, as well as some original material too.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++++

Sunday 27th September. Axbridge Church.

6pm. Evening Praise.

++++++++++++++++

Sat 3 Oct. Farmers’ Market in Axbridge Square. 9am-1pm.

++++++++++++++

Sat 3- Sun 4 Oct. Art Exhibition: There and back again at Axe Vale Arts Centre. 10am-4pm.

AVA are pleased to announce dates for an exhibition of abstract art by local artist, Michael Bury (BA) in the Undercroft Gallery at the Old Methodist Chapel in Axbridge.   Michael  Bury lives and works in Winscombe and studied Fine Art ay Southampton and Bath Spa universities. His vibrant, colourful paintings seek to challenge the senses with contrasts of humour, joy and dark imagery by drawing from his experience of living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia since his early 20s. The exhibition will open on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October from 10:00am to 4:00pm and is free to enter but with donations very welcome to enable AVA to continue supporting these events in providing a local forum for both established and new artists. Michael has also very generously offered to donate income from any sale of his work during the exhibition.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

+++++++++++++

Sunday, 4th October. Katya Gorrie Quartet. 3pm

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

Singer, composer & performer Katya Gorrie (Vocals, Moscow Drug Club) returns to her musical roots of Jazz & Blues in this intimate setting. Inspired by the music of Julie London, Peggy Lee and Blossom Dearie, Katya invites the listener to engage in the story of the lyric with her sultry tone and hip phrasing. Beautifully arranged by the incredible Andy Bowen on Guitar, Will Harris on Double Bass and Dan Newberry on Sax.
Bassist Will Harris has toured extensively throughout the UK and Europe with The Jazz Defenders, but has also long been a stalwart of the West Country jazz scene appearing regularly with Iain Ballamy, David Newton and Andy Sheppard.
Andy Bowen is a jazz guitarist, composer arranger and educator based in the South-West of England. Andy specialises in the jazz and swing music of the 1930s 40s.He divides his time between playing with ensemble ‘Swing from Paris’ and Bristol-based ‘Moscow Drug Club’
Dan Newberry is a talented sax player who has shared the stage with some incredible musicians, including Dennis Rollins, Jeremy Stacey, Gareth Williams, John Law, and Alex Clarke, to name but a few.

+++++++++++++++

10th October. Murder Mystery evening in the Town Hall. Organised by Friends of the Church

++++++++++++++++

Sunday 11 October. The Hound of the Baskervilles.

‘Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!’ In this original one-man stage adaptation presented by Don’t Go Into the Cellar, award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin plays Sherlock Holmes and a host of other characters. Based on the world-famous novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, expect atmospheric drama at its very best with this superb Victorian gothic thriller. 

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

+++++++++++++++

Monday 12 October. Axbridge Town Council in the Town Hall.

Full meeting. Open to the public.

7.30pm. https://www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk/

++++++++++++++++

Saturday 17th October. Cat Rose Trio

With her ethereal textures and haunting melodies, Cat is a young and upcoming talent whose songs explore themes of mental health, neurodiversity and working-class identity. All tracks from her EP ‘Wasteland’ have been featured on BBC Introducing, with host Tom Williams describing Cat as ‘…a brilliantly talented songwriter with an interesting and very funny, creative personality.’ Her debut album, ‘I Know the Dark’, is being released on October 31st 2026.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++

Saturday 31st Town Hall Hallowe’en Party

+++++++++++++++

Sunday 1st November. Live Music with Gren Bratley. 2.30pm

Gren Bartley is a critically acclaimed singer/ songwriter and guitarist whose work might be described as cinematic folk combined with intimate acoustic songwriting and detailed guitar work. Free workshop at noon.
His new album,  ‘Sunsets, Circles and Waves’ was released  in May 2026.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

+++++++++++++++

Sat 7 Nov. Farmers’ Market in Axbridge Square. 9am-1pm.

++++++++++++++++

Sat 7 Nov. Coffee Morning. Town Hall, 10am.

Axbridge Trefoil Guild. Fund raise in aid of the Poppy Appeal.

Details as edith.channon@gmail.com

+++++++++++++++

Fri 13 November. Three Men in a Boat

After the huge success of Dead on Cue, we are delighted to welcome Stratford Theatre Company back with Three Men in a Boat, a rip-roaring barrel of fun with Giles Shenton playing the part of Jerome K Jerome. Join Jerome as he recounts the hilarious story of his boating holiday along the magnificent River Thames with his two companions and Montmorency the dog. Come and join in the fun as Jerome expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++

Saturday 14th November. Books, Bakes and Banter between 10.30am and 12noon at the Axe Vale Arts Centre. Author Sue Purkiss from Cheddar will be talking about her new book An Ordinary War alongside the opportunity to sample some delicious homemade cakes and hot drinks.

An Ordinary War is an World War Two historical novel about friendship, captivity and survival – and a love that persists long after the war ends. Based on her own father’s experiences it traces the fate of a young British soldier captured by the Germans in 1940 near Dunkirk. For more on the novel and Sue’s writing see https://suepurkisswriter.com/

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++++

Sat, 21 Nov: Axbridge Progressive Supper. 6pm-11.30pm.This article is from last year but all the does and don’ts and top tips along with the timetable are spot on. https://www.harrymottram.co.uk/…/axbridge-news…/

+++++++++++++++++

24-28 Nov. Town Hall. LIVE THEARE. Pantomime. Dick Whittington. Axbridge Community Theatre. 7.30pm Nightly.

+++++++++++++++++

Tue 1 Dec. Winscombe. Christmas Market.

+++++++++++++++++

Sat 5 December. Webbington Hotel. James Bond Casino Royale Night featuring live vocals from Natalie Champion – Friday 4th December – £60pp- Every guest receives £2500 of Fun Money to play with on the night, and £10 of each ticket goes to local Weston-super-Mare charities. Enjoy a glamorous 007-themed evening. More events at the hotel in December at webbingtonhotelspa-events.giftpro.co.uk

+++++++++++++++++

Sat 5 Dec. Farmers’ Market in Axbridge Square. 9am-1pm.

+++++++++++++++++

 Saturday 12th December 2026.  Axe Vale Arts Centre, Axbridge, BS26 2AA

The Great Baldini – Christmas Family Magic Show. 2pm and 5pm.

The Great Baldini (‘Emperor of Illusion’, ‘Prince of Prestidigitation’, and ‘Maharajah of Mystery’) is a magical legend. But how did he become so legendary and magical? What happened at his 12th Birthday Party that launched him into Magical Superstardom? What was it like being one of the Fabulous Flying Baldinis? Why has the King sent him on a magical mission to find children who might have royal blood? Why is he still with Baldwin, the magical dog, when they clearly hate each other? Is it true he can teach mums to read minds? Why is he smashing eggs against his head? These questions, and many more, are answered in The Great Baldini’s FAMILY MAGIC SHOW.  Guaranteed to have children and parents screaming with laughter.  The Great Baldini is a member of the Magic Circle and an award-winning member of both Bristol Society of Magic and Wessex Magical Association. In 2022 and 2023 he won the Buxton Festival Fringe ‘Best In Category’ Award.

Axe Vale Arts Centre, West Street, Axbridge. https://axevalearts.org.uk

++++++++++++++++++

2027

+++++++++++++++++

August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Exactly two years to the next Axbridge Pageant. https://www.facebook.com/groups/209118200277392

+++++++++++++++++

2028

++++++++++++++++

August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Exactly one year to the next Axbridge Pageant. https://www.facebook.com/groups/209118200277392

++++++++++++++++

2029

++++++++++++++++++

Sat-Mon 25-27 Aug. Axbridge. Pageant/community play. 3pm The Square. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/209118200277392/

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Harry Mottram

Axbridge News is edited by Harry Mottram and is published for the interest of himself and fellow residents.

NOTE: Everything I write on Axbridge News is in the public domain – anyone can look up the information or ask the odd question. I just put it together so it makes sense to me.

Harry is a freelance journalist. Follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube etc

Email:harryfmottram@gmail.com
Website:www.harrymottram.co.uk