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<![CDATA[Brigsteer Village Hall - Blog]]>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:07:35 +0100EditMySite<![CDATA[Last of the Summer Sun Summer party – 5th September]]>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/last-of-the-summersun-summer-party-5th-september

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]]><![CDATA[Highlights -Bob Marley: How Reggae changed the world - Thursday 24th September 7.30pm]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/bob-marley-how-reggae-changed-the-world-thursday-24th-september-730pmCanadian Duane Forest takes us on an acoustic journey through the roots of reggae to the global influence of Bob Marley

We encourage you to book tickets on line which will help us tremendously with planning and setting up.
Ticket sales open Tuesday 25th August with an Early Bird offer.

]]><![CDATA[Village Hall AGM - 10th August 7.30pm]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/village-hall-agm-10th-august-730pmThe village hall AGM is to be held on the 10th August at 7.30pm; an agenda, a copy of last year's minutes and the accounts for 2025 will be sent out in due course. This meeting provides an opportunity for us to explain what has been done and what is planned for the hall and for you to understand the finances - it is a good news story! The formalities are kept to a minimum so there is an opportunity to ask questions. There have been many new arrivals in the village over the past year and it would be good to meet you.

It is important that the hall continues to meet local needs - if you have suggestions about what we could or should be doing, the AGM is an opportunity to let us know. It is also an opportunity to get more involved.
We are always looking for help. Our board of trustees meets four or five times year. We are always keen to involve new people in the team. If you are interested please contact me here for more information - villagehall.brigsteer@gmail.com.

If being a trustee seems to be a big step, there are other roles we are keen to fill. For example we need assistance with our health and safety regime - there is a good process in place but we need someone to take over the management of it. Organising our programme of concerts is another role that needs support.
Many of you will have attended activities at the hall over the past year but it only continues to work effectively if people engage and contribute- so please join us.

Richard Bryan
Chair of Trustees
]]><![CDATA[Highlights - Hard Knocks Friday 30th October 7.30pm]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/highlights-hard-knocks-friday-30th-october-730pmThis sees the return of Rowan Mcabe who entertained us as the Door-to-door poet a couple of years ago. This is a collection of new material that lifts the lid on some of the most funny and challenging moments of his unconventional career path.

We encourage you to book tickets on line which will help us tremendously with planning and setting up
Ticket sales open Tuesday 25th August with an Early Bird offer.

]]><![CDATA[Two shows from Highlights]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/two-shows-from-highlightsDear Brigsteer Community,

Two shows have been confirmed at our lovely village hall this autumn. Please put the following dates in your diary now so that you don’t miss out! More information will follow.

Thursday 24th September 7.30pm
Bob Marley: How Reggae changed the world
Canadian Duane Forest takes us on an acoustic journey through the roots of reggae to the global influence of Bob Marley

Friday 30th October 7.30pm
Hard Knocks
This sees the return of Rowan Mcabe who entertained us as the Door-to-door pet a couple of years ago. This is a collection of new material that lifts the lid on some of the most funny and challenging moments of his unconventional career path.

I will forward more information about the shows and how to secure your place when the posters arrive. If you are interested in helping with either of these events, or wish to find more about Highlights and what is involved in bringing these shows to the village, I would be delighted to hear from you. Please email me on: melanieyates800@gmail.com

]]><![CDATA[K Shoes Male Voice Choir - Friday 26th June 7.30pm]]>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/k-shoes-male-voice-choir-friday-26th-june-730pm

]]><![CDATA[Brigsteer Open Gardens 2026]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/brigsteer-open-gardens-2026

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]]><![CDATA[Holiday Treats and essentials - Friday 5th June 11.00 - 14.30]]>Sat, 02 May 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/holiday-treats-and-essentials-friday-5th-june-1100-1430

]]><![CDATA[WI open meeting - Wednesday 13th May 8.00pm]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/wi-open-meeting-wednesday-13th-may-800pmThe next meeting on the 13th May is an open meeting. We have a speaker Nigel Rowe who is an intrepid biker going all around the world and has stories to tell. I'm sure it will be an interesting and enlightening evening. Please invite and encourage others to join.
Non members £5 entrance with an abundance of tea and cakes.

]]><![CDATA[Brigsteer Open Gardens - Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st May]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/brigsteer-open-gardens-saturday-30th-sunday-31st-may

More information

]]><![CDATA[Elderly Brothers - Friday 27th Feb 7.30pm]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/elderly-brothers-friday-27th-feb-730pm

Our next live music event is booked at the village hall in February, with local based band, The Elderly Brothers.
Range of music - mix of popular songs from 1920s to 2020s.
The toe-tapping smile-inducing Elderly Brothers band play a unique blend of gentle mayhem & soulful R&B.
Line up is:
‘Young’ Tony Farren, Bowness-on-Windermere - Vocals, harmonica, guitar, mandolin
‘Old’ Tony Rothwell, Bowness-on-Windermere - Vocals, bass guitar
Nigel Hutchinson, Kendal - Vocals, guitar
Martin Tomlinson, Ambleside - Vocals, keyboards
Will Sutherland, Ambleside - drums, electronic percussion

A chance to gather and have some fun and dancing with friends. I am applying for a licence so there will be a bar available and will set the hall up cabaret style.
I hope many of you can join in. It would help immensely with planning (and stress levels) if you could follow the link on the poster to online booking. Cash/card can be used on the night for those who object to paying ticket source a small booking fee.

]]><![CDATA[Move Freely Wellbeing Class starts 2nd Feb 2026]]>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:49:45 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/move-freely-wellbeing-class-starts-2nd-feb-2026

]]><![CDATA[Brigsteer WI Programme 2026]]>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/brigsteer-wi-programme-2026

]]><![CDATA[Carve, Paint and Print - Provincetown Whiteline - Wed 3rd December 12.00pm]]>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/carve-paint-and-print-provincetown-whiteline-wed-3rd-december

Highlights rural touring scheme workshop
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]]><![CDATA[The Thirlmere Aqueduct - an illustrated talk Friday 12th December 7.30pm]]>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/the-thirlmere-aqueduct-an-illustrated-talk-friday-12th-december-730pm

]]><![CDATA[Community Carol Singing - Sat 13th December 2.00pm]]>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/community-carol-singing-sat-13th-december-200pm

]]><![CDATA[An evening of 1920s glamour - Saturday 29th Nov 7.30pm]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/an-evening-of-1920s-glamour-saturday-29th-nov-730pm

Think 1920s glamour! Giggle Water! Blind Tiger Speakeasy! Flapper dresses! Feather Bandeau! Spats for the Men! (although any attire acceptable!)
And a good time for all!
Put the 29th November, 7.30pm, in your diaries, and order your tickets from the village hall e mail address, villagehall.brigsteer@gmail.com
Cocktail on arrival, and bring your own drinks, suitably concealed – you never know who might be watching! Doors, windows and walls all have eyes!

Hope to see you there

The Party Planners

]]><![CDATA[WI Open Meeting - Wed 12th Nov 8.00pm]]>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/wi-open-meeting-wed-12th-nov-800pmDear all,
This is a quick reminder of the next open WI meeting this coming Wednesday 12th November at 8pm.
Luke Steer, local arboriculturalist, will talk to us about the Langdale Tree Story. All are welcome. Cost £4 to include tea and cake.
Hope to see you there.
Regards,
Eve Templeton
]]><![CDATA[Storytelling - Sat 8th November 7.30pm]]>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/storytelling-sat-8th-november-730pm

An uplifting one-woman storytelling show to shock, seduce and entertain.
Lilith was not prepared to lie down and accept what was given to her: thrown out of Eden she slithered back in to take her revenge and wake Eve up to what her body could do. She slipped out of the Bible and is dancing with us still, forever free.
Katy Cawkwell, a performance storyteller at the top of her game, mixes myth from Arabia, Ethiopia, Mesopotamia and Jewish tradition, with a dash of feminist flavouring and a large dollop of her own wild dreaming.
"Totally captivating" "I was spellbound"
“Brave, fun and brilliantly told”
"Wow! What a rich, wonderful evening of entertainment"
“Great interweaving of stories from different cultures and perspectives”
Aimed at adults.
www.katycawkwell.co.uk
Brigsteer Village Hall, LA8 8AL
Tickets £10 cash/card on the door
Bar & Bookshop from 7pm

]]><![CDATA[Graffiti Classics - Wednesday 5th November 7.30pm]]>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/graffiti-classics-wednesday-5th-november-730pm

16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices in 1 hilarious electrifying show! Graffiti Classics are a comedy string quartet who never sit down, bursting the perceived elitist boundaries of classical music with their all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show.
Wickedly funny, the group energetically leap and clown their way through an eclectic musical landscape from Beethoven to Elvis, all virtuosically accompanied on their instruments.
This group is on a mission: to make classical music irresistibly fun. This isn’t a classical concert - it's a crazy mix of musical comedy, gypsy-folk, opera, bluegrass, stand-up comedy and dance, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.

]]><![CDATA[Around the World in Four Seasons - Wednesday 22nd October 7.00pm]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/around-the-world-in-four-seasons-wednesday-22nd-october-700pm

]]><![CDATA[Barn Dance and Social Evening - Saturday 4th October]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/barn-dance-and-social-evening-saturday-4th-october

]]><![CDATA[Apple Pressing - Sunday 5th October 10.0am]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/apple-pressing-sunday-5th-october-100amApple Pressing at the village hall]]><![CDATA[WI Open Meeting - Wednesday 10th September 8.00pm]]>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/wi-open-meeting-wednesday-10th-september-800pmOur next WI open meeting will be a presentation of TV Memories of Westmorland and Cumberland. Our speakers, Jim Bownass and Andrew Leitch, used to work for BBC and Border TV and now run the Cumbria Film Archive, a huge library of rare films from the area. They will focus their talk on information from our locality.

New members and visitors are welcome from 8pm. Admission cost is £4 to include tea and cakes.

Call Sue Griffiths on 07718 904082 or Liz Threadgold on 07894 710014 for more information.
Hope to see you there!
]]><![CDATA[Claude Bourbon - Sunday 7th September 7.30pm]]>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.brigsteervillagehall.co.uk/blog/claude-bourbon-sunday-7th-september-730pm

QR Code for online ticket sales.

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