Oliver Williams

Organised by Leamington Spa Rotary Club, the audience was invited to sing and dance alongmto the songs and enjoy the chance to dress up as their favourite film character or member of the group. Rotarian Lisa Devine, who arranged the event, made the cheque presentation to Cheryll Rawbone of The Friendship Project for Children, which matches children who are in need – for a variety of reasons - with adult volunteers for friendship and fun. Founded in 1986, the charity has helped more than 1,000 ch…

Campaigners believe this second consultation period is likely to be towards the end of June with a timescale of three weeks in which more objections to the scheme can be raised. Warwickshire County Council has yet to set a date. Organised by the Barford Residents’ Association action group, the long-running battle to stop the quarry is probably about to enter its final phase before the county council’s planning committee sits to decide on the fate of the Smiths Concrete application to develop a 2…

Our Home will be held at All Saints’ Parish Church in Victoria Terrace from Monday June 17 to Sunday June 23 from 10.30 to 5pm daily. Libby Esler, director of Leamington arts organisation Artlab, ran ten workshops with 55 Ukrainian residents to create artworks which explore their memories and hopes in various art mediums. The exhibition, taking place as part of the international Refugee Week event, explores the concept of home as a refuge, a feeling or a state of mind. Libby said: “’The workshop…

He visited the women of The Outreach Langar project outside All Saints’ Parish church on one of their Monday night sessions between 6pm and 7pm. The weekly sessions have been held since last summer serving around 70 hot meals each time. Meanwhile, the town’s Sikh community has held fundraising events to support the project. https://outreachlangar.com/

The Leamington ladies adult team, who won the FA Challenge Vase last season, will play their home games at Racing Club’s home The Church Farm Brewery Ground, in the West Midlands Regional League next season. Leamington also has the largest girls set-up in the area with a Wildcats section and teams from under-8s through to under-18s. Racing Club Warwick’s chairman Gary Vella said: “As a club we have to ensure that female football was well represented and that there are good opportunities locally,…

Nancy Ford is a member of the Coventry-based Lady Grenades. They are hoping their high-energy performance which combines stunts, gymnastics and acrobatics wows Simon Cowell and the rest of the celebrity judging panel at the live show, which is being screened on ITV1 and ITVX from 8pm tonight (Tuesday May 28). https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent

The Brunswick Healthy Living Centre (BHLC), in Brunswick Street, has received funding to support the continuation of its Emergency Chilled Food Bank Project which was initially set up in response to the Covid lockdown. BHLC is also launching a Toiletry Selection Bags Project, which helps those struggling to buy toiletries. The grant awarded from the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT) is funding both these projects and enabling the charity to support those struggling on a low inc…

Warwickshire County Council has said that, when completed, the scheme will see traffic signals at the two roundabouts, additional lanes, shared footway and dedicated off-carriageway cycle routes, and enhanced crossing facilities to enable more effective and safer crossing of roads. Due for completion in Summer 2025, “the project will complement existing routes and create a corridor of connected cycling and walking links to help facilitate active travel”. But the council has also warned of traffi…

An annual classic car show in Leamington Spa is on track to raise more than £5,000 for local charities. Leamington Rotary Club, which raises several thousand pounds at its annual Classics at the Spa (CATS) show, has said entries for this year’s event on Sunday June 16 were already up on this time last year. Rotary president Barry Andrews said that about 300 classic cars from across the Midlands were expected to draw large crowds to the Pump Room Gardens for the event, which this year will also f…

A charity screening of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again will be held at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington next month. Following the success of last year’s charity screening of the first movie, Mamma Mia! the event, organised by the Leamington Rotary Club is returning on Thursday May 16. Lisa Devine, who is organising the event for the rotary club, said: “This romantic comedy is set on a beautiful Greek island with the backdrop of iconic music from ABBA. “It’s a really fun and uplifting night out and…