Surprise! I've wrestled control of the Thursday Big List away from Evan this week! Lots on with some real music highlights. Check it out!

— Ben

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Too Good To Miss

• 🏉Local derby weekend in the rugby as Old Leamingtonians RFC make the 3 minute trip to face close rivals Leamington RFC on Saturday, 14:15 kick off.
• 🎅RELISTED! Santa Dash​ for Myton Hospice. Postponed from last week due to the storm, and now in need of volunteers! A 5km fun run/walk starting in Victoria Gardens (Leam) on Saturday, 9:00 - 13:00.

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• 🤔Temperance Philosophy Club: the fourth meeting of the Temperance Philosophy Club... get in on the ground floor! Saturday 14:00 @ Temperance

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Things To Do

Thursday

🎨🖼️Arty Tots 12th December: create some fingerpaint Xmas trees at Arty Tots 10:30-11:30 @ Pump Rooms Library

🎻Autumn County Groups Concert: checkout the work of our advanced musicians showcasing a wide repertoire 19:00 @ Bridge House Theatre (Warwick)

🐎🏇Warwick Races: Races at Warwick with a Christmas market thrown in First race 11:55 @ Warwick Racecourse

Friday

🤣 Live at Christmas with Sara Pascoe: Catch a huge co-headlined show with the multi-award winning Live At The Apollo favourite Sara Pascoe and Have I Got News For You and Netflix sensation Phil Wang 19:30 @ Warwick Arts Centre

🛷Vintage Sleigh and Dine Experience: Discover the nostalgia and festive feels of Coventry's famous Vintage Sleigh Ride 10:30-14:00 @ Coventry Transport Museum

Saturday

📚Dark Christmas: Winter Folklore, Songs and Stories Tickets: folk music and dark tales for the Yuletide season 19:00 @ Temperance

🛒🏪Atherstone Christmas Teenage Market: support young entrepreneurs selling their homemade items 10:00-14:00 @ St Mary's Atherstone

🤔Temperance Philosophy Club: the fourth meeting of the Temperance Philosophy Club... get in on the ground floor! 14:00 @ Temperance

Tuesday

🤣 ​Comedy @ The House​: This week's standup lineup is Matt Stellingwerf, Alexis Coward, Christopher Ali, Andy Fox & Ryan Mold. 19:30 @ the House (Leam).

🍀🎻GreenMatthews’ GAUDETE!: featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, Gaudete! brings the festive season to life in a riot of sound and colour! 19:30 @ Bridge House Theatre

Over the Weekend

🎤🎶The Contemporary Choir Christmas Concerts: this 400 strong rock, pop, disney and musical threatre choir are known for their sensational vocal arrangements 19:30 Sat + Sun @ Bridge House Theatre

😺🐈A Winter Festicurl: TICA Cat Show for a purr-fect day filled with fluffy felines, friendly competition, and great shopping! 09:30-16:30 Sat + Sun @ NAEC

All Month Long

🎅 Enchanted Xmas Kingdom: Christmas kicks off at Hatton. Meet Santa and see Hatton all done up for Xmas. Running until 24/12 @ Hatton Country World

🎅 Santa at the Wyandotte: See Santa and have a quick drink. Slots from 12:00 running until the 22/12 @ The Wyandotte Inn (Kenilworth)

🎭 Beauty & The Beast panto from 7/12/24 - 5/1/24 at the Royal Spa Centre (Leam).

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Tunes and Shows

Thursday

• Temperance | Folk Club | 19:00
• Warwick Arts Centre | A Winter Union | 19:45
• Ronnie's Bar | Blues Extra | 19:00

Friday

• Temperance | Dom Pipkin "The Soul of New Orleans" | 19:00
• Warwick Arts Centre | The Albion Band | 19:30
• Ronnie's Bar | Tin Dragons | 19:00
• Guapa | Boss Madra | 21:00

Saturday

• Warwick Arts Centre | List in Music | 19:30
• The Keys (Stratford) | 6ft Drop | 19:00

Sunday

• Warwick Arts Centre | Christmas with Anton du Beke | 17:00
• The Plough & Harrow | Me, Myself & Caroline | 15:00
• Temperance | Jonathan "Big Wolf" Earp trio | 14:00

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Monday

• Temperance | Reverend Robert | 19:00

Tuesday

• Royal Spa Centre | Harriet Adie on harp | 18:30-19:30
• Temperance | A Christmas Carol | 19:30

Wednesday

• Blue Note Bar | Live Jazz & Blues | 20:00
• Temperance | The Churchfitters | 19:00

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Meet Santa

• ​Enchanted Xmas Kingdom - Meet Santa and see Hatton all done up for Xmas. Now until 24/12 @ Hatton Country World
• Santa Sleigh by the Leamington Round Table will be in a different area almost every day all through December. Check out their routes and dates on their Facebook page. See the routes.​

Christmas with the Family

• ​The Peoples Show Choir at Leamington Xmas Tree Festival. 19:15 - 19:45 on 12/12 at All Saints Church (Leam).
• ​Carols at Kenilworth Castle @ 17:15 - 19:00 on 14/12.
• Carol Singers at The Star and Garter (Leam) on 16/12.
• ​Young Farmers Tractor Run - Leaving Stoneleigh at 17:30 on 17/12. Check out their route here.​
• Christmas Carols at Newbold Comyn Arms on 18/12.
• ​Carols in the Garden at New Bowling Green (Warwick) @ 18:00 on 5 & 19/12.
• ​Carols at Warwick Castle @ 18:30 - 21:00 on 21/12.

Christmas for the adults

• ​Elvis Candlelight Experience at Leamington Xmas Tree Festival. 19:00 - 20:00 on 13/12 at All Saints Church (Leam).
• Christmas Jumper Disco Karaoke at The Fusilier (Sydenham) @ 20:00 on 21/12.
• Xmas Eve Eve Party at The Star and Garter (Leam) on 23/12.
• ​Christmas Jumper Party at The Rose and Crown (Warwick) with one-man band Thom Kirkpatrick on 23/12 at 17:00.

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Local Sports

Men's Football

• Spennymoor vs Leamington FC | Sat 15:00

Women's Football

• Leafield Athletic Ladies vs Leamington FC Ladies | Sun 14:00

Men's Rugby

• Old Leamingtonians v Leamington | Sat 14:15

Women's Rugby

• Old Leamingtonians v Birmingham Moseley | Sun 14:00

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Weekend Weather

Fri: 7C 🌡️ 5C | ☁️ | precipitation 31% | 💨 8km/h

Sat: 7C 🌡️ 4C | ☁️ | precipitation 17% | 💨 12km/h

Sun: 11C 🌡️ 10C | ☁️ | precipitation 15% | 💨 16km/h

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🏠 Terrific Terrace

I could do with a bit of that terrace for my morning coffee! Though probably not in December. While were on it, that photo certainly wasn't taken during the storm last weekend!

​Take a look on Rightmove​

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That's all for this week. As always, let us know what you thought of this week's edition and get in touch if you have anything to add for next week!

Ben @ Leamington Local

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