What's On in October 2019
October 2
• St Thomas’ Women’s Fellowship, Church Hall, 7pm. Zambia – Church Link Visit with Chris Jenkins. Everyone welcome, visitors £2.
October 4
• Wells Natural History & Archaeological Society talk, Teresa Hall, The Winscombe Project: Investigating A Landscape Of Dispersed Settlement, Wells & Mendip Museum, 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £2.
• Talking Film: The Goldfinch (15), with art historian Joanna Cobb, Wells Film Centre, 7pm. Talk and Q&A followed by film screening.
October 5
• Wells SOUP, Connect Centre, junction of Chamberlain Street/Portway, Wells, 1pm. Enjoy a light lunch as four local charities tell you what they do and each go away with a cheque. Details: 07715 770454.
• Wells Diabetes Day, Wells Town Hall, 9.30am-1.30pm, raising awareness of type 2 diabetes.
• Antiques, Crafts & Collectors Market, Wells Town Hall, 10am-4pm. Admission free.
• Men Of Somerset charity concert by Glastonbury and Mendip Male Voice Choirs, St Cuthbert’s Church, 7.30pm, organised by Wells Lions. Tickets from the church, Wells & Mendip Museum, Swan Hotel or by calling 01458 210926.
October 7
• Wells Fountain Poets meet at The Venue, 42 South Street, 7.45pm for 8pm. This month the guest will be Dawn Gorman. Plus open-mic; no need to book. More from Ama Bolton: 01749 672911.
• Wells U3A Singing for Pleasure group will meet in the Seager Hall, Union Street, at 2.30pm. All U3A members welcome.
• Wells Analytical Philosophy Society discussion on the topic Wittgenstein’s Poker & What Is Really Real, Wells & Mendip Museum, 10.30am. Everyone welcome.
October 9
• Wells Board Game Group, Cheese Yard Cafe, West Horrington, 7pm-9.30pm.
October 11
• Start of 40th celebration of new music wells, which runs until October 17. More details at wellscathedral.org.uk
October 12
• Coffee Morning, Wells Methodist Church, Southover, 10am-noon. All welcome.
• Be a chorister for a day at Wells Cathedral, for boys and girls aged between seven and nine. Call 01749 674483 or email musicoffice@wellscathedral.uk.net
• 1950’s Retro Night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, Swan Hotel, 7pm-11pm. Tickets £15, to include American diner food, from Bishop Jones, 55a High Street, Wells, 01749 678307.
October 13
• Wells Food Festival, Market Place and Recreation Ground, 10.30am-4.30pm.
• Open Mic Night with Ross Kirk, The Pheasant Inn, Wookey. Music from 4pm.
October 18
• Start of Wells Festival of Literature which runs until October 25. More at https://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk
October 19
• One World Fair, Wells Town Hall, 10am-4pm. Local and national charities come together to showcase their causes, plus entertainment, vegetarian lunches, tea, coffee and cake. Entry free.
October 21
• Wells U3A Singing for Pleasure group will meet in the Seager Hall, Union Street, at 2.30pm. All U3A members welcome.
October 23
• Wells Board Game Group, Cheese Yard Cafe, West Horrington, 7pm-9.30pm.
October 24
• Art/history series The Devil in the Detail with Joanna Cobb MA, Seager Hall, Wells, 2pm-4pm. Featured work for October: The Supper at Emmaus by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. £10 for one person/£18 for two. Includes handouts and refreshments. Contact Joanna, 01458 832178, ericjoanna@waitrose.com
October 25
• Annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Concert, Wells Town Hall, 7.30pm.
October 26
• Halloween Spooktacular, Wells Town Hall, 10am-4pm. More than 50 stalls selling an array of products, designs and art. Free entry.
• Picture: Wells SOUP, Connect Centre, October 5