Just the ticket: What's on this week

The Cry – Requiem for the Lost Child
A powerful and moving choral work interwoven with the words of children who have been affected by war and conflict. Music composed and introduced by internationally known singer & songwriter Adrian Snell. Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £10, Children 12 and under free but must be issued with a ticket, available from The Mustard Seed Café in All Saints Church or via office@allsaintshighwycombe.org 01494 527526. Sponsored by the International Institute of War Child Studies.
22 November, 7.30pm, All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe.

Magic of Motown
Celebrating 50 years of UK number one hit singles, the Magic of Motown brings its brand-new 2014 Reach Out Tour to town. Direct from the USA, The Magic of Motown promises five-star performances that will authentically revive the style and sophistication of everyone’s favourite Motown legends. Classic hits from the Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie and The Supremes are packed into the two-hour spectacular. Tickets £25.00 & £22.50 from the Box office 01753 853 888 or at theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk.
23 November, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal Windsor, 32 Thames Street, Windsor SL4 1PS.

The Music of Amadeus: Mozart's Requiem and other works by Mozart and Salieri
Marlow Choral Society and Princes Risborough Music Society join forces to present some of the wonderful music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as heard in the hugely popular 1984 film Amadeus, as well as a sample of music from his infamous contemporary, Antonio Salieri. Featuring the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014, Martin James Bartlett, playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor. With Hannah Sandison (soprano), Rachael Cox (mezzo-soprano), Gyula Rab (tenor) and Timothy Nelson (bass). Tickets for Stalls/Circle £16; Upper Circle £12, available at www.wycombeswan.co.uk.
23 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan Theatre, St Mary Street, High Wycombe.

Robbie Williams and Rat Pack Tribute Night
Join us for an evening with Rob Idol, one of the most established and well respected Robbie Williams tribute shows in the UK. In the first half his show, Rob performs the songs of The Rat Pack followed by a Robbie Williams tribute in the second half of the evening. In aid of the Royal British Legion, Loudwater. Tickets £8 if paid in advance or £10 on the door.For tickets call 07761 973928.
22 November, 7pm, The Royal British Legion, Queensmead Road, Loudwater.

Christmas Fairs and Sales

Stokenchurch Christmas Sale
In aid of the Stokenchurch Community Bus. Stalls will include Christmas Handicrafts, Cakes, Pampered Chef, Georgina's Jewellery, Phoenix Cards, Books/Dvds/Cds, Bring and Buy. Refreshments available, including mince pies. There will also be a Christmas raffle.
24 November, 10am to 11.45am, Longburrow Hall, Park Lane, Stokenchurch.

Christmas Bazaar
The Christmas Bazaar is coming to Loudwater this weekend, courtesy of the area’s Forget-Me-Not Club. At the event will be cakes, home produce, a tombola, a nearly new stall, books, raffles, and much more besides. Entrance costs 20p on the door.
22 November, 2pm to 4pm, Royal British Legion, Queensmead Road, Loudwater.

Stir Up Sunday!
Come and stir the Christmas Pudding! This is the traditional day for making Christmas puddings-the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent, which leads up to Christmas. Puddings will be made and some from each batch will be sold and others raffled. Entry is free.
23 November, 2pm to 4pm, The Wycombe Environment Centre, Chilterns Shopping Centre, High Wycombe HP13 5ES.

Grand Christmas pop-up shop
New clothes, arts, crafts, unique gifts, refreshments, tombola and lucky dip. Cost to hire tables is £15.
22 November, 2pm to 5pm, Prestwood Village Hall, Wycombe Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden.

Christmas Market
Friends of Great Marlow School are pleased to announce this year the Christmas Market will be opened by the Mayor of Marlow, Councillor Suzanne Brown. Join us and enjoy a great Christmas Shopping event with a real Christmas feel with lots to try & buy. Enjoy your free glass of mulled wine for over 18's only with each adult entrance fee paid. Adults £2.00 each and Under 18's 50p each. All funds raised will go towards the school hall refurbishment. Email info@fogms.co.uk for more information.
27 November, 6pm to 8.30pm, Great Marlow School, Bobmore Lane, Marlow.

FOSH Christmas Fair
FOSH (Friends of Seeleys House) plays an important role in supporting the Day Service and Respite Unit at Seeleys House through the provision of equipment and funding for social and other activities that would not otherwise be possible. We again hope to have a good mix of stalls including jewellery, small leather goods, patchwork, Christmas cards and gifts. We will have a choir from St Wulstan’s Church in Totteridge to entertain us while we spend our money on a whole host of items. Entry £1, children free. Email sec.fosh@gmail.com for more information.
22 November, 10am, Seeleys House Day Centre, Campbell Drive, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield.

Christmas Fayre & Coffee Morning
Coffee/Mulled wine with mince pies and lunches will be served. Stalls to include Christmas craft items, cakes, jams and chutneys etc, Handbags & jewellery, Tombolas, toys and games. Visit Father Christmas in his Grotto. Email richardsp44@btinternet.com for more information.
22 November, 10am, Lacey Green Millennium Hall, Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough.

Coleshill School Christmas Bazaar
Come along for lots of fun, visit Santa, great raffle prizes, mulled wine and refreshments, toy stalls, crafts stalls, wonderful Christmas presents for all. Tickets £1 for adults, children free. Email Joan.buszewska@btinternet.com or call 07711799901 for more information.
22 November, 11am to 1.30pm, Coleshill Village Hall, Village Road, Coleshill, Amersham.

Holmer Green Senior School Christmas Fayre
Come join us at Holmer Green Senior for our wonderful Christmas Fayre. Start your Christmas shopping at our Market Square in the hall or warm yourself up with a mulled wine and mince pie! Call 07971185516 or email justinejackson72@googlemail.com for more information.Tickets 50p.
22 November, 11am, Holmer Green Senior School, Parish Piece, Holmer Green.

Christmas Crafts & Table Top Sale
Christmas Crafts & Table Top Sale. Table Hire £8. To book a table please contact Carol Richardson on 07932 732862.
22 November, 2pm, Booker Common Memorial Hall, Limmer Lane, Booker Common, High Wycombe.

Eden’s fairy tale family Christmas
Eden has everything you need to make Christmas truly magical for all the family, with a free grotto, Santa’s super-sized seat, the return of the hugely popular festive market, and the chance to win a £500 Eden gift card just in time for Christmas! Say hello to Santa at Eden’s free Christmas grotto, open daily until Christmas Eve from Friday 12th December. There’s also the chance to purchase photographs with the twinkly-eyed gent himself, for your family to treasure forever. Brand new to Eden is Santa’s Supersized Seat. From 12th December to New Year’s Eve, Eden will be home to a one of kind giant inflatable chair surrounded by oversized gifts. This is a wonderfully unique festive photo opportunity - make yourself comfortable in the enormous chair, grab a pal and strike a pose – it’s free. Find out more at www.edenshopping.co.uk.
17 November until 31 December, 9am, Eden Shopping Centre, Oxford Street, High Wycombe.

Indoor Boot Sale
All proceeds to 7th High Wycombe Scout Group. Enquiries to 01494 813000 or penn.consult@btinternet.com.
22 November, 10am to 12pm, Hazlemere Community Centre, Hazlemere, HP15 7UB. 

Special Events
 

Coach Trip to Winchester Cathedral 
Come & visit this vibrant, ancient & cultured city. For over a thousand years, people have come to the magnificent Cathedral. Other attractions include King Arthur's Round Table & The Jane Austen story. Planning to leave Winchester at 6pm. Ticket price £24 adults, £20 Pensioners & £17 for children (under 16). Refreshments/entries are not included. The proceeds from the event will be used supporting the homeless & All Saints’ Church. Please check with Joe Arthur as to seat availability: joe.arthur30@googlemail.com or call 01494 534582.   
27 November, pick up at 9am, Castle Street, High Wycombe or 9.30am at the Empire, Cressex. 

Peace Dinner
Mr. M. S. Qureshi, President of Hayes Branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association cordially invites to a promoting Peace dinner. Exhibition, address and then dinner. It is a free event but due to limited space entrance by invitation only. To book your place, please contact Mr Shazad 07828059842 or email shazad60@live.co.uk.
22 November, 6.15pm, Bourne End Community Centre, Wakeman Road, Bourne End.

Scottish evening
Easy Scottish dances with caller Madeleine Smith and Bodgers Wood Band. Fish & Chip supper, Bar, Raffle, Roll a £1 for a bottle of Whisky. Tables of 8 welcome. Evening in aid of Royal British Legion. Tickets cost £15 and include supper. Contact Robin Williams 01844 352276, Jean Woods 01844 352060 or Jim Dingwall 01844 354668.
22 November, 7.30pm, Chinnor Village Hall, Church Road, Chinnor, Princes Risborough.

Shop Hop
Win a basket of goodies worth £150 this weekend by popping into Sally's Sewing Box in Princes Risborough, Sew Patchwork in Thame and The Plainstitch Workroom in Wendover. Purchase something in each shop to collect a sticker. With your three stickers you will be entered into a draw. 
21 and 22 November, Sally's Sewing Box, 65 High Street, Princes Risborough. 

Comedy

Stand Up For Labour
Softly spoken - but acerbic - Mary Bourke has brought laughs to Stand up for Labour events in Vauxhall, Witney, Watford, St Albans and Chiswick. Mary has a beautifully crafted turn of phrase, an ability to draw you in and then shock! Norman Lovett ('Holly' in Red Dwarf), has been a brilliant stand-up comedian for many years. He was a Comedy Store regular at the advent of Alternative Comedy and is the most relaxed and confident stage persona on the circuit and belly-achingly funny. There are not many political comedians who can rival the passion that Nick Revell brings to his act. Nick was a Perrier Award winner in 1987 and was a regular compere at the Comedy Store. Tickets are £12 advance and £15 on the door, available at www.goo.gl/TnrWCd or see our website for details www.labour4wycombe.org.uk.
27 November, 7.30pm, Bucks New Uni, Student Union, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe.

Comedy Night at The Potters Arms
Come along to The Potters Arms for another of their famous comedy nights. Headlining act is John Fothergill, a regular at the comedy Store Leicester Square, as well as Gordon Southern as opening act and Erich McElroy as MC for the evening. The food for the night is a choice of blackened Cajun Swordfish with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables, New Potatoes and Fresh Herb Dressing or Slow Roasted Confit of Duck with Spring Onion Mash, Port & Orange Jus. Ticket price is £15 and includes comedy and food at the interval. Tickets are limited, so call Richard on 01494 726 222 to book your ticket today. 
27 November, 8pm, The Potters Arms, Winchmore Hill, HP7 0PH. 

Theatre

The Nutcracker
Audiences have the opportunity to catch one of Tchaikovsky’s world famous classical ballets The Nutcracker when the highly acclaimed Vienna Festival Ballet company returns to town. The enchanting tale of The Nutcracker follows Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier. Their adventures see the Prince and Clara combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy on a wonderful trip to a Kingdom made entirely of sweets. Tickets are £17 (£16 concessions) from the Box Office: 01494 582900 or online at www.elgiva.com.
22 November, 3pm, The Elgiva, St Mary’s Way, Chesham.

The Golden Oak - The Magic of British Trees
Join Cat Weatherill, one of Europe's most magical performers, for a feast of facts, folklore, stories, mythology, poems and songs, all on the theme of our beautiful British trees. She will perform these against a backdrop of woodland photography by forester and photographer Phil Hinton. Cat is a mesmerizing, captivating storyteller. Tickets £12. Contact Angie Joint on 01908 504944 or 07976 258238 or via the Whaddon Jubilee Hall Facebook page for tickets.
21 November, 7pm, Whaddon Jubilee Hall, Stock Lane, Whaddon.

Eric and Little Ern
This affectionate, moving and fantastically funny homage to the greatest comedy double act that Britain has ever seen vividly brings back warm memories of a bygone era. Recreating some of the finest moments of Eric and Ernie’s television and stage performances, cherished moments from the archives sit alongside new material created by the performers. Together they make a brilliant comedy that recreates the all-ages appeal of Morecambe and Wise in their heyday. Tickets £24 (£20 concessions), Buy 10 tickets get 11th free. Visit www.kentontheatre.co.uk or call 01491 575698 for tickets.
26 November, 7.30pm, Kenton Theatre, New Street, Henley.

I've Seen Santa
This delightful Christmas family show is brought to life with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and high-energy storytelling. Little people (and their bears) aged 3-7+ will love this funny, heart-warming tale, and big people will enjoy it too! There’s plenty of fun to be had along the way, with a very special appearance from Santa himself. Adapted for the stage by Bill Davies, with music and lyrics by Frank Goodhind. Set and puppet design by Lisa Kelly. Tickets £9, Family £30 from www.kentontheatre.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01491 575698.
23 November, 11am, Kenton Theatre, New Street, Henley.

Exercise

Weekly Hash
Hash House Harriers - Drinkers with a running problem - meet every Tuesday at a local pub (normally within a 10-mile radius of HW town centre) and go for a run, seeking out a trail that has been previously laid by one of our number. We are mixed ability and welcome anyone regardless of how fit you are (or aren't). No-one gets left behind, and we all end up back at the pub for a post-run drink. Find out more at www.hwh3.co.uk and come along and join us. Tickets £1, free the first time.
25 November, 7.45pm, The Russell Arms, 2 Chalkshire Road, Butlers Cross, Princes Risborough.

Simply Walks
A new gentle walk led by trained volunteers, starting from Beaconsfield Library and continuing around the Beaconsfield area for 30 to 45 minutes. Tea and coffee available on return. Free event.
Every Thursday, 10.15am, Beaconsfield Library, Reynolds Road, Beaconsfield.

Children’s Events

Chiddlers’ hour at The Roald Dahl Museum
For 0 to 3 years: come for songs, craft and play based on storytelling from The BFG. We recommend pre-booking for workshops as spaces are limited. You can do this by calling 01494 892192 up until 4:30pm on the day before you visit. See www.roalddahl.com/museum for more information. Tickets are £2.50 per child.
25 November, 10am,The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden.

Children's Free Activity
Come and make Christmas cards at Chesham Museum this weekend. Bring a friend.
22 November, 11am to 1pm, Chesham Museum, 15 Market Square, Chesham, HP5 1HG.

Santa at Odds Farm Park
For just £4 extra, on 22 and 23 November and then daily from 29 November to 24 December, children can visit Santa in his Magical Grotto and receive a Fantastic Gift! And, every day until 24 December children can also choose a Free Chocolate Treat from the Christmas Tree in the Gift Shop! With plenty of lambs due in December, there are stacks of festive fun for the whole family and don’t forget there will be plenty of Madness and Mayhem with our Festive Entertainers!
22 November to 24 December 2014, 10am, Odds Farm Park, Wooburn Common Road, Wooburn Common, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 0LX.

On the Radar

Stokenchurch Christmas Market
Three large marquees with stalls selling gifts, crafts and food, large seating area to enjoy mulled wine, cider, seasonal ales, mince pies, hog-roast, BBQ, Turkey rolls, noodles, chicken curry and of course roast chestnuts! The church choir will be singing round the Christmas tree and later on the sitting ducks. Santa’s Grotto and Snow Queens Palace. Chosen charity this year is SERV- also known as the blood bikes, a group of volunteer bikers who transport blood and breast milk out of NHS hours. For more info on stalls please call Jan on 01494 482454.
29 November, 4pm to 9pm, The Common, Stokenchurch.

Jethro
Always slightly on the edge, Jethro’s fruity Cornish humor is the perfect remedy to cheer us all. Turning everyday events into farcical stories, embellished into hilarity with his trademark west country dialect. Tales told with such effortless rhythm, timing and charm that it just melts all seriousness into pure laughter. Tickets are £23.40 and available from www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre. 
4 December, 7.30pm, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange St, Aylesbury, HP20 1UG. 

Embrace
Having earlier in the year sold out two shows at London's Shepherds Bush Empire and enjoyed incredible audience reactions at T In The Park and V Festival, Embrace have announced a UK Tour that will see the band play many towns and cities they haven't visited for over 8 years. Don’t miss their highly anticipated show at the o2 Academy Oxford in December. Tickets are £21.93 (including fees) and available at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk.
5 December, doors open 6.30pm, O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE.

Bella Hardy
BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy is one of the most creative, prolific and original singers in the UK. Five time nominee at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and winner of Best Original Song in 2012 for The Herring Girl, her own songs range in subject matter from fairytales to working class history, via childhood nostalgia, myth, murder and the human condition, touching on both the fantastical, storytelling elements of Kate Bush, and the lovelorn song-writing craft of Carole King. Tickets £16 from the Box Office 01494 512000 or online at www.wycoombeswan.co.uk.
10 December, 8pm, Wycombe Swan, Old Town Hall, High Wycombe.

Jasper Carrot’s Stand Up and Rock
Jasper is back to his very best. Mic in hand regaling the audience with his 'new' stand up routines before introducing his musical friends that have been rocking audiences all over the world. Bev Bevan, as well as being Jasper's mate, has rock star credentials that most only dream of. Trevor Burton of The Move - the first band played on Radio 1, Geoff Turton, the lead singer of the Rockin Berries and Joy Strachan-Brain the lead singer of one of the UK's finest celtic rock bands, Quill. Tickets are £28.90 plus £2.85 transaction fee, available from www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre.
2 December, 7.30pm, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange St, Aylesbury, HP20 1UG.