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Bard's play time for Claverdon pupils

08 December 2016
Bard's play time for Claverdon pupils

Bard's play time for Claverdon pupils

08 December 2016

CLAVERDON Primary School has recently completed their journey with the Shakespeare Schools Festival — the world’s largest youth drama festival, writes…


INTERVIEW: Mark Thomas on sheds and solidarity

07 December 2016
INTERVIEW: Mark Thomas on sheds and solidarity

INTERVIEW: Mark Thomas on sheds and solidarity

07 December 2016

Mark Thomas is a man of many hats — he’s a presenter, political campaigner, writer and comic. He’s wearing all his hats when he comes to Stratford with…


New dementia-friendly screenings at Picturehouse

07 December 2016
New dementia-friendly screenings at Picturehouse

New dementia-friendly screenings at Picturehouse

07 December 2016

Stratford-upon-Avon Picturehouse is introducing Dementia Friendly screenings, under a new initiative being introduced by the nationwide chain. Dementia…


Celebrating 30 years of Stratford Jazz

06 December 2016
Celebrating 30 years of Stratford Jazz

Celebrating 30 years of Stratford Jazz

06 December 2016

A special concert takes place at Stratford ArtsHouse tomorrow to celebrate an incredible 30 years of promoting jazz in the local area. Stratford Jazz…


Crash leaves two trapped

04 December 2016
Crash leaves two trapped

Crash leaves two trapped

04 December 2016

A collision between two cars on the Warwick Road last night (Saturday) left two people trapped in the vehicles. Warwickshire Fire control said they sent…


Merry 1940s Christmas - this weekend!

02 December 2016
Merry 1940s Christmas - this weekend!

Merry 1940s Christmas - this weekend!

02 December 2016

UPTON House continues its fantastically festive Christmas on the 1940s Home Front withThe Victory Christmas Fayre this weekend (3rd and 4th December). Opening…


Catch Toad this weekend (warning: he's a slippery chap!)

02 December 2016
Catch Toad this weekend (warning: he's a slippery chap!)

Catch Toad this weekend (warning: he's a slippery chap!)

02 December 2016

Herald arts caught up with David Mears who is playing the part of Toad in the Bear Pit Theatre’s festive family offering, Toad of Toad Hall, which opens…


Prelude to Christmas at Holy Trinity

01 December 2016
Prelude to Christmas at Holy Trinity

Prelude to Christmas at Holy Trinity

01 December 2016

One of the things that makes Christmas different from other times of the year, writes Cameron Slater, is its music. It’s got everything from the battle…


December Focus magazine is out now

01 December 2016
December Focus magazine is out now

December Focus magazine is out now

01 December 2016

Get festive with your local magazine - free with the 1st December edition of the Stratford Herald


A dramatic proposal

29 November 2016
A dramatic proposal

A dramatic proposal

29 November 2016

SARAH Plowright, who runs the ArtsHouse Drama Club, was in for an unscripted moment during the club’s recent production of The Lion, The Witch and The…


New crib blessed at Guild Chapel on Saturday

28 November 2016
New crib blessed at Guild Chapel on Saturday

New crib blessed at Guild Chapel on Saturday

28 November 2016

IF you are up for a bit of Christmas magic, then you could do no better than go along to Alternativity — A Feast for Christmas which is taking place at…


Zachariah Sheldon: A dark musical tale of death

28 November 2016
Zachariah Sheldon: A dark musical tale of death

Zachariah Sheldon: A dark musical tale of death

28 November 2016

IN 1856, Shipston wine merchant Zachariah Sheldon brutally murdered his wife, her lover and an eyewitness. The victims’ bodies were only discovered six…


Take a trip to Wonderland this Thursday

28 November 2016
Take a trip to Wonderland this Thursday

Take a trip to Wonderland this Thursday

28 November 2016

A truly magical version of Alice in Wonderland is coming to Stretton-on-Fosse, near Shipston. On Thursday, 1st December, innovative theatre company Box…


Unveiling dad's restored crib

27 November 2016
Unveiling dad's restored crib

Unveiling dad's restored crib

27 November 2016

IF you are up for a bit of Christmas magic, then you could do no better than go along to Alternativity — A Feast for Christmas which is taking place at…


New playground in memory of Grace

26 November 2016
New playground in memory of Grace

New playground in memory of Grace

26 November 2016

CHEERS of delight greeted the opening of a new games area at Grace’s Playground, in Ilmington. Children from Ilmington Primary were excited to try out…


REVIEW: The Tempest at the RSC — a Christmas cracker

18 November 2016
REVIEW: The Tempest at the RSC — a Christmas cracker

REVIEW: The Tempest at the RSC — a Christmas cracker

18 November 2016

Four hundred years on from Shakespeare’s death, director Greg Doran has tapped into the dramatist’s spirit of technical creativity and adventure to create…


Young Carers' film has its Stratford premiere

16 November 2016
Young Carers' film has its Stratford premiere

Young Carers' film has its Stratford premiere

16 November 2016

It was red carpet time at the Stratford Picturehouse when Warwickshire Young Carers Project premiered a short film made by 17 young carers last Monday. The…


Literary giants together

16 November 2016
Literary giants together

Literary giants together

16 November 2016

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON proved we’re not just about Shakespeare when we helped celebrate the recent birthday of renowned Eastern man of letters, Dr Sir Allama…


Classic Austen

16 November 2016
Classic Austen

Classic Austen

16 November 2016

CARAMBA Theatre Company present its production of Jane Austen’s timeless classic Emma at The Bear Pit Theatre this week. One of Austen’s most popular…


Album tells the story of Matt’s cancer battle

15 November 2016
Album tells the story of Matt’s cancer battle

Album tells the story of Matt’s cancer battle

15 November 2016

WE at the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald were hugely saddened to report last week of the death of our former news editor, Matt Bates, after he lost his battle…


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