March 2026
'The Gathering: for water and Nature'
Join us in and around Stratford-Upon-Avon between March 6-15 2026 to see water differently - as a living presence that connects people, place and Nature. [...]
October 2025
Bringing a river to life at Stratford Library
Fun Palaces supports local people to co-create their own cultural and community events, across the UK and worldwide, sharing and celebrating the genius in everyone. [...]
September 2025
Discussing "Is a River Alive?" in Shipston-on-Stour Library
Join us to hear about nature writer and Cambridge Professor Robert Macfarlane's latest book “Is a River Alive?". This book was published in May 2025 [...]
Writing water
This water-themed series of six creative writing workshops will explore our feelings, memories and experiences of the different states of water and water bodies near [...]
August 2025
'Flow' screening in the Big Picture Film Festival
The Big Picture Film Festival 2025 comes to Stratford-Upon-Avon between 28-31 August. Along with the Live and Local team, @netzerostratford and Welcome Here: Stratford-upon-Avon, River Hope [...]
'Ocean' screening opens the 2025 Big Picture Film Festival
This year's Big Picture Film Festival in Stratford-Upon-Avon opens with a screening of 'Ocean', with David Attenborough. Join us for this stunning documentary exploring the [...]
June 2025
River Day at Shipston-on-Stour
Join the local community on the banks of the River Stour below the bridge in Shipston-on-Stour to celebrate the water and Nature of the area. [...]
Stratford bicycle rides by the river
Join a family friendly, traffic-free leisure bicycle ride of 5 miles along the new Warwick Road walking and cycling route and Nature Reserve at Fisherman's [...]
River Hope photo & film installation: meet the photographers
Come along on Saturday 14 June to interact with the local photographers and film makers who created the photo and film installation (that runs from [...]
Creative writing on water with Lucy Parrott Writing Workshops
Get your creativity flowing as we consider the different states of water, how they appear in Shakespeare’s work and then explore our emotional responses using [...]