SpArC Theatre

FILM: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (15)
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:50 (Europe/London) | SpArC Theatre
7.1 IMDB
★★★★★” Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisis
Georgian film about a fearless 48-year-old heroine who has never wanted a husband, preferring blackberry-picking, cake and solitude. ” The Irish Times

★★★★ “a marvellously tender story of loneliness and love” The Guardian

“A New Life Beckons For a Late Bloomer in a Wry Georgian Charmer. A stoically independent Georgian woman in her late 40s experiences a gentle existential awakening during an affair with a local deliveryman in Elene Naveriani’s offbeat, low-key drama.” Variety

A near-death experience sparks an existential and sexual awakening for taciturn shop owner in Elene Naveriani’s enchanting film.
In Georgian with English Subtitles

Afternoon Film: Nobody Has to Know (12A)
2024-10-15 14:00 - 15:40 | SpArC Theatre
A farmhand working on a remote Scottish island suffers amnesia following a stroke. A lonely local woman, taking care of him claims they were lovers before the accident.
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ tea and biscuits £1/local Free Bus available

DOCUMENTARY FILM- John Singer Sargent- Fashion & Swagger
2024-10-17 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era.
What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention.
Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist?
The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.
Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.

FILM: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (12A)
2024-11-01 19:00 - 20:45 | SpArC Theatre
7.0 IMDB
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
★★★★ “It’s not every day that a sequel manages to surpass the original. But Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 cult classic Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may just manage to do so. Bringing back most of the original’s cast (bar Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis whose ‘presence’ (get it?) is briefly missed but not to the detriment of the film) it’s clear to see that everyone is having fun in this silly follow up.” KickBackTimes
“Tim Burton has fun with pleasingly idiosyncratic sequel “.The Guardian

Film: Fly Me to the Moon (12A)
2024-11-07 19:00 - 21:10 | SpArC Theatre
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.
6.6 IMDB
“Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson lift rocket-powered romcom A Nasa launch director and a marketing whizz spark and squabble in this 1960s-set nostalgia-fest” Financial Times
★★★★Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum ignite delight in refreshingly witty and touching romcom Fly Me To The Moon about the rumoured fake Moon landing. The Daily Express

RESCHEDULED Afternoon Film: Past Lives (12A)
2024-11-26 14:00 - 15:45 | SpArC Theatre
Rescheduled date after cancellation on 19/11/24 due to snow and Ice.
7.8 IMDB
Two deeply connected childhood friends, Parted when a family emigrates ,are reunited decades later for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life.
★★★★★ “A must-see story of lost loves, childhood crushes and changing identities. This article is more than 1 year old. Celine Song’s feature debut about two people whose lives intertwine again after years apart is delicate and sophisticated, but also simple and direct.” The Guardian
★★★★ “A wry, moving debut from director Celine Song. Three lives are interwoven in this beautifully acted movie” Financial Times
★★★★ “A gentle drama about first love and thirty something melancholy. Childhood sweethearts reunite, then reunite again, in Celine Song’s vaguely autobiographical time-hopping romance, which nicely avoids easy answers.” The Independent
Part of Winter Warmers Season so you can get a FREE Cuppa and a snack as well what’s not to like !
Open to All !
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts Alive and Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital
Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ tea and biscuits £1/local Free Bus available
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

Afternoon Film: Last Christmas (12A)
2024-12-17 14:00 - 15:40 | SpArC Theatre
Yuletide Romance
6.5IMDB
Nothing goes right for Kate. Working as an elf in a Christmas shop is not good for the wannabe singer. Then she meets Tom and life takes a new turn- Staring Emelia Clarke, Henry Golding With Emma Thompson and Michelle Yeoh
Andrew Ridgely from Wham even makes an appearance !
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ Subtitles/ hearing loop/ tea and biscuits £1
local Free Dial-a-ride Bus available: 01588 638350

FILM: Perfect Days (PG)
2025-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
IMDB: 7.9
★★★★ “A beautiful portrait of everyday life in Tokyo. This Oscar-nominated drama from Wim Wenders about a toilet cleaner’s daily life is a lovingly detailed character study. ” The Telegraph
Hirayama feels content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, reads books and takes photos. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
★★★★ “Wim Wenders’s zen Japanese drama is his best feature film in years. The German director makes a strong case for simple living with this achingly lovely tale starring Kōji Yakusho as a Tokyo public toilet cleaner who finds quiet joy in the world around him.” The Guardian

★★★★ “Wim Wenders finds joy in Tokyo toilet attendant tale. The veteran filmmaker brings moments of real beauty to the gentle routine of one man’s life.” The FT

AFTERNOON FILM: Bright Star (PG)
2025-01-21 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
2009 period film film about Nineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life.
“Jane Campion’s marvellous ode to Keats is that rare thing – a biopic about a poet that does full justice to its subject” The Guardian
6.9 IMDB

★★★★★” Jane Campion’s subtle and measured film about Keats. Jane Campion’s film starring Ben Whishaw as the poet and Abbie Cornish as his lover Fanny Brawne is the best of her career. “The Guardian
★★★★“A thing of beauty in itself “The Telegraph

Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ tea and biscuits £1/local Free Bus available
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

FILM: The Outrun (15)
2025-01-30 19:00 - 21:00
★★★★ “Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising ” The Guardian
adaptation of the 2016 acclaimed memoir by Amy Liptrot
After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands where she grew up, hoping to heal.

★★★★★” a stunningly filmed and incredibly powerful look at how addiction can tear you apart from the inside, and the difficulties involved in overcoming it. It is also a deeply respectful and moving portrait of rediscovering home. Ronan is utterly astonishing in the best role of her career, throughout a film that more than lives up to her talent, and which puts Orkney on the map in a way few other films have done before. ” Outtake mag

6.9 IMDB
“Saoirse Ronan brings a quiet defiance to this elegant study of addiction” The BFI

FILM:The Wild Robot (U)
2025-02-01 16:30 - 18:10 | SpArC Theatre
8.2 IMDB ‘Emotional Connection and Cinematic Craftsmanship’
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

Afternoon Film: Freud's Last Session (12A)
2025-02-25 14:00 - 15:50 | SpArC Theatre
6.1 IMDB
Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud invites professor C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God, Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter, and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
“Director Matthew Brown indulges an intellectual fantasy… imagining a meeting between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud at the dying neurologist’s London home”. Variety
“Anthony Hopkins is impeccable. The 86-year-old star is sublime as the father of psychoanalysis in this fictional story of an existential conversation between Freud and CS Lewis” The Times
‘Freud’s Last Session’ Review: Anthony Hopkins Slips Easily Into Sigmund’s Skin in Talky Two-Hander
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries

FILM: The Critic (15)
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
” A deliciously waspish Ian McKellen ” The Guardian
6.0 IMDB

Deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London ‘theatreland’ featuring an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai and Lesley Manville.
When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town Jimmy Erskine (McKellen), finds himself suddenly in the crosshairs of the Daily Chronicle’s new owner David Brooke (Strong), he strikes a sinister Faustian pact with struggling actress Nina Land (Arterton) who is desperate to win his favour.

Starring Romola Garai, Alfred Enoch, Ben Barnes, Lesley Manville, Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong

FILM: Paddington in Peru (PG)
2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:45 | SpArC Theatre
NEW DATE

Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey.

★★★★”Non-stop fun with surprises aplenty. This time, it’s not the bear out of place, but the family, as Paddington travels back to his ancestral home. The Radio Times

FILM: Small Things like These (12A)
2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
7.2 IMDB

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.

1958 While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

★★★★”Cillian Murphy shines as quiet hero in powerful 80s Ireland morality tale. Claire Keegan’s acclaimed Magdalene laundries novella reaches the big screen in director Tim Mielant’s atmospheric adaptation.” The Guardian

Cillian Murphy, Ciarán Hinds, Helen Behan, Emily Watson, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne

The Tiger Who Came to Tea- Film & Spring Making Workshop
2025-04-24 10:30 - 12:30 | SpArC Theatre
Family Easter Holidays Film/ Workshop – watch the charming animation The Tiger Who Came To Tea followed by Spring animal crafts.
£3.50 per child or £6 for 2 children.
Accompanying Adults FREE but please book a place so we know for seating and we would be grateful of a donation on the day if you want to make things too.
All ages welcome. Under 7’s must be accompanied.
10.30-10.40- Arrive
10.40-11.10- Watch The Tiger Who Came To Tea on the big SpArC Cinema Screen
11.10-12.30 – Spring animal craft session

Afternoon Film: Maria (12A)
2025-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
Famed opera singer Maria Callas retreats to Paris in the 1970s after a glamorous yet tumultuous life in the public eye.
Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo Larraín’s reimagining of the diva’s final days.
Entertaining, magnificent, the glamour of 70’s Paris- hear the story of this iconic woman
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea and biscuits £1,
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

FILM: A Complete Unknown (12A)
2025-05-08 19:00 - 21:20 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
★★★★” Timothée Chalamet radiates charisma in evocative Dylan biopic” The Guardian
“Timothée Chalamet shines as a brusque and brattish Bob Dylan” The FT
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise.

FILM: I'll Push You
2025-05-15 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
Part of Bishop’s Castle Walking Festival Celebrating 25 years!
8.4 IMDB
★★★★★ “It’s beautifully shot and inspirational.” Rotten Tomatoes
It all started with three little words. I’ll Push You is an up-close and personal look into the dynamics of a life-long friendship between of two best friends – Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray – as they travel across El Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. This 2017 feature-length documentary covers the 34-day, 500-mile hike across mountains, deserts, hills, and valleys.

Afternoon Film: Oh My Goodness (Juste Ciel!)
2025-05-20 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
Oh My Goodness! (Juste Ciel!)
Laurent Tirard’s hilarious comedy sees the eccentric sisters of the Convent of St. Benedict set out to save the local nursing home by entering a major bicycle race to win the cash prize…
When the local nursing home finds itself in dire straits and in danger of falling to pieces, it’s down to Mother Veronique (Valérie Bonneton) and the four eccentric sisters of the convent of St. Benedict to find a way to help.
Spotting a poster for a bike race with a €25,000 cash prize (and the incentive of a trip to the Vatican for the winner!), the sisters might just have their answer. The only drawbacks are that they are terrible cyclists, and their rival convent, led by Mother Veronique’s childhood nemesis Mother Josephine (Sidse Babett Knudsen), have their own plans for the prize money – and just a little more experience…
But God works in mysterious ways!
Fun and frothy, Laurent Tirard’s hilariously absurd comedy will have you rolling in the aisles, and the stunning landscapes of France’s Jura region provide a beautiful backdrop too!
“Silly French comedy!”
in French with Subtitles
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea and biscuits £1,
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

FAMILY FILM: DOG MAN (U)
2025-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
★★★★ “The beloved comic book character makes a gloriously funny big screen debut. D​av Pilkey’s half-dog, half-cop Captain Underpants spin-off is now a ​s​uperb animation with cross-generational appeal.” The Guardian
Dog Man, half dog and half man, he is sworn to protect and serve as he doggedly pursues the feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
★★★★”Surprisingly good kid movie for the whole fam! My boys (ages 6 and 8) loved this movie and I really enjoyed it too! The visuals move fast with a comic book feel and there are lots of little laughs throughout.” Common Sense Media
“Dog Man is half human, half dog, and all hero cop. He must protect his town from Petey (Pete Davidson), the “evilest cat in the world” – but unfortunately for Dog Man, the felonious feline is full of bright ideas to cause havoc…” Empire

FILM: Conclave (15)
2025-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4IMDB
“An expertly juicy drama of Catholicism and guilt, built on that loaded question and a crackerjack performance from Ralph Fiennes.” The FT
Multi award winning
Cardinal Lawrence has one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

Afternoon Film: Here (12A)
2025-06-17 14:00 - 15:45 | SpArC Theatre
Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit.

” Hanks and Wright add folksy charm to Robert Zemeckis single-place dramaSet in the same spot – from prehistory onwards – Zemeckis’s sentimental drama is an odd combination of cosmic ambition and domestic intimacy.” The Guardian
Multiple generations of couples and families inhabit the same home over the course of a century.

Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea and biscuits £1,
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

Film: Architecton (U)
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
Architecture reflects humanity’s rise and fall. Ancient ruins and recent destruction showcase the relationship between humans and building materials. The cyclical nature of civilizations raises questions about sustainable construction.

★★★★ Poetic study of humankind’s bricks-and-mortar impact on the Earth. Victor Kossakovsky’s follow-up to Gunda is a gorgeously shot reverie about our use of materials such as stone and concrete. The Guardian
“Victor Kossakovsky’s Mesmerizing Documentary on What We Take From the Earth to Build Upon It. Following his 2020 farm pig portrait ‘Gunda’ and his 2018 ode to water ‘Aquarela,’ the Russian docmaker offers another ravishing examination of the tension between human nature and nature itself. “Variety

Architecton is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Viktor Kossakovsky. It is an extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone.
The international co-production between Germany, France and United States, was selected in the Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear and had first screening on 19 February 2024 at Berlinale Palast.The film was also nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.

FILM: Holy Cow (15)
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
7.1 IMDB
★★★★ “warmhearted story of small town teen turned competition cheesemaker.
An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic drama” The Guardian
Filmed on location in the western French Alps, this earthy romp offers a realistic insight into the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, a moving romance and an ode to the love of cheese. 18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying with his friends in the Jura region of France. But when he’s unexpectedly faced with taking care of his young sister and making a living, he decides to enter a competition for the best Comté cheese in the region – hoping to win gold and a 30,000 euro prize.
“Lovingly shot in warm natural light, and accompanied by a gentle, lilting soundtrack” Screen International
Featuring a lively ensemble cast of first-time actors drawn from the region with an especially charming performance from its young lead.
In French with Subtitles

Film: Flow (U)
2025-07-20 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
7.9 IMDB
Everyone is welcome to come and watch this beautiful animated film.
A courageous cat loses his home in a great flood so teams up with a other animals , they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive in a newly aquatic planet. A thrilling animated spectacle, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
When a flood of biblical proportions washes its home away, a solitary cat must seek refuge with a motley crew of animals, who gradually learn to get along in this endearing, Oscar-winning animation.

Wunderkind director Gints Zilbalodis has taken the animation world by storm with his beautifully crafted sophomore feature Flow, which has received a multitude of awards and nominations to date, including two nominations for both BAFTA and the Academy Awards.
The mystical world he creates in Flow is in peril. There are traces of human inhabitants, but they are now nowhere to be seen as water begins to flood the landscape. The story begins following a small, solitary cat as the shoreline rises and the home where it once lived is submerged underwater. Forced to flee, he happens upon a refuge boat containing a calm and unperturbed Cabybarre who seems amenable to his presence, and the two begin a journey on the water towards higher ground. Along the way they cross paths with a lemur, obsessed with collecting shiny objects, a boisterous and excitable dog and a stoic, mysterious secretary bird. Together, as they traverse the landscape on their fable-like quest, the ragtag team of animals must learn to trust each other and work together to survive.
Flow pushes the boundaries of animation, immersing audiences in a world before unseen.

Afternoon Film: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (PG)
2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
Special screening with Support from Bishop’s Castle Library Friends
FREE Cake and Hot drink
After being dismissed for the fourth time, a governess is desperately in need of work. However, in haste, an attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world, which ends up changing her life forever.
A major film to be released in 2008 and starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a delightful, funny, lighthearted novel.
7.1 IMDB
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

Film: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (15 )
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
RESCHEDULED DATE THURSDAY 24 JULY 7PM

Bridget navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel ( Hugh Grant). Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teache….in this sparkling fourth outing for this loveable mess.
Cast Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Isla Fisher, Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nico Parker, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Leila Farzad, James Callis, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Sarah Solemani, Josette Simon

COMMUNITY FILM: The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
2025-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
Join us for a community evening coming together to share, learn and celebrate.
In collaboration with Shropshire Good Food Trail, Bishop’s Castle Food Bank and Flicks in the Sticks and Bishop’s Castle Seed Bank
Adult £6 Child/Student £2 /PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN -ON-THE-DAY
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
8.8 IMDB
How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest guard become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the food justice movement, and inspired an international crusade for change.

What she says is educational, scientific and sensible, and of course, controversial. She is fighting big companies, such as Monsanto, and hoping to protect the small individual farmer, whom she explains, is truly the most free and unencumbered entrepreneur in the world. A farmer can take a little bit of soil, some water and some seed, and create his own food and be independent of anyone else or any other big company. And people are threatened by that.
If you don’t know her name, you should. WEBSITE MORE INFO
The Shropshire Good Food Trail runs from July 21st to August 31st 2025, in collaboration with Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming and the Bertha Foundation.
​The Good Food Trail is a celebration of relocalising the food system – shaping into one that is that is good for people, the planet and the local economy. Join the Good Food Trail to connect with the people who make, grow, sell, share and serve food, and who are building the more resilient food future we all need. WEBSITE MORE INFO
BISHOP’S CASTLE FOOD BANK
Set up in 2020- The food bank has been running for 5 years in Bishop’s Castle and offers much more than food find out out more from the amazing team who run it!

FILM: Mr Burton (12A)
2025-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
The story of the wild school boy Rich Jenkins-son of a boozy miner- and an English teacher who recognized his talent, Philip Burton. A moving, untold story of how Rich Jenkins became Richard Burton the biggest star Wales has ever produced.
“The teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom.” The Guardian

Starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville
