Events in and around Portishead
If you want to find out what's on in Portishead from the farmers' market, the Summer Show, sales and exhibitions to live music, festivals, theatre, treasure hunts or the switching on of the Christmas lights, our what's on calendar is here to help.
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June 2023
PS Waverley Visits Portishead
Starts: 17:30 On 02 June 2023 | Ends: 18:15 On 02 June 2023 [ Link ]
Clevedon to Portishead
The Waverley is the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer and it’s coming to Portishead again this year. It’s calling at Portishead on three days during its visit to the Bristol Channel, which lasts from Friday June 2 to Sunday June 11.
Friday June 2: Clevedon to Portishead, 17:30-18:15
Friday 9 June: Portishead to Penarth and Ilfracombe, 10:00-22:00
Sunday June 11: Clevedon-Portishead, 12:30-13:15
Even if you don't want to go cruising, PS Waverley is a magnificent sight up close. To view it go to the Old Pier at Portishead (near the lifeboat station) or Clevedon Pier.
PS Waverley visits ports on both sides of the Channel and cruises every day during the period. To book a cruise and see the full timetable, please visit the website below.
Clevedon Pier
BS21 7QU
Gilly and Jools Pyjama Case Obsession - A True Story
Starts: 15:00 On 03 June 2023 | Ends: 16:00 On 03 June 2023 [ Link ]
Part of More than Words 2023 - Clevedon Literary Festival 31 May - 11 June
Gilly and Jools are an author and illustrator sister act. Gill’s obsession with her pyjama case started them on their journey! It would make Gilly’s day to see her pyjama case in cartoon form! They hope their story will put a smile on your face and inspire you, quite literally, to follow your dreams. Clevedon based Gill Marshall has published six children’s books illustrated by her sister Julie Pearce, a North Somerset graphic designer.
Murrays Restaurant
91 Hill Road
Clevedon
BS21 7PN
Siren Testing - Severnside Sirens
Starts: 15:00 On 03 June 2023 | Ends: 15:05 On 03 June 2023 [ Link ]
In Avonmouth, just three miles from Portishead, there are a number of companies handling chemicals and dangerous substances. Severnside Sirens are to warn the residents of Avonmouth and neighbouring towns and villages, like Portishead, of any incidents involving these substances. These sirens are tested on the third day of each month at 3pm. You can find out more about the sirens and what to do in an emergency at the link below.
Portishead
BS20
Keeping Sane in the Face of Climate Change
Starts: 14:00 On 04 June 2023 | Ends: 15:00 On 04 June 2023 [ Link ]
Climate change - two small but momentous words reflecting scientific concern, politics and tremendous life challenges. Whether a young person, ‘an activist’, a parent or grandparent, how do you manage your own emotional response to the immensity of the problem we face today? Psychotherapist Annie Robinson will help us explore our myriad responses and find ways to navigate this issue more gently for ourselves, alongside our need to ‘do something’ and stay present. Annie has been a therapist for over 20 years, previously working as an archaeologist, in higher education, arts management, and in training and development.
Part of More than Words 2023 - Clevedon Literary Festival
Kabbala Yoga Studio
87 Hill Road
Clevedon
BS21 7PN
Portishead to Cribbs Causeway Bus Service Resumes
Starts: 08:30 On 05 June 2023 | Ends: 22:30 On 05 June 2023 [ Link ]
Service Resumes Today
A new service connecting Clevedon, Weston-in-Gordano, Portishead and Cribbs Causeway is to launch this summer. Starting Monday 5 June, the X10 will offers six trips a day (three round trips) Monday to Friday and eight trips (four round trips) on a Saturday.
We're not sure of times yet.
For more information, please follow the link below to the N Somerset Council website.
Portishead
BS20
WeightWatchers Workshop
Starts: 13:30 On 05 June 2023 | Ends: 14:30 On 05 June 2023 [ Link ]
Run by a WW Coach who is trained in weight loss and nutrition, WW Workshops are a friendly, supportive environment, where everyone is working towards the common goal of healthy weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. There's no need to book – just find your nearest WW Workshop here - and turn up.
To join: https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/plans (change to premium)
Folk Hall
95 High Street
Portishead
BS20 6PR
Raise the Bar/Curzon Cinema/More than Words!
Starts: 19:00 On 08 June 2023 | Ends: 22:00 On 08 June 2023 [ Link ]
This year’s event at the Curzon for Clevedon Literary Festival: More Than Words is set to be massive!
Curated by Raise The Bar, this line-up brings the best in spoken word, and beyond, to the Curzon stage, check out the immense line-up below and secure your tickets now. Raise the Bar is the South West’s leading live poetry night, showcasing the very best of UK poetry and spoken word since 2014.
‘Out-loud reactions are encouraged…shaking off traditional theatre etiquette’ – Bristol 24/7
Hosted by Danny ‘Craft D’ Pandolfi, a rapper and poet based in Bristol, DJ Ngaio (Booty Bass) will be kicking the night off with a DJ set. Featuring Saili Katebe and Kat Lyons (official Bristol City poet) and headlining Vanessa Kisuule writer, performer and facilitator based in Bristol who has won over ten slam titles, Rob Auton, stand-up poet/comic and a regular at Edinburgh Fringe, and Bellatrix - a spellbinding singer and multi-instrumentalist who will bring their music to life through live looping, including beatboxing, singing, bass guitar, double bass, synth, and uke.
Tickets direct from the Curzon (Clevedon School students can purchase tickets from the school)
Curzon Cinema
46 Old Church Road
Clevedon
BS21 6NN
The Art of Calligraphy
Starts: 10:00 On 09 June 2023 | Ends: 11:30 On 09 June 2023 [ Link ]
Brian Pearse talks about the history and styles of calligraphy in Western and Islamic tradition, and those of other faiths, followed by an explanation of the calligraphers’ tools and how they work, with opportunity for participants to copy their own names. An art teacher and tutor with 25 years’ experience of calligraphy, Brian is passionate about promoting these skills in our digital age, so that this art form does not die out. Advance booking with chosen name required.
YMCA (Coffee Room)
Marson Rd
Clevedon
BS21 7NN
PS Waverley Visits Portishead
Starts: 10:30 On 09 June 2023 | Ends: 22:00 On 09 June 2023 [ Link ]
Portishead to Penarth and Ilfracombe
The Waverley is the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer and it’s coming to Portishead again this year. It’s calling at Portishead on three days during its visit to the Bristol Channel, which lasts from Friday June 2 to Sunday June 11.
Friday June 2: Clevedon to Portishead, 17:30-18:15
Friday 9 June: Portishead to Penarth and Ilfracombe, 10:00-22:00
Sunday June 11: Clevedon-Portishead, 12:30-13:15
Even if you don't want to go cruising, PS Waverley is a magnificent sight up close. To view it go to the Old Pier at Portishead (near the lifeboat station) or Clevedon Pier.
PS Waverley visits ports on both sides of the Channel and cruises every day during the period. To book a cruise and see the full timetable, please visit the website below.
Old Pier
Portishead
BS20 7EA
MINI MEDICS FIRST AID
Starts: 10:00 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 12:00 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
GTE training Academy is running a Mini Medics first aid training session for 7-11-year-olds. Delivered in a fun and engaging way, children practice bandaging each other, take turns to use a choke vest and also use CPR manikins. They learn to identify dangers in the home and find out about public access defibrillators.
It costs just £15+ vat and could be the best £15 you ever spend.
Spaces are filling up fast so book now!
GTE Training Academy
Serbert Close
Portishead
BS20 7FS
Portishead’s Summer Market
Starts: 10:00 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 15:00 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
Events by Bryony Makes is a collection of independent makers, designers, bakers, and creatives all under one roof.
Shop small and shop local in our twist of a traditional market with a huge selection of products from art, baby clothing, jewellery, plants, cake, food, skincare, ceramics, flowers, glass, animal products and much more!
All stalls have been handpicked based on their high quality, and on-trend products.
Want to trade with us? Email us at bryony@bryonymakes.co.uk
Somerset Hall
Portishead
BS20 6AH
The Dig For Victory Show
Starts: 10:00 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 17:00 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
The Dig For Victory Show is a fantastic 1940's family festival held in the beautiful North Somerset countryside, exploring the turbulent yet thought-provoking wartime years. Come and enjoy military vehicles, classic cars, re-enactors, live music, dancing, history talks, vintage stalls, delicious local food including our lovely vintage tea room and bar, arena events, our 1940s farm, a vintage games and children's trail and much, much more.
The North Somerset Showground
Wraxall
Nr Bristol
BS48 1NE
That’s Ange! Angela Carter’s Coming of Age as a Writer in 1960s Bristol
Starts: 11:30 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 12:30 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
Stephen Hunt, author of Angela Carter’s Provincial Bohemia, will explore how Carter’s experiences during the 1960s strongly influenced her development as a writer and will discuss how in recent years we have begun to memorialise her residence in the area. Steve is a member of Bristol Radical History Group and has written several highly acclaimed pamphlets on Bristol artistic counter-culture celebrities. Carter (1940-1992) was one of the late 20th century’s most acclaimed English novelists and came of age as a writer in 1960s Bristol.
Friends Meeting House
15 Albert Road
Clevedon
BS217RP
MINI MEDICS
Starts: 13:00 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 15:00 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
GTE training Academy is running a Mini Medics first aid training session for 7-11-year-olds. Delivered in a fun and engaging way, children practice bandaging each other, take turns to use a choke vest and also use CPR manikins. They learn to identify dangers in the home and find out about public access defibrillators.
It costs just £15+ vat and could be the best £15 you ever spend.
Spaces are filling up fast so book now!
GTE Training Academy
Serbert Close
Portishead
BS20 7FS
A Vision for Dyslexia-friendly Formats in Adult Fiction
Starts: 13:15 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 13:45 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
A short interview with Alistair J.P. Sims, founder of BOTH Press, working with talented, award- winning authors producing dyslexic-friendly books for adults, thus making good quality fiction accessible to anyone not currently catered for by today’s mass book market.
BOTH Press is a social enterprise project from Books on the Hill. On World Book Day BOTH was awarded the Points of Light Award for positive change. PhD scholar Alistair is co- editor with Dimitra Fimi, of Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023).
Taking place in Sunhill Park at the same time as Celebration of the Book (10am - 4pm in Princes Hall) on 10 June. All part of Clevedon Literary Festival!
Sunhill Park
Princes Road
Clevedon
BS21 7SZ
ADULT BASIC FIRST AID COURSE
Starts: 16:00 On 10 June 2023 | Ends: 18:00 On 10 June 2023 [ Link ]
A basic first aid course for adults (open to all over the age of 14). Suitable for all levels of ability, in a friendly environment, it could be the best two hours of learning you ever experience. It will cover how to use a public access defibrillator, deliver CPR, help someone who is choking and much more.
Don’t leave it to chance. Make sure you can assist with confidence if help is needed. It’s just £37.50 + VAT per person.
There are a few places left so book now.
GTE Training Academy
Serbert Close
Portishead
BS20 7FS
PS Waverley Visits Portishead
Starts: 12:30 On 11 June 2023 | Ends: 13:15 On 11 June 2023 [ Link ]
Clevedon to Portishead
The Waverley is the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer and it’s coming to Portishead again this year. It’s calling at Portishead on three days during its visit to the Bristol Channel, which lasts from Friday June 2 to Sunday June 11.
Friday June 2: Clevedon to Portishead, 17:30-18:15
Friday 9 June: Portishead to Penarth and Ilfracombe, 10:00-22:00
Sunday June 11: Clevedon-Portishead, 12:30-13:15
Even if you don't want to go cruising, PS Waverley is a magnificent sight up close. To view it go to the Old Pier at Portishead (near the lifeboat station) or Clevedon Pier.
PS Waverley visits ports on both sides of the Channel and cruises every day during the period. To book a cruise and see the full timetable, please visit the website below.
Clevedon Pier
BS21 7QU
Postnatal Pilates & Cake Summer Term
Starts: 13:00 On 13 June 2023 | Ends: 14:15 On 13 June 2023 [ Link ]
The new 6-week term starts on Tuesday 13th June at Redcliffe Bay Hall and runs from 1 pm - 2.15 pm weekly.
It's £50 for the full term or £9 per session PAYG.
What's included?
* 45 min workout
* Focus on strengthening core & pelvic floor
* Check for abdominal separation
* Tea, coffee, cake & fruit
* Chance to meet other new mums
8 Ladymead
Newhaven Road
Portishead
North Somerset
BS20 8LH
Speakeasy Jazz Club at Clarence House Presents, The Marvin Muoneké Quartet
Starts: 20:30 On 16 June 2023 | Ends: 23:30 On 16 June 2023 [ Link ]
Marvin Muoneké has a rich and full-flavoured voice with a baritonal warmth reminiscent of GregoryPorter!
Aged 16, he performed a solo of 'God Bless the Child' alongside a mass youth choir at London's Royal Festival Hall in honour of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.
At 23, he appeared on 'The Voice' and was a semi-finalist of 'Britain's Got Talent'!!
He regularly guests with Down For The Count Big Band who perform nationwide and is a regular on BBC Radio.
Marvin swings with ease through his extensive jazz repertoire, sprinkled with blues and gospel. His influences include Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong.
He recently celebrated his 27th birthday with a new album release, ‘The Young Man with the Old Soul'.
Tonight, he is joined by the renowned Anders Olinder – piano;Federico Leonori – double bass; Ryan Thrupp – drums.
Show 8.30pm. Doors open 7.30pm. Admission is £20. No membership required. For advanced ticket sales contact Kate Sheridan using the links below.
Clarence House
139 High Street
Portishead
BS20 6PY
Author Talk @ Portishead Library
Starts: 10:30 On 17 June 2023 | Ends: 12:00 On 17 June 2023 [ Link ]
Join us at Portishead Library for a free talk and Q & A with local author and creative writing tutor Rosie Parker in conversation with local author Di Toft.
Rosie Parker is the pen name of Rosemary Dun who has also published a romcom with Sphere entitled 'The Trouble With Love'.
Rosie’s latest book 'Only Hummingbirds Fly Backwards' is a heartfelt, family story delving into the very real stresses and tension that can destroy the seams of a relationship. It is a celebration of love and the human spirit.
Only Hummingbirds Fly Backwards is out now and will be available to buy at this talk.
Spaces are limited. Please book a ticket via Eventbrite.http://n-somersetlibraries.eventbrite.com/
Portishead Library
24 Harbour Road
Portishead
BS20 7AL
Hero & Leander (Or, I Love You, But Everything’s Under Water)
Starts: 19:30 On 17 June 2023 | Ends: 20:30 On 17 June 2023 [ Link ]
By Jack Dean & Company
Sing, dance and cry with us in this bittersweet outdoor gig theatre show. Six multi-instrumentalists tell an epic seaside tale through songs encompassing folk, indie, sea shanties and choral music. A story of bad rulers, worse weather, and how we keep going when everything is flipping terrible.
Two towns, one rich and one poor, stand separated by a narrow strip of ocean. When the borders close and ships stop sailing between them, two lovers are left stranded on either side. Unphased, Leander takes to swimming across the channel to meet Hero, guided by the light of the lighthouse where she lives. But the jealous and vengeful Hephaestus, carrying an ancient grudge, plots to separate them with a flood like neither town has ever seen.
We all know this will probably end badly. But just maybe, this time, it will turn out different…
Theatre Shop
Unit 5
Queens Square
Clevedon
BS21 6HX
Portishead Lions Club Car Boot
Starts: 09:00 On 25 June 2023 | Ends: 13:00 On 25 June 2023 [ Link ]
Whether you want to grab a bargain or make some extra cash for the summer the Lions Car Boot at the Portishead Show Field at Clapton lane is an excellent opportunity not to be missed. Sellers will be allowed in from around 7:30am to set up with a cost of £7 for cars and £10 for vans and trailers. Admission for buyers is by donation. No need to book just turn up.
Portishead Show Field
Clapton Lane
Portishead
BS20 7RA