Americana band, The Toy Hearts, will be playing at the Bell on Saturday (Sept 10th). Their mixture of acoustic bluegrass and western swing has been widely acclaimed and the family group was featured in session last Sunday on the BBC by “Whispering” Bob Harris (available on iplayer). Find out more about the band at: www.thetoyhearts.com

A brilliant display of sheer pulling power by the Cross Keys tug-of-war team saw them romp home with the cup again. The RODENTS team put on a brave display but were easily outclassed (and out-weighed) by the pub team. The tug-of-war took place at the traditional fete on Rode Village Day. The rain held off [...]

There’s no official festival this year, but there are three events worth looking out for: The Rode Fun Run 5km – Run/jog/walk 11:30 Sunday 3rd July – details to follow Rocking Rode July 16th Village Memorial Hall 19:30 – Blues, rock, music, bar 3rd Annual Rode Folk Night 1st October Village Memorial Hall 19:30 Live folk [...]

An astonishing line up for this year’s Folk Night which kicks off the 2010 Rode Village Festival: The Real Cheesemakers featuring the Revd. Philip Hawthorn – a mixture of traditional songs and ditties about trousers – defies description – just unbelievable! Corryvrecken – A Mother and Daughter duo who have been singing traditional songs together [...]

If you are wanting tickets to see the eagerly anticipated village panto, my my I can’t believe it’s NOT Mamma Mia, then you are out of luck. All three nights have now sold out. Reports abound of locals gnashing their teeth in despair after being told there are no tickets left. As half the fun [...]

The village Panto, My my, I can’t believe it’s not Mamma Mia, runs from the 11th-13th of February in Rode Memorial Hall. If you want to see it (and you really should), you’ll need to get to Rode Post Office or the Cross Keys pretty quickly. The Friday and Saturday nights have sold out already! [...]