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

Still to come in June: Friday June 24th.  Butcombe Bike Ride (no further information) July events: Sat July 2nd.  School Summer Fete.  Details TBC. Sun July 3rd.  Rode Run (fun run).  Organised by & profits to Memorial Hall & Heart of Rode charities Fri July 8th.  Pop-up restaurant at The Memorial Hall.  Organised by & [...]

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 [...]

The 150th anniversary of the infamous child murder at Road Hill House in the village of Rode is being recognised on Sunday, July 4th with a rare opportunity to see the gardens which are being opened to the public.

The murder at Road Hill House was a crime that gripped Victorian England. Recently it has again [...]

OPEN MORNING Monday 10th May from 10am – 12pm Come and enjoy a typical session at Rode Pre-School.  It will be a fun time for parents and children. We are delighted to say that Ofsted inspected the pre-school in March and found that the children “benefit from accessing a stimulating play environment”  and that the [...]

On February 14th, St Valentine’s day,  the clergy and congregation of St. Lawrence’s church, Rode, are launching the Heart of Rode Appeal to ensure that St Lawrence’s church is kept in good heart for the future. “The PCC has plans approved to convert the existing vestry area of the church to a small meeting room [...]

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! [...]