Portuguese pianist Artur Pereira joins us for a recital on Wednesday 7th December at 1pm. His programme will include works by Beethoven, Fernandez & Rzewsky. Come along and enjoy our wonderful acoustics. £7 entry fee.
Join us for our annual Christmas Market on Saturday 26th November from 10am, there is all the usual local produce, crafts, tea, coffee, hot soup and cakes, tombola, raffle and of course, our free Santa’s Grotto!
See you there!
Enjoy the amazing acoustics in our historic church for another fantastic piano concert this Wednesday 16th November at 1pm.
The next performer in our concert series is Konstantinos Destounis, from Greece. He will play works by Chopin, Liszt, Antoniou and Psathas.
Entry £7
Our All Souls Eucharist at which we remember those that have died in the faith of Christ will be held at 6.00pm on Sunday 30th October.
Please add names of loved ones to the list at the back of church (this will be available on the evening) to be read out during the service. Please note that only the names on this list will be read out.
Our Field of Remembrance will be opened in a short ceremony on Wednesday 26th October at 11am in St Michael’s churchyard. Tea and coffee will be served in the Kepier Hall following the service.
Our Remembrance Sunday service is at 10.15am on 13th November.
Get online with Get Online Week!
Get Online Week is coming back to Space4 in Houghton-le-Spring from 17th – 21st October. Co-ordinator Bryony Taylor said “the 2016 campaign is the tenth Get Online Week, last time we ran it in Houghton one woman said that she felt like she ‘had wings’ after been shown how to skype and email her family abroad”.
Whether you’re looking for help making better use of the internet to find work or save money, or if you’d like support getting a friend or family member online, go down to Space4, on the ground floor of Houghton Library and you’ll be given a helping hand.
The team can always help you to get online during normal opening hours (10am-2pm, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) but in Get Online Week Space4 is running these special free sessions:
Monday 16th October: 11am-12noon Getting the most from your Tablet or Smartphone
Bring your tablet, ipad, iphone or smartphone along with you and we’ll give you some hints and tips on taking and saving photos, sharing them on Facebook and email and much more!
Friday 21st October: 11am-12noon Get an email address and learn to use email
These days you need an email address for a lot of things – come along to this free session and get your own email address and learn how to use email. No need to bring a computer – you can use ours.
If you can’t make these dates but would still like some help please ring Space4 on 0191 5120676 to book an appointment.
Unfortunately the planned piano concert for this Friday 14th October at 1pm has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. There is alternatively a Brass Band Concert on Saturday night at 7pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Finishing up our Houghton Feast celebrations we have Houghton Brass Band in Concert with guest soloist Jim Hayes on Saturday 15th October at 7pm. Tickets available on the door at £5 (£3 concessions).
Join us once again for our Michaelmas celebrations of Houghton Feast this October. The theme this year is Hollywood and the Movies. Hear our very own Gilpin Singers perform at the opening ceremony at 7.00pm on Friday 7th October. Grab a bargain at our Craft and Produce Market on Saturday 8th October from 10.00am. Look out for members of Space4 in the parade on the Broadway dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz! Mark the centre of the feast with our Feast Civic Service at 10.30am on Sunday 9th October. Join us for our community hymn singing – enjoying hymns from the movies at 6.00pm. Finish up the festivities with a piano concert from virtuoso player William Bracken at 1.00pm on Friday 14th October.
Bring your friends and enjoy!
Come and hear accomplished Hungarian pianist Syuzannah Kaso playing a selection of music by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy and Rachmaninoff in the beautiful setting of St Michael and All Angels church. The acoustics of the building really add to the experience of hearing an internationally renowned musician. Tickets are £8 payable at the door.
Thursday 22nd September at 7.30 pm – see you there.
