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Settlement Players: Rules for Living
RULES FOR LIVING by Sam Holcroft Limited tickets available for Friday and Saturday Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living. But what happens when an extended family gathers in the kitchen for a traditional Christmas and they each follow those rules, rigidly? As long-held mechanisms for survival are laid bare, even […]
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Settlement Sessions: Cut the Mustard
Join Martin Kaszak and Dave Oxley. An eclectic folk/blues duo with their own distinctive style. Their rich powerful voices are accompanied by a host of instruments including a 1930's National Steel Guitar. Supported by Mike Excell, a singer/guitarist who regularly performs at local pub sessions and folk clubs in the area playing his own songs […]
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Christmas Fair
The Settlement Christmas Fair is on Friday 28 November, from 2pm to 7pm. FREE ENTRY. No need to book! There will be craft stalls, raffle, cakes, mulled wine & more! Don't miss it!
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Notre Dame Du Haut (Ronchamp)
Le Corbusier's chapel at Ronchamp in Eastern France, completed in 1955, is probably his best-loved building. We will take a detailed tour of the fascinating engineering behind this gem of 20th century architecture. The PowerPoint will be made available online.
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A Christmas Carol – A Reading
A Christmas Carol – A Reading The Living Theatre, the group that stunned the Letchworth Festival, returns to the Settlement on Friday 12th December, at 7pm. With actors taking inspiration from Charles Dickens’ famous public readings, The Living Theatre presents 'A Christmas Carol – A Reading'. Book now!
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Stories for Under the Christmas Lights
Join the students of the Settlement’s ‘Get Writing For All’ night classes for an evening of Christmas storytelling and fun. So, grab a mulled wine and a mince pie as we share a festival tale or two, at this most magical time of year. All written and performed by our students. And all proceeds going to […]
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Settlement Sessions: Jack in a Barrel
A Festive Folk Celebration Join Jack In A Barrel this Christmas for a joyful blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs, classic carols, and rousing festive sing-alongs. Heartfelt, harmonious & full of cheer!
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Settlement Sessions: Nette Robinson: Poems, Tales and Magical Islands
Join Jazz Singer Nette Robinson accompanied by Tony Woods on sax and Meredith White on piano for an unmissable evocative evening of songs inspired by stories, characters and places as well as settings of sonnets and other poems including Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Masefield. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Licensed Bar available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmqmTL5iGZY https://www.netterobinson.com/
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Settlement Sessions: Letchworth Ukulele Group
Hope I get Old before I die ….Talking about my generation. The Settlement Session for February features Laluke ….Letchworth’s own ukulele orchestra. They feature music which spans generations from Chuck Berry to Cold Play and anything in between. They will tell their own story about a generation that want to keep music live, have fun […]
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Settlement Sessions: Dale Storr
An evening with Dale Storr one of the UK’s leading exponents of New Orleans piano. Described by Manfred Mann’s Paul Jones as a very, very fine piano player, Dale will play and sing songs from his heroes, Dr John, James Booker and Fats Domino amongst others. So get ready for an emotional rollercoaster ride of […]
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Settlement Sessions: Brooks Williams
Cambridge UK-based, Statesboro, Georgia US-born, admired by both listeners and fellow musicians, Brooks Williams has been a leading light on the acoustic music scene for three decades. Listed as one of the ‘Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists, his guitar skills are evident as he effortlessly slides in and out of folk, blues and country. An evening […]
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Settlement Sessions: Vikki Clayton
Vikki is a self-styled Folk Diva and one of this country’s finest interpreters of Traditional and Contemporary song having a very pure voice and formidable guitar technique. Brought to us courtesy of Hitchin Folk Club who were unable to book her themselves as her 2026 tour only had a few spaces left. We were lucky […]
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Settlement Sessions: El Chamuyo
The El Chamuyo Quartet is a London-based group performing a wide range of Argentinian Tango music from the golden era of the 1920’s and 1930’s through to the tango nuevo masterpieces of Piazzolla as well as original music. The group comprises a violinist, pianist, bass player and a player of the bandoneon, a type of […]
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Settlement Sessions: Joe Topping
Semi-Finalist in The Voice and described by Sir Tom Jones as a “Weaver of Dreams”, Joe is a folk singer and multi-instrumentalist whose singing and guitar playing regularly moves listeners to tears. This will be a very special evening so do make sure you get a ticket. www.joetoppingmusic.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0LnvlfXgqc Door open 7pm for a 7.30pm […]
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Settlement Sessions: Edwina Hayes
Back by popular demand, Edwina Hayes, one of the finest female singer/songwriters this country has produced in years will be at the Settlement to play for us. Edwina learned her trade in the folk clubs of Yorkshire and has supported Jools Holland, Loudon Wainwright III and Nanci Griffith Edwina brings together English Folk, Americana and […]