Mon 6 July 8pm Film : THE DAMNED UNITED (15) - 97 mins For just 44 days in 1974, Brian Clough was manager of Leeds United. Adapted from the bestselling account of that tumultuous period, this film reunites The Queen’s writer (Peter Morgan) and actor Michael Sheen, together with a host of other British acting talent. It’s not just football fans who will relish this entertaining and nostalgic drama. £4.50 (£3.50 u.18, student, ES40) K’gate Members £4 5:4

The forthcoming publication of some scandalous and incriminating memoirs, the sudden arrival of an attractive West End chorus girl and the shocking disappearance of the ‘Empress of India’, Lord Emsworth’s prize-winning pig, threaten to shatter the sun-soaked country house-and-gardens tranquillity of Blandings Castle. Set under the blue summer skies of the late 1920s, this is a fast-moving, witty adaptation of the popular comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, best known as the creator of Jeeves and Wooster – an ideal pick-me-up cocktail of fun and laughter.

“You look dead like mum.” An award-winning comedy set around the bed in mum’s room. In a house on the crumbling Yorkshire coast we meet Vi’s three daughters, Teresa’s business is struggling, Catherine is still a troublesome teenager, even though she’s 33 and Mary wants to know what secrets lie in the green tin box. A touching, but irrepressibly funny story about loss, love and memory.

A thief is gunned down in an alley and a Congressman’s assistant falls in front of a subway – on the face of things two unrelated deaths? Not to newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey who sees a conspiracy. The Congressman has a turbulent past and with the aid of an ambitious young rookie writer, he begins uprooting clues that lead him to a corporate cover-up full of insiders and assassins. As he draws closer to the truth, the journalist must decide if it’s worth risking his life and selling his soul to get the ultimate story. Starring Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren and Ben Affleck Running Time: 157mins

When Guy joins Pendon Amateur Light Opera Society’s production of The Beggar’s Opera, he proves to be a very popular new member of the society indeed. Soon he’s swinging with Pendon’s fast set, wheeling and dealing with the business fraternity and getting his washing done by the director’s wife, and who better to take over the leading role of Macheath when a crisis looms? Another hilarious evening of mishap, misunderstanding and music from the ever-popular master of modern comedy bound to strike a chord with anyone who’s ever taken part in an amateur stage production!

An intense and emotionally charged drama, laden with ambiguity – when is love abuse? Blackbird charts the awkward reunion of a man and a woman 15 years after their last night together. Una traces Ray to his workplace and while she has never forgotten him, he has changed his name, erased his past and started a new life. Winner of the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, this is thought-provoking, ground-breaking writing full of the hunger and pain of love from one of Scotland’s best new playwrights.

Meeting the guide for the day at Ravenglass station, the package kicks off with a short walk to the nearby bathhouse of the Roman Fort of Glannaventa, the remains of which are amongst the most substantial in the country. Next it’s a steam train through Miterdale and Eskdale to Dalegarth and Fellbites, where a freshly prepared lunch is served. Then it’s off by luxury mini buses to ascend the notorious Hardknott pass with its hairpin bends and 1-in-3 gradients. Mediobogdum, the Roman name for this stone-built fort, stands on a plateau about halfway up the ascent. The footings of the fort survive and the guide brings these to life, while also describing just what can be seen from this spectacular vantage point. Even the Isle of Man is visible on a clear day! Following more than adequate time for exploration and photography, it is back to Dalegarth to catch the steam train bound for Ravenglass. For all participators to enjoy this outstanding day out to the full we have to restrict num

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