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      Open to visitors & residents.   In 2011 for Coffee & Chat ( 2 to 4pm )
    on Sundays, as well as normal times on Tuesday to Saturdays.
    The King's Table
    Café & Shop
     
    Open to visitors   ( free to residents except on event days )
    Links to Pictorial Guides online
    Street View, by Google Trike, of Kenilworth Castle done
    in 2009, but not yet online in 2011.
    Kenilworth Castle
    and Elizabethan Garden

     
    Events throughout 2011
     
    Open to visitors & residents alike Shopmobility Scheme
    at Leamington Spa

    ( as a PDF file )
      In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
     
    Thursday Street Market   in Abbey End   from 9am to 4pm.
    Farmer's Markets on a weekend have been abandoned !
    Sketts Outdoor Markets
     
    Open to residents over 50.   Silver Surfers drop-in session
    every Thursday from 2:30pm in Kenilworth Library
    with guides in attendance to help you !
    Help yourself with   www.bbc.co.uk/webwise   or   conect
    Leamington & Kenilworth
    Surfers
      newsletter
    ( as a DOC file )
     
    Age Concern England   &   Help the Aged   merge
    to be known as   Age UK   from Spring 2010
    Age Uk Warwickshire
    continues to serve you
     
    Business Improvement District Leamington launched
    new   Royal Leamington Spa shop eat / drink   website
    Shopping Guide 01/06/2009
    ( as a PDF file )
     
    WCC   Country Parks in Warwickshire
    a breath of fresh air - events throughout 2010
     
     
    Free swimming for the under 16s and over 60s will continue
    in the three WDC pools
      until the end of March 2011 despite
    the Government ceasing to fund it after the end of July 2010.
    WCC News 24/08/10 :- Free Swimming Extended

    KWN 15/10/10 :- Plug pulled on swimming pool refurb as cost rises
    KWN 27/08/11 :- Swimming pool to cose for refurbishment
    during the winter of 2011/2012
    Abbey Fields Swimming Pool
    KWN 27/08 :- Pool to close
    from 01/11/2010 to 31/01/2011

    Abbey Fields Swimming Pool
    to remain   OPEN   2010/2011 winter
    Swimming Pool to CLOSE from
      01/11/2011   to   31/02/2012
    JULY
      2011  
    02/07
    The Committee thanks all supporters of Kenilworth Carnival 2011.
    Procession starts from Brays Car Park at 1 pm   ( new start time ).
    Entertainment in Abbey Fields - 2 pm to 4 pm
    KWN 25/06 :- " The 79th Kenilworth Carnival is next weekend"
    Temporary Road Closures  
    ( as a DOC file )
    Kenilworth Carnival 2011 booklet -
    Your Definitive Guide to the Big Day.
     
    wiK 29/06 :- Definitive Guide online
    06/07
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    08/07
    Consultation meetings in Warwick District at St Peters Conference
    Centre, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa CV32 5AA -
    Two Sessions: 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm and 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm
    WCC News 01/07 :- Public meetings
    on proposed charges for
    adult social care
    10/07
    Free " Bands in the Park at Abbey Fields, Kenilworth" promoted by
    the Leamington Spa Town Centre Manager on behalf of WDC -
    3 pm to 5 pm ( 4 pm if wet )
    Bilton Silver ( Rugby ) Band
    12/07
    The 7th AGM of Kenilworth Community Care will take place at the
    Waverley Centre - 7.00 for 7.30 p.m. and you are invited to attend.
    Invitation to attend the AGM of
    Waverley Caring in Kenilworth

    ( as a DOC file )
    14/07
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    14/07
    Digital TV Roadshow event at Abbey End - 9 am to 5 pm.
    Come along and speak to advisors about the switchover in
    September 2011 for this area.
    Digital UK Central Events
     
    The Switchover Help Scheme,
    free for older and disabled people
    18/07
    Availability of 3G and 2G services across the country, automatically
    recorded by an Android app which is free to download.
    BBC to survey UK mobile coverage
    21/07
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    21/07
    until
    24/07
    Road closures during daylight hours for carriageway patching.
    Pedestrian access & egress not affevted.
    Vehicular access will be maintained when possible.
    Maps of closure & diversion :-
    Windy Arbor
    Bertie Road

    ( both as a PDF files )
    21/07
    for
    05/09
    Warwickshire Direct announce   540, 541, and 543
    bus services will be withdrawn
    .
    The 539 will be re-routed in Kenilworth to partially
    replace the 540, 541 & 543 with an amended timetable from 05/09

    Johnsons Timetable Leaflet issued June 2010
      ( as a PDF file )
    Kenilworth Services Route Map of August 2010   ( as a PDF file )
    Centro Timetable System lists the route for the 539 service in detail
    WCC 21/07 update :-
    Bus service changes
    in Kenilworth for
    Johnsons 'Excelbuses'
    KWN 25/07 :- Bus route changes
    24/07
    Free " Bands in the Park at Abbey Fields, Kenilworth" promoted by
    the Leamington Spa Town Centre Manager on behalf of WDC -
    3 pm to 5 pm ( 4 pm if wet )
    The Warwickshire Band
    25/07
    till
    02/09
    Support Sport Summer Sports Camp at KY&CC ( as a PDF file )
    Kenilworth Area Holiday Activities  
    ( as an 8 page  PDF file )
    Get the discovery bug this summer   at Odibourne Allotments
    WDC Summer 2011 events
    WCC Summer holiday activities
    WCC County Parks
    WCC Positive About Young People   activities

    Summer
    School
    Holiday
    Activites

    25/07
    till
    11/11
    Leamington Parade closure from 25th July - 11th November 2011
    due to Roadworks Disruptions.   Diversions described.
    Stagecoach Bus Service Updates
    26/07
    "Warwickshire News"   WCC New Newsroom features described New newsroom launched
    26/07
    Meeting of the Kenilworth Society to respond to HS2 Consultation
    at The Council House, Southbank Road, Kenilworth - 7:30 pm
    STOP HS2 information shop at Business Centre in Warwick Rd.
    STOP HS2 national campaign HQ opens Saturday 16/07 at noon.
    Final push over HS2 London-Birmingham high speed rail.
    Kenilworth Society News July 2011
    ( as a DOC file )
    WCC Cabinet responds to HS2 plan
    WCC High Speed Rail blog
    Public Consultation ends 29/07
    28/07
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    29/07
    Friday's Flexibus 509 service from Kenilworth to
    Leamington Warwick Tesco withdrawn due to budget cuts
    WCC Bus service changes
    AUGUST
      2011  
    01/08
    WCC News :- The county council will be making changes to a
    number of its school transport services from September 2011.
    Changes to school transport
    Vacant seat scheme
    03/08
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    04/08
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    04/08
    KENILWORTH police station has been sold and will be turned into
    a public service centre by Christmas.
    KWN :- Big plans to change the town forever have been approved
    KWN :- Sale of station is a 'massive move'
    Warks Police Online News :-
    Changes at Kenilworth police station
    - but policing stays the same

    View also entry for 26/04
    08/08
    until
    ??/08
    Road closures during daylight hours for carriageway patching, of
    Rounds Hill to vehicular traffic from the junction of Rouncil Lane to
    the junction with Oaks Road.   Pedestrian access & egress not
    affected.   Vehicular access will be maintained when possible.
    Map of closure & diversion :-
    Rounds Hill

    ( as a PDF files )
    11/08
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    12/08
    Moth Evening led by David Brown, County Moth Recorder –
    9 pm meet in St Nicholas car park.
    KWN 06/08 :- Creating a wildlife haven for Abbey Fields
    Friends of the Abbey Fields
    Social Activity
    13/08
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    at St Johns Church Hall - 10 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- " Homemade Kenilworth is new shopping venue"
    wiK :- The Handmade Market at
    St Johns Church Hall, Warwick Road

    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    14/08
    Public views needed on waste centres opening times Household waste recycling centres
    consultation
      ends
    14/08
    Kenilworth Allotment Tenants Association "Hunt the Scarecrows !"
    Odibourne site - School Lane entrance - 2 pm to 4 pm
    Open Day 2011 poster
    ( as a JPG file )
    16/08
    until
    end/09
    Connect2 Kenilworth   shared Cycleway / Footpath.
    Works starting on The Common section
      ( as a PDF file )
    Map of route through The Common
    ( as a PDF file )
    17/08
    Next Step : Careers, Learning and Volunteering Open Afternoon
    Marlborough House, Holly Walk, Leamington Spa (near the Job
    centre) - 2 pm to 5 pm
    For details call
    08000 217 244
    18/08
    Guide to A level results day
    UCAS - connecting people to higher education
    Careers advice for Warwickshire teenagers hit by budget cuts
    Directgov Planning a Career
    UK Interactive Map of
    Universities & HE Institutions

    PUSH   online guide
    Apprenticeships & Job search in UK
    18/08
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    21/08
    Free " Bands in the Park at Abbey Fields, Kenilworth" promoted by
    the Leamington Spa Town Centre Manager on behalf of WDC -
    3 pm to 5 pm ( 4 pm if wet )
    Alcester Victoria Silver Band
    25/08
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    28 & 29/08
    Free shuttle bus from Clock Tower to Kenilworth Castle
    and Elizabethan Garden  
    ( Pictorial Guides online )
    Norman Siege !
    31/08
    The oak sculpture of the king of the jungle is on display
    at the   Town & Country Furniture   shop, Abbey End
    KWN 26/08 :- Buy a big wooden cat
    to help support the Lions
    31/08
    BBC C&W :- Coventry bus network review deferred to 2012  
      Waverley News for August & September 2011   ( as a DOC file )
    KWN 05/08 :- It's looking good at town day centre   ( as a JPG file )
     
    SEPTEMBER
      2011  
    01/09
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    04/09
    Kenilworth Runners event is a sell-out & starts from
    Castle Farm at 10 am.   The KY&CC is the 2011 main beneficiary.
    Keniworth Half Marathon
    KWN 27/08 :- Appeal to keep
    the roads clear during run
    04/09
    Fieldgate, Kenilworth Old Town   1/4 acre town garden open to
    the public - 2 pm to 5 pm.   Admission£3-00, children free.
    Gardens Open for Charity ( NGS )
    05/09
    Warwickshire Direct announce   540, 541, and 543
    bus services will be withdrawn
    .
    The 539 will be re-routed in Kenilworth to partially replace the
    540, 541 & 543 with a new, less frequent, timetable.
    WCC :-   Revised 539 bus route through the Roads of Kenilworth
    KWN 21/08 :- New bus routes in Kenilworth
    WCC Warwickshire News 22/08 :- Kenilworth bus changes
    @KenOnWeb tweet 12/09 :- New 539 leaflet available in library
    Johnsons Bus Services
    539 timetable ( as revised 19/08 )
    and the
    WCC Bus Service Changes
    539 timetable
    ( both as PDF files )
    differ slightly, in that early & late
    services go through Leyes Lane, &
    the 08:40 starts at Leek Wootton
    and not the Clock on school days.
    05/09
    Kenilworth Community Forum   Poster
    ( as a PDF files ) public meeting in the Upper Hall,
    Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane - 6:30 pm for 7 pm
    Keniworth Community Forum
     
    Kenilworth - "Behind the Scenes"
    KCF Grants Fund
    ( both as a PDF file )
    07/09
    and
    21/09
    Dates of switchover to Digital TV :-   Postcode checker
     
    The Switchover Help Scheme, free for older and disabled people
    Kenilworth transmitter -
    analogue switch-off
    07/09
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    08/09
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    08/09
    to
    11/09
    Heritage Open Days 2011   in Warwick District
    A H.O.D. Exhibition at the Royal Priors Shopping Centre on
    02/09 12 noon to 4 pm and also 03/09 10 am to 4 pm
    2011 Heritage Open Day Guide
    ( as a PDF file )
    7 of 47 locations in Kenilworth
    Warks.News 26/08 :- 80 venues in
    Warwickshire
    10/09
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    now at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall
    ( formerly at St Johns Church Hall ) - 11 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- " Homemade Kenilworth is new shopping venue"
    wiK :- The Handmade Market at
    St Johns Church Hall, Warwick Road

    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    10/09 & 11/09
    Connect2 Kenilworth   new footbridge over the Coventry Road
    ( A429 ) installed between Saturday at 10 pm & Sunday at 8 am.
    Road closure to through traffic between junctions with
    Woodland Road and Laneham Place.
    wiK :- Work in Progress and The Story So Far   with video & map
    Cllr. John Whitehouse tweeted at 2am 11/09 :- Connect2
    bridge in place. Looks fantastic !
    WCC :-   Road map of
    closure and diversion route

    WCC 23/08 :-   NEW CYCLE AND
    PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

    ( both as a PDF files )
     
    Photos   at NIGHT   &   next DAY
    13/09
    The prolific author of books about Kenilworth,
    John H. Drew
    died in the morning of 30/08/2011 aged 81.
    Funeral Service at St. Nicholas Church
    in his beloved Kenilworth
    takes place at 1:30pm.
    R.I.P.
    KWN 30/08 :- Celebrating one man’s
    contribution to history in Kenilworth.

     
    KWN 02/09 :- The town's "first
    historian" leaves a legacy behind

    ( as a JPG file )
    15/09
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    17/09
    Waverley Day Centre   OPEN DAY - 10:30 am to 4 pm Waverley Open Day Poster
    ( as a DOC file )
    21/09
    ***   Retune your digital TV again   *** Re-tuning instructions
    from digitaluk

    ( as a PDF file )
    22/09
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    26/09
    until
    23/10
    Public should vote for a NatWest Community Force 2011
    award to help save our Youth & Community Centre
    Vote for the Kenilworth Youth Centre
    Don't delay - vote now POSTER
    ( as a PDF file )
    29/09
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    29/09
    New pedestrian and cycling bridge over the A429 Coventry Rd.
    is being officially opened to the public at noon.
    WCC News :- New bridge opening
    Tweet
    29/09
    Kenilworth Society meeting in Methodist Church, Priory Rd.
    - 7:30 pm
    Christine Hodgetts talks on
    Warwickshire's Leper Hospital
    OCTOBER
      2011  
     
    Regular weekly events now listed at start of Diary
     
    01/10
    In 2010, WCC launched website for Older People in the County
     
    Any event in Kenilworth for   National Older People’s Day 2011 ?
    Older People Group's website
     
    Equip links for Older People
    05/10
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    06/10
    Electric blanket   checkup at Library.   Book by phone or email. Get your electric blanket tested
    06/10
    Kenilworth Town Council "Planning Forum" wants topics for discussion submitted by electors before 5 pm.   Meeting on 27/10 Planning Forum Poster
    ( as a PDF file )
    08/10
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    now at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall
    ( formerly at St Johns Church Hall ) - 11 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- A new shopping venue
     
    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    10/10
    S. Warks. NHS Trust talk by Dr Jyothi Nippani, Obstetrics and
    Gynaecology Consultant about Hormone Replacement Therapy -
    Library 7:30 pm.   Non-Members able to join the Trust at the event.
    Trust invites members to event
    These events are free to attend
    Pre-booking by phone or email
    11/10
    Auction of BRINK lion in aid of Kenilworth Lions, UK -
    ends today at 15:45:58 BST
    eBay bidding for Lion sculpture
    14/10
    and
    16/10
    English Care Villages Ltd.   public consultation at St Nicholas’
    Parochial Hall, High Street - Friday 2 to 7pm, & Sunday 2 to 4pm. KWN 21/10 :- Dementia care home planned for Kenilworth
    gets public backing
    KWN 30/09 :- New care home in Common Lane
    15/10
    An independent group "Waverley Carers for Dementia and
    Alzheimer's" meet 3rd Saturday of each month at the Day Centre
    Tweet
    19/10
    to 29/10
    Coventry Watercolour Soiety.exhibition
    in Kenilworth Library’s conference room
    Tweet
    22/10
    to 20/11
    Coventry Arts Consortium annual exhibition
    at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
    Tweet
    24/10
    to 28/10
    Support Sport in Kenilworth at half-term Support Sport posters
    ( as a PDF file )
    27/10
    Chiltern Railways chairman Adrian Shooter CBE will explain why
    he supports HS2 at the Dormer Conference Centre, Leamington -
    6:30 pm - tickets at £5 available at the door or by calling 885532
    KWN 25/10 :- Rival rail chairman to
    talk to Leamington audience about
    HS2 - but he supports the plans
    27/10
    Electors are invited to a Planning Forum in the Council House,
    Southbank Road - 7 pm
    *** Cancelled due to lack of agenda items ***
    Poster
    ( as a PDF file )
    27/10
    Jeremy Wright MP chairs a special meeting for local residents to hear about plans to develop Stoneleigh Park - at the Princethorpe Suite, next to Stoneleigh Park Lodge - 7 pm to 8:30 pm. To attend, email :-
    phil.kennedy@fd.com.
    27/10
    Chartered surveyor Gordon Cain talk "The restoration of a private Tudor house" - at the Methodist Church, Priory Road - 7:30 pm.
    *** Now postponed until Thursday 24/11, same place and time ***
    The Kenilworth Society meeting
    29/10
    Free Family Fun Open Day at the KY&CC - 2 pm to 6 pm
    Tweet
    and   Poster   ( as a JPG file )
    29/10
    until
    12/11
    REMEMBRANCE 2011  
    40 poppy wreaths on display at Furniture Shop, 1 Abbey End
     
    30/10
    British Summer Time ends: clocks go back at 2 am
    Tweet
    30/10
    Coventry City Centre bus routes change due to the closure of
    Broadgate - eg. 12 from/to Leamington & X17 through Kenilworth
    BBC C&W News :- Buses and taxis
    banned from Broadgate
    31/10
    for a
    year
    BBC C&W launch   Myton Nurse Appeal
     
    Every £30,000 raised gets a new nurse to the patients and families.
    Myton Hospices in
    Warwick, Rugby & Coventry

    To help call 01926 838 899 or email
    bbcnurseappeal@mytonhospice.org
    NOVEMBER
      2011  
      Waverley News for October & November   ( as a DOC file )  
    01/11
    until
    16/12
    THE CHARITY Christmas card sale opened at Town and Country
    Furniture, 1 Abbey End - Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm,
    until Friday December 16.
    KWN :-
    More meaning to Christmas cards
    02/11
    National Campaign to help someone to get online
    Go-On give an hour and Be a Champion
    Get online in Kenilworth Library
    Free one hour sessions
    02/11
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    04/11
    Susan Hill will talk about her latest novel "The Betrayal of Trust"
    at the Parochial Hall, High Street - 7 pm - Tickets £6
    Kenilworth Festival fundraiser :- Crime novel talk
    05/11
    REMEMBRANCE 2011
    Dedication of "Field of Remembrance" at War Memorial - 11 am
     
    05/11
    Kenilworth Round Table 24th annual bonfire and fireworks
    extravaganza - Tickets to be purchased.in advance or at the gate.
    Bonfire Gala at the Castle, 2011
    Gates open 5:30 pm -
    Last Entry 6:45 pm
    11/11
    REMEMBRANCE 2011
    Armistice Day Service & 2 min. Silence at 11am at the War Memorial
    Tweet
    12/11
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    now at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall
    ( formerly at St Johns Church Hall ) - 11 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- A new shopping venue
     
    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    13/11
    REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2011
    RBL & Youth Marches to the War Memorial for Service
    commencing 10:45 am,   Return Parade afterwards to RBL Club. The Anciens Combattants from Bourg-la-Reine to take part.
    KWN :- More wreaths on show
    than ever before

    KTA newsletter October 2011 :-
    Delegation from our Twinning Town
    to attend
      ( as a PDF file )
    14/11
    until
    11/12
    Warwickshire people being consulted on the opening hours of the
    county’s main libraries - including Kenilworth Library
    Library opening hours – you decide
    Options A and B for shorter hours
    ( as a PDF file )
    19/11
    Jeremy Wright MP holds a surgery at the library between
    9:15 am & 11:45 am
    Tweet
    24/11
    Chartered surveyor Gordon Cain talk "The restoration of a private
    Tudor house" - at the Methodist Church, Priory Road - 7:30 pm.
    Kenilworth Society News
    November 2011

    ( as a RTF file )
    25/11
    Christmas Lights switch on in Warwick Rd. Kenilworth - 7 pm
    Event starts at 5 pm when the Mercia stage (near the Clock Tower)
    will start it’s programme of entertainments.   There’ll be charitable
    stalls, hot food and drink, entertaiments and fun fair rides.
    theKenilworth Centre youth activities in Talisman
      ( as a JPG file )
    KWN :- New Christmas lights will
    make festive season even brighter

    Traffic and Buses diverted through
    Waverley & Priory Roads.
    Free Parking in Car Parks from 4 pm.
    25/11
    until
    27/11
    Art & Design Craft Show at Holiday Inn organised by the
    Rotary Club of Kenilworth - from 10am. to 8pm. on Friday,
    10am. to 5pm. on Saturday, from 10 am. to 3 pm. on Sunday.
    Free entrance to the public
    29/11
    Attend a Life Saving session using a defibrillatorat at
    Leys Lane Upper School Hall - 7:30 pm
    Notice in KWN
    30/11
    BBC News Q&A :- What about & Who affected ?
    Warwickshire Direct :- Links to info. about School Closures
    Warwickshire Direct :- Info. about Public Services Disruption
    NHS Warwickshire :- Essential patient services will not be
    compromised
    Public Service Workers strike
    DECEMBER
      2011  
      Post Christmas Mail webpage of online advice links  
      WDC "FOCUS winter 2011" mag. now available free from Ken.Libr.  
      Waverley Newsletter for Dec.2011 & Jan.2011   ( as a DOC file )  
    01/12
    West Midlands Special Needs Transport on Thursdays provides an
    additional facility for Burton Green residents to get to Kenilworth.
    Two timetable leaflets available from Ken.Libr., which however
    differ by 5 min.   Contact WMSNT on 0121 782 9316
    Bus too small
    tweet
    No online timetable for the
    84 service available yet !
    01/12
    Cherry Orchard household waste recycling centre to have
    a new re-use shop in 2012.   Present shop closed from 1/12/2011.
    WCC News 30/11 :-
    New year, new re-use shops
    02/12
    Kenilworth Police Station has new name - Jubilee House KWN front page & online
    02/12
    Christmas Lights switch-on in the High Street, Old Kenilworth
    - 6 pm.   High Street closed to traffic from 4 pm.
    KWN :- New Christmas lights will
    make festive season even brighter
    03/12
    Jeremy Wright MP holds a surgery at the library between
    9:15 am & 11:45 am
    Tweet
    03/12
    Tea Dance at the Herbert, Coventry to live music for 18+
    - 2 pm to 4 pm at £2
    Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
    What,s On Event
    03/12
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    Disney's Cars 2   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    05/12
    Kenilworth Community Forum   public meeting in the Upper Hall, Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane - 6:30 pm for 7 pm Keniworth Community Forum   info.
    with five links
      ( all as PDF files )
    05/12
    A TV programme, both for & against the proposed HS2 rail link
    between London and Birmingham - 7:30 pm
    BBC One ( West Midlands ) &
    BBC iPlayer download
    06/12
    Warwick University lecture "Faster than light" - 7 pm for 7:30 pm Free Public Christmas Lecture
    07/12
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    10/12
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    now at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall
    ( formerly at St Johns Church Hall ) - 11 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- A new shopping venue
     
    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    10/12
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    Kung Fu Panda 2   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    15/12
    Graham Gould shows old photographs and pictures of Kenilworth
    at the Methodist Church, Priory Road - 7:30 pm + light refreshments
    Celebrating the Kenilworth Society’s Golden Jubilee
    Kenilworth Society poster
    ( as a DOC file )
    17/12
    Kenilworth Lions Club "Carols at the Castle" - 6 pm
    Gates open at 5:30pm ~ Adults £5 Children under 12 years Free
    Christmas Carols Event 2011
    at Kenilworth Castle
    19/12 to
    23/12
    Support Sport Christmas Holiday Activities at the
    Kenilworth Youth & Community Centre
    - 10 am to 3 pm each day
    Support Sport flyer   ( as a PDF file )
    25/12
    Season's Greeting to all surfers from the webmaster of
    Kenilworth Community Information ( KenOnWeb )
    midwarks.info/xmas
    25/12
    The King’s Table cafe in Warwick Road opens Christmas Day -
    2 pm to 4 pm serving free tea, coffee and mince pies
    Christmas company with
    free refreshmenst
    26/12
    Kenilworth Lions Club Boxing Day Charity Duck Race -
    12 noon at the Ford
    Boxing Day event in Abbey Fields
    31/12
    BBC Cov.&Warks. webpage with links to New Years Honours list
    Tweet
    31/12
    New Years Greetings from new KenOnWeb poster
    midwarks.info
    JANUARY
      2012  
    01/01
    onwards
    New overnight charges of 50p ( 6 pm to 8 am ) at pay & display
    off-street car parks.   ( Sunday 8 am to Monday 8 am still free )
    New "Parking in Kenilworth" leaflet available from Library
    New 24 hour charges
    01/01
    Opening date for entries to the June 2012 Kenilworth Rotary
    Two Castles Run delayed after 1st Jan. this year
    Tweet
    05/01
    Free six week "online basics" computing course starts in Library -
    9:30 am to 11:30 am
    Tweet
    08/01
    Bus Service 12 from Coventry now terminates at High St.,
    Leamington Spa by withdrawal of section to Sydenham.
    Return journeys start from Victoria Terrace ( opposite Parish
    Church ) to Kenilworth, University of Warwick and Coventry.
    WCC Bus service changes
     
    national express Coventry
    bus 12 service changes & timetable
    09/01
    New opening hours for Household Waste Recycling Centres -
    Cherry Orchard in Kenilworth
    Warks. Recycling centres
    10/01
    Department for Transport :- The Government's decision on HS2
    WCC News :- Council reacts to HS2 announcement
    HS2 Action Alliance :- Challenging the case for HS2
     
    High Speed Rail plan between Birmingham & London passes
    through Burton Green, near Kenilworth by Crackley Woods -
    across the Coventry Road and through Stoneleigh Park

    ( HS2 Plan & Profile Maps as PDF files )   Zoom In to see details
    BBC News:- HS2: Phase one of
    high-speed rail line gets go-ahead

    BBC News:- HS2 to bisect Burton
    Green village in Warwickshire

    BBC News:- HS2 go-ahead
    sees mixed reaction

    BBC C&W :- Warks. County divided
    on HS2 rail route
    15/1
    until 17/01
    Closure of D5069 Crackley Lane & Bockendon Road, Kenilworth
    to vehicular traffic from the junction with A429 Coventry Road
    to the junction with Westwood Heath Road
    WCC map of closure
    and diversion

    ( as a PDF file )
    16/01
    until 11/03
    BRINK exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints & sculpture at
    The Tiltyard, Leyes Lane
    "Pigs Might Fly"
    ( poster & picture album )
    20/01
    until 28/01
    "One World Week 2012" events, an entirely student-run,
    non-profit initiative, at the University of Warwick
    Tweet
    21/01
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    The Smurfs   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back for 2012 !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    25/01
    Friends of Abbey Field :- "Wild Flower Meadow Project" meeting
    at Jubillee House - 7:30 pm
    KWN announcement of meeting
    new evening 50p. car park charge
    26/01
    Kenilworth Society open meeting:- Joe Baconnet will talk about
    his role as Economic Development & Regeneration Manager of
    WDC ; Methodist Church, Priory Road - 7:30 pm
    Ken.Soc. Newsletter, Jan.2012
    ( as a DOC file )
    28/01
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    Mr Popper's Penguins   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back for 2012 !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    30/01
    Swimming Pool in Abbey Fields re-opens after refurbishment.
    Come and try the new look facilities with free swimming on the day.
    Tweet
    FEBRUARY
      2012  
      Waverley Newsletter for Feb. & Mar. 2012   ( as a DOC file )  
    01/02
    KWN :- " Centre welcomes service to help people save money" as
    Credit Union comes to Kenilworth once a month.
    South Warks Credit Union
    02/02
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    02/02
    OPA meeting in Leamington about "The Hospital Experience"
    - 10:15am to 12:15 pm
    Tweet
    04/02
    Warwickshire Libraries are celebrating National Library Day
    this Saturday with several offers
    Tweet
    04/02
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    HORRID HENRY - THE MOVIE   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back for 2012 !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    06/02
    Kenilworth Town Council   launch a new website.
    KWN online 07/02 :- Town council’s new website
    Tweet           Tweet
    07/02
    Second public meeting for supporters of the proposed KENILWORTH FOODBANK - St John’s church at 7:30 pm
    Tweet
    09/02
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    11/02
    Every second Saturday of each month, " Handmade Kenilworth"
    now at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall
    ( formerly at St Johns Church Hall ) - 11 am to 4 pm
    KWN 07/02 :- A new shopping venue
     
    wiK :- Photos of Feb.2011 market
    11/02
    Showing at   Abbey Cinema   this Saturday at 3 pm :-
    RIO   -   Only £2 at the door.
    Saturday afternoon film shows at tKC / KY&CC are back for 2012 !
    Abbey Cinema Facebook Wall
    13/02
    until 17/02
    Sign your kids up to Kenilworth Mini Games 2012
    February Half Term at Youth Centre ( tKC / KY&CC )
    Tweet
    16/02
    In Kenilworth Library & Warwickshire Direct advice from
    Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB ) from 9:15 am to 12 noon
    Weekly Thursday sessions of
    Citizens Advice Bureau
    23/02
    Kenilworth Society open meeting:- Dr Richard Morris talks about
    K2L, the proposed cycleway between Kenilworth and Leamington.
    At the Methodist Church, Priory Road - 7:30 pm
    Ken.Soc. Newsletter, Jan.2012
    ( as a DOC file )
    26/02
    onwards
    Big changes to many Coventry Bus Services.   But services to
    Kenilworth - 12, 16, 539, X17, & Unibus - not altered.
    Tweet
     

     
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